You might belong or be on zoochat if...

JBZvolunteer said:
I saw this done on a parrot forum and thought it would be fun to do here:

You might belong or be on zoochat if....

You cringe at the words "meerkat" or "Ring Tailed Lemur"

you go on pilgrimages to the "Congo Gorilla Forest"

You argue about free or protected contact the way other people argue prolife or prochoice.

Your summer plans involve going to the zoo once a week at least.

Your favorite animal growing up wass along thelines of pygmy hippo, jaguarundi, aardwolf, baikal seal or drill.

When you here someone say bongos you think aboutthe forest antelope not the drum.

You know and are disgusted by what a utilitree is.
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nope

wtf is pilgrimages

eh... not exactly

I freaking wish

Close enough, anyone who saw my posts know what my favorite animal is

yup

wtf is an utilitree
 
You might belong or be on zoochat if You realize on a trip to East Africa that it is the first time in Your life where You are on the same continent with a living Jentink's duiker. Later You think about the fact that on Your visit to Bioparc Valencia it was the closest encounter with a living Jentink's duiker, with only about 4000 km in between!!!
 
You might belong or be on Zoochat if you volunteer at your local zoo, and your fellow volunteers are arguing about whether the wild birds that you have to chase away from prams at the bird and seal shows are called bush turkeys or brush turkeys and you ask if you are the only one who calls them Alectura lathami.
 
Osedax said:
You might belong or be on Zoochat if you volunteer at your local zoo, and your fellow volunteers are arguing about whether the wild birds that you have to chase away from prams at the bird and seal shows are called bush turkeys or brush turkeys and you ask if you are the only one who calls them Alectura lathami.
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Down in Melbourne we always called them ‘Brush’ turkeys. :D The signage in their former enclosure in Growing Wild even had that down!
 
Jambo said:
Down in Melbourne we always called them ‘Brush’ turkeys. :D The signage in their former enclosure in Growing Wild even had that down!
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Yes, I use "brush" as well, rather than "bush", which I have found to be more common in Sydney.
 
Osedax said:
Yes, I use "brush" as well, rather than "bush", which I have found to be more common in Sydney.
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Ive also heard people refer to them as ‘Bush’; although I assume it’s just confusion due to the close pronunciation.

I assume those Wild Brush Turkeys within Taronga?

Those guys were everywhere when I visited last year. Even roaming through the car park; at one point causing a traffic jam!
 
Jambo said:
I assume those are wild Brush Turkeys within Taronga?

Those guys were everywhere when I visited last year. Even roaming through the car park; at one point causing a traffic jam!
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Most are wild, but some do belong to the zoo.
 
Jambo said:
Ive also heard people refer to them as ‘Bush’; although I assume it’s just confusion due to the close pronunciation.

I assume those Wild Brush Turkeys within Taronga?

Those guys were everywhere when I visited last year. Even roaming through the car park; at one point causing a traffic jam!
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In contrast there are almost none left in the US.
 
You might belong on Zoochat if:


1) You find pleasure in seeing rare species at the given collection

2) You religiously note down every single species you see at a collection

3) You make lists of the animals you haven’t seen at a collection and go round with a clipboard and pen, ticking off accordingly, and too often get mistaken for a member of staff :confused:

4) You keep plastic wallets, ordered alphabetically, of each collection you have visited with the map, species seen and special photos of species from the collection

5) You become distressed if you cannot find the target species you have come to see at the collection
 
You may belong in Zoochat if

1)Your friends rated this aquarium a 1/5, but you rated it a 4/5 because of that one Australian Ghostshark...

2)When you glare at the person next to you at the Binturong exhibit because they called it a "baby bear"

3)The people around you don't know what you are talking about half of the time when the topic is wildlife or rare collections

4)You get angry at a zoo because they didn't name the subspecies of a certain animal on the signage

5)You travel halfway across the world to see one species

6)You give an hour-long lecture just because your friend said "What's the difference between leopards and jaguars?"

7)You are known as a "Walking Encyclopedia" in your friend group
 
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