Does Miami still have bushpigs?
African Bush Pig - wildlife animals, conservation, adaptation and information
African Bush Pig - wildlife animals, conservation, adaptation and information
Zoo Miami Zoo Miami 2017
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They did not have any on exhibit when I visited in January 2016. There was a discussion several years ago about whether there were any bush pigs in North America and I think the answer was no.
There should still be some at the private Shadow Nursery in Tennessee. I don't know if there are any others.
Have never ever seen any at Zoo Miami during all my visits between 1984 and 2017.
By the way: Has anyone answers to my questions from post no 187?
gabryatfendor
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How many Black Rhinos resides here?
GraysonDP
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drill
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I think that place closed down.
Source?
drill
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Google.
I think he's asking for your source, not how you found your source.
Actually, Google does say it's closed... when you search it, the location overview that shows up above the sources has it recorded as "permanently closed". That being said, I can't find any actual source indicating that this is true, so I suspect someone might have done it in error.
What's the name of the place/what are you searching? Because i searched for "Shadow Nursery", "Shadow Nursery in Tennessee" and "Shadow Nursery Tennessee" and nowhere does it say "permanently closed".
All I needed to do was add quotes. I also can't find a single source that says it closed.
grandelover1
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Shadow Nursery has always said that because it is not open to the public. It's private.
In on-topic news, according to GraysonDP's excellent interview with the zoo's director (found here: zoophoria) the zoo has bred Orinoco crocodile. This makes it one of three facilities (the other two are the Dallas World Aquarium and the Gladys Porter Zoo) outside their native range to have successfully hatched any.
Something that appears to have been missed by ZooChat is that Miami now holds kagu:
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Something that appears to have been missed by ZooChat is that Miami now holds kagu:
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Unfortunately, this animal is no longer alive. The cause of death was unknown.
