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Toxic "souvenirs" from Australian Zoos and Aquaria

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Batto, 11 Mar 2018.

  1. Batto

    Batto Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Dear Australian Zoochatters,

    sorry for the peculiar title, but since you're reading this, it's helped to catch your eye.
    I'm looking for educational items that could be used in my "Welt der Gifte" exhibition, i.e. life-like replicas, posters etc. of poisonous & venomous animals (as well as plants such as the gympie gympie) of Australia, like blue-ringed octopus, box jellyfish, Sydney funnel-web spider, Redback spider, taipans etc. It has been a while since I've been to an Australian zoo, aquarium or natural history museum, but I guess that their gift shops might have something along the lines of what I'm looking for. However, there might be other options beyond that of which you're aware of. So if any of you has a suitable suggestion, idea or recommendation, please let me know.
    Thanks in advance for your support.
     
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    CGSwans Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    MRJ Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    A souvenir company “Science & Nature” does a range of accurate models of Australian animals, including some venomous ones.
     
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