Theoretical walkthroughs
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Vampire bats almost exclusively feed on sleeping prey, so as long as the visitors keep it moving I think it should be fine
The Zoo from Hell (The zoo from hell - ZooChat) includes the following theoretical walkthroughs: brown rat, pigeon, cassowary, mosquito, bee, wasp, hornet, army ant, vampire, bear and walrus
Pigeons should be fine obviously, brown rats I think would work for animal/visitor safety, but not for preventing escapes. I don't think there's any way to get the visitors in and out of the enclosure without the rats also being able to use it.
Bees, wasps, hornets and ants depend on the species. Stingerless bees and ants are often kept "free-ranging" in greenhouses.
Vampires are believed to be a subspecies of human, so aside from the ethical aspect of keeping them captive they would be able to use the same doors as humans. Of course, they cannot enter houses unless they are invited so if guests enter and leave through a house that someone actually lives in I guess they could be contained. There is of course the problem of them flirting with and eating humans so I'd say that's a no
Bees, wasps, hornets and ants depend on the species. Stingerless bees and ants are often kept "free-ranging" in greenhouses.
Vampires are believed to be a subspecies of human, so aside from the ethical aspect of keeping them captive they would be able to use the same doors as humans. Of course, they cannot enter houses unless they are invited so if guests enter and leave through a house that someone actually lives in I guess they could be contained. There is of course the problem of them flirting with and eating humans so I'd say that's a no
citation needed for the "subspecies of human" part.
I suggest that you mention this here: Zoological inaccuracies & mistakes - ZooChat
Wasn't there a zoo in China with a Walrus walkthrough?
Lots of zoos have pigeon walkthroughs.
Yes but a zookeeper was killed in that enclosure I believe
There hasn't really been enough research done to determine whether Vampires are a subspecies or a separate species. I know Werewolves are considered humans under influence of the Lycanism virus (Similar to the Jackalope being a rabbit with Shope papilloma), but vampires are considered separate from humans as there are some differences in the DNA (as vampire DNA usually turns to dust under bright UV light, not enough research could be done to specify species or subspecies status)
A visitor and keeper were both drowned by a Walrus.
Why were they in the water with walruses?
The tourist fell in, the keeper jumped in. The pictures I find online also don't really show a walk-through enclosure, but rather an enclosure without safety railings.
So not so much a walrus walkthrough, as a walrus fall in and die?
They fell in the water, it was the land portion that was walk-through.
I didn’t immediately find pictures of the land part so it is possible that the land part is walk-through but I still doubt it to be honest. Especially when looking at satellite imagery, there isn’t much land to begin with (37.4149936, 122.6222920) on google maps. What is usually shown is a narrow ledge/path alongside the basin without a safety railing. It is that ledge that the tourist slipped off.
'Hug' from walrus drowns tourist and keeper, reflecting likely safety defect
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I believe there are some pictures on ZC of the walkthrough part, but I can't look for them right now
Looking back at some old comments, there used to be pictures of the actual walkthrough area in the exhibit, but the photos have since been deleted
Lota lota
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When was your visit?Stockholm's Skansen Akvariet did have free-ranging vampire bats some years back in their reptile room. I for one didn't get bitten, but I can't speak on other guests' behalf.
In 2004.