Typhlonectes
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This was mentioned many years ago, but with the rise of the ant hobby in recent years, has anyone had any luck with the Army Ant species Eciton burchellii?
Are These in Captivity? #2
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Sicarius
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Not yet. I state:
"It's unethical for hobbyists to keep colonies of army ants from Dorylinae, because their uncommon colonies produce only one viable queen every 1-2 years."
Few institutions have tried, but colonies died out within a year time. Army ants in general have proven themselves extremely difficult in a captive environment.
Typhlonectes
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Cheers Sicarius.
Sicarius
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No, the remaining 30-ish Gobi Bears are living in the wild in Mongolia. They are protected by law.
The closely related Tibetan Blue bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) is kept in a few parks in China and Japan.
Rizz Carlton
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Are there ever any Sunda stink badger (Mydaus javanensis) in captivity?
Sicarius
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No public facilities hold this species. It is sometimes caught and kept locally as a pet, but I think that happens rarely and with limited success.
Typhlonectes
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Are there any zoos with Solifugae? I now own one and would like to see if anyone has had success
Similarly, are any live Velvet worms (Onychophora) on display anywhere?
Zoo Berlin used to have them for years, not sure if they still hold them.
Tennoji Zoo in Japan had them a few years ago, but not anymore.
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They were also on temporary exhibits at other zoos.
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They are breeding in private hands in Japan, but seems to be extremely difficult and I think they have not succeeded in long-term survival of offsprings.
Bluey
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Are there any species in a Private Care like a Ranch (say Texas) that little to no zoo exhibits but is common in private care such as Mouflon or like how tanimbar blue tongue is way more common in a dudes house but a they are almost unheard of in zoos except for a few over in Europe
PS I don't need to know about mouflon or tanimbar blue tongue it's just to get the conversation going
PS I don't need to know about mouflon or tanimbar blue tongue it's just to get the conversation going
Mossman Joe
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Does any zoo keep Muller's Narrowmouthed Frogs (Kaloula baleata)?
It's not on ZTL so if they are kept, it would likely be at an obscure place.
That is not an accurate statement at all on the global content of ZTL.The content is definitely not that complete (or accurate) to say that if a species isn't listed then if it exists it would have to be some place almost nobody has heard of. Especially when you get to the lesser vertebrates like herptiles or fish
cornu aspersum
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And ZTL doesn't have accurate records for some major collections in places out of Europe and North America.
Bijan Parandeh
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Are there any giant armadillos outside of South America?
I haven’t heard of any breeding programs.
I haven’t heard of any breeding programs.
MOG2012
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I don’t believe so
Bijan Parandeh
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Have they ever been bred in captivity?
I would assume it’s not a question of if they would but more that they are difficult to find and catch.
I would assume it’s not a question of if they would but more that they are difficult to find and catch.