The last of the great zoo men. No one with his drive or charisma remains in this corporate zoo world of suited business entities. I always saw him...
Hmmm, Asian Lion, Black Rhino, Kiang, Kulan, Onager, Maned Wolf, African Hunting Dog, Fennec Fox, Sand Cat, Sumatran Tiger, Clouded Leopard,...
Bitten by Old English Sheepdog (mine) as a teen, clawed and bitten by my 2 cats, butted by a pygmy goat, bitten by my hamster and rabbit as a kid...
When I was younger (1970s child), some zoos would actually sell some of their surplus animals-usually domestics from the pet's corner. Did...
Many zoos have off show animals that may be in transit, or in quarantine, or for breeding purposes. What is the most unusual species kept behind...
Shouldn't worry about it-B.S. seems to think he's the authority on big cats in the UK and aggressively attempts to dismiss and debunk any mention...
You can't have bachelor groups of elephants. They don't live together in the wild-they are solitary animals and only join the females when...
Personally I'd bin the New Forest place in favour of The Hawk Conservancy Trust at Andover. A much better day out IMO. Or you could cut your...
Eh? That's some twisted logic! Tony The TIGER to sponsor a LION exhibit? Yes I got your Gir joke! Surely Lion Bars would be more appropriate? :)
Without doubt the biggest pile of BS I've seen on this site in a long time. So you claim people are jealous of this man as they are frustrated zoo...
Excellent! Please let's have some more good news from 'up the road'!
There was only one Great Bustard at the Hawk Conservancy last summer when I visited.
Unfortunately due to chronic back problems, just getting across London is a major operation, so to speak. It would have to be at least a...
Good luck to all that get to go-it looks like a great day out
Really would love to visit Whipsnade again-it's been many years since I have but on public transport it's a pretty impossible trek.
Marwell seem to have the worst PR people ever working for them (amongst most of the other senior backroom staff) it seems. Why some nerk can't...
Well, I've said it before and I'll say it again-Marwell is set on land which is part of the building extension plan for Hampshire and would be...
No direct experience but I am aware of two ghost stories attached to Marwell Hall, at the centre of Marwell Zoo. One is the classic, 'Bride...
Honestly do you just come here to try and stir up trouble? How is 2 elderly animals being pts 'genocide'? (And let me add given the...
I think you need to bear in mind Bristol is a small city zoo and Marwell is a big country estate that will take you several hours to go round. At...
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