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Any of these in U.S. zoos? and where?

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by Phantom Gaur, 28 Jan 2013.

  1. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Same for me, although I've mostly seen them in Southwestern zoos where bison aren't very common.
     
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    Two pronghorns were born at Whipsnade in three consecutive years: 1964, 1965 and 1966. One of those born in 1964 was successfully reared; sadly the other five youngsters failed to survive.
     
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    Thanks for the info, but what is -or was-the Shadow Nursery ?
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    A private collection in Tennessee. There's a gallery for it here on the forum, they kept a lot of rare ungulates but unfortunately the owner became suddenly ill a couple years ago and the entire collection was left unattended for quite some time. The remaining animals were eventually sold off from my understanding, but I have no idea what survived and where they went.

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    Thanks again for that information, Thylo. Let me see, if I can get a little bit more information about this place.
     
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    I’m not sure if this has already been asked, but is the Kakapo and the Kea kept in the USA? Because those are two birds I really wanna see.
     
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    Kakapo, no. Kea yes, at a few different places.
     
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    Kakapo isn't kept by anyone. There is one bird that occasionally does guest appearances in NZ.
     
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    Kea I know is at Trevor Zoo in New York and Franklin Park in Boston.
     
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    Cincinnati has Kea, or it did at one point.
     
  11. ThylacineAlive

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    They should still have Kea, I believe they're one of the main breeders in the US. Sedgwick County and Tracy Aviary keep them as well.

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