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Introduction The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) has got to be arguably the most iconic and popular of all penguin species (or at least Antarctic/cold-weathered penguins). They have appeared in many media such as films like Happy Feet and Surf’s Up, then you have documentaries like March...

Hi, I am a recent addition to this community. In a visit to Attica zoo during spring one of the large walk-through aviaries was closed and a sign posted outside said that it was due to breeding season. So I wondered whether this is something that happens to the rest of Europe and if it is...

On the left was a group of juvenile bearded dragons, babies to the mumma bearded dragon further along in the reptile house. On the right is the Mum and Dad Ridge Tailed Monitors whom had a child just over a year ago.

Some people think that AI insemination is cruel and abusive. They say the animals are being forced to be pregnant. This website called "In defense of animals" says "repeatedly forcibly inseminating females" and "Artificial insemination is an unnatural, invasive and likely traumatic experience...

So before you breed dogs you have to do tests like hip and elbow dysplasia testing, eye testing, heart tests etc and I was wondering do zoo animals get tests done before they are bred? Like are there any diseases some zoos are trying to breed out of certain animals? What tests do they do? I’m...

I have been wondering lately how breeding birds works in zoos if they are kept in enclosures with hoofstock. Species like cranes, storks, guineafowl, vultures, rheas, egrets, and pelicans are often managed in savannas replicas and with breeding reccomendations, but how are they prevented from...

As promised elsewhere, in this thread, I would like to introduce you to another fun part of the Czech zoo community. Part that sparks joy, controversy, provokes discussion and if you don't take it too seriously it's quite fun. So without further ado, let's jump straight into it: What is this...

Since many species ( in particular ungulates and primates) have the problem with to many males, since they live in male dominated groups, whit only one adult male. For many species, are bachlor groups the sollution. Because because of their social groups in case of gibbons and chimpanzes does...

Due to innovation and improving husbandry, some animals have gotten much easier to take care of in captivity, and have gone from being rare to now easily breedable and almost commonplace outside their native ranges in captivity. One example that I have heard of is that the Komodo Dragon used to...

One of two male youngsters born at the zoo this year.

A group of seven in this particular exhibit, but more in the mixed exhibit elsewhere.

I thought it might be interested to make a list of bird species or groups of birds successfully kept in large mixed setups like tropical halls and aviaries from their own point of view (disregarding the effect on other birds, though this would be worth noting). It would also be very interesting...

Hi, I'm new to the chat. I'm not sure if this is the right forum but I am looking to find people with experience/information on breeding varanus acanthurus (red ackies). If this is not the right forum would anyone be able to guide me in the right direction. Thanks, Hal

Hello! I am a zoochat newbie and hopefully I am doing this right, but I am looking to find information on which zoo's hold the studbooks for which animals, is there a certain website I can find this information on? (ps: so excited to find a place to chat to like minded people about zoo obsession...

Earlier today, I read this article: Popular Zoo Elephants Likely to Get Harder to See in Future - ABC News Is this just Anti-Zoo propaganda, or are Elephants really dissapearing from zoos? What are current birth rates of Elephants in American zoos? Is any zoo doing something about boosting...

Beijing Zoo magazine 2015-1 http://www.bjzoo.com/DataSource/2015/2/25/46c582e6-9003-4f02-836a-fb8ade300202.pdf Beijing Zoo popular science yearbook 2014 http://www.bjzoo.com/DataSource/2015/2/25/2611ee45-6d7a-46c9-920a-42061ec0aea2.pdf

Hi all, I am looking to find out when greater hedgehog tenrecs (setifer setosus) were last bred in a UK public collection? I know the last two were kept at Birmingham nature centre and have now moved on. However did they breed there and If not when was the last birth from greater hedgehog...

A male African elephant has been born to female "DUDU". Swedish zoo celebrates rare elephant birth - The Local

THREE baby white-tailed eagles have been born in Ireland for the first time in 100 years. A proud pair of eagles hatched a chick at a nest in Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry, having laid eggs in late March. A second pair has also successfully hatched two chicks near Mountshannon, Co...