If you had a zoo, what marine mammals would you have at your zoo or aquarium

If you had a zoo, what marine mammals would you have at your zoo or aquarium
19-08-2012

Here is my list and layout

SEAL GROTTOS-

Grey seal
Harbor seal
Baikal seal
Arctic ringed seal
Leopard seal
Southern elephant seal
Harp seal

DOLPHINARIUM-

Guiana tucuxi
Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Beluga
Commerson's dolphin
Amazon River Dolphin

MANATEE HOUSE-

African manatee
West indian manatee

SEA LION GROTTOS-

California sea lion
Stellers sea lion
Cape fur seal
South american sea lion
Northern fur seal
South American fur seal
Pacific walrus

Let me hear your lists of what marine mammals you would have at your zoo or aquarium

19-08-2012

For me a "small" arctic area would be more than enough Polarbear, Beluga and Walrus!

19-08-2012

sea monkeys

19-08-2012

I'd have the aquatic species named "ungulate nerd", as they can be easily dunked into water and then they often submerge and are not heard from again for months on end.

19-08-2012

To be pedantic - Baikal seal, manatees, tucuxi and Amazon river dolphin are not marine. So you will need clean sources of fresh and sea water (or freshwater and a salt mine).
You will also need your own power station for all the pumps, heaters, chillers and filters, plus a fishing fleet and an enormous cold store (because they won't be able to fish in stormy weather).
On the other hand meerkats just need an infra-red lamp and a few locust hoppers. Now you know why you see so many meerkats and so few marine mammals in zoos

Alan

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19-08-2012

I don't see killer whales in this too short list

Too many similar species. Why?

19-08-2012

I think that one or two species of true seals must be included to this group to represent a polar bear food. And a penguins of course!

19-08-2012

Do Polar Bears and Sea Otters count?

19-08-2012

what about wildebeest?

19-08-2012

This thread needs more gazelles.

19-08-2012

if you were going to be shipwrecked on a desert island, which species of gazelle would you take with you? (Obviously none of the Procapra need to be included on the list because those are a given!)

19-08-2012

What species of gazelle would you least want to find in your shoe?

or

What kind of gazelle makes for the best sandwich?

19-08-2012

The answer to all the questions is obviously Speke's Gazelle. There is no room for argument.

19-08-2012

You speke the truth (or do you?).

19-08-2012

I thought the answer was rose-throated becard?