Spotting Zoos, Aquariums in fiction shows

Talli

Talli

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I like to keep an eye out for zoos, etc, whenever I'm watching TV or movies. I'm currently watching NCIS Los Angeles and it opened with someone being murdered at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. It was actually identified as such (I was very pleased with myself to have recognized it). The murder was caught on Fish Cam, LOL.
Anyone else have favorite zoo, etc sightings? Usually they give them a fictional name, or they're not really zoos, just a set made to look like one.
 
Psych had an episode filmed at the Vancouver Aquarium, but since it is supposed to take place in Santa Barbara it was not identified as such.
 
Did you ever see the series Danger Bay that was set in the Vancouver Aquarium? I loved that show.
 
The sci-fi drama Primeval featured the ZSL zoos a lot in one episode where Future Predators (Evolved super-bats from the, yep, future) run wild in the zoo where one of the regular cast works. The Lion Terraces, Casson Pavillion and Komodo Dragon House at London feature in the episode along with the Elephant House & Paddock, Sea Lion Enclosure and Car Park at Whipsnade.

And the film Fierce Creatures was mostly shot at Marwell and Jersey.
 
Zambar said:
The sci-fi drama Primeval featured the ZSL zoos a lot in one episode where Future Predators (Evolved super-bats from the, yep, future) run wild in the zoo where one of the regular cast works. The Lion Terraces, Casson Pavillion and Komodo Dragon House at London feature in the episode along with the Elephant House & Paddock, Sea Lion Enclosure and Car Park at Whipsnade.

And the film Fierce Creatures was mostly shot at Marwell and Jersey.
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so thats were i recognised it!

but dudley has been in a detective show cant remeber which one >.<
 
Dont forget Harry Potter!! London Zoo's reptile house was featured in The Philosopher's Stone (I think) and the enclosure where Harry saw the Burmese Python, in reality, holds a Black Mamba. There is even a plaque beside the enclosure stating it's Harry Potter fame!
 
jacks zoo said:
Im sure Glasgow Zoo (now closed) was featured in an eppisode of taggart
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that's be the one where the zoo employee was murdering people by rubbing spoons on poison arrow frogs and then giving them to the people to eat with. Hands up who spots the flaw in the script :D
 
Chlidonias said:
that's be the one where the zoo employee was murdering people by rubbing spoons on poison arrow frogs and then giving them to the people to eat with. Hands up who spots the flaw in the script :D
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Needs to be in the bloodstream to take effect? Digestive enzymes destroy the proteins/toxins?

:p

Hix
 
Skins had a few episodes that featured a Zoo and because it's set in Bristol I just assumed it was Bristol Zoo but from pictures on here I'm pretty sure it was.
 
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