Not all that uncommon in European collections.
Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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Not all that uncommon in European collections.
Well this is what I’ve seen out of animals that have been listed on this thread.
Chinese Giant Salamander
Razor Billed Currasow
Proserpine Rock Wallaby
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
Amazon River Dolphin
Platypus
Leopard Seal
Dugong
Tuatara
Yellow Bellied Glider
Clouded Leopard
Chinese Giant Salamander
Razor Billed Currasow
Proserpine Rock Wallaby
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby
Amazon River Dolphin
Platypus
Leopard Seal
Dugong
Tuatara
Yellow Bellied Glider
Clouded Leopard
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Andean cat, kodkod, goblin shark...
As envious as I am of the lists others have posted, I've been very fortunate myself
Assuming since you list it here the goblin shark was alive? How/when did you get to see it?
I think some "winning" examples (i.e. probably the member is the only Zoochatter to have seen one alive):
@lintworm for Kipunji
@devilfish for Goblin Shark
@FunkyGibbon for Pig-tailed Langur
@Chlidonias for Flores Giant Rat (totally the winner really!)
@lintworm for Kipunji
@devilfish for Goblin Shark
@FunkyGibbon for Pig-tailed Langur
@Chlidonias for Flores Giant Rat (totally the winner really!)
Certainly not the only exception.
Got that one
Stupid redpolls. I shall then contribute some inverts that I think only a handfull of zoochatters have seen! Pomatoceros triqueter, Tetrastemma melanocephalum, Lineus ruber and best of all (and my best bet to a species no other zoochatter has seen), Oligocladus sanguinolentus!*
* It's a flatworm, I know.
Some more:
Hong kong newt(Wetland Park)
Japanese and Chinese giant salamander(Every Japanese zoo/every Chinese zoo)
Emperor penguin(Nagoya,Chimelong)
Long-tailed broadbill(EYA)
Yellow-casqued hornbill(HKZBG)
Racket-tailed treepie(EYA)
Interesting thread! I believe (though I'm not sure, Asia is quite well-traveled by zoochatters!) I might be the only one on the forum to have seen a Bali myna in the wild? Of course that species is common in captivity...
The only animal I can immediately think of that I've seen that others haven't might be a Black-spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) at Gembira Loka Zoo. There might be a few others as well: vagrant warblers like Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) come to mind, as do small passerines in regions probably not often visited by zoochatters, like Western rock nuthatch (Sitta neumayer).
The only animal I can immediately think of that I've seen that others haven't might be a Black-spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) at Gembira Loka Zoo. There might be a few others as well: vagrant warblers like Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola) come to mind, as do small passerines in regions probably not often visited by zoochatters, like Western rock nuthatch (Sitta neumayer).
FunkyGibbon
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I've seen one on Nusa Lembongan, which has a small (re?)introduced population. I suppose there's a question about whether it counts or not. I had no idea they were there and seeing one was genuinely like seeing a ghost, so shocking!
I can think on very few species... White-beaked Dolphin at Harderwijk, and Southern Elephant Seal at Marineland Mallorca, when I was a child, are probably the only ones that fit on this thread. Maybe also the Hypocolius at the private breeding area at Plzen and Iberian Lynx among no-spanish zoochatters.
On the wild, Fin whale and Wallcreeper are my best sightings.
On the wild, Fin whale and Wallcreeper are my best sightings.
Interesting! I didn't know about that population. I'd be shocked as well!
It's one of the two species I'm still missing!
Growing up in Cincinnati, I am sure there are many species that I have seen there that would be rarely seen. Beyond the six Sumatran rhinos (a species that has been mentioned several times thus far), there are a number of cats (pampas cat, etc), Philippine tarsier, zebra duiker, striped possum, banded linsang, and African striped weasel that automatically come to mind. There are a couple of other species that have persisted into more recent times (Gray's crowned guenon, banded palm civet, grey bamboo lemur, etc.) that I suspect more people have seen.
As @Newzooboy stated, I'm certain a number of the herp and fish species from the National Zoo of South Africa would count as well... Unfortunately, I did not take note of all of the species. Those from Pretoria that I do know, might count, and haven't been mentioned would be the giant girdled lizard, Pickersgill's reed frog, and white-throated samango. Perhaps the Knysna turacos at Birds of Eden in South Africa, as well?
As far as wild animals go, the Cape mountain zebra comes to mind first... Some of the other South African endemics/near endemics might be rare enough too.
As @Newzooboy stated, I'm certain a number of the herp and fish species from the National Zoo of South Africa would count as well... Unfortunately, I did not take note of all of the species. Those from Pretoria that I do know, might count, and haven't been mentioned would be the giant girdled lizard, Pickersgill's reed frog, and white-throated samango. Perhaps the Knysna turacos at Birds of Eden in South Africa, as well?
As far as wild animals go, the Cape mountain zebra comes to mind first... Some of the other South African endemics/near endemics might be rare enough too.
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Kakapo
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Probably I can made a quite long list by counting the local species of insects that can be even very common in my zone but rarely seen by the world zoochatters. But instead this, I will limit myself to do the same than @animal_expert01 : select "my" species from those that has been mentioned already in the thread.
Aardwolf (seen by quite a number of zoochatters I think)
Amazon river dolphin (unsuitable for this thread... despite its rarity in zoos, tons of zoochatters peregrinate to see the last one in Europe)
Baird's tapir (not exceedengly rare)
Bearded Saki
Black-faced spoonbill (captive only)
Blue lobster - I work with european lobsters, and just once in my life, one was a blue mutant. I also saw a red mutant, exactly looking like a cooked one, but alive. Not sure if many zoochatters saw another mutant famous in my country, the albino gorilla...)
Bulwer's pheasant
Chinese ferret badger
Chinese giant salamander (almost common in zoos)
Clouded leopard (really? This is commonly seen in zoos!)
Eastern gorilla
Emperor penguin
Greater bamboo lemur (not exceedengly rare)
Harbour porpoise
Kagu (almost common in zoos)
Long-tailed broadbill
Margay (not exceedengly rare)
Mountain reedbuck
Nancy Ma's Night Monkey
Plumbeous redstart (that one seen in the wild)
Pomatoceros triqueter (a very common species that I think every zoochatter have seen when they buy mussels for dinner! Unless you don't count seeing the tube construction as "seeing the species". Anyway I also saw the live animal)
Red-browed amazon
San Francisco garter snake (this subspecies is common in reptileculture I think...)
Spix's macaw
St. Vincent's amazon
Tigrina
Trumpet manucode
Venezuelan red howler
Aardwolf (seen by quite a number of zoochatters I think)
Amazon river dolphin (unsuitable for this thread... despite its rarity in zoos, tons of zoochatters peregrinate to see the last one in Europe)
Baird's tapir (not exceedengly rare)
Bearded Saki
Black-faced spoonbill (captive only)
Blue lobster - I work with european lobsters, and just once in my life, one was a blue mutant. I also saw a red mutant, exactly looking like a cooked one, but alive. Not sure if many zoochatters saw another mutant famous in my country, the albino gorilla...)
Bulwer's pheasant
Chinese ferret badger
Chinese giant salamander (almost common in zoos)
Clouded leopard (really? This is commonly seen in zoos!)
Eastern gorilla
Emperor penguin
Greater bamboo lemur (not exceedengly rare)
Harbour porpoise
Kagu (almost common in zoos)
Long-tailed broadbill
Margay (not exceedengly rare)
Mountain reedbuck
Nancy Ma's Night Monkey
Plumbeous redstart (that one seen in the wild)
Pomatoceros triqueter (a very common species that I think every zoochatter have seen when they buy mussels for dinner! Unless you don't count seeing the tube construction as "seeing the species". Anyway I also saw the live animal)
Red-browed amazon
San Francisco garter snake (this subspecies is common in reptileculture I think...)
Spix's macaw
St. Vincent's amazon
Tigrina
Trumpet manucode
Venezuelan red howler
Kagu and clouded leopard are common? I know they aren't rare but common?
Most of the mentions of clouded leopard in this thread pertain to Neofelis diardi, the Sunda Clouded Leopard - were I to guess, Kakapo does not recognise this species and is hence observing that N. nebulosa sensu lato is relatively common.
You can only count it when you have seen the living animal.
While not extremely rare, "almost common" is a bit of an exaggeration isn't it?
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I have seen a Northern Pintail x Mallard hybrid in the wild.