Black-footed Black-footed ferret. I made a mistake.
Wisent are cool. They are especially cool displayed in the general vicinity of Prezwalski wild horses, and Pere David's deer. I also like gaurs...
If you are interested in the plastic animals sold in most zoo gift stores, you may be interested in the website Schleichtiersammler.com. It is a...
This is a very nice publication. The photography is excellent. I do not read German, but the articles look like they are brimming with...
Has anyone purchased/read the new Princeton University Press "Primates: An Illustrated Guide" by Petter? It kind of goes along with their...
Bakersfield Legless Lizard Yeah for the Bakersfield legless lizard! That one was "discovered" downtown. Now we are famous for our nice air, Buck...
Previous elephant exhibit You didn't?
Favorite Bears I like all bears. I find the color phases of some species to be very interesting. Bears are "plastic" in individual variation...
San Diego Zoo I haven't been pleased with the destruction of Horn and Hoof Mesa at the Zoo. I am not a fan of Elephant Odyssey. I liked their...
Red Deer Classification Grubbs and Grove in their 'Unglate Taxonomy" split up the red deer (Cervus elaphus) into 12 species as follows: Cervus...
Elk/red deer subspecies/species I agree. I was fascinated by the red deer subspecies the San Diego Zoo kept. They had MacNeil's deer, the...
Bison overheating The American bison is acclimated to the hot temperatures of the Great Plains, for the summer, and they have been translocated...
What changes, if any, would you make if you could buy the Zoo and Safari Park? They ran both very well until fairly recently and I wouldn't have...
Your point is interesting. In the San Diego Safari Park and San Diego Zoo it is hotter than hot in the summers and the White-lipped deer and the...
Desert tortoises which were former pets will often carry a respiratory disease which is nearly impossible to clear up. Pet tortoises should not...
Yes. They are rescues or orphans.
CALM is a mini zoo found by Bakersfield, CA. It only houses native California species, and a petting zoo. There is a nice exhibit of desert...
I would say less. Now you get to see maybe a fourth of the exhibits of yore at the SD Safari Park. I would like to see them re-open the entire...
When I was young they opened up the Giraffe House. They had Masai giraffes on one side and reticulated giraffes on the other. It was a very nice...
Why don't they get a slow bus? I have wondered that about the SDWAP as well. Monorails aren't the only means of transportation on the planet....
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