Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

WhistlingKite24 said:
The kangaroos pictured in the Facebook post are Western Grey Kangaroos rather than Eastern Greys.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if there was a way to visually distinguish the two. I trust your ID is probably correct; in the interest of fairness @Neil chace let me know if you have evidence or reason to believe they're actually Eastern and I'll review it, otherwise we can go with the Western ID.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Thanks, I wasn't sure if there was a way to visually distinguish the two. I trust your ID is probably correct; in the interest of fairness @Neil chace let me know if you have evidence or reason to believe they're actually Eastern and I'll review it, otherwise we can go with the Western ID.
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I'll switch it to Western Grey Kangaroo. Won't really make a distance since I don't think I'll go to any other zoos with Grey kangaroos this year- my ID must've been wrong, I'm not a Kangaroo expert by any means. Thanks for the correction!
 
Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary 2/24

Parliament Is Now In Session 4/6
1. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
2. Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio)
3. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
4. Barred owl (Strix varia)

Polly Wants 20 1/20
1. yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata)

The Edgar Allen Poe 1/2, 0/1, 1/1, 0/1
1. Fish crow (Corvus ossifragus)
1. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3
1. white-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala)

Complete
  1. Sharknado
  2. Release the Kraken
  3. One Zoo Wonder
In Progress
  1. Late to the Party
  2. Rookery Roundabout
  3. The Big Squeeze
  4. Pick Your Poison
  5. The Steve Irwin
  6. Parliament Is Now In Session
  7. Polly Wants 20
  8. The Edgar Allen Poe
  9. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Could have sworn you were bull sharking me on this one, but it does seem right! I'll have to add Oklahoma Aquarium to my must-see list.
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Oklahoma Aquarium does indeed have Bull Sharks! I saw them with @Ituri back in 2019 as well. They're pretty cool but the lack of being able to keep really anything else in with them that you don't want eaten makes it pretty obvious why nobody else seems to want any.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Oklahoma Aquarium does indeed have Bull Sharks! I saw them with @Ituri back in 2019 as well. They're pretty cool but the lack of being able to keep really anything else in with them that you don't want eaten makes it pretty obvious why nobody else seems to want any.

~Thylo
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They do keep some extremely large Nurse Sharks in there with them now, not sure if they did then.
 
Children’s Aquarium Dallas at Fair Park (Dallas, TX) -- 02 March 2022:

Sharknado (4/4): COMPLETE
2. Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
3. Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
4. Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)

TOTAL:
Completed: 16/36
In Progress: 17/20
 
Dyl0526 said:
I read somewhere on zc that they were the only place that had them, but it’s possible that was wrong. That’s my bad for not checking the gallery a bit more
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No worries. Part of that challenge is doing the research to double check your claim before making it, so in the future just do some searching through the gallery and forums (a Google search or two is also a good idea). Should only take a few minutes :)
 
Cincinnati Zoo 3/2/2022 & 3/3/2022

Three Little Pigs (1/3):
Visayan warty pig Sus cebifrons 3/2/22

Late to the Party (8/8): COMPLETE
Cougar Puma concolor
Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
Mexican wolf Canis lupus baileyi
North American river otter Lontra canadensis
Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus 3/3/2022

Slow and Steady (2/4):
Northern spider tortoise Pyxis arachnoides brygooi
Galapagos tortoise Chelonoidis spp. 3/2/2022

Complete (7/36): Late to the Party, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, Pick Your Poison, Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Release the Kraken
In progress (23/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (1/4), White With Black Stripes (1/3), Cat Got Your Tongue (7/9), Planet of the Apes (4/6), Three Little Pigs (1/3), Another Dang Meerkat (1/4), Bovine Bonanza (3/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4), Pretty in Pink (1/4), Duck Dynasty (5/18), Parliament is now in Session (2/6), Polly Wants 20 (2/20), The Big Squeeze (3/5), Slow & Steady (2/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6), One Drop One Life (8/18), Silk & Stinger (4/6), The Kingmaker (2/3), Cold as Ice (1/3), Champion of the Sun (1/3) The Steve Irwin (9/15), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/12), Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Yet to be started (6/36): An Unbearable Challenge, Ring 'n Ruff, Puny Primates, The Alfred Russell Wallace, The Edgar Allen Poe, Namesake Challenge
 
Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, TX) — 03 March 2022:
Another Dang Meerkat (3/4):

Bovine Bonanza (11/20):
11. Kirk’s dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)

Parliament is Now in Session (6/6): COMPLETE
6. Common barn owl (Tyto alba)

Polly Wants 20 (18/20):
17. Golden conure (Guaruba guarouba)
18. Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)

Champion of the Sun (2/3):
2. Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis)

TOTAL:
Completed: 17/36
In Progress: 16/19
 
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Crossed the halfway point today!

San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, TX) -- 04 March 2022:

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes? (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Plains zebra (Equus quagga)

Cat Got Your Tongue? (7/9):
7. Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

An Unbearable Challenge (2/5):
2. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Three Little Pigs (3/3): COMPLETE
2. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
3. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

Bovine Bonanza (15/20):
12. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
13. Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola)
14. Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
15. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)

You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly (4/4): COMPLETE
4. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Polly Wants 20 (20/20): COMPLETE
19. Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
20. Rose-ringed parakeet (Alexandrinus krameri)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Halys pit viper (Gloydius halys)

TOTAL:
Completed: 22/36
In Progress: 11/14
 
Kudu21 said:
Crossed the halfway point today!

San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, TX) -- 04 March 2022:

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes? (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Plains zebra (Equus quagga)

Cat Got Your Tongue? (7/9):
7. Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

An Unbearable Challenge (2/5):
2. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Three Little Pigs (3/3): COMPLETE
2. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
3. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

Bovine Bonanza (15/20):
12. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
13. Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola)
14. Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
15. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)

You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly (4/4): COMPLETE
4. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Polly Wants 20 (20/20): COMPLETE
19. Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
20. Rose-ringed parakeet (Alexandrinus krameri)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Halys pit viper (Gloydius halys)

TOTAL:
Completed: 22/36
In Progress: 11/14
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Being in the north, where most places are still closed for the winter, is really a disadvantage this time :(
 
birdsandbats said:
From the last time I was at Bay Beach (January 8):

Nighttime Birding - 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

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Current Progress

In-Progress Trials
Duck Dynasty - 10/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/1 wild
Cold as Ice - 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 2/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 0/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 1/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 3/5 Herps
Cat Got Your Tongue - 0/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 0/1 African small cat
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 1/4 mammals 0/4 birds 0/4 herps

Completed Trails - 3/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
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Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo - March 5 2022

Bovine Bonanza - 1/20
1. American Bison Bison bison

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In-Progress Trials
Bovine Bonanza - 1/20
Duck Dynasty - 10/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/1 wild
Cold as Ice - 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 2/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 0/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 1/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 3/5 Herps
Cat Got Your Tongue - 0/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 0/1 African small cat
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 1/4 mammals 0/4 birds 0/4 herps

Completed Trails - 3/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Before my new update, a couple housekeeping things:

1. Because of how long many of these posts are, I think it would be a good idea if people started utilizing the spoiler function. This is a great feature we have on our forum for condensing large amounts of information in a way that makes them accessible to whoever wants to view them without greatly extending the page length for those who don't. You can find it on the post ribbon to the left of the camera, as one of the "Insert" options; just copy the text you want in spoiler and then select "Insert Spoiler".

From now on I will be using spoiler text for most of my updates; I hope everyone else does the same, especially for those of you who re-post your entire list every time.

2. Remember to only count up to the minimum needed for each challenge. If you saw 8 sharks and only needed 4, label it 4/4 and give me a list of 4 species. If you want to add a note about the other 4 species you saw, that's fine - but don't give me an 8/4 and a straight list of 8 species because it may create confusion about what's needed for the challenge.

And a couple quick taxonomy notes:
  • Blue Poison Dart Frog (sometimes incorrectly signed as Dendrobates azureus) and Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) are the same species, with Blue being a color morph - so don't count them separately.
  • Orangutans are one of the animals where I'll count it at genus level if needed; a lot of zoos have hybrids or a mix of hybrid and subspecific, so if you see any orangutan just count it and don't worry about the ID.
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I only just now saw this housekeeping post. I now see that my count of Dendrobates is inaccurate and therefore I have not yet completed the Pick Your Poison Challenge. Within this spoiler are my updated Newport Aquarium frog sightings and challenge progress.

Newport Aquarium 2/2/2022

Pick Your Poison 5/6 Dendrobatidae & 1/3 Mantellidae
Dyeing dart frog Dendrobates tinctorius 1/2/2022 Cincinnati Zoo
Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati Zoo
Bumblebee poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Splash-backed poison dart frog (Ranitomeya variabilis)
Anthony’s poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
Brown mantella (Mantella betsileo)

Complete (6/36):
  1. Late to the Party
  2. Nocturnal Birding
  3. Rookery Roundabout
  4. Sharknado
  5. One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado)
  6. Release the Kraken
In progress (24/36):
  1. Have Trunk Will Travel (1/4)
  2. White With Black Stripes (1/3)
  3. Cat Got Your Tongue (7/9)
  4. Planet of the Apes (4/6)
  5. Three Little Pigs (1/3)
  6. Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
  7. Bovine Bonanza (3/20)
  8. You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
  9. Pretty in Pink (1/4)
  10. Duck Dynasty (5/18)
  11. Parliament is now in Session (2/6)
  12. Polly Wants 20 (2/20)
  13. The Big Squeeze (3/5)
  14. Slow & Steady (2/4)
  15. The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6)
  16. One Drop One Life (8/18)
  17. Pick Your Poison (5/6 Dendrobates & 1/3 Mantellidae)
  18. Silk & Stinger (4/6)
  19. The Kingmaker (2/3)
  20. Cold as Ice (1/3)
  21. Champion of the Sun (1/3)
  22. The Steve Irwin (9/15)
  23. Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/12)
  24. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Yet to be started (5/36):
  1. An Unbearable Challenge
  2. Ring 'n Ruff, Puny Primates
  3. The Alfred Russell Wallace
  4. The Edgar Allen Poe
  5. Namesake Challenge
 
TinoPup said:
Being in the north, where most places are still closed for the winter, is really a disadvantage this time :(
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I was just thinking about that while I was at San Antonio, actually. Texas is also just chock full of major collections, almost all within easy driving distance of DFW. I would not be doing as well in the competition if I still lived in Louisiana. The weather certainly hasn't hurt though :p Now I just need St. Louis to not close their bird exhibits in the next week and a half, so I can secure my magpie! I have solid plans for everything else...
 
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