Worst Zoo Misses, Regrets and Gut Punches

PaleoMatt said:
Yes but the terms of care he gets compared to others before him is better and I feel he will still live for a few years at least.
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In point of fact he gets the same level of husbandry as the previous lifespan holder, who shared his exhibit in the Rio Negra, and who was a few years younger than Baby is now when he passed away. So I wouldn't delay visiting on the grounds that he is in relatively good health for his age - you may regret it.
 
FunkyGibbon said:
It's strange to think there will be ZooChatters (Europeans, the rest get a pass), who either never got around to visiting Duisburg before Baby died, booked a visit but he died before they got there, or joined after the unhappy event and then found out what they missed. Presumably there are plenty of current active members in the first group.
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Reading this post gave me anxiety.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
In point of fact he gets the same level of husbandry as the previous lifespan holder, who shared his exhibit in the Rio Negra, and who was a few years younger than Baby is now when he passed away. So I wouldn't delay visiting on the grounds that he is in relatively good health for his age - you may regret it.
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True, it is my top priority for overseas travel currently but I probably won't be able to get there for a while yet.
 
I did a spur-of-the-moment trip to Oregon last year, my first trip west, and I got there the day after Nora the polar bear went off exhibit before moving to Utah. That was disappointing!

Not taking better care of and saving all of my old zoo photos and negatives.
 
Worst miss..........I was like 8 years old in 2012 and I visit Chimelong. I don't realize how rare all those primates are and I am like "well,lets skip it". And then all of those Hainan gibbon and Douc langur and white-headed langur and phayre's langur..........
 
I now have one to add: missing the entire ZSL - London due to a train strike in France. My Eurostar back to the continent was canceled, so I ended up losing half a day flitting about St. Pancras waiting for a new train.
 
Nosing through ZTL for my upcoming trip, I was reminded of another miss - the African Wildcat at Howletts. I had my first (and so far only) visit there last summer, with my big aims being lots of gorillas, African elephants and the Ratels. I knew about the wildcat, but I was so captivated by the Ratels he kinda slipped my mind, and I somehow missed his enclosure, and didn't remember till I got home, but thought maybe I could see him on another visit. Now his ZTL Howletts listing is gone, along with my chance of seeing his species :(
 
Crowthorne said:
Now his ZTL Howletts listing is gone, along with my chance of seeing his species
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The subspecies, yes - the species can still be picked up, as Gordon's Wildcat is dotted here and there and also belongs in Felis lybica. :)
 
1. Not having a video camera when I used to go to the Philadelphia Zoo. I only took pics with a disposable.

2. Taking the time to see the Amazon exhibit at Zoo Miami. I always spent my time at either Wings of Asia, with Dalip & Nellie the Asian Elephants, Indian Rhinos, Gaur or African hoofstock.

3. I missed going behind the scenes with Spike the elephant at Busch Gardens before he left for DC's National Zoo. They weren't offering tours but still...... :(
 
As far as recent ones go:
Missing Western Barred Bandicoot four times at Barna Mia.
Finding out about the Banded Hare-wallabies at Wadderin Sanctuary a day after leaving the area.
 
Najade said:
As far as recent ones go:
Missing Western Barred Bandicoot four times at Barna Mia.
Finding out about the Banded Hare-wallabies at Wadderin Sanctuary a day after leaving the area.
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Did Barna Mia not have banded hare-wallabies? I wasn't aware Barna Mia had Western Barred Bandicoots.
 
Giant Eland said:
Did Barna Mia not have banded hare-wallabies? I wasn't aware Barna Mia had Western Barred Bandicoots.
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No Banded Hare-wallabies anymore, although I was told they're hoping to get them back when the expansion is done, but that even then it might take years.
 
DavidBrown said:
I should have jumped in the car and driven the six hours to see the vampire squid at Monterey Aquarium the minute that it went on exhibit, but no, I had to wait a week and it was too late.
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It’s wores when you’re an hour away and you didn’t even know about the vampire squid...
 
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