Devastating news. She was such a lovely girl, and a real icon for the zoo. Like you say, I saw her a few days ago and everything looked as normal....
Sea Life London under fire for using ‘an online platform’ portal for record-keeping instead of providing the council with a stock list, which...
Ostriches out with the giraffes this morning, but only three of them out (2f, 1m). They were a little skittish, and seem more comfortable around...
Unsure whether this is the new arrival or not.
Bird Safari opposite the gorillas closed today to give ‘new arrivals time to settle in’. From what I could see, there was one bird I didn’t...
[ATTACH] Something going on in the zebra/ostrich enclosure?
Interesting, thank you. Is any of this research available online? I’d love to read more if possible.
I know that feeding location is frequently recommended as a method to encourage animals to use different areas of their enclosure or to encourage...
Echoing what other posters about wanting more hippos and larger groups of animals. I’d also love to see a zoo with a herd of plains zebra, rather...
The substrate, as LucasRyan says, is ideal for their feet, helping to strengthen the hoof and have them self-trim a bit. Limestone is also good...
Nuru’s still in London. At least, she was when I went earlier this week.
Are the skin issues in captivity due to climatic or nutritional reasons?
I for one very much hope the US does not do this, and that the BLM finally starts funding PZP instead. Besides, the US context isn’t comparable...
Finally caught up with my favourite thread, and just in time for my favourite family. Now, this may be bias, but I think it would be remiss not...
Thank you for taking the time to write out such a detailed response - you’ve answered every question I might have had! I’m sorry to have brought...
Hope this is an okay thread to ask, but with the current offer on 25% off extra-ordinary experiences, has anyone done one and would they recommend...
I was aware of that thread, but felt it would be inappropriate to bump it, as I’m looking for private keepers notably working with multiple zoos...
Stumbled across Citizen Conservation the other day, and it got me wondering more generally about the extent that zoos these days still work with...
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