New additions from a last-minute visit to Mystic Aquarium. Additions in bold.
Have Trunk, Will Travel 1/4
1) Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes 0/3
Cat Got Your Tongue 4/9
1) Tiger, Panthera tigris
2) Snow Leopard, Panthera uncia
3) Lion, Panthera leo
4) Leopard, Panthera pardus
An Unbearable Challenge 1/6
1) Brown Bear, Ursus arctos
Ring ‘n Ruff 2/3
1) Ring-Tailed Lemur, Lemur catta
2) Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia rubra
Puny Primates 1/6
1) Pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea
Planet of the Apes 1/6
1) Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Three Little Pigs 0/0
Another Dang Meerkat 0/4
Bovine Bonanza 3/20
1) American Bison, Bos/Bison bison
2) Nubian Ibex, Capra nubiana
3) Thomson's Gazelle, Eudorcas thomsoni
Redemption Arc 0/1
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 1/4
1) Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
Pretty in Pink 0/4
Rookery Roundabout 3/8
1) Little Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
2) Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
3) African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus
Duck Dynasty 18/18
1) Whopper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
2) Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator
3) Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba
4) Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis
5) Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
6) Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
7) Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
8) Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
9) Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
10) Chinese Merganser, Mergus squamatus
11) African Pygmy-Goose, Nettapus auritus
12) Orinoco Goose, Neochen jubata
13) Yellow-Billed Pintail, Anas georgica
14) Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys
15) Smew, Mergellus albellus
16) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
17) Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
18) Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris
Parliament Is Now In Session 4/6
1) Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
2) Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
3) Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
4) Southern White-Faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti
Polly Wants 20 9/20
1) Grey-Headed Lovebird, Agapornis canus
2) Red-Faced Lovebird, Agapornis pullarius
3) Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
4) Blue-Headed Macaw, Primolius couloni
5) Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea
6) Lord Derby's Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
7) Lesser Vasa, Coracopsis nigra
8) Cuban Amazon, Amazona leucocephala
9) Congo Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus
The Alfred Russell Wallace 1/1
1) Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Paradisaea minor
The Edgar Allen Poe 3/6
1) Asian Azure-Winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyanus
2) Plush-Crested Jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
3) Red-Billed Blue-Magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha
The Big Squeeze 5/5
1) Burmese Python, Python bivittatus
2) Reticulated Python, Malayopython reticulatus
3) Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus
4) Northern Boa, Boa imperator
5) Malagasy Tree Boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis
Slow and Steady 1/4
1) Radiated Tortoise, Astrochelys radiata
The Sobek Six-Pack 4/6
1) Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis
2) Ganges Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus
3) Nile Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus
4) West African Dwarf Crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis
One Drop, One Life 14/20
1) Southwest Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus
2) Mojave Desert Sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes cerastes
3) Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
4) Ethiopian Mountain Adder, Bitis parviocula
5) South American Bushmaster, Lachesis muta
6) Rhinoceros Viper, Bitis nasicornis
7) West African Gaboon Viper, Bitis rhinoceros
8) West African Bush-Viper, Atheris chlorechis
9) Mangshan Pitviper, Protobothrops mangshanensis
10) Indian Cobra, Naja naja
11) King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
12) Snouted Cobra, Naja annulifera
13) Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis
14) Gila Monster, Heloderma suspectum
Pick Your Poison 4/8
1) Golden Poison Dart Frog, Phyllobates terribilis
2) Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius
3) Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus
4) Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates leucomelas
Sharknado 4/4
1) Dusky Smooth Dogfish, Mustelus canis
2) Epaulette Shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
3) Brown-Banded Bamboo-Shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum
4) Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus
Silk and Stinger 4/6
1) Cobalt Blue Tarantula, Cyriopagopus lividus
2) Malaysian Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus spinifer
3) Emperor Scorpion, Pandinus imperator
4) Entre Ríos Tarantula, Grammostola iheringi
Release the Kraken 0/1
The Kingmaker 1/3
King Cobra - Bronx Zoo
King Penguin
King Vulture
Cold as Ice 1/3
Polar Bear
Arctic Fox
Snowy Owl - Bronx
Champion of the Sun 1/3
Sunbittern - Bronx
Sun Conure/Parakeet
Sun Bear
NZ Easy 1/1
1) North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli
(It was very easy)
The Steve Irwin 12/15
Mammals-
1) Feathertail Glider, Acrobates pygmaeus
2) Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschei
Birds-
1) Northern Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
2) Little Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
3) Double-Barred Finch, Stizoptera bichenovii
4) Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
5) White-Breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
Reptiles-
1) Merten's Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi
2) Mary River Turtle, Elusor macrurus
3) Western Spiny-Tailed Monitor, Varanus acanthurus brachyurus
4) Giant Snake-Necked Turtle, Chelodina expansa
5) Shingleback Skink, Tiliqua rugosa
One-Zoo Wonder 2/1
Bronx Zoo - The Big Squeeze, Duck Dynasty
Mystic Aquarium - Sharknado
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval 7/12
Mammals-
Coquerel’s Sifaka - Bronx
Lion-tailed Macaque
Spotted Hyena - Bronx
Pygmy Hippo
1 bat (Chiroptera) - Bronx (Rodrigues Flying Fox)
Birds-
Hamerkop
Secretarybird
Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot - Bronx
Greater Roadrunner
1 toucan (Ramphastidae) - Bronx (Keel-Billed Toucan)
Herptiles-
Giant Salamander (either Chinese or Japanese)
Frilled Lizard - Bronx
Mangshan Pitviper - Bronx
Lake Titicaca Water Frog
1 chameleon (Chamaeleonidae)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3
1) Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus (Bronx Zoo)
TinoPup Namesake Challenge 0/1
Unfortunately it seems the aquarium is in between octopus atm and, frustratingly, the building containing their herp collection currently costs an additional $12 admission due to their robosaurs exhibit.
~Thylo
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...
Our weather has been so unpredictable, and then my dog limits when I can leave. I'm really frustrated so far lol.
