Finding this tool on the forum is the best thing i have done on here,as now i don`t have to plough my way through so many meaning less and pointless threads on the U.K part of the forum.:):):):):)

The first post of my Toronto Zoo visits thread.

Today at the zoo:
- Snow leopard cubs not on exhibit again, a big dissapointment
- Beaver/otter exhibits still under renos/construction
- 2 red pandas on exhibit, in the same exhibit! Finally they are out and together, possiblity of breeding I wonder?
- African Arts Festival happening at the zoo during July is being set up looks like its going to be amazing might have to go just for that!
- Baboon babies arevery cute! I think I saw three on exhibit today!

That's about it, until next time!

does anyone have any information about the giraffes and zebras at belfast zoo?

does anyone have any information about the chimps at belfast zoo?

does anyone know the name of any calfs at the zoo or who have left. who there parents are. when they were born and where they are now. i would be greatful for any information.

It is astonishing at how many giraffe platforms have been built at North American zoos during the past ten years, and for $3 - $5 zoo visitors can feed the world's tallest mammal. It is similar to how there has been a proliferation of stingray touch tanks opening up at zoos, where people can pay to feel the animals. Are there loads of European zoos that have also recently built giraffe feeding stations?

You can pay to feed giraffes at these zoos in the U.S., amongst many others:

Buffalo, Detroit, Phoenix, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Woodland Park, Miami, Lowry Park, Riverbanks, Indianapolis and Cheyenne Mountain.

does anyone have any information about the otters at auckland zoo? names,date of birth,where they were born,names of children if they had any?
i would be greatful.

does anyone have any information about the giraffes at auckland zoo.

does anyone have any information about the sealions at auckland zoo. names,date of birth,parents,where they were born.

Hi all, it seems like ages since I've had the time to pop in and catch up on things. Last month I went to MZ, the first time in close to a year and I noticed that the jaguar wasn't there any more. I was hoping someone here could tell me what happened?

I'm in the process of working on a major oil of the jaguar and was hoping to get more reference photos...

Has anyone visited this place recently?

I haven't since mid 2007 but having viewed their re-vamped website it appears a lot has changed. In December 2007, new owners bought the park who have taken the zoo several steps in the right direction.

New species include Black-capped Capuchins, Himalayan Tahr, Blackbuck, Rock Wallabys, Cassowary, Quolls, Tasmanian Devils, Gliders and in the coming months they plan to aquire Meerkats, Alligators, Cotton-top Tamarins, Bilbies and Zebra.

They have also converted the Reptile House into a Nocturnal House and are about to commence the construction of a new entrance building. When this is complete, the old entrance building will become a Reptile House.

Below is a species list of the zoo:

1. Feather Glider
2. Red-tailed Phascogale
3. Central Netted Dragon
4. Crested Dragon
5. Spencer’s Monitor
6. Red-necked Wallaby
7. Agile Wallaby
8. Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
9. Eastern Quoll
10. Dromedary Camel
11. American Alligator (coming soon)
12. Meerkat (coming soon)
13. Zebra (coming in soon)
14. Black-headed Python
15. Carpet Python
16. Himalayan Tahr
17. Scottish Highland Cattle
18. Ostrich
19. Cassowary
20. Barbary Sheep
21. Ring-tailed Possum
22. Long-nosed Potoroo
23. Northern Quoll
24. Squirrel Glider
25. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
26. Brushtail Bettong
27. Spinifex Hopping Mouse
28. Fat-tailed Dunnart
29. Death Adder
30. Bilby (coming soon)
31. Fallow Deer
32. Tasmanian Devil
33. Koala
34. Dingo
35. Blackbuck
36. Cotton-top Tamarin (coming soon)
37. Parma Wallaby
38. Black-capped Capuchin
39. Tammar Wallaby
40. Blue-tongue Lizard
41. Northern Blunt-spined Monitor
42. Lace Monitor
43. Brush-tailed Possum
44. Swamp Wallaby
45. Western Grey Kangaroo
46. Eastern Grey Kangaroo
47. Red Kangaroo
48. Kangaroo Island Kangaroo
49. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
50. Common Wombat
51. Common Marmoset
52. Elk


If i have left anything out please notify me. :)

This question has crossed my mind for a while, and I wonder what all you elephant fans [honestly, I'm not one; the only elephant species I'm really fond of were Elephas creticus and falconeri ;)] in this forum think about it:

Every year, elephants are born in captivity. Always a big thing, with the media reporting about the birth and the public going nuts about the little one for a while.:rolleyes:
Statistically, there should be a 1:1 ratio in regard to the sex of the offspring (although I remember reading that there might be a slight male surplus).
But what to do with the little males when they are no longer cute & "tiny"?
The growing endangerment of the staff (remember the fatal incident at Vienna a few years ago?), related to the usually rather aggressive behaviour of elephant bulls (often heightened during musth), and the accompanying costs and additional space for seperate bull exhibits, result in only a few institutions being willing and capable of keeping elephant bulls. Thus, it isn't all too easy to find a suitable place for a young male elephant.

So my question is: why shouldn't some zoos rather focus on keeping a single bull, or maybe a bachelor herd of social bulls?
I'm honest enough to say that I'm not the first to come up with this idea (see point 8 of the link)
http://www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/Gajah%...%20Program.pdf
but so far, I can't remember a single zoo following this advice. Maybe because it would mean that they would have to deal with and spend some money on one or two mean bulls, and not get some cute crowd-drawing elephant babies as a compensation...Which is a shame, as there would be several advantages:
-there would be finally some extra suitable places for otherwisely "surplus" male offspring-and maybe some better bull exhibits
-breeding coordination could be more flexible
-even smaller zoos could afford keeping elephants, if they just housed a single bull or two
-it would well be within the normal social behaviour range of elephants (as males form bachelor groups or live as singles in the wild, only meeting females for mating)

Your opinion?

Database of the Asian Elephants at the Zoological Gardens

HI Guys ,
This forum is charities and animals well being(world wide) ,I know they would love to hear about our zoo lives .They were infact anti zoo until my writings ,its all very genuine and tame .Post and start to educate them of the zoo world .I am not doing this to steer anyone away from here ,just be nice to have a few more zoos on board to add to my writings .
Tks Tony Peel Zoo Pinjarra Mandurah Western Australia - Natures Education Centre

I've seen several accounts online of this zoo having striped hyenas in the past. I've never been there, so I have no idea. I am going tomorrow, however, and would like to know if anyone has seen them there recently. I'm a big fan of hyenas and you don't .see too many here in the US. Also saw Asian lions listed on one site,and assumed it had to be a typo or something.

I was at the zoo after work today (great way to unwind on a Friday afternoon when finishing early) and had paused at the Serval enclosure (had it all to myself) because the Male and Female were really moving around, anyway a couple in their 30s strolls up and one says to the another,

"They look just like cats"

Ha Ha, made my visit that one...