In many cases they were small-sized urban zoos that couldn't afford the housing of many large animals like Elephants, Hippos or Polar Bears. It...
New extension of the Antwerp Zoo's elephant paddock, not yet entirely finished at the time of taking this picture, but already in use by the...
A few of the best that I have seen: - Bush (rainforest house) at Burgers’ Zoo - Desert (desert house) at Burgers’ Zoo - Mangrove (rainforest...
That would be Billy. Budi's name was changed to Billy in Antwerp I think, but maybe the name change happened in Denver I don't know for sure....
Fish, perhaps (and I agree with your statement that a new Aquarium at Regent's Park should be a priority for London at the moment) , but...
When I was preparing my updated post about elephant seals, I came across a very interesting story about the birth of elephant seal Adèle, the last...
Certainly puzzles me too, although I assume they have some sort of reason behind the name change. SheRa is quite an interesting name though; I...
Edinburgh Zoo received its Weddell seal from Christian Salvesen in 1914. At the same time, and from the same source, the zoo also acquired two...
What are some temperate-hardy birds that would work well in an Antwerp-style large mammal aviary? I'm thinking of building something in Planet Zoo...
A pair of aggressive (in musth?) bull elephants at Antwerp Zoo.
I largely agree whats being stated but I do have to add something. We have to realize we can't have everything. We can't breed more and export...
An aggressive (in musth?) Asian Elephant bull in the Egyptian Temple at Antwerp Zoo.
This is most certainly correct; the animals were imported by Todd Dalton (formerly of RSCC) for his private collection and later sent to Exmoor....
Paignton, Antwerp, Beauval and San Diego all have flamingos at the entrance, and when they were open, Bristol would have also worked. They're also...
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...
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...
I haven't visited any of the truly great city zoos of the world (the Berlins and Bronx, for example), but one very special city zoo that I have...
I agree. I remember when many visitors complained about London Zoo not having elephants. Most understood when I mentioned that elephants had a...
Are there any favorite or least favorite elephant exhibits you've seen, or particularly memorable experiences with elephants?
I can help with Planckendael and Antwerp.
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