ZooChat Challenge Global 2022

Brum said:
I think you might be right... :) BUT owing to the fact flying squirrels as a genus are nocturnal pretty much exclusively then I'm leaving it here until @ZooBinh tells me it doesn't count and then I'm going to sulk and demand they're added to the countable list! :rolleyes::D:p
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Considering how difficult is to see any of those, you have right to claim :p At 3 zoos, in a total 9 visits, I have never seen one of the other two species .But I didn't try hard, either :)
 
Brum said:
I think you might be right... :) BUT owing to the fact flying squirrels as a genus are nocturnal pretty much exclusively then I'm leaving it here until @ZooBinh tells me it doesn't count and then I'm going to sulk and demand they're added to the countable list! :rolleyes::D:p
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You can sulk all you want! But yes, you cannot count them, unfortunately. A great find regardless :p.
 
Brum said:
Exmoor (24/07) -

94. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
95. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
96. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
97. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
98. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
99. Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
100. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
101. Ratel (Mellivora capensis)
102. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
103. Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Tropiquaria (24/07) -

104. Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
105. Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina)
106. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
107. African Forest Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
108.Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
109. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Pretty pleased with that list as there are two lifers on it, plus I got my first ever Shoebill today as well so that was a nice bonus! :D And what's the deal with Singing Dogs? Are they countable or not?
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re NGSD; the ruling up thread was that they can be counted, or Dingo, but not both.

well done on spotting the flying squirrel and genet at Tropiquaria! i have stared at those enclosures a number of times in the last few months :)

apologies see this has been answered already, too many tabs open! :)
 
Brum said:
But they're clearly more nocturnal than raccoons and coatis, and probably more so than most crocodilians....... ;):p
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Welp, it’s an imperfect list and too late in the game to make changes ;). I suppose you’ll just have to suck it up, buttercup :p:D:rolleyes:.
 
Brum said:
Exmoor (24/07) -

94. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
95. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
96. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
97. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
98. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
99. Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
100. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
101. Ratel (Mellivora capensis)
102. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
103. Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Tropiquaria (24/07) -

104. Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
105. Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina)
106. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
107. African Forest Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
108.Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)
109. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Pretty pleased with that list as there are two lifers on it, plus I got my first ever Shoebill today as well so that was a nice bonus! :D And what's the deal with Singing Dogs? Are they countable or not?
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I'm grudgingly taking the squirrel off my list, not happy about it mind you, but it is what it is... :p

Wolds Wildlife Park (27/07) -

109. Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta)

ARK Wildlife Park & Rescue Centre (27/07) -

110. Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)
111. Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
112. Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata)
113. Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

Lincolnshire Wildlife Park (27/07) -

114. Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

No Hausa Genet but other than that it was pretty successful. :)
 
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Skukuza said:
Exmoor Zoo 04.07.22
85) Rusty Spotted Cat Prionailurus Rubiginosus
86) Ratel Mellivora Capensis
87) Dusky Pademelon Thylogale Brunii
88) Red Kangaroo Macropus Rufus
89) Fanaloka Fossa Fossana
90) Margay Leopardus Wiedii
91) African Wild Dog Lycaon Pictus
92) Sand Cat Felis Margarita
93) Bat Eared Fox Otocyon Megalotis
94) Ringtail (Cacomistle) Bassariscus Sumichrasti
95) Leopard Panthera Pardus
96) Puma Puma Concolor
97) Yellow Throated Marten Martes Flavigula
98) Gray Handed Night Monkey Aotus Griseimembra

Impressive haul considering how many zoos/months we are into the competition!

I think I am on for a full sweep of available cat species in the UK with planned trips later this year that would take in Jungle Cat, Bobcat, Ocelot, Snow Leopard, Geoffroy's Cat and Pallas Cat all being well...
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I have removed number 89 - Fanaloka and replace with Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus which i saw in the corner exhibit of the reptile room mixed with hyrax etc at Exmoor.

I have then had a productive couple of days off heading across to Kent for the Big Cat Sanctuary open day and back...

Hemsley Conservation Centre 26.07.22
99) Brazilian Porcupine Coendou Prehensilis
100) Ground Cuscus Phalanger Gymnotis
101) Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus Pygmaeus
102) Short Beaked Echidna Tachyglossus Aculeatus
103) Ocelot Leopardus Pardalis

*blanked on Aardwolf again, turning into a bit of a bogey animal for me following blanking at Hamerton (while they were still there and waiting until closing). I take some solace that i believe the individual now at Hemsley I have in all likelihood seen at the RSCC when it was operating.
**also blanked on Geoffroy's Cat scuppering my chances for a full sweep on cat species available in the UK somewhat...
***Echidna is back on show contrary to website.

Fenn Bell Inn 26.07.22
104) Coati Nasua Nasua
105) Bobcat Lynx Rufus

Wildwood Kent 26.07.22
106) Red Fox Vulpes Vulpes
107) Brown Rat Rattus Norvegicus
108) Black Rat Rattus Rattus
109) American Mink Neovison Vison

Crocodiles of the World 27.07.22
110) Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus Johnsoni
111) Morelet’s Crocodile Crocodylus Moreletii
112) Yacare Caiman Caiman Yacare
113) Schneider’s Caiman Paleosuchus Trigonatus
114) Slender Snouted Crocodile Mecistops Cataphractus
115) Tomistoma Tomistoma Schlegelii
116) Black Caiman Melanosuchus Niger
117) Broad Snouted Caiman Caiman Latirostris
118) Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus Mindorensis

Cotswolds Wildlife Park 27.07.22
119) Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus Rodricensis
120) Clouded Leopard Neofelis Nebulosa
121) Pallas’s Cat Otocolobus Manual
122) Mongolian Jird Meriones Unguiculatus
123) Turkish Spiny Mouse Acomys Cilicicus
124) Seba’s Short Tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata
125) Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus Aegyptiacus
126) Gray Mouse Lemur Microcebus Murinus
127) Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat Hypogeomys Antimena
128) Neumann’s Grass Rat Arvicanthis Neumanni
129) Henkel’s Leaf Tailed Gecko Uroplatus Henkeli
130) Senegal Bushbaby Galago Senegalensis
131) Straw Coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon Helvum

*Tried for a very long time to pick out a Hammerhead Bat in the enclosure opposite Anaconda but couldn't conclusively pick out one which was frustrating, however hard to turn your nose up at 4 bat species and a chance of 5.
 
Jurong Bird Park 27/7/2022

6. Buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu)
7. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
8. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
 
birdsandbats said:
Henry Vilas Zoo - July 24 2022
56. Lichenose Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus sikorae
57. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
58. Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata
59. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica
60. Aardvark Orycteropus afer
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Milwaukee County Zoo - July 30 2022
61. Jaguar Panthera onca
62. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus
63. Moholi Bushbaby Galago moholi
64. Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis
 
twilighter said:
There is second exhibit with Ring-tailed possum at Hamerton now and I saw fur few times there, but not the whole animal. I need to try again... ARK Wildlife Park on the other side, safe the day and gave us whole 3 spieces of Genets.

If Port Lympne still has the Owston's Civet, is not on display.

21.07.2022 Hamerton zoo

289. Eastern Ring-tailed possum/
Pseudocheirus peregrinus

21.07.2022 ARK Wildlife Park

290.Rusty-spotted genet/Genetta maculata
291.Common genet/ Genetta genetta genetta
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After double checked all entries with ZTL, I found two interesting ommisions:
I didn't know that the Poached rat at Plzen and at Vienna are two different species. I saw the both animals, but as a mentioned before, I thought that they are same species.

I found out also that the Oncilla at Hamerton is actually Northern Oncilla, different to the Southern Oncilla at Berlin. I believe @ThylacineAlive and @ZooBinh are OK with the split?

Hamerton zoo

292. Northern Oncilla/ Leopardus tigrinus

Vienna zoo

293. Gambian giant pouches rat/
Cricetomys gambianus

After they received West African Crocodile not long ago, Krokodille zoo claimed to have all 24 species of Crocodillians on display. This exclude the new taxons Hall's New Guinea crocodile and Osborn's dwarf crocodile. Both were available only at St. Augustine Alligator Farm in US, while Osborn's could be still present in Spain.

When it comes to the Slender-snouted Crocodile, Krokodille zoo have animals from, at least two different origins, but haven't tested them yet. They have one animal from the old Emmen zoo.

The West African Crocodiles are only babies, which are on display but not labelled yet. Seems like Copenhagen zoo also received babies from this species. I saw them in the Reinforest house.


29.07.2022 Krokodille zoo

294. American crocodile/Crocodylus acutus
295. New Guinea crocodile/ Crocodylus novaeguineae
296. Orinoco Crocodile/ Crocodylus intermedius
297. Mugger crocodile/ Crocodylus palustris
298. West African crocodile/ Crocodylus suchus

29.07.2022 Den Blå Planet Aquarium

299. Scalloped hammerhead shark/ Sphyrna lewini
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Forgot to count a species I saw at Living Desert, as well as at LA a few weeks ago:

88. African Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus)
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Another species I forgot from LA:

89. Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

and the one new species I got from Santa Barbara last weekend:

90. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
 
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