Animals that are only found in one American zoo or aquarium

TheEthiopianWolf03

TheEthiopianWolf03

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Hey guys,

Do any of you know an animal that can be found in one facility? For example, manta rays can be only found in captivity at the Georgia aquarium. I'm asking this question to figure out what zoo/aquarium I'm going to next. Any answer is helpful. Thanks!
 
TheEthiopianWolf03 said:
Hey guys,

Do any of you know an animal that can be found in one facility? For example, manta rays can be only found in captivity at the Georgia aquarium. I'm asking this question to figure out what zoo/aquarium I'm going to next. Any answer is helpful. Thanks!
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is this supposed to be "one facility in the USA" (given that it is to do with which zoo you'll visit next)?

For example, mantas are kept at more aquariums than Georgia - that is just the only one in America.
 
I think of amazon river dolphin in duisburg,and numbat in perth(?)(I'm not sure if other zoo hold this),Caspian seal in kamogawa(?)(I'm not sure if any russian zoo/aquarium hold this),flying fish in kamogawa and uakari in LA zoo(any south american zoo hold them?)Also formosan serow in taipei zoo.
 
@aardvark250

3 zoos in the world keep Amazon river dolphin, actually. As you said Duisburg keep an elderly individual but Acuariuo de Valencia in Venezuela also keeps some along with Zoologico de Guistochoca in Peru.

As far as I'm aware Healesville Sanctuary and a few other Australian zoos (along with Perth) keep numbats.

There are South American zoos with Uakaris, such as Huachipa if they still keep some.

I don't know about the others, sorry.
 
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Some here for you, @TheEthiopianWolf03 :

The Los Angeles Zoo holds the only red uakaris in North America. They are not officially on-display, but the enclosure (and usually the monkeys themselves) are visible at a distance from the walking path.

The Dallas World Aquarium is likely to be a treasure trove in this instance, as I believe it is the only holder of many species in North America. Unique mammals include three-toed sloth, red howler, red-backed bearded saki, and yapok; many of the bird species held at DWA are not found anywhere else in the country (umbrellabird, black hawk-eagle, and curl-crested jay, for example).

Bronx Zoo probably has several unique species (@ThylacineAlive would know), the only one I can think of right now is the ring-tailed mongoose.

SeaWorld San Diego: emperor penguin
Palm Beach Zoo: Pondicherry vulture
Cincinnati Zoo: aardwolf and Gray's crowned guenon? (not entirely sure, @Moebelle or @Kudu21 could confirm)
Denver Zoo: Lake Titicaca frog (known crudely in some circles as "scrotum frog")

Gladys Porter has had some rare hoofstock in the past, I don't know if any remain.
 
Brookfield Zoo used to keep the only red-face spider monkey in the United States, Esmeralda, who passed away of old age in 2016. Although a few facilities will soon display them, I believe Brookfield is currently the only one displaying White-bellied Tree pangolions?

Pittsburgh Zoo was the last American facility to hold the Amazon river dolphin, who died in 2002.

I love my local facilities, but can't much recommend them for rare species.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
red-backed bearded saki
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Omaha should still have some, right?
Coelacanth18 said:
curl-crested jay
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There is some doubt about whether the species is still in the collection. The aquarium keeps changing its answer.
Coelacanth18 said:
Cincinnati Zoo: aardwolf and Gray's crowned guenon?
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Correct on both counts. They also keep the only on-exhibit banded palm civet.
Coelacanth18 said:
Gladys Porter has had some rare hoofstock in the past, I don't know if any remain.
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Harnessed bushbuck. Gladys Porter also keeps the only long-nosed potoroos and only Guatemalan mantled howler in the country.

Bronx- guanay cormorant (seasonally off exhibit), Peruvian pelican, hoopoe

San Diego Zoo- capuchin babbler, sociable weaver, Talaud red and blue lory, collared lory, presumably more

San Diego Zoo Safari Park- goliath heron, Barbary deer, Western European roller (?), purple roller (?), Ugandan kob

Toledo Zoo- white-headed vulture (if it's still alive)

Zoo Miami- red-billed malkoha (on exhibit)

Capital of Texas Zoo- fanaloka

Ría Grande Zoo- Tasmanian wombat

Reid Park Zoo- black-faced friarbird

Los Angeles Zoo- Chinese giant salamander (on exhibit- do Cincinnati and Saint Louis still keep any?)

St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park- white-crowned hornbill (B. cornatus), desert crocodile, mugger crocodile (I know it's in private trade but any other zoos?)

Georgia Aquarium- whale shark

Adventure Aquarium- great hammerhead shark

Mandalay Bay Aquarium- Galápagos shark

Mystic Aquarium- spotted seal (?)

Detroit Zoo- harp seal (still alive?)

National Aquarium in Baltimore- Irwin's snapping turtle, northern Australian snapping turtle (E. dentata), various odd frogs (mostly off exhibit)

More, including DWA, later.
 
I visited the LA zoo's website and it looks like the red uakaris are on exhibit in the rainforests of America section. Since LA zoo is closer to me, that will probably be my first visit.

Looks like there are a lot more than I expected. Thanks for helping me out!
 
the Shark Rays at Newport Aquarium, Beal's four eyed turtles at Tennessee Aquarium, African darters, Chestnut bellied seed finches, and Green-backed twinspots at Burgers Zoo, Tiger sharks at a aquarium in Japan, Kultarr at Alice Springs Desert Park, and Lumholtz's tree kangaroo at David Fleay Wildlife park come to mind.
 
drill said:
African darters, Chestnut bellied seed finches, and Green-backed twinspots at Burgers Zoo, Tiger sharks at a aquarium in Japan, Kultarr at Alice Springs Desert Park, and Lumholtz's tree kangaroo at David Fleay Wildlife park
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Wow, I didn't know all these species were kept in America! (Check out the title of the thread)

Coincidentally, the African darter is kept in San Diego Zoo Safari Park, though I believe the San Diego Zoo may have some as well.

There is a tiger shark at Maui Ocean Center.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park also seems to have America's only white-breasted cormorants.

Zoo Miami seems to have the only Javan cochoa.

Now, for the Dallas World Aquarium (I assure you I probably missed a/some species: Venezuelan red howler, brown-throated three toed sloth, curl-crested jay (if they have it), three-wattled bellbird, Guianan red cotinga (if they have it), scarlet cock-of-the-rock, thick-billed euphonia, resplendent quetzal, crested quetzal, tyrant hawk-eagle, Guaianan crested eagle, black-and-white hawk eagle, saffron toucanet, fire-billed aracari, many-banded aracari, prong-billed barbet (if still present), versicolored barbet, red-capped manakin, blue-crowned manakin, lance-tailed manakin, little tinamou, Antillean manatee, yapok, and even more small species behind the scenes.
 
drill said:
the Shark Rays at Newport Aquarium, Beal's four eyed turtles at Tennessee Aquarium, African darters, Chestnut bellied seed finches, and Green-backed twinspots at Burgers Zoo, Tiger sharks at a aquarium in Japan, Kultarr at Alice Springs Desert Park, and Lumholtz's tree kangaroo at David Fleay Wildlife park come to mind.
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I saw Shark Rays at Mandalay Bay, I also know that the Adventure aquarium has them and I believe Aquarium of the Pacific.
 
Moebelle said:
I saw Shark Rays at Mandalay Bay, I also know that the Adventure aquarium has them and I believe Aquarium of the Pacific.
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I have seen them in several aquariums, including Mandalay Bay (as you said), the Georgia Aquarium and the Grapevine Sea Life Aquarium. Newport makes a big deal about them, but because I had seen them before many times I was genuinely not that impressed by them.
 
d1am0ndback said:
I have seen them in several aquariums, including Mandalay Bay (as you said), the Georgia Aquarium and the Grapevine Sea Life Aquarium. Newport makes a big deal about them, but because I had seen them before many times I was genuinely not that impressed by them.
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They make a big deal about them because they are the most successful place to breed them, which little is known to the world about that entire process.
 
As of now (about to change soon with San Diego) Bronx is the only place in America holding Geladas
(If the zoo still displays them,) they also have only Maxwell's Duiker in the World
Javan Lutung I'm also unaware of other zoos
I believe @jayjds2 mentioned all the birds, although the zoo does keep some birds which are fairly rare such as capuchin bird, maleo, white throated bee eater, etc...
 
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