Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

Brookfield Zoo - May 23 2022

Have Trunk, Will Travel: 2/4
2. Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

An Unbearable Challenge: 3/5
3. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Cat Got Your Tongue: 7/9
7. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

Bovine Bonanza: 7/20
3. Lowland Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
4. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
5. Kirk's Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)
6. Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor)
7. Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)

You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 1/4
1. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Slow and Steady: 4/4*NOW COMPLETE
2. Galapogos Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
3. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
4. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)

The Big Squeeze: 4/5
4. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)

One Drop, One Life: 4/20
4. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

Silk and Stinger: 2/6
2. Emperor Scorpion (Pandinus imperator)

Champion of the Sun: 1/3
1. Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias helias)

The Steve Irwin: 5/5, 5/5, 5/5*NOW COMPLETE
2. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
3. Bennett's Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
4. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
5. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

2. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
3. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
4. Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
5. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura Victoria)

1. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
2. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
3. Papuan Olive Python (Apodora papuana)
4. Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
5. Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 3/4, 3/4, 3/4

1. Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
2. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii)

1. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
2. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
3. Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3
2. White-bellied Pangolin (Manis tricuspis)
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Current Progress

In-Progress Trials - 23/36
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 2/4
An Unbearable Challenge: 3/5
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
Cat Got Your Tongue: 7/9
Puny Primates: 4/6
Three Little Pigs: 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat: 2/4
Bovine Bonanza: 7/20
You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 1/4
Pretty in Pink: 2/4
Parliament Is Now In Session: 4/6
Polly Wants 20: 2/20
Rookery Roundabout: 4/6
Duck Dynasty: 8/18
The Big Squeeze: 4/5
One Drop, One Life: 4/20
Pick Your Poison: 2/6
The Sobek Six-Pack: 4/6
Silk and Stinger: 2/6
Champion of the Sun: 1/3
Cold as Ice: 2/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 3/4, 3/4, 3/4
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3

Completed Trails - 9/36
-Nighttime Birding
-One Zoo Wonder
-Planet of the Apes
-Redemption Arc
-Release the Kraken
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Sharknado
-Slow and Steady
-The Steve Irwin
 
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Kudu21 said:
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Powell, OH) -- 25 May 2022:

Cold as Ice (2/3):
2. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

TOTAL:
Completed: 34/36
In Progress: 2/2
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Nothing like a long road trip back home to Ohio to bring home the win in the challenge!

Louisville Zoo (Louisville, KY) -- 28 May 2022:

Cold as Ice (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (12/12): COMPLETE
12. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

TOTAL:
Completed: 36/36

When I am finally back in Texas and able to sit down at the computer, I will post a full list of the species I saw over the course of the challenge and write up a proper thank you and “good game”! I know so much effort went into putting this challenge together, and it was so much fun to complete!
 
Kudu21 said:
Nothing like a long road trip back home to Ohio to bring home the win in the challenge!

Louisville Zoo (Louisville, KY) -- 28 May 2022:

Cold as Ice (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (12/12): COMPLETE
12. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

TOTAL:
Completed: 36/36

When I am finally back in Texas and able to sit down at the computer, I will post a full list of the species I saw over the course of the challenge and write up a proper thank you and “good game”! I know so much effort went into putting this challenge together, and it was so much fun to complete!
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And the race for second place begins. Well done!
 
Kudu21 said:
Nothing like a long road trip back home to Ohio to bring home the win in the challenge!

Louisville Zoo (Louisville, KY) -- 28 May 2022:

Cold as Ice (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (12/12): COMPLETE
12. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

TOTAL:
Completed: 36/36

When I am finally back in Texas and able to sit down at the computer, I will post a full list of the species I saw over the course of the challenge and write up a proper thank you and “good game”! I know so much effort went into putting this challenge together, and it was so much fun to complete!
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A giant congratulations to you :)
 
red river hog said:
:oops: I’m very sorry about that. Let this be a lesson for me to not try to use my phone on something like this… :rolleyes:

That said, I have one more very small update.

Philip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - 4/9

Parliament is Now in Session (2/6)
2. Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

Nighttime Birding (1/1) - COMPLETE
1. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)



COMPLETED (10)
1. Sharknado (1/8)
2. Release the Kraken (1/8)
3. One-Zoo Wonder (1/8)
4. Redemption Arc (2/12)
5. Pick Your Poison (2/12)
6. Ring 'n Ruff (2/21)
7. Three Little Pigs (4/8)
8. Duck Dynasty (4/8)
9. Slow and Steady (4/8)
10. The Steve Irwin (4/8)
11 Nighttime Birding (4/9)

IN PROGRESS (22)
1. Rookery Roundabout (1/6)
2. Polly Wants 20 (5/20)
3. Have Trunk, Will Travel (3/4)
4. White with Black Stripes, or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
5. Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)
6. An Unbearable Challenge (4/5)
7. Puny Primates (4/6)
8. Planet of the Apes (4/6)
9. Bovine Bonanza (15/20)
10. The Edgar Allen Poe (4/5)
11. The Big Squeeze (4/5)
12. The Sobek Six-Pack (4/6)
13. One Drop, One Life (11/18)
14. The Kingmaker (1/3)
15. Coelecanth Stamp of Approval (6/12)
16. Parliament is Now in Session (2/6)
17. Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
18. You Must be this Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
19. Pretty in Pink (1/4)
20. Silk and Stinger (1/6)
21. Champion of the Sun (1/3)
22. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
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Cape May County Park & Zoo - 5/29

White with Black Striped or Black with White Stripes (2/3)
2. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)

Cat Got your Tongue (7/9)
7. Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Puny Primates (6/6) - COMPLETE
5. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
6. Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)

Bovine Bonanza (16/20)
16. Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)

Parliament is Now In Session (5/6)
3. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
4. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
5. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)

Polly Wants 20 (9/20)
6. Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccanus)
7. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
8. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
9. Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

The Edgar Allen Poe (5/5) - COMPLETE
5. Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)

The Big Squeeze (5/5)
5. Burmese Python (Python bivitattus)

One Drop, One Life (13/20)
12. Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
13. Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)

COMPLETED (13)
1. Sharknado (1/8)
2. Release the Kraken (1/8)
3. One-Zoo Wonder (1/8)
4. Redemption Arc (2/12)
5. Pick Your Poison (2/12)
6. Ring 'n Ruff (2/21)
7. Three Little Pigs (4/8)
8. Duck Dynasty (4/8)
9. Slow and Steady (4/8)
10. The Steve Irwin (4/8)
11. Nighttime Birding (4/9)
12. Puny Primates (5/29)
13. The Edgar Allen Poe (5/29)

IN PROGRESS (20)
1. Rookery Roundabout (1/6)
2. Polly Wants 20 (5/20)
3. Have Trunk, Will Travel (3/4)
4. White with Black Stripes, or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
5. Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)
6. An Unbearable Challenge (4/5)
7. Planet of the Apes (4/6)
8. Bovine Bonanza (15/20)
9. The Big Squeeze (4/5)
10. The Sobek Six-Pack (4/6)
11. One Drop, One Life (11/18)
12. The Kingmaker (1/3)
13. Coelecanth Stamp of Approval (6/12)
14. Parliament is Now in Session (2/6)
15. Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
16. You Must be this Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
17. Pretty in Pink (1/4)
18. Silk and Stinger (1/6)
19. Champion of the Sun (1/3)
20. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
 
Kudu21 said:
Nothing like a long road trip back home to Ohio to bring home the win in the challenge!

Louisville Zoo (Louisville, KY) -- 28 May 2022:

Cold as Ice (3/3): COMPLETE
3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (12/12): COMPLETE
12. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

TOTAL:
Completed: 36/36

When I am finally back in Texas and able to sit down at the computer, I will post a full list of the species I saw over the course of the challenge and write up a proper thank you and “good game”! I know so much effort went into putting this challenge together, and it was so much fun to complete!
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Louisville, Kentucky isn't in Ohio... you'd know that if you really went there. Disqualified! :p

Congratulations to @Kudu21 on being the first person to finish the 36 Trials, and with 7 months to spare no less! I realized fairly quickly into this game that someone would eventually finish, but Kudu surpassed my time expectations by a solid 2-4 months. Came out of the gate swinging and never looked back. And to think I was on the verge of catching up... :oops:

pachyderm pro said:
And the race for second place begins. Well done!
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Indeed.

I'd been quietly anticipating Kudu's finishing for a while now, so I've had time to think about how to handle there being an official "winner" in May rather than at the end of the year. It's not quite as climactic, but here's what I've decided: having won under the initial conditions I outlined, Kudu21 will be considered the official winner of ZCCNA 2022. Trophy will be sent in their dreams shortly :p

While I hope the motivation to see how well you can do is enough to keep people going the rest of the year, I have a small addition to make. Unofficially, my policy is that the winner each year gets a small reward or part in next year's challenge; last year's winner got to choose one of the trials in this challenge. I already have an inkling of what I will be doing for next year, and what the reward will be for it. @Kudu21 has already qualified for it, but additionally anyone who finishes all 36 trials by the end of the year will be given the same reward. It won't rig 2023 in any way - it's not that big a reward - but I think the winner(s) will have fun with it nonetheless! ;) (It also excludes me by default - can't explain why without giving it away though!)

And so the game continues!

Los Angeles Zoo (28 May)

Have Trunk Will Travel: 4/4 COMPLETED
3. Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
4. Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)

Another Dang Meerkat: 4/4 COMPLETED
4. Los Angeles Zoo

28/36 trials completed
35/36 trials in progress
Total zoo visits so far: 13

And with that I think I'll be mostly stalled for a while... only additions planned for the next couple months at least will be a penguin or two.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
been quietly anticipating Kudu's finishing for a while now, so I've had time to think about how to handle there being an official "winner" in May rather than at the end of the year. It's not quite as climactic, but here's what I've decided: having won under the initial conditions I outlined, Kudu21 will be considered the official winner of ZCCNA 2022. Trophy will be sent in their dreams shortly :p
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I will say, while maybe not quite as climactic of an ending, I have enjoyed this challenge, and this style of challenge, much more so than the older style of challenge we've had. The "piece-meal" style has been really nice as someone who, in any challenge, knows they won't be the first-place finisher, to have the satisfaction of at least finishing parts of the challenge. Others may disagree, but I am a huge fan of this new style of challenge and would be thrilled to see it as the norm for future challenges.
 
Neil chace said:
I will say, while maybe not quite as climactic of an ending, I have enjoyed this challenge, and this style of challenge, much more so than the older style of challenge we've had. The "piece-meal" style has been really nice as someone who, in any challenge, knows they won't be the first-place finisher, to have the satisfaction of at least finishing parts of the challenge. Others may disagree, but I am a huge fan of this new style of challenge and would be thrilled to see it as the norm for future challenges.
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Thanks for the input Neil. This year was very experimental, so it's nice to hear that someone enjoyed the particular style :)

As far as future challenges go, the plan is for next year to have a different design - something closer to the previous style (a simple racking up of species with limited scope) but still with some new and innovative features to keep things interesting from year to year. But for what it's worth, I *do* take people's input into account when designing these so feedback is valuable!

I will also say that there is the possibility of other "scavenger hunt"-type challenges on the forum in the future, even if it won't be from me anytime soon.
 
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium - 5/29/2022
National Aviary - 5/29/2022

Mammals:
Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Another Dang Meerkat (3/4)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Birds:
The Edgar Allen Poe (5/5) Completed 5/29/2022
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) - National Aviary (5/29/22)

Multi-class:
Cold As Ice (3/3) Completed 5/29/2022
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Breakfast of Champions (1/1) Completed 5/29/22
Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)
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Current Progress:

Started Trials (36/36)

Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
Another Dang Meerkat (3/4)
Bovine Bonanza (17/20)
You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly (2/4)
Pretty in Pink (2/4)
The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6)
Silk and Stinger (5/6)
Champion of the Sun (2/3)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

Completed Trials (26/36)
-Have Trunk, Will Travel
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Ring n' Ruff
-Puny Primates
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Late to the Party
-Rookery Roundabout
-Duck Dynasty
-Parliament is Now In Session
-Polly Wants 20
-The Alfred Russell Wallace
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-Nighttime Birding
-The Big Squeeze
-Slow and Steady
-Pick Your Poison
-One Drop One Life
-Sharknado
-Release the Kraken
-The Steve Irwin
-The Kingmaker
-Cold As Ice
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-One Zoo Wonder

36/36 Trials Started
26/36 Trials Completed
Total Zoos Visited: 21
 
Would like to make a minor correction the crow at the national aviary appears to be an American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) they just had it in the "African Birds" show for some reason.
 
Nicholas LionRider said:
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium - 5/29/2022
National Aviary - 5/29/2022

Mammals:
Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Another Dang Meerkat (3/4)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Birds:
The Edgar Allen Poe (5/5) Completed 5/29/2022
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) - National Aviary (5/29/22)

Multi-class:
Cold As Ice (3/3) Completed 5/29/2022
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)

Breakfast of Champions (1/1) Completed 5/29/22
Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) - Pittsburgh Zoo (5/29/22)
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Current Progress:

Started Trials (36/36)

Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
Another Dang Meerkat (3/4)
Bovine Bonanza (17/20)
You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly (2/4)
Pretty in Pink (2/4)
The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6)
Silk and Stinger (5/6)
Champion of the Sun (2/3)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

Completed Trials (26/36)
-Have Trunk, Will Travel
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Ring n' Ruff
-Puny Primates
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Late to the Party
-Rookery Roundabout
-Duck Dynasty
-Parliament is Now In Session
-Polly Wants 20
-The Alfred Russell Wallace
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-Nighttime Birding
-The Big Squeeze
-Slow and Steady
-Pick Your Poison
-One Drop One Life
-Sharknado
-Release the Kraken
-The Steve Irwin
-The Kingmaker
-Cold As Ice
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-One Zoo Wonder

36/36 Trials Started
26/36 Trials Completed
Total Zoos Visited: 21
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Where'd they have the dog?
 
IndianRhino said:
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
2) Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)
3) Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
1) Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
2) Grant's Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)

Cat Got Your Tongue: 4/6, 2/3
3) Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
4) Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

2) Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

An Unbearable Challenge: 5/5 - COMPLETE
1) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2) Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus)
3) Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
4) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
5) Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Planet of the Apes: 1/3, 1/3
1) Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Another Dang Meerkat: 1/4
1) SDZ

Bovine Bonanza: 20/20 - COMPLETE
19) Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus)
20) Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)

Late to the Party (2021 non-participants only): 5/8
2) Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
3) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
4) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
5) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

Pretty in Pink: 4/4 - COMPLETE
3) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
4) American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Duck Dynasty: 18/18 - COMPLETE
16) Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
17) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
18) Indian Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Polly Wants 20: 8/20
1) Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis)
2) Mount Goliath Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
3) Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)
4) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
5) Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
6) Malayan Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda longicauda)
7) African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
8) Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)

The Alfred Russell Wallace: 1/1 - COMPLETE
1) Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)

The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
1) Common Raven (Corvus corax)

The Big Squeeze: 2/5
1) Madagascar Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
2) Green Ananconda (Eunectes murinus)

Slow and Steady: 1/4
1) Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)

The Sobek Six-Pack: 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
1) Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)

1) Indian Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

1) Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

One Drop, One Life: 5/8, 4/4, 4/4, 1/1, 1/1
1) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
2) Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)
3) Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
4) Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
5) Del Nido Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi amabilis)

1) Side Striped Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis lateralis)
2) African Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)
3) Eyelash Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
4) Mang Mountain Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)

1) Monocellate Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
2) Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
3) Banded Water Cobra (Naja annulata)
4) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

1) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

1) Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

The Kingmaker: 1/3
1) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Cold as Ice: 1/3
1) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Champion of the Sun: 2/3
2) Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus)

The Steve Irwin: 5/5, 5/5, 1/5
4) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
5) Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

3) Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
4) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
5) Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 0/5, 3/5, 1/5
3) Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

1) Mang Mountain Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 1/3
1) African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

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Progress:

Completed: 7/36
In-progress: 19/36
Not yet started: 10/36
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San Diego Zoo (03/28/22) and San Diego Zoo Safari Park (05/28/22)
*Additions are bolded

Have Trunk, Will Travel: 4/4 - NOW COMPLETE
1) African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
2) Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)
3) Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
4) Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)

Cat Got Your Tongue: 5/6, 2/3
1) African Lion (Panthera leo)
2) Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
3) Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
4) Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
5) Jaguar (Panthera onca)

1) Sand Cat (Panthera margarita)
2) Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)

Planet of the Apes: 1/3, 1/3
1) Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

1) Red-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)

Three Little Pigs: 3/3 - COMPLETE
1) Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
2) Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
3) Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Bovine Bonanza: 20/20 - COMPLETE
1) Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
2) Javan Banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus)
3) East African Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii spekii)
4) Kenya Impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus)
5) Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)
6) South African Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
7) Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
8) Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
9) Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
10) Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
11) Addra Gazelle (Nanger dama ruficollis)
12) Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
13) Southern Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri walleri)
14) Grant's Gazelle (Nanger granti)
15) Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
16) Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
17) Fringe-eared Oryx (Oryx beisa callotis)
18) Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)
19) Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus)
20) Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)

Late to the Party (2021 non-participants only): 8/8 - NOW COMPLETE
1) Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
2) Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
3) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
4) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
5) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
6) Jaguar (Panthera onca)
7) Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
8) Black-tailed Prarie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly: 1/4
1) Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Pretty in Pink: 4/4 - COMPLETE
1) Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
2) Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
3) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
4) American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Duck Dynasty: 18/18 - COMPLETE
1) Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)
2) Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
3) Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix)
4) African Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
5) Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
6) Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
7) Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)
8) Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
9) Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
10) Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
11) Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
12) White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
13) Spotted Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
14) African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
15) Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
16) Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
17) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
18) Indian Pygmy Goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Parliament Is Now In Session: 1/6
1) Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)

The Big Squeeze: 3/5
1) Malagasy Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis)
2) Madagascar Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis)
3) Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

Champion of the Sun: 2/3
1) Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
2) Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus)

The Steve Irwin: 3/5, 5/5, 5/5 - NOW COMPLETE
1) Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
2) Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
3) Matschie's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
4) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
5) Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

1) Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
2) Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)
3) Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
4) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
5) Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)

1) Woma (Aspidites ramsayi)
2) Merten's Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi)
3) Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
4) Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
5) Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)

One-Zoo Wonder: 1/1 - COMPLETE
Three Little Pigs

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 2/5, 4/5, 2/5
1) Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
2) Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)

1) Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
2) Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)
3) Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
4) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

1) Mang Mountain Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
2) Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
1) Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
2) Grant's Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)

An Unbearable Challenge: 5/5 - COMPLETE
1) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2) Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus)
3) Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
4) Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
5) Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Another Dang Meerkat: 1/4
1) SDZ

Polly Wants 20: 10/20
1) Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis)
2) Mount Goliath Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
3) Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)
4) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
5) Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
6) Malayan Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda longicauda)
7) African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
8) Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
9) Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)
10) Thick-billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)

The Alfred Russell Wallace: 1/1 - COMPLETE
1) Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)

The Edgar Allen Poe: 2/5
1) Common Raven (Corvus corax)
2) Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)

Nightime Birding: 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1) Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Slow and Steady: 1/4
1) Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)

The Sobek Six-Pack: 1/3, 1/3, 1/3
1) Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)

1) Indian Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

1) Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

One Drop, One Life: 6/8, 4/4, 4/4, 1/1, 1/1
1) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
2) Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)
3) Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
4) Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
5) Del Nido Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi amabilis)
6) Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

1) Side Striped Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis lateralis)
2) African Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)
3) Eyelash Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
4) Mang Mountain Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)

1) Monocellate Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
2) Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
3) Banded Water Cobra (Naja annulata)
4) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

1) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

1) Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

The Kingmaker: 1/3
1) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Cold as Ice: 1/3
1) Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3
1) African Darter (Anhinga rufa)
2) Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Domestic Dog: 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
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Progress:
Completed - 12/36
In Progress - 17/36
Not yet Started - 7/36
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Louisville, Kentucky isn't in Ohio... you'd know that if you really went there. Disqualified! :p
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When you live in Texas long enough you forget that you can drive two hours and actually be in a different state :p

Coelacanth18 said:
Congratulations to @Kudu21 on being the first person to finish the 36 Trials, and with 7 months to spare no less! I realized fairly quickly into this game that someone would eventually finish, but Kudu surpassed my time expectations by a solid 2-4 months. Came out of the gate swinging and never looked back. And to think I was on the verge of catching up... :oops:
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I guess what they say is true, never underestimate Texas ;):p I looked into it early on, and I could have completed all of the challenges except "An Unbearable Challenge", "Cold as Ice", and maybe "Cat Got Your Tongue?", depending on whether or not any snow leopards have found their way into any of the private facilities in the state, without leaving the state of Texas (although driving to El Paso, which would be necessary for challenges like "The Edgar Allen Poe" and "Champion of the Sun", from DFW would be just about as long of a trip as from DFW to St. Louis :confused:).

Coelacanth18 said:
I'd been quietly anticipating Kudu's finishing for a while now, so I've had time to think about how to handle there being an official "winner" in May rather than at the end of the year. It's not quite as climactic, but here's what I've decided: having won under the initial conditions I outlined, Kudu21 will be considered the official winner of ZCCNA 2022. Trophy will be sent in their dreams shortly :p
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But anyways, thank you very much! :D Competing in the competition this year was an absolute blast! I will echo @Neil chace in saying that having all of varied, individual challenges that you could cross off along the way made it both really engaging and really rewarding. I really appreciated the diversity in species necessary to complete the challenges. So a huge kudos to @Coelacanth18 for putting all of this together, and good luck to everyone else as the race for second place ensues! :)

As promised, below is my final, complete collection of species seen for the challenges and where and when I saw them. By the time I completed the challenge on Saturday, I was able to ensure that I had no repeat species across any of the challenges!

The ZooChat Challenge 2022:

Have Trunks, Will Travel (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  2. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  3. Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  4. Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) - Nashville - 05/23/22

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes? (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  2. Mountain zebra (Equus zebra) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  3. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

Cat Got Your Tongue? (9/9): COMPLETE
  1. Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  2. Jaguar (Panthera onca) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  3. Leopard (Panthera pardus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  4. Lion (Panthera leo) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

  6. Tiger (Panthera tigris) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  7. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  8. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - DWA - 01/28/22

  9. Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

An Unbearable Challenge (5/5): COMPLETE
  1. American black bear (Ursus americanus) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  2. Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  3. Brown bear (Ursus arctos) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

  4. Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - Memphis - 05/22/22

  5. Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) - Columbus - 05/25/22

Ring ‘n Ruff (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  2. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  3. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

Puny Primates (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) - DWA - 01/28/22

  5. Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) - DWA - 01/28/22

Planet of the Apes (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  2. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  3. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  4. White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  5. Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  6. Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) - Memphis - 05/22/22

Three Little Pigs (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  2. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  3. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

Another Dang Meerkat (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. Caldwell - 02/11/22

  2. Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  3. Cameron Park - 03/03/22

  4. Nashville - 05/23/22

Bovine Bonanza (20/20): - COMPLETE
  1. Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  2. Bay duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  3. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  4. American bison (Bison bison) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  5. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  6. Bongo (Tragelaphus euryceros) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  7. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  8. Impala (Aepyceros melampus) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  9. Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  10. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  11. Kirk’s dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) - Cameron Park - 03/03/22

  12. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  13. Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  14. Dama gazelle (Nanger dama) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  15. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  16. Common eland (Tragelaphus oryx) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  17. Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  18. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  19. Banteng (Bos javanicus) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

  20. Urial (Ovis vignei) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

Redemption Arc (1/1): COMPLETE
  1. Kinkajou (Potos flavus) - Memphis - 05/22/22

You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  2. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  3. Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  4. Greater rhea (Rhea americana) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

Pretty in Pink (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  3. Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  4. Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

Rookery Roundabout (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  4. Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  6. Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

Duck Dynasty (18/18): COMPLETE
  1. Black-bellied whistling duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Chiloé wigeon (Mareca sibilatrix) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) - DWA - 01/28/22

  5. Rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) - DWA - 01/28/22

  7. Silver teal (Spatula versicolor) - DWA - 01/28/22

  8. Southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) - DWA - 01/28/22

  9. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - DWA - 01/28/22

  10. American comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  11. American wigeon (Marecia americana) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  12. Blue-winged goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  13. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  14. Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  15. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  16. Northern pintail (Anas acuta) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  17. Red shoveler (Spatulata platalea) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  18. West Indian whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) - Dallas - 02/10/22

Parliament is Now in Session (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. Barred owl (Strix varia) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Verreaux’s eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  6. Common barn owl (Tyto alba) - Cameron Park - 03/03/22

Polly Wants 20 (20/20): COMPLETE
  1. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Bronze-winged parrot (Pionus chalcopterus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Pesquet’s parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  5. Red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) - DWA - 01/28/22

  7. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) - DWA - 01/28/22

  8. Blue-crowned conure (Thectocercus acuticaudatus) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  9. Military macaw (Ara militaris) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  10. Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  11. Blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  12. Papuan eclectus parrot (Eclectus polychloros) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  13. Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  14. Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  15. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  16. Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  17. Golden conure (Gauruba gaurauba) - Cameron Park - 03/03/22

  18. Greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  19. Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

  20. Rose-ringed parakeet (Alexandrinus krameri) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

The Alfred Wallace (1/1): COMPLETE
  1. Lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) - DWA - 01/28/22

The Edgar Allen Poe (5/5): COMPLETE
  1. Common raven (Corvus corax) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  2. White-necked raven (Corvus albicollis) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  3. Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

  4. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Green jay (Cyanocorax yncas) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

Nighttime Birding (1/1): COMPLETE
  1. Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) - Caldwell- 02/11/22

The Big Squeeze (5/5): COMPLETE
  1. Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Burmese python (Python bivittatus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  3. Red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) - DWA - 01/28/22

Slow and Steady (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  2. Santa Cruz giant tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  3. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Texas tortoise (Gopherus brandieri) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

The Sobek Six-Pack (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  2. Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  3. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  4. Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) - DWA - 01/28/22

One Drop, One Life (18/18): COMPLETE
  1. Middle American rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Cascabel rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  3. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  4. Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  6. Southern ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  7. Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  8. Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  9. Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) - DWA - 01/28/22

  10. Terciopelo (Bothrops asper) - DWA - 01/28/22

  11. Sakishima habu (Protobothrops elegans) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  12. Sri Lankan pitviper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  13. Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  14. Cape cobra (Naja nivea) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  15. East African green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  16. Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  17. Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  18. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) - DWA - 01/28/22

Pick Your Poison (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. Amazonian poison frog (Ranitomeya amazonica) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Brazilian poison frog (Ranitomeya vanzolini) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica) - DWA - 01/28/22

  5. Sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Summers’ poison frog (Ranitomeya summersi) - DWA - 01/28/22

Sharknado (4/4): COMPLETE
  1. Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) - CAD - 03/02/22

  3. Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) - CAD - 03/02/22

  4. Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) - CAD - 03/02/22

Silk and Stinger (6/6): COMPLETE
  1. Curlyhair tarantula (Tliltocatl albopilosus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) - DWA - 01/28/22

  3. Mexican fireleg tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei) - DWA - 01/28/22

  4. Arizona stripetail scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  5. Desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  6. Striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

Release the Kraken (1/1): COMPLETE
  1. Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) - DWA - 01/28/22

The King Maker (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  2. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  3. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) - Dallas - 02/10/22

Cold as Ice (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) - Columbus - 05/25/22

  2. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) - Louisville - 05/28/22

Champion of the Sun (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) - Cameron Park - 03/03/22

  3. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

The Steve Irwin (15/15): COMPLETE
  1. Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  3. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) - Frank Buck - 02/09/22

  4. Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  5. Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  6. Pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) - DWA - 01/28/22

  7. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) - DWA - 01/28/22

  8. Australian wood duck (Chenonetta jubata) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  9. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  10. Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) - Ellen Trout - 02/11/22

  11. Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  12. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  13. Perentie (Varanus giganteus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  14. Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  15. Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

One Zoo Wonder: COMPLETE
  1. DWA - 01/28/22

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (12/12): COMPLETE
  1. Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) - St. Louis - 03/17/22

  3. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) - Kansas City - 03/16/22

  4. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) - Louisville - 05/28/22

  5. Amazonian mot-mot (Momotus momota) - DWA - 01/28/22

  6. Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  7. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  8. Red-breasted toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  9. Meller’s chameleon (Trioceros melleri) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  10. Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) - Fort Worth - 02/18/22

  11. Lake Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus) - Dallas - 02/10/22

  12. Mangshan viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) - Dallas - 02/10/22

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3): COMPLETE
  1. Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) - DWA - 01/28/22

  2. Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasiliensis) - Caldwell - 02/11/22

  3. Halys viper (Gloydius halys) - San Antonio - 03/04/22

Breakfast of Champions (1/1): COMPLETE
  1. Dingo (Canis familiaris) - Kansas City - 03/16/22
 
Kudu21 said:
I guess what they say is true, never underestimate Texas ;):p I looked into it early on, and I could have completed all of the challenges except "An Unbearable Challenge", "Cold as Ice", and maybe "Cat Got Your Tongue?", depending on whether or not any snow leopards have found their way into any of the private facilities in the state, without leaving the state of Texas (although driving to El Paso, which would be necessary for challenges like "The Edgar Allen Poe" and "Champion of the Sun", from DFW would be just about as long of a trip as from DFW to St. Louis :confused:).
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You definitely got lucky location-wise for this challenge (though in no way am I saying your win wasn't impressive). I live in New England, where only 16 challenges could be finished without leaving the region! Congrats on your win, and I'm definitely jealous of some of the species you can easily see at zoos nearby!
 
Kudu21 said:
(although driving to El Paso, which would be necessary for challenges like "The Edgar Allen Poe" and "Champion of the Sun", from DFW would be just about as long of a trip as from DFW to St. Louis :confused:).
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I've done both of those drives, so I can't say I blame your choice on that one :p

Neil chace said:
You definitely got lucky location-wise for this challenge (though in no way am I saying your win wasn't impressive). I live in New England, where only 16 challenges could be finished without leaving the region!
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Geographic advantage is a hard one to address, especially in a challenge like this requiring a broad swath of species as well as specific ones... it's something that I intend addressing in whatever next year's challenge is though, whatever that ends up being :)
 
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