I made this thread for learning which zoos are good at breeding certain species. For example the Bronx has for years been really good at breeding snow leopards.
Zoos that lead in breeding certain species
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Milwaukee County Zoo: Giraffe and Bactrian Camel
Mr.Ivory
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park for White Rhino, African Elephant, Masai and Reticulated Giraffe, and any bovid species
Chester zoo for Black Rhino, and Asian Elephant
Center for Elephant Conservation for Asian Elephants over 20 calves have been born
African Lion Safari for Asian Elephant, and Cheetah
Brookfield Zoo for Sitatunga
Maryland zoo for Sitatunga
Indianapolis zoo for Greater Kudu and Reticulated Giraffe
Chester zoo for Black Rhino, and Asian Elephant
Center for Elephant Conservation for Asian Elephants over 20 calves have been born
African Lion Safari for Asian Elephant, and Cheetah
Brookfield Zoo for Sitatunga
Maryland zoo for Sitatunga
Indianapolis zoo for Greater Kudu and Reticulated Giraffe
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Also Indian rhino, cheetah, grey kangaroo, and a number of other hoofstock species including okapi, Somali Wild Ass, and Grevy’s Zebra
SDZ: giant panda (formerly), hippo, okapi, koala, takin, ring-tailed lemur, Masai giraffe, Hamadryas baboon, and babirusa
They definitely aren't for cheetah, that's Wildlife Safari.
SDZSF: Milky Stork, Sumatran Tiger, Platypus (outside of Australia), Lesser Flamingos,(specific bovids): Bighorn sheep, Hatrmans Mountain Zebra (also maybe Animal Kingdom), Nubian Ibex, Grevys Zebra, Persian Onager, Fringe Eared Oryx, Nile Lechwe, Cape Buffalo, Somali Wild Ass, Javan Banteng, Arabian Oryx, Prezwalskis Horse.
Peregrine fund: California Condor
Considering they have never bred platypus and probably won’t for the foreseeable future since their female is too old for breeding and related to their male, I definitely wouldn’t say they lead in breeding the species.
Wakayama adventure world is basically a giant panda breeding factory.
Taipei for Chinese pangolins.
I'm surprised that no one has brought up Loro Parque and their success with parrots.
Jacksonville and Dallas for Yellow-Billed Storks
Bronx for Lesser Adjutant Storks
ICF for Cranes
San Diego Safari Park and Lowry Park for African Elephants
Houston for Asian Elephants
San Diego and White Oak for White & Indian Rhinos
Cincinnati for Sumatran Rhinos (in the past)
Bronx for Lesser Adjutant Storks
ICF for Cranes
San Diego Safari Park and Lowry Park for African Elephants
Houston for Asian Elephants
San Diego and White Oak for White & Indian Rhinos
Cincinnati for Sumatran Rhinos (in the past)
Randomname0183
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Cabarceno exceeds in breeding African Bush elephants in Europe
Brookfield for Togo Slippery Frog (AFAIK there aren’t any other breeders of this species, so not much competition 
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Platypusboy
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According to the zoos website, Helsinki zoo has bred almost one hundred snow leopard cubs since 1960.
Toronto is 100% the top breeder in the AZA of painted terrapin. I cant say what else they are the best at but this is the top one for sure. 35 hatchlings of 51 hatched have thrived. The closest zoo to touch that pace is Fort Worth with 12. Today 16 of the 75 terrapins are descendants of Torontos group of 9 breeding individuals. I'd say pretty good odds. I dont know if they were successful in 2021 but I would assume not as the success seems to come every 2 years but eggs were collected so who knows.
11 walrus pregnancies and 12 calves have been conceived at Kamogawa Sea World, more than any other facility in the world. The runner-up is Marineland of the Pacific, which closed in 1987 after the conception of 10 pregnancies and 11 calves.
Taronga Zoo has bred over 45 Nepalese red pandas since 1977.
Taronga Zoo has bred 36 Sumatran tiger cubs since 1980.
The high numbers compared to other zoos in the region holding this species are of no coincidence. They were the first holders of these species in the region, supplying the other zoos, and held the studbook for these species - therefore deciding what zoos bred or not.
Taronga Zoo has bred 36 Sumatran tiger cubs since 1980.
The high numbers compared to other zoos in the region holding this species are of no coincidence. They were the first holders of these species in the region, supplying the other zoos, and held the studbook for these species - therefore deciding what zoos bred or not.