Philadelphia Zoo Large Tree Shrew

[cre8ivmind]

Cute. What's the scientific name?

[ZooVisitorMM]

@cre8ivmind Tupaia tana, which is actually a cute name for it. Better than "shrew", I think!

[koala371]

cool

[koala371]

Have you gone to any other zoo other than your home zooin Philly? I gone to the Puebelo, zoo, Chyanne, mountain, Rio Grande Zoo, Sandeigo Zoo, and the Henry Doorly Zoo.

[ZooVisitorMM]

I was two weeks old when I visited a zoo the first time (My father loved zoos, too.)

We moved a lot, and traveled a lot as I was growing up, and always visited nearby zoos at least twice a month, and all zoos we passed while traveling.

I visited many zoos with my children as they were growing up, too.

So the list of zoos I have visited is too long to actually even remember! They were all U.S. zoos, though.

[koala371]

I like okapis In fact one of my aol screen names is okapi okapi123 on aol. I like capybaras, tapirs, cassowary too. But I like aninals prety much. centipedes creeps me out though.

[koala371]

That is cool have any favorite anials you like other than the tree shrew? Is there one you do not like why?

[ZooVisitorMM]

All of the animals in the Zoo are my favorites for one reason or another. But my special favorites at this time are the curassow (in the McNeil Avian Center), the alligator snapping turtle (in the Reptile and Amphibian House), and the dwarf caiman (in Carnivore Kingdom).

I also especially like the okapi, the lions, and the toucanets.

And no, there are no animals at the Zoo I don't like. They are all wonderful, and one of the things I like best is that they all seem happy to live there.

[koala371]

So where are you and how ofen do you go to the zoo. I forgot I can walk there. Ileave my house at 12;00pm and get there at 12'45. Do you also go to the aquairum, or butterfly pavillion, or any other animal related place?

[ZooVisitorMM]

I work near the Zoo, and live less than half an hour away (by car).

So I usually visit the Zoo twice a week - one weekday afternoon, and one weekend day.

I also visit all the Philadelphia museums and other nearby zoos at least once or twice a year.

[koala371]

I an from Denver Colorado. I go to the Denver Zoo Tues- Fri. I go so much untill I get free food And seme animals do come up to me too. Some of the people know me by my name also.

[ZooVisitorMM]

You are definitely my kind of person!

[beaver371]

We are getting some at our zoo

[ZooVisitorMM]

Where is your zoo? Do you visit it often?

[MarmotCheer]

It's so cute and curious! Great video of one of my favorite animals!!

[koala371]

Yes if you wew expecting beaver371 to answer I am also koala, redfox,409, and a whole lot of other animals I have too.