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Robert J. LaFortune North American Living Museum

Robert J. LaFortune North American Living Museum finest exhibit to open at any American or Canadian zoo in that year, and the zoo has also received two Bean awards from AAZPA for the breeding of the Royal Goliath beetle Goliathus regzus and the Southeast Asian walkingstick Eurycnema herculeana. Since most insects are short-lived and seasonal, setting up breeding colonies was paramount to the success of the year-round exhibit. Comments from Cincinnati Zoo visitors have all been favourable. The average time spent in the building has been recorded as a remarkable 273 minutes. This positive reception disproves the oft-quoted opinion that zoo visitors want only to see their traditional favourites: lions, elephants, zebras and bears. Perhaps the popularity of this exhibit will pave the way for the innovative display of other neglected creatures in institutions throughout the country. The final comment is made in a sign at the exit: ‘There is a world under this world, above, below and around it, of which we have no suspicion’- Jules Michelet. It is our aim that at the completion of his tour, the Insect World visitor will have been given an inkling of what goes on in the world of insects. Manuscript submitted 23 June 1980 Robert J. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

Robert J. LaFortune North American Living Museum

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1981 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
DOI
10.1111/j.1748-1090.1981.tb01942.x
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finest exhibit to open at any American or Canadian zoo in that year, and the zoo has also received two Bean awards from AAZPA for the breeding of the Royal Goliath beetle Goliathus regzus and the Southeast Asian walkingstick Eurycnema herculeana. Since most insects are short-lived and seasonal, setting up breeding colonies was paramount to the success of the year-round exhibit. Comments from Cincinnati Zoo visitors have all been favourable. The average time spent in the building has been recorded as a remarkable 273 minutes. This positive reception disproves the oft-quoted opinion that zoo visitors want only to see their traditional favourites: lions, elephants, zebras and bears. Perhaps the popularity of this exhibit will pave the way for the innovative display of other neglected creatures in institutions throughout the country. The final comment is made in a sign at the exit: ‘There is a world under this world, above, below and around it, of which we have no suspicion’- Jules Michelet. It is our aim that at the completion of his tour, the Insect World visitor will have been given an inkling of what goes on in the world of insects. Manuscript submitted 23 June 1980 Robert J.

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1981

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