This is my first thread on ZooChat. It took me more than three months to find out how to create new threads! Here are the top 80 US zoos with...
I have a question, and again absolutely no offence intended but I'm genuinely curious as to why you did this? Is it to look into trends across the...
Sounds like you enjoyed your visit! Sad to hear that the zoo is down to a single female gaur, I’d assume they will be phased out upon her passing...
In my opinion, no, not at all. Like you said those 3 states are most likely our top 3 "zoo states", I think Texas can easily give Ohio a run for...
The book that I cowrote, titled America’s Top 100 Zoos & Aquariums, contains reviews and photos of 80 zoos and 20 aquariums. There are 47 out of...
Well, to add a bunch... Gone: Yapok - gone currently, but knowing DWA may appear again Red-shanked Douc Langur South American Sealion - from...
I'd like to add a few to the list Columbia Zoo de Cali USA Cincinnati Zoo Gladys Porter Zoo
Gone are the days when it was practically a necessity for all the best zoos to have at least one elephant. Young children would collect pennies...
Wait, DWA is down to 1 brown-throated sloth? I thought as lately as 2 years ago they had at least 3.
Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo has one of best outdoor exhibits naturally, and an very nice indoor exhibit area. Oregon's Zoo has a reasonable...
I decided to compose a similar list of places that have phased out their elephants (or a certain species) since 1991 just for comparison. I will...
Southwick’s had an Asian and a African elephant until the mid 2000s when the African died and the late 2000s - early 2010s when their Asian died....
Royal Antelope comes to mind right away as a species that is gone. I'll get a longer list later. Hasn't Brookfield had some good success with...
Another great list. One minor correction, Lincoln Park only had Africans by the time they made the decision to phase them out. Asian elephants had...
Interesting, I was not aware there's three-toed sloth in the US. Were they ever at other facilities in the last 30 years besides DWA. For what its...
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo in Florida still has 2 margay in their collection (granted both are listed as being in their late 30s so likely gone soon)...
The book that I cowrote, titled America’s Top 100 Zoos & Aquariums, contains reviews and photos of 80 zoos and 20 aquariums. There are 25 out of...
The book that I cowrote, titled America’s Top 100 Zoos & Aquariums, contains reviews and photos of 80 zoos and 20 aquariums. There are 45 out of...
South American Sea Lion should still be held on display at the Coral World Ocean Park in the U.S Virgin Islands. Grey Gull might be around in...
The book that I cowrote, titled America’s Top 100 Zoos & Aquariums, contains reviews and photos of 80 zoos and 20 aquariums. There are 61 out of...
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