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If you had a zoo, what 5 species would yo definitely have?

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by AverageWalrus, 8 Sep 2014.

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  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I think he knows they are the same thing ;)

    Interestingly though, the name "Royal Bengal tiger" isn't a zoo invention, it is because during the British rule in India leopards were called tigers. So the Royal tiger was the actual tiger. The name is just a hold-over from a past era.
     
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  2. gormancgo

    gormancgo Well-Known Member

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    Orinoco Crocodile
    Lowland Gorilla
    Platypus
    Sumatran Tiger
    American Badger
     
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  3. IanRRobinson

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    Never heard that one before. Leopards were often called "panthers" in India during the Raj; sometimes you'll see Indian writers use that name today.
     
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  4. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    further interestingness: at one time the names panther and leopard referred to what were thought to be different species (determined by such things as tail length and body size and such. I can't remember the specifics).
     
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  5. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I've been googling trying to find a back-up reference to the royal tiger etymology I claim, but can't find anything online. I have lots of old natural history books (but all in storage so not accessible to me currently) which is where I originally got it from.
     
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  6. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    If you ever have a clear-out, let me know ;)
     
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  7. Shellheart

    Shellheart Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Hmmm....If it's strictly a zoo then I'd have to go with the following:
    Okapi (gotta have my favorite animal in there!)
    Greater Kudu
    Harpy Eagle
    Indian Rhinoceros
    Jaguar
     
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  8. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    there's about 3000 animal books in there and I haven't seen any of them since 2011 because I haven't had a home since then!! :(
     
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  9. BedildaSue

    BedildaSue Well-Known Member

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    So my choices are a little beyond reach, but what the heck, it's my zoo! :p

    Platypus
    Kakapo
    Iberian lynx
    Marine iguana
    Mountain gorilla
     
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  10. PAT

    PAT Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I wrote down about 15 species off the top of my head and then eliminated species one at a time until I ended up with 5. They are:
    -Golden Snub-nosed monkey
    -Sun Bear
    -Baikal Seal
    -Tufted Deer
    -Sea Otter
     
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  11. FrancoiseLangur

    FrancoiseLangur Well-Known Member

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    That's a hard choice to make, though exciting!

    I would have

    Francois' langur
    Dusky langur
    Javan langur
    Silvered langur
    Golden snub-nosed monkey
     
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  12. gentle lemur

    gentle lemur Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    My zoo would aim to appeal to a wide range of visitors, so I have decided to choose one species from each class, and like TLD I will resist temptation and confine myself to species that are currently held in Europe and that I have seen.

    Mammal western gorilla
    Bird long-tailed duck
    Reptile Boelen's python
    Amphibian mountain chicken
    Fish Neolamprologus furcifer (I don't think there are any on show in Europe, but I'm sure some are kept privately)

    There is, of course, a long queue of disappointed creatures which have been unlucky for one reason or another. I apologise to all broad-nosed gentle lemurs, Demidoff's galagos, Indian rhinos, klipspringers, blue-crowned lories, Pesquet's parrots, chestnut wattle-eyed flycatchers, New Zealand tree geckos, four-eyed fishes, Cyathopharynx furcifer and Petrochromis trewavasae.

    Alan
     
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  13. TZFan

    TZFan Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Choosing just five is such a difficult task. I love so many species. I picked 5 I cant see at my home zoo.

    African Wild Dog - I have always loved them.
    Giant Otter - Love otters and have never seen a giant otter.
    Quokka - They are just too adorable not to have.
    Platypus - Why not have the most unusual mammal alive?
    Walrus - Who doesn't love walruses?

    I cant believe I cut some of the animals I did. Ask me on another day and you would probably get 5 very different animals but always mammals.
     
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  14. Cassidy Casuar

    Cassidy Casuar Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    In no particular order:

    Egyptian Goose
    Riverine Rabbit
    Reeves's Pheasant
    Glossy Ibis
    Leopard Gecko
     
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  15. doctorkay

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    I would love to have in my zoo.
    American black bear
    koala
    jaguar
    arctic wolf
    raggiana bird of paradise.
     
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  16. AverageWalrus

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    I never said it had to be Strictly zoo, you can have marine species if you would like
     
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  17. HyakkoShachi

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    Picking just five animals is a bit difficult, but I'll go big or go home and have killer whales, moose, african elephants, western gorillas and whale sharks.
     
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  18. Jola

    Jola Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Indian rhinos
    Purcupines
    Red pandas
    Polar bears
    Asian elephants
     
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  19. FBBird

    FBBird Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    If you had a zoo..

    I can't do this; there are six Flamingo taxa.
     
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  20. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Keeping it realistic enough:
    1) South African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)
    2) Indochinese Golden Cat (Pardofelis temminckii temminckii)
    3) Sulawesi Knobbed Hornbill (Aceros cassidix)
    4) Australian Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnson)
    5) Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

    ~Thylo:cool:
     
    ThylacineAlive, 12 Sep 2014
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