Zoomat in Chiapas has bred tayras regularly since 1992 and has released various tayras back into protected areas. Though Chiapas is next to Guatemala as a part of mexico it is still North America.
Zoomat in Chiapas has bred tayras regularly since 1992 and has released various tayras back into protected areas. Though Chiapas is next to Guatemala as a part of mexico it is still North America.
Well this boils down to geographic semantics really. You could make the argument that southern Mexico is part of North America because its on the North American continent. But there is also the possibility that one could consider it to be part of Central America due to its climate, flora, and fauna.
Ultimately though, we all need to stop listening to Thane Maynard about the Cincy Zoo's alleged "onlys and firsts"
Ituri is correct in his observation, because Chiapas was actually part of guatemala until it was decided by vote to become part of mexico during the middle of the nineteenth century. People in Chiapas now say that, Todo en Chiapas es Mexico, but borders change thru history.
It would be wiser to say that animals are bred outside of their natural range, which of course is an important achievement for which the cincy zoo deserves all the credit.
What a pity that tayras are so rare in the U.S. because they are such lovely and active mammals.
