Up until recently, the Buffalo Zoo had a douroucouli mixed with golden lion tamarins (along with a sloth and agoutis). From what I could tell,...
Here's the latest copy of the international orangutan studbook (published Dec 2012):...
Rainforest Falls at the Buffalo Zoo has a looping video in the foyer.
Personally, I think that Africa is more interesting to the general public, because it has more of the charismatic megafauna than Asia....
At least in North America, ISIS isn't a thing of the past, since most AZA zoos are now using ARKS (Animal Record Keeping Software).
The Houston Zoo's elephant barn has a resident 'barn dog' that is taken care of by the elephant staff.
I know that this is somewhat off-topic, but I think that any such media outlets would choose to display Malayan tapirs solely because of their...
I agree. I think that as demand increases for horn (while supply is drastically cut), the market for such a product will explode, driving the...
I would say that knowing each individual animal's name isn't important, and in fact, some zoos would rather that visitors NOT know the animals'...
Hi Thylacine- Here's a PDF file of all of the SSPs, PMPs, and their designations. This should be a lot easier than the previous suggestion(s)....
Networking is definitely key in this situation, but beware of trying to volunteer as a keeper aide. I know that at a zoo at which I've...
I think that's a very interesting and important point. At the Future of Zoos symposium in Buffalo last year, Sue Margulis brought up a good...
I am usually all for keeping to taxonomy, but in captivity, isn't the term pachyderm useful? They require more similar care among each other than...
I think future generations will look back at holding enclosures with some dismay, however I suppose that there's an effort to change them now as...
I think that comparisons between chimps and humans are too deep for the average zoo visitor. Perceptions are already formed before the guest...
I would argue differently from those that have already posted, and I believe their popularity is due to multiple factors. First, gorillas have...
Although I agree with most of what has already been said, I will add another comment that was once told to me by a veteran keeper: Get a degree...
The Dallas Zoo has a mixed savanna exhibit with African elephants, giraffes, zebras, ostriches, impala, and helmeted and vulturine guineafowl....
In the case of this species, I think it is helpful that the bison has become sort of an icon of American wilderness (especially--although...
I think that exhibiting antelope (or all hoofstock, for the matter) in multi-species enclosures makes for a much more dynamic guest experience....
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