Two elderly zoos that remain very pleasant days out, despite having seen their glory days, and one with a monotreme that is about to become in very handy. Why? Because the topic is miscellaneous mammals.
Miscellaneous mammals tends to mean small mammals so we won't be looking at vast and extensive enclosures, this will be all about the animals so I imagine we'll see Frexit.
Monotremes Paignton: Short-beaked Echidna Dasyuromorphs Paris: Eastern quoll Diprotodontians Edinburgh: Koala, New Guinea ground cuscus, Swamp wallaby Paris: Dusky pademelon, Eastern grey kangaroo, Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo, Red-necked wallaby, Western woylie Hyraxes Edinburgh: Common rock hyrax Armadillos Edinburgh: Southern three-banded armadillo Pilosans Edinburgh: Giant anteater Tree shrews Paignton: Northern treeshrew Lagomorphs Paignton: European rabbit Rodents Paignton: Cape porcupine, Capybara, Crested porcupine, Hazel dormouse Paris: Black-rumped agouti, Common Rock squirrel, Greater guinea pig, Indian crested porcupine, Northern Luzon giant cloud rat Orders Edinburgh: 3 (hyraxes, armadillos, pilosans) Paignton: 3 (monotremes, tree shrews, lagomorphs) Paris: 1 (dasyuromorphs) Families for Ediburgh and Paignton Edinburgh: 6 (koalas,cuscuses, kangaroos, hyraxes, armadillos, anteaters) Paignton: 6 (echidnas, tree shrews, leporids, Old World porcupines, cavies, dormice) Species Edinburgh:6 Paignton: 7 Paignton wins after a very close battle
Paris has quite a number of wonderful little enclosures for marsupials and rodents, with quite some rarities in a very nice cohesive atmosphere.
