ZooChat Challenge Global 2022
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Quoll at Linton? Since when? That’s amazing!
Details are on the Linton news thread
A couple of unexpected visits yesterday to Capel Manor and then to Cedars:
54. Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
55. Palestina spiny mouse, Acomys dimidiatus
56. Sub-saharan pygmy mouse, Mus minutoides
57. Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
58. Zorilla, Ictonyx striatus.
Is the Pygmy mouse on show at Cedars now then? They weren't on any of my previous visits
Yep, in the first terrarium on your right when entering the house. What was in that one before? Greater hedgehog tenrecs?
Strix
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I’m doing a great job of picking zoos that are terrible for this year’s ZC challenges
. I’ll probably get to Chester this month though, so that will hopefully boost me to about 100.Slimbridge WWT: 4th August
76. European Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
San Diego Zoo - 7/29
55. Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
56. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
57. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
58. Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
59. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 7/30
60. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
61. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
62. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
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Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - August 8 2022
65. Barn Owl Tyto alba
Afraid not - it was imported from South Africa some years *after* RSCC closed down and the private collection was relocated to the West Country!
Lincoln Park Zoo - August 12 2022
66. African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
67. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
68. Iraqui Eyelid Gecko Eublepharis angramainyu
69. Cactus Mouse Peromyscus eremicus
70. Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
71. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus
Brookfield Zoo - August 13 2022
72. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica
73. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
74. Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis
75. Small-spotted Genet Genetta genetta
76. Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes
77. Mainland Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
78. Binturong Arctictis binturong
79. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
80. Screaming Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus vellerosus
81. Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
82. Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus
83. Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata
84. Epaulette Shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum
85. Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus wheeleri
86. Carrot-tailed Viper Gecko Hemidactylus imbricatus
87. Tree Pangolin Phataginus tricuspis
88. Short-beaked Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus
89. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons
90. Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis
91. Bennett's Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus
Sydney Aquarium/Wild Life Sydney - 6/7/2022
65. Grey nurse shark - Carcharias taurus
66.Ornate wobbegong - Orectolobus ornatus
67. Sugar glider - Petaurus breviceps
68. Brown-banded bamboo shark - Chiloscyllium punctatum
69. Tawny nurse shark - Nebrius ferrugineus
I almost certainly saw crested horn sharks as well, but can’t tell them and Port Jacksons apart so am not claiming it. There are three wobbegong species in the same tank, but I’m reasonably confident the one I saw was an ornate wobbegong, and since I only saw one feel justified in claiming it.
Taronga Zoo - 7/7/2022
70. Long-beaked echidna - Zaglossus bartoni
71. Golden-tailed gecko - Strophurus taenicauda
72. Giant cave gecko - Pseudothecadactylus cavaticus
73. Fishing cat - Prionailurus viverrinus
74. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby - Petrogale penicillata
Number 70 is rather meaningful - in nearly 25 years of visiting Taronga on most visits to Sydney, this is the first time I’ve ever seen it. Given JR’s age, there’s a fair chance it’ll be the only time too. We spent some quality time - JR ignoring me entirely while I watched him eat afternoon tea in his burrow.
This is the last update from my current trip to North Qld and Sydney. It was to have been to Southeast Qld as well, but plans to visit Currumbin, David Fleay Wildlife Park and Wildlife HQ were scuppered by my partner catching COVID. Thankfully she recovered quickly and we were still able to enjoy a chunk of our planned holiday.
Moonlit Sanctuary, 13/8/2022
76. Tasmanian pademelon - Thylogale billardierii
77. Spot-tailed quoll - Dasyurus maculatus
78. Feathertail glider - Acrobates pygmaeus
Shedd Aquarium - August 14 2022
92. Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna tiburo
93. Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum
94. Spotted Wobbegong Orectolobus maculatus
95. Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
96. Whitespotted Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium plagiosum
97. Yellow-headed Gecko Gonatodes albogularis
98. Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
99. Horn Shark Heterodontus francisci
100. Swell Shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
I'm grudgingly taking the squirrel off my list, not happy about it mind you, but it is what it is...
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.
Dudley (19/08) -
115. Northern Hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)
116. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
117. Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
118. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
119. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
Got a few more zoos this week to end the summer break
Dallas Zoo:
112. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
113. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Dallas World Aquarium
114. Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
115. Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
116. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
117. Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
118. Largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis)
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center:
119. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
Dallas Zoo:
112. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
113. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Dallas World Aquarium
114. Brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
115. Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
116. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
117. Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
118. Largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis)
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center:
119. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
Strix
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I’m doing a great job of picking zoos that are terrible for this year’s ZC challenges
Slimbridge WWT: 4th August
76. European Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Blue Planet Aquarium: 22nd August
77. Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
78. Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
79. Atlantic Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
80. Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
81. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
82. Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
Chester Zoo: 23rd August
83. Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
84. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
85. African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
86. Turkish Spiny Mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
87. Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
88. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
89. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
90. Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
91. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
92. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
93. Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
94. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
95. Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
96. Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
97. Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
98. Sunda Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
Visit to Montpellier Aquarium a few days ago:
59. Zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum
60. Atlantic nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum
61. Sand tiger shark, Carcharias taurus
62. Nursehound, Scyliorhinus stellaris
63. Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
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.
Trip to my first aquarium of the year today, first visit here since 2015:
Brighton Sea Life 27/08/22
43. Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
44. Small-Spotted Catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
45. Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
46. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
47. Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)
A small aquarium, perhaps a bit overpriced for what it offers (the glass bottom boat should really be included in the cost tbh). Highlight was definitely the enormous green sea turtles and the whole ocean exhibit. Side note, is there no green anaconda anymore? No sign of it but was pretty bigged-up previously.