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birdsandbats

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Date of Visit: August 24 2024

Species not seen in italics

1. Red Kangaroo
2. Common Kusimanse
3. Parakeet Encounter walk-through: Domestic Budgerigar
4. African Bullfrog
5. Club-tailed Iguana, Gargoyle Gecko
6. African Giant Millipede
7. Common Kusimanse
8. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
9. Sugar Glider
10. Green Keel-bellied Lizard
11. Eastern Musk Turtle, Ouachita Ma Turtle, Green Frog
12. Domestic Goat
13. Red Kangaroo, Swamp Wallaby
14. Southern Tamandua
15. Malayan Binturong
16. White's Tree Frog
17. Domestic Goat
18. Emu
19. Western Crowned-Pigeon, Brazilian Porcupine
20. Domestic Rabbit
21. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
22. Fennec Fox
23. Thomson's Gazelle
24. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
25. Six-banded Armadillo
26. Domestic Chinchilla
27. Kinkajou, Greater Bushbaby, "Olingo" (I assume just another Kinkajou?)
28. Starry Night Reed Frog, American Toad, Eastern Gray Tree Frog
29. Common Blue-tonged Skink
30. Black-tailed Prairie Dog
31. Matamata
32. Cuban Anole
33. Ackie Monitor
34. unidentified cane toad
35. Ring-tailed Lemur
36. Bintuong
27. Domestic Guinea Pig
28. Greater Capybara
29. American Alligator
30. Florida Softshell
31. White-tailed Deer
32. Green Iguana
33. Colombian Red-tailed Boa
34. Corn Snake
35. Ball Python
36. Ball Python
37. Ball Python
38. Eastern Tiger Salamander
39. Corn Snake
40. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
41. Corn Snake
42. Corn Snake
43. Palawan Porcupine
44. African Hedgehog
45. Red-tailed Boa
46. Red-footed Tortoise
47. Red Fox
48. Linnie's Two-toed Sloth, Red-footed Tortoise, Lowland Paca
49. Common Marmoset, Southern Three-banded Armadillo
50. Tayra
51. Llama
52. Domestic Goat
 
Does the facility still have groundhog, African crested porcupine, or Patagonian cavy still? Also the facility's website (and the latest USDA Report) says they hold Richardson's ground squirrel, Prevost's squirrel, eastern red squirrel, red-rumped agouti, and Sunda porcupine (the website also contains muskrat), are there any noticeable updates with that?
 
Smaggledagle said:
Does the facility still have groundhog, African crested porcupine, or Patagonian cavy still? Also the facility's website (and the latest USDA Report) says they hold Richardson's ground squirrel, Prevost's squirrel, eastern red squirrel, red-rumped agouti, and Sunda porcupine (the website also contains muskrat), are there any noticeable updates with that?
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I haven't been in a while so I can't comment on much, but I saw the Crested Porcupines (Almost certainly missidentified Cape Porcupines) and Patagonian Maras last time I visited. The Sunda Porcupine should be the Palawan unless they show up separately on the USDA report (They only have 1 Palawan Porcupine AFAIK).

birdsandbats said:
Date of Visit: August 24 2024

Species not seen in italics

1. Red Kangaroo
2. Common Kusimanse
3. Parakeet Encounter walk-through: Domestic Budgerigar
4. African Bullfrog
5. Club-tailed Iguana, Gargoyle Gecko
6. African Giant Millipede
7. Common Kusimanse
8. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
9. Sugar Glider
10. Green Keel-bellied Lizard
11. Eastern Musk Turtle, Ouachita Ma Turtle, Green Frog
12. Domestic Goat
13. Red Kangaroo, Swamp Wallaby
14. Southern Tamandua
15. Malayan Binturong
16. White's Tree Frog
17. Domestic Goat
18. Emu
19. Western Crowned-Pigeon, Brazilian Porcupine
20. Domestic Rabbit
21. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
22. Fennec Fox
23. Thomson's Gazelle
24. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
25. Six-banded Armadillo
26. Domestic Chinchilla
27. Kinkajou, Greater Bushbaby, "Olingo" (I assume just another Kinkajou?)
28. Starry Night Reed Frog, American Toad, Eastern Gray Tree Frog
29. Common Blue-tonged Skink
30. Black-tailed Prairie Dog
31. Matamata
32. Cuban Anole
33. Ackie Monitor
34. unidentified cane toad
35. Ring-tailed Lemur
36. Bintuong
27. Domestic Guinea Pig
28. Greater Capybara
29. American Alligator
30. Florida Softshell
31. White-tailed Deer
32. Green Iguana
33. Colombian Red-tailed Boa
34. Corn Snake
35. Ball Python
36. Ball Python
37. Ball Python
38. Eastern Tiger Salamander
39. Corn Snake
40. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
41. Corn Snake
42. Corn Snake
43. Palawan Porcupine
44. African Hedgehog
45. Red-tailed Boa
46. Red-footed Tortoise
47. Red Fox
48. Linnie's Two-toed Sloth, Red-footed Tortoise, Lowland Paca
49. Common Marmoset, Southern Three-banded Armadillo
50. Tayra
51. Llama
52. Domestic Goat
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I'm surprised there was someone else brave enough to go out to this place! What were your overall thoughts? I'm considering going back (Solely for the Porcupine and "Olingo", although I'm very hesitant considering what I saw last time).
 
Smaggledagle said:
Does the facility still have groundhog, African crested porcupine, or Patagonian cavy still? Also the facility's website (and the latest USDA Report) says they hold Richardson's ground squirrel, Prevost's squirrel, eastern red squirrel, red-rumped agouti, and Sunda porcupine (the website also contains muskrat), are there any noticeable updates with that?
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I listed everything I saw, I can't comment on what they may have bts.
 
Smaggledagle said:
Does the facility still have groundhog, African crested porcupine, or Patagonian cavy still? Also the facility's website (and the latest USDA Report) says they hold Richardson's ground squirrel, Prevost's squirrel, eastern red squirrel, red-rumped agouti, and Sunda porcupine (the website also contains muskrat), are there any noticeable updates with that?
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They showed common raccoons, Virginia opossum, and North American porcupine on their instagram which don’t seem to be on permanent display.
 
birdsandbats said:
Date of Visit: August 24 2024

Species not seen in italics

1. Red Kangaroo
2. Common Kusimanse
3. Parakeet Encounter walk-through: Domestic Budgerigar
4. African Bullfrog
5. Club-tailed Iguana, Gargoyle Gecko
6. African Giant Millipede
7. Common Kusimanse
8. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
9. Sugar Glider
10. Green Keel-bellied Lizard
11. Eastern Musk Turtle, Ouachita Ma Turtle, Green Frog
12. Domestic Goat
13. Red Kangaroo, Swamp Wallaby
14. Southern Tamandua
15. Malayan Binturong
16. White's Tree Frog
17. Domestic Goat
18. Emu
19. Western Crowned-Pigeon, Brazilian Porcupine
20. Domestic Rabbit
21. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
22. Fennec Fox
23. Thomson's Gazelle
24. Screaming Hairy Armadillo
25. Six-banded Armadillo
26. Domestic Chinchilla
27. Kinkajou, Greater Bushbaby, "Olingo" (I assume just another Kinkajou?)
28. Starry Night Reed Frog, American Toad, Eastern Gray Tree Frog
29. Common Blue-tonged Skink
30. Black-tailed Prairie Dog
31. Matamata
32. Cuban Anole
33. Ackie Monitor
34. unidentified cane toad
35. Ring-tailed Lemur
36. Bintuong
27. Domestic Guinea Pig
28. Greater Capybara
29. American Alligator
30. Florida Softshell
31. White-tailed Deer
32. Green Iguana
33. Colombian Red-tailed Boa
34. Corn Snake
35. Ball Python
36. Ball Python
37. Ball Python
38. Eastern Tiger Salamander
39. Corn Snake
40. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
41. Corn Snake
42. Corn Snake
43. Palawan Porcupine
44. African Hedgehog
45. Red-tailed Boa
46. Red-footed Tortoise
47. Red Fox
48. Linnie's Two-toed Sloth, Red-footed Tortoise, Lowland Paca
49. Common Marmoset, Southern Three-banded Armadillo
50. Tayra
51. Llama
52. Domestic Goat
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Is this place worth the visit?
 
Antimony96 said:
This place having 4.6 stars on Google, equal to the Minnesota Zoo just to its south, is disheartening. Do parkgoers just have zero standards or discernment ability whatsoever?
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They really don't, and with anyone able to write a review I'm sure some of these places prop themselves up. Zoo Miami, arguably a top 10 zoo in this country, is at a 4.5 rating. Big Cat Habitat, currently the worst "zoo" I've ever been to (and I've been to some stinkers) is rated higher at 4.6. Also being much more famous and visited, I'm sure Miami is regularly targeted with negative reviews by ARA's, trolls and visitors who just had a bad day.

This is why zoochat and all the info members share is such an important resource to those with a passion for zoos and animals. Eventhough we all have different opinions, every review, photo uploaded etc lets people with similar interests and views get a much better idea of what a facility is like instead of relying on sources that have nothing to back themselves up and have no passion for this hobby.
 
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SusScrofa said:
They really don't, and with anyone able to write a review I'm sure some of these places prop themselves up. Zoo Miami, arguably a top 10 zoo in this country, is at a 4.5 rating. Big Cat Habitat, currently the worst "zoo" I've ever been to (and I've been to some stinkers) is rated higher at 4.6. Also being much more famous and visited, I'm sure Miami is regularly targeted with negative reviews by ARA's, trolls and visitors who just had a bad day.

This is why zoochat and all the info members share is such an important resource to those with a passion for zoos and animals. Eventhough we all have different opinions, every review, photo uploaded etc lets people with similar interests and views get a much better idea of what a facility is like instead of relying on sources that have nothing to back themselves up and have no passion for this hobby.
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This is well written and it's astonishing at how some genuinely awful zoos receive higher ratings than established, accredited institutions. Perhaps some trolls promote naff little places because their friends are the owners, or there are higher expectations at major zoos, but either way it's baffling at times. Thank goodness we have ZooChat with authentic reviews and thousands of photos so that great zoos can be promoted and poor ones can be trashed.
 
snowleopard said:
This is well written and it's astonishing at how some genuinely awful zoos receive higher ratings than established, accredited institutions. Perhaps some trolls promote naff little places because their friends are the owners, or there are higher expectations at major zoos, but either way it's baffling at times. Thank goodness we have ZooChat with authentic reviews and thousands of photos so that great zoos can be promoted and poor ones can be trashed.
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My theory as for the reason that places like this get higher online reviews is that it is easier for visitors to directly interact with animals at facilities like there, whereas that doesn't tend to happen at accredited zoos.
 
birdsandbats said:
My theory as for the reason that places like this get higher online reviews is that it is easier for visitors to directly interact with animals at facilities like there, whereas that doesn't tend to happen at accredited zoos.
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I think this is 100% it. I think personalized experience does more to motivate a review (ie a restaurant vs a grocery store) after and guests are more likely to feel positive after a personal interaction. There won't be as many "bored" or "lonely" comments then, the enclosure is de-emphasized, etc.

I also think the sort of person who wants to visit this kind of facility is more inclined to find it and to visit, and someone who dislikes it is less likely to go and therefore to leave a review... plus these facilities are treated like mom-and-pop stores compared to zoos.
 
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