I've only been to Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was what really inspired me to get into gear and try to visit Africa. The exhibits are ne t level,...
That's my experience with toucans. Mostly I've just seen them fly over and usually from a bus!
That's an impressive list. The only one I've seen on that list in the wild and captivity is a California sea lion. Where did you see that? Has...
We heard scarlet macaws squawking in Costa Rica but unfortunately did not see them. I have seen motmots in Costa Rica as well. Beautiful birds.
How lucky you got to see a jaguarundi. I've never seen one in the wild or captivity. Despite visiting Costa Rica and the Yucatan I also haven't...
I generally skip farm exhibits but I think they're good for kids to see. I think a mix of common and rare species would be nice.
Why don't they have venomous snakes?
Fully flighted birds like vultures, flamingos, pelicans, or cranes would look neat with savanna animals. Though I could see the costs being...
What's a Hagenbeck panorama? I think the next innovation might be more free flight exhibits and multi-generational elephant herds, especially...
I was just going to mention this.
Do wolverines usually only have one baby?
Why? That's a fun play on words.
Now I see it on the top of the page. Yes, that's pretty awful.
What the hell is this hippo's name and why are we clutching our pearls?
Agreed. The only AZA place I've been without primates is the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. As far as unaccredited go only Bear Country USA...
Maybe not a group, but one type that seems obligatory is "pet store" type animals like bearded dragons, tarantulas, degus, and budgies. They seem...
There definitely aren't many.
Sorry to revive an old thread, but as circuses are becoming a thing of the past, is it possible some of those elephants will end up in zoos?
I think you can guess my favorite.
I didn't see a capybara until I was in my early 40s and it was in a zoo outside of my country.
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