Tigeanderson
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Oh okay I didn’t know how they got them but know I know and thanks for telling me how they got the Sumatran rhinos.
Animals No Longer At Your Zoo You'd Like To See There Again
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CMTM
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My pleasure! It's certainly a bummer and I think everyone on this forum can agree that they wish things worked out. They're an incredibly fascinating species that really needs all the attention they can get. When I was little I remember there being an episode of the Wild Thornberries about them that really scared me for whatever reason. Several years after I was lucky enough to see Rapunzel at the Bronx before she passed and I was really struck at how small she was. She was sleeping in the shade on a hot day and looked really serene. I recall wondering how I could have ever been afraid of such a peaceful species.
felis silvestris
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For Edinburgh Zoo, there’s a lot. I’d love to have seen Ratel, Marbled Polecat, Aardwolf, Galago, Maned wolf, White or Black rhino, Gorilla, Orangutan, Stump-tailed macaque, Bongo, Leopard, Jaguar, Margay, Hyrax, Hornbill, Pallas cat, Bush dog, Malayan civet, Aye-Aye, Gentle lemur and Chevrotain at the zoo (Some left before I was around, some left only a few years ago.)
Tigeanderson
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oh and I also forgot to put down African Wild Dog and Kea and the wild dog was where maned wolves are now and the kea was in the rare animal conservation center.
antilio capra
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At my local zoo there are reasons for many species leaving so I only wish for a few species to return
All south east asian birds that are no longer housed at the zoo in question
All south east asian birds that are no longer housed at the zoo in question
LadyA91
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Their master plan calls for Hippo and Nile Crocodile but we all know how that goes….
Nile Hippo Expert
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I pray that Houston will bring back Nile Hippos, but I don't see that happening for maybe at least 15-20 years.
LadyA91
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True…I notice that the current master plan is starting on one side of the zoo and working there way over(at least from the start of the McGovern Plaza/main entrance) so Africa expansion would be at the tail end of the process. Perhaps that pattern could change.
biggest_dreamer
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I don't ask for much. I just want Riverbanks to bring back Matschie's tree kangaroo, and Greenville to bring back Prevost's squirrel and coatimundi.
Van Beal
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Expanding on my own post. I'd also love to see Toronto bring back the Matschie's Tree-kangaroo, Arctic Fox, and the Snowy Owl.
antilio capra
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The snowy owl couldn't tolerate terra lumina. The snowy owls could be brought back though.
The foxes kept dying(great horned Owls and a few random deaths)
and the matschies had ssp's(I too still miss them. I would love them to return though)
Also back at my post I want 3 birds specifically to make a comeback. Pekin robin, red billed blue magpie and the white crested laughing thrush. All of three birds were phased out due to the closure and now that the malayan woods is reopen I want to see them return. Bongos would also be nice but thats way to ambitious.
The foxes kept dying(great horned Owls and a few random deaths)
and the matschies had ssp's(I too still miss them. I would love them to return though)
Also back at my post I want 3 birds specifically to make a comeback. Pekin robin, red billed blue magpie and the white crested laughing thrush. All of three birds were phased out due to the closure and now that the malayan woods is reopen I want to see them return. Bongos would also be nice but thats way to ambitious.
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Royal Antelope!!
The only thing more frustrating than missing a rarity is to learn that you've been to two zoos, multiple times each, one only a two-hour drive away, without noticing a very unique species that is now near impossible to ever see again, a few years after said rarity has departed. Pardon my venting.
The only thing more frustrating than missing a rarity is to learn that you've been to two zoos, multiple times each, one only a two-hour drive away, without noticing a very unique species that is now near impossible to ever see again, a few years after said rarity has departed. Pardon my venting.
I finally saw them at Port Lympne in Uk after wanting to see them for many years. There is a glimmer of hope now at Way Kambas in Sumatra where two calves have been born this year, and one last year. But they badly need a new unrelated male in readiness for the next generation.
I would absolutely love to see brown bears, pumas, jaguars and a melanistic leopard back at a zoo anywhere near me! I missed them by about 15 years (Apart from puma, which I missed by about 18 months), and unfortunately Australia won’t be getting any in anytime soon.
LadyA91
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We almost did have hippos when Rick Barongi was the Houston Zoo director.
https://www.zoophoria.net/single-po...-jim-brighton-zoo-designers-at-pja-architects
“Several changes were made to African Forest during its conception. We were going into construction and replaced hippos with rhinos, they recalled. We had a beautiful hippo exhibit planed for that but found we could save $5 million by doing rhinos instead.”
BenFoxster
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For the long term the hippos really would have been better. Not only do I believe they would have brought in more guests (hence more money) than rhinos, but in the long term it would have been easier to save up for a new rhino exhibit, plus the hippos would have better fit the African forest theme than rhinos.
Torgos
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There was razor-billed curassow in the walkthorugh aviary in 1993 per my photos. Can't believe it's still there!
Torgos
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Oh, and wedge-tailed eagles and Scheepmaker's crowned pigeon