Africa/Asia/South America at the Milwaukee County Zoo | Exhibit Tours Ep. 17

[@rk9raptor133]

This channel really reminds me of Zoo Tours! Great video too

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

I don't think you'd be surprised to hear that was in fact my inspiration.

[@hi.im_steve]

Hey that's me, I'm the person who posted the 1973 zoo guidebook pictures on Zoochat! Great video, as always. You did a great job giving interesting information about the zoo, and even the specific animals and their names! Frankie the jaguar does still live at the zoo, but the marabou stork does not; our last one passed away in 2021

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

Thanks of sharing the guidebook! It helped me make this video more interesting, and thanks for sharing the info about Frankie and the storks.

[@johnsonfamilyfarm5672]

Great video Derek

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

Thanks!

[@rayagent7514]

Very detailed tour. I'm afraid that the Milwaukee zoo is better than some real city zoo

[@TheGamingTigerKing]

in my opinion for one of the best predator and prey set up’s is the Lion and open Savanna exhibits at my home town zoo which is the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

For sure!

[@OldCountry]

Oh wow Scruffy is still alive and well! Do you know how old he is now? I've been going to the Milwaukee County Zoo since 2003 and Scruffy used to be paired with another male named Grungie. So glad Scruffy is still kicking!

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

Did a quick search, looks like he just turned 24 in January!

[@JacobFiveash]

I love your tours! To answer your question, leopards are the fourth big cat that can roar. I also have three questions. 1. If you were to record anything at the Brookfield Zoo, which exhibits would you record and why? 2. If you were to do any bird-themed exhibits, which ones would you showcase and why? 3. What is your favorite North American exhibit and why?

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

1. Lots of great options at Brookfield, two I'd be tempted to do are Habitat Africa! The Forest because of the Pangolins, and Australia to show the Wombats and Echidnas. 2. The Aviaries as Toledo and Milwaukee are two bird themed exhibits I could do eventually. 3. Once again, I love Columbus's North America. The NEW Zoo in Wisconsin another zoo with a great North American collection, that I'm hoping to showcase someday.

[@JacobFiveash]

@@DereksZooVideos0118 Also, if were to do any reptile houses, which ones would you do first and why?

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

@@JacobFiveash The Reptile Houses at Toledo or Detroit would be the most likely. Although at Detroit I'd be more likely to do Amphibiville first, since it's more unique as one of the only Amphibian only complexes.

[@JacobFiveash]

@@DereksZooVideos0118 That’s great. I would also recommend visiting Zoo Atlanta someday. It’s a very easy zoo to film and it has a few rarities like the giant panda, bontebok, giant otter, drill, and sun bear. They also have an amazing reptile house, an amazing elephant exhibit, America’s largest gorilla complex and America’s largest orangutan troop.

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

@@JacobFiveash It's definitely on my someday list!

[@carlosgodoysanchezelferoz9074]

When did the kongoni antelopes pass away?

[@TheZooman23]

What do you shoot your video with

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

Canon PowerShot SX530 HS for Photos and Animal Footage. Sony HDR-CX405 Camcorder for Walkthrough Footage.

[@kharitheblueanteater9592]

Is their any photos of the 1973 South American exhibit I have not herd of any zoo putting flamingos in the same enclosure as giant anteater

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

The only photos I know of are from the 1973 guidebook posted on Zoochat, currently on the 4th page of the MKE Zoo Zoochat page. One photo shows tapir swimming with penguins. In the other I can make out Macaws, Tapir, Capybara, Llamas, Rheas, and Flamingos.

[@kharitheblueanteater9592]

@@DereksZooVideos0118 can you send use a link to this magestic sight

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

@@kharitheblueanteater9592 www.zoochat.com/community/media/categories/milwaukee-county-zoo.664/?page=4

[@kharitheblueanteater9592]

@@DereksZooVideos0118 thank you wish this still existed cause that would’ve been so funny

[@playingplanetzoo3032]

There‘re actually a fourth American tapir species: the Kabomani tapir, discovered in 2014 😊

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

Thanks for pointing that out!