Seldom Seen Zoo Residents
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JerseyLotte
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Maned Wolves!!!!!!!
I never saw them once at Chester, I visited perhaps 15 times while they were there when I was younger.
I've been at Durrell for 3 years, still not seen them here either!!!
I never saw them once at Chester, I visited perhaps 15 times while they were there when I was younger.
I've been at Durrell for 3 years, still not seen them here either!!!
Simon McGlary
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AT Edinburgh it has to be the female Pallas Cat. The male I have seen and often joke that he's doing the same as the rest of us and see the female! At one of the Centenary talks, the head keeper of carnivores also commented that she had only seen her twice of the course of a year!
Blackduiker
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Blackduiker
What's strange is that I almost always see the Channel Island Fox. Even took several nice shots of him on my New Year's Eve visit. Now if I could just upload them onto my computer from the camera. My 3 month old Canon digital isn't being recognized by the computer. Help!
What's strange is that I almost always see the Channel Island Fox. Even took several nice shots of him on my New Year's Eve visit. Now if I could just upload them onto my computer from the camera. My 3 month old Canon digital isn't being recognized by the computer. Help!
Jesse
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where have the porcupines gone? i have only ever seen them twice. the first time just their spiny rear was showing and the second time they came out in full view. (i should let you know i was on a night time tour)
i have only ever seen a de brazza's monkey once while i was walking past the old ape grottoes. and i always manage to see the goodfellow's tree kangaroos.
i was in shock when i went to the melbourne zoo last to only see one giraffe, no zebras and ostriches. probably because melbourne got the most rain in ages. i believe it can depend on the time of day and weather, as to which animals you see.
Marwell's maned wolves were always invisible, when they were kept in an enclosure which is now Marabou Mansions. The one thing that gave 'em away was the smell.
At Marwell at the moment, I don't think I can really think of anything that you don't often see, though I suppose the anoa and sometimes even the otters can be quite secretive. When they were on show/at the park, the brush-tailed possum and elephant shrews were very rare sights.
At the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park, my award goes to the mink, with the lynx in second place. Mind you though, the latter have a very large, very dense and very nice enclosure. They left the park about half a dozen years ago or more, but the red squirrels were always no-shows.
At Marwell at the moment, I don't think I can really think of anything that you don't often see, though I suppose the anoa and sometimes even the otters can be quite secretive. When they were on show/at the park, the brush-tailed possum and elephant shrews were very rare sights.
At the New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park, my award goes to the mink, with the lynx in second place. Mind you though, the latter have a very large, very dense and very nice enclosure. They left the park about half a dozen years ago or more, but the red squirrels were always no-shows.
zoogiraffe
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zoogiraffe
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maned wolves have a very distinct musky smell dont they ? i remember the ones at Port lympne
In the Mexico city national zoo in chapultepec the most elusive residents are probably the 2 groups of Mexican red wolves , the pair of African wilddogs and the cacomixtles which always seemed to be tucked away in their cave. The american black bear is often hard to find and the elderly male Jaguar rarely shows himself , however the younger pair next door to him are always very visible. In the zoo nearest to me "zoologico de los coyotes" the she wolf is also very hard to find , but i was told on a recent visit she might be expecting some cubs soon which could explain her invisibility also the north american badger in the zoo of San juan de aragon is either non existant or painfully shy.
Zoogoer2000
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Out of many trips to Toronto Zoo...
The snow leopards tend to be difficult to spot, they often hide in the rock overhangs (especially the cubs)
The clouded leopards like to sleep around a corner which can't be seen by the public, so I rarely see them
When the indian muntjac's were in the rhino/gaur exhibits, i only saw them once or twice before they darted into bushes
Its often difficult to find our red pandas, but i've tended to have good views
The cheetahs have a massive enclosure which bend out of sight in a few places which makes it all the more difficult
I've only seen our kudu's twice (They have a fairly large exhibit)
I rarely see the moose because his enclosure winds back far into the dense forest
The snow leopards tend to be difficult to spot, they often hide in the rock overhangs (especially the cubs)
The clouded leopards like to sleep around a corner which can't be seen by the public, so I rarely see them
When the indian muntjac's were in the rhino/gaur exhibits, i only saw them once or twice before they darted into bushes
Its often difficult to find our red pandas, but i've tended to have good views
The cheetahs have a massive enclosure which bend out of sight in a few places which makes it all the more difficult
I've only seen our kudu's twice (They have a fairly large exhibit)
I rarely see the moose because his enclosure winds back far into the dense forest
It is similar in smell to marijuana. very distinct and maned wolves need that smell to be the most prevelant. strong smelling items make great enrichment for maned wolves.
