The water buffalo are more than likely just as exhibit companions, I believe that was the case with the Sydney zoos former elderly elephant had...
That would be ideal. The infrastructure required for housing Indian rhinoceros and Asian water buffalo versus Asian elephants isn’t wildly...
Whilst it is sad to see the elephants finally departing Taronga for good, I still think it's very exciting to have Rhinos back at Taronga as a...
What are some good animals to be in a mixed enclosure with Asian elephants? I want to build a zoo with Asian elephants with mixed species like...
It’s awesome to see Taronga are taking this route. Not only are they maintaining their dwindling Ungulate/ hoof stock population, but also keeping...
I was just about to announce this. Rhino and water buffalo - wow!!!!
I think this is a very positive move, Asian Elephants are obviously being phased out of city zoos and an Indian Rhino is a natural and fitting...
This is such exciting news!! I'm so excited - a one horned rhino, and water buffalo, in a mixed exhibit?! I love it, and I can't wait to meet...
Thanks for your comments @Neil chace and it is indeed fascinating to see that I've visited 105 zoos with elephants and only 74 zoos with gorillas....
Incorrect. Bull Indian rhinoceros don’t require exhibit companions. They’d be there soley for the purpose of creating a more interesting exhibit...
Asian elephants Tang mo and Pak boon will be moving to monarto safari park and Greater one horned rhino hari will be moving to taronga zoo sydney...
I was excited for orangutans and/or an expanded Pygmy hippo facility, but they have gone for the cheaper option which is still very exciting!! The...
The panelists at Brookfield's master plan symposium said that while they couldn't make any guarantees elephantwise, they do have an idea as to how...
It would have been costly removing the Barn and the core parts of the exhibit, including in assuming the tower overlooking it. And judging by...
Brookfield was actually planning to renovate their elephant habitat years before they went out of the species (Strahl described the plans as...
That’s great news. I would have preferred to have seen Monarto receive two reproductive cows i.e. Thong Dee and Pak Boon, but this is the simplest...
Fed an okapi, pet an echidna, saw more wild Indian rhinos/Indian elephants/wild water buffalo/hog deer/sambar than you could shake a stick at at...
Hello. I believe Havana comes in third place when it comes to the number of species mixed with Cape buffalo. - Aepyceros melampus/Common impala;...
They’d be fine with antelopes, but I wouldn’t risk them with elephant calves. A zoo in Brazil mixes them with Asian elephants, but they only have...
It's crazy to think that I began this thread in January and already more zoos have gone out of elephants (or announced a decision). Just in 2024,...
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