Sydney Australia’s world-class Taronga Zoo offers a first-hand view of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Mascots. Syd, the Platypus When the first platypus specimens were sent back to England from Australia after European Settlement in 1788, they were thought to be elaborate hoaxes. They appeared to be cleverly created from a number of animals, including a […]
A Congo Forest… In The Bronx
A young child in the front breaks the crowd’s trance, crying out, “It looks just like us!” This is what the Congo Forest is all about. With 300 animals of 75 species within 6.5 acres of breathtakingly well-simulated tropical forest, New York City’s 100-year-old Bronx Zoo is now (since June of this year) host to […]
Baghdad Zoo: Restoring a Safe Haven for Animals
The Baghdad Zoo used to be the largest zoo in the Middle East. Despite being in the middle of the desert, it spanned 300 acres of beautiful open lawn. It held 650 animals and received 1.5 million visitors between 2001 and 2002. However, once the war in Iraq began, this recreational area became a battlefield. […]
Mountain of Rebuilding: Tiger Mountain, A New Exhibit at the Bronx Zoo
Mountain of Rebuilding Tiger Mountain, a new exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, hopes to educate while regenerating. Beneath the pressing foot of Natural Selection, the number Siberian tigers, ‘one of eight subspecies’ of tigers, all of which are endangered, has dwindled to a worldwide estimate of between 200 and 400. Though they remain the most recognizable […]
STOCKHOLM
Thousands roam the icy mountains, soon to migrate in flocks from their summer to winter pastures. But you don’t have to go to the countryside to see these cold-weather cervids, as Stockholm, Sweden’s trendy capital city, boasts one of the most extraordinary animal preserves with over 70 different Scandinavian species–Skansen Zoo. The big-city reindeer (a […]
The Crocodile Hunter, aka Steve Irwin, is perhaps the craziest personality to hit Animal Planet to date.
The Crocodile Hunter, aka Steve Irwin, is perhaps the craziest personality to hit Animal Planet to date. With his signature exclamations of “Crikey!” and commentary peppered with all kinds of Australian slang, the Croc Hunter dives headfirst into the wild in order to capture, relocate and rehabilitate crocodiles, rhinos, snakes, and other nefarious beasts-with […]