ZooChat Challenge Europe 2017

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I hadn't seen this challenge when I visited Colchester on 1st January, so missed a few, will get them next time :
1. Geoffroy's marmoset
2. Golden Lion Tamarin
3. Golden-headed lion tamarin
4. Red Titi
5. Colombian black spider monkey
6. Common squirrel monkey
7. Red backed Saki
8. Chimpanzee
9. Bornean Orangutan
10. Patas monkey
11. L'hoest monkey
12 Mandrill
13. Pygmy marmoset
14. Pileated gibbon
15.ring-tailed lemur
16. Lion-tailed macaque
17. Cherry - Crowned mangabey
18. Yellow -breasted capuchin
19. Gelada

Linton 2nd January

20. Cotton - top tamarin
21. White -collared lemur
22. Mongoose lemur
23. Crowned lemur
24. Red Ruffed lemur

Shepreth 22nd January

25 Pygmy Slow Loris
26. Crab-eating Macaque
27. Grivet monkey
28. Red-bellied Tamarin
29. Black & white Ruffed Lemur
 
At least I also can join the Europe Zoochat Challenge :) ! Visited Zoo Antwerp yesterday and saw the following species :
1) Hamlyn's monkey ( see Hamlyn's monkeys | ZooChat )
2) Javan langur ( see Javan langur | ZooChat )
3) Geoffroy's marmoset ( see Geoffroy's marmoset | ZooChat )
4) Golden-headed lion tamarin
5) Red-ruffed lemur ( see Red ruffed lemur | ZooChat )
6) Ring-tailed lemur
7) Black and white colobus ( see Black and white colobus | ZooChat )
8) Brown-headed spider monkey ( see Brown-headed spider monkey with young | ZooChat )
9) Goeldi's monkey ( see Goeldi's monkey | ZooChat )
10) Pygmy marmoset
11) Chimpanzee ( see Chimpanzee | ZooChat )
12) Western lowland gorilla
13) Eastern lowland gorilla ( see Eastern lowland gorilla | ZooChat )
14) Humboldt's night monkey ( see Humboldt's night monkey | ZooChat )
15) Northern dry zone slender loris ( see Slender Lori | ZooChat )
16) Bolivian squirrel monkey ( see Bolivian squirrel monkey | ZooChat )
17) Mandrill ( see Mandrill | ZooChat )

By checking Zootierliste and the sign I saw on the enclosure of the Aardvark-Spring hare enclosure I missed only one species, the Senegal galago but I hope to see this one later this year - at Antwerp or at another collection :).
 
Well I may as well post my total so far for this year,but I will not even be close to the winner at the end of the year,so all these are from a visit to Chester Zoo on the first day of the year,
1)Sumatran Orang
2)Javan Grey Gibbon
3)Columbian Black Spider Monkey
4)Lion-tailed Macaque
5)Mandrill
6)Buffy-headed Capuchin
7)Sulawesi Crested Macaque
8)Chimpanzee
9)Bornean Orang
10)Lar Gibbon
11)Black Howler
12)White-faced Saki
13)Pied Tamarin
14)Eastern Pygmy Marmoset
15)Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
16)Emperor Tamarin
17)Aye-aye

So thats it for the moment doubt I will post a total much more than 50 for the year!

Okay time for a little update as i managed a little trip to out the other weekend and visited 3 places namely Twycross,Bristol and Wildplace,so here goes the update.

18) Agile Gibbon
19) White-cheeked Gibbon
20) Pileated Gibbon
21) Siamang
22) Western Lowland Gorilla
23) Bonoboo
24) Javan Brown Langur
25) Francois Langur
26) Spectacled Langur
27) De Brazza Guenon
28) Diana Monkey
29) Crowned Guenon
30) L'Hoests Guenon
31) Brown Spider Monkey
32) Red Titi
33) Ring-tailed Lemur
34) Crowned Lemur
35) Red-bellied Lemur
36) Red Ruffed lemur
37) Black and White Ruffed Lemur
38) Geoffroys Marmoset
39) Silvery Marmoset
40) Common Marmoset
41) Western Colobus
42) Drill
43) Pygmy Slow Loris
44) Grey Mouse Lemur
45) Aloatran Gentle Lemur
46) Blue-eyed Black Lemur
47) Common Squirrel Monkey
48) Goeldis Monkey
49) Golden Lion Tamarin
50) Gelada
51) Mongoose Lemur
52) Belted Ruffed Lemur

Thats it although you never know might add one tomorrow!!
 
Chester Zoo

1) Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
2) Cotton-Topped Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
3) White-Faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
4) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
5) Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
6) Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)
7) Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaes)
8) Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Welsh Mountain Zoo

9) Red-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)
10) Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
11) Red Fronted Lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
 
Okay time for a little update as i managed a little trip to out the other weekend and visited 3 places namely Twycross,Bristol and Wildplace,so here goes the update.

18) Agile Gibbon
19) White-cheeked Gibbon
20) Pileated Gibbon
21) Siamang
22) Western Lowland Gorilla
23) Bonoboo
24) Javan Brown Langur
25) Francois Langur
26) Spectacled Langur
27) De Brazza Guenon
28) Diana Monkey
29) Crowned Guenon
30) L'Hoests Guenon
31) Brown Spider Monkey
32) Red Titi
33) Ring-tailed Lemur
34) Crowned Lemur
35) Red-bellied Lemur
36) Red Ruffed lemur
37) Black and White Ruffed Lemur
38) Geoffroys Marmoset
39) Silvery Marmoset
40) Common Marmoset
41) Western Colobus
42) Drill
43) Pygmy Slow Loris
44) Grey Mouse Lemur
45) Aloatran Gentle Lemur
46) Blue-eyed Black Lemur
47) Common Squirrel Monkey
48) Goeldis Monkey
49) Golden Lion Tamarin
50) Gelada
51) Mongoose Lemur
52) Belted Ruffed Lemur

Thats it although you never know might add one tomorrow!!

Right a little run out and another 2 picked up,

53) Hamadryas baboon
54) White-naped Mangabey
 
@zoogiraffe, I saw you listed Black and White Ruffed Lemur (37) and Belted Ruffed Lemur (52). Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't those still seen as subspecies of the same species, Varecia variegata?
If the first post wasn't clear, to avoid confusion and debates over whether or not subspecies are valid or not, I believe it's best if we keep it to species-level only.

Either way, I visited 3 zoos this weekend - Apenheul, Burgers' Zoo and Blijdorp, and was able to add another few species to my list. Won't be counting the species seen in Apenheul as this was during a special winter tour, only accessible to subscription-holders who booked a special ticket in advance.

Burgers' Zoo:
19) Black lemur, Eulemur macaco
20) Dusky langur, Trachypithecus obscurus
21) Siamang, Symphalangus syndactylus
22) Golden-cheeked gibbon, Nomascus gabriellae
23) Southern pig-tailed macaque, Macaca nemestrina

Blijdorp:
24) Cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
25) Gelada, Theropithecus gelada*
26) (White-naped) Sooty mangabey, Cercocebus atys (lunulatus)
27) Francois' langur, Trachypithecus francoisi
28) Lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus
29) Crested black macaque, Macaca nigra

*Behind the scenes, but seen behind the vet building from the visitor path by the hyena pen.
 
@Vision I believe I did I was having a senior moment it happens every now and again just means I am on 53,but I should be able to alter that by the end of the month as I should pick enough up by then for that not to be a problem!
 
Who knows, maybe the long-awaited research demonstrating those two are distinct at species level - along with Southern Ruffed, which isn't around in captivity - will be published before the year is out....
 
Who knows, maybe the long-awaited research demonstrating those two are distinct at species level - along with Southern Ruffed, which isn't around in captivity - will be published before the year is out....
If that does happen I'd very much like to hear it, as I should be seeing both of those subspecies tomorrow! :D
 
A week-long visit to the wonderful, but very cold, Czech Republic, gave me following species:

ZOO Plzeň:
30) Garnett's bushbaby, Otolemur garnetti
31) Grey mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus
32) Collared lemur, Eulemur collaris
33) Red-bellied lemur, Eulemur rubiventer
34) Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata (both captive subspecies)
35) Fat-tailed dwarf lemur, Cheirogaleus medius
36) White-headed lemur, Eulemur albifrons
37) Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur, Hapalemur alaotrensis
38) Red-fronted brown lemur, Eulemur rufus s.l. (actually pure rufifrons, but I'll follow my own rules :p)
39) Brown lemur, Eulemur fulvus
40) Golden-handed tamarin, Saguinus midas
41) Angolan colobus, Colobus angolensis
42) De Brazza's monkey, Cercopithecus neglectus
43) Northern white-cheeked gibbon, Nomascus leucogenys
44) Bolivian night monkey, Aotus azarae
45) White-lipped tamarin, Saguinus labiatus
46) Silvery marmoset, Mico argentatus
47) Red-mantled saddleback tamarin, Leontocebus lagonotus
48) White-tufted ear marmoset, Callithrix jacchus
49) White-headed saki, Pithecia pithecia
50) Emperor tamarin, Saguinus imperator

Zoo Praha:
51) Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus
52) Silver gibbon, Hylobates moloch
53) Geoffroy's spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
54) Sunda slow loris, Nycticebus coucang
55) Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii
56) Northern talapoin, Miopithecus ogouensis
57) Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus
58) Spix's moustached tamarin, Saguinus mystax
 
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Shepreth 22nd January

25 Pygmy Slow Loris
26. Crab-eating Macaque
27. Grivet monkey
28. Red-bellied Tamarin
29. Black & white Ruffed Lemur

London Zoo

30. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey
31. Alaotran Gentle Lemur
32. Western Lowland Gorilla
33. White naped mangabey
34 Sulawesi Crested macaque
35 Diana monkey
36 Potto
37 Grey Slender Loris
38 Emperor Tamarin
39 Goeldis monkey
40 Moholi bushbaby
41 Kikuyu black & white Colobus
42 Aye Aye
43 Hanuman Grey Langur
 
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This challenge of course also has rules, with credits to Shorts:
1. You have to actually see the animal, even if just for a second. You don't score if you visit a collection but don't see the animal (harsh, but fair);
2. Proof via photographs is not required, your word is your bond;
3. You have to see the animal via normal public access (i.e. not including zookeeper for the day or photography days behind the scenes) during normal public opening hours (i.e. no scoring because you know the keeper and can get access before/after hours). Basically the species has to be seen as Joe Public would;
4. Only collections located in what is geographically Europe will count in this challenge (including Iceland, the UK, Ireland, the Mediterranean islands, but excluding Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey to avoid conflicts about what is and isn't 'Europe.')
5. Report/update your progress on this thread as you go along;
6. The winner will be deemed to be the person(s) who's seen the most at 31st December 2016;
7. My (final) decision is final but I'm open to discussion and debate on any specific points.

This challenge is solely for fun and sadly I won't be able to offer the winner an actual prize. Most of all, I hope everyone has a great time! ;)

As we should take the rules seriously, we can stop this Challenge ( see rule 6 ) :( ! ( ;) )
 
Welsh Mountain Zoo

9) Red-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)
10) Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
11) Red Fronted Lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
Chester Zoo
12) Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
13) Sulawesi Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)
 
At least I also can join the Europe Zoochat Challenge :) ! Visited Zoo Antwerp yesterday and saw the following species :
1) Hamlyn's monkey ( see Hamlyn's monkeys | ZooChat )
2) Javan langur ( see Javan langur | ZooChat )
3) Geoffroy's marmoset ( see Geoffroy's marmoset | ZooChat )
4) Golden-headed lion tamarin
5) Red-ruffed lemur ( see Red ruffed lemur | ZooChat )
6) Ring-tailed lemur
7) Black and white colobus ( see Black and white colobus | ZooChat )
8) Brown-headed spider monkey ( see Brown-headed spider monkey with young | ZooChat )
9) Goeldi's monkey ( see Goeldi's monkey | ZooChat )
10) Pygmy marmoset
11) Chimpanzee ( see Chimpanzee | ZooChat )
12) Western lowland gorilla
13) Eastern lowland gorilla ( see Eastern lowland gorilla | ZooChat )
14) Humboldt's night monkey ( see Humboldt's night monkey | ZooChat )
15) Northern dry zone slender loris ( see Slender Lori | ZooChat )
16) Bolivian squirrel monkey ( see Bolivian squirrel monkey | ZooChat )
17) Mandrill ( see Mandrill | ZooChat )

By checking Zootierliste and the sign I saw on the enclosure of the Aardvark-Spring hare enclosure I missed only one species, the Senegal galago but I hope to see this one later this year - at Antwerp or at another collection :).

A visit to Burgers Zoo - Arnhem - the Netherlands gave me 4 more species :
18) Spectacled or Dusky langur ( see Spectacled - Dusky - langur | ZooChat )
19) Siamang
20) Sunda pig-tailed macaque ( see Sunda pig-tailed macaque | ZooChat )
21) Black lemur ( see : Black lemurs | ZooChat )

Saw also the other primates : nice group of Gorillas with one very pregnant female, Chimps and Ring-tailed lemurs but missed the Golden-bellied mangabeys and the Golden-cheeked gibbons :( .It was quite cold that day and all monkeys were indoors and I couldn't find the indoor-enclosures of those both species, even don't know if they are visuable for the public.
 
The mangabeys don't have a visible indoor enclosure. The gibbons are in the same building as the siamang, langur and macaque and are normally visible in the back row of cages. But there is also more space behind the visible area...
 
For the Golden-bellied mangabey's I already was affraid this would be the case and we ( devilfish and I ) already thought the Golden-cheeked gibbons would be in that building, but I guess they used the none-visible-area very well !
 
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