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  1. General

    General discussions on Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Parks
    1. General Zoo Discussion

      General discussion about zoos, aquariums, wildlife parks, etc.
      Latest: TwentyTwentyZoo Wrapped - Your Year in Numbers Nix, 23 Mar 2023 at 1:51 PM
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    2. Speculative Zoo Design and Planning

      hypothetical discussions about developments or exhibits; designing theoretical collections and fictional zoos
      Latest: Mixed species exhibit ideas: Van Beal, 23 Mar 2023 at 4:05 PM
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    3. Quizzes, Competitions & Games

      Quizzes, photo guessing games, and the yearly zoo-visiting challenges
      Latest: ZooChat Challenge Europe 2023 Hugo28, 22 Mar 2023 at 11:18 PM
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    4. Zoo History

      Historical information and discussions about zoos and important people in the zoo world
      Latest: Facts about the history of the Antwerp Zoo Tiger, 21 Mar 2023 at 7:18 PM
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  2. Resources & Media

    Resources about zoos, wildlife and animal conservation
    1. TV, Movies, Books about Zoos & Wildlife

      Television shows, movies, books about zoos or wildlife. Documentaries, reality shows, etc.
      Latest: Journal of Threatened Taxa vogelcommando, 18 Mar 2023 at 7:02 PM
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    2. Zoo Memorabilia

      Discussion about all the stuff you bring back from the zoo - guidebooks, maps, souvenirs, photos etc!
      Latest: Miniature Animal Figure Collection Martinb9, 17 Mar 2023 at 5:34 PM
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    3. Zoo Games & Simulators

      Discussion about zoo games and simulators such as Zoo Tycoon
      Latest: Planet Zoo! Corangurilla, 23 Mar 2023 at 3:59 PM
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    4. Websites about Zoos & Animal Conservation

      Websites and other resources online about zoos, wildlife, nature, conservation and such.
      Latest: FathomNet Bengal Tiger, 15 Feb 2023
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  3. Community

    Discussion for or about the ZooChat community
    1. New Member Introductions

      New to ZooChat? Come and say hello - introduce yourself - we'd love to get to know you.
      Latest: HELLO! MY NAME IS GEORGE BOGGS! birdsandbats, 23 Mar 2023 at 4:39 PM
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    2. ZooChat Community & Website

      About our community - who our members are, how things work around here, problems using the site and features you'd like to see!
      Latest: Adding New Species to the Gallery! Daniel Sörensen, 23 Mar 2023 at 12:18 PM
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    3. Announcements

      Find out the latest news about ZooChat here
    4. Events & Meetups

      Meetings and gatherings, education, seminars, conferences, or just zoo visits
      Latest: ABWAK Symposium TNT, 28 Feb 2023
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  4. Off Topic

    Discussion about things that are not zoo related
    1. Zoo Cafe

      Here is where we sit down, relax, and get out of the hot sun. Talk about anything and everything - the weather - sports - your favourite TV show. Anything off topic, non-zoo or non-animal related should go here.
      Latest: Is Jaws3D the worst animal movie ever made? Birdsage, 23 Mar 2023 at 2:08 PM
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    2. Wildlife & Nature Conservation

      Non-zoo related discussion about animals, nature and conservation.
      Latest: Forests that heal: Medicinal plants as an ecosystem service UngulateNerd92, 23 Mar 2023 at 4:48 PM
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    3. Animal Photography

      Discussion about taking photos of animals - equipment, techniques, places, etc
      Latest: March Photo Showcasing(2023) Julio C Castro, 4 Mar 2023
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    4. Private Collections & Pets

      Discussion about private collections of animals and pets or other domesticated animals
      Latest: What pets/animals do you currently have? adamntitch, 12 Mar 2023
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  5. Oceania

    Discussions about zoos in the Oceania region ( Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia)
    1. Latest: Future of Melbourne Zoo 2023 (Speculation / Fantasy) The Sleepy Hippo, 23 Mar 2023 at 12:19 PM
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    2. Christmas Island

      Discussion about zoos in Christmas Island
    3. Cocos (Keeling) Islands

      Discussion about zoos in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
      Latest: Saving Cocos Islands wildlife vogelcommando, 3 Jan 2018
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    4. Cook Islands

      Discussion about zoos in Cook Islands
    5. Latest: Kula Eco-park, Fiji Terry Thomas, 20 Jul 2018
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    6. Guam

      Discussion about zoos in Guam
      Latest: Photos from Guam Zoo MonkeyBat, 21 Aug 2019
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    7. Latest: First Post ever ZooBinh, 17 Sep 2018
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    8. Latest: Parc Zoologique et Forestier Matt_C, 18 Sep 2022
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    9. New Zealand

      Discussion about zoos in New Zealand
      Latest: Hamilton Zoo News 2023 Zoofan15, 23 Mar 2023 at 9:13 AM
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    10. Latest: Niue has a duck. But just one. Hix, 12 Dec 2018
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    11. Latest: Samoa’s first zoo? Smaggledagle, 17 Jul 2020
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    12. Latest: The fishes of Tokelau Ebirah766, 15 Nov 2018
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  6. Europe

    Discussions about zoos in Europe
    1. Latest: Giant otters in Europe MennoPebesma, 22 Mar 2023 at 6:59 PM
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    2. Latest: Jambo Exotic Park, Tzoraghbyur zooatlas, 4 Oct 2022
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    3. Latest: Alpenzoo news TeaLovingDave, 19 Mar 2023 at 4:13 PM
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    4. Latest: Zoo Minsk JurassicMax, 9 Mar 2023
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    5. Latest: Pairi Daiza News 2023 KevinB, 22 Mar 2023 at 11:14 AM
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    6. Latest: Sofia Zoo twilighter, 22 Dec 2022
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    7. Latest: News from Zagreb vogelcommando, 20 Jan 2023
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    8. Latest: Prague Zoo News 2023 TeaLovingDave, 22 Mar 2023 at 8:15 PM
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    9. Latest: Give Zoo News LARTIS, 7 Mar 2023
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    10. Latest: Tallinn zoo vogelcommando, 15 Dec 2022
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    11. Latest: Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki Aramar, 11 Mar 2023
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    12. Latest: Zoo D'Asson Antoine, 23 Mar 2023 at 1:28 PM
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    13. Latest: News from Tbilisi vogelcommando, 13 Apr 2017
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    14. Latest: News from Augsburg MennoPebesma, 21 Mar 2023 at 8:03 PM
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    15. Latest: Attica zoo, Greece JurassicMax, 10 Mar 2023
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    16. Latest: Miskolc Zoo news Haliaeetus, 8 Mar 2023
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    17. Latest: Beluga Sanctuary News ketoflukes, 30 Jan 2023
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    18. Latest: Fota Wildlife Park News Babyrousa, 16 Mar 2023
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    19. Latest: Zoom Torino news Piko, 2 Mar 2023
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    20. Latest: Almaty Zoo Haliaeetus, 18 Feb 2023
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    21. Latest: Riga Zoo vogelcommando, 28 Jan 2021
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    22. Latest: Parc Merveilleux Kakapo, 21 Aug 2022
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    23. Latest: Skopje Zoo News JurassicMax, 13 Jan 2022
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    24. Latest: Anyone been to Kishinev Zoo? drill, 22 Apr 2019
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    25. Latest: Dierenrijk News MennoPebesma, 22 Mar 2023 at 6:36 PM
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    26. Latest: Questions about becoming a Norwegian zookeeper Zoo Dude, 17 Mar 2023 at 3:22 PM
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    27. Latest: Katowice Zoo News Marcin, 16 Mar 2023
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    28. Latest: Lisbon Zoo tigris115, 16 Mar 2023
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    29. Latest: How is the zoo at Bucharest? Otorongo, 22 Sep 2022
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    30. Latest: Novosibirsk Zoo Mo Hassan, 14 Sep 2022
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    31. Latest: Belgrade Zoo, Serbia gorst, 4 Apr 2022
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    32. Latest: Bojnice Zoo Haliaeetus, 15 Mar 2023
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    33. Latest: Ljubljana Zoo ChefRaekwon, 17 Sep 2021
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    34. Latest: Madrid zoo news SivatheriumGuy, 22 Mar 2023 at 6:24 PM
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    35. Latest: Skansen-Akvariet news Batto, 18 Jan 2023
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    36. Latest: Zurich Zoo News 2023 aramacao, 19 Mar 2023 at 12:27 PM
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    37. Latest: Darica Faruk Yalcin Zoo conservationistdude, 14 Oct 2022
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    38. Latest: Zoos of Ukraine 2022 zooatlas, 20 Dec 2022
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    39. Latest: Blackpool Zoo News 2023 Jedd Cullinan, 23 Mar 2023 at 2:33 PM
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  7. North America

    Discussions about zoos in North America
    1. Latest: Jungle Cat World News ifesbob, 23 Mar 2023 at 4:15 PM
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    2. Latest: America's 100 Must See Exhibits birdsandbats, 23 Mar 2023 at 4:35 PM
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  8. Asia

    Discussions about zoos in Asia
    1. Latest: Chushul Zoo - Lhasa - Tibet equidae, 30 Aug 2022
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    2. Bhutan

      Discussion about zoos in Bhutan
      Latest: Zoos in Bhutan? Chlidonias, 20 Apr 2019
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    3. Brunei

      Discussion about zoos in Brunei
      Latest: Sultan of Brunei privat zoo FBBird, 28 May 2018
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    4. Latest: Shanghai Zoo News Charlie, 6 Mar 2023
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    5. Latest: Hong Kong Zoo Species list Charlie, 24 Jan 2023
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    6. Latest: Darjeeling Zoo news Kifaru Bwana, 22 Jul 2022
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    7. Latest: Aviary Park Indonesia news Fargusno, 16 Mar 2023
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    8. Latest: Osaka Zoo News PossumRoach, 23 Mar 2023 at 10:36 AM
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    9. Latest: Lao Zoo species lists, October 2019 zooatlas, 4 Oct 2022
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    10. Macau

      Discussion about zoos in Macau
    11. Latest: Malayan tigers in Asian zoos Ceylonpanther, 24 Oct 2022
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    12. Maldives

      Discussion about zoos in Maldives
    13. Mongolia

      Discussion about zoos in Mongolia
      Latest: a wild life trip to Monoglia TinoPup, 26 Jun 2022
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    14. Latest: Yangon Zoo News vogelcommando, 25 Feb 2020
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    15. Latest: zoo Kathmandu (Nepal) Kifaru Bwana, 12 May 2020
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    16. Pakistan

      Discussion about zoos in Pakistan
      Latest: The Zoos of Pakistan vogelcommando, 10 Aug 2022
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    17. Latest: Philippine eagle WhistlingKite24, 2 Jun 2022
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    18. Latest: My Singapore Zoo Adventure weekly update Singapore Zoo support, 17 Mar 2023 at 1:43 AM
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    19. Latest: Seoul Zoo news dt644, 2 Oct 2022
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    20. Latest: Taipei zoo news ISAO, 8 Feb 2023
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    21. Latest: Khao Kheow Open Zoo news Zz123, 2 Feb 2023
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    22. Latest: Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre vogelcommando, 2 Aug 2022
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  9. Central & South America

    Discussions about zoos in Central and South America
    1. Latest: Bioparque Temaikèn News vogelcommando, 7 Jan 2023
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    2. Latest: Review of Atlantis Bahamas Blackduiker, 26 Mar 2010
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    3. Barbados

      Discussion about zoos in Barbados
      Latest: RAMSAR Wetland Deliberately Destroyed S Byers, 7 Sep 2020
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    4. Latest: Belize Zoo MonkeyBat, 18 Aug 2022
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    5. Bermuda

      Discussion about zoos in Bermuda
      Latest: Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo News Smaggledagle, 23 Feb 2023
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    6. Latest: Vesty Pakos Zoo News Jungle Man, 20 Jun 2020
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    7. Latest: Zoopark de Itatiba Enzo, 19 Mar 2023 at 12:30 AM
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    8. Latest: Buin Zoo news WhistlingKite24, 7 Jan 2023
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    9. Latest: Zoologico Santa Fe - Medellin Cat-Man, 15 Mar 2023
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    10. Latest: Costa Rica Trip Advice Newzooboy, 27 Feb 2023
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    11. Latest: Zoos in Cuba DanKoehl, 22 Aug 2022
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    12. Dominican Republic

      Discussion about zoos in Dominican Republic
    13. Latest: Zoos of Ecuador carlos55, 14 Apr 2021
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    14. Guatemala

      Discussion about zoos in Guatemala
      Latest: Zoo La Aurora: Species List Carlos M, 8 Jun 2022
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    15. Honduras

      Discussion about zoos in Honduras
    16. Panama

      Discussion about zoos in Panama
    17. Paraguay

      Discussion about zoos in Paraguay
      Latest: Zoo de Encarnacion - Paraguay vogelcommando, 9 Oct 2016
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    18. Latest: Huachipa Zoo, Peru StellarChaser, 5 Feb 2023
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    19. Latest: Caricuao Zoo vogelcommando, 3 Jun 2022
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  10. Africa & Middle East

    Discussions about zoos in Africa and the Middle East
    1. Botswana

      Discussion about zoos in Botswana
      Latest: Chobe National Park visit MRJ, 5 May 2022
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    2. Latest: Giza Zoo News Jambo, 23 Mar 2021
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    3. Gabon

      Discussion about zoos in Gabon
      Latest: Anyone been to Gabon? Chlidonias, 22 Apr 2019
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    4. Ghana

      Discussion about zoos in Ghana
      Latest: Intruder Mauled at Accra Zoo Fresco3, 30 Aug 2022
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    5. Latest: Tehran zoo news Mr.Ivory, 5 Jan 2022
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    6. Latest: Abidjan Zoo Kifaru Bwana, 11 Sep 2020
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    7. Latest: Jordan jwer, 3 Apr 2014
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    8. Latest: A Trip to Kenya – February 2016 elefante, 8 Nov 2022
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    9. Latest: TNT's Madagascar Experience TNT, 12 Aug 2018
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    10. Mauritius

      Discussion about zoos in Mauritius
    11. Latest: Rabat Zoo - Species list Rayane, 5 Sep 2022
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    12. Namibia

      Discussion about zoos in Namibia
    13. Latest: Pandas coming to Qatar! Skukuza, 20 Oct 2022
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    14. Latest: Ellen DeGeneres Campus Kifaru Bwana, 17 Jan 2021
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    15. Latest: Osaylan Wildlife Park vogelcommando, 17 Feb 2022
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    16. Latest: Dakar zoo Arizona Docent, 13 Apr 2014
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    17. Seychelles

      Discussion about zoos in Seychelles
    18. Latest: Somalia? TeaLovingDave, 21 Apr 2019
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    19. Latest: Johannesburg zoo news Nix, 14 Mar 2023
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    20. Latest: Abuko Nature Reserve vogelcommando, 20 Oct 2022
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    21. Latest: Tunis Zoo vogelcommando, 2 Mar 2017
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    22. Latest: MRJ Does Uganda - a travel blog Lota lota, 21 Mar 2023 at 1:16 PM
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    23. Latest: SeaWorld Abu Dhabi planned dillotest0, 21 Mar 2023 at 11:19 AM
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    24. Zambia

      Discussion about zoos in Zambia
    25. Latest: Victoria Falls Snake Park MRJ, 18 Mar 2018
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