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  1. German Zoo World

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    Nine banded Armadillo

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    Location: Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge Texas

    Species: Nine banded Armadillo

    What can be Seen:

    On the Shores of a Lake in Texas a Family of armadillos are looking for food between the cactus.























    River Otter

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    Location: Algonquin Provincial Park

    Species: North American River Otter

    What can be Seen:

    A River Otter walks arround the Woods near to his Lake.




























    Black footed Ferret

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    Photo Made by @carlos55

    Location: Wind Cave National Park South Dakota

    Species: Black footed Ferret

    What can be Seen:

    A rare black footed Ferret is Investigating the burrow of his next Prey.

    Next time we Encounter big Carnivores and Hufstook, do you know which Hall is Next?
     
  2. German Zoo World

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    Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals

    Osborn Caribou

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    Location: Level Mountain British Columbia Canada

    Species: Osborn Caribou

    What can be Seen:

    A Herd of Caribou grazes on the edge of the Tundra.








































    Musk Ox

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    Location: Ellesmere Island Nunavut Canada

    Species: Musk Ox

    What can be Seen:

    Two Musk ox are Standing on a ledge in the Arctic Tundra.





















    Grant Caribou

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    Photo Made by @Screvier20

    Location: Alaska

    Species: Grant Caribou

    What can be Seen:

    Two Male caribous stand near a Tundra Lake.
     
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    Bighorn Sheep

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    Photo Made by @Screvier20

    Location: Mount Wilcox (Alberta) Jasper National Park Alberta Canada

    Species: Bighorn Sheep

    What can be Seen:

    A small Herd of bighorn sheep stands near a mountain Peek.





























    Alaska Moose

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Kenai Peninsula Alaska

    Species: Alaska Moose

    What can be Seen:

    Two Male Moose Fight for dominance while a female Moose is watching them.






    Bison and Pronghorn

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: North Platte River Wyoming

    Species: unidentified cowbird, American Bison, Pronghorn Antelope

    What can be Seen:

    A Herd of Bison encounters a Herd of Pronghorn Antelope.
     
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    Alaska Brown Bear

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Canoe Bay Alaska Peninsula

    Species: unidentified salmon, Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear

    What can be Seen:

    2 Bears have stolen the salmon Prey of a River Otter.








































    Mule Deer

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    Photo Made by @savethelephant

    Location: Devils Tower Wyoming

    Species: American Magpie, Mule Deer

    What can be Seen:

    2 deers are alarmed by a magpies alarm call.





























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    Wapiti

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    Photo Made by @savethelephant

    Location: White River National Forest Colorado

    Species: Wapiti

    What can be Seen:

    In the breeding Time of the wapiti deer a Male deer will defend his Herd of females against any Male that wants to Fight him.
     
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  5. German Zoo World

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    Grizzly Bear

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    Photo Made by @savethelephant

    Location: Yellowstone National Park Wyoming

    Species: Grizzly Bear

    What can be Seen:

    A Family of bears plays in the famous woodlands of the Yellowstone National Park.

























    Mountain Lion

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    Photo Made by @savethelephant

    Location: Grand Canyon Arizona

    Species: Cougar

    What can be Seen:

    A pair of pumas look out over the great Colorado River.































    Mountain Goat

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    Location: Tongass National Forest Alaska

    Species: Rocky Mountain Goat

    What can be Seen:

    2 goats help a baby goat to climb a mountain.
     
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    Jack Rabbit

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    Photo Made by @carlos55

    Location: Near Tucson Arizona

    Species: Antelope Jackrabbit, Black Tailed Jackrabbit

    What can be Seen:

    2 different species of rabbit Encounter each other in the sonoran desert.




























    Black Bear

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    Location: Near Lake Placid Florida

    Species: Cottonmouth snake, American Black Bear

    What can be Seen:

    A bear has disturbed a highly venemous Cottonmouth snake, it is better for him to retreat if he dosent want to take a snake bite.































    Cottontail

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    Photo Made by @carlos55

    Location: Ithaca New York

    Species: Eastern Cottontail

    What can be Seen:

    2 rabbits are eating an Pumpkin.
     
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    Wolf

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    Location: Lake Gunflint Superior National Forest northern Minnesota

    Species: Gray Wolf

    What can be Seen:

    A pair of Wolfs hunts in the darkness.
































    Spotted Skunk and Cacomistle

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    Photo Made by @carlos55

    Location: Shiprock New Mexico

    Species: Western spotted Skunk, Common Ringtail

    What can be Seen:

    A pair of skunks encounters a pair of Common Ringtails, the skunks dont know If they should attack the Ringtails and the Ringtails dont know If they should attack the skunks.






























    Coyote

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    Location: Yosemite National Park California

    Species: unidentified Butterflies, Coyote

    What can be Seen:

    A pair of Coyotes are looking for an easy meal inside a rodent burrow.
     
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  8. German Zoo World

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    Striped Skunk

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    Location: Delaware Water Gap New Jersey

    Species: Striped Skunk

    What can be Seen:

    A Skunk leads her cubs through the forest.



























    White Tail Deer

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    Photo Made by @savethelephant

    Location: Bear Mountain State Park New York

    Species: White Tailed Deer

    What can be Seen:

    A Male deer takes a good look at his females and he will defend them if a rival shows up.



























    White Sheep

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Denali National Park Alaska

    Species: Dall Sheep

    What can be Seen:

    3 sheeps are standing on a peek and are overlooking the breathtaking Landscape of Denali.
     
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    Gray Fox and Opossum

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    Photo Made by @Screvier20

    Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tennessee

    Species: Gray Fox, Virginia Opossum

    What can be Seen:

    A Opossum watches carefully as a fox walks past his tree.





































    Fisher and Porcupince

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    Location: unknown

    Species: North American tree Porcupince, Fisher

    What can be Seen:

    A Fisher has cornered a porcupince but the porcupince is watching him very carefully.


























    Racoon

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    Location: Minnies Lake Georgia

    Species: North American Racoon

    What can be Seen:

    In the Nocturnal swamps a racoon searches for food.
     
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    Beaver

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    Photo Made by @Screvier20

    Location: Hoister Creek Michigan

    Species: American Beaver

    What can be Seen:

    A Family of beavers are expanding their beaver damm.





























    Mountain Beaver

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    Location: Mount Rainier National Park Washington

    Species: Mountain Beaver

    What can be Seen:

    A mountain beaver harvests some plants because the Winter in the high mountains is very cold.


























    Canada Lynx and Varying Hare

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    Location: Gaspesie National Park Quebec Canada

    Species: Snowshoe Hare, Canada Lynx

    What can be Seen:

    A Hare tries to hide because a Lynx is after him.
     
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    Western Gray Squirrel

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    Location: Rogue River Oregon

    Species: Western Gray Squirrel

    What can be Seen:

    A squirrel climbs a tree.


























    Jaguar

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    Location: Guaymas Sonora Mexico

    Species: Jaguar

    What can be Seen:

    2 rare desert Jaguars are seen in the Sunset. One is resting while the other one climbs on a rock.

    Next time we Encounter the Wildlife of africa from the desert to the rainforest.
     
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    Akeley Hall of African Mammals

    African Elephant Group

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    Photo Made by @Sarus Crane

    Location: unknown

    Species: African Bush Elephant

    What can be Seen:

    A impressive Elephant Herd travells through the African Savannah.



























    Water Hole

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Ewaso Ngiro

    Species: Giraffe, Grevys Zebra, Northern Grants Gazelle, Raineys Gazelle, Beisa Oryx

    What can be Seen:

    Several Species of Antelopes gather on a waterhole near some of africas most famous animals, the Zebra and the Giraffe.


























    Mountain Nyala

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Ethiopia Addis Ababa

    Species: Mountain Nyala

    What can be Seen:

    A Herd of rare Mountain Nyala are watching their surroundings very closly, If a Predator would attack the Herd they can be very fast.
     
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    Buffalo

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    Location: Mount Kenya

    Species: Cattle Egret, African Buffalo

    What can be Seen:

    A Flock of egrets are enjoying the insects that thrive near a Buffalo Herd.
























    Lion

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Lake Victoria

    Species: African Lion

    What can be Seen:

    A pride of lions are overlooking the Savannah to find some nearby prey.
























    Bongo

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Kenya Aberdare Mountains

    Species: Eastern Bongo, Giant forest Hog

    What can be Seen:

    2 Bongos Encounter a powerfull hog in the bamboo forest of the aberdares.
     
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    Giant Eland

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Bahr El Ghazal


    Species: Standard Winged Nightjar, Giant Eland

    What can be Seen:

    2 rare Giant elands are grazing on the Savannah.





























    Upper Nile Region

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Sudan Lake No

    Species: Shoebill, Nile Lechwe, Roan Antelope, Waterbuck, White eared Kob, Sitatunga, Common Hippopotamus

    What can be Seen:

    Different Antelope species a Shoebill Stork and a Hippo gather near the rich Waters of the Nile.

































    Plains

    There are no Pictures of this Diorama on the Zoo Chat Gallery

    Location: Serengeti Plains

    Species: Blue Wildebeest, Plains zebra, Lichtensteins Hartebeest/Bubal Hartebeest, Topi, Eland, Thomsons Gazelle,Grants Gazelle

    What can be Seen:

    This Diorama Shows the famous migratory Herds of Wildebeest, Zebra and Antelope on the Serengeti Plains.
     
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    Great work in documenting these dioramas @German Zoo World, well done !

    It would be really interesting to do a thread documenting the history behind the collection of these specimens and the creation of the dioramas.
     
  16. twilighter

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    @German Zoo World I will upload some more pictures from Akeley Hall of African Mammals
    for you project.
     
  17. German Zoo World

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    Thank you very much @twilighter i apreciate your Help and your great Photos by the way do you have Pictures of the okapi, Leopard stalking a hog, mandrill, colobus, baboon/klippspringer and chimpanzee Dioramas?.
     
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    Thank you! Yes, I already uploaded the pictures for the ones you asked.
     
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    Greater Koodoo

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Tanzanja Mount KilimaJuwel

    Species: Greater Kudu

    What can be Seen:

    Three kudus are looking down a Hillside to Spot danger early enough.


















    Giant Sable

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Angola Upper Cuando and Luando Rivers

    Species: Giant Sable Antilope

    What can be Seen:

    4 rare giant sable antilopes are taking a nap in the Bush Savannah.































    Gemsbok

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    Photo Made by @twilighter

    Location: Botswana Kalahari Desert

    Species: Gemsbok

    What can be Seen:

    A group of Gemsbok are watching nervously their surroundings.
     
  20. German Zoo World

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    @Bib Fortuna i have posted the Hunters Hartebeest and the Mountain Nyala already.