It is quite sad to read, how every few months Londoners start to fantasise that London Zoo could bring larger and more interesting animals. This...
Panang‘s older sister Komali (born 1984) attacked and injured serveral elephant keepers when she reached teenage age. Because it was not possible...
Several European zoos made one big indoor area for animals and a much smaller visitor area near the entrance. Munich Zoo has a historic old...
I think that there could be alot of possible ways that could be done to enrich the building without breaking the bank
Apologies for bumping this dead thread but ever since I arrived at Munich I felt a bit invested towards the master plan of what is currently my...
Totally with you but I don't see it happening. I have the feeling that the attitude is "okay, we understand that elephants have to live in...
I am not the biggest fan of Cologne, yes it is large, but apart from size it isn't very good, there is relatively little structure and I find the...
Ok ok… Maybe you're right, but I found the enormous orangutan enclosure with hardly any climbing equipment and kitchy temple setting anything but...
It does address the issue. There is a huge problem of more than 85 singular cows aged over 25 years in the EEP. They block enormous space, but you...
Wow what spirited defense by , obviously , zealous , supporters of , particularly , WCS run New York City zoological institutions - little mention...
100% agreement
It's very impressive, and it is certainly in a far better condition than the one in Budapest. Both date from the same era (1912 - Budapest and...
If you stay about a week in late April, you should hopefully have at least a day or two with fairly nice weather (usually, May is the nicest month...
15 years is a long time.... Personally my favourite 3 German zoos are Cologne, Nuremberg and the Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Behind that is gets...
I would trust that info to an extent. Panang last gave birth eleven years ago so it would be great if she's pregnant again. Despite her...
And as previously mentioned, I agree with @Philipine eagle 's comparison. I brought the elephant house up for the sake of completeness - just like...
Wilhelma Zoo Pesquets Parrot Toco Touran King Penguin Lowland Anoa Parma Wallaby Southern Elephant Seal Tasmanian Devil Proboscis Monkey...
Vincennes (Paris zoo) is an interesting exemple. In the late 20th century they claimed to have 140-150 species (only mammals and birds with a few...
I think we are closer ideologically than you might think, but it is hard to discuss such topics via a screen ;). Unfortunately I won't be able to...
I agree with you and Lintworm on almost everything. But popularity as such is no key factor for me :-). There're certainly points of criticism on...
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