Common Zoo Species You Haven't Seen

[RatioTile]

I haven't seen wisent, vicuña, lesser rhea, or common gundi, although that's because these are common in Europe. Also, I'm missing griffon and Rüppell's vultures.

 

[BerdNerd]

Some common species I haven't seen in zoos:

- Black Mamba
- Thompson's Gazelle
- Greater Kudu
- Snowflake Moray
- Rockhopper Penguin
- King Cobra
- Greater Flamingo
- Wolverine
- American Black Bear
- Emperor Angelfish
- Indian Rhinoceros
- Ocelot
- Veiled Chameleon
- Hammerhead Shark
- Coscoroba Swan
- Umbrella Cockatoo
- Black Crake

 

[DaLilFishie]

- Hammerhead Shark

I would hardly call hammerheads common

 

[RatioTile]

I would hardly call hammerheads common

The Scalloped Hammerhead is in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

 

[Ebirah766]

The Scalloped Hammerhead is in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Well yeah but they're rare in other parts of the world.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I suppose it depends on whether one is referring to the Great and Scalloped Hammerheads, or the Bonnethead. The latter is somewhat common in the aquarium scene, but still not overly so. The other species are kept at only a small handful of institutions across Europe and North America. How common are they within the Asian countries where they're present?

~Thylo

 

[RatioTile]

Japan has 8 JAZA-accredited aquariums listed as having scalloped. I've seen them at 3.

 

[Panthera9]

Hammerhead sharks are quite rare in Europe. I've seen scalloped hammerhead at Biarritz aquarium. Only 4 aquariums in Europe have it. Great hammerhead in 9, never seen one.