Gorilla, Western

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Scientific name: Gorilla gorilla Origin: Africa Diet: Omnivore, but mostly herbivore Size: 1.3-1.7m IUCN status: Critically Endangered Threats: Deforestation, poaching for bushmeat, Ebola virus contracted from humans Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Belfast Zoo, La Vallée des Singes, ZSL … Continued

Hippopotamus, pygmy

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Scientific name: Choeropsis liberiensis Origin: Africa (mostly Liberia) Size: 1.5-1.75m Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Deforestation, poaching for bushmeat Zoos I have seen them: ZSL London Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting fact: Dublin zoo may have been the … Continued

Horse, Przewalski’s

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Scientific name: Equus ferus przewalskii Origin: Asia Size: 2.2-2.8m long Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Hybridisation with domestic horses; historically hunting and habitat loss Zoos I have seen them: Highland Wildlife Park, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes. … Continued

Kangaroo, Eastern Grey

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Scientific name: Macropus giganteus Origin: Australia Size: 0.9-1.4m Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Least Concern Threats: Currently no major threats to this species Zoos I have seen them: Fota Wildlife Park, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes Interesting fact: This species can jump … Continued

Kangaroo, Red

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Scientific name: Osphranter rufus Size: 1-1.6m Origin: Australia Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Least Concern Threats: Currently no major threats to this species Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo Interesting fact: In the Australian desert, when the weather gets too hot, the … Continued

Kea

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Scientific name: Nestor notabilis Origin: Australasia (New Zealand) Size: 48cm Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Persecution over attacks on sheep, habitat loss, introduced species such as stoats and cats, climate change Zoos I have seen them: Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, … Continued

Koala

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Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus Origin: Australia Size: 65-82cm Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Habitat loss, bushfires, disease, climate change Zoos I have seen them: Edinburgh Zoo Interesting fact: The name ‘Koala’ is aboriginal for ‘no drink’, and refers to the … Continued

Komodo Dragon

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Scientific name: Varanus komodoensis Length: Up to 3 metres Diet: Carnivore Origin: Asia (Indonesia) IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Human-induced burning of natural grasslands, loss of prey species, climate change Zoos I have seen them: London, Chester, Natura Artis Magistra, Diergaarde Blijdorp Interesting … Continued

Lemur, Ring-tailed

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Scientific name: Lemur catta Origin: Africa (Madagascar) Size: 95-110cm Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Habitat loss, hunting, capture for the pet trade Zoos I have seen them: Countless… Interesting fact: Nearly all of Madagascar’s 105 existing lemur species are threatened … Continued

Lion

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Scientific name: Panthera leo Origin: Africa and Asia Size: 1.6-2.5m Diet: Carnivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Hunting for sport and food, loss of habitat to agriculture which increases conflict with humans Zoos I have seen them: Asian lions in Dublin, Fota, … Continued

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