Which exhibit would you least want named after you?

[6647]

"Elephant Encounter" - Get up close in personal with a male elephant going through musth.

 

[Hix]

When the Bronx Zoo built its naked mole rat exhibit, Dr. William Conway had each animal named for a member of the Board of Directors. (In fact one aspect of the exhibit was that each animal had a subdermal chip so that as they ran down one of the runs a display would inform visitors that so-and-so Rockefeller just went by.)
Then he informed the Board that they could make a donation to change the name of "their" animal. I believe it worked out quite well.

Absolutely love this idea!!!



Hix

 

[cleusk]

Jellyfish Encounters - A Stinging Sensation

 

[elefante]

I think the worst exhibit would be the Monkey Firing Range. Annoy the monkeys and see how accurate their aim is.

 

[elefante]

"Elephant Encounter" - Get up close in personal with a male elephant going through musth.

That actually is the name of the elephant exhibit in the Hogle Zoo.

 

[tschandler71]

Donors to zoos frequently have exhibits or other zoo facilities named after them.

What if that process didn't always go so well?

If you were a millionaire donor which exhibit would you least want to have named after you?

Dude man pass the Thai Stick or the Alabama Kush

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Touch a Tiger

Ride a Rhino

Sleep with a Shark

~Thylo

 

[cleusk]

Touch a Tiger

Ride a Rhino

Sleep with a Shark

Technically, those wouldn't be too bad. I think you might be able to get away with the tiger one if its a tiger cub. Even though they can be dangerous when they feel threatened, rhinos are gentle, non-aggressive animals. Still, I wouldn't recommend riding them. Sharks rarely attack humans. Most attacks occur due to misidentifying swimmers. As long as they are adequately fed and you use small species, there wouldn't be any problem. Fear about sharks are brought about by ignorance and Hollywood.

 

[Jordan-Jaguar97]

Has nobody thought of stroke a Honey Badger?

 

[callorhinus]

Has nobody thought of stroke a Honey Badger?

Something like this: http://www.zoochat.com/25/exhibit-would-you-least-want-named-282553/#post580054 ?

 

[epickoala123]

the candiru restrooms

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Technically, those wouldn't be too bad. I think you might be able to get away with the tiger one if its a tiger cub. Even though they can be dangerous when they feel threatened, rhinos are gentle, non-aggressive animals. Still, I wouldn't recommend riding them. Sharks rarely attack humans. Most attacks occur due to misidentifying swimmers. As long as they are adequately fed and you use small species, there wouldn't be any problem. Fear about sharks are brought about by ignorance and Hollywood.

I know. Read the name carefully, it says Sleep with Sharks. Not only is swimming with a shark potentially dangerous depending on species, how hungry it is, how agressive it is, and and what you do (size doesn't necessarily matter- look at the Whale Shark) but sleeping with them would mean certain death unless you were part Fiji Mermaid()

Almost any zoo that would allow rhino riding, shark sleeping, and tiger petting wouldn't get too great reviews. As you said, a cub might not be too dangerous but I'm talking a full grown, male Amur Tiger. While rhinos can be gentle giant I think it's safe to say that they'd get real angry real fast if you tried to ride it.

~Thylo

 

[cleusk]

Not only is swimming with a shark potentially dangerous depending on species, how hungry it is, how aggressive it is, and and what you do.

What's really crazy is that there's a group of people who make it a past-time by jumping into water filled with piranha.

 

[tschandler71]

Has nobody thought of stroke a Honey Badger?

Wouldn't he smoke all our weed?

 

[ThylacineAlive]

What's really crazy is that there's a group of people who make it a past-time by jumping into water filled with piranha.

Not that dangerous unless you have any kind of scrap meat on you. Of course it you get them into a frenzy you may want to watch out.

~Thylo

 

[tschandler71]

The Tschandler excess species control center (aka the active abortion/euthanasia center)

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Thylo's Endangered Species Hunting Range

~Thylo

 

[cleusk]

The Jackson Spay and Neuter Clinic.

 

[tigris115]

Stoner Safari- Go in with big cats, elephants and many other dangerous animals while completely baked.

 

[tschandler71]

Tigris that sounds like an awesome time man. I'll bring the Funyuns.