The lighting was very challenging during this visit, so it was just my luck that this is the time these guys were really active. I tried really hard to make it work, and I like to think I succeeded.
These little guys make great subjects, but they take lots of patience. They spend a lot of time under cover so getting good photos is very much a waiting game.
Considered by most zoo visitors as a “pocket exhibit”. The brand new “Tswalu Trek” is a fictional exhibit complex, that is mostly dedicated to the iconic and somewhat infamous meerkat, along with a few other species that directly live alongside them within their native range as well.
This is an interesting article from the environmental magazine "the relevator" on the experiences of a researcher in Bangladesh who has been researching the conservation of the countries smaller carnivores.
The article addresses some of the institutional and cultural challenges that come from...
What is the state of Viverridae in Captivity? I am also including Madagascar predators because they are effectively in the same group when it comes to zoos. These are some of the least well known mammals, and I am very fascinated by them. Other than the Binturong, which at least in the US is...