There are two bear exhibits and European Golden Jackals are mixed with the Indian Sloth Bears (although on this particular day the jackals were in a separation pen with their new young).
There are two bear exhibits and European Golden Jackals are mixed with the Indian Sloth Bears (although on this particular day the jackals were in a separation pen with their new young).
How long have the jackals and sloth bears been mixed? I like the look of this exhibit from the perspective of the bears, but that back wall and its multiple doors is fairly obtrusive.
How long have the jackals and sloth bears been mixed? I like the look of this exhibit from the perspective of the bears, but that back wall and its multiple doors is fairly obtrusive.
Yup - possibly as a result of the jackal pair having pups, the African Wolf was separated in a different part of the zoo (near the restaurant) when I was there - albeit still labelled as Golden Jackal!
So it was in a seperate 'pen'? I do like the word 'pen' when used in a Zoo context, I think it stems from the USA. Is it short for 'penitentiary' perhaps, or just a stand alone word?
So it was in a seperate 'pen'? I do like the word 'pen' when used in a Zoo context, I think it stems from the USA. Is it short for 'penitentiary' perhaps, or just a stand alone word?
Ah, we haven't had a good ol' etymology sesh for a while!
A quick google suggests they're unrelated - 'pen' as animal enclosure is an Old English word (penn or penne) of uncertain origin - 'pen' for prison first recorded in the late 19th century as a contraction of penitentiary.
