entertainment

Pretty simple really I just thought I'd make a thread where people can talk about their favourite movies, discuss why their great, voice their opinions and above all just have a nice chat away from the usual zoo subjects.

ok so seeing a arowana jump for food and seeing a red bellied piranha on a feeding frenzy are both awesome, but I want to know that which one of them are crowd pleasing?

Hello, Common topic on this forum is zoo entertainment - what makes exhibits really attractive, and zoo education - how to make visitors really learn. I put a presentation with my thoughts on these. It started as a fictional exhibit design play for a German site, but I removed the fictional...

Why did zoos feel compelled to dress up their primates, as recently as the 1980s? Or for that matter, why do marketers now know that their ads will score big if they put clothes on chimps? As I grow older (and older), I vote for au naturel for all, in my blog post, For Ladies Only! (Men are...

A truly sad sight is a pet- or actor-chimpanzee who has to wear clothes! I've blogged about one little pet chimp, owned by my aunt back in the 1950s. If you're interested, check out today's post, For Ladies Only. Her photo is here: Aunt Elsie with her chimp | Flickr - Photo Sharing! -...

I'm trying to get a sense of how many zoos had chimp shows from the 1940s to around 1975 or so. My dad trained chimps for the Detroit Zoo, and I'm wondering if that show was a rarity or if it was pretty common. I'd love to hear your memories, experiences, or see your pictures. I've just...