Thanks Jana appreciate your informed comments as there has been suggestions zoos in Czech republic may be breeding bee eaters thanks for...
Thanks again for the comments . Further research and info from a UK colleague who breeds softbills just confirmed what you stated. Red-throated &...
Many thanks for your reply According to Zootierliste the European species is well presented is in EU and some non EU zoos, but I can't find any...
Many thanks for your reply. I'll look into that. Any names of zoos? I can't find anything in the Avicultural Magazine (UK) regarding the...
Many thanks for your reply. Yes they will feed on alternative food. White throated eat vegetable matter. Carmine feed on locusts in the wild and...
Hi I do apologise for belated reply. Bee eaters are notorious for being difficult to feed in captivity as they only feed on flying insects. Bee...
ShavingtonZoo Mottershead I get the impression that you knew a great deal about Mottershead. I know there was many sides to him, I was sixteen...
Apologies absence of glasses. Hence Identify became indentify
Indentify starling It's a long tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis-caudatus)
Another distorted reply, No bias there then. You have already decided my replies will be full of mistakes and misinterpretations. I must say...
Domestic chicken and red jungle fowl indistinguishable Okay, there is some similar plumage, but c'mon a domestic chicken alongside any species...
BN: Sorry but captive animals are not subject to natural selection no matter how much you stretch the definition. They are totally isolated from...
Enjoyed your posting, a very descriptive good read. More zoos (and some private keepers) are keeping African greys and other large parrots in...
Which out dated notions? The discovery of how genes worked by Mendel and subsequent discovery of DNA by Crick and Watson supports and confirms...
Reply to Childonias from Bill Naylor The term Domestic fowl taxonomy is a misnomer. As zoological taxonomy is not applied to domestic animals....
Subspecies is an exclusive term for a population of a species that differs physically. A domestic variety can't be subspecies, as it is not part...
"Zoo without Bars" "Our Zoo" I wander round the web found it has shot up in value. Amazon have a copy for £89. Another bookseller has one for...
reared at chester zoo Just to clarify a detail "Reared in Chester Zoo" was not written by June Mottershead, it was wriiten by Crewe author Janice...
To Masie Re: "Misadventures of a Zoo Keeper" Sorry you didn’t like the book; it was distributed without being proof read. Which is unforgivable....
Good zoos are obviously good for conservation. Many species are bred to bolster wild populations. In the UK Water rail, cirl bunting, harvest...
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