Munster [IMG] [IMG] Neunkirchen [IMG] Osnabruck [IMG] [IMG] Wille Kinderzoo Unfortunately there are no photos of this enclosure in the...
I'm sure I've seen many such instances but one, in particular, immediately springs to mind. The Indian rhinoceros "Mohini" arrived at Whipsnade...
Are there any favorite or least favorite elephant exhibits you've seen, or particularly memorable experiences with elephants?
I’ve visited 551 different zoos and aquariums and I was curious to note how many zoos I’d been to with elephants. That question, which was posed...
For me, my perception is that mangabeys are not very common in zoos around the world, even though they are fascinating primates with their long...
After Tufted and White-faced, it's time to look at a few other capuchins in a single post. Golden-bellied Capuchins, sometimes called...
Colobus Monkeys are another common primate, although it's interesting that at least 90% or more of all the zoos I've seen them at have been...
Mangabeys are a group (technically not a monophyletic clade) whose rarity comes as no surprise to me. While a lot of really foundational animal...
I'm surprised you've seen elephants in so many more zoos than gorillas! I don't know if this is because elephants used to be more common than they...
15 years is a long time.... Personally my favourite 3 German zoos are Cologne, Nuremberg and the Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Behind that is gets...
I've seen Pied Tamarins at 9 zoos, although my sightings have not been consistent. On a single summer road trip in 2010, I saw the species 5 times...
Other than Red-capped, Black Crested and Golden-bellied, I've seen two other mangabey species in my lifetime. Those are White-naped Mangabeys, at...
Goeldi's Monkeys are common little primates and I've seen them at 38 zoos. Generally, these jet black monkeys have been located at established,...
Pygmy Marmosets, the world's smallest monkeys, have been seen by me at 39 zoos. I came across these guys in many AZA-accredited zoos in my early...
I've seen Golden-headed Lion Tamarins in 21 zoos, making this tamarin species #4 in my 'Tamarin Tracker'. Zero in roadside zoos, only 7 in...
I love these monkeys! Goeldi's monkey, also known as the callimico, are a species that just becomes weirder and weirder the more I learn about...
Golden Lion Tamarins have become the 'poster species' for conservation at many zoos, having been saved from extinction and now thriving in...
This is a species that I see all the time (it's housed at a few of the zoos I visit most frequently), but which never gets old! Really great small...
White-faced Sakis are a common primate species and I've seen them at 56 zoos. I'm sure that everyone reading this thread has come across sakis at...
Besides the ones already mentioned, harbour porpoises are doing very well in two research institutions in Europe. Commerson dolphins also fared...
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