Currently, most crocodilians kept in South American zoos are species native to South America, and exotic crocodilians are extremely rare. Based on my research, Only exotic crocodilian species kept in South America are American Alligator at Bioparque Temaikèn in Argentina and Paramaribo Zoo in...
Opened in 1971 as its own attraction, Simba Safari was the first safari park in São Paulo, mainly focused on the car ride amongst lions. During its first 20 years of operation, the park made a partnership with the city's zoo, receiving multiple animals to boost the visitor's experience, such as...
One of South America’s beautiful and most striking birds as they’re the national bird of Peru. They get their name from the cloud rainforests found across Venezuela to Bolivia, as males have a recognizable disk like crest and a scarlet to orange color scheme for their plumage.
I think anyone who has visited Auckland Zoo at least once can agree that the South America precinct is it's weakest link. It has only relatively recently been rethemed from the rainforest to south america, and most of its geographicaly outlying species being relocated or removed. It currently...
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The focus of development at Auckland over the past five years has been on the construction of the South East Asian precinct, which following a two year delay, will finally be completed this year.
I thought it’d be interesting to have a thread to discuss the development of the...
Hi everybody! I've just recently gained access to the Speculative Zoo Design & Planning forum, and it couldn't have happened at a better time! I'm taking a course on architecture and design right now. Recently, my class was given an assignment to develop anything we are passionate about, and for...
I searched and didn't see a thread on this topic (and if there was one, it was buried among all of the mentions of Inca terns and Inca jays), so I thought I'd ask here
I'm sure that many zoo history buffs are familiar with the zoo that the Spanish under Cortes encountered when he and his men...
I noticed that Western European zoos have a much better collection of Central & South American mammals than US & Canadian zoos. You guys have a better carnivore collection including more zoos with Bush Dog, and also have grison and small cats like Oncilla and Margay that are not (or nearly so)...
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...