Gaur is right. I have been to Southwick at least once a year for the last 23 years and never saw one. They do have the only "red bat" I have ever seen lol
The only zoo in the United States to see...
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Gaur is right. I have been to Southwick at least once a year for the last 23 years and never saw one. They do have the only "red bat" I have ever seen lol
Like I said, they list their Black Spider Monkeys as A. paniscus, which is the scientific name for the Red-Faced Spider Monkey. Whether they really have/had them? I don't know.
What's a "red bat"?
~Thylo
Phantom Gaur
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The "Red Bat" is extremely threatened by habitat loss and is only native to Mendon,Massachusetts. The specimen they have is over 40 years old.
its been there a while
Is it suppose to be an Eastern Red Bat? Do you have a photo?
Also, when you Google Black Spider Monkey, you get results only for the Red-Faced Spider Monkey. Even National Geographic and the WWF list Red-Faced SMs as Black Spider Monkeys so I believe they're the same species. So congrats on seeing them! If they aren't at Southwick's anymore, I doubt I'll be seeing them, not in the U.S. anyway.
~Thylo
jbnbsn99
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On the zoo's Black Spider Monkey page, they have the scientific name as Ateles paniscus, which is the same one for the Red-Faced Spider Monkey, though you say they no longer hold the species...
~Thylo
Black Spider Monkey and Red-Faced Spider Monkey are two names for the same species (Alteles paniscus)
TheOnlineZoo
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Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth at Dallas World Aquarium
Hey, Wikipedia says its the only one, so it must be true!
The Online Zoo - Brown-throated Sloth
Hey, Wikipedia says its the only one, so it must be true!
The Online Zoo - Brown-throated Sloth
Wikipedia is correct here.
You know, just because someone once and a while comes along and makes up some stuff doesn't mean that the whole site is unreliable. While I have learned false facts on a few occasions, Wikipedia is still general my first resource when researching something.
~Thylo
Wikipedia is correct here.
You know, just because someone once and a while comes along and makes up some stuff doesn't mean that the whole site is unreliable. While I have learned false facts on a few occasions, Wikipedia is still general my first resource when researching something.
~Thylo
I've had my experience with editing on Wikipedia and if you don't have a reliable source with your statement then it will be deleted.
TheOnlineZoo
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I love Wikipedia and use (and update) it regularly. But for my purposes, I just want to expand my knowledge, and if I learn something that is not quite true once in a while, it's no big deal. It's not good for serious research, but it's a great starting point.
But in this case, I joked about it because I was unable to verify the statement on any authoritative source. I found almost the same exact words on several sites, but none of them were sites that I trusted to really know what they were talking about. So my joke about Wikipedia was saying I believe this is true, but I can't prove it.
On one page about a some mona monkey species, I found a random sentence that kind of sounded like a rant saying that several sources claim a person named ____ _____ (don't remember, sorry!) discovered the species but "that's a lie as ____ _____ is a 15 year-old middle school students who likes to post false information on Wikipedia!"
That's the kind of stuff you must look out for. I mean, that could be true, but it's just a bit odd. You do have to be careful, though, I got a bit of my early Bronx Zoo history all messed up because someone posted false info. on the site.
To get back on track, how many zoos in the U.S. have Murray River Turtles? I know Smithsonian does (they list them as "Australian Big-Headed Turtles") but I haven't heard of any others with them. And are San Diego and Smithsonian the only U.S. zoos (AZA at least) with Indian Flapshell Turtles? I haven't been able to locate any others in the U.S.
~Thylo
That's the kind of stuff you must look out for. I mean, that could be true, but it's just a bit odd. You do have to be careful, though, I got a bit of my early Bronx Zoo history all messed up because someone posted false info. on the site.
To get back on track, how many zoos in the U.S. have Murray River Turtles? I know Smithsonian does (they list them as "Australian Big-Headed Turtles") but I haven't heard of any others with them. And are San Diego and Smithsonian the only U.S. zoos (AZA at least) with Indian Flapshell Turtles? I haven't been able to locate any others in the U.S.
~Thylo
TheOnlineZoo
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Saint Louis had them in 2007.
how many zoos in the U.S. have Murray River Turtles?
~Thylo
They had them at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas July of this year.
On one page about a some mona monkey species, I found a random sentence that kind of sounded like a rant saying that several sources claim a person named ____ _____ (don't remember, sorry!) discovered the species but "that's a lie as ____ _____ is a 15 year-old middle school students who likes to post false information on Wikipedia!"
That sounds like something you would do.
I know I've never seen anything like that on any animal-related Wikipedia pages.
That sounds like something you would do.
I have no need to edit on Wikipedia. I know if I change something so it's correct, someone will eventually change it back. That's really the only bizarre thing I've seen on an animal-related page.
~Thylo
What about Mariana Crow? I've heard that the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute has some.
~Thylo
~Thylo
Sitka Blacktailed Deer - Alaska Zoo and Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. I'm reasonably sure they are not displayed elsewhere. It's a Mule Deer subspecies-but fairly distinct. Similar to the dynamic between the Key Deer and the Whitetailed Deer. I believe Northwest Trek in Washington State exhibits Columbian Blacktailed Deer (which I would guess may be displayed in a few more west coast facilities).
That is a travesty (though I guess they are doing well in their native range, so it's not really a conservation issue)...but typical of the decline in hoof stock variety at American Zoos. I'd love to get them here in Alaska. We'd then have all three extant Bison in the state.
I know Shadow Nursery had a herd of, at least, four back in 2006. I know GiantEland recently visited and can tell us if they're still around.
~Thylo
ungulate nerd
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I know Shadow Nursery had a herd of, at least, four back n 2006. I know GiantEland recently visited and can tell us if they're still around.
~Thylo
Unfortunately Shadow Nursery does not have European bison any longer, they didn't seem to being doing well there and that is why they were shipped out