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    What animals have you been “ attacked” by

    I once had an armadillo attempt to make a burrow in my palm - needless to say, it found my hand unsuitable for tunnelling, and I found that...
    Post by: Falanouc, 11 Jul 2018 in forum: Zoo Cafe
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    Websites/resources for zoo animal care

    Thanks! Anybody else got any others?
    Post by: Falanouc, 22 Dec 2017 in forum: Websites about Zoos & Animal Conservation
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    Websites/resources for zoo animal care

    Hi, I'm looking for a website or resource that will provide information on how animals are cared for in zoos - like care sheets etc. I'm sure...
    Thread by: Falanouc, 15 Dec 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Websites about Zoos & Animal Conservation
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    What wild mammals have you seen in zoos?

    In Durrel Wildlife Park, now renamed Jersey Zoo, I saw red squirrels roaming around the zoo during my visit.
    Post by: Falanouc, 10 Apr 2017 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    My ideas/planning for a "zoo" in Dunedin + questions.

    Really nice zoo. I love the lack of large amounts of charismatic megafauna, all too common in zoos, and the addition of the fossils.
    Post by: Falanouc, 17 Mar 2017 in forum: Speculative Zoo Design and Planning
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    Species you hate to see in zoos

    Although I have never personally seen a cetacean in captivity, I really don't feel comfortable with it at all. I also have my reservations about...
    Post by: Falanouc, 17 Mar 2017 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Species you'd like to see in zoos

    So? I still want to see them.
    Post by: Falanouc, 8 Mar 2017 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Species you'd like to see in zoos

    I would love to see: . platypus . echidna . kiwi . any species of tree kangaroo . sixgill shark . vampire squid
    Post by: Falanouc, 4 Mar 2017 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Time Article on The Future of zoos

    Agree with this, especially with animals such as big cats, apes, and sea lions. I'm often appalled by how tiny pinniped enclosures are, and I also...
    Post by: Falanouc, 17 Feb 2017 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo?

    Yeah, I'm sure he wasn't joking. I can usually read people pretty well, and this guy was being perfectly serious.
    Post by: Falanouc, 28 Nov 2016 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo?

    Mother to her 8 or 9 year old: "Oh look sweetheart, aren't these baby whales sweet?" She was at the short-clawed otter enclosure. o_O While I was...
    Post by: Falanouc, 28 Nov 2016 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Welcome to the new ZooChat

    Thank you for making the new ZooChat! It looks much better, really neat and tidy.
    Post by: Falanouc, 21 Oct 2016 in forum: Announcements