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PercideRolo said:
Have Maasai giraffe lived with ass before in zoos? Mix well?
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There are other threads focused on mixed exhibits that'd be better places to ask this question. This question has no relevance to the Franklin Park Zoo, so it really doesn't make sense asking it in this thread. So next time, please consider what thread you're asking a question in and whether or not it's the most appropriate thread to do so.
 
Aardwolf said:
Fred Beall, the General Curator at Franklin Park, has a very long history with African penguins. He was the curator of birds at Baltimore when the first African penguins arrived there in the 1960s and kept a studbook for them years before they were formally recognized as an SSP, and helped build it into the chick-factory that it is today. It wouldn't be unfair to say that African penguins are so common in US zoos in no small part because of him. Not saying that this has anything at all to do with FPZ getting this exhibit, just pointing out the historic connection
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How old is this guy? He must be in his 70s or 80s.
 
PercideRolo said:
The zoo get smali wild ass
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PossumRoach said:
Then post the evidence along with your claim.
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Neil chace said:
There are other threads focused on mixed exhibits that'd be better places to ask this question. This question has no relevance to the Franklin Park Zoo, so it really doesn't make sense asking it in this thread. So next time, please consider what thread you're asking a question in and whether or not it's the most appropriate thread to do so.
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@PercideRolo providing evidence with your claims would be very helpful in preventing issues like the one that arose with @Neil chace, who could not have possibly known what the purpose of your post was without that context.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
@PercideRolo providing evidence with your claims would be very helpful in preventing issues like the one that arose with @Neil chace, who could not have possibly known what the purpose of your post was without that context.

~Thylo
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Just to add onto this, if you don't have a source that you can back up, either don't say it at all or say that the zoo is to get Somali wild ass first and then ask the giraffe comment after.
 
It on website under specis survive plan. Construction was happening on zebra barn still and asked construction women and she said smali wild ass.
 
PercideRolo said:
It on website under specis survive plan. Construction was happening on zebra barn still and asked construction women and she said smali wild ass.
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Wow, I just checked and I'm surprised to see that ZNE has updated their web page to include Somali Wild Ass in the list of SSPs they're involved in, even though the zoo has yet to make an official announcement about the planned additions to the collection: Zoo New England

I wonder how many of the animals FPZ is bringing in. I hope they are able to have at least 3-4 in a breeding group, because the exhibit is so large and has always felt empty with just a single Grevy's Zebra and 3 giraffes. Long-term, expect them to phase out the Grevy's and replace them with Somali Wild Ass fulltime, as Grevy's are not recommended to live in mixed exhibits.
 
PercideRolo said:
Barn is big. Could acomadate nice size group or have other specie to. Lot of work going on around zoo. Don’t seem to be slow down any time.
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So wait, are they planning on cohabitating the Somali wild ass with the giraffe or having them separately if they're using the Grevy's zebra barn...?
 
I'd love it if we get Somali Wild Ass at a New England Zoo, once the wild ass arrive I'll need to prioritize hitting Franklin Park Zoo next time I'm home. Mixing them with giraffes is certainly an interesting choice. I think the better option would've been placing them in one of the yards near camel/bustard/river hog.
 
I was under the impression that Grevys were a phase out for FPZ given their one loan stallion so adding a new species makes sense.
Somalis would be a great addition to the zoo. I have seen them mixed with giraffe (and other species) when DAKs Lodge had them in one savannahs.
 
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