Critter News
DECEMBER 15, 2009
But, of course, this is really all because of some extremists who want to close down all zoos. think it’s an extreme animal rights organization that wants to close all zoos,” Steve Feldman {AZA spokesman} said. The latter comment is in reference to Zoocheck Canada , a zoo watchdog demanding the independent investigation.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2022
36, if my counting is right and there has been no very recent split or lump. Not very interestingly, the species name “squamatum” refers to the scaly appearance of the bird rather than the blue wings. There probably is a Billy Bragg song about them.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2022
The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. As long as you do not have British friends (or people who have watched “Austin Powers”), you can also refer to it as Little Shag without embarrassment. I am sure Elvis liked it.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2018
I was fortunate enough to be following in Mike and Corey’s shoes, and between referring back to their posts here, and an e-mail from Corey, at least had formed a plan of sorts. Yikes, plan “B” was quickly formed and we made the short walk to the Zoo, Gardens and Conservation center of the same name. L ittle Big Year species – 1280.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
According to the article, "Zoochosis is a term used by animal rights activists in reference to the degrading effect of zoos on animals that have been kept in captivity over a long period of time. It's an adult male macaque suffering from zoochosis. It's the first time I've ever heard the term.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2011
But it wasn’t all that diabolical when you consider that it was the Queens Zoo that served as the setting and I also left this clue: “a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you.&# Those who are really familiar with Queens should know what birds are in the zoo named for our borough.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Marabous occur throughout tropical and subtropical Africa from Zululand in northern South Africa right up to the arid Sahel region fringing the Sahara Desert, avoiding the closed canopy rainforest zones of central and west Africa.
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