africa

Sorry if this thread already exists but I thought Id make a post for a bit of fun to see which elephant sub species people like the best. :)

A pair of Ring-Tailed Lemur at the 'Lemur Woods' exhibit at West Midland Safari Park, UK. I believe that it was once considered the largest exhibit of its kind in the UK, but this could be incorrect. Either way, it is always a pleasant place to sit and take some photos on a busy day.

Ever since I discovered Houston Zoo's Master Plan, https://s28164.pcdn.co/files/Strat_Plan_Book_MF_3.20.20_Web.pdf I have been obsessed with looking at it and speculating what the zoo could look like in the future. So in anticipation for my visit to the Houston Zoo's Galapagos Islands, I thought...

February 17th 2023

February 17th 2023

We all know about the standard animals most zoos contain in their African sections, but I'm super curious about what people think are under-represented African animals in zoos across the world, and which animals should be more represented than they are. For example, I think the Giant Eland and...

There are lots of wildlife parks in Europe, and interesting zoos in Asia, Africa and South America, which are completely not mentioned on this forum. Some have interesting species or exhibits. So a challenge: did anybody visit a zoo which no other zoochatter visited? Can you describe what...

Does anyone know of zoos/aquariums with rain frogs? Desert rain frogs (Breviceps macrops) are my favorite, but I’m interested in seeming any and all the Brevicipitidaes. After a lot of googling, I’ve only found a couple zoos (Henry Dooley and Akron) with Madagascar Rain Frogs. A trip to Africa...

Hi all, Me and @Jaguar_X have been working tirelessly for the last couple of months working on a list of all Captive species within South Africa, It includes Captive situations, Semi-captive, exotics kept on Hunting Ranches and lastly, animals in the private pet trade. Since we are only...

A collection of various African animals that I drew in Procreate all as one together with the lion leading the way.

Today, I randomly stumbled on this article, which explained that the African Penguin may be extinct in the wild in as soon as 3 years. This is admittedly the low end of the estimated time range for when they will go extinct, but the fact was still really shocking to me. I had no clue that the...

According to the last censuses, the global Giraffe population is increasing in Africa since 2015, passing finally above the 100.000 individuals threshold : Giraffe populations are rising, giving new hope to scientists

A giant owl that has gone almost unseen in African rainforests for 150 years has been photographed in the wild for the first time by British scientists working in Ghana. Shelley’s Eagle Owl was spotted on 16 October in what has been hailed as a “sensational discovery” by ecologists. With only...

I don't know if there is already a thread for this, but what is the best African zoo (and or aquarium)? When I look in the gallery there seems to be very bad ones but also of average quality, like in Egypt. So.... which one is the best?

Africa, June 18

Africa, June 18

The Black Leopard is a new hardcover book by photographer Will Burrard-Lucas. The subtitle is My Quest to Photograph One of Africa's Most Elusive Big Cats. It was released yesterday and I received it today. It's a high quality hardback just over 200 pages (roughly 8x10 inch). It appears to be...

The typical savanna mixed exhibit is probely the most iconic, but aswell most over done zoo exhibit type on earth. After seeing how many zoochaters complained over to loss of ungulates (espicially asian species). Maby would it be a good sollution to create more "savanna style" exhibits for asian...