The condition of a couple of the animals looks questionable. The Centre get some of their animals from other facilities and some are wild caught....
It should be noted that Taronga has never had 'old' leopard seals. They have all died prematurely.
"It even looks as if they have put a sunken ship into the dugong tank" That's coming....:( Not all of the sharks are back in the revamped...
I'm not a fan of Merlin but these changes were all done before they bought Melbourne Aquarium. Not to say further changes aren't going to happen...
Just realised my previous message can be read two ways. The finished product is a perfect match for the name and a step backwards. Very sad.
Wait till you see Shark Valley! To be fair, the shark oceanarium desperately needed fixing, and Village were not gong to invest the money into it....
Indeed :( Could have been worse though.
Bay of Rays? Not quite - you walk through from the freshwater area and it opens up into a lilac-hued area with ray graphics on the wall,...
Sentosa still has Gracie (female dugong), Jaya Ancol Sea World has a male and female, Toba has a female (lost their male a few months back). The...
Methinks they are lacking in people that know (or perhaps even care) about accuracy. Not how it used to be, that's for sure. They have moved from...
There are very good reasons why there are species you can see anywhere. Some species of sharks may be interesting, but don't survive for long in...
The Lego is not courtesy of Merlin but a hangover from Village. Bay of Rays opened today. Leopard whipray is yet to come but there have been two...
Not really facts and figures :) It's odd that NPWS has a (government) budget that can not possibly do their job justice and yet the government...
"This is a very successful program which is being rolled out to other areas with feral animal problems. National Parks have had millions of...
Yes, well, never blame the animals for the folly of humans...
Now now... I'm sure the snub-nosed darts were an accident! They are better than the ferals they have now joined.
All 4 sawfish are now in the GBR exhibit 3:1:0. The two lemons have gone to join the others until the next move.
"The small-tooth sawfish - one of five sawfish species found in Australia - will be joining other fish at Sydney Aquarium's Great Barrier Reef...
Male Australian sea lions are not the same size as female elephant seals when it comes to length. Sea lions (being an otarid) have a different use...
Was great meeting everyone and chatting zoos, animals and other interesting topics :) Looking forward to the next meetup.
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