Animals that need a captive population

birdsandbats said:
No, it's actually Sandslash that is based on a pangolin, not Sandshrew. Sandshrew is an armadillo.
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Sandshrew really doesn't look like an armadillo to me, there's no shell and the scales are very large. (admittedly that could have been done for artistic practicality)
 
Dassie rat said:
When I first visited Chester Zoo in 1980, it had a stall with postcards representing many species. I asked for a postcard of the tuatara. There wasn't one, even though Chester was the only zoo on the British mainland that had tuataras; it still is. I find it strange that zoos don't encourage visitors to see their more unusual species. I was pleased on my last visit to Prague Zoo when there were several signposts pointing towards the gharials.
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Funny you should mention Prague Zoo, as it is the first and only zoo I have visited which not only sells postcards depicting various species held by themselves, but also sells postcards depicting (in quite good artwork) various unusual species they want to work with in-situ and ex-situ in the future; the two I purchased were Saola and Kha-nyou.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
Prague Zoo ... sells postcards depicting various species ... they want to work with in-situ and ex-situ in the future; the two I purchased were Saola and Kha-nyou.
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I like the idea of Prague Zoo selling postcards of the Saola and Kha-nyou. I wonder if this is the first time the Kha-nyou has been mentioned in Zoochat. It is the only surviving representative of a primitive rodent family and it is good that at least one zoo is trying to interest people in the species.
toothlessjaws said:
Any pangolin species,
Either solenodon species,
Any long-beaked echidna species,
South Asian river dolphins
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I would hope that zoos could promote a captive breeding for all species of pangolins, long-beaked echidnas and solenodons. I doubt if they will be allowed to keep South Asian river dolphins in captivity, although I'd like to see them. The botos were my favourite animals when I visited Duisburg Zoo, but I was also impressed with the belugas and Commerson's dolphins.
 
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Dassie rat said:
I like the idea of Prague Zoo selling postcards of the Saola and Kha-nyou. I wonder if this is the first time the Kha-nyou has been mentioned in Zoochat. It is the only surviving representative of a primitive rodent family and it is good that at least one zoo is trying to interest people in the species.

I would hope that zoos could promote a captive breeding for all species of pangolins, long-beaked echidnas and solenodons. I doubt if they will be allowed to keep South Asian river dolphins in captivity, although I'd like to see them. The baijis were my favourite animals when I visited Duisburg Zoo, but I was also impressed with the belugas and Commerson's dolphins.
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You mean Boto, if it were a Baji, there would be obligatory annual pilgrimages....
 
Mark Carwardine gave a talk at University College, London. It included the video of Socorro the kakapo perched on his head. I was glad that he recognised me and that he is the kind, friendly person I knew at college.
 
Dassie rat said:
The botos were my favourite animals when I visited Duisburg Zoo, but I was also impressed with the belugas and Commerson's dolphins.
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I was lucky enough to make it to Duisburg in time for the former species last month, but sadly I was a decade or so too late for the latter pair :p the boto is indeed a wonderfully charming animal.
 
I might be making a trip to Duisburg later this year. Autumn seems the most likely if it is to happen, hopefully I won't be too late. Does Baby look like he won't survive long or is he still quite active and well?
 
He is still very active - but bear in mind he is currently about four or five years older than the previous holder of the lifespan record :p
 
TeaLovingDave said:
He is still very active - but bear in mind he is currently about four or five years older than the previous holder of the lifespan record :p
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Oh, hope he outlives his predecessor by decades :D Maybe he will finally prove that this species can live much longer in captivity.
 
I’m very sad that in my adolescence, I’ll never get a proper chance to see the boto at durisburg as by the time I’m an adult able to go wherever, Baby (I think that’s its name?) will be most likely gone.

As someone who’s is very passionate of not just Ethiopian but African animals, I think that African pangolins don’t get a lot of representation. Yes the tree pangolin is found in US zoos but I think breeding populations of other African pangolins are needed.
 
TheEthiopianWolf03 said:
I’m very sad that in my adolescence, I’ll never get a proper chance to see the boto at durisburg as by the time I’m an adult able to go wherever, Baby (I think that’s its name?) will be most likely gone.
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It's not actually his real name - which is Orinoko I believe - but it is what everyone calls him.
 
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