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I found a couple of chucklers in the descriptive text on the Alameda Park Zoo (New Mexico) web site. The gaffes appear here in italics (my alteration). Click this -- About the Zoo | Alamogordo, NM -- if you want to see the originals in all their glory. "With a mission to promote education in...

In your opinion what is the best zoo European thematic area in the world - based on animal collection BUT also design/theming of the area? African, Asian and even North American sections are always glorified and impressive, but do European sections have a chance too?

Hi, and welcome! My spec zoo is a rather sizeable institute on the coast of British Columbia’s Tchentlo Lake. The region is mostly conifers, but every now and again some of our outdoor habitats have been planted with more… suitable, shall I say, plant life for the region it’s inhabitants can be...

Kinda wanted to see what really cool zoo pavilions/indoor displays/whatever you may call them other people have seen. Note: if you have pictures please feel free to share them.

A new zoo by Jatim Park group and Sinarmas Land group, supposedly opening later in 2024. It is being built at Bumi Serpong Damai, a township in Tangerang near Bintaro, popular for its malls and culinary destinations. The zoo will have an “Urban Zoo Safari Adventure” theme, which blends nature...

Okay, so maybe this idea is a little far-fetched in terms of likelihood, however I think it would be cool to have a forum for all (or most) of the animals held in AZA facilities and like their basic requirements (space, population, mixability, feeding, enrichment, etc) and within the forum...

I recently made my way to Attleboro, Massachusetts, to visit the Capron Park Zoo and the WWI Memorial Park and Zoo. I already wrote about my experience at the WWI Memorial Park and Zoo, and if you would like to hear more about the place, you can read my review here. This thread contains my...

I've always had two very big (or I think they're big) questions about zoos, so I wanted to ask here to see what others think. Firstly, what's the average count of unique animal species in a zoo? Or, what is a good amount of unique species in a zoo? And secondly, more of an opinion question I...

Today I went to Attleborough, Massachusetts, to visit the Capron Park Zoo and the WWI Memorial Park and Zoo. I will be writing a little bit about my experiences at both places over the next couple days, but I decided to document my time at WWI Memorial Park Zoo first, because it is a facility...

I recently had the idea to use the Wayback Machine to find zoos' species lists from back in time. Here are some interesting ones that I've found. I would have found more but I ran out of time and just wanted to share the idea! National Zoo Reptiles & Amphibians, 2005 NC Zoo, 2009 NC Zoo, 2008

Hey Everyone! This thread is gonna be where I post my zoo concept that I would like to accomplish at some point. I don’t know how successful it would be, but this thread is going to be an in depth catalog to everything for my zoo concept, including exhibits, job positions, animal species, and...

I don't know if there is already a thread for this but I am hearing more and more that some zoos will close permanently in the short or long term, and that made me curious: which zoos will close in the (near) future? By this I don't mean that you think a zoo will close soon, but where it has...

We used to sponsor the rhino Umfulozi at Edinburgh zoo around 1980 when I was in primary 2. She had a female calf which our class got to name and Rhona was chosen. I had to hand over a cheque and appear at the naming 'ceremony' for the Edinburgh evening news at the zoo, as the class had chosen...

As promised elsewhere, in this thread, I would like to introduce you to another fun part of the Czech zoo community. Part that sparks joy, controversy, provokes discussion and if you don't take it too seriously it's quite fun. So without further ado, let's jump straight into it: What is this...

Hi all! So yesterday I decided to take a trip to Franklin Park Zoo for the opening of their newest exhibit: Gorilla Grove. Before I get into the species list and subsequent review, I wanted to give a bit of background for this trip. FPZ is one of the closest zoos to me and thus I've been going...

Hello, I'm a theatre theorist and historian, but I'm also a zoo fan and an active zoo tourist. My colleagues are organizing a conference in Bratislava about the relationship between theatre and nature. The full title is: Man in Conflict with Nature: Environmental Problems, Ecological Thinking...

What are the most common zoo animals? I have been working on this personal project for a while. I have tallied animals according to how often they appear on zoo websites, for over 50 zoos. The attached link will bring you to my Google document where you can suggest changes. If there is an...

He is a species list from my visit to the Shell Factory and Nature Park on 2/20/22. Species not seen will be listed in Italics Shell Factory and Nature Park 2/20/22 1. Scarlet Macaw, Green-Winged Macaw, Blue-and-Gold Macaw, Red-Crowned Amazon 2. Red-Footed Tortoise 3. Domestic Duck, Florida...

Apologies if an annual news thread already exists, I did not find one in my quick search of the forums. I visited the zoo last week and have a few changes to note: -The former Blue-Fronted Amazon aviary in World of Birds has been updated to house Congo Peafowl, Congo Grey Parrot, Guinea Turaco...

Hello, do you have a guess about the "ideal" number of species in a zoo (hypothesis of a generalist facility, with representents of taxa from all the major terrestrial and marine ecosystems), according to you, in order to have a good diversity of species and not to bore the "average" visitors...