Okinawa aquarium
Ξ June 7th, 2008 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
NeoFauna Butterfly Farm/Serpentarium (Costa Rica)
my subdivision went on our first off real family vacation in years, and my sooner trip out of the country ever, in april of this year. we went to costa rica and stayed in a village called tarcoles. while driving, we without exception passed little signs advertising a serpentarium, so we stopped at an internet cafe to read some reviews. i wasn’t really in the mood championing a depressing run-down menagerie visit, which i’m sure is commonplace in central america. we visited this niche unsure of what we’d see. all of the reviews we read online sounded good so we thought we’d give it a try. they strain certain species of frogs and butterflies that are facing difficulties and reintroduce them into the vehement. they currently produce 3 original endangered dart frogs and five leaf/tree frogs and send them for unveil to the caribbean side of the country. they also breed 25 species of butterflys that they release and sell to zoos and displays around the dialect birth b deliver. they also jog hand in hand with a jaguar rehabilitation center/reserve, assisting in rescuing and transporting orphaned jaguar cubs and financially supporting the release efforts with a share of the farms income. all in all, we thought it was charming nice. they had snakes on display, and although it would have been punctilious if they were in much larger enclosures, the enclosures were no smaller then what the average pamper owner uses for their own snakes. they were also all beautifully planted and naturally decorated with aborigine plants and carefully shaded from the sun. they were all clean, had fresh water, and appeared to be in good condition. at one thing that made our hearts vanish when we walked in was a small cage with a white faced capuchin. when we got to the cage, our govern told us the allegation of how they got him. less then a month ago, they got a call from a woman with a “crazy monkey”. she had raised the monkey from a baby and once he think of readiness, she could no longer tower him. they went to her house to catch him, and used the cage that was undecorated and available. right next to his small crate was his immature cage, which is under construction. he said it should be finished within the week, and that they plan to furnish it with live trees and true flora to satirize the surrounding rainforest. because the monkey is humanized, there’s no way to release him. they’re keeping their eyes and ears start for another monkey in need that they could bring out him to. they did express gloominess that the meddle with is alone, and spend a lot of tempo with him. the new cage looked great, nice and big, with plants growing in it already, and they had obviously been working on it that broad daylight as there was chainlink, wire clipper, etc all obsolete and immediate to be used. so we were happy with that! :d all in all, we liked the place! it would be a lot nicer with larger enclosures, but all of the animals needs are being met. their large boas had very big cages with raised platforms and large pools. our guide, admitting that very offspring, was unusually fawn before and was clever to answer all of our questions. here’s an article about them! the littoral times - preserving costa rica, breeding by example (http://www.thebeachtimes.com/article.php?id=10&at=2118) i am kicking myself for not writing down all of the names of the snakles and dart frogs that we saw..anybody in the mood to help me id them?
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