What does everyone collect Zoo related ?

That's a lot of effort to go through for what I believe may be an annual report... :p
 
A guidebook, a map and a fridge magnet for me. But only those I have collected on my own visit. Oh and books; I love a 'history of...' book on a collection.

What is it about the human instinct to collect. Its very deep rooted!
 
Brum said:
I've got all sorts of crap that has accumulated but it's stored in boxes at my ex's as I have no room at the moment. Some of the more obscure items include an original copy of The Spectacled Bear Studbook, some Friends Of LA Zoo newsletters and a book about Berlin Tierpark which I've never read because it's in German!
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Do they still do guide books? I looked thoroughly for some in the two Berlin zoos but had no luck. However I have now got a magnet for each! (I should have got one from the aquarium too)
 
PaleoMatt said:
Do they still do guide books? I looked thoroughly for some in the two Berlin zoos but had no luck. However I have now got a magnet for each! (I should have got one from the aquarium too)
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Nopes they don't have guidebooks anymore since a few years....
 
PaleoMatt said:
Do they still do guide books? I looked thoroughly for some in the two Berlin zoos but had no luck. However I have now got a magnet for each! (I should have got one from the aquarium too)
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I went a little bit insane / overboard / ridiculous with the Berlin magnets :D I think I ended up with about eight in total!
 
I started collecting keychains but not every zoo I went to had keychains. Same with patches. I do actively collect, though, maps, tshirts and hat pins of the facilities I visit. At least 95% of US zoos have at least one of those three. I keep a scrapbook of my zoo trips and put the maps and ticket stubs there. I have a San Diego Zoo/Wild Animal Park safari hat I put the pins on. And I wear the shirts.
 
Ever since my first zoo, I've always collected a meerkat item as a souvenir. Back then meerkat stuff was rare, nowadays I always have a decent selection to choose from. I have a strong preference for mugs, magnets and soft toys.
 
  1. azcheetah2 said:
    I started collecting keychains but not every zoo I went to had keychains...
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Because the key rings I collect are about the memories associated with them, for anywhere that doesn't have them, I make a simple one. I print off the zoo's logo and put it in a key ring blank.
 
beccasunbear said:
Fridge magnets! I’ve done this for a while anyway on my travels around the world, but I certainly like to pick one up from each zoo I visit.
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I also collect fridge magnets. Unfortunately the quality is less than great these days, so I may have to try something else. Do tee shirts count? I don't really "collect" them, but I have a few.

I also pick up postcards, but those get mailed.
 
Buldeo said:
I also collect fridge magnets. Unfortunately the quality is less than great these days, so I may have to try something else.
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I agree that they are quite variable in quality! But there are still some decent ones to be found.
 
I have a rather handsome collection of zoo fridge magnets. Unfortunately because I'm too picky for my own good there are only 4 magnets in the collection:

A Steller's sea eagle from Moscow
A wisent from the New Forest wildlife park
A palm nut vulture from Paradise Park
A white rhino from Cotswold which was bought for me because I was told I didn't have enough to call it a collection...
 
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