Your zoo visits

Aramar

Aramar
I visited Tallinn Zoo in Estonia today and I had an amazing time. I had visited the zoo some years ago, but It was before I started playing Planet Zoo, so today I saw the zoo with other eyes. I have tons of pics which I need to sort first.

I saw almost all the animals, except the rhino and the gaur (I guess these 2 animals are so tiny that they can hide easily 🤪), the binturong, the bats and the Amur and Snow leopards (it was too warm for them so they were hiding somewhere). Despite being at the end of September, today was a sunny day with 24 Celsius (and people think in northern Europe it's always cold and we always wear snow clothes 🙄).

Although I will make a detailed review when I get back home, I want to share some highlights:

  • It was great to see again the same polar bears after some years (the one in my profile pic!).
  • Also I saw a saltwater crocodile and oh boy, that's a big "monster". The other crocodiles in the park looked like toys 😂
  • The meerkat habitat is still as horrible as it was (smaller than the in-game exhibit boxes and with no outdoor area).
  • I saw fishing cats, galagos, kinkajous, sloths, hairy armadillos, sand cats, corsac foxes and Pallas' cats.
  • There was a mixed habitat with green iguanas and marmosets.
  • I saw a muskox playing football.

Stay tuned for more info 😁
 

Cynogale bennettii II

Cynogale bennettii II
This morning, I went for a very productive visit to Colchester Zoo.

Since my last visit a couple of weeks ago, two new species have arrived or been put on-display. First of all, a shoal of lovely cardinal tetras have been added to a South American freshwater aquarium shared with another three species of tetras (glowlight, penguin and lemon tetra - honestly, an exhibit for five or so tetra species would be an ideal way of adding fish to Planet Zoo).

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Then, in the same building, found a pair of young male Goeldi's monkeys that have arrived less than a week ago. Not strictly speaking a brand-new species, but one that is returning after an absence of eight years. Lovely to get them back, and hopefully this will result in a further increase in the much-reduced callitrichid collection at Colchester (with the return of the Goeldi's there are five species, but in the past there were another five species at different times).

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In the South American walkthrough exhibit adjacent to this building (which is primarily Neotropical in theme), the two coppery titi monkeys were performing a territorial duet song - never heard it before and surprisingly loud for such a small primate. Add to that the Geoffroy's marmosets and pied tamarins making their usual squeaking calls and the walkthrough was definitely a surprisingly musical experience.

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After walking all the way around the zoo, it was excellent to find that the African paddock was almost completely occupied - all of the reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, greater kudu, common ostrich and grey crowned crane were out, as were all but one of the white rhinoceroses. That is not always a common sight, and I imagine with the coming of winter will become a less frequent thing until spring comes again.

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Inside the African house, a big surprise was finding both of the false tomato frogs were not buried in the moss as normal but were out in the open and even hopping around. Having seen nothing but their eyes and backs over months/years of visits, I had almost forgotten quite how lovely-looking these frogs are.

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I managed to see the Asian small-clawed otters for the first time in several months (their enclosure is overgrown with bamboo and was formerly a cheetah enclosure, so it is huge as well), but as per usual they were overshadowed by the smooth-coated otters - not only are they about three times the size, but they are more active, more sociable and are always willing to come up to the glass to see who has arrived to have a look at them.

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Getting back towards the exit, the slender-snouted crocodile had unfortunately wedged itself into a tiny space that make seeing and photographing it difficult. Fortunately, that was more than made up for by seeing one of the chimpanzees in the outdoor enclosure using a stick to gather bits of food from inside bottles placed into a special apparatus designed to encourage the chimps to use tools. Now I just need to see the orangutans using their one.

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Orkan

Orkan
Went to the Capron Park Zoo yesterday. It’s a small zoo with a small but very interesting selection of animals.
 

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Aramar

Aramar
I would like to share some pics of my visit to Bioparc Valencia (Spain) last week.

The first animal we saw was the greater flamingo, which have a beautiful habitat:
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Next there's a very big walk-in habitat for 6 species of lemurs and Aldabra giant tortoises:
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And near the lemurs, the fosa awaits. It's the first time I see this animal and it loooks amazing!
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Next we visit the tropical area with red river hogs and red buffalos in one habitat, and bongos and duikers in other habitat:
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Bioparc also has chimpanzees and gorillas:
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After the apes, we got into the wetlands with three impressive Nile crocodiles, hippos and lots of fish. It is cool to see crocodiles in open outdoor areas.
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Still waiting for pelicans in Planet Zoo...
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Aramar

Aramar
Second part of my visit to Bioparc Valencia (Spain) last week.

The African elephant habitat is gorgeous:
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Shhh, sleeping lions ahead:
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The largest habitat in the park is the savanna:
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The difference in size of these two animals is remarkable!
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More sleeping animals ahead:
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Chasing cranes:
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Last but not least, a rare mix of animals in the educational show. It's impressive to see these large birds flying around chasing the jackal. Can anyone identify what species the small white birds is? I don't remember.
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The park has more animals of course, but I invite you to visit the zoo to discover them all if you ever have the chance. It is really worthy!
 

Annie_konik

Annie_konik
I watched this, too. So amazing! I wish I could visit! Just look at this glide in the otters exhibit. So cool!

My two most recent zoo visits were Blijdorp in Rotterdam and Burger's Zoo in Arnhem/NL. I think Burger's Zoo was my favorite this time. They have a manatee calf that is one month old now, absolutely adorable. I loved to see Gila Monsters, too. And their jungle section is pretty great, with a lot of birds flying around. I wanted to see the capybaras and Asian Small-clawed otters, but all of them were a bit hard to spot.
 

NZFanatic

NZFanatic
I went to Orana Park on the weekend for like the eighth time this year. This time we decided to ride the little electric tour bus which we haven't done in a while because our kid's been too small. We sat right up behind the driver so I got to ask a ton of questions and learn a lot about what was going on behind the scenes. It was fantastic. It was a beautiful day out, too; started out raining so a lot of the early arrivals bailed leaving the park quiet and peaceful. Got to see almost everything; we skipped one corner with the Tasmanian devils, wallabies, and emus, just because we see them quite often, and the tigers and lions were off display (we saw the lions anyway as they were in the outdoor portion of their indoor habitat) due to wind warnings but everything else was out and about.

It's fun going so often; every time we go things look a little more beautiful. They started a ton of planting not long ago and everything is starting to flourish.
 

Aramar

Aramar
I remembered that I forgot to share the pics from my visit to Tallinn Zoo in Estonia last month. Better late than never!

I start with this amazing muskox in action:
Source: https://youtu.be/o8U8m2JSq2w?si=MG4sx0897T9vxyKE

The zoo has two entrances. This is the simpler one, but it's the more convenient if you come from the city centre (aprox. 20 minutes by bus)
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Père David's deer have a huge natural habitat:
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The wallabies also have a pretty natural lush habitat:
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The huge saltwater crocodile on the contrary still lives in an old style tiny habitat:
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The indoor area for chimpanzees is also too small, but the outdoor area looks better. They only have two old chimps, so maybe they are planning to replace the species with something more aproppiate.
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Mixed iguana and emperor tamarin habitat!
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Next a cuteness battle: corsac fox vs Pallas's cat:
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The zoo has many many types of cranes in habitats scattered all over the park. These are the ones we have in the game:
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To be continued... (I hate the 10 picture limit on this forum!)
 
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Aramar

Aramar
I hope I'm not boring you with my pics, but here's the second part of my visit to Tallinn Zoo.

Probably the star of the zoo are the polar bears, which are located near the entrance. They were among the first animals in the park that moved from the old depressing tiny cages to a new modern enclosure which I like. Here's a close view of one of them:

Source: https://youtu.be/3Vn77Elsyz0?si=OvdajUe1Ynz8FUTX


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The park also has a large collection of birds of prey, with many owls, eagles and vultures in aviaries that vary in size. Some are small, but others are fine. The nature around the zoo is gorgeous too.

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Where they use to have lions now there's a hyena. I don't know if they plan to bring back the lions in the future.
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The African elephants were enjoying the surprising warm day outdoors:
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Another lush enclosure, this time for ground hornbills:
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A white camel stands out from its herd:
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I finish with the brand new Asian tropical house and its fishing cat!

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I hope you liked this mini tour around a less known zoo in northern Europe.
 

wowman

wowman
Aramar said:
I remembered that I forgot to share the pics from my visit to Tallinn Zoo in Estonia last month. Better late than never!

I start with this amazing muskox in action:
Source: https://youtu.be/o8U8m2JSq2w?si=MG4sx0897T9vxyKE

The zoo has two entrances. This is the simpler one, but it's the more convenient if you come from the city centre (aprox. 20 minutes by bus)
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Père David's deer have a huge natural habitat:
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The wallabies also have a pretty natural lush habitat:
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The huge saltwater crocodile on the contrary still lives in an old style tiny habitat:
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The indoor area for chimpanzees is also too small, but the outdoor area looks better. They only have two old chimps, so maybe they are planning to replace the species with something more aproppiate.
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Mixed iguana and emperor tamarin habitat!
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Next a cuteness battle: corsac fox vs Pallas's cat:
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The zoo has many many types of cranes in habitats scattered all over the park. These are the ones we have in the game:
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To be continued... (I hate the 10 picture limit on this forum!)
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this would be a great animation for this animal if they ever add it.
 

Aramar

Aramar
I visited my local zoo today maybe for the very last time since I'm moving out very soon. I will miss a lot living so near to a zoo. In the last few years I have visited it many many times. Sadly the Finnish weather in November is horrible and today was no exception, so many animals were hidding.

The giant day gecko is always stuck to the lamp, but today it was in a nice position to take a pic:
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Sakis, pigmy marmosets, tortoises and Guinea pigs all happily together:
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At least it is not too cold yet, so the Barbary macaques were still playing in the outdoor area:
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But the highlight of my visit was seeing my dear friend being very active today. Please Frontier, give us the mighty wolverine next!
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