Are there any Indris in captivity? I believe they don't do well in captivity but I heard it mentioned somewhere so I thought I would ask.
Are These in Captivity?
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Indri's have never been successful in captivity, mainly because of their specific diet. Attempts in Madagascar have probably been made, but none in zoos afaik.
There were short-lived indri in Paris in 1939 and in San Diego in the1960s.
I am unaware of any other indri ever being kept outside Madagascar.
They were? Thats very interesting. Any information about the Indris at Sand diego and Paris?
Knew about the Paris zoo that had the for a year
I feel like if any US zoo would have had them at one point it would have been San Diego
According to his book “The Management of Wild Mammals in Captivity” (1964) Lee Crandall records that “eight or ten specimens were received at the Paris Menagerie in 1939, all of which died within one month”.
Similar comments about indri in Paris are also made in both "Handbook of Living Primates" (Napier & Napier, 1967) and "Primates. 1. Strepsirhini" (Osman Hill, 1953). Unfortunately none of these sources provide further details about the Paris animals.
The book "Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; From the Living Collections of the World” (Richard Weigl; 2005) lists a male indri that lived for eleven days in San Diego (between 4th and 11th September 1965). Weigl makes no mention of the Paris specimens.
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Thanks! It was just interesting to hear, and zoo history is definitely something I would like to touch on a little more, what books do you recommend about the history of zoos?
It would be interesting to know how long the indris had been in transport, length and treatment during potentially causing irreversible issues. Observing the longer survival date for Paris' than San Diego's makes me wonder, given the farther travel distance from Madagascar.
In my post about indris, I mentioned the following two books:
- The Management of Wild Mammals in Captivity” (Lee Crandall, 1964)
- "Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; From the Living Collections of the World” (Richard Weigl; 2005)
I also suggest you read through the following thread:
Zoo History Books
which lists many different books about zoo history.
imaginarius
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Japanese aquariums have some of the most impressive collections in the world, to be sure. And they’ve managed to exhibit several difficult species with varying levels of success, especially since the 1980s. But their animal husbandry track record is... spotty at best. That large great white dying after three days in 2016, the frilled and goblin sharks kept in tiny, brightly-lit tanks, many of which have mysteriously died shortly after being put on display... it goes on and on. Their aquarists clearly are ambitious. But if you cannot look after the needs of a species, you shouldn’t be exhibiting it. I hate to generalize an entire country, but, I’ve seen some not-so-great things over the years of my travels there.
Thank you so much!
Noah Butas
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Is there a list of all animals currently at the San Diego Zoo
The most recent species list on zoochat is from 2018.
San Diego Zoo Complete Species List [San Diego Zoo]
Noah Butas
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What about a list of all animals at the Bronx Zoo
If you want to find a species list, just look for a species list yourself. You can search on zoochat or search the web, I'm not going to copy and paste everything for you.
no but zoo institutes has a good record
I think part of the issue with the Goblin Sharks is that they are almost always caught in trawls and are in poor condition even before they get to the aquarium. Small brightly-lit tanks certainly do not help though.
Hopefully, when MBA opens their new deep-sea exhibit we will have better techniques to be able to successfully hold this species
I wouldn't hold your breath for Goblin Sharks at MBA.
Oh I know we won't get them but we will understand deep water species better
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