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    Difference between Female and Male Red Ruffed Lemurs?

    I’ve worked with red-ruffed lemurs and they aren’t really sexually dimorphic apart from the genitals, which can be dificult to see under the fur....
    Post by: Varanus, 23 Aug 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Best and worst local zoo exhibits

    Memphis Zoo Best: the new hippo enclosure at Zambezi River Hippo Camp Worst: African Veldt, specifically the elephant, rhino, and giraffe exhibits...
    Post by: Varanus, 9 Aug 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    The most reliably active crowd pleasing animals

    Most of the time I’ve seen larger New World monkeys such as capuchins and spider monkeys they’ve been active, so I’d say those. Smaller ones like...
    Post by: Varanus, 9 Aug 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo? #2

    While we’re on the subject of cats, people always seem to call any spotted cat they see in the zoo a cheetah. I can understand getting jaguars and...
    Post by: Varanus, 16 Jul 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    What is your favorite....?

    Dolphins are a kind of toothed whale.
    Post by: Varanus, 14 Jul 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Keep, steal, demolish

    Home zoo: Memphis Zoo Keep: Zambezi River Hippo Camp Steal: Saint Louis Zoo’s herpetarium Demolish: African Veldt. The elephants and rhinos need...
    Post by: Varanus, 13 Jul 2018 in forum: Quizzes, Competitions & Games
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    Species you hate to see in zoos

    I am not a fan of seeing hybrids such as ligers and zonkeys, or highly inbred color morphs such as white tigers and lions. Seeing domestic morphs...
    Post by: Varanus, 4 Jul 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo (Hot Springs, AR)

    This place is, without a doubt, the worst zoo I’ve personally ever been to. It was about 8-ish years ago, but I’ve recently been curious so I...
    Thread by: Varanus, 3 Jul 2018, 0 replies, in forum: United States
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    List of rarest species in US?

    Memphis Zoo also has giant pandas.
    Post by: Varanus, 3 Jul 2018 in forum: United States
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    If you had a zoo, what 5 species would yo definitely have?

    If it weren’t for the 5-species limit, this list would be massive. Southern cassowary Tuatara Shoebill White-bellied tree pangolin Komodo dragon
    Post by: Varanus, 1 Jul 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion
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    What kind of Zookeeper would you be?

    I hope to work with birds and/or reptiles. The poll only let me pick one option though, so I put birds.
    Post by: Varanus, 30 Jun 2018 in forum: General Zoo Discussion