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Animals You'll NEVER See in Captivity

To open up a debate and conversation about zoos and animals in captivity can be a very brave step for any individual. Each view will give you a long list of facts for and against this practise. The first zoo that opened in the US was in Philadelphia in 1874, and today we take a look at animals you’ll more than likely never see in captivity. We haven’t travelled to every zoo in the world, so if you’re seen one of them in captivity – do share with us in the comments section below. Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr 9 - Blue Whale… Yes, it’s an obvious one but you’ll most certainly never see a blue whale in captivity due to the fact that’s it’s gigantic! The largest animal to have lived on earth, the blue whale consumes 36,000 kilograms of krill on a daily basis. They do sometimes fall victim to brave sharks and killer whales, and many are hurt when they collide with large ships. 8 - Liberian mongoose… It’s not confirmed, but reports suggest that at only one point in time was there a Liberian mongoose in captivity at the Toronto Zoo, but was never replaced when it’s time on earth came to an end. Another has not been held in captivity since. 7 - Colugos… Although it has been attempted, colugos have never survived captivity. Also known as a flying lemur, colugos are actually not lemurs nor do they really fly. What they do have going for them is a gliding membrane which stretches across the greater portion of their body. Biologist Jan Janecka describes it as “Geometrically, it has the greatest surface area that you can have between those limbs without actually evolving an entire wing like bats did.” They can glide up to 200-feet, so space could also be an issue in captivity. 6 - Moles… You can imagine any visitor to a zoo seeing a sign for moles, yawning and moving on to the next exciting exhibit. It’s possible the reason moles are not in captivity is that they’re just not that interesting, add the fact that they’re nocturnal – who goes to the zoo at night? – and they live underground, well, it’s just not worth it. 5 - The northern olingo… This tree-dwelling critter is part of the Procyonidae family which also includes raccoons. They’re native to the jungles of Central and northern South America. Sometimes called cat monkeys, these guys were once kept at the Louisville Zoo, the National Zoo and the Bronx Zoo in the 1960s and 1970s but haven’t been seen since then. Some believe the reason they’re not housed in captivity is that their environment is very specific, with tropical, moist forests with persistent fog or cloud cover being their preferred environment. 4 - Great white shark… There are currently no great white sharks in captivity anywhere in the world. The first shark to be in captivity was held at Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles in 1955. Numerous attempts have been made with some sharks not even surviving a single day! A female did manage to survive 44-days at Monterey Bay Aquarium in California but refused to eat and was let out into the ocean where it lost the fight. There are so many reasons why they don’t make it in captivity including the fact that they need to swim many miles every day, they get depressed, they lose their appetite, they’re expensive as they destroy all the other fish, they need a perfect saline balance in the water which humans can seldom replicate, and finally they’re a danger to those looking after it. 3 - Silky anteaters… These slow-moving animals eat between 100 and 8,000 ants ever day. They are also rather fond of termites and beetles and only live for around 2-years. They’re nocturnal creatures who generally curl up into a small ball and sleep on the branch of a tree. It’s their diet that makes them quite tricky to keep in captivity, and although some have been sold to private individuals it’s believed they don’t do well in captivity. There is one that is currently at Huachipa Zoo in Peru, but technically he’s not held captive. He’s a free spirit and wanders wherever he wants to go. 2 - Fairy armadillo… These adorable animals lead a very similar life to our mole that we mentioned earlier, so it’s not common to see one of them in captivity. Officially the smallest armadillo in the world, the pink fairy armadillo was first spotted in 1825. They’re around 4-inches long and weigh a mere quarter of a pound. Due to their size and the fact that they spend so much time underground, not too much is known about them. People have on occasion caught one of them and brought them home, but they don’t survive long out of their natural environment. There was one that survived 4-years in captivity but it hasn’t officially been recognized due to the lack of scientific information on the years spent in captivity. 1...