central america

  1. Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus)

    Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus)

    Buy Fish by JZX, Singapore. 26/06/2025.
    • BucerosKeeper
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    • Category: Animals in Shops
  2. Signage about Zoo's focus on New World Fauna

    Signage about Zoo's focus on New World Fauna

    • ZooElephantMan
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    • Category: Queens Zoo
  3. Enzo

    Central and South American giraffe population

    Hello, everyone. I decided to create this thread based on the lack of databases for ungulates across Latin America. Not only that, but I also thought of starting this discussion because of the confusing taxonomy of most giraffes across Brazil. Besides the three Rothschild's giraffes in Itatiba...
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    Article on conservation of the Guatemalan beaded lizard

    Interesting article on the conservation plight of the Guatemalan beaded lizard : Guatemalans battle traffickers, superstition to protect endangered lizard - La Prensa Latina Media
  5. Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

    Mottled Owl (Ciccaba virgata)

    Sitting still, the messenger from Xibalbá rests saved from the habitat destruction occurring across the country...
    • Carlos M
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: La Aurora Zoo
  6. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

    Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

    From Xibalbá, a messenger of the night and the underworld according the maya culture
    • Carlos M
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: La Aurora Zoo
  7. White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

    White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

    Seen in Guatemala City, where they are quite common in urban parks
    • Carlos M
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Guatemala - Wildlife
  8. Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)

    Black-headed Siskin (Spinus notatus)

    Seen near Guatemala City.
    • Carlos M
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Guatemala - Wildlife
  9. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Lemurs in Latin American zoos

    Does anyone know zoos where lemurs are kept within the region ? What species are kept and how many individuals ? What are the enclosures like and are they adequate ? Muchas Gracias / Obrigado / Thank you
  10. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    History of Zoos in Latin America article

    I found this interesting article the other day on the history of zoos in Latin America written by a scholar at Oxford University, UK. It chronicles the the ancient / Pre-Colombian history of zoos in the region, the colonial and post-independence periods and the modern history of these...
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    Old world monkeys in Latin American zoos

    Hey Zoochatters, I thought it would be an interesting concept to create a series of threads similar to those in other country / region forums on this site discussing different species kept across the region of Latin America ( I know Mexico is North America but it is included in this thread as...
  12. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Gibbons in Latin American Zoos

    Hey Zoochatters, I thought it would be an interesting concept to create a series of threads similar to those in other country / region forums on this site discussing different species kept across the region of Latin America ( I know Mexico is North America but it is included in this thread as...
  13. Jungle Man

    Panama's Wildlife Photographic Guide

    As many zoochatters do not know or have not seen most of the fauna found in tropical countries like Panama,I will make a photographic guide of all the wildlife you could see in Panama. I will be using Zoochat photos and here I will have a little index: We will start with mammals. Mammalia...
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