Many zoological gardens have a certain specialization. Some of them exhibit mainly birds, Alpine fauna, or reptiles. Others collect and demonstrate both animals and plants - these are the so called zoobotanical gardens and parks. Several zoological gardens have organized small zoological museums where one can see both staffed birds and animals that once lived in the zoo, as well as their skins, horns, etc. On Malta there exists a zoo specializing in demonstration of various species of the dolphin.
Many zoological gardens have a certain specialization.
Some of them exhibit mainly birds, Alpine fauna, or reptiles. Others collect and demonstrate both animals and plants - these are the so called zoobotanical gardens and parks. Several zoological gardens have organized small zoological museums where one can see both staffed birds and animals that once lived in the zoo, as well as their skins, horns, etc. On Malta there exists a zoo specializing in demonstration of various species of the dolphin. This zoo practises keeping its animals in various mixed groups or herds - for example, the same enclosure may be shared by lamas, rheases and South American rodents.