[note: above is from the other thread. I moved it and my reply because it was suggested that discussions are continued here] No they don't...
Perhaps best described as a semi-success. Their male black rhino was bullied by zebras in its early life. When introduced to the big savanna he...
EDIT: Well, I did it again :o. Evidently I'm too slow at writing comments! I missed the latest posts, and was under the impression that this was...
EDIT: Kifara, essentially I agree. I was writing this post during the time where your post was added. Unfortunately I only saw it after I posted...
The skin doesn't have much scientific value and it is expensive to preserve a skin of that size (unlike bones and biochemical samples, which are...
All carnivorans eat meat and that meat is the result of a dead animal. If you're suggesting the primary reason this giraffe was killed was to get...
Sorry for reopening this old thread, but the above isn't quite true. The problem is that many zoos provide total exhibit size, while the figures...
No doubts that elephants need a lot of space, but the numbers that frequently seem to be quoted as one of the main arguments for not keeping them...
Disregarding southeast Asian zoos, lesser adjutant, Blyth's hawk-eagle and bushy-crested hornbill are quite rare too. White-crowned hornbill is a...
A comparable thread was started in the United States section last week: http://www.zoochat.com/22/new-year-new-exhibits-352380/
Disregarding aviaries that limit mixing to raptors (e.g. 2 eagle species together), the only mixes that I'm reasonably sure have been a success...
Elephants don't have problems with cold for relatively short periods. More than once I've seen elephants (mainly younger ones) playing in snow...
Thanks, yes the zoos number is probably the most accurate.
out of curiosity: Does anyone know the size of the desert building, "Burgers' Desert". According to the Dutch wikipedia it is 0.75 hectare (1.85...
Very interesting and contrary to information available in this thread earlier. This suggests there actually were reasonable levels of captive...
Until a few years ago, it was believed that various European zoos had West Africa giraffes, but (as has been mentioned before on zoochat) a...
Hvedekorn: The Frankfurt wagtail exhibit is essentially an aquarium with local fish and an aviary above. Interesting and quite unusual, but...
I have seen all the exhibits listed, except the ones at Budapest Zoo, Alaska SeaLife Center and Memphis Zoo. Overall the list is good and there...
I may be wrong, but I don't think the plans have been officially scrapped. It was still a part of the masterplan in early 2013 at least. However,...
The article I read mentioned that they did have four crocodiles intially, all imported via the same dealer from Tunisia (one of these was in Paris...
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