Exotic animals you have touched/handled

[Dassie rat]

I honestly don't know, sorry. The closest collections were Whipsnade and Woburn, so maybe one of those? The lion cub was a female called Nala if that helps narrow things down

I went to a meeting of the National Zoological Society of Great Britain. This was held in Bishops Stortford many years ago. A Whipsnade Zoo keeper, Graham Lucas, brought along a lion cub he was hand-rearing. I wonder if that was the cub you saw.

 

[Crowthorne]

I went to a meeting of the National Zoological Society of Great Britain. This was held in Bishops Stortford many years ago. A Whipsnade Zoo keeper, Graham Lucas, brought along a lion cub he was hand-rearing. I wonder if that was the cub you saw.

Thank you for the info! It's possible this wad the lion, Whipsnade was very close to my home town. Was this in the early 90s (1994 ish)?

 

[grandelover1]

Mammals-

Reticulated Giraffe
American Bison
American Elk
Red Kangaroo
Fallow Deer
Ankole-Watusi
Grant’s Zebra
Reeve’s Muntjac
Ring Tailed Lemur
Fennec Fox
Red Fox
Coyote
Bottlenose Dolphin
Asian Water Buffalo
Bennett’s Wallaby
Dromedary Camel
Bactrian Camel
Guanaco
Three Banded Armadillo
Grant’s Gazelle
Serval


Reptiles-

Eastern Box Turtle
Red Eared Slider
Common Snapping Turtle
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Florida Softshell Turtle
Three Toed Box Turtle
Yellow Bellied Slider
Sulcata Tortoise
Red Footed Tortoise
Yellow Footed Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
Aldabra Tortoise
American Alligator
Corn Snake
Ball Python
Kenyan Sand Boa
Burmese Python
Reticulated Python
Red Tailed Boa
Garter Snake

Birds-

Monk Parrot
Peafowl
Ellanora Cockatoo
Senegal Parrot
Macaws
Lorikeets
Lesser Flamingo
Harris’ Hawk
Peregrine Falcon

Amphibian-

Green Tree Frog
Pacman Frog
American Bullfrog
Spring Peeper
Grey Tree Frog
American Toad

Too many invertebrates to count

 

[Echobeast]

Oh jeez, I work with about 50 different exotics (and non-exotics) everyday. My favorites have to include: Eclectus parrot, black rhino, African elephant, giraffe, white-cheeked gibbon, raven, tawny frogmouth, American kestrel, red-foot tortoise, Indian star tortoise, three-banded armadillo, and a variety of reptiles and amphibians.

I forgot to list mountain tapirs

 

[Gibbon05]

Lowland Tapir
Capybara
Blue-Tongued Skink
Radiated Tortoise
Western Hognose Snake
Red-ruffed Lemur
American Kestrel
African Spotted Eagle Owl
Harris Hawk
Northern White-faced Owl
Golden Eagle
Red-legged Hawk
Eclectus Parrot
Rainbow Lorikeet
Hyacinth Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Military Macaw
Rothschild Giraffe
Caracal
Jackass Penguin
Humboldt Penguin
Silvery Gibbon
White-Cheeked Gibbon
Lar Gibbon
Parma Wallaby
Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
Grey Kangaroo
Emu
Vicuna

 

[natel12]

Forgot to list fennec fox

 

[Hix]

Off the top of my head:


Lowland Gorilla
Orangutan
Siamang
Pygmy Hippo
Red-crowned Kakariki
Guam Rail
Chinese Pangolin
Rufous Bettong

Where did you come into contact with a Guam Rail?



Hix

 

[Chlidonias]

Where did you come into contact with a Guam Rail?

I'm guessing on Guam.
Guam Zoo - Photo Galleries | ZooChat

 

[Najade]

 

[JigerofLemuria]

I'll do my list by zoos, and I won't count domestic animals.
Barcelona Zoo:
- Brazillian tapir (the male goes up to the fence to be pet by everyone)
- Leopard gecko (animal ambassador)
- North African mastigure (animal ambassador)
- Corn snake (animal ambassador)

Aquarium Barcelona:
- Common stingray (back in the day you could touch them)

Aqualeon (no longer a zoo):
- Military macaw (animal ambassador)
- Eurasian eagle-owl (animal ambassador)
- Boa constrictor (animal ambassador)
- Marginated tortoise (animal ambassador)

Faunia:
- Reeve's muntjac (came up and licked me. :3)

Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium:
- Thornback ray (... Yeah, I got quite a few cuts, but it was worth it)

Aquarium of the Pacific:
- Grey bamboo shark

Singapore Zoo:
- California sea lion (Threw it a frisbee successfully in the show! )

Singapore Night Safari:
- Maggie the reticulated python (came up as a volunteer during the show)

Wellington Zoo:
- Common brushtail possum (animal ambassador)

 

[vogelcommando]

Guess my list would contain between 3000 and 4000 species so sorry, I'll not start to make this list.... !

 

[Snowleopardqueen]

Since I think I have an impressive list, I think I should share and feel free to post your list too!

White tailed deer
Red kangaroo
Tree kangaroo
Pygmy hippo
Clouded leopard
Ocelot
Giant anteater
Binturong
Chinchilla
African elephant
Leopard gecko
Three banded armadillo
Box turtle
Hingeback tortoise
Pancake tortoise
Leopard gecko
Crested gecko
Bearded dragon
Ball python
Blue tounged skink
Hedgehog
Hissing cockroach
Hedgehog Tenrec
Capybara

Ok, i gotta know, where and how did you get to touch a clouded leopard? Super jealous btw...

 

[Krexotics]

Exotics I have been in contact with .. Well...
Eclectic parrot
Umbrella cockatoo
Yellow headed amazon
Serval
Red fox
Ball pythons
Corn snakes
Boa constrictor imperator
Mexican pine snakes
American alligators
Honduran milk snakes
Burmese python
Prehensile tailed skink
Northern Blue tongue skink
African fat tailed gecko
3 toed box turtles
Red ear slider
Soft shell turtle
Russian tortoise
Spur thigh tortoises
Aldabra tortoises
Galapagos tortoise
Red eye tree frog
Snake neck turtle(new guinea)
Oriental fire belly toad
Green iguana
Linnes two toed sloth
Baby white Bengal tiger
Giraffe
Llama
White tailed deer
Fallow deer
Bearded dragon
Hedgehog
Chinchilla
Leopard gecko
Emu
Kangaroo(red?)
African(togo)fire skink
Chinese water dragon
Leopard tortoise
Red foot tortoise
Yellow foot tortoise
Red tegu
Common tegu
Blue crayfish
Ferret
Cockatiel
Budgie
Stingrays (?)
Madagascar hissing cockroach
Beta fish
Goldfish
Red river hogs
Lowland anoa
Kinkajou
Peafowl
Coyote
Peregrine falcon?
Some wild bat
Blue jay
Watusi
Domesticated ox
Zorse
Mini donkey
Alpaca
Five lined skink
Skunk



And more...
Most of mine are animal ambassadors or ones I have just had the opportunity to touch (with permission.. Lol) BTW.

 

[Hipporex]

• American alligator
• American flamingo
• Asian elephant
• Ball python
• Banded catshark
• Bat ray
• Betta fish
• Binturong
• Burmese python
• Chameleon (don't remember species)
• Cockatiel
• Common ostrich
• Corn snake
• Curlyhair tarantula
• Emu
• Green-cheeked parakeet
  
• Indian rhinoceros
  
• Inland bearded dragon
• Lesser hedgehog tenrec
• Madagascar hissing cockroach
• Purple sea urchin
• Rainbow lovebird
• Reticulated giraffe
• Ring-tailed lemur
• Rosy-faced lovebird
• Ruffed lemur (don't remember if they were black-and-white, red, or both)
• Southern stingray
• Warthog
• Waterfowl (many species)
• White-handed gibbon
• Yellow anaconda
• Yellow-collared lovebird

I know this isn't it but this is all I can think of right now

 

[birdsandbats]

I'm not even going to try to make a list, but I've bottle-fed a Spotted Hyena cub.

 

[TinoPup]

I'm not even going to try to make a list, but I've bottle-fed a Spotted Hyena cub.

Where?!?!

The ones I can remember off the top of my head:
Cheetah
Orca
Beluga
Giraffe (possibly several species, depending on what you go by)
Red Fox
Bison
New Guinea Singing Dog
A bunch of sharks, rays, starfish, etc in touch tanks

 

[TZDugong]

Not that many for me, I've touched sharks, rays, all the other touch tank stuff, than Indian Rhinos, a Wombat I might've pet a Wallaby? Not many species but I'd consider them interesting experiences.

 

[Daktari JG]

I'm sure I can't compare with vogelcommando but I've probably been deficated and or urinated on by several hundred.

 

[Great Argus]

Pretty good list under my belt!

Mammals:

American Porcupine
Striped Skunk
Red Fox
Gray Fox
Bobcat
American Badger
American Beaver
Long-tailed Weasel
Nine-banded Armadillo
African Hedgehog

Birds:

Ostrich
Ruddy Duck
Laughing Kookaburra
Crested Caracara
Turkey Vulture
Barn Owl
Burrowing Owl
Rough-legged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Harris's Hawk
Golden Eagle
Common Raven
Yellow-billed Magpie
Steller's Jay
Budgerigar
Cockatiel
Umbrella Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Musk Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Red Lory
Black-capped Lory
Dusky Lory
Olive-headed Lorikeet
Blue-streaked Lory
Ornate Lorikeet
White-cheeked Turaco
Violet Turaco

Reptiles:

Inland Bearded Dragon
Chuckwalla
Black & White Tegu
Three-toed Box Turtle
Western Pond Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Red-footed Tortoise
Desert Tortoise
Gopher Snake
California King Snake
California Mountain King Snake
Rosy Boa
Carpet Python

Fish:

Brown-banded Bamboo Shark
White-spotted Bamboo Shark
Bat Ray
Cownose Ray
Southern Stingray
Ocellaris Clownfish

Invertebrates:

Horseshoe Crab
Sea Cucumbers
Various starfish
Halloween Urchin
Purple Sea Urchin
Spider crabs
Hermit crabs
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp

 

[animal_expert01]

Only going to do mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians or else this list would be way to long.

Mammals:
Koala (Australia Zoo)
Red Kangaroo (Various Zoos)
Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Various Zoos)
Brazilllian Tapir (DDZ)
Zebra (DDZ)
Indo Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Dolphin Marine Magic and Wild)
Australian Sea Lion (Dolphin Marine Magic)
Fallow Deer (Wildlife HQ)
Short Beaked Echidna (Australia Zoo)


Birds:
Galah (Pet)
Cockatiel (Pet)
Green Cheeked Conure ( Previous Pet)
Scarlett Macaw (Various Zoos)
Blue and Gold Macaw (Various Zoos)
Sun Conure (Jurong Bird Park)
Rhea (Alma Park Zoo)
Ostrich (DDZ)
Hynacith Macaw (Surfers Paradise Markets)
Hybrid Macaw (Pets and Surfers Paradise Markets)
Carnabys Black Cockatoo (Maleny Bird World)
Indian Ring Neck (Maleny Bird World
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Maleny Bird World)
Yellow Crowned Amazon (Maleny Bird World)
Ecelectus Parrot (Maleny Bird World)
Alexandrine Parrot (Maleny Bird World)
African Grey Parrot (Maleny Bird World)
Emu (Various Zoos)
Rainbow Lorikeet (Wild at Currumbin Sanctuary)

Reptiles:
Spotted Python (Pet)
Thick Tailed Gecko (Pet)
Eastern Snake Necked Turtle (Wild and Previous Pet)
Sawshell Turtle (Wild)
Green Tree Snake (Wild)
Woma Python (David Fleays Wildlife Park)
Eastern Bearded Dragon (Various Zoos as well as a friends pet)
Short Necked Turtle (Friends Pet)
Eastern Blue Tongue (Various Zoos)
Stimsons Python (Friends Pet)
Carpet Python (Various Zoos and Wild)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Released an individual from captivity into the EAC)
Asian House Gecko (Wild Introduced Population)
Dtella Gecko (Wild)
Common Garden Skink (Wild)
Delicate Garden Skink (Wild)
Boa Constrictor (Australia Zoo and Wildlife HQ)

Amphibians:
Green Tree Frog (Wild)
Eastern Sedge Frog (Wild)
Whistling Tree Frog (Wild)