Caprines in North American Zoos

There hasn't been much demand for caprids in recent decades, besides takin (and I think that has even tempered somewhat in the past few years). It seems that zoos in this part of the world have trended towards flashy, new exhibits for popular flagship species, and hoofstock have not fared too well with that development. African hoofstock have done reasonably well because of open savanna-type exhibits, but caprids, deer, and Asian hoofstock have backslid tremendously. While supply is decent because caprids are prolific breeders, the demand is so low that the few zoos breeding them (ex. Los Angeles) are having to send them away to safari parks and rural zoos to keep from going over capacity.
 
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A few updates:

African Lion Safari's takin are tibetana, of course.

Assiniboine Park Zoo has stone sheep

All holders of thinhorn sheep hold only the dalli subspecies, beside the two Canadian collections with stonei. (btw the species common name should be listed as Thinhorn Sheep, as Dall Sheep are a specific subspecies)

 
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Takin (23 holders)
African Lion Safari (tibetana)
Assiniboine Park Zoo (tibetana)
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (tibetana)
Edmonton Valley Zoo (tibetana)
Hemker Wildlife Park (tibetana)
Lee Richardson Zoo (tibetana)
Lincoln Park Zoo (tibetana)
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (tibetana)
Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden (tibetana)
Metro Richmond Zoo (bedfordi)
Minnesota Zoo (tibetana)
Parc Safari (tibetana)
Peoria Zoo (tibetana)
Potawatomi Zoo (tibetana)
Pueblo Zoo (tibetana)
Red River Zoo (tibetana)
Riverview Park and Zoo (tibetana)
Roger Williams Park Zoo (tibetana)
Rolling Hills Zoo (tibetana)
Rosamond Gifford Zoo (tibetana)
Saint Louis Zoo (tibetana)
San Diego Zoo (tibetana)
Tennessee Safari Park (tibetana)
The Wilds (tibetana)
Zoo Montana (tibetana)

Musk Ox (11 holders)
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Alaska Zoo
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Great Vancouver Zoo
Minnesota Zoo
Musk Ox Farm
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Safari Niagra
Sauvage Zoo of Saint-Felicien
Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Aoudad (20 holders)
African Lion Safari
Dallas Zoo (blainei)
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (blainei)
Fresco Chaffee Zoo
Great Vancouver Zoo
High Park Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo
Magnetic Hill Zoo
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
Ralph Mitchell Zoo
Roger Williams Park Zoo (blainei)
Safari Wilderness
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (blainei)
Shalom Wildlife Zoo
Southwick's Zoo
Special Memories Zoo
Timbavati Wildlife Park
Toronto Zoo
Wilderness Trails Zoo
York's Wild Kingdom

West Caucasian Tur (2 holders)
Racine Zoo
Toronto Zoo

Markhor (9 holders)
African Lion Safari
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Bronx Zoo (heptneri)
Calgary Zoo
Columbus Zoo & Aquarium
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (heptneri)
Metro Richmond Zoo
Stone Zoo (heptneri)
Utah's Hogle Zoo (heptneri)

Alpine Ibex (3 holders)
Assiniboine Park Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Parc Omega

Nubian Ibex (3 holders)
Bronx Zoo (sinaitica)
Fort Worth Zoo (sinaitica)
San Diego Zoo (sinaitica)

Siberian Ibex (1 holder)
Sauvage Zoo of Saint-Felicien

Himalayan Tahr (6 holders)
African Lion Safari
Akron Zoo
Bronx Zoo
Granby Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo
Toronto Zoo

Bighorn Sheep (14 holders)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (nelsoni)
Calgary Zoo
California Living Museum (nelsoni)
Denver Zoo
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (nelsoni)
Metro Richmond Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (canadensis)
Phoenix Zoo
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (nelsoni)
Sauvage Zoo of Saint-Felicien
Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (nelsoni)

Dall Sheep (8 holders)
Alaska Zoo (dalli)
Assiniboine Park Zoo (stonei)
Calgary Zoo (stonei)
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory (dalli)
Denver Zoo (dalli)
Lynnwood Park Zoo (dalli)
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo (dalli)
Shalom Wildlife Zoo (dalli)
Yukon Wildlife Preserve (dalli, stonei)

European Mouflon (5 holders)
Animal Haven Zoo
DeYoung Family Zoo
Lupa Zoo
Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo
Toronto Zoo

Wild Sheep (6 holders)
High Park Zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo (gmelini)
Minnesota Zoo (arkal)
Saint Louis Zoo (arkal)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park (gmelini, arkal)
Utica Zoo

Japanese Serow (3 holders)
Calgary Zoo
Granby Zoo
Trevor Zoo

Chinese Goral (4 holders)
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (arnouxianus)
Oglebay's Good Zoo (arnouxianus)
Saint Louis Zoo (arnouxianus)
The Wilds (arnouxianus)

Mountain Goat (10 holders)
Alaska Zoo
Calgary Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Great Vancouver Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Oregon Zoo
Saskatoon Forestry Farm and Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Chamois (1 holder)
Toronto Zoo
 
After further research, i've found that Ralph Mitchell may no longer exhibit aoudads, so one might want to not include in future updates
 
Yi Qi said:
After further research, i've found that Ralph Mitchell may no longer exhibit aoudads, so one might want to not include in future updates
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A facility that does, however, still house aoudad is Safari West in Santa Rosa, California.

Also, the Metro Richmond Zoo exhibits mishmi takin (B. t. taxicolor) not golden takin (B. t. bedfordi).
 
Kudu21 said:
A facility that does, however, still house aoudad is Safari West in Santa Rosa, California.

Also, the Metro Richmond Zoo exhibits mishmi takin (B. t. taxicolor) not golden takin (B. t. bedfordi).
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I don't know if the takin is still alive.
 
I have not seen an actual date, but phase 2 is expected to open "Spring 2019." It will complete the Asian Highlands exhibit with sloth bear, Amur tiger, snow leopard, takin, goral, a Yeti campsite, and children discovery trail. Phase 1 opened in May 2018 with Indian Rhino, Pere David's deer, cranes, red panda, and tufted deer.
 
Dallas and Baton Rouge both hold Nubian Ibex. San Antonio Zoo did at some point recently as well, but I'm not sure if they still do.

Rosamond Gifford and SD-WAP also hold Markhor. As a side note, markhor in North American zoos should be heptneri.

Lee Richardson and Lake Superior have Chinese Goral.
 
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My understanding is not all Markhor are heptneri just as not all Springbok are nominate, not all Indian Muntjac vaginalis, etc., but the AZA program is based around heptneri animals descended from (mainly? entirely?) LA stock.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
My understanding is not all Markhor are heptneri just as not all Springbok are nominate, not all Indian Muntjac vaginalis, etc., but the AZA program is based around heptneri animals descended from (mainly? entirely?) LA stock.
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I don't know where African Lion Safari got their markhor, but based on genetic analysis and import data, all animals in AZA zoos are assumed to be heptneri. Pretty sure Hemker and Richmond got their markhor from AZA stock, so that includes them as well.

Considering that most European animals are also heptneri, I think it's unlikely that there are other subspecies present.
 
Phoenix Zoo has Desert Bighorn Sheep.

Dakota Zoo has Aoudad, Bighorn Sheep, Dall Sheep, and Wild Sheep (arkal). Utica's wild sheep are the arkal subspecies also.
 
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