You're at 31, Bronx doesn't have kangaroo-rat.
ZooChat Challenge North America 2021
- Thread starter Coelacanth18
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You're at 31, Bronx doesn't have kangaroo-rat.
Thank you for the correction. I forgot that I had an extra.
It's almost 2/3 through the year...but my entries are better late than never!
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens - March 13th, 2021
1. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
2. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
3. Cougar (Puma concolor)
4. Mexican Grey Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
5. Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
6. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens - June 11th, 2021
7. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
8. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
9. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Cleveland MetroParks Zoo - June 24th, 2021
10. American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
11. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
12. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
13. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
14. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - June 25th, 2021
15. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
16. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
17. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
18. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
19. American Bison (Bison bison)
20. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
21. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
22. Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas)
Smithsonian's National Zoo - July 21st, 2021
23. Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
24. White-Nosed Coatimundi (Nasua narica)
25. Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens - March 13th, 2021
1. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
2. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
3. Cougar (Puma concolor)
4. Mexican Grey Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
5. Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
6. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens - June 11th, 2021
7. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
8. Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
9. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Cleveland MetroParks Zoo - June 24th, 2021
10. American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
11. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
12. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
13. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
14. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - June 25th, 2021
15. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
16. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
17. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
18. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
19. American Bison (Bison bison)
20. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
21. Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
22. Alaskan Moose (Alces alces gigas)
Smithsonian's National Zoo - July 21st, 2021
23. Black-Footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
24. White-Nosed Coatimundi (Nasua narica)
25. Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Is there any reason you call it a Pekan, out of pure curiosity? I'd never heard the name for the species before until you listed it.No
~Thylo
I don’t even know how to pronounce that without it sounding like pecan
KANSAS WETLANDS EDUCATION CENTER 07/25
38 Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus elegans)
39 Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
I assume it's pronounced exactly the same way.
I say pee-kan for the nut. Google says more or less the same (it would depend on one's accent of course) but for pekan it has it more like pak-an. I would have gone with pek-an (short e versus long e in pecan - although with a New Zealand accent they would sound exactly the same to an American).
I'm gonna go ahead and assume that date is a typo... alternatively, if you can predict a world event that happens tomorrow I'll allow it on the grounds of believing you really are from the future
He's probably just wishing he was in New Zealand where it is the 25th...I'm gonna go ahead and assume that date is a typo... alternatively, if you can predict a world event that happens tomorrow I'll allow it on the grounds of believing you really are from the future
A visit to Shedd is always nice for Marine Mammals
Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Il (7/25/2021)
10. Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
11. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
12. Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Sagmatias obliquidens)
13. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Idk I've just never really liked the name "Fisher". It's such a broad sounding name and trying to specify it by saying "Fisher Cat" just sounds even more wrong! Pekan is the first indigenous name I ever heard for the species and it's unique. It's also the name the genus derives from, so all in all it just feels more appropriate to me.
I also don't like the name "Ringtail" for similar reasons (actually I feel more strongly about not calling those that name than I do the Pekan) so I generally refer to them as the Ring-Tailed Cacomistle instead. Unfortunately, I've missed my chance of seeing that species this year so I couldn't annoy you all with that name change too
~Thylo
Como Park Zoo - July 28 2021
43. California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus
44. Gray Seal Halichoerus grypus
Toronto Zoo: August 2, 2021
8. American bison (Bison [Bos] bison)
9. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horriblis)
10. Moose (Alces alces)
11. American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva)
12. Cougar (Puma concolor)
13. Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)
8. American bison (Bison [Bos] bison)
9. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horriblis)
10. Moose (Alces alces)
11. American red fox (Vulpes vulpes fulva)
12. Cougar (Puma concolor)
13. Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Queens Zoo (7/20/21):
31. Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
32. American Elk (Cervus canadensis)
33. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Bronx Zoo (7/22/21):
34. Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
35. California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
36. North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
37. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
31. Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
32. American Elk (Cervus canadensis)
33. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Bronx Zoo (7/22/21):
34. Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
35. California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
36. North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
37. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium - August 6 2021
45. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica
46. Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
47. Short-tailed Fruit Bat Carollia perspicillata
48. Greater Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus hastatus
49. Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus
Out of curiosity, do they have these in their own individual enclosures or are they combined with other species?
Also where in the zoo did you see Nine-banded Armadillo?