Wait, West African giraffes? Also, doesn't the São Paulo zoo hold South African giraffes?
Species formerly kept in Brazil
The individual of crocodilus niloticus from BH was held in the present broad snouted caiman enclosure.
The caimans, at the time, were held in that freshwater turtle pound near the former giraffe enclosure.
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It seemed that the crocodile exhibit was much bigger than the present caiman one. I don't remember any exhibit with a big pond that had turtles while visiting the zoo and the only turtle exhibits I saw were the one in the reptile house and the one in front of the big Cerrado exhibit.
Ayana, the giraffe that lives in Itatiba zoo, came from BH, and is a west african one. All the giraffes in BH were from this subspecies, if I'm not completely wrong.
I thought the giraffe at the Itatiba zoo was a Southern one (West African giraffes are considered part of the Northern species/subspecies). Didn't the São Paulo zoo send some giraffes to BH? They sent various animals to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro.
The former crocodile exhibit is nowadays the caiman exhibit you saw in your visit. When you across the street from this enclosure, you walk a little to the opposite side from the elephants and you reach the former exhibit, wich now holds the turtles. Check it out: Google Maps
Not that I know. The first giraffes from the recent lineage at BH arrived in the 90's from Africa. They bred and one offspring was exchanged with one individual from Brasilia many years ago.
I think the exhibit was removed, because I don't have any pictures of it.
Oh, ok.
Anyway, I'm not completely sure about their subspecies. Our zoos never usually add the subspecies of giraffes to the signs, so I'm in doubt.
No, I saw this exhibit like five days ago
you must not be remembering of it. It is right behind the gorillas.
I think I've read somewhere on Zoochat that the giraffes at the São Paulo zoo were South African ones. I've heard something on the news about the giraffes coming to the Bioparque do Rio, I think they were negotiating the animals with the South African government, so the giraffe species/subspecies will probably be the South African one.
I have a slight memory of it, but sadly didn't take any pictures.No, I saw this exhibit like five days ago
Don't blame you... Have to confess that turtle enclosures are the ones that take me less attention
. I only remember well about this one because it's my home zoo, and also cause it held caimans before.
Ah yes, it's this one, right? Jungle cat - ZooChat
Didn't know this species had ever been kept in the country.
Neither did I. Also, as you can see, an Eurasian lynx was kept there as well, so another species to add to the list.