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With the World of Darkness at the Bronx Zoo, Reopening July 12th, any information about its history, memories, and what it was like in its early days before closure can be posted here.

Hello, This thread is regarding two separate YouTube videos of the Cleveland Zoo, both taken in 1996. You can see them here: (Cleveland Zoo 1996) (1996 Cleveland Zoo) The 1996 Cleveland Zoo was already discussed on this thread, so I won't go much into it: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo video, 1996...

Hello all! You may have seen my recent post of a current species list that I made for the Prospect Park Zoo, and, in addition to that, I decided to also make a list of every former species housed at the zoo that I could find. This is according to using the Wayback Machine to scrub through the...

Henry Vilas Zoo Not News – History and Other Fantasies I am starting a thread to discuss: questions, controversies, memories, and other topics about the Henry Vilas Zoo that are not news or current events. I will be starting with a couple context pieces about issues that have been previously...

Hi all - ZSL has just launched a search for historical artefacts and memories to mark the two year countdown to its 200th anniversary: www.zsl.org/historyhive They're looking for images, footage, stories and more connected to London Zoo, Whipsnade Zoo, the Institute of Zoology and their...

One hundred years ago the Jardin Zoologique de la Riviera opened in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Southern France (Quartier des Vespins, remember this name). He was founded by Georges Basilewsky, a Russian nobleman who escaped the Bolshevik revolution (and emigrated to the Côte d'Azur like many other...

I was chatting with a friend not too long ago about the Houston Zoo and some animal they used to have but no longer do. Koalas used to be in the now gone Red Panda enclosure a while ago, Hippos used to have their own Hippo House, they had a Snow Leopard in the now Cougar enclosure, Red Wolves in...

Hi y'all, I vaguely remember a trail in between the Persian leopard and white tiger enclosures at dierenpark Amersfoort. It got destroyed somewhere around 2017 to give the lions more space. I remember a small bridge going in between the two enclosures, over a small water section and going into...

Initially I had planned to create a thread on some of Melbourne's most well known animals, but then thought, why not just create one for all of Melbourne's animals, with as much knowledge I have on them, to share with you. Keep in mind, I won't have every single detail, but hopefully what I...

I have decided to do some research on Werribee's zebras and Werribee's history of keeping them. There are still some gaps, and so far, I don't have much info on Werribee's zebras going back past a decade ago. Feel free for those who have any additional info to share. All the help will be...

I am currently researching elephant houses at London zoo, most notably the Casson pavilion at London zoo and the elephant house by Tecton at Whipsnade Zoo. Unfortunately both of these are closed to the public now. If anyone has visited either of these buildings whilst they house elephants or...

Much like my Giraffe thread, i've decided to embark on a journey to find as much as I can about the history of rhinos within our region - all three subspecies (White, Black and Indian). I'll be starting off with White Rhinos first, and first up will be Dubbo (Taronga Western Plains Zoo).

Discussion, History and Research Introduction: This thread is aimed at supporting the Australasian Hippopotamus Population thread by creating a space for discussion, as well as ongoing research into the origins of our regional hippopotamus population. The population thread can be found here...

In this thread, i'll be posting complete histories for each zoo that has held/or holds Giraffes in our region. I figured a whole overall thread would be better than making multiple (for each zoo). I plan to also make these kind of threads for other species so stay tuned. First up will be...

I've found this map of the Melbourne Zoo from 1978. It's really interesting to see their collection at the time, and how far they've come over the last 45 years.

Here, I get to ask 50 quiz questions about animal appearances in mythology, books, toys, games, movies, real history, etc. In the end, I will count up the wins and choose a winner, a second-placer, and a third-placer (no prizes, though). Here’s the first one: 1. There is one major appearance...