There is still a single female at San Diego, but probably not on exhibit.
Are These in Captivity?
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I’ve seen cone snails in private hands.
I believe the species is now gone from the US, but was it Brookfield or San Diego that held last?
As MikeG mentions, there is still a female at San Diego
Really?! I was aware of that individual but I thought it had died not that long before the Brookfield animal.
What is the status of moose in captivity? I've heard that they don't do well. (At least in the United States.)
They're around in the US, pretty much only in the northern states. Fair few in Canada as well. I think there's some 40-50 moose in AZA facilities, plus whatever ones are in non-AZA. They don't tolerate heat well apparently, which is why they aren't found in a lot of zoos. Malnutrition was a major problem for moose in zoos apparently, although they've made progress on that.
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Apparently there are quite a few kept in European zoos. I dont know if they are easy to maintain though.
14 zoos in the US keep Moose.
They are commonly kept, but are more difficult to keep alive in Central Europe than other deer species. Offspring barely covers mortality over long term and it is not uncommon for new animals to be imported from farms in Scandinavia. Most important is to keep public safely away becuase feeding by biscuits, bread etc. very quickly kills them.
Kraits and cone snails have recently been in captivity if they are not at the moment. I've seen them at both Aquarium of the Pacific and Monterey.
I didn't know MBA had ever kept sea snakes.
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Interesting to hear this Jana , thank you for sharing !
I think that they had them for a special exhibit about venomous animals several years ago. Aquarium of the Pacific had them as a regular part of their collection for many years.
The Monterey Aquarium sea snakes were part of this exhibit from 1995-1997: Underwater threats featured at Monterey in "Deadly Beauties'
When I said "recent" I guess I was being very relative. This was the same exhibit that had cone snails.
Hapalochlaena lunulata is actually one of the more common octopus species sold in the marine pet trade and relatively inexpensive.
Hapalochlaena lunulata - Blauringkrake/Octopus - Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik GmbH
I did consider getting one for WdG, but decided against it in regard to the maintenance cost / animal welfare ratio.
I know of a private keeper of Laticauda colubrina, but I don't think he keeps them anymore and never managed to breed them. I remember him mentioning that their diet preference of eels was rather expensive.
Interesting you see them as common in the trade, I've never seen them offered here in the states. I wonder if there's an import restriction here, even in more specialty shops and wysiwyg sections I've only seen a few species of octopus, most individuals being Caribbean Reef Octopus. No public aquariums in North America appear to have them on display currently that I can find either.
It's not just my impression; the marine petshop owners I know mentioned that to me. However, they hardly ever have it on display and only order specimens on individual demand, also due to its short lifespan. And the private husbandry of any Hapalochlaena species in Europe can be restricted or even forbidden, depending on the individual state /federal state.
Unless you have a very severe (i.e. anaphylactic) reaction to the venom or the venom is directly injected in the necessary quantity into a central major blood vessel, you should still have time to call.
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