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Good evening everybody, I've noticed that manatees are only kept in two or three zoos/aquariums in the US outside of Florida. Is there a particular reason why so many US zoos and aquariums don't have manatees? Is it because of cost, laws, or something else? Thank you & excited to see the responses!

Hello, I'm a Christian author and I'm doing a bit of research for a novel I'm working on. I'm looking for animals that aren't yet seen in United States Zoos and are extremely rare. The animals in question would have to be able to survive in captivity and I would prefer mammals. Any help would...

The zoo is holding a contest to name their female tiger cub born on September 6th. The name options are: - Cahya (Kai-ah): "Light in Darkness" in Indonesian. - Kirana (Kee-rah-nah): "Beautiful Sunbeam" in Indonesian. - Tiga (Tee-gah): "Three" in Indonesian, symbolizing her as our third cub. -...

The zoo is redoing their viewing of their Grizzly Bear exhibit for zoo visitors. When the project is complete, visitors will get different perspectives of the bears from ground level and from an additional guest viewing area. The project should be completed by Summer 2024. CMZoo guests and...

A baby babirusa has been born to parents Kreacher and Sula! San Antonio Zoo - Baby babirusa is here!! As the world...

I'm in Chicago for the next few days, so I took the time to do a species list for the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum! It's a smaller museum in Lincoln Park just north of the Lincoln Park Zoo, focusing on ecology and conservation. In addition to some great interactive exhibits, they have a nice...

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)...

University of Houston March 20, 2022

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

University of Houston

Is there any way to get a species list of all canids currently held in US zoos? Besides the Maned Wolf, are any other South American canids held? What about the various fox species besides Red and Fennec?

On Wednesday, February 17, 2022, I went to the San Francisco Zoo to test out my new telephoto lens on my camera and to also see which birds are left at the San Francisco Zoo. (*) means the signage was up but not seen during trip. (†) means the species has since left the zoo. BOLD means new to...

Larus (argentatus) smithsonianus Main Street, Seabrook, Texas

Leucophaeus atricilla Emery’s Seafood, Seabrook, Texas

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Emery’s Seafood, Seabrook, Texas

Ardea herodias Main Street, Seabrook Texas

Egretta thula Shipyard Drive, Seabrook, Texas

Doesn't look like anybody has done a species list for my local zoo, so after a visit this afternoon, I have compiled a comprehensive list of species on display at the San Antonio Zoo as of December 14th, 2021. It was a very productive day, with very few no shows, and a number of new species on...