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G'day from Ara

Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by Ara, 9 Jun 2007.

  1. Ara

    Ara Well-Known Member

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    G'day all from Ara

    I recently discovered this fantastic forum and was blown away by it!
    Until then, I thought I was the only zoo tragic around, as most of my friends and family are not all that interested. How wrong I was!
    It's great to know that there are other zoo nuts out there too, and I'm impressed by the inside info. some of you seem to have.

    I call myself Ara because I am a great admirer of macaws ( genus Ara )
    Like me, they make a lot of noise and are ready to bite anyone who offends them.

    I regard myself as a bit of a zoo historian ( in a local way )as I have been visiting Taronga, Melbourne and Adelaide zoos regularly and often for the past 50 years and have recorded a lot of detail about them.In that time I've seen a lot of changes in them, both good and bad.

    In retirement ( soon ) I intend to vist many more of the world's zoos, aquariums and animal parks.
     
  2. Writhedhornbill

    Writhedhornbill Well-Known Member

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    Hi, Welcome to the forum!!

    I also like parrots (not nearly as much as hornbills), but do you like the Blue throated macaws? They're one of my favourites!!
     
  3. patrick

    patrick Well-Known Member

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    try not to bite too hard ara... ;)
     
  4. bongorob

    bongorob Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Welcome Ara. I hope you have a great time here.