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Scientific name: Elephas maximus Origin: Asia Size: 2-3.6 metres in height Diet: Herbivore IUCN status: Endangered Threats: Loss of habitat leading to conflict with people, poaching for the male’s tusks Zoos I have seen them: Dublin Zoo, Belfast Zoo, Tierpark Hellabrunn, … Continued
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus chilensis Origin: South America Height: 1-1.3m Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Near Threatened Threats: Hunting, intensive egg-harvesting, mining Zoos I have seen them: Dublin, Belfast, Fota, Edinburgh, Chester, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Natura Artis Magistra Interesting fact: What looks like the … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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