Bad news at Basel Zoo, the elephant's calf Heri probably died in its mother's womb and Heri is not out of the woods yet... Source: Keine...
Any update on how she is doing?
Last month a male Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) arrvied from ZooPark Erfurt. Recently male Grant`s zebra (Equus quagga...
Day 16 #41 Basel Zoo Basel Zoo is a masterpiece. That's all you need to know. You can stop reading here if you like, I’m not going to tell you...
5 hours can be enough to see the zoo, though more is better. All the highlights tend to be concentrated in the upper part of the zoo from the...
Also sharing this on the Dutch part of the forum, as Tusker was a notable Ouwehands inhabitant. Elephant bull Tusker has passed. He was suffering...
Have a look at Basel….
Basel is probably my favourite zoo❤️
Yes, but the fact Whipsnade exists makes that a pointless comparison. London moved all* their large animals there so as to provide them with far...
Apparently Heri seems to be doing better, according to the zoo she is eating and moving a lot and the fever she had developed has gone down. But...
Interesting old photos. As Tim May confirmed the Indian rhino calf would have been the second one born there, the male 'Manik'. He lived on at...
The Etoscha-haus opens seemingly peacefully with an attrium for succulents and other drought-resistant plants. Few visitors keep reading quietly...
The bashing of London Zoo seems to be a favourite pastime on here, but it seems to me that people seem to have an unfair expectation based on what...
No, it definitely can be true. I also haven't visited Basel, but a British example would be Colchester, who claim to be 24 hectares (60 acres),...
You probably mean to defend London Zoo, but you are underscoring how bad it is. You pick weaker to weakest examples of zoos and exhibits, and say...
On the 18th of September a Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus) was born. Source: Instagram of Basel Zoo (21/09/2022)
I love London and have often come to its defence on here. It's good to see the above stats. As with any zoo, London has its problems, but as...
Sorry, but I could not entirely agree with you for once. First, I miss some other zoos in your list that - although some are a little bigger -...
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...
There are plenty of mixed species aquariums and terrariums in the Vivarium, but I couldn't give you a good species list. There is now new...
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