Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen

Tim May said:
Although if you go back far enough London Zoo also kept Dicerorhinus sumatrensis lasiotis including the type specimen of that sub-species.
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Indeed they did, and it appears they did for quite some time which is impressive given the dietary complexity of the species and the standard of animal welfare at the time. Photos of now-long-extinct taxa in zoos have always interested me.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Indeed they did, and it appears they did for quite some time which is impressive given the dietary complexity of the species and the standard of animal welfare at the time. Photos of now-long-extinct taxa in zoos have always interested me.

~Thylo
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Indeed London Zoo had two long-lived specimens of hairy-eared Sumatran rhinoceros.

"Begum" the type specimen of lasiotis lived at London Zoo from 15th February 1872 until 31st August 1900.

"Jackson" lived at London Zoo from 27th April 1886 until 22nd November 1910 and can still be seen mounted in the Bristol Museum.
 
These are some of the rare or unusual animals I have seen in zoos:

Mammals:

Wholphin
Dugong
Snow Leopard
Red Wolf
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Lowland Anoa
Baja California Pronghorn
Gelada
Japanese Macaque
Quokka
Platypus
Greater Bilby
Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax
Ghost Bat
Spinifex Hopping Mouse

Birds:

Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Hawaiian Hawk
Egyptian Vulture
Hawaiian Owl
Emperor Penguin
Little Penguin
Shoebill
Northern Bald Ibis
Southern Bald Ibis
Dalmatian Pelican
Brown Booby
Red-Footed Booby
Great Frigatebird
Hawaiian Goose
Northern Helmeted Curassow
Kagu
Horned Parakeet
Mindanao Lorikeet
Sulawesi Hornbill
Guam Kingfisher
Papuan Mountain Pigeon
Superb Lyrebird
Capuchinbird
Taveta Golden Weaver
Black-Faced Quailfinch
Golden White-Eye

Reptiles and Amphibians:

Radiated Tortoise
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle
Boelen's Python
Monocellate Cobra
Rowley's Palm Pit Viper
Merten's Water Monitor
Guatemalan Beaded Lizard
Frilled Lizard
New Caledonia Giant Gecko
Panamanian Golden Frog
Japanese Giant Salamander
Luristan Newt

Fish:

Whale Shark
Eastern Fiddler Ray
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Peacock Grouper
Whitesaddle Goatfish
Red-Toothed Triggerfish
Orbicular Batfish
Masked Angelfish
Humphead Bannerfish
Hawaiian Morwong
Saddle Wrase
Ambon Toby
Dwarf Seahorse

Invertebrates:

Mimic Octopus
Harlequin Shrimp
Giant Clam
Kamehameha Butterfly
Jade-Headed Buffalo Beetle
Sunburst Diving Beetle

If you have questions about where I saw these animals, ask me :)
 
Ebirah766 said:
Where'd you see the fish, the mimic octopus, the harlequin shrimp, and the giant clam?
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I saw the Mimic Octopus at the special exhibition “Tentacles” at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I saw the Giant Clam and Harlequin Shrimp at the Waikiki Aquarium. Also, which fish are you talking about, since you just said “fish”?
 
EternalPigeon said:
I saw the Mimic Octopus at the special exhibition “Tentacles” at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I saw the Giant Clam and Harlequin Shrimp at the Waikiki Aquarium. Also, which fish are you talking about, since you just said “fish”?
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all of the fish. all of them.
 
Ebirah766 said:
all of the fish. all of them.
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Whale Shark: Georgia Aquarium

Eastern Fiddler Ray: SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium

Pacific Bluefin Tuna: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Peacock Grouper: Waikiki Aquarium

Whitesaddle Goatfish: Maui Ocean Center

Red-Toothed Triggerfish: Waikiki Aquarium, Sealife Park Hawaii, & SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium

Orbicular Batfish: SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium

Masked Angelfish: Waikiki Aquarium

Masked Bannerfish: Waikiki Aquarium

Hawaiian Morwong: Waikiki Aquarium

Saddle Wrasse: Waikiki Aquarium

Ambon Toby: Waikiki Aquarium

Dwarf Seahorse: Waikiki Aquarium
 
I don't really know what's considered rare or not when it comes to terrestrial species, plus I haven't been to many non-aquarium zoos, so my list will be just aquatic species.

Whale shark
Devil ray
Australian ghost shark
Speartooth shark (didn't notice it in the tank, but it was there when i visited)
Spotted handfish
Ebinania brephocephala
Japanese sawshark (not seen at first, but noticed later in a photo I took)
Hilgendorf's saucord
Giant isopod
Australian lungfish
Striped boarfish
Japanese armorhead
Splendid alfonsino
Loggerhead sea turtle
Japanese lates
Leafy seadragon
Weedy seadragon
Sturgeon (not sure which species)
Lemon shark
Tiger shark
Bluefin tuna
Little penguin
Coffinfish
Natal angler
Nursery-fish
Freshwater whipray
Largetooth sawfish
Queensland grouper
White-sided dolphin
Sydney octopus
Blue-ringed octopus
Olive sea snake
Flashlightfish
Pineconefish
Ocean sunfish
Giant spider crab
Spotted ratfish
Indonesian whaler shark (not seen at first, but noticed later in a photo I took)
Scalloped hammerhead shark
Great hammerhead shark
Australian freshwater moray
Gulf saratoga
Giant pangasius
Bigfin reef squid
Japanese giant salamander
Fly river turtle
Green sea turtle
Cobia
Sleepy cod
Emperor penguin
Adelie penguin
Platypus
Dugong
Bowmouth guitarfish
Shovelnose ray
Hound needlefish
Four-eyed fish
Giant hawkfish
Dragon eel
Tripletail maori wrasse
Western blue devil
Old wife
White-barred boxfish
Moonligher
Dhufish
Ornate cowfish
Chinese Trumpetfish
Horsefish
Striped bonito
Kawakawa
Coral catfish
Leaping blenny
Threadfin trevally
Dragon wrasse
Peacock wrasse
Port jackson shark
Fiddler ray (not sure if northern or southern subspecies)
Crown of thorns starfish
Humphead maori wrasse
Sandbar shark
Southern eagle ray
Giant cuttlefish
Masu salmon
Siberian chub
Splendid garden eel
Double banded soapfish
Slingjaw wrasse
Giant water bug
Arapaima
Asian sheepshead wrasse (signed but not seen)
Noctiluca scintillans

Do preserved specimens count? If so add:
Giant squid
Patagonian toothfish
 
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Probaly few zoochatter have seen a Rock sandpiper in captivity (unless you went to Artis).
Other species would be the Potto and New Guinea ground cuscus.
 
grevy's zebra said:
I guess Geladas for anyone in the U.S?
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From a strictly "how many zoos have this species" perspective, yeah that's true as there are only 2 holders of the species, however those two holders (Bronx and San Diego) are some of the most well-visited zoos in the US so quite a few zoochatters have seen them.
 
EternalPigeon said:
These are some of the rare or unusual animals I have seen in zoos:

Mammals:

Wholphin
Dugong
Snow Leopard
Red Wolf
Hawaiian Monk Seal
Lowland Anoa
Baja California Pronghorn
Gelada
Japanese Macaque
Quokka
Platypus
Greater Bilby
Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax
Ghost Bat
Spinifex Hopping Mouse

Birds:

Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Hawaiian Hawk
Egyptian Vulture
Hawaiian Owl
Emperor Penguin
Little Penguin
Shoebill
Northern Bald Ibis
Southern Bald Ibis
Dalmatian Pelican
Brown Booby
Red-Footed Booby
Great Frigatebird
Hawaiian Goose
Northern Helmeted Curassow
Kagu
Horned Parakeet
Mindanao Lorikeet
Sulawesi Hornbill
Guam Kingfisher
Papuan Mountain Pigeon
Superb Lyrebird
Capuchinbird
Taveta Golden Weaver
Black-Faced Quailfinch
Golden White-Eye

Reptiles and Amphibians:

Radiated Tortoise
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle
Boelen's Python
Monocellate Cobra
Rowley's Palm Pit Viper
Merten's Water Monitor
Guatemalan Beaded Lizard
Frilled Lizard
New Caledonia Giant Gecko
Panamanian Golden Frog
Japanese Giant Salamander
Luristan Newt

Fish:

Whale Shark
Eastern Fiddler Ray
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Peacock Grouper
Whitesaddle Goatfish
Red-Toothed Triggerfish
Orbicular Batfish
Masked Angelfish
Humphead Bannerfish
Hawaiian Morwong
Saddle Wrase
Ambon Toby
Dwarf Seahorse

Invertebrates:

Mimic Octopus
Harlequin Shrimp
Giant Clam
Kamehameha Butterfly
Jade-Headed Buffalo Beetle
Sunburst Diving Beetle

If you have questions about where I saw these animals, ask me :)
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Snow leopards are very common here in the states, so are Japanese macaques. Radiated tortoises are also common enough for many people to have seen them. Mertens water monitor, Panamanian golden frog, northern bald ibis, & alligator snapping turtle are all species that might be common or seen by many, or there just so common for me since they are in my local collections (aside from the ibis) but if you’ve seen these in the wild, then kudos to you.
 
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