Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority Master Planning of Zoos - Central Zoo Authority

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Technical Session III South America 3mya land bridge to North America 152 Irish Elk • 400– 9BC • 2.1 meters at shoulder • 3.5m antler span Wooly Rhinoceros • 500k-10k BC • 2m at shoulder • 3.5m long • Sumatran rhino closest relative Ground Sloth -Megatherium • 1.9m-8k BC • 6m long • 4 tonnes • Could walk erect Terror bird • 27m- 15kBC • 2.5m tall • Carnivore – filling vacuum of mammal carnivores

Glyptodont Argentavis magnificens Proceedings of Training Programme Master Planning of Zoos • 1.5m tall • 1.2m wing length 3.4m beak to tail • 120kg 153

Technical Session III<br />

South America<br />

3mya land bridge to North America<br />

152<br />

Irish Elk<br />

• 400– 9BC<br />

• 2.1 meters at shoulder<br />

• 3.5m antler span<br />

Wooly Rhinoceros<br />

• 500k-10k BC<br />

• 2m at shoulder<br />

• 3.5m long<br />

• Sumatran rhino closest relative<br />

Ground Sloth -Megatherium<br />

• 1.9m-8k BC<br />

• 6m long<br />

• 4 tonnes<br />

• Could walk erect<br />

Terror bird<br />

• 27m- 15kBC<br />

• 2.5m tall<br />

• Carnivore – filling vacuum<br />

<strong>of</strong> mammal carnivores

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