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,...
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...
Titi Monkeys are a good example of a type of primate that had very few species until recent years, and now there's been an explosion of them in...
I'm surprised you've only seen Bolivian grey/white-eared titis at eleven zoos! I've been to way fewer zoos than you (37 total), and even I've seen...
Since we are halfway through the thread, I figured I'd post an updated tally of how many times different zoos have been featured. Zoos Mentioned...
After many months of anticipation, I finally visited the San Diego Zoo for the second time in my life (the first time was around 2010 or 2011 when...
Not sure how “hot” this one is, but I consider gorillas to be pseudo-pachyderms. Yes, they are obviously primates, but they are the most...
I appreciate all the comments in regards to my post on Siamangs, a species that I've seen at 62 zoos. In total, I've visited 143 different zoos...
Sounds like it'll be an interesting thread, I can't wait to read it! San Diego definitely had quantity and rarities to back it up, even if most of...
The very first Patas Monkey exhibit that I came across arguably remains the best one almost three decades later. I've seen this species at 20...
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...
Update from 2022, eleven years later: The elephants at the Santa Barbara Zoo have died and their old exhibit is now a very nice walk-through...
Wildlife World has two Patas enclosures, one is better than the other (as is common at this zoo):[img] Zoo Tampa also keeps them, but you have to...
Golden Lion Tamarins have become the 'poster species' for conservation at many zoos, having been saved from extinction and now thriving in...
I'm not sure you're fully understanding what a pachyderm is... :p Manatees are something that can be considered more of a "pseudo-pachyderm,"...
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...
And with that, we are done with this series of honorable mentions. Going forward, however, there are still either six or seven more posts with...
Some of these zoos are ones I’ve visited on many occasions, but I’ve listed them only once and that is based on the first time I ever saw Gibbons...
CALIFORNIA Zoos, Aquariums, Safaris, large Nature Centers, etc: America’s Teaching Zoo, Moorpark – Zoo – Part of Moorpark College. Animal...
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