Currently, there is a lot of talk on the internet about the use of perfumes to enrich the lives of captive big cats at zoos. The idea behind it is that cats use their sense of smell far more than humans. Therefore, zookeepers spray perfume into their cages to create an artificial scent. This …
What is a leopon? A leopon is a cross between a male leopard and a lioness. These hybrids have been bred on a number of occasions in zoos. There are records of them being in zoos in Italy and Japan. In Japan they have been exhibited at the Hanshin Park Zoo and the Koshien …
I have to report this but I have very little on it. In fact the source of the information is a comment made 20 hours ago on another site. The person says that he once worked for a major zoological park near Chicago. There appears to be three such zoos: Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield …
Papanack is a roadside zoo in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Let’s just think about that for a minute. In the capital of Canada there is a zoo where animals are routinely abused; damn it, I’d say some are tortured. This is part of the story. Perhaps more serious is the fact that Ontario …
The Times newspaper tells us that there is a gruesome video online which shows a live donkey being fed to tigers at a zoo in eastern China. The video has gone viral. Once again we are in a debate about the attitude of the Chinese government towards animal welfare. Perhaps most of the world …
It seems to me that there are three ways that zoos might be able to help conservation. These are: Educate the public about conservation Breed wild animals and then release them into the wild Employ scientists who do research and who run studies which enhances our knowledge of the wild animal species which in …
Hamerton Zoo has been evacuated and the police and air ambulance were called to attend a “serious incident”. In the title to the article I have stated that a tiger escaped but I am speculating because at the time of this article it has not been verified…but see updates…. Update about four hours later: …
Howlett’s Wild Animal Park, Canterbury, UK is enriching the environment of their big cats by spraying perfume onto the ground. This creates a blob of scent which is interesting to a big cat such as a tiger. In this way, their environment is enriched and more closely corresponds to the wild where cats are …
