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These are the female african elephants living nowadays in Belo Horizonte zoo. They live separated from the zoo's male african-elephant "jamba", for reproduction managing issues

This is a thread following on from a discussion me and @David Matos Mendes had about creating a post regarding the specialities / expertise that zoos within Brazil have with different species. I hope that it is informative for the zoochatters who are curious about zoos here and gives a decent...

Althoug most of the brazilian public zoos still need a few changes on a few structures, we can't let to notice how they changed in the last decades, Once the animal welfare (or animal welness) is a concept that fortunately gained a lot of space in the modern times.Here I'm posting a "before and...

A marsh deer fawn was born (the 3rd one so far) to the pair of adults that have resided for many years at the Sorocaba Zoo , State of Sao Paulo. Filhote de cervo-do-pantanal recebe cuidados no zoológico de Sorocaba

In October, the entire range of this Critically Endangered species became protected: Critically Endangered antwren receives its first protected area in Brazil

The Blue-eyed Ground Dove had not been sighted since 1941, until its rediscovery in 2016 when about a dozen birds were found. Unfortunately, these birds lived on private property, and the person who owned the property planned on mining for iron ore there, therefore disrupting the birds and their...

The zoo has had a reported first global captive hatching of 4 endangered Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) . Pato-mergulhão se reproduz em cativeiro pela primeira vez no mundo - Jornal O Globo

It has been a while since I have posted my adventures as a keeper traveling and finding the big cats out there. Late last year I set my sights on the Jaguars. Below is a link to my adventures. Thanks to those watching my videos, as my donations from the Youtube page has now reached $14,000 to...

An Alagoas Curassow (Mitu mitu) was born in the Parque Das Aves (Avian Park) in the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu, near the Iguazu Falls on Brazil's border with Argentina and Paraguay. The Parque Das Aves says there are currently just 230 specimens of the exotic bird left on the planet...

Brazil's first captive bred Lear's macaw has been hatched at the Sao Paulo zoo; Rare blue macaw born in São Paulo zoo - Telegraph

Two polar bears should be moved from Russia to Brazil. They should be well received in Sao Paulo.

China, "generously offered a gift for Brazil": a pair of Pandas for Rio de Janeiro Zoo. Im wondering if is really a gift or the same loan contracts most Pandas outside China are under, the article only mentions they will be donated by the chinese. China doará pandas ao zoo, primeiros da...

This evening is expected the arrival of 2 females Gorillas from one of the Aspinall Zoos for be paired with Idi Amin a 38 years old wild caught silverback that lives alone at Belo Horizonte Zoo since 1978. Kifta and Imbi should be around 11 years old! I really dont know if I should be...

Giant Anaconda filmed as it pukes up a cow in a river somewhere in a Brazilian Jungle

Brazilian giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Taken in Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany)