tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post5955558853009266783..comments2024-03-16T16:21:55.763-05:00Comments on The Circus "NO SPIN ZONE": The Remarkable DineshanCasey McCoy Cainanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14611037918797096687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-6069438261087897282015-06-04T12:07:24.489-05:002015-06-04T12:07:24.489-05:00Wade: After I sent you the previous messages I rea...Wade: After I sent you the previous messages I realized they are not talking about the San Diego or Orange County zoos are they? I don't think the San Diego Zoo has ever had a white rhino or the Orange County Zoo. They must have been talking about the WAP and Lion Country Safari in Orange County, which closed years ago. The thing about the Sudanese giraffes is interesting. There are giraffes from West Africa called "white giraffes". They're not really white. They just look white from a distance their spots are so faint. At least one zoo in France specialises in breeding these so-called white giraffes. That reminds me of something else. Did you hear about the 29 year old American girl who was just killed by a lioness in the Lion Park in South Africa? She worked on "Game of Thrones" and "Captain America". They said she had her window wound down. I think I saw your friend, the Native-American or Amerindian actor on Star Trek Voyager last night. Sincerely PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-89675085573750515962015-05-25T09:47:12.244-05:002015-05-25T09:47:12.244-05:00Wade: Here is a British Pathe video of white rhino...Wade: Here is a British Pathe video of white rhino being transported from Sudan to Antwerp in 1950. http://britishpathe.com/search/query/white+rhino Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-91693405899612610882015-05-25T09:35:04.054-05:002015-05-25T09:35:04.054-05:00Wade: I was watching Jack Hanna on Saturday mornin...Wade: I was watching Jack Hanna on Saturday morning and there was an interview with Ian Player from 1995, and he (Jack Hanna) visited Gabon, which I know always means wild gorillas. As I understand it Ian Player discovered a population of 30 Southern White rhinos in the Umfolozi Game Reserve. I'm not sure whether they were thought to be extinct. I found this on the internet: "Ian Player Is Dead at 87; Helped to Save Rhinos" http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/world/africa/ian-player-conservationist... The article says that he worked to establish colonies of white rhinos in captivity at the San Diego and Orange County zoos. I'm pretty sure that the Indian rhino was considered virtually extinct, but they discovered a wild population somewhere, possibly in Nepal, which made a huge difference, and something similar happened with the wood bison. Ian Player told Jack Hanna that all of the white rhinos in zoos today are descended from the 30 he discovered in the Umfolozi Game Reserve. If they could come back from just 30 maybe there's hope for a lot of things. Sincerely Paul PS: I was looking at a free magazine a picked up at the bus stop. It features all sorts of tourist attractions in Ontario. There are a lot of zoos featured, including the African Lion Safari with its' herd of Rothschild's giraffes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853805336568551814.post-14396475051344260262015-05-22T09:16:02.053-05:002015-05-22T09:16:02.053-05:00Wade: Bob Barker was talking to the Premier of Ont...Wade: Bob Barker was talking to the Premier of Ontario about including "Kiska", the killer whale at Marineland in the ban on killer whales. If you google "Bob Barker wants Marineland killer whale included in ban" a lot of articles will come up. Apparently Bob Barker was responsible for the three African elephants being removed from the Toronto Zoo. I think Kiska is the last captive killer whale left in Canada. Sincerely Paul Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com