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Zoos & Aquariums

The Zoo is one of those places that have been institutionaLIZed. Alongside the art museum, shopping mall...

Obligatory places to visit in almost every single CULTure that we have collectively created. These are the ones I have visited.

Tacoma, WA, USA
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

2005

Seattle, WA, USA
Woodland Park Zoo
2005


Singapore
Night Safari

2003



San Diego, CA, USA
San Diego Zoo
1990s

Detroit, MI, USA
Detroit Zoo

presumabLY I went here as a child on a school field trip.

Medellin, Colombia
Santa Fe Zoo
2007

Chengdu, China
Panda Breeding Station

(Fancy name for Panda Zoo)
2008


Washington DC, USA Smithsonian Zoo*

Childhood photos would seem to indicate that I went here too.

Drive up -  have childhood photos, but not sure where they are from. Somewhere in Florida.
Perhaps...

Tampa Bay, FL, USA
Buschgardens
*
 

Port Douglas, Australia
Rainforest Habitat

Holiday City Flash

2001

future

future


Future Possibilities - Costa Rica ZooAve, Belize Zoo (Was nearby) , and Tuxtla Guiterrez Zoo, Mexico

Aquariums

Seattle, WA, USA
Seattle Aquarium
 

Osaka, Japan
Kaiyukan
Aquarium
Wiki

San Diego, CA, USA
Orlando, FL, USA
Sea World

 

Monterey Bay, CA, USA
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Future

Medellin Acquario


Monaco
Oceanographic Aquarium

List of top aquariums - Top Ten Aquariums  - Top 10 Aquariums - CoastalLiving.com


Useful Books

Different Nature
by
 Hancock

Life at the Zoo

 

Keepers of the Kingdom

 

Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West
 

Comments on above books

A Different Nature - See Amazon.com review

Life at the Zoo - perspective from a zoo veterinarian - though his logic is not quite as sound as Mr. Hancocks, nor is his knowledge of zoos around the world. Good writing style though, attentive to details, and easy to read bibliography (Which is how I found - A Different Nature).

Keepers of the Kingdom:New American Zoo - Coffee table style book with lots of large colorful photographs on the newest "innovations" of American Zoos (By a reknown NG wildlife photographer)

Zoo: A History of Zoological Gardens in the West - Quite detailed history, but easy to get lost in the writing. LOTS of wondeful historical photographs / pictures from the past. Many from Europe.


Light travels faster than sound, which explains why some people seem bright until they open their mouths

- Unknown


Human DOMestication vs "Wild Animals"

Rogue Primate
An Exploration of Human Domestication
by
David Livingston

Dreaded Comparison
Human and Animal slavery
by
Marjorie Spiegel

Straw Dogs
by
John Gray
link to my notes

Winged Migration DVD

Born Free DVD

Blue Planet DVD

 

Trailer - Winged Migration ---- Trailer - Born Free

 

Only the Birds and the BEeeees will FLY in heaven!

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Trailer - BBC - Blue Planet: Seas of Life