#miami zoo

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Now, here's a REAL art deco bathroom.

#flamingos #miami zoo #other stuff

[brookezilla]

Not fandom related but the Miami Zoo currently has one of my country’s national birds which they’re MISTREATING.

We’d like it back now luv x

If it was a bald eagle, y’all would be rioting in the streets.

#Miami Zoo #kiwi #kiwi bird #New Zealand #conservation #endangered species #animals

[ripple-and-tide]

So this morning a staffmate told me about the recent Miami Zoo Kiwi incident that’s come to light, and I’ve been fucking livid all day.

Just been reading through a bunch of articles (majority NZ news sources) and the Zoo’s official statement, and somehow it’s even worse than what my irate coworker was able to convey to me. Miami Zoo had the absolute fucking privilege of receiving a (North Isl. Brown (?)) kiwi egg to hatch and raise as a species you would never normally see outside our little island at the bottom of the world as part of a some global zoo wildlife initiative.

Brief brief summary: viral videos coming out of this kiwi (Paora) being put on a table and patted by paying customers under bright lights, having selfies taken, made to run around during the day, keeper pursuing him whenever he tried to hide in his box. All around blasé attitude from keeper talking about this bird while he’s being paraded about on display. There’s video footage but I could seriously only stomach watching it once. He’s been there for 4 years and in the wake of this outrage they’re claiming to be building him a ‘proper enclosure’ now. He’s been handled like this at least 4 times a week and his current enclosure has been 3x3m.

They had access to super fucking detailed information on how to take care of this very sensitive and specialized animal, and what the fuck do they do? Disregard ALL of it to sell cutesy, ~rare bird~, self-obsessed animal encounters.

Either you knowingly and intentionally went against SO. MUCH. vital animal husbandry or you are just such a fuckwit you legitimately think it was good animal handling, I don’t know which is worse honestly. If it’s the former, congratulations; American Capitalism continues to be the most nasty, disrespectful piece of shit I see regularly parading about in broad daylight. If it’s the latter, then are your staff for real just exotic pet-obsessed freaks who showed up one day in a uniform and you just went ‘yeah sure you can be a zookeeper good enough’. Shoutout to that ‘keeper’ who had Paora’s head pinned to the fucking table with his fist going ‘hohoh yeah he’s just like a dog he loves being pat on the head’ yeah sure thing idiot I bet your zookeeper degree taught you all animals and birds especially just love being slapped around and treated like dogs.

The thing that’s got me the most though, is how over the top and pitiful they are being in their apology; “we’ve offended a nation...”, “it should have never happened”, “we are so sorry this video has caused stress to people”, ok yeah but fuck what we think why is there exactly ZERO mention of the stress, harm and sheer exploitation you have put this animal through??? Like yes, Paora is a taonga species and that is certainly adding to the severity of this response, but in and of itself the fact that their official statement answers ONLY to humans’ responses and outrage and not the failure to care for this animal is telling as fuck to me.

I really liked reading iwi leader Paora Haitana’s response (who Paora the kiwi is named after), in much nicer words than me expressing deep concern over the harm to Paora, the disrespect it is to him as a taonga species and us as protectors of them, and also heavy, heavy emphasis on words holding no shape under the weight of everything that has happened; they need to follow through and follow through right now with adequate care.

Personally I’d like to see Paora moved to a zoo that actually cares about his needs and conservation education over selling clickbait. I feel the love and intention of bringing him home to Aotearoa, though I don’t know how realistic that is with the risk of introducing diseases from abroad into the NZ populations. I also would expect a thorough investigation of Zoo Miami’s husbandry for all their species and the credentials of their staff.

Thanks for coming along to rant o’ clock, I’ll be back to reblogging regular fandom shit now so please don’t follow me if you’re expecting more of my own content lol. Enjoy some great twitter banter from this mess

#zoo miami #miami zoo #zoo miami kiwi #Paora #paora the kiwi #animal husbandry #aotearoa #nz #kiwi #kiwi bird #taonga #taonga species #cw animal abuse #shoutout to that brilliant blog article #titled 'miami zoo to stop deranged treatement of kiwi' #or something to that note #like thank you THANK YOU please say it louder

[yeltsinsstar]

DOC to raise concerns with Miami Zoo over treatment of kiwi

How this American zoo is treating this poor kiwi is disgusting. The bird is clearly stressed, probably because kiwi are nocturnal and they have it in a brightly lit room that is basically a fucking petting zoo.

#new zealand #nz #world news #aotearoa #youtube #nz news #usa #florida #miami zoo #barbaric treatment #kiwi #nocturnal bird #nz icon #doc #possible international incident #biology #ornithology #flightless bird #taonga

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A female loggerhead turtle clears her nostrils after surfacing for air in her treatment tank after she was brought to Miami Zoo’s new Sea Turtle hospital. The turtle was rescued from the Port St Lucie Power Plant after a shark attack left its left fin with exposed bone

Photograph: Ron Magill/AP

#ron magill #photographer #ap #loggerhead turtle #turtle #miami zoo #sea turtle hospital #port st lucie power plant #shark attack #nature #animal

[ashtree420]

#pink flamingos #Miami zoo

[entertainingthewhatifs]

Weekend Coffee Share, Miami Animal Tour

Welcome to my Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie at Natalie the Explorer, Blog Home. We welcome Natalie back from a brief hiatus. I’m currently brewing some chai tea, but coffee is certainly available for your Saturday morning beverage. Let’s chat! I’m currently in Miami with Chris, on an animal adventure weekend. Today, we’re visiting the Miami zoo around lunch time. (This is a fun…

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#weekendcoffeeshare #animal conservation #animal experiences #animal lover #capybara #Jungle Island #Miami Zoo #road trip #weekend getaway

[shalomanna]

#Miami zoo #zoo #flamingo #birds #birdslovers #florida #miami #animals

[magicdestinyvacation]

Nutrias en miami zoo

#miami zoo

[touringmadeeasy]

Miami Zoo – The largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida Full Guide

Miami Zoo (also known as The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens) is the largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida and the only sub-tropical zoo in the continental United States. Opened in 1948 at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, in 1980 it relocated to the former grounds of the Richmond Naval Air Station. It features over 3,000 animals, 1,200 trees and plants, covers an area of 750 acres (300 ha), and has over 100 separate exhibits.

If you want to know more, please read this article:  Miami Zoo – The largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida

#miami zoo #The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens #zoological park #zoo #florida #florida zoo #florida park #largest zoo #oldest zoo #miami #zoological garden

[brookezilla]

GUYS MIAMI ZOO IS STOPPING THEIR KIWI PROGRAMME!!

All it takes is angering 4 million New Zealanders, you don’t know rage until you mess with our national bird.

But they also didn’t acknowledge that this was literal ill treatment??? YOU DONT PUT A SHY NOCTURNAL BIRD IN A PETTING ZOO

This is the cutie, called Paora — he has a hyper sensitive beak and whiskers so shouldn’t be handled.

#miami zoo #kiwi #Kiwi bird

[beanbagbuddies4life]

I took Chilly to Zoo Miami and this was right at the entrance lol. It's not a great picture but it was a main walkway so I kept moving but it's cute so i'm sharing it anyway

#part of the reason i keep the time stamp is to verify that all the photos are untouched and sometimes i think that's impressive but like #definitely ESPECIALLY not this one lol #beanie photography #zoo miami

[todaysbat]

https://floridabonnetedbat.org/

Website for the Miami Bat Lab at Zoo Miami.

#florida bonneted bat #eumops floridanus #zoo miami #miami bat lab #bat lab #bat science #bat resources #conservation

[takiki16]

THIS MIGHT AS WELL HAPPEN!

#Lionel Messi #inter Miami #lm10 #Reddit #my posts #football #spiderman #the crappy translator is not helping it’s a Dutch article but I hope he’s okay jeebus #LIKE WAS IT A ZOO SPIDER OR A SPIDER THAT HAPPENED TO BE AT THE ZOO?!

[is-the-primate-vid-cute]

the toleda zoo and the orangatan splash zone is so cute !!! i'm always so grateful about what i learn from your posts. are there are other examples of primates in captivity with options to interact with visitors like this ?

Yeah! Many do, I know the National Zoo has seasonal sprayers like that. Zoo Miami has a bucket of water chimps can dump onto visitors but the troop is older now and hardly use it. I think the Audubon Zoo has something similar. And, of course, SeaWorld has splash zones near the tanks.

#mod E #toledo zoo #national zoo #zoo miami #inquiring minds want to know

[petsincollections]

New born aardvark at Crandon Park Zoo

Zoo Miami

Government Resource and Information Department, Florida International University

FIU Libraries DPanther Repository

#aardvarks #newborn aardvarks #zoo miami #fiu libraries #crandon park zoo