ZooChat Challenge North America 2021

[birdsandbats]

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?

It’s a mixed exhibit with those two species but no others.

The armadillo was in Kingdoms of the Night in a mixed exhibit with Red-rumped Agouti, Southern Three-banded Armadillo, douroucouli, Screaming Hairy Armadillo, and Prehensile-tailed Porcupine.

 

[pachyderm pro]

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 8/8/21

37. Short-tailed Fruit Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
38. Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)
39. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
40. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
41. Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
42. Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

 

[birdsandbats]

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 8/8/21

37. Short-tailed Fruit Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
38. Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)
39. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
40. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
41. Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
42. Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)

Wow, I just missed you. And I assume you mean Collared Peccary?

 

[pachyderm pro]

Wow, just missed you. And I assume you mean Collared Peccary?

I edited the post just a second before you quoted me. Yes I did mean Collared.

 

[Westcoastperson]

Bearizona 6/18/21

14. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
15. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
16. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
17. American Bison (Bison bison)
18. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
19. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
20. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
21. American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
22. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
23. North American Beaver (Castor Canadensis)
24. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
25.Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
26. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
27. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
28. American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

Aquarium of the Pacific 9/8
29. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
30. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
31. Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

 

[Hipporex]

Sacramento Zoo - 1/18/21
1) North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Oakland Zoo - 2/16/2021
2) American bison (Bos bison)
3) American black bear (Ursus americanus)
4) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
5) Cougar (Puma concolor)
6) Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
7) Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Sequoia Park Zoo - 2/21/2021
8) North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
9) Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - I was here almost everyday from late May to early August 2021
10) California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
11) Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
12) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
13) Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)
14) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
15) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
16) White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

 

[Kudu21]

Caldwell Zoo (Tyler, TX) — 06 July 2021:
35. American bison (Bison bison)

Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, LA) -- 15 August 2021:
36. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)

 

[TinoPup]

Maryland Zoo July 7
42. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
43. Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos horribilis

Pittsburgh Zoo August 13
44. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
(no elephant seal, again. )

Living Treasures Jones Mills August 13
45. Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

Elmwood Park August 17
46. Jaguar Panthera onca
47. White-throated Woodrat Neotoma albigula

Upper Schuylkill Valley Park August 17
48. VA Opossum Didelphis virginiana
49. Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus

 

[birdsandbats]

Living Treasures Jones Mills August 13
45. Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

Are we counting domestic Reindeer?

 

[TinoPup]

Are we counting domestic Reindeer?

Caribou/Reindeer: Someone asked me in private what the deal is with domestic reindeer versus wild caribou. While the rules state that domestics do not count and wild animals do count, I wouldn't trust myself to tell the two apart without prior knowledge of who holds them; therefore, I won't expect any of you to do so either. For that reason, here's what we're gonna do: if you see caribou/reindeer in a regular non-farm enclosure and not doing obviously domestic reindeer things (giving rides, being advertised for rides, being touched by guests, or having any riding or handling gear on), then you can count them. If you do see any of that or they are not in a regular non-farm enclosure, then they do not count. For now I think this is a good compromise, but open to other ideas.

 

[birdsandbats]

Milwaukee County Zoo - July 9 2021
36. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi
37. Brown Bear Ursus arctos
38. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
39. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
40. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus
41. Jaguar Panthera onca
42. Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii

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

In that case, one more to add from a month ago, as I didn't realize they counted:

Milwaukee County Zoo - July 9 2021
50. Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Maine Wildlife Park
44) Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus
45) Pekan Pekania pennanti
46) American Moose Alces (alces) americana
47) Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis

For anyone curious, the zoo appears to no longer keep voles and the displays for wild-caught moles and shrews have been removed.

~Thylo

San Diego Zoo Safari Park
48) Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis

San Diego Zoo
49) Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii
50) Reindeer Rangifer tarandus

~Thylo

 

[Hipporex]

Sacramento Zoo - 1/18/21
1) North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Oakland Zoo - 2/16/2021
2) American bison (Bos bison)
3) American black bear (Ursus americanus)
4) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
5) Cougar (Puma concolor)
6) Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
7) Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Sequoia Park Zoo - 2/21/2021
8) North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
9) Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - I was here almost everyday from late May to early August 2021
10) California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
11) Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
12) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
13) Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)
14) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
15) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
16) White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

San Francisco Zoo - 8/14/2021
17) Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
18) Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

 

[Westcoastperson]

Aquarium of the Pacific 9/8
29. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
30. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
31. Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

32. Common Bottle nose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

 

[birdsandbats]

32. Common Bottle nose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
@Coelacanth18 are squirrel monkeys fair game?

Why would they be? They aren’t native to the US, Canada, or Mexico.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

32. Common Bottle nose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
@Coelacanth18 are squirrel monkeys fair game?

The AZA population of squirrels monkeys hails from Guyana and the only other (dwindling) population around is from Peru. Neither species fits the criteria for this challenge.

Also, where'd you see the bottlenose dolphins?

~Thylo

 

[Westcoastperson]

The AZA population of squirrels monkeys hails from Guyana and the only other (dwindling) population around is from Peru. Neither species fits the criteria for this challenge.

Also, where'd you see the bottlenose dolphins?

~Thylo

Well I’m on vacation in Mexico and we booked this nice private island (which wasn’t even an island to my dismay), and it just so happened the place to board the boats had Dolphins, the island (just a private beach) had a zoo I hadn’t read about with ring tailed lemurs, squirrel monkeys, American Flamingos, and possibly hundreds of macaws. On another part of the beach they had southern stingrays, bay rays, and South American sea lions. All animals were in substandard conditions, especially the sea lions with a tiny pool, although the keepers did take them out sometimes to swim in the ocean. Overall a very strange place.

 

[Coelacanth18]

it just so happened the place to board the boats had Dolphins

Can you find out where this place is that you saw dolphins and/or what the name of it is? I need to confirm whether the facility counts and I'm not familiar enough with Mexico to know offhand. You can send it via PM if you prefer; also doesn't have to be now, you can wait until you're back in the States. Were they in an enclosure of some kind?

the island (just a private beach) had a zoo I hadn’t read about

If it's a publicly accessible zoo then animals from there should be countable, however the previous responders are correct in that no squirrel monkeys qualify for this challenge. The only primates that can be counted are:

- Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
- Mantled Howler, Alouatta palliata
- Guatemalan Black Howler, Alouatta pigra

 

[Westcoastperson]

Can you find out where this place is that you saw dolphins and/or what the name of it is? I need to confirm whether the facility counts and I'm not familiar enough with Mexico to know offhand. You can send it via PM if you prefer. Were they in an enclosure of some kind?



If it's a publicly accessible zoo then animals from there should be countable, however the previous responders are correct in that no squirrel monkeys qualify for this challenge. The only primates that can be counted are:

- Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
- Mantled Howler, Alouatta palliata
- Guatemalan Black Howler, Alouatta pigra

So the company is Vallarta Adventures in Puerto Vallarta, don’t bother checking the zoo chat maps as they don’t include the other two zoological facilities in the area. The Dolphins were at the main facility and can be seen by the public with no pay, the other facility you have to pay for and take a boat to get there.

 

[Coelacanth18]

@Westcoastperson Thanks, I was able to find and confirm the place just fine with that name. I might need to do some thinking and confer with previous game moderators about whether a facility like that qualifies as a "public zoological collection" as stand-alone dolphin encounter companies don't generally operate the same way as a zoo or aquarium does. I'll let you know when I make a determination on that.

Based on your description of the other facility it should count, but if you do visit you'll have to confirm for me what that specific place is so I can be certain.