Animal Species You Have Seen Both in the Wild and in Captivity

Here is my list:
- European white stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia)
- Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
- Common mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos)
- Rock dove (Columba livia)
- Fallow deer (Dama dama)
- Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (not 100% sure about this one)
 
1) Greater flamingo
2) Azure winged magpie
3) Rock dove
4) Fallow deer
5) Red deer
6) Eurasian red squirrel
7) Raccoon
8) White tailed eagle
9) Peregrine falcon
10) Eurasian sparrowhawk
11) Common buzzard
12) Eurasian kestrel
13) Common raven
 
North american river otters
Pileated woodpeckers
Largemouth bass
American black bear
Coyote
White-tailed deer
(Etc. Basically your average native animals like bullfrogs, reptiles, fish, Invertabretes, you get the picture.)
 
Red tailed hawk (rescued one at Scovill and the tiger at the vet med clinic)
Bald eagle (rescued at Scovill Zoo)
Turkey vulture (Scovill)
Red eared slider (pet store)
 
some that come to mind

Torresian Imperial Pigeon
Saltwater Crocodile
Redtailed Black Cockatoo
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Common Wombat
Krefft's River Turtle
Black-Necked Stork
Bush Stone-Curlew
Laughing Kookaburra
Green Sea Turtle
Moon Jelly
Pacific Blue-Eye
Guppy
Mouth Almighty
Australian Freshwater Moray
Tandanus Catfish
Jungle Perch
Empire Gudgeon
Eastern Rainbowfish
Ocellaris Clownfish
Barrier Reef Anemonefish
Flowery Cod
Chinese Trumpetfish
Giant Trevally
Red Bass
Checkerboard Wrasse
Moorish Idol
Bluegreen Chromis
Humphead Maori Wrasse
Bluespotted Lagoon Ray
Kuhl's Maskray
Blacktip Reef Shark
Grey Reef Shark
Whitetip Reef Shark
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Mediterranean Chromis
Sixbar Angelfish
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Epaulette Surgeonfish
Sixline Wrasse
Staghorn Damselfish
Coral Catfish
Snubnose Dart
Striped Fangblenny
Potato Cod
Bicolour Parrotfish
Bluespine Unicornfish
Dogface Puffer
Notodoris minor
Bigfin Reef Squid
Black and White Snapper
 
Some I could think of off the top of my head:

Mammals:
Florida manatee
Elk
Common bottlenose dolphin

Birds:

Brown pelican
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Fish:
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Reptiles:
River cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Common slider (Trachemys scripta)
 
I probably won't think of them all but:
Fish:
Rainbow trout
Insects:
Honeybee
Chinese mantis
Amphibians:
gray tree frog
Reptiles:
Osage copperhead
Eastern garter snake
Common snapping turtle
Red-eared slider
Ornate box turtle
Birds:
Great egret
Northern shoveler
Canvasback
Mallard
Wood duck
Red-tailed hawk
American kestrel
Turkey vulture
Bald eagle
White pelican
Northern cardinal (In the St. Louis Zoo Cypress swamp but I genuinely don't know if it was actually meant to be exhibited by the zoo or if it had just wandered in there)
Mammals:
Gray squirrel
Raccoon
Beaver
North American river otter
Elk
 
Mammals:

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Mule Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)


Birds:

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
Brown-Headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-Footed Booby (Sula sula)
Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)


Reptiles:

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)
Eastern Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)


Amphibians:

Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)


Fish:

Ambon Toby (Canthigaster amboinensis)
Bird Wrasse (Gomphosus varius)
Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Blue-Striped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)
Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus)
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis)
Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus)
Common Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)
Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri)
Goldring Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus)
Hawaiian Flagtail (Kuhlia xenura)
Hawaiian White-Spotted Toby (Canthigaster jactator)
Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)
Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon miliaris)
Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
Orangeband Unicornfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)
Pacific Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum)
Pacific Threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis)
Paletail Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris)
Peppered Squirrelfish (Sargocentron punctatissimum)
Pinktail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)
Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)
Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)
Saddle Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)
Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus narinari)
Squarespot Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)
Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus)
Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
Wedgetail Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
Whitesaddle Goatfish (Parupeneus porphyreus)
Whitespotted Surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)


Invertebrates:

American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
Giant African Land Snail (Lissachatina fulica)
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus)
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
 
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While not as impressive as some of the other lists, I've managed to see a good number of species both in captivity and the wild!

Mammals

American Beaver
Snowshoe Hare
Gray Fox
Coyote
Raccoon
Striped Skunk
American Mink
American River Otter
Sea Otter
American Black Bear
Harbor Seal
California Sea Lion
Bobcat
Black-tailed Deer
Elk
Moose
Pronghorn
American Bison
Bottlenose Dolphin
Orca

Birds

Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose (feral population, kinda counts?)
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Falcated Duck
Canvasback
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
California Quail
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Murre
Atlantic Puffin
Tufted Puffin
Greater Roadrunner
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Burrowing Owl
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Steller's Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee

Reptiles

Western Pond Turtle
Painted Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Common Garter Snake
Gopher Snake
California Kingsnake
California Mountain Kingsnake
Southern Alligator Lizard

I note a few updates are needed as well as missing some species that should have been on the first list. Also added amphibians, fish, and invertebrates since why not. Added species bolded for mammals, birds, and reptiles.

Mammals

Brown Rat

American Beaver
Snowshoe Hare
Gray Fox
Coyote
Raccoon
Striped Skunk
American Mink
American River Otter
Sea Otter
American Black Bear
Harbor Seal
California Sea Lion
Bobcat
Black-tailed Deer
Elk
Moose
Pronghorn
American Bison
Bottlenose Dolphin
Orca

Birds

Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose (feral population, kinda counts?)
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Wood Duck
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon

Falcated Duck
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck

Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
California Quail
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Golden Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Snowy Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Black Oystercatcher
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Willet
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Dunlin
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemot
Atlantic Puffin
Tufted Puffin
Barn Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Western Screech-Owl
Burrowing Owl
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Steller's Jay
Yellow-billed Magpie
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee

Reptiles

Western Pond Turtle
Painted Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Common Garter Snake
Gopher Snake
California Kingsnake
California Mountain Kingsnake
Western Rattlesnake
Southern Alligator Lizard

Amphibians

American Bullfrog
Pacific Treefrog

Fish

Chinook Salmon
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Sacramento Pikeminnow
Garibaldi
Bluegill
Largemouth Bass

Invertebrates

California Two-spot Octopus
Pacific Hermit Crab
Striped Shore Crab
California Spiny Lobster
Ochre Sea Star
Northern Sea Star
Giant Green Anemone
Pipevine Swallowtail
Monarch
Red Admiral
Gulf Fritilary
Painted Lady
Common Buckeye
 
I've done some traveling (and even had lots more sightings in my own area) since my last post, so here's an updated list:

Mammals
Virginia Opossum
West Indian Manatee
North American Porcupine
American Beaver
Woodchuck
Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Southern Flying Squirrel
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Eastern Red Bat
House Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Eastern Cottontail
Wild Boar/Feral Hog
White-tailed Deer
Mule Deer
American Elk
Javelina
Pronghorn
Feral/Domestic Horse
Bobcat
Feral/Domestic Cat
Coyote
Red Fox
Gray Fox
American Black Bear
Northern Raccoon
White-nosed Coati
Striped Skunk
American Mink
Fisher
North American River Otter

Birds
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Muscovy Duck (Domestic/Feral)
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Black Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Gambel's Quail
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl (Domestic/Feral)
Rock Pigeon (Domestic/Feral)
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Common Nighthawk
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Franklin's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
American White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Harris's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

Herps
Painted Turtle
Northern Map Turtle
Pond Slider
Peninsula Cooter
Common Snapping Turtle
Blanding's Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Common Garter Snake
Milk Snake
Eastern Hognose Snake
Common Watersnake
North American Racer
Brown Anole
Green Anole
Sonoran x San Estaban Spiny-tailed Iguana hybrid
Green Frog
Wood Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
American Bullfrog
Eastern Gray Tree Frog
American Toad
Blue-spotted Salamander

Fish
Lake Sturgeon
Shortnose Gar
Longnose Gar
Alewife
American Gizzard Shad
Rainbow Trout
Northern Pike
Common Carp
Goldfish (Domestic/Feral)
Fathead Minnow
Channel Catfish
Round Goby
Smallmouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Yellow Perch
Freshwater Drum
Nile Tilapia
Common Plecostomus

I'm not going to try to work out inverts, but some of the cooler ones are Golden-silk Orbweaver and Malachite.
 
I've done some traveling (and even had lots more sightings in my own area) since my last post, so here's an updated list:

Mammals
Virginia Opossum
West Indian Manatee
North American Porcupine
American Beaver
Woodchuck
Franklin's Ground Squirrel
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Southern Flying Squirrel
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Eastern Red Bat
House Mouse
White-footed Mouse
Eastern Cottontail
Wild Boar/Feral Hog
White-tailed Deer
Mule Deer
American Elk
Javelina
Pronghorn
Feral/Domestic Horse
Bobcat
Feral/Domestic Cat
Coyote
Red Fox
Gray Fox
American Black Bear
Northern Raccoon
White-nosed Coati
Striped Skunk
American Mink
Fisher
North American River Otter

Birds
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Muscovy Duck (Domestic/Feral)
Wood Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Canvasback
Redhead
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Ring-necked Duck
Black Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Northern Bobwhite
Gambel's Quail
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl (Domestic/Feral)
Rock Pigeon (Domestic/Feral)
Inca Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Costa's Hummingbird
Common Nighthawk
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
American Golden-Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Franklin's Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Caspian Tern
Double-crested Cormorant
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
American White Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Golden Eagle
Northern Harrier
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Bald Eagle
Harris's Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Purple Martin
Barn Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Common Yellowthroat
Yellow Warbler
Palm Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting

Herps
Painted Turtle
Northern Map Turtle
Pond Slider
Peninsula Cooter
Common Snapping Turtle
Blanding's Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Common Garter Snake
Milk Snake
Eastern Hognose Snake
Common Watersnake
North American Racer
Brown Anole
Green Anole
Sonoran x San Estaban Spiny-tailed Iguana hybrid
Green Frog
Wood Frog
Northern Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
American Bullfrog
Eastern Gray Tree Frog
American Toad
Blue-spotted Salamander

Fish
Lake Sturgeon
Shortnose Gar
Longnose Gar
Alewife
American Gizzard Shad
Rainbow Trout
Northern Pike
Common Carp
Goldfish (Domestic/Feral)
Fathead Minnow
Channel Catfish
Round Goby
Smallmouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Yellow Perch
Freshwater Drum
Nile Tilapia
Common Plecostomus

I'm not going to try to work out inverts, but some of the cooler ones are Golden-silk Orbweaver and Malachite.
Oh, American Alligator and Florida Gar, too.
 
Two more fish to add here after a recent aquarium visit - Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris) and Blackback Wrasse (Anampses neoguinaicus).
 
Here are the wild animals I've seen in both zoos and in captivity:

- Mink
- Black Bear
- Bobcat
- Cougar
- Beaver
 
This is a fun topic!

Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)
Common blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides)

African lion (Panthera leo)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
 
After last week I can now add a few:
African elephant
White rhino
Black rhino
Common hippo
Nile crocodile
Black mamba
Lion
Plains zebra
Impala
Thomson's gazelle
Eland
Giraffe (Rothschild 's and Maasai)
Warthog
Spotted hyena
Cheetah
Blue wildebeest
Defassa (sp?) waterbuck
Black and white colobus monkey
Great white pelican
Marabou stork
Pink backed pelican
Ostrich
Helmeted guineafowl
Greater flamingo
Lesser flamingo
Egyptian goose

In addition I saw kudus (not sure which species though) and an African leopard (same species but obviously not the same race as an Amur leopard).
 
I probably won't think of them all but:
Fish:
Rainbow trout
Insects:
Honeybee
Chinese mantis
Amphibians:
gray tree frog
Reptiles:
Osage copperhead
Eastern garter snake
Common snapping turtle
Red-eared slider
Ornate box turtle
Birds:
Great egret
Northern shoveler
Canvasback
Mallard
Wood duck
Red-tailed hawk
American kestrel
Turkey vulture
Bald eagle
White pelican
Northern cardinal (In the St. Louis Zoo Cypress swamp but I genuinely don't know if it was actually meant to be exhibited by the zoo or if it had just wandered in there)
Mammals:
Gray squirrel
Raccoon
Beaver
North American river otter
Elk
After my visit to San Diego I can add California sea lions, harbor seals and double-crested cormorants :)
 
I don't keep a list for this kind of stuff, so I won't list every species I've seen, but I'll try my best. Going by state... (and sticking to the confirmed stuff/highlights)
Arizona
Coyote
Bobcat
Javelina
Mule Deer
Common Raven
Greater Roadrunner
Turkey Vulture
American Kestrel
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Common Kingsnake
Bull Snake
Sonoran Desert Toad
Gambel's Quail
Black-Crowned Night Heron

Wisconsin
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
American White Pelican
Painted Turtle
Gray Squirrel
Wild Turkey
Sandhill Crane

New Jersey
Red Fox
White-Tailed Deer

Colorado
American Bison
Pronghorn
Moose (Coincidentally seen on the same day as Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's moose)
Bald Eagle

California
Brown Pelican
California Sea Lion
Harbor Seal
Sea Otter (seen from a window in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's cafeteria)

Cancun, Mexico
Spiny-Tailed Iguana
Green Iguana
White-Nosed Coatimundi (seen from the boat at Xcaret).
 
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