In addition to the species on display, a number of species are also being bred off-exhibit - a newly set up Amano-style aquarium in the entrance building contained a very young Typhlonectes natans, still with gill abscission scars. I hope they don't leave it there - it won't hang around in that open-top tank too long.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Jersey Zoo
I grew up reading Gerald Durrell's books, so on a recent visit to Jersey, the Zoo was high on my list of places to visit. And that turned out to be a very good decision. I'll just describe the amphibian collection here - quite small but perfectly displayed - the best public vivaria I have ever seen:
In addition to the species on display, a number of species are also being bred off-exhibit - a newly set up Amano-style aquarium in the entrance building contained a very young Typhlonectes natans, still with gill abscission scars. I hope they don't leave it there - it won't hang around in that open-top tank too long.
In addition to the species on display, a number of species are also being bred off-exhibit - a newly set up Amano-style aquarium in the entrance building contained a very young Typhlonectes natans, still with gill abscission scars. I hope they don't leave it there - it won't hang around in that open-top tank too long.
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Cool pics, thanks for sharing. Did you get any of the D. mysteriosus tank?
Not of the viv but it was like most of the others, bare floor with leaf litter and branches with bromeliads. The mysteriosus were all down on the floor when I was there.
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