Does anyone know where the term “ABC animal” for zoo charismatic megafauna came from, and if there’s any papers about it in peer-reviewed...
Birding’s a pastime similar to ours, where people keep life lists and collect species they’ve seen. Many people on this forum avidly do both...
In the JAZA parks, it’s claimed that all zoos with red pandas have Ailurus styani except for Atagawa Tropical and Alligator Garden, which claims...
Hi all, I have 6 free days in a row and I'm planning on going to the DMV, specifically with Washington D.C. and Baltimore as my main hubs. As...
I think it would be helpful if the media page for US zoos sorted them in folders for each state. Right now, the gallery having dozens of American...
How familiar are ZooChatters with systematics, Linnean taxonomy, and binomial nomenclature? I've met a wide range of people: 1) some who don't use...
Hi all, I’m going to Costa Rica in May-June as part of a graduate school field expedition (has a set itinerary). I’m planning on spending some...
It seems to me that even among zoo lovers, of the animal taxa, fish tend to get the short end of the stick in terms of knowledge base and...
@Giant Eland and I were recently discussing what group or category of animal (taxonomic or not) is the easiest to take photos of in captivity. In...
I've come to realize that in different parts of the world, some species or subspecies ubiquitous or prevalent in zoos would be considered rare or...
I’m planning a zoo and aquarium trip to Massachusetts and Rhode Island in November. I’ll be staying in Boston and I plan to visit the following...
Here in the US large zoos have education departments with community outreach programs and also summer camps for elementary, middle, and high...
I was wondering, if you don’t have a car and want to visit one of those drive-through safaris, could you get an Uber/Lyft/other ride-sharing...
Anything interesting come up when you search animals on Google? For me, skates (cartilaginous fish) and drills (monkey) can be hard to search...
Will Climate Change Drive Komodo Dragons Extinct? After reading this article, I have a few thoughts. 1) Biogeographically, why are Komodo...
Historically, most zoos kept animals in small concrete enclosures with metal cage bars, with major shifts towards giving animals more space,...
I've thought about how zoos are spatially organized, and there are a few categories that most zoos have a mix of. 1) The older model appeared to...
I've been thinking about how blessed we are that we have access to zoos. Most of us live in parts of the world where there is enough demand for...
Do Indonesian zoos list their inventories on ZIMS? I know China mostly doesn't use ZIMS, making it difficult to find out what rare species are...
What animals are especially prone to obesity in captivity? I’ve noticed tree frogs are often overfed, as are sea turtles and sand tiger sharks. It...
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