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Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

I love this species but I also find them a bit difficult to do justice through photos. I was quite happy with this one though. I love how the leaf caught in the horns.

Introduction Several threads discussed that zoos lack space for breeding programs, and proposed planned extinction of many animal species in European zoos. There are diverse alternatives, for example lobbying for an exemption in laws for zoos to allow limited import of founder animals. Another...

Here is a species list from my visit to the Hemker Park & Zoo on 7/20/22. Species signed but not seen will be listed in Italics Hemker Park & Zoo 7/20/22 Entrance Building 1. Common Marmoset 2. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko 3. Red-Tailed Boa 4. American Alligator (Juvenile) 5. Burmese Python 6...

I really liked how that rim light looked on the bottom of its neck. It really brings out how thick their fur is.

This is definitely not a great photo but I wanted to share it here because it really shows how good their climbing ability is.

One of my favorite groups of mammals are caprids, which have unfortunately been disappearing from US Zoos in recent years. Some species have either completely died out or have very few individuals left, such as the japanese serow, west caucasian tur, and himalayan tahr. And many of the other...