I'm middle ground for opinions on rare in captivity animals ingame. I like the fact we have them since these are rather unique animals and has the opportunity to teach us about rare animals or the conservation efforts to save these animals but at the same time it feels weird to have rare animals in an average zoo, especially when I want an Asian monkey but forced to use proboscis monkeys to satisfy that desire.
Rare animals. In game and real life
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In the 1980s, there were goliath frogs at the Bronx Zoo. One of the main issues with keeping them in captivity is that they are very highly-strung and will leap three metres in a single bound when frightened, often smashing themselves into the walls or glass of a tank and causing fatal injuries (put it this way, a goliath frog in a Planet Zoo exhibit would get killed pretty quickly in real life). At the Bronx, they got around this problem by keeping them in a much larger display in the Aquatic Bird House, probably closer in size to the walkthrough exhibit than the standard one. These ones managed to live for eight years at most, and showed no breeding behaviour.
Last weekend I was in Pairi Daiza (Belgium) and they have them too
That is news to me, I think it would be bigger news in European zoo circles if somewhere recieved Spectacled Flying Fox. Unless you got confused with Egyptian Fruit Bat, that is kept in a ton of zoos.Last weekend I was in Pairi Daiza (Belgium) and they have them too
They got Lyle's flying fox, I believeLast weekend I was in Pairi Daiza (Belgium) and they have them too
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Oh yes, I thought "fruit bat" referred to the Egyptian Fruit Bat
Here’s a new one
Saiga antelope were kept in San Diego and a zoo in Germany used to have them. Chats suggest other attempts didn’t go well for the Saigas. There’s a zoo in Russia that has them and a preserve in the Ukraine that has them.
Saiga antelope were kept in San Diego and a zoo in Germany used to have them. Chats suggest other attempts didn’t go well for the Saigas. There’s a zoo in Russia that has them and a preserve in the Ukraine that has them.
The preserve is basically a semi-wild population, though its unknown if its even still exists currently.
The issue with saiga in captivity is that they are very flighty, don't percieve barriers very well as they live in the flat open steppe, and they also are very susceptible to sudden die offs due to disease and climate. I know there has been a decent number of deaths in captivity because they accidentally ran into barriers and suffered mortal injuries.