Oh, deer: are there any truly exciting deer exhibits?
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If there's one thing I've learned during my time here, it's that if jbn says it, it's jaw
~Thylo
Let us not forget the Indian star tortoise. A couple pairs would do amazingly in such and exhibit. You could easily "fence" off an area of the exhibit with taller rocks but still have is visible to visitors.
I'm also trying to think of a way to hold a colony of West Indian agama or maybe some other larger lizards. Any ideas?
uszoo
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Have to say that the deer exhibits at on the bronx zoos monorail are some of the best. They have multiple acre exhibits with several species mixed together. The exhibits are very forested and feel right out of asia. Just like ThylacineAlive said. I feel like zoos dont give deer the best exhibits because they are not one of the key hoofed animals like giraffes and zebras.
is it....?If there's one thing I've learned during my time here, it's that if jbn says it, it's jaw
hell for various reasons hoofstock are starting to rapidly disappear from AZA zoos alarming rate.
jbnbsn99
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Yes, I'm a great masticator.
yes but every subspecies of whitetail prefers the same type of habitat (the edge of forests not open land and not heavy forest) despite the biome.
TylacineAlive is going to completely misinterpret that word.....
nodds
According to Wikipedia, Mastication is the process of crushing and grounding food with teeth. That definition does not exactly fit the context however...
~Thylo
Also I don't the status of other states but the two AZA Zoos in Alabama can't import Deer because no cervids can be imported into the state to try and protect the whitetail herd for Chronic Wasting.
You guys are masticating my thread to bits with your non-deer chatter.
But the laughs are worth it.
But the laughs are worth it.
Cervus you right
TA being his age and posting here all the time tells me he must do a lot of mastication
That's actually a really clever one, you win this round tschlander!
For the record yesterday was the first time I've been on all week so I'm not here all the time.So you'll take a crack at it when it comes to deer but on the thread for the oarfish you found our jokes unboarable!
~Thylo
exactly. I'm fickle.So you'll take a crack at it when it comes to deer but on the thread for the oarfish you found our jokes unboarable!
ungulate nerd
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When saying that a deer exhibit is exciting, I usually judge that by which species of deer are in that exhibit and the rarity of that species, for example here are some exhibits that I heard of
San Diego Zoo 1970s, a mixed exhibit with two species of deer, one antelope species, and one bird species, that exhibit consisted of
Zebra duiker
Red brocket
Reeves muntjac
and
Wattled crane
Los Angeles Zoo 1980s, a mixed exhibit with one deer species and one caprid species, the species were
Japanese serow
and
Reeves muntjac
As somebody else mentioned, Woburn has a great collection, but back in the day it was superb and looked like it consisted of more than 20 species including rare ones like Kashmir stags
IMO another exciting deer exhibit is Faunia Madrid, they have the last Gray brockets in captivity outside of Latin America, so people in Spain are blessed because like I said, there are no Gray brockets outside of Latin America besides the ones in Madrid
Even here in Los Angeles I think we have an exciting deer exhibit, that is because we are only one of 3 zoos outside of the Philippines to have Calamian deer
Until 2010 Lima Zoo in Peru had a pretty exciting exhibit, because until 2010 they had the last North andean huemul in captivity
Even Northwest Trek is pretty exciting not just because of naturalistic exhibits but because of two of there species which are pretty rare, those species are Barren ground caribou and Black tailed deer
Although its not really thought of as exciting, I even feel delighted when visiting the Orange County Zoo because we have Mule deer and those are not very common in captivity
Another interesting deer exhibit is Xcaret Park in Mexico, they have the only Yucatan brown brockets in captivity
Another one was Alberta Game Farm, they had some unique Caribou/Reindeer subspecies like Osborns, Barren ground, Peary, and even Newfoundland if I remember correctly
Putting species aside, the Coues white tailed deer exhibit at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is pretty spectacular because it looks frighteningly similar to their natural habitat and plus Coues white tailed deer are a pretty rare and interesting subspecies of Odocoileus virginianus
Anyways I could go on and on
San Diego Zoo 1970s, a mixed exhibit with two species of deer, one antelope species, and one bird species, that exhibit consisted of
Zebra duiker
Red brocket
Reeves muntjac
and
Wattled crane
Los Angeles Zoo 1980s, a mixed exhibit with one deer species and one caprid species, the species were
Japanese serow
and
Reeves muntjac
As somebody else mentioned, Woburn has a great collection, but back in the day it was superb and looked like it consisted of more than 20 species including rare ones like Kashmir stags
IMO another exciting deer exhibit is Faunia Madrid, they have the last Gray brockets in captivity outside of Latin America, so people in Spain are blessed because like I said, there are no Gray brockets outside of Latin America besides the ones in Madrid
Even here in Los Angeles I think we have an exciting deer exhibit, that is because we are only one of 3 zoos outside of the Philippines to have Calamian deer
Until 2010 Lima Zoo in Peru had a pretty exciting exhibit, because until 2010 they had the last North andean huemul in captivity
Even Northwest Trek is pretty exciting not just because of naturalistic exhibits but because of two of there species which are pretty rare, those species are Barren ground caribou and Black tailed deer
Although its not really thought of as exciting, I even feel delighted when visiting the Orange County Zoo because we have Mule deer and those are not very common in captivity
Another interesting deer exhibit is Xcaret Park in Mexico, they have the only Yucatan brown brockets in captivity
Another one was Alberta Game Farm, they had some unique Caribou/Reindeer subspecies like Osborns, Barren ground, Peary, and even Newfoundland if I remember correctly
Putting species aside, the Coues white tailed deer exhibit at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is pretty spectacular because it looks frighteningly similar to their natural habitat and plus Coues white tailed deer are a pretty rare and interesting subspecies of Odocoileus virginianus
Anyways I could go on and on
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zooboy28
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I think the Moose exhibit in this image (Beckmann-N?Thépé - Project - CITY OF HELSINKI - KORKEASAARI ZOO - Image-3) looks fairly exciting. Its a proposed addition to Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki, Finland.
Any exhibit that gets away from the fenced paddock viewed at ground level is going to be more exciting, especially if it includes family groups, naturalistic surrounds and multiple viewing opportunities of various types.
Any exhibit that gets away from the fenced paddock viewed at ground level is going to be more exciting, especially if it includes family groups, naturalistic surrounds and multiple viewing opportunities of various types.