Has anybody ever seen a taimen exhibit in a zoo or aquarium? I just learned of taimen, the largest salmonid species on the planet. They grow to...
On November 13, 2023 a new exhibit called The Secret World of Elephants is opening at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It...
European badgers are well known and loved in Europe. In North America, Frances the badger (apparently based on a European badger) is a beloved...
This article from the New York Times details how the new leaf-cutter ant exhibit was developed at the American Museum of Natural History in their...
In New York City rats are creating a lot of work for mechanics, and if you are a car owner it can be both expensive and gross. Why So Many Cars...
Piranhas are perhaps the meerkats of the aquarium world. Most aquariums seem to have them, but are there any really great piranha exhibits out...
A newly analyzed 190 million year old sphenodon fossil from Arizona reveals that the basic body plan now used by the living tuatara has no changed...
Penguin Exhibit at the New England Aquarium When I visited the New England Aquarium in 2016 they had African, rockhopper, and little penguins,...
Honey bee colonies are fairly common exhibits in insect zoos and science museums. Are there any exhibits of native bees in any zoos, botanic...
Do we have any Zoo Atlanta regulars here in the forum? I was looking through the gallery and realized that Zoo Atlanta has now completed some...
Axolotls are a ubiquitous lab animals in the world, and almost extinct in the wild. This article explores how people are trying to restore some...
In 2019 I visited Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in Oregon. Next to the dam is a fish hatchery, and much to my surprise and delight there...
For people interested in the history of the Los Angeles Zoo, here is something cool that our friend @snowleopard found. Before 1966 when the...
If anybody is visiting New York City, there is a new exhibit about sharks that is playing through August 2022. These exhibits frequently travel...
Rotifers that roamed the Earth with mammoths and smilodons 24,000 years ago have been revived from Siberian permafrost. This Tiny Creature...
Freshwater mussels in North American rivers and streams are highly endangered. They have an important ecological role in helping filter detritus...
Researchers in Germany did a study to try and figure out what bird makes for the most popular Instagram post. The result is not one most people...
The pandemic has slowed shipping traffic around Hong Kong, and the remnant pink dolphin population is taking advantage for the time being. The...
The Boston Museum of Science is an AZA-accredited facility. Its website says that it has 50 species of animals including a cotton top tamarin...
Reports of recent thylacine sightings have been debunked. Why do people think that they keep seeing thylacines? It might be because of the way...
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