30. Nabire, Dvur Kralove Zoo and Suci, Cincinnati Zoo [IMG] Photo: @Maguari I made a special trip to Czechia to see Nabire, the last northern...
Safari Dvur Kralove - 2x hoofstock keeper - they don´t mention any requirements or salary in their ad I think (and might be wrong) they exclude...
I've thought of some more, quite a few UK black rhino; Parky- Whipsnade and Chester(and maybe Port Lympne as well) Esther. London and Chester(?)...
They indeed have a great group in a great enclosure. That shows why they were so popular in the first place. Given that invasive sacred ibises...
Older giraffes are very conservative beings and hate to enter new spaces, especially narrow corridors and walking under a bridge. In 2001, Prague...
Reminds me Edinburgh’s giraffes. They refuse to go on the grass area of their paddock and only stay on the hard standing.
Most interesting information, thankyou. I know it is very difficult to break such habits in some species once they become established. Though I...
Oof, difficult to say. A lot of them have both good and bad qualities. I overall really like Jihlava for example, but their cat house is terrible....
Today, the 6th December 2021, is the 19th anniversary of the birth of Kito, the zoos first elephant calf. He was born to Tanya and Tembo in 2002...
Malayan tigers: simple enough, just haven’t been able to visit any locations that keep them. Orcas: I’d love to see orcas at some point in the...
Eastern Europe This patchwork of countries is home to a vast array of different (zoo) cultures and has made a transformation over the past 30...
Like most UK ZooChatters, I have seen many animals that were the last if their kind in the UK. What follows are just a few notable examples that...
Surprised about Olomouc, that isn´t zoo I would expect in such chart, even among honorable mentions... On the other hand, I was expectig at least...
A lot has been said before and I am just going to quote myself from this thread: Europe's 100 must see exhibits as it gives an overview where I...
I agree, it is very sad what has happened with the Northern white rhino indeed and I'm sure it is even more shocking given how many times you saw...
Thank you for the comment @Tim May ! Which one of these stands out as being the most poignant or moving experience ?
1990: VOLUME 37 Eight issues, all represented within this thread: Volume 37 Issue 1 - Edition 218 - January/February 1990 - physical copy...
I have been at Dvur Kralove, Wroclaw and Krakow the last three days, but after missing the Mountain Reedbuck at Dvur, all the new species are...
So, the next few posts will be a full breakdown and analysis of the data presented in this thread. I recognise @lintworm did something similar, so...
Restricting myself to collections I have visited. 1. North America - Burgers' Desert or Plzen's North American Zone 2. South America - the loose...
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