Animal Quiz
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And most of the Melanotaenia species (in fact, a large number of fish taxa)
you guys are funny
Anyways, is anyone going to guess which animal is most expensive to keep at Rotterdam or should i just give up or give another hint?
And grantsmb, was any of my guesses good enough for ya, or should i try and name more?
Oh well, I didn't read the original question, did I? C'est la vie!
Jwer- my guess for Rotterdam expensive guests- is it the Sea Otters -because they only eat expensive Shellfish/Abalone?
Zoo Pro- no you didn't- I said mammals....
I was correct about Leopard Seals- books say adult female can be 10 percent larger than the male. Other mammals this applies to;
Zooboy-Hyaena- correct. Jwer- Lemurs/marmosets-no
The two species that I do know of where female is definately larger are the Okapi and the Golden Hamster(yes, your pet hamster.)
Zoo Pro- no you didn't- I said mammals....
I was correct about Leopard Seals- books say adult female can be 10 percent larger than the male. Other mammals this applies to;
Zooboy-Hyaena- correct. Jwer- Lemurs/marmosets-no
The two species that I do know of where female is definately larger are the Okapi and the Golden Hamster(yes, your pet hamster.)
We have a winner!
They eat a bucketload of expensive stuff every day, just like the platypus only a bit more salty 
@ ZooPro, wasn't intended as a dig or anything, just found it funny that two people in a row didn't read the posts above
Zoo_Boy got a question? then fire away!
I cheated a bit- looked on the Blijdorp website before I made a guess. Incidentally, I didn't know sea otter has bred in captivity either.
Douanita
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Hi all,
I found the name of another (African!) elephant in an old Taronga Park Zoo guide I have in my collection.
Cheena, who used to give rides to children to.
She was received from Tanganyika.
The guide was issued around 1952, is yellow and shows a drawing of some animals on his cover.
Douanita
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I found the name of another (African!) elephant in an old Taronga Park Zoo guide I have in my collection.
Cheena, who used to give rides to children to.
She was received from Tanganyika.
The guide was issued around 1952, is yellow and shows a drawing of some animals on his cover.
Can somebody tell me where they came from?
Was it a zoo?
MARK
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Yes the FOUR African elephants, one male David and three females where imported from the Longleat Safrai park in the Uk, In Later years the WPZ imported one more bull Congo from the USA, I think he came from a closed down Safrai park in LA. the also imported a female at the same time with Congo from Florida ( I think).
Douanita
Well-Known Member
So the four came from Chipperfield!
Longleat was one of their Safari parks.
This is a line of text I found on the internet.
The Chipperfield Organisation Ltd is an international animal supply and transport business, and Chipperfield Organisation (for Chipperfield Trust) manages and trades the animal stock at Longleat Safari park.
Longleat was one of their Safari parks.
This is a line of text I found on the internet.
The Chipperfield Organisation Ltd is an international animal supply and transport business, and Chipperfield Organisation (for Chipperfield Trust) manages and trades the animal stock at Longleat Safari park.