... a ... Male sea horses have rounded bellies to accomodate the eggs that the females lay in their brood pouches; while females, unburdened, have flat...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 2, 2000 3:05 am
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I just bought a book by Eugene Linden called THE PARROT'S LAMENT. The book is about animal intelligience and ingenuity. Many of the antedotes are from...
Cheryl
zoodoer@...
Oct 6, 2000 3:53 pm
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This is a great book...
Tom & Liz
lattwt71@...
Oct 6, 2000 3:59 pm
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To Richard and any others who will be at AZAD: Please take any opportunity to talk up our group if you get the chance. It would be fun to have 50 members this...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 8, 2000 2:51 am
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Hi, I have just been offered the post of spokesman for a new zoo being set up in Turkey. I desparately want to find out as much informaition as possible to...
sara nurlu
saranurlu@...
Oct 11, 2000 10:19 am
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In a message dated 10/11/00 5:20:16 AM Central Daylight Time, saranurlu@... writes: << I have just been offered the post of spokesman for a new zoo being ...
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 12, 2000 12:26 am
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Hi everyone. Well, Saturday was our zoo's Wild Affair. This is an annual $100 per plate dinner, live auction, silent auction, etc. There were quite a few...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Oct 12, 2000 2:08 am
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In a message dated 10/11/00 9:42:12 PM Central Daylight Time, russ_sue@... writes: << Hi everyone. Well, Saturday was our zoo's Wild Affair. This is an ...
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 12, 2000 3:53 am
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Hi right back to you. My experience is somewhat limited to the Memphis Zoo. I have visited several others, including the San Diego Zoo and the Animal Park...
Tcanoejt@...
Oct 12, 2000 10:16 am
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... The Houston Zoo is a city run operation and the cheapest date in Houston ($2.50/ad; $0.50/ch; free on city holidays). However, the Zoo Society of Houston...
Dale L Martin
kg5u@...
Oct 12, 2000 8:33 pm
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... Rendezvous. ... only. There ... much; ... Memphis set up ... feature ... Beale Street ... $375,000, much ... Hi Van. I was wondering how much was charged...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Oct 13, 2000 6:12 am
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In a message dated 10/13/00 1:12:50 AM Central Daylight Time, russ_sue@... writes: << Hi Van. I was wondering how much was charged for such an event. Ours...
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 14, 2000 12:42 am
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... the zoo, ... very ... to say that ... dresses, drag ... stopped ... I agree with your assessment, Van. Not much, if any, exaggeration there. Funny you...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Oct 14, 2000 4:09 am
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I agree. It was a wonderful book. I'm not sure if you are aware of two other books by Eugene Linden. SILENT PARTNERS and APES, MEN, & LANGUAGE. These two...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Oct 17, 2000 3:19 am
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Today I was standing by the hippo pools watching Julie and Splish (don't ask) and talking about them to various visitors when three men came up. One of them...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 22, 2000 2:25 am
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Good story. Thanks for sending it on. I guess the guy was luck he wasn't on a bicycle. He would have really been in trouble then. Sara...
STilson
stilson@...
Oct 23, 2000 7:28 pm
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Hi. I am wondering if any of you are involved with animal enrichment? I am particularly interested in carnivores and ungulates. We have been doing chimp...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Oct 28, 2000 4:56 am
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A visitor to the Memphis Zoo & Aquarium asked this week if any animals born here are ever released into the wild. In recent years; zoo-hatched Louisiana pine...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Oct 29, 2000 1:59 am
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Houston has hatched and released Attwater's prairie Chickens for the last about 5 years. There are 5 institutions rasing and releasing. Still not making good...
Tom & Liz
lattwt71@...
Oct 29, 2000 3:42 am
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Hi Everybody! At the Aviary, we are also a part of the crane release program in Russia. We send our Red-crowned (Japanese) Crane eggs over every year....
avesbirder@...
Oct 29, 2000 11:31 am
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... The Houston Zoo is also a participant in the breeding programs for the Micronesian Kingfisher and the Mexican Wolf. There may be and likely are some...
Dale L Martin
kg5u@...
Oct 29, 2000 1:33 pm
422
Several years ago there was a boom of Golden and Golden-Headed Lion Tamarins born. That was before I came to the Zoo, but I was told that many youngsters were...
Caprine10@...
Oct 29, 2000 2:55 pm
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Could you be more specific? It's hard to answer 'what are ideas for enrichment.' -eLIzabeth Van Nostrand ... __________________________________________________...
li
eevn@...
Oct 31, 2000 9:26 pm
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I have been working on a response to this for days now (Not sure where all the time goes..) Anyway, The only carnivore I have worked with are cats (lions and ...
Stacey
teej@...
Oct 31, 2000 10:54 pm
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Thanks Stacey. Some good ideas. I agree about the scheduling and the keeping track. We are doing that now with the chimps. I will add this to what I have...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Nov 1, 2000 5:13 am
426
The cheetas at our zoo had a bit of unplanned enrichment when a mother wood duck took her young from the nest box into one of the ponds at the zoo. ...
STilson
stilson@...
Nov 1, 2000 2:43 pm
427
I just thought that since there hasn't been much going on on this list lately, that I would just send a note about what has been happening at the Sacramento...
Sue Johnson
russ_sue@...
Nov 10, 2000 1:38 am
428
The Memphis Zoo docents monthly continuing education program presented at last month's meeting was by zoo nutritionist Mike Maslanka. Mike brought us up to...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Nov 16, 2000 4:17 am
429
Very interesting topics, thanks for posting to the list. The Bali Mynahs here started suffering from iron storage disease; found out it was because the keepers...
Caprine10@...
Nov 16, 2000 4:42 am
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Today, the Memphis Zoo docents staged our annual luncheon for the zoo staff. This event is usually scheduled for the first Thursday in December. We estimated...
