small mammals

  1. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Desmans in captivity

    I'm curious, does anyone know what the history of the keeping of desmans (of either Desmanini species) has been in captivity / zoos ? What if any have been the major challenges to the effective husbandry of these little mammals in captivity ? Are these just another species of small mammal that...
  2. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Best enclosure / exhibit design for lesser known smaller mammals.

    Small mammals often get a raw deal in both general conservation terms and zoos in comparison to large and "charismatic" megafauna. The impact of this bias is often reflected in the lacklustre way that small taxa are exhibited to the public at many zoos. However, there are also many positive...
  3. Onychorhynchus coronatus

    Which small mammal interests you more: The potoroo or the Malagasy giant jumping rat? (poll)

    I thought it would be interesting to create another poll for zoochatters to vote for two small mammal species which are often just labelled as "rats" by the average person (regardless of whether they are or not) but that we will know to be fascinating in their own right : the potoroo (of any...
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