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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: Best Indoor Housing for Great Apes Neil chace, 5 Jun 2023 at 1:36 AM
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    2. Speculative Zoo Design and Planning

      hypothetical discussions about developments or exhibits; designing theoretical collections and fictional zoos
      Latest: Spec. Zoo Design questions Mr Gharial, 4 Jun 2023 at 6:16 PM
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    3. Quizzes, Competitions & Games

      Quizzes, photo guessing games, and the yearly zoo-visiting challenges
      Latest: ZooChat Challenge Global 2023 - 10th Anniversary Special! Keith, 4 Jun 2023 at 9:44 PM
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    4. Zoo History

      Historical information and discussions about zoos and important people in the zoo world
  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: Zoos in the Movies snowleopard, 3 Jun 2023 at 4:07 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 Great Argus, 4 Jun 2023 at 10:25 PM
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    3. Zoo Games & Simulators

      Discussion about zoo games and simulators such as Zoo Tycoon
      Latest: Unnecessary Zoo Tycoon 2 Animals ZooElephantsMan, 30 May 2023 at 5:24 AM
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    4. Websites about Zoos & Animal Conservation

      Websites and other resources online about zoos, wildlife, nature, conservation and such.
      Latest: Arkive is closing. dillotest0, 31 May 2023 at 10:40 AM
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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! JurassicMax, 2 Jun 2023 at 7:16 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: What does (2.4) mean? Mac, 4 Jun 2023 at 8:41 PM
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    3. Announcements

      Find out the latest news about ZooChat here
      Latest: Attachment and media gallery upload restrictions Mac, 30 May 2023 at 9:53 AM
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    4. Events & Meetups

      Meetings and gatherings, education, seminars, conferences, or just zoo visits
      Latest: IZES 2023 Banham Zoo MikeG, 8 May 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: Things That Irritate You in Life UngulateNerd92, 4 Jun 2023 at 3:39 AM
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    2. Wildlife & Nature Conservation

      Non-zoo related discussion about animals, nature and conservation.
      Latest: Zoochat Big Year 2023 WalkingAgnatha, 5 Jun 2023 at 3:29 AM
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    3. Animal Photography

      Discussion about taking photos of animals - equipment, techniques, places, etc
      Latest: June Photo Showcasing(2023) Julio C Castro, 4 Jun 2023 at 9:35 AM
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    4. Private Collections & Pets

      Discussion about private collections of animals and pets or other domesticated animals
  5. Oceania

    Discussions about zoos in the Oceania region ( Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia)
    1. Latest: Taronga Zoo News 2023 Zoofan15, 5 Jun 2023 at 12:11 AM
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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: WalkingAgnatha's Blitz Across the South Island WalkingAgnatha, 5 Jun 2023 at 3:25 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: European zoo questions for trip PossumRoach, 3 Jun 2023 at 1:00 PM
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    2. Latest: Jambo Exotic Park, Tzoraghbyur zooatlas, 4 Oct 2022
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    3. Latest: Zoo Minsk JurassicMax, 9 Mar 2023
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    4. Latest: Zoo Antwerpen news 2023 KevinB, 1 Jun 2023 at 8:13 AM
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    5. Latest: Sofia Zoo twilighter, 3 May 2023
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    6. Latest: News from Zagreb vogelcommando, 20 Jan 2023
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    7. Latest: Prague Zoo News 2023 PossumRoach, 5 Jun 2023 at 1:24 AM
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    8. Latest: Copenhagen Zoo news 2023 WhistlingKite24, 30 May 2023 at 8:42 PM
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    9. Latest: Tallinn zoo vogelcommando, 15 Dec 2022
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    10. Latest: Ahtari zoo Mymmeli, 2 Jun 2023 at 6:58 PM
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    11. Latest: Zoo Bassin d'Arcachon news Okavango, 4 Jun 2023 at 1:41 PM
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    12. Latest: News from Tbilisi vogelcommando, 13 Apr 2017
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    13. Latest: Tierpark Berlin news 2023 Sneeuwpanter, 3 Jun 2023 at 9:48 PM
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    14. Latest: Attica zoo, Greece JurassicMax, 10 Apr 2023
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    15. Latest: Sosto Zoo news HungarianBison, 28 Apr 2023
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    16. Latest: Beluga Sanctuary News ketoflukes, 28 Apr 2023
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    17. Latest: Fota Wildlife Park News Babyrousa, 2 Jun 2023 at 9:30 PM
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    18. Latest: Bioparco di Roma Inquiry Smaggledagle, 29 May 2023
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    19. Latest: Almaty Zoo Haliaeetus, 18 Feb 2023
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    20. Latest: Riga Zoo vogelcommando, 28 Jan 2021
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    21. Latest: Parc Merveilleux Kakapo, 21 Aug 2022
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    22. Latest: Skopje Zoo News masonstar, 19 May 2023
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    23. Latest: Anyone been to Kishinev Zoo? drill, 22 Apr 2019
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    24. Latest: Wildlands Adventure Zoo News 2023 MennoPebesma, 4 Jun 2023 at 8:16 PM
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    25. Latest: Kristiansand zoo Nicole Thiessen, 14 May 2023
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    26. Latest: Wroclaw zoo news 2023 JurassicMax, 9 May 2023
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    27. Latest: Zoo Santo Inacio news vogelcommando, 29 Mar 2023
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    28. Latest: How is the zoo at Bucharest? Otorongo, 22 Sep 2022
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    29. Latest: Moscow zoo dillotest0, 19 May 2023
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    30. Latest: Belgrade Zoo, Serbia gorst, 4 Apr 2022
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    31. Latest: Ljubljana Zoo ChefRaekwon, 17 Sep 2021
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    32. Latest: Terra Natura, Benidorm SivatheriumGuy, 2 Jun 2023 at 4:38 PM
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    33. Latest: Parken Zoo news 2015 zoofanbelgium, 12 Apr 2023
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    34. Latest: Zoo Basel News lintworm, 4 Jun 2023 at 12:25 PM
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    35. Latest: Lion attack in Antalya PossumRoach, 24 May 2023
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    36. Latest: Zoos of Ukraine 2022 zooatlas, 20 Dec 2022
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    37. Latest: West Midland Safari Park 2023 Nile Hippo Expert, 4 Jun 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  7. North America

    Discussions about zoos in North America
    1. Latest: Parrots in North America DesertTortoise, 5 Jun 2023 at 2:34 AM
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    2. Latest: Toronto Zoo Births, Deaths and Transfers 2023 Akula, 4 Jun 2023 at 11:35 PM
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    3. Latest: Chapultepec Zoo news carlos55, 10 May 2023
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    4. Latest: Smithsonian National Zoo News 2023 NAIB Volunteer, 5 Jun 2023 at 3:29 AM
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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 GeeZee, 9 May 2023
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    5. Latest: Hong Kong Zoo Species list Charlie, 24 Jan 2023
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    6. Latest: Bengaluru or Mysuru Zoo while I’m here? Kestrel, 29 Apr 2023
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    7. Latest: BRIN Animalium news Fargusno, 3 Jun 2023 at 6:45 PM
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    8. Latest: Tokyo - Ueno Zoo Nile Hippo Expert, 27 May 2023
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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: WRS Mandai expansion plans Zooish, 3 Jun 2023 at 5:32 AM
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    19. Latest: Taipei zoo news ISAO, 25 May 2023
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    20. Latest: Chiang Mai Zoo, Thailand Zz123, 20 Apr 2023
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    21. 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: Parque de Cotia (new zoo in São Paulo) BetoYoung, 9 May 2023
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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: Zoos in Cuba DanKoehl, 22 Aug 2022
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    11. Dominican Republic

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

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

      Discussion about zoos in Honduras
    15. Panama

      Discussion about zoos in Panama
    16. Paraguay

      Discussion about zoos in Paraguay
      Latest: Zoo de Encarnacion - Paraguay vogelcommando, 9 Oct 2016
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    17. Latest: Huachipa Zoo, Peru Pepe, 11 Apr 2023
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    18. 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: Ramat Gan Safari and Zoo Tea Rex, 14 Apr 2023
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    7. Latest: Abidjan Zoo Kifaru Bwana, 11 Sep 2020
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    8. Latest: Jordan jwer, 3 Apr 2014
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    9. Latest: A Trip to Kenya – February 2016 elefante, 8 Nov 2022
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    10. Latest: TNT's Madagascar Experience TNT, 12 Aug 2018
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    11. Mauritius

      Discussion about zoos in Mauritius
    12. Latest: Rabat Zoo - Species list Mehdi, 3 Apr 2023
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    13. Namibia

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

      Discussion about zoos in Seychelles
    19. Latest: Somalia? TeaLovingDave, 21 Apr 2019
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    20. Latest: Johannesburg zoo news Smaggledagle, 5 May 2023
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    21. Latest: Tunis Zoo vogelcommando, 2 Mar 2017
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    22. Latest: MRJ Does Uganda - a travel blog MRJ, 8 Apr 2023
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    23. Latest: SeaWorld Abu Dhabi planned LiSom, 25 May 2023
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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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