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Northern Trail - Viewing Platform - Black-Footed Ferret Exhibit

Aug. 4th, 2014.

Northern Trail - Viewing Platform - Black-Footed Ferret Exhibit
snowleopard, 1 Sep 2014
    • snowleopard
      Aug. 4th, 2014.
      1 Sep 2014
    • Arizona Docent
      Great. I wonder if this is currently the only public black footed ferret exhibit? (The two or three I have seen in the past are all gone - probably because the ferrets are nocturnal and I never actually saw one in the exhibits).
      1 Sep 2014
    • snowleopard
      I've seen the species at several zoos in the past but there has been a tendency for those exhibits to close down. Dakota Zoo and NEW Zoo are 2 facilities on my latest road trip that had the species on show to the public.
      1 Sep 2014
    • Arizona Docent
      But the question is, did you ever actually see a live animal?
      1 Sep 2014
    • snowleopard
      Huddled in a hole and ignoring the general public.:)
      1 Sep 2014
    • Chlidonias
      the black-footed ferrets which are used for display/education in zoos are older animals (to free up off-display space for younger breeding stock). All the breeding is done in non-public/off-display facilities. I'd imagine the breeders are retired at around 3 or 4 years old, so the ones which go to zoos for display would only be living another 2 or 3 years anyway.

      There may be an element of "these are boring, replace them with something more active" but equally it is probably as much to do with availability of suitable individuals.
      1 Sep 2014
    • elefante
      Are there no nocturnal exhibits for this species anywhere?
      1 Sep 2014
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