Vintage, undated postcard seen at a local antique store. The card depicts "Petal", an African bush elephant, as a very young calf.
My favorite animal is elephants (African and Asian), and my favorite zoos without them'd have to be Philadelphia Zoo and Prospect Park Zoo.
The Philadelphia Zoo has seen a notable decrease in collection. Researching the zoo's history, it had so many animals, and I have seen many...
Why don't they have venomous snakes?
They're brothers: AND THE FAM KEEPS GROWING! ... - Philadelphia Zoo
I should probably explain what I meant. Denver and Philadelphia are both good zoos but the fact that I've seen so many people rank them in the top...
This reminds me (if I do remember correctly) of that one part from Louis Lowry’s ‘The Giver’ when the protagonist (who can store and see...
I haven't seen anyone rank Philly in a top ten, even a top twenty in a long time, unless they know absolutely nothing about zoos. You can't really...
As Beastking04 mentioned in their last post, the return of elephants is unlikely (never say never). One point they make is that the zoo is...
For the Philadelphia zoo it would be Red Shanked Douc Okapi Indian Rhino Elephant Aardvark Fishing Cat Capybara Saddle Billed Stork Bearded Pig...
It is worth noting that a lot of the losses in those fifteen years were species that were never common to begin with. Furthermore, given that some...
I'm in a similar boat to you with how often I see rhinos- although almost exclusively due to a singular zoo. Rhinos as a whole are rare in...
Los Angeles had nothing but bad press related to elephants this year, so it doesn't surprise me at all they made an appearance on this list,...
Alright. Lets see how I do trying to update two of these challenges at a time as I never really even did one properly. Question: Philadelphia Zoo...
(Delete if not the appropriate thread) but I think there’s so much more than physical space at play here. While space is beneficial for elephant...
I have seen Red-shanked Douc Langurs at only two zoos: 1- Philadelphia Zoo (USA) – Red-shanked Douc Langur – 2010 2- Cologne Zoo...
oh and I also forgot to put down African Wild Dog and Kea and the wild dog was where maned wolves are now and the kea was in the rare animal...
Rotational exhibits can be effective at providing additional stimulation to their inhabitants and make for a more dynamic guest experience,...
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...
You bring up some good points @Neil chace and of course we would all love to see fantastic indoor and outdoor exhibits for every mammal species in...
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