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Blackbuck/Reeve's Muntjac Exhibit

July 29th, 2012.
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Wow, Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) and Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) in a mixed exhibit, that isnt geographically accurate because Blackbuck come from India and Reeves muntjac come from China, wouldnt it be better if they had an Indian muntjac instaed of a reeves muntjac, or would they not get along ???
 
Wow, Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) and Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) in a mixed exhibit, that isnt geographically accurate because Blackbuck come from India and Reeves muntjac come from China, wouldnt it be better if they had an Indian muntjac instaed of a reeves muntjac, or would they not get along ???

I think it was probably just a case of availability.

~Thylo:cool:
 
I think it was probably just a case of availability.

~Thylo:cool:

Now that I think about it, availablilty is undeniably the case because Indian muntjac extremely rare in AZA zoos and Zoo Miami is probably one of the only, if not the only AZA zoo in the US that has Indian muntjac, although there are Indian muntjacs on hunting ranches in texas, Naples Zoo could have gotten Indian muntjacs from a hunting ranch but from what I know an AZA can get animals from a canned hunting ranch but they cant give them to a canned hunting ranch, and the other thing is Indian muntjac are a phase out species, I remember seeing Indian muntjac at the San Diego Wild Animal Park as a kid, they lived in the Asian Waterhole, and Reeves muntjac lived with them
 
Now that I think about it, availablilty is undeniably the case because Indian muntjac extremely rare in AZA zoos and Zoo Miami is probably one of the only, if not the only AZA zoo in the US that has Indian muntjac, although there are Indian muntjacs on hunting ranches in texas, Naples Zoo could have gotten Indian muntjacs from a hunting ranch but from what I know an AZA can get animals from a canned hunting ranch but they cant give them to a canned hunting ranch, and the other thing is Indian muntjac are a phase out species, I remember seeing Indian muntjac at the San Diego Wild Animal Park as a kid, they lived in the Asian Waterhole, and Reeves muntjac lived with them

Bronx has Indians. They're mixed with many other deer species on the monorail.

~Thylo:cool:
 

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