Can anyone verify this? I know of the one in England and one recently born in mainland Europe (Hungary or Czech Republic maybe?). But I have never heard of one in USA???
60 Zoos In 20 Days - Road Trip 2014
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Can anyone verify this? I know of the one in England and one recently born in mainland Europe (Hungary or Czech Republic maybe?). But I have never heard of one in USA???
I had a google and only found one reference, a "tweet" from the park saying "Mystic the black amur leopard" but that was all I could find. They do breed Amur leopards so they may have produced a black cub recently I guess.
I have a long checklist of things that I always incorporate into my epic zoo trip planning excursions and last on the list is "time zones". Sure enough, delving into the complicated world of time zones in the United States is always challenging as quite a number of U.S. states have more than one time zone and that makes it a concern when planning zoo trips. On Day 3 I will tick off two attractions in Rapid City, South Dakota, but Bramble Park Zoo in the same state is now off the list as I will simply run out of time due to South Dakota's multiple time zones. Instead I have added on Riverside Discovery Center in Nebraska (a zoo that I couldn't quite make work earlier) and even though it involves more driving at least it is AZA-accredited and there are bold plans for the future with a revamped children's museum and natural history museum planned for the same location. Of note to cat fanatics; there is a black leopard at the zoo but I'm not sure of the subspecies.
A U.S. time zone map is included on the link below and as you can see many of the centrally located states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee) have two time zones...always interesting to figure out when planning a cross-country trip.
current dates and times in u.s. states map
A U.S. time zone map is included on the link below and as you can see many of the centrally located states (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee) have two time zones...always interesting to figure out when planning a cross-country trip.
current dates and times in u.s. states map
The KCZooman
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Thank you for replying snowleopard
I wish you had more time to stop and check out Kansas City's penguinarium, but I know you have a schedule to follow and you'll have many other zoos to enjoy on your trip. Besides, maybe you and your family can go on another zoo trip next year and include Kansas City on your itinerary. Not only will you get to see our fabulous penguin exhibit, but also check out our new orangutan exhibit renovation and expansion!
As for picking between Tanganyika Wildlife Park or the David Traylor Zoo, you can't wrong with either. Granted, Tanganyika is more expensive (My wife and I spent over 50 dollars on admissions, animal interactions, and a modest donation for winter animal care), but what your paying for are memories and experiances you'll have for a lifetime. For example, my favorite experience was getting to feed and touch a higly endangered Indian rhino! Feeling its' soft, leathery lips and its' coveted horn, I can't imagine why anyone would senselessly slaughter these magnificent animals. Just an awseome experiance. In addition, my family and I fed giraffes, lories, ring-tailed lemurs, and petted red kangaroos. And if that wasn't enough, there are many rare species on display including pygmy hippos, fossas, clouded leopards, white tigers, schmidtt's guenons, and more!
The David Traylor Zoo may not have the uniqueness of animals nor the interactions like Tanganyika its' charming in its' own right. This well-landscaped zoo is a birders paradise featuring many kinds of waterfowl (including nene and cereopsis geese) cinereous vulture, birds of prey, owls, ratites, and more. They also have a young, rescued cougar, lemurs and tamarins, praire dogs, and hoofstock pens. And off course, its free to enter too.
Having been to both zoos this year, Tanganyika is my favorite of the two based on the number of rare animals on display and its' one of a kind interactions. However, thats just my opinion. Whatever you decide, I'm sure you'll be happy with you choice.
I wish you had more time to stop and check out Kansas City's penguinarium, but I know you have a schedule to follow and you'll have many other zoos to enjoy on your trip. Besides, maybe you and your family can go on another zoo trip next year and include Kansas City on your itinerary. Not only will you get to see our fabulous penguin exhibit, but also check out our new orangutan exhibit renovation and expansion!
As for picking between Tanganyika Wildlife Park or the David Traylor Zoo, you can't wrong with either. Granted, Tanganyika is more expensive (My wife and I spent over 50 dollars on admissions, animal interactions, and a modest donation for winter animal care), but what your paying for are memories and experiances you'll have for a lifetime. For example, my favorite experience was getting to feed and touch a higly endangered Indian rhino! Feeling its' soft, leathery lips and its' coveted horn, I can't imagine why anyone would senselessly slaughter these magnificent animals. Just an awseome experiance. In addition, my family and I fed giraffes, lories, ring-tailed lemurs, and petted red kangaroos. And if that wasn't enough, there are many rare species on display including pygmy hippos, fossas, clouded leopards, white tigers, schmidtt's guenons, and more!
The David Traylor Zoo may not have the uniqueness of animals nor the interactions like Tanganyika its' charming in its' own right. This well-landscaped zoo is a birders paradise featuring many kinds of waterfowl (including nene and cereopsis geese) cinereous vulture, birds of prey, owls, ratites, and more. They also have a young, rescued cougar, lemurs and tamarins, praire dogs, and hoofstock pens. And off course, its free to enter too.
Having been to both zoos this year, Tanganyika is my favorite of the two based on the number of rare animals on display and its' one of a kind interactions. However, thats just my opinion. Whatever you decide, I'm sure you'll be happy with you choice.
As I've done with most of my past zoo trips I have had a thread that outlines some of the plans and details of the upcoming road trip and then I've begun a new thread that will be the proper venue for reviews and comments once I hit the road. The new thread will be the one that is the most definitive, including additions (Tanganyika Wildlife Park), subtractions (David Traylor Zoo) and everything in between.
Here it is:
http://www.zoochat.com/22/snowleopards-2014-road-trip-373143/
Here it is:
http://www.zoochat.com/22/snowleopards-2014-road-trip-373143/