ZooChat Challenge Global 2022

Brum said:
Totally forgot that geckos count for the challenge so here's another from Hoo -

63. Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
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Oh yeah, saw two new (for the year) owl species that I was convinced were already on my list but aren't...

Hoo Zoo (28/06) -

64. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
65. Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)

That is definitely my final total for Hoo! ;)

twilighter said:
We need to shape up now !
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I think you're safe, losing 3 months of zoo-visiting (One [repeat] trip to Sea Life doesn't count!) has definitely put me on the back foot.
 
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Brum said:
Oh yeah, saw four new (for the year) owl species that I was convinced were already on my list but aren't...

Hoo Zoo (28/06) -

64. Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica)
65. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
66. Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
67. African Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus)

Also saw a hybrid of the latter two, not counting it but mentioning it for completeness sake. And that is definitely my final total for Hoo! ;)


I think you're safe, losing 3 months of zoo-visiting (One [repeat] trip to Sea Life doesn't count!) has definitely put me on the back foot.
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I do not think that exotic Owls do count for this challenge.
 
Brum said:
I think you're safe, losing 3 months of zoo-visiting (One [repeat] trip to Sea Life doesn't count!) has definitely put me on the back foot.
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There is still a lot of time. Last year the game started very late, for example. Good to have you around, tho :)
 
ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
Brookfield Zoo (6/3/22)
13. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
14. Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
15. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
16. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
17. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
18. African painted dog (Lycaon pictus)
19. African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
20. African White-bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)!
21. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
22. Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
23. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
24. Knob-Tailed Gecko (Nephrurus wheeleri cinctus)
25. Carrot-tail Viper Gecko (Teratolepis fasciata)
26. Small-spotted Genet (Genetta genetta)
27. Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
28. Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
29. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
30. Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)
31. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
32. White-nosed Coatimundi (Nasua narica)
33. Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
34. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
35. Lion (Panthera leo)
36. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
37. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
38. Clouded Leopard (Neogelis nebulosa)
39. Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
40. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
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Lincoln Park Zoo (6/25/22)
41. Brush-tailed Bettong (Pettongia penicillata)
42. Iraqi Eyelid Gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu)
43. Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
44. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rouusettus aegyptiacus)
45. Prehensile-tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
46. Spectacled Caiman (Caiman sclerops)
47. Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
48. Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
49. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
 
vogelcommando said:
A visit to Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo - the Netherlands gave me just 1 single new species for the Challenge :

- 49 - Lesser hedgehog tenrec - Echinops telfairi
Lesser hedgehog tenrec

Lesser hedgehog tenrec

May 14 2022
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Just discovered that the New Zealand-parrots count also for this challenge so I can add a species which I had already seen at 2 parks this year :

- 50 - Kea - Nestor notabilis

A revisit to Rotterdam Zoo ( together with @Rayane ) gave me 2 new species which I missed the last time. For one of them - the Pallas's cat ( which I also already missed at Zie-Zoo ) we had to return at least 4 times to the enclosure but shortly before closing time - on our last attemp - one animal suddenly appeared and showed itself VERY well and even poo-ed in front of us !

- 51 - Swamp wallaby - Wallabia bicolor
Swamp wallaby

Swamp wallaby

June 13 2022
- 52 - Pallas's cat - Otocolobus manul
Pallas's cat

Pallas's cat

June 13 2022

Later on in the same month I visited the Gambian Reptiles Farm and this gave me one new species for the Challenge :
- 53 - West African crocodile - Crocodylus suchus
West African crocodile - juvenile

West African crocodile - juvenile

June 19 2022
 
Fresco3 said:
Zoos No. 5 & 6

Accra Zoo 11/03/22

36. African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
37. Side-Striped Jackal (Lupulella adusta)
38. West African Crocodile (Crocodylus suchus)

Kumasi Zoo 12/03/22

39 African Palm Civet (Nandinia binotata)
40. African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
41. WA Slender-Snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
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Marwell Zoo 01/07/22

Great day at Marwell with lots of new species for me and many animals out and about. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a particularly successful trip for this challenge as Marwell doesn’t have very many eligible species and some of the ones that do count I have either a) already counted for this challenge - parma and red-necked wallabies, tiger, Linnaeus’ sloth, binturong - b) were no shows - clouded leopards, potoroos - or c) both - serval. Perhaps my biggest disappointment was that the Javan chevrotain has been removed from the tropical house due to bird flu and not yet reintroduced :(

so:

42. Snow Leopard (panthera uncia)

Gotta admit, despite lots of species being active and about, there were a lot of no shows too (particularly in the ‘life among the trees’ section - scimitar-horned oryx, lowland anoa, clouded leopards, servals, potoroos, swift parrots, sakis, golden lion tamarins, golden headed lion tamarins, titis, pygmy marmosets, red-handed tamarins, Bokiboky.
 
birdsandbats said:
DeYoung Family Zoo - June 25 2022
39. South American Coati Nasua nasua
40. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta
41. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
42. Dingo/New Guinea Singing Dog Canis dingo
43. Coyote Canis latrans
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Racine Zoo - July 2 2022
44. New Caledonian Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus
45. Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus
46. Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
49. Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
50. Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda
 
vogelcommando said:
Later on in the same month I visited the Gambian Reptiles Farm and this gave me one new species for the Challenge :
- 53 - West African crocodile - Crocodylus suchus
West African crocodile - juvenile

West African crocodile - juvenile

June 19 2022
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What was the scenario in which you were showed this animal? Is it on-exhibit and part of an education talk or was the animal taken out specifically for you to view because you have a connection to the farm? Entries made under the latter are not admissible in the challenge.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
What was the scenario in which you were showed this animal? Is it on-exhibit and part of an education talk or was the animal taken out specifically for you to view because you have a connection to the farm? Entries made under the latter are not admissible in the challenge.

~Thylo
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The ( very young ) animal is kept on public display but a keeper walks around with the very few visitors which were able to find the place and takes out the animals ( mostly snakes ) and shows them to the visitors to have a closer look. The croc would however also be visuable if it wasn't taken out of the enclosure :).
 
twilighter said:
12.06.2022 Universeum Göteborg

229. Tawny nurse shark/ Nebrius ferrugineus
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03.07.2022 Prague zoo

230. Brown hyena/Parahyaena brunnea
231. Bushy-tailed jird/ Sekeetamys calurus
232. Chinese pangolin/ Manis pentadactyla
233. Geoffroy's cat/ Leopardus geoffroyi
234. Malayan slow loris/ Nycticebus coucang
235. New Guinea ground cuscus/ Phalanger gymnotis leucippus
236. Pale golden spiny mouse/ Acomys russatus russatus
237. Southern African spiny mouse/ Acomys spinosissimus
238. Tasmanian devil/ Sarcophilus harrisii
239. African whole-toed gecko/ Holodactylus africanus
240. Frog-eyed sand gecko/ Teratoscincus scincus
241. Kuhl's flying gecko/ Gekko kuhli
242. Turkistan rock gecko/ Tnuidactylus fedtschenkoi
243. Turner's gecko/ Chondrodactylus turneri
 
birdsandbats said:
Racine Zoo - July 2 2022
44. New Caledonian Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus
45. Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus
46. Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
49. Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus
50. Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda
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Animal Haven Zoo - July 4 2022
51. Leopard Panthera pardus
52. Serval Leptailurus serval
53. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica
54. African Crested Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
55. African Pygmy Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
 
CGSwans said:
Cairns Aquarium - 25/06/2022

41. Saltwater crocodile - Crocodylus porosus
42. Epaulette shark - Hemiscyllium ocellatum
43. Black-tip reef shark - Carcharhinus melanopterus
44. White-tip reef shark - Triaenodon obesus
45. Leopard shark - Stegostoma tigrinum
46. Grey reef shark - Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
47. Northern leaf-tailed gecko - Saltuarius cornutus

Kuranda Koala Gardens - 26/06/2022

48. Swamp Wallaby - Wallabia bicolor
49. Papuan frogmouth - Podargus papuensis
50. Yellow-bellied glider - Petaurus australis
51. Mahogany glider - Petaurus gracilis
52. Red-legged pademelon - Thylogale stigmatica
53. Agile wallaby - Notamacropus agilis
54. Parma wallaby - Notamacropus parma

Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures - 27/06/2022

55. Rufous bettong - Aepyprymnus rufescens
56. Spectacled flying-fox - Pteropus conspicillatus
57. Southern boobook - Ninox boobook
58. Sooty owl - Tyto tenebricosa
49. Masked owl - Tyto novaehollandiae
60. Northern spiny-tailed gecko - Strophurus ciliaris
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Wildlife Habitat - 1/7/2022
61. Northern bettong - Bettongia tropica
62. Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo - Dendrolagus lumholtzi
63. Smooth knob-tailed gecko - Nephrurus levis
64. Northern nail-tail wallaby - Onychogalea unguifera

No striped possums in Port Douglas anymore, alas.
 
CGSwans said:
No striped possums in Port Douglas anymore, alas.
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If so, that must be a very recent change. They made a Facebook post for World Wildlife Day this year (which was 3 March) saying that they have them in their nocturnal house.
 
twilighter said:
03.07.2022 Prague zoo

230. Brown hyena/Parahyaena brunnea
231. Bushy-tailed jird/ Sekeetamys calurus
232. Chinese pangolin/ Manis pentadactyla
233. Geoffroy's cat/ Leopardus geoffroyi
234. Malayan slow loris/ Nycticebus coucang
235. New Guinea ground cuscus/ Phalanger gymnotis leucippus
236. Pale golden spiny mouse/ Acomys russatus russatus
237. Southern African spiny mouse/ Acomys spinosissimus
238. Tasmanian devil/ Sarcophilus harrisii
239. African whole-toed gecko/ Holodactylus africanus
240. Frog-eyed sand gecko/ Teratoscincus scincus
241. Kuhl's flying gecko/ Gekko kuhli
242. Turkistan rock gecko/ Tnuidactylus fedtschenkoi
243. Turner's gecko/ Chondrodactylus turneri
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04.07.2022 Plzen zoo

If the small mammals are in play, Plzen is the first choice and the only "disappointing" part is the fact, that we can count just the species on show.
I have been there in December and was familiar with the current collection, but there are significant amount of changes since than. The new Lion outdoor exhibit and the new Flamingo Aviary (not opened yet) worth mentioning.



244. African grass rat/ Arvicanthis niloticus
245. Bank vole/ Myodes glareolus
246. Bobcat/ Lynx rufus
247. Brandt's vole/ Lasiopodomys brandtii
248. Campbell's desert hamster/ Phodopus campbelli
249. Cape fox/ Vulpes chama
250. Dusky Egyptian spiny mouse/ Acomys cahirinus cahirinus
251. Eurasian field mouse/ Apodemus agrarius
252. European garden dormouse/ Eliomys quercinus
253. European rabbit/ Oryctolagus cuniculus
254. Forest giant pouched rat/ Cricetomys emini
255. Four-toed hedgehog/ Atelerix albiventris
256. Greater Egyptian jerboa/ Jaculus orientalis
257. Greater hedgehog tenrec/ Setifer setosus
258. Hausa genet/ Genetta thierryi
259. Cimrman's Pygmy field mouse / Apodemus micros cimrmani
260. Mongolian gerbil/ Meriones unguiculatus
261. Persian jird/ Meriones persicus rossicus
262. Seurat`s spiny mouse/ Acomys seurati
263. Steppe lemming / Lagurus lagurus
264. Sundevall`s Thallomys/ Thallomys paedulcus - signed as Thallomys loringi
265. Western Fat-tailed dwarf lemur / Cheirogaleus medius
266. Tenerife wall gecko/ Tarentola delalandii
267. Kate Couper’s leaf-tailed gecko/ Saltuarius kateae
268. Eastern spiny-tailed gecko/ Strophurus williamsi
269. Wyberba Leaf-tailed gecko/ Saltuarius wyberba
270. Polillo false gecko/ Pseudogekko smaragdinus
271. Western banded gecko/ Coleonyx variegatus
272. New Caledonia giant gecko/ Rhacodactylus leachianus
273. Mt. Koghis gecko/ Bavayia geitaina
274. Bauer's chameleon gecko/ Eurydactylodes agricolae
275. Robust forest gecko/ Bavayia robusta
276. Madagascar velvet gecko/ Blaesodactylus boivini
277. Carter's rock gecko/ Pristurus carteri
278. Pacific giant gecko/ Gehyra vorax
 
twilighter said:
04.07.2022 Plzen zoo

If the small mammals are in play, Plzen is the first choice and the only "disappointing" part is the fact, that we can count just the species on show.
I have been there in December and was familiar with the current collection, but there are significant amount of changes since than. The new Lion outdoor exhibit and the new Flamingo Aviary (not opened yet) worth mentioning.



244. African grass rat/ Arvicanthis niloticus
245. Bank vole/ Myodes glareolus
246. Bobcat/ Lynx rufus
247. Brandt's vole/ Lasiopodomys brandtii
248. Campbell's desert hamster/ Phodopus campbelli
249. Cape fox/ Vulpes chama
250. Dusky Egyptian spiny mouse/ Acomys cahirinus cahirinus
251. Eurasian field mouse/ Apodemus agrarius
252. European garden dormouse/ Eliomys quercinus
253. European rabbit/ Oryctolagus cuniculus
254. Forest giant pouched rat/ Cricetomys emini
255. Four-toed hedgehog/ Atelerix albiventris
256. Greater Egyptian jerboa/ Jaculus orientalis
257. Greater hedgehog tenrec/ Setifer setosus
258. Hausa genet/ Genetta thierryi
259. Cimrman's Pygmy field mouse / Apodemus micros cimrmani
260. Mongolian gerbil/ Meriones unguiculatus
261. Persian jird/ Meriones persicus rossicus
262. Seurat`s spiny mouse/ Acomys seurati
263. Steppe lemming / Lagurus lagurus
264. Sundevall`s Thallomys/ Thallomys paedulcus - signed as Thallomys loringi
265. Western Fat-tailed dwarf lemur / Cheirogaleus medius
266. Tenerife wall gecko/ Tarentola delalandii
267. Kate Couper’s leaf-tailed gecko/ Saltuarius kateae
268. Eastern spiny-tailed gecko/ Strophurus williamsi
269. Wyberba Leaf-tailed gecko/ Saltuarius wyberba
270. Polillo false gecko/ Pseudogekko smaragdinus
271. Western banded gecko/ Coleonyx variegatus
272. New Caledonia giant gecko/ Rhacodactylus leachianus
273. Mt. Koghis gecko/ Bavayia geitaina
274. Bauer's chameleon gecko/ Eurydactylodes agricolae
275. Robust forest gecko/ Bavayia robusta
276. Madagascar velvet gecko/ Blaesodactylus boivini
277. Carter's rock gecko/ Pristurus carteri
278. Pacific giant gecko/ Gehyra vorax
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I'm quite jealous of the fox and pouched rat, having missed both of those myself in 2018.

~Thylo
 
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