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adrian1963

adrian1963

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I was asked by a keeper at my local zoo if there was one animal at the zoo I would exchange for another what would it be he said you can't exchange primate for primate, cat for cat ect, ect
I finally came to the conclusion I would exchange 1 group of Meerkats (as they have 2 groups at Dudley Zoo only 3 in the one group though) for a Spotted Linsang, I'm not to sure if any zoo's in the UK have them.
I had to think quite a bit about my decision so what would you exchange at your local/favourite zoo
 
i would probally swap the same group of meerkats for something along the lines of a Binturong and have it wandering Monkey Tails :O

and i cant find any Spotted Linsang on ISIS or Zootierliste
 
I'll cheat a bit by making it a cat, as I would swap one of Marwell's serval pairs for a pair of Clouded Leopards in a flash. :)
 
Shorts I was watching a David Attenborough Wildlife Dvd about with them on it was from about 20 years ago they looked really interesting to study and see in real life so thought it would be a good exchange, I take it by the (unicorn) part they are now extinct are they
 
I would swap at my Local Zoo Linton bit of a wild chance but I would excange a group of Bennets Wallaby's:
For some Black Lemurs - With Linton allready having their Rare Lemur Breeding Centre a different design of Lemur Enclosure the other side of the Zoo were the small Wallaby Area is would be great.
For a pair of Caracal - These Cats arent seen that commonly in the UK so it would be good to have them back at Linton - The Wallaby area would be great for Caracal's with refurbishment.
 
adrian1963 said:
I take it by the (unicorn) part they are now extinct are they
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No, it's just that, as far as I know, they've rarely (if ever) been kept in captivity (at least in the "West"*).

*though I'd never bet against London having had one at some time
 
Just googled spotted linsang and appently they are now an extremely endangered animal with less then 200 in the wild.
Thats a shame as they look very interesting to study maybe there are some projects out there to try and save this very attractive animal
 
at my local zoo i would exchange the first group of dingos for northen hairynosed wombats and spotted quoll for tasmanian devil.
 
Jesse said:
at my local zoo i would exchange the first group of dingos for northen hairynosed wombats and spotted quoll for tasmanian devil.
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Not that I've been there in years, but I'd replace Subu (when he's gone), the Colchester Zoo's last lion, with those dingos you don't want :D
 
Shorts said:
No, it's just that, as far as I know, they've rarely (if ever) been kept in captivity (at least in the "West"*).

*though I'd never bet against London having had one at some time
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I don't think London have ever had Linsangs. Frankfurt did keep the banded species (Prionodon linsang) in the 1970s.
 
robmv said:
I don't think London have ever had Linsangs. Frankfurt did keep the banded species (Prionodon linsang) in the 1970s.
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I saw a Banded Linsang at San Diego Wild Animal Park in 1998. Not expecting to see another any time soon. Stunning creature though.
 
they are beautiful animals according to reports there are less then 150 left in the wild
so I don't think we will be seeing them soon in any UK zoo
 
Jesse said:
do zoos in the UK have a good dingo population?
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No Dingo population at all, in fact. (and there's only a handful in the rest of Europe)
 
I am also going to cheat and swap the lions at bristol for leoppards because the enclosure is much more suited to them
 
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