ZooChat Cup Match #44: Beauval vs Plzen (7)

[CGSwans]

A couple of things, then.

1) TLD and Maguari have shaken my confidence somewhat in the assumption informing my vote - that Beauval is doing something unique or, at least, unprecedented.

2) It is currently 17-15 in Beauval’s favour, and casting what amounts to a deciding vote in a context where I’m no longer sure of the basis for that vote is a grave decision.

3) I’m switching my vote to Plzen *for now*, though I will review further debate again before it closes in a little under 9 hours. This has the provisional effect of tying the vote.

4) That means you all have to wrestle with this dilemma, not just me. So there.

 

[Brum]

3) I’m switching my vote to Plzen *for now*, though I will review further debate again before it closes in a little under 9 hours. This has the provisional effect of tying the vote.

4) That means you all have to wrestle with this dilemma, not just me. So there.

I changed my vote to Plzen before it got close, I'm guilt free!

 

[TZDugong]

This is like Burgers vs Wroclaw in the first round, it's coming down to the wire!

I haven't voted yet, so I'm going to read through this thread very carefully because my vote could decide who wins it (scary thought isn't it)!

 

[Shruikan]

I just can't understand why Berlin Tierpark is losing because of a few bad enclosures and Plzen wins with several of the worst i have ever seen in a zoo. At least in Beauval some can fly every day.

 

[Maguari]

A couple of things, then.

1) TLD and Maguari have shaken my confidence somewhat in the assumption informing my vote - that Beauval is doing something unique or, at least, unprecedented.

2) It is currently 17-15 in Beauval’s favour, and casting what amounts to a deciding vote in a context where I’m no longer sure of the basis for that vote is a grave decision.

3) I’m switching my vote to Plzen *for now*, though I will review further debate again before it closes in a little under 9 hours. This has the provisional effect of tying the vote.

4) That means you all have to wrestle with this dilemma, not just me. So there.

From what I've seen the fairest description of Beauval's show looks to be that it admirably takes a good idea much further than has been done elsewhere. I haven't seen anything that's struck me as absolutely brand new, but it's clearly something pretty special regardless.

 

[migdog]

Here is a list of birds used in Beauval's show last year (I took photos of all the signs):

Blue-bellied roller
Red-legged seriema
Bateleur eagle
Eurasian buzzard
Harris Hawk
Augur buzzard
Bar-headed goose
Greater white-fronted goose
Cape Barren goose
Eastern imperial eagle
Brahminy kite
Saker falcon
Steppe eagle
Brown wood owl
Ferruginous eagle
Long-legged buzzard
Eurasian griffon vulture
Grey crowned-crane
Palm-nut vulture
Andean condor
Himalayan vulture
Black crowned-crane
Marabou stork
Turkey vulture
Hooded vulture
White stork
White-backed vulture
Pied crow
Great white pelican
Rock eagle-owl
Bald eagle
Steller's sea eagle
Snowy owl
Southern caracara
African fish-eagle
White-tailed sea eagle
Great grey owl
Long-crested eagle
Black-chested buzzard-eagle
Black kite
White ground dove
Scarlet macaw
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Grey parrot
Red and green macaw
Red-fronted macaw
Galah
Citron-crested cockatoo
Blue and yellow macaw
Fulvous whistling duck
Jandaya parakeet
Green-checked amazon
Scarlet ibis
White-fronted amazon
Arabian trumpeter pigeon
Peacock pigeon
Yellow-shouldered amazon
Hadada ibis
African sacred ibis

 

[LaughingDove]

How were the rollers used in the show @migdog? That's a surprising species and one that I imagine could be particularly impressive.

 

[Maguari]

I think London(?)'s bird show used to use Lilac-breasted Rollers and have them catch food in the air.

 

[migdog]

I'm pretty sure that's what they do at Beauval too. I'll see if I took video of this to confirm.

 

[migdog]

That is indeed what they do. The presenter threw some food up and a single roller caught it mid-air. This wasn't in the 2016 show we saw, so may have been a new addition for 2017.

 

[FBBird]

Here is a list of birds used in Beauval's show last year (I took photos of all the signs):

Blue-bellied roller
Red-legged seriema
Bateleur eagle
Eurasian buzzard
Harris Hawk
Augur buzzard
Bar-headed goose
Greater white-fronted goose
Cape Barren goose
Eastern imperial eagle
Brahminy kite
Saker falcon
Steppe eagle
Brown wood owl
Ferruginous eagle
Long-legged buzzard
Eurasian griffon vulture
Grey crowned-crane
Palm-nut vulture
Andean condor
Himalayan vulture
Black crowned-crane
Marabou stork
Turkey vulture
Hooded vulture
White stork
White-backed vulture
Pied crow
Great white pelican
Rock eagle-owl
Bald eagle
Steller's sea eagle
Snowy owl
Southern caracara
African fish-eagle
White-tailed sea eagle
Great grey owl
Long-crested eagle
Black-chested buzzard-eagle
Black kite
White ground dove
Scarlet macaw
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Grey parrot
Red and green macaw
Red-fronted macaw
Galah
Citron-crested cockatoo
Blue and yellow macaw
Fulvous whistling duck
Jandaya parakeet
Green-checked amazon
Scarlet ibis'
White-fronted amazon
Arabian trumpeter pigeon
Peacock pigeon
Yellow-shouldered amazon
Hadada ibis
African sacred ibis

Not heard of two of these: what's a 'White Ground Dove' or a 'Peacock Pigeon'?

 

[LaughingDove]

Not heard of two of these: what's a 'White Ground Dove' or a 'Peacock Pigeon'?

My assumption was that they were domestic breeds of pigeon.

 

[FBBird]

My assumption was that they were domestic breeds of pigeon.

Sorry, never thought of that. I suppose a 'Peacock Pigeon' could be a Fantail.

 

[CGSwans]

Pheasant pigeon would be my guess.