What animals would you like too see more.

I agree. It was a surprise to see one. I had talked with a member of staff at Antwerp and the head of Planckendael invited me to go to Planckendael the following day and let me touch an Indian rhinoceros.
 
Dassie rat said:
I agree. It was a surprise to see one. I had talked with a member of staff at Antwerp and the head of Planckendael invited me to go to Planckendael the following day and let me touch an Indian rhinoceros.
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Wow ! It must have been an incredible experience !

I dont think that the Phillipine eagle is kept in captivity anywhere outside of the Phillipines currently, right?
 
Tim May said:
Historically several of the world's major zoos exhibited monkey-eating eagles; I believe the individual London Zoo acquired in 1909 was the first outside the Philippines.
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That is really interesting, thanks for sharing Tim !

It seems like it was kept relatively late by zoos outside its native range in comparison with a lot of other species.

I wonder if this was due to it being hard to catch or keep alive on sea journeys to Europe.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
I dont think that the Phillipine eagle is kept in captivity anywhere outside of the Phillipines currently, right?
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A pair have been kept at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore for about a year now. At the time, I think there were rumours that other zoos might also receive birds but nothing has come of this yet.

Edit - sorry Tim - I think we cross-posted!
 
Tim May said:
If you check the ZooChat gallery you'll find some recent photos of the species in Jurong.
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Gavialis said:
A pair have been kept at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore for about a year now. At the time, I think there were rumours that other zoos might also receive birds but nothing has come of this yet.

Edit - sorry Tim - I think we cross-posted!
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Glad to see that these are being kept in captivity as they do desperately require some kind of ex-situ management.

Fingers crossed that Jurong have success with breeding them and that they will soon be held by other institutions too.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I would like to see a greater diversity of amphibians (any species really) at my local zoos, perhaps like a 'frog house' or a section designated to them would be especially appreciated. A few zoos exhibit a small collection of native tree frogs and one will hopefully place some of their poison dart frogs on-display soon, but I still feel like they don't really get the attention they deserve.
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Toledo Zoo has a relatively nice amphibian collection last time there. They had many species, and also a Giant Salamander too.
 
I think pangolins should be kept in more zoos. Every species is endangered and pangolins are the most illegally trafficked animal in the world, so they really need help with conservation. Plus, due to their strange but cute look and rarity, I think they would become pretty popular even with the average zoo guest.
 
More species of Australian and New Zealand animals in zoos outside of Australia and New Zealand would be nice. Both regions have very unique fauna and many threatened species that could benefit from large ex-situ breeding populations.
 
I'd like to see more endangered native species, mostly frogs, salamanders, shrews, or mice. But I would also love to see more primates aside from capuchin and spider monkeys, or more hoofstock
 
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