ZooChat 2018 stats

Simon Hampel · 8 Jan 2019

Users with the most followers

(71 followers) zoogiraffe
(66 followers) Cat-Man
(62 followers) Kifaru Bwana
(61 followers) jusko88
(55 followers) snowleopard
(46 followers) ThylacineAlive
(46 followers) DavidBrown
(46 followers) bongorob
(43 followers) Chlidonias
(40 followers) TeaLovingDave
(38 followers) Maguari
(36 followers) Moebelle
(35 followers) Javan Rhino
(34 followers) mstickmanp
(32 followers) Nisha
(32 followers) AnaheimZoo
(29 followers) lowland anoa
(28 followers) Arizona Docent
(28 followers) gentle lemur
(27 followers) LaughingDove
(24 followers) Tim May
(24 followers) Zooplantman
(24 followers) vogelcommando
(23 followers) Animal
(23 followers) SMR
(22 followers) savethelephant
(21 followers) Brum
(20 followers) kiang
(20 followers) devilfish
(20 followers) Ituri
(19 followers) Pertinax
(19 followers) jayjds2
(19 followers) sooty mangabey
(19 followers) Nanook
(18 followers) Hix
(17 followers) FunkyGibbon
(17 followers) Blackduiker
(17 followers) Al
(16 followers) Zoofan15
(15 followers) Zoogoer2000
(15 followers) Vision
(14 followers) Pygathrix
(14 followers) Malayan Tapir
(14 followers) Kowari
(14 followers) ShonenJake13
(14 followers) Swedish Zoo Fan
(14 followers) OrangePerson

Note that this list only considered valid users both as following and followed. For this reason, the follower count in the list may not match the follower count you see in your user profile.

birdsandbats · 8 Jan 2019

Simon Hampel said:
Users who added the most tags to content in 2018

(1,333 tags added) birdsandbats

(804 tags added) ro6ca66

(324 tags added) JigerofLemuria

(278 tags added) Gigit

(275 tags added) Daniel Sörensen

(184 tags added) Yi Qi

(174 tags added) Jena

(75 tags added) Loxodonta Cobra

(62 tags added) Babyrousa

(57 tags added) Great Argus

(51 tags added) carlos55

(37 tags added) squirrelmonkey

(27 tags added) Bhutan

(27 tags added) Jurek7

(26 tags added) The_UltimateBea

(25 tags added) m30t

(23 tags added) ZooBinh

(21 tags added) ChaffeeZooFan

(21 tags added) Ashleigh.N

(21 tags added) akasha

(20 tags added) ThylacineAlive

(20 tags added) Giant Panda

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I'm finally number one in something!

ZooBinh · 9 Jan 2019

birdsandbats said:
I'm finally number one in something!

As @Brum said, quantity doesn't equal quality!

birdsandbats · 9 Jan 2019

ZooBinh said:
As @Brum said, quantity doesn't equal quality!

True enough.

Simon Hampel · 9 Jan 2019

Most liked posts of 2018

(31 likes) - @Simon Hampel in thread: ZooChat is 15 years old! (post #1)
(25 likes) - @kiang in thread: Highland wildlife park news 2018 (post #18)
(24 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #1)
(24 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Yangtze river dolphin rediscovered! (post #1)
(21 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #235)
(20 likes) - @bongorob in thread: Jokes Only a Zoochatter Would Understand (post #9)
(20 likes) - @Kakapo in thread: A zoo made with the avatars of Zoochatters! (post #1)
(20 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #280)
(19 likes) - @kiang in thread: Highland wildlife park news 2018 (post #1)
(18 likes) - @Simon Hampel in thread: New moderator (post #1)
(18 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #197)
(17 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #14)
(17 likes) - @devilfish in thread: A map of US and Canadian Zoos (post #1)
(17 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #207)
(17 likes) - @CGSwans in thread: ZooChat Cup Grand Final: Prague vs Berlin Zoo (post #28)
(17 likes) - @littleRedPanda in thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat (post #104)
(17 likes) - @nicholas in thread: Another thread about a new zoo... (post #75)
(17 likes) - @snowleopard in thread: Snowleopard's Dutch Sights & Belgian Delights (post #1)
(17 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #276)
(17 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #113)
(17 likes) - @Chlidonias in thread: Taxonomy Discussion Thread (post #6)
(17 likes) - @TeaLovingDave in thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018 (post #445)
(17 likes) - @Carl Jones in thread: The ten people that have most influenced the development of the modern zoo (post #1)
(17 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #97)
(16 likes) - @kiang in thread: Little penguins return to Europe (post #1)
(16 likes) - @snowleopard in thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip (post #126)
(16 likes) - @TZDugong in thread: Species or Exhibits you avoid. (post #6)
(16 likes) - @jayjds2 in thread: ZooChat Big Year 2018 (post #454)
(16 likes) - @ThylacineAlive in thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat (post #102)
(16 likes) - @snowleopard in thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip (post #47)
(16 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #228)
(16 likes) - @TeaLovingDave in thread: The "Last-Chance Saloon" Tour of a Tea-Loving Dave - 2018 (post #7)
(16 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #232)
(15 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat (post #125)
(15 likes) - @Trebaruna in thread: Map Captive Okapi (post #1)
(15 likes) - @LaughingDove in thread: Jokes Only a Zoochatter Would Understand (post #20)
(15 likes) - @snowleopard in thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip (post #1)
(15 likes) - @kiang in thread: Jokes Only a Zoochatter Would Understand (post #26)
(15 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Pairi Daiza review (post #1)
(15 likes) - @TeaLovingDave in thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide To The New Felid Taxonomy (post #1)
(15 likes) - @Zooplantman in thread: Are you A Zoo or Animal Expert? (post #1)
(15 likes) - @Zooplantman in thread: The Making Of A Zoo Map (post #1)
(15 likes) - @lintworm in thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos (post #85)
(15 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #234)
(15 likes) - @LaughingDove in thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia (post #86)
(15 likes) - @LaughingDove in thread: Guidelines for Beginners (post #8)
(14 likes) - @FBBird in thread: What animals have you been “ attacked” by (post #26)
(14 likes) - @ZooChleby in thread: Zoo Chleby news (post #84)
(14 likes) - @DesertRhino150 in thread: Hamerton news 2018 (post #248)
(14 likes) - @Batto in thread: How to found a zoo (post #254)

Simon Hampel · 10 Jan 2019

Most liked media uploads of 2018

(22 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Tiger quoll : Hamerton : 12 Jul 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(22 likes) - @gentle lemur media: Thresher shark breaching (category: United Kingdom - Wildlife)
(20 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Tiger quoll : Hamerton : 23 Sep 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(19 likes) - @Zia media: Sun Bear Cub 24/09/2018 (category: Chester Zoo)
(18 likes) - @Arizona Docent media: bison herd at sunset (category: United States - Wildlife)
(18 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Serval : Hamerton : 23 Sep 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(18 likes) - @littleRedPanda media: Tiger Quoll (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(17 likes) - @Neva media: Southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri walleri) (category: Berlin Zoo)
(17 likes) - @Hettie media: Eastern Quoll (category: Linton Zoological Gardens)
(16 likes) - @ThylacineAlive media: Chestnut Red-and-White Giant Flying Squirrel (category: Zoo Wroclaw)
(16 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Sumatran white-bearded civet : Hamerton : 02 Dec 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(16 likes) - @Vision media: Bulwer's pheasant, Lophura bulweri (category: Pairi Daiza)
(16 likes) - @SMR media: Pallas's Cat - 04/05/2018 (category: Chester Zoo)
(15 likes) - @Neva media: Koch's Day Gecko (Phelsuma kochi) (category: Zoo Wroclaw)
(15 likes) - @Najade media: Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) (category: Australia - Wildlife)
(15 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: White-cheeked turaco : Hamerton : 01 Apr 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(15 likes) - @SMR media: Sun Bear - 10/12/2017 (category: Chester Zoo)
(14 likes) - @ZooGirlSD media: Fire Tufted Barbet (category: San Diego Zoo)
(14 likes) - @ZooGirlSD media: Ornate Hawk Eagle (category: San Diego Zoo)
(14 likes) - @littleRedPanda media: Northern Narrow-striped boky (category: ZSL London Zoo)
(14 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Tiger quoll : Hamerton : 12 Jul 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(14 likes) - @Snowy Owl media: Clouded Leopard - 24th June 2018 (category: Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens)
(14 likes) - @ro6ca66 media: Greater grison : Hamerton : 01 Apr 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(14 likes) - @gentle lemur media: Blessed poison dart frog transporting tadpoles (category: Paignton Zoo)
(13 likes) - @lintworm media: Mountain nyala (category: Ethiopia - Wildlife)
(13 likes) - @LaughingDove media: Green Broadbill - Taman Negara (category: Malaysia - Wildlife)
(13 likes) - @Stefan Verhoeven media: Lynx (category: Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabarceno)
(13 likes) - @gentle lemur media: Doria's tree kangaroo, August 1973 (category: Wilhelma Zoo)
(13 likes) - @Arizona Docent media: clouded leopard prowling (category: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium)
(12 likes) - @MagpieGoose media: European Bison (category: Highland Wildlife Park)

Simon Hampel · 10 Jan 2019

Most liked threads in 2018

(aka "Threads with the most liked first posts")

(31 likes) - started by @Simon Hampel - thread: ZooChat is 15 years old!
(24 likes) - started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(24 likes) - started by @lintworm - thread: Yangtze river dolphin rediscovered!
(20 likes) - started by @Kakapo - thread: A zoo made with the avatars of Zoochatters!
(19 likes) - started by @kiang - thread: Highland wildlife park news 2018
(18 likes) - started by @Simon Hampel - thread: New moderator
(17 likes) - started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's Dutch Sights & Belgian Delights
(17 likes) - started by @Carl Jones - thread: The ten people that have most influenced the development of the modern zoo
(17 likes) - started by @devilfish - thread: A map of US and Canadian Zoos
(16 likes) - started by @kiang - thread: Little penguins return to Europe
(15 likes) - started by @Trebaruna - thread: Map Captive Okapi
(15 likes) - started by @lintworm - thread: Pairi Daiza review
(15 likes) - started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip
(15 likes) - started by @Zooplantman - thread: Are you A Zoo or Animal Expert?
(15 likes) - started by @Zooplantman - thread: The Making Of A Zoo Map
(15 likes) - started by @TeaLovingDave - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide To The New Felid Taxonomy
(14 likes) - started by @Nisha - thread: Southern Koala and Hairy Nosed Wombats coming to the UK!
(14 likes) - started by @LaughingDove - thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia
(13 likes) - started by @Milwaukee Man - thread: M. Man's Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Review
(12 likes) - started by @Kudu21 - thread: Kudu's Review of The National Zoological Garden of South Africa
(12 likes) - started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Rodents: part one
(12 likes) - started by @TeaLovingDave - thread: The "Last-Chance Saloon" Tour of a Tea-Loving Dave - 2018
(12 likes) - started by @Simon Hampel - thread: ZooChat v4 suggestions
(11 likes) - started by @nczoofan - thread: Future Plans: Asia (2022) & Australia
(11 likes) - started by @TZDugong - thread: TZDugong goes to the Bronx Zoo
(11 likes) - started by @DevinL - thread: My First US Zoo Trip
(11 likes) - started by @TeaLovingDave - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Small Carnivores
(10 likes) - started by @jayjds2 - thread: Updated DWA Species List
(10 likes) - started by @birdsandbats - thread: Merry Christmas! 2018
(10 likes) - started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Thread of the Year 2018: The Vote
(10 likes) - started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat European Cup: 2nd Edition
(10 likes) - started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: How to Chengdu it - A guide to the city's collections
(10 likes) - started by @bigfoot410 - thread: NY Aquarium Ocean Wonders Review
(10 likes) - started by @Crowthorne - thread: Zanzibar Leopard caught on camera
(10 likes) - started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup QF #2: Chester (5) vs Planckendael
(10 likes) - started by @Welsh Zootographer - thread: First Zoo Visit In Europe
(10 likes) - started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup
(10 likes) - started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Jokes Only a Zoochatter Would Understand
(10 likes) - started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: Chester News Threads Announcement and Guidance

Simon Hampel · 11 Jan 2019

Most viewed media uploaded in 2018

(1,153 views) - @ThylacineAlive media: Eastern Giant Eland (category: San Diego Zoo)
(1,139 views) - @AWP media: Old map of Burgers' Zoo (category: Burgers' Zoo)
(1,117 views) - @Waddi media: Pallas's Cat signage (category: Chester Zoo)
(973 views) - @DevinL media: From This Angle... - My First US Zoo Trip (category: Calgary Zoo)
(954 views) - @DevinL media: A Sheltered View - My First US Zoo Trip (category: Calgary Zoo)
(939 views) - @DevinL media: Red Pandas in Mid-April- My First US Zoo Trip (category: Calgary Zoo)
(906 views) - @DevinL media: Gentoo Penguins- My First US Zoo Trip (category: Calgary Zoo)
(897 views) - @DevinL media: Lounging Gorillas - My first US Zoo Trip (category: Calgary Zoo)
(886 views) - @African Grey media: Maleo (category: San Diego Zoo)
(873 views) - @Dormitator media: The bats - Egyptian and possibly the Little Red Flying Fox? (category: Wingham Wildlife Park)
(814 views) - @Noodles media: Amazon River Dolphin (category: Zoo Duisburg)
(801 views) - @Vision media: Bulwer's pheasant, Lophura bulweri (category: Pairi Daiza)
(781 views) - @ro6ca66 media: Tiger quoll : Hamerton : 12 Jul 2018 (category: Hamerton Zoo Park)
(780 views) - @alexkant media: Hammer-headed fruit bat/ Hypsignathus monstrosus (category: Zoo Wroclaw)
(779 views) - @Arizona Docent media: two species mingling (category: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)
(756 views) - @gentle lemur media: Indian muntjac (category: Chester Zoo)
(746 views) - @Jo Kuyken media: Lesser grison (Galictis cuja) (category: Uilen- en Dierenpark "de Paay")
(719 views) - @SMR media: Pallas's Cat - 04/05/2018 (category: Chester Zoo)
(714 views) - @The_UltimateBea media: Lion statue construction 2 (category: San Diego Zoo)
(710 views) - @Newzooboy media: Arctic Wolf Enclosure and House, Tundra Trek - Dec 2012 (category: Toronto Zoo)
(707 views) - @SMR media: Madagascar Walk-in Exhibits - 07/09/2018 (category: Chester Zoo)
(705 views) - @FunkyGibbon media: Spider Terrarium (category: Cologne Zoo)
(695 views) - @Giant Eland media: Challenge: how many have you been to!? (category: Beijing Zoo)
(694 views) - @betsy media: No longer on exhibit in Africa Rocks Aviary (category: San Diego Zoo)
(689 views) - @betsy media: Rex the Lion Statue (category: San Diego Zoo)
(678 views) - @Daubentoniidae media: My Ideal London Zoo Map (2018) (category: Fantasy Zoos)
(659 views) - @jayjds2 media: Indian roofed turtle (category: Bronx Zoo)
(659 views) - @Sheather media: Three Recessive Pied Budgies (Wild Encounters) (category: Brookfield Zoo)
(651 views) - @Moebelle media: Feb. 2018 - Coming Soon: Adventure Cove (category: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium)
(650 views) - @Astrobird media: Southern Cassowaries - Phillip Island Wildlife Park (category: Phillip Island Wildlife Park)

Note that there is a natural advantage for media posted earlier in the year - they will generally see more views throughout the year than those posted later.

Simon Hampel · 11 Jan 2019

Threads with the highest views per day in 2018

Threads which have been around longer naturally tend to get more views - looking at views per day aims to account for this.

Showing threads with a minimum of 10,000 views and views per day greater than 50.

(736 views per day) - {11,773 views in 16 days} started by @ian999 - thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat
(230 views per day) - {83,349 views in 363 days} started by @JoeDK14 - thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018
(190 views per day) - {69,184 views in 364 days} started by @Timmiegun - thread: Burgers Zoo 2018
(143 views per day) - {50,575 views in 353 days} started by @Panthera1981 - thread: London Zoo news 2018
(135 views per day) - {45,940 views in 340 days} started by @kiang - thread: Twycross Zoo News 2018
(130 views per day) - {39,777 views in 305 days} started by @TinoPup - thread: Oregon Zoo 2018
(121 views per day) - {43,345 views in 358 days} started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: Chester Zoo Headline News 2018
(116 views per day) - {27,267 views in 235 days} started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(111 views per day) - {40,579 views in 364 days} started by @MagpieGoose - thread: Chester Zoo Reports 2018
(107 views per day) - {36,559 views in 343 days} started by @Panthera1981 - thread: Whipsnade Zoo 2018
(104 views per day) - {16,297 views in 157 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 2 (Asian Precinct)
(102 views per day) - {37,091 views in 362 days} started by @Badgerman91 - thread: Colchester Zoo News 2018
(99 views per day) - {35,675 views in 359 days} started by @Dylan - thread: Edinburgh Zoo 2018
(97 views per day) - {12,104 views in 125 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 3 (North American Precinct)
(95 views per day) - {31,317 views in 328 days} started by @Gigit - thread: Paignton in 2018
(95 views per day) - {19,917 views in 209 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 1 (Origins/South American Precinct)
(89 views per day) - {32,423 views in 364 days} started by @Jedd Cullinan - thread: Longleat News 2018
(89 views per day) - {20,098 views in 226 days} started by @LaughingDove - thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia
(86 views per day) - {30,446 views in 352 days} started by @aramacao - thread: Zurich Zoo 2018
(86 views per day) - {30,984 views in 361 days} started by @veeboy31 - thread: Yorkshire Wildlife Park 2018
(76 views per day) - {27,472 views in 362 days} started by @littleRedPanda - thread: Hamerton news 2018
(75 views per day) - {27,470 views in 364 days} started by @Benosaurus - thread: Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2018
(72 views per day) - {22,252 views in 310 days} started by @Milwaukee Man - thread: Maryland Zoo 2018 onwards
(70 views per day) - {25,233 views in 363 days} started by @MKE Zoo guy - thread: Milwaukee County Zoo news 2018
(65 views per day) - {23,748 views in 364 days} started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018
(65 views per day) - {22,768 views in 349 days} started by @AnaheimZoo - thread: Bronx Zoo News 2018
(60 views per day) - {10,354 views in 172 days} started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip
(59 views per day) - {19,683 views in 333 days} started by @Milwaukee Man - thread: Rio Grande Zoo 2018 and beyond
(59 views per day) - {10,698 views in 181 days} started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: San Diego: The Perfect Zoo?
(59 views per day) - {21,140 views in 359 days} started by @Crowthorne - thread: Bristol Zoo News 2018
(57 views per day) - {20,203 views in 357 days} started by @Giant Panda - thread: Marwell Zoo News 2018
(54 views per day) - {19,507 views in 360 days} started by @zeynep - thread: San Diego Zoo News 2018
(51 views per day) - {18,055 views in 355 days} started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Brookfield Zoo News 2018

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Threads with the highest views per post in 2018

Threads with more posts naturally have more views, as people will view the thread many times to view the new posts. Looking at the number of views per post aims to account for this factor.

(163 views per post) - {36,592 views from 224 posts} started by @Panthera1981 - thread: Whipsnade Zoo 2018
(152 views per post) - {12,654 views from 83 posts} started by @kiang - thread: Highland wildlife park news 2018
(152 views per post) - {43,414 views from 285 posts} started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: Chester Zoo Headline News 2018
(140 views per post) - {31,025 views from 222 posts} started by @veeboy31 - thread: Yorkshire Wildlife Park 2018
(138 views per post) - {50,614 views from 366 posts} started by @Panthera1981 - thread: ZSL London Zoo News 2018
(128 views per post) - {40,605 views from 317 posts} started by @MagpieGoose - thread: Chester Zoo Reports 2018
(127 views per post) - {35,698 views from 281 posts} started by @Dylan - thread: Edinburgh Zoo 2018
(126 views per post) - {32,466 views from 258 posts} started by @Jedd Cullinan - thread: Longleat Safari Park News 2018
(125 views per post) - {37,134 views from 298 posts} started by @Badgerman91 - thread: Colchester Zoo News 2018
(120 views per post) - {20,226 views from 168 posts} started by @Giant Panda - thread: Marwell Zoo News 2018
(120 views per post) - {15,678 views from 131 posts} started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium 2018
(118 views per post) - {27,500 views from 234 posts} started by @Benosaurus - thread: Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2018
(117 views per post) - {12,591 views from 108 posts} started by @Zooreviewsuk - thread: Blackpool Zoo 2018
(116 views per post) - {21,166 views from 182 posts} started by @Crowthorne - thread: Bristol Zoo News 2018
(108 views per post) - {45,983 views from 427 posts} started by @kiang - thread: Twycross Zoo News 2018
(105 views per post) - {19,514 views from 185 posts} started by @zeynep - thread: San Diego Zoo News 2018
(103 views per post) - {27,507 views from 268 posts} started by @littleRedPanda - thread: Hamerton Zoo News 2018
(100 views per post) - {14,142 views from 141 posts} started by @Echobeast - thread: Columbus Zoo News 2018
(99 views per post) - {31,369 views from 316 posts} started by @Gigit - thread: Paignton in 2018
(94 views per post) - {18,082 views from 192 posts} started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Brookfield Zoo News 2018
(89 views per post) - {27,381 views from 307 posts} started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(82 views per post) - {22,818 views from 278 posts} started by @AnaheimZoo - thread: Bronx Zoo News 2018
(79 views per post) - {15,727 views from 198 posts} started by @Andrew_NZP - thread: Smithsonian National Zoo News 2018
(78 views per post) - {83,451 views from 1,067 posts} started by @JoeDK14 - thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018
(78 views per post) - {17,954 views from 230 posts} started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2018
(76 views per post) - {10,700 views from 141 posts} started by @Arizona Docent - thread: Los Angeles Zoo News 2018
(75 views per post) - {25,256 views from 336 posts} started by @MKE Zoo guy - thread: Milwaukee County Zoo news 2018
(71 views per post) - {17,909 views from 251 posts} started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Akron Zoo News 2018
(70 views per post) - {11,838 views from 170 posts} started by @ian999 - thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat
(66 views per post) - {11,337 views from 171 posts} started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Monotremes and Marsupials
(59 views per post) - {10,379 views from 177 posts} started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip
(51 views per post) - {10,596 views from 206 posts} started by @Arizona Docent - thread: How many zoos have you visited? (poll 2)

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Threads with the most posts in 2018

Only includes threads actually started in 2018 and posts made in 2018

(1,074 posts) started by @JoeDK14 - thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018
(650 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 5 (Australasian Precinct)
(646 posts) started by @Ebirah766 - thread: The Never Ending Story - part 2
(589 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 2 (Asian Precinct)
(548 posts) started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018
(514 posts) started by @LaughingDove - thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia
(498 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 3 (North American Precinct)
(464 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 1 (Origins/South American Precinct)
(460 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 4 (African Precinct)
(449 posts) started by @kiang - thread: Twycross Zoo News 2018
(370 posts) started by @Panthera1981 - thread: ZSL London Zoo News 2018
(341 posts) started by @MKE Zoo guy - thread: Milwaukee County Zoo news 2018
(322 posts) started by @MagpieGoose - thread: Chester Zoo Reports 2018
(321 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: Movie review rant 2018
(316 posts) started by @Gigit - thread: Paignton in 2018
(309 posts) started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(300 posts) started by @Badgerman91 - thread: Colchester Zoo News 2018
(294 posts) started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: Chester Zoo Headline News 2018
(283 posts) started by @Dylan - thread: Edinburgh Zoo 2018
(281 posts) started by @AnaheimZoo - thread: Bronx Zoo News 2018
(279 posts) started by @birdsandbats - thread: Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo? #2
(276 posts) started by @Najade - thread: New Gallery Request Thread 2018
(269 posts) started by @littleRedPanda - thread: Hamerton Zoo News 2018
(263 posts) started by @Jedd Cullinan - thread: Longleat Safari Park News 2018
(254 posts) started by @Timmiegun - thread: Burgers Zoo 2018
(253 posts) started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Akron Zoo News 2018
(242 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 6 (European Precinct)
(235 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Rodents: part one
(235 posts) started by @Benosaurus - thread: Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2018
(232 posts) started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2018
(230 posts) started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: San Diego: The Perfect Zoo?
(228 posts) started by @Panthera1981 - thread: Whipsnade Zoo 2018
(224 posts) started by @veeboy31 - thread: Yorkshire Wildlife Park 2018
(223 posts) started by @Hipporex - thread: Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
(222 posts) started by @ZooBinh - thread: The Overpriced Zoo
(208 posts) started by @Arizona Docent - thread: How many zoos have you visited? (poll 2)
(198 posts) started by @Andrew_NZP - thread: Smithsonian National Zoo News 2018
(193 posts) started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Brookfield Zoo News 2018
(189 posts) started by @zeynep - thread: San Diego Zoo News 2018
(184 posts) started by @Crowthorne - thread: Bristol Zoo News 2018
(182 posts) started by @Kakapo - thread: Mega zoo tour at Netherlands
(174 posts) started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip
(173 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Monotremes and Marsupials
(172 posts) started by @ian999 - thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat
(172 posts) started by @vogelcommando - thread: Newly discovered / described species 2018
(169 posts) started by @TeaLovingDave - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Prosimians
(169 posts) started by @Giant Panda - thread: Marwell Zoo News 2018
(167 posts) started by @vogelcommando - thread: Oakland Zoo 2018
(155 posts) started by @snowleopard - thread: Top 5 Zoos in the USA
(147 posts) started by @pachyderm pro - thread: The Zoo Food Dilemma

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Threads with the most posts in 2018

Includes threads started any time, but only counts posts made in 2018

(1,342 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: ZooChat Big Year 2018
(1,074 posts) started by @JoeDK14 - thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018
(670 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: The Never Ending Story
(650 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 5 (Australasian Precinct)
(646 posts) started by @Ebirah766 - thread: The Never Ending Story - part 2
(589 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 2 (Asian Precinct)
(548 posts) started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018
(514 posts) started by @LaughingDove - thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia
(498 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 3 (North American Precinct)
(464 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 1 (Origins/South American Precinct)
(460 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 4 (African Precinct)
(449 posts) started by @kiang - thread: Twycross Zoo News 2018
(370 posts) started by @Panthera1981 - thread: ZSL London Zoo News 2018
(358 posts) started by @Moebelle - thread: Cincinnati Zoo News 2018
(341 posts) started by @MKE Zoo guy - thread: Milwaukee County Zoo news 2018
(322 posts) started by @MagpieGoose - thread: Chester Zoo Reports 2018
(321 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: Movie review rant 2018
(316 posts) started by @Gigit - thread: Paignton in 2018
(309 posts) started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(300 posts) started by @Badgerman91 - thread: Colchester Zoo News 2018
(294 posts) started by @FunkyGibbon - thread: Chester Zoo Headline News 2018
(293 posts) started by @Shorts - thread: ZooChat Challenge UK 2018
(283 posts) started by @Dylan - thread: Edinburgh Zoo 2018
(281 posts) started by @AnaheimZoo - thread: Bronx Zoo News 2018
(279 posts) started by @birdsandbats - thread: Things people do that irritate you when you go to the zoo? #2
(276 posts) started by @Najade - thread: New Gallery Request Thread 2018
(269 posts) started by @littleRedPanda - thread: Hamerton Zoo News 2018
(263 posts) started by @Jedd Cullinan - thread: Longleat Safari Park News 2018
(254 posts) started by @Timmiegun - thread: Burgers Zoo 2018
(253 posts) started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Akron Zoo News 2018
(242 posts) started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 6 (European Precinct)
(235 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Rodents: part one
(235 posts) started by @Benosaurus - thread: Dudley Zoological Gardens in 2018
(232 posts) started by @TigerValley98 - thread: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2018
(230 posts) started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: San Diego: The Perfect Zoo?
(228 posts) started by @Panthera1981 - thread: Whipsnade Zoo 2018
(224 posts) started by @veeboy31 - thread: Yorkshire Wildlife Park 2018
(223 posts) started by @Hipporex - thread: Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
(222 posts) started by @ZooBinh - thread: The Overpriced Zoo
(213 posts) started by @TZFan - thread: Toronto Zoo Developments 2018
(208 posts) started by @Arizona Docent - thread: How many zoos have you visited? (poll 2)
(198 posts) started by @Andrew_NZP - thread: Smithsonian National Zoo News 2018
(193 posts) started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Brookfield Zoo News 2018
(189 posts) started by @zeynep - thread: San Diego Zoo News 2018
(184 posts) started by @Crowthorne - thread: Bristol Zoo News 2018
(182 posts) started by @Kakapo - thread: Mega zoo tour at Netherlands
(181 posts) started by @cleusk - thread: The Nonsense Thread #2
(174 posts) started by @snowleopard - thread: Snowleopard's 2018 Road Trip
(173 posts) started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Monotremes and Marsupials
(172 posts) started by @ian999 - thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Threads with the highest post rate (posts per day) in 2018

Minimum 50 posts and 2 posts per day - weighted towards threads with more posts

(26 posts per day) - {650 posts in 25 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 5 (Australasian Precinct)
(18 posts per day) - {589 posts in 33 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 2 (Asian Precinct)
(16 posts per day) - {646 posts in 40 days} started by @Ebirah766 - thread: The Never Ending Story - part 2
(19 posts per day) - {172 posts in 9 days} started by @ian999 - thread: Fire in the Chester Zoo Monsoon Forest habitat
(16 posts per day) - {498 posts in 32 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 3 (North American Precinct)
(17 posts per day) - {223 posts in 13 days} started by @Hipporex - thread: Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
(15 posts per day) - {460 posts in 31 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 4 (African Precinct)
(19 posts per day) - {111 posts in 6 days} started by @Kakapo - thread: A zoo made with the avatars of Zoochatters!
(20 posts per day) - {59 posts in 3 days} started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup Match #41: Berlin Zoo (2) vs Cabarceno
(19 posts per day) - {58 posts in 3 days} started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup Match #32: Berlin Tierpark (3) vs Rotterdam
(19 posts per day) - {58 posts in 3 days} started by @pachyderm pro - thread: ZooChat Cup S2 Match #10: Atlanta vs San Diego Zoo (1)
(17 posts per day) - {85 posts in 5 days} started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup Match #52: Planckendael vs Zurich (4)
(14 posts per day) - {230 posts in 17 days} started by @ThylacineAlive - thread: San Diego: The Perfect Zoo?
(14 posts per day) - {155 posts in 11 days} started by @snowleopard - thread: Top 5 Zoos in the USA
(13 posts per day) - {67 posts in 5 days} started by @CGSwans - thread: ZooChat Cup Match #25: Burgers (6) vs Wroclaw
(10 posts per day) - {242 posts in 24 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 6 (European Precinct)
(8 posts per day) - {464 posts in 55 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: Zoo Decisions - Part 1 (Origins/South American Precinct)
(13 posts per day) - {52 posts in 4 days} started by @Miami_Bro - thread: 5 best zoos in UK to visit
(11 posts per day) - {57 posts in 5 days} started by @AdrianW1963 - thread: Value for money (not the best)
(10 posts per day) - {52 posts in 5 days} started by @Dianamonkey - thread: Manchester zoo
(8 posts per day) - {82 posts in 10 days} started by @grandelover1 - thread: Zoo Planning
(9 posts per day) - {52 posts in 6 days} started by @Great Argus - thread: What species would you like to see figurines of?
(7 posts per day) - {60 posts in 9 days} started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Such a Lovely Place: Pachy' Pro Goes to San Diego
(4 posts per day) - {1,342 posts in 365 days} started by @Chlidonias - thread: ZooChat Big Year 2018
(4 posts per day) - {514 posts in 129 days} started by @LaughingDove - thread: LaughingDove Goes Travelling - SE Asia and Australia
(6 posts per day) - {60 posts in 10 days} started by @Jena - thread: Does anyone else get annoyed when people refer to apes as monkeys or peahens as female peacocks?
(5 posts per day) - {112 posts in 24 days} started by @Ebirah766 - thread: Randomized Zoo
(5 posts per day) - {70 posts in 14 days} started by @pachyderm pro - thread: Thread of the Year 2018: Submissions
(3 posts per day) - {1,074 posts in 364 days} started by @JoeDK14 - thread: Chester Zoo Discussion, Speculation & Questions 2018
(4 posts per day) - {67 posts in 16 days} started by @Arizona Docent - thread: Trip Report: a desert rat gets drenched
(4 posts per day) - {58 posts in 14 days} started by @animalszoos - thread: Species you hate to see in zoos
(3 posts per day) - {235 posts in 79 days} started by @Chlidonias - thread: The Zoochat Photographic Guide to Rodents: part one
(4 posts per day) - {65 posts in 18 days} started by @Kakapo - thread: Taxonomy Discussion Thread
(4 posts per day) - {54 posts in 15 days} started by @Coelacanth18 - thread: Status of Exotic Bears in U.S. Zoos
(2 posts per day) - {670 posts in 320 days} started by @Zoofan15 - thread: The Never Ending Story
(2 posts per day) - {309 posts in 131 days} started by @lintworm - thread: Europe's 50 must see zoos
(2 posts per day) - {112 posts in 47 days} started by @sooty mangabey - thread: Down Beside Where The Waters Flow...
(2 posts per day) - {74 posts in 30 days} started by @Zoovolunteer - thread: Mustelids in captivity
(2 posts per day) - {82 posts in 35 days} started by @Najade - thread: The traveling Najade is traveling - FNQ... And A Day
(2 posts per day) - {77 posts in 33 days} started by @Welsh Zootographer - thread: Weekend Doubles
(2 posts per day) - {61 posts in 26 days} started by @Hyak_II - thread: The Future of Chester's Elephant Breeding Program
(2 posts per day) - {63 posts in 28 days} started by @m30t - thread: In Search of Warmth: A spring zoo road trip
(2 posts per day) - {50 posts in 22 days} started by @birdsandbats - thread: The ZooChat Photographic Guide to Domestic Animals
(2 posts per day) - {55 posts in 27 days} started by @AdrianW1963 - thread: Closed Zoos Due To Weather?
(2 posts per day) - {50 posts in 24 days} started by @Coquinguy - thread: australia zoo growing pains

ThylacineAlive · 13 Jan 2019

If it's too much trouble don't worry about it but I'm curious if @Simon Hampel or any of the mods could tell me how many posts my San Diego thread has pre-split? I'd look it up myself but I don't actually know what the split thread is called seeing as it was closed upon splitting. I'd imagine it'd bump the number up significantly as it has a really good chunk of the "conversation" in it from memory.

~Thylo

Hipporex · 13 Jan 2019

Simon Hampel said:
Threads with the highest post rate (posts per day) in 2018

Minimum 50 posts and 2 posts per day - weighted towards threads with more posts

6. (17 posts per day) - {223 posts in 13 days} started by @Hipporex - thread: Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen

I'm such a proud dad. They grow up so fast

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Oldest threads still active in 2018

Obviously this data is affected by thread splits and our yearly news threads - but is still interesting. Please don't bump old threads just for the sake of doing so.

(started 2003-10-29) - {15.2 years ago} - by @Simon Hampel - thread: Hong Kong - Ocean Park
(started 2004-02-07) - {14.9 years ago} - by @Simon Hampel - thread: Zoos in the Movies
(started 2004-05-01) - {14.7 years ago} - by @Simon Hampel - thread: Sydney Aquarium
(started 2006-04-29) - {12.7 years ago} - by @ZYBen - thread: Animals we would like to see imported to Australia
(started 2006-11-18) - {12.1 years ago} - by @Zoo_Boy - thread: mansfield zoo
(started 2007-04-11) - {11.7 years ago} - by @MARK - thread: Tree Kangaroos
(started 2007-04-22) - {11.7 years ago} - by @Writhedhornbill - thread: Vogelpark ( birdpark ) Walsrode
(started 2007-05-18) - {11.6 years ago} - by @bongorob - thread: new member
(started 2007-08-08) - {11.4 years ago} - by @littlepinkbunny - thread: zoo tycoon
(started 2007-08-13) - {11.4 years ago} - by @Kifaru Bwana - thread: Africa Alive
(started 2007-08-25) - {11.4 years ago} - by @Chlidonias - thread: Kula Eco-park, Fiji
(started 2007-10-25) - {11.2 years ago} - by @James27 - thread: Terra Natura, Benidorm
(started 2007-11-06) - {11.2 years ago} - by @Kifaru Bwana - thread: Port Lympne black rhino
(started 2007-11-11) - {11.1 years ago} - by @Swedish Zoo Fan - thread: Kolmården Zoo
(started 2007-12-01) - {11.1 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Exhibit Rotation
(started 2007-12-09) - {11.1 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
(started 2008-01-22) - {11.0 years ago} - by @Al - thread: Amazon world
(started 2008-01-31) - {10.9 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: North Carolina Zoo - New Exhibits
(started 2008-02-01) - {10.9 years ago} - by @MRJ - thread: Moonlit Sanctuary
(started 2008-02-09) - {10.9 years ago} - by @monkeyworld - thread: Munster ZOO
(started 2008-02-18) - {10.9 years ago} - by @DiNgO BoY - thread: Wolves in Californian Zoos
(started 2008-02-20) - {10.9 years ago} - by @kiang - thread: ICBP, International centre for birds of prey
(started 2008-02-26) - {10.9 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: White Oak Conservation Center
(started 2008-02-27) - {10.9 years ago} - by @Susan Humphreys - thread: Zoo de Vincennes Paris
(started 2008-03-02) - {10.8 years ago} - by @Coquinguy - thread: australia zoo growing pains
(started 2008-03-04) - {10.8 years ago} - by @Danale - thread: Mugga Lane Zoo
(started 2008-03-15) - {10.8 years ago} - by @Jurek7 - thread: Al Wabra wildlife center
(started 2008-03-16) - {10.8 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Manatees and European Zoos
(started 2008-03-17) - {10.8 years ago} - by @CZJimmy - thread: Cryptozoology
(started 2008-03-25) - {10.8 years ago} - by @PAT - thread: What is your favorite....?
(started 2008-04-06) - {10.7 years ago} - by @aw101 - thread: Asiastic Lions in Australia?
(started 2008-04-11) - {10.7 years ago} - by @kifaru - thread: Dvůr Králové
(started 2008-04-11) - {10.7 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo
(started 2008-04-26) - {10.7 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: St Augustine Alligator Farm
(started 2008-05-01) - {10.7 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
(started 2008-05-08) - {10.7 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Commerson's Dolphins
(started 2008-05-08) - {10.7 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Shedd Aquarium
(started 2008-05-11) - {10.6 years ago} - by @Zoogoer2000 - thread: sedgwick county zoo
(started 2008-05-14) - {10.6 years ago} - by @JamesB - thread: Future Of the Mappin terraces
(started 2008-05-15) - {10.6 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: Chattanooga Zoo
(started 2008-05-17) - {10.6 years ago} - by @Mabes - thread: Ouwehands Dierenpark, Rhenen
(started 2008-05-17) - {10.6 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Melbourne Aquarium
(started 2008-05-19) - {10.6 years ago} - by @Writhedhornbill - thread: Antwerp zoo
(started 2008-05-22) - {10.6 years ago} - by @Susan Humphreys - thread: Riga Zoo
(started 2008-05-27) - {10.6 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Montreal Biodome
(started 2008-05-30) - {10.6 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Central Park Zoo
(started 2008-06-04) - {10.6 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Caldwell Zoo
(started 2008-06-08) - {10.6 years ago} - by @Orycteropus - thread: Budapest Zoo
(started 2008-06-12) - {10.6 years ago} - by @okapikpr - thread: John Ball Zoo (Grand Rapids, MI)
(started 2008-06-20) - {10.5 years ago} - by @snowleopard - thread: Knoxville Zoo

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

ThylacineAlive said:
If it's too much trouble don't worry about it but I'm curious if @Simon Hampel or any of the mods could tell me how many posts my San Diego thread has pre-split? I'd look it up myself but I don't actually know what the split thread is called seeing as it was closed upon splitting. I'd imagine it'd bump the number up significantly as it has a really good chunk of the "conversation" in it from memory.

~Thylo

Are you referring to this thread? Top 5 Zoos in the USA (150 posts) ... which was split from this thread: San Diego Zoo - San Diego: The Perfect Zoo? (227 posts) ?

ThylacineAlive · 13 Jan 2019

Simon Hampel said:
Are you referring to this thread? Top 5 Zoos in the USA (150 posts) ... which was split from this thread: San Diego Zoo - San Diego: The Perfect Zoo? (227 posts) ?

Yes that's what I was referring to, thanks. I was just curious as I remember the original thread getting way off-track for a long time.

~Thylo

Simon Hampel · 13 Jan 2019

Thread reply stats for 2018

For threads started in 2018 and only counting posts made in 2018.

Median posts per thread: 6
Average posts per thread: 20.5

"There were just as many threads with more than 6 posts as there are with less than 6 posts created in 2018"

ZooChat 2018 stats

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