Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

[birdsandbats]

Milwaukee County Zoo - July 30 2022

Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 1/2 tapir
1. African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana
2. Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii

Cat Got Your Tongue - 5/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
8. Jaguar Panthera onca

Ring ‘n Ruff - 1/1 Ring-tailed Lemur 2/2 ruffed lemur - NOW COMPLETE
3. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra

Puny Primates - 4/6
3. Goeldi's Monkey Callimico goeldii
4. Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia

Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 1/1 orangutan 1/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon - NOW COMPLETE
6. Bonobo Pan paniscus

Three Little Pigs - 3/3 - NOW COMPLETE
3. Red River Hog Potamochoerus porcus

Bovine Bonanza - 18/20
18. Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii

Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
2. Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
3. Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
4. Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome

Slow and Steady - 2/2 giant tortoise 1/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus - NOW COMPLETE
4. Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides

The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 1/2 crocodile
3. Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis

Release the Kraken - 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini

Champion of the Sun - 1/3
1. Sunbittern Eurypyga helias

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
3. Blue-crowned Motmot Momotus momota

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In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 1/2 tapir
Cat Got Your Tongue - 5/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 4/5
Puny Primates - 4/6
Another Dang Meerkat - 3/4
Bovine Bonanza - 18/20
Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 13/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 1/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 4/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
Champion of the Sun - 1/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3

Completed Trails - 20/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken

Lincoln Park Zoo - August 12 2022

Puny Primates - 5/6
5. Pied Tamarin Saguinus bicolor

Another Dang Meerkat - 4/4 - NOW COMPLETE
4. Meerkat Suricata suricatta

Bovine Bonanza - 19/20
19. Takin Budorcas taxicolor

Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
14. Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata

Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
5. Anthony's Poison Dart Frog Epipedobates anthonyi

The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
4. African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
8. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 2/3
2. Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata

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In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 1/2 tapir
Cat Got Your Tongue - 5/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 4/5
Puny Primates - 5/6
Bovine Bonanza - 19/20
Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
Champion of the Sun - 1/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 2/3

Completed Trails - 21/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken
-Another Dang Meerkat

 

[TinoPup]

Well in that case...
National Aquarium, Jan 8 2022
Polly Wants 20 13/20
13. Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus

Spoiler: Challenge Progress

Partial
1. Have Trunk, Will Travel 3/4
2. White With Black Stripes 2/3
3. Cat Got Your Tongue 7/9
4. An Unbearable Challenge 3/5
6. Pocket Monkeys 4/6
7. Planet of the Apes 5/6
8. Three Little Pigs 2/3
9. Another Dang Meerkat 1/4
12. You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 3/4
13. Pretty in Pink 1/4
14. Rookery Roundabout 1/6
15. Duck Dynasty 8/18
17. Polly Wants 20 13/20
19. Edgar Allen Poe 1/5
20. The Big Squeeze 3/5
22. Sobek Six Pack 5/6
23. One Drop, One Life 15/18
28. The King Maker 2/3
29. Cold as Ice 1/3
30. Champion of the Sun 2/3
32. The Steve Irwin 14/15
34. Stamp of Approval 6/12
35. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3

Complete
5. Ring 'N Ruff 3/3 Complete
10. Bovine Bonanza 20/20 Complete
11. Redemption Arc 1/1 Complete
16. Parliament is Now in Session 6/6 Complete
21. Slow and Steady 4/4 Complete
24. Pick Your Poison 8/8 Complete
25. Sharknado 4/4 Complete
26. Silk and Stinger 6/6 Complete
33.One-Zoo Wonder 1/1 Complete
36. TinoPup Namesake Challenge 1/1 Complete

So I should probably update this thread Back in early May I privately decided to stop participating for the year, as I was becoming too focused on going to zoos that had needed species and didn't feel like I was trying to go to places purely for enjoyment. After doing one big trip that coincidentally got me a bunch of species, I've gone back and forth on whether I should rejoin or not. Another trip that was family-related got me more, including the species that was hardest for me to get (lesser flamingo), and now I'm two fairly easy species away from completion. I'm still undecided on whether I will get those two or not, but I figured I should post this all instead of telling Sealy about changing my mind again

Zoos mentioned:
Bronx Zoo July 30
Cincinnati Zoo May 26
Creation Kingdom Zoo May 22
Franklin Park Zoo July 2
Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo May 27
Kentucky Reptile Zoo May 25
Louisville Zoo May 24
Maine Wildlife Park July 1
Museum of Science July 3
Mystic Aquarium June 30
Nashville Zoo May 23
Solato Nature Center May 25
Southwick's Zoo July 4

Spoiler: Challenge Progress

1. Have Trunk, Will Travel 4/4
4. African bush elephant Loxodonta africana (Louisville)

2. White With Black Stripes 3/3
3. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra hartmannae (Louisville)

3. Cat Got Your Tongue 9/9
8. Leopard Panthera pardus (Creation Kingdom)
9. Jaguar Panthera onca (Louisville)

4. An Unbearable Challenge 5/5
4. American black bear Urus americanus (Solato)
5. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus (Louisville)

6. Pocket Monkeys 6/6
6. Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus (Southwick's)

7. Planet of the Apes 6/6
6. Northern white-cheeked gibbon Nomascus leucogenys (Nashville)

8. Three Little Pigs 3/3
3. Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis (Nashville)

9. Another Dang Meerkat 4/4
Seen at Nashville, Louisville, and Cincinnati

12. You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 4/4
4. Double-wattled Cassowary Casuarius casuarius (Nashville)

13. Pretty in Pink 4/4
2. Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber (Nashville)
3. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus (Nashville)
4. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor (Southwick's)

14. Rookery Roundabout 5/6
2. King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (Cincinnati)
3. Little Blue Penguin Eudyptula minor (Louisville)
4. Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus (Cincinnati)
5. Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome (Cincinnati)

15. Duck Dynasty 18/18
9. White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata (Nashville)
10. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna (Nashville)
11. African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus (Nashville)
12. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator (Nashville)
13. Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis (Louisville)
14. Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae (Louisville)
15. Red Shoveler Spatula platalea (Louisville)
16. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris (Cincinnati)
17. Common Eider Somateria mollissima (Cincinnati)
18. New Zealand Scaup Aythya movaeseelandiae (Cincinnati)

17. Polly Wants 20 20/20
14. Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus (Nashville)
15. Red Lory Eos bornea (Louisville)
16. Military Macaw Ara militaris (Hovatter's)
17. Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata (Hovatter's)
18. Umbrella Cockatoo Cacatua alba (Creation Kingdom)
19. Green-winged Macaw Ara chloropterus (Creation Kingdom)
20. Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus (Southwick's)

18. Alfred Russell Wallace 1/1
1. Red Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rubra (Bronx)

19. Edgar Allen Poe 5/5
2. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos (Maine Wildlife Park)
3. Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus (Franklin Park)
4. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata (Museum of Science)
5. Pied Crow Corvus albus (Southwick's)

20. The Big Squeeze 5/5
4. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus (Nashville)
5. Burmese Python Python bivittatus (Cincinnati)

22. Sobek Six Pack 6/6
6. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus (Bronx)

23. One Drop, One Life 18/18
16. Sinai Desert Cobra Walterinnesia aegyptia (Louisville)
17. Red Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber (Louisville)
18. Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis (Kentucky Reptile Zoo)

27. Release the Kraken 1/1
1. Giant Pacific Octopus Enteroctopus dofleini (Mystic)

28. The King Maker 3/3
3. King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus (Cincinnati)

29. Cold as Ice 3/3
2. Arctic Fox Vulpes lagopus (Cincinnati)
3. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus (Louisville)

31. Night Birding 1/1
1. Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides (Louisville)

32. The Steve Irwin 15/15
15. Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus (Cincinnati)

34. Stamp of Approval 12/12
7. Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli (Cincinnati)
8. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta (Creation Kingdom)
9. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta (Cincinnati)
10. Lake Titicaca Water Frog Telmatobius culeus (Cincinnati)
11. Mangshan Pitviper Protobothrops mangshanensis (KY Reptile Zoo)
12. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis (Louisville)

35. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 3/3
3. Aardwolf Proteles cristata (Cincinnati)

Still need: A 6th penguin, sun bear.

 

[iluvwhales]

In the interest of good sportsmanship, I have decided to contribute for as long as I can, although I'm sure I won't complete the whole shebang by year's end.

Louisville Zoo 8/12

Spoiler: Challenge progress

Pretty in Pink 1/4 species:
Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

Parliament is Now in Session 6/6 - COMPLETE

1. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
2. Barred owl (Styx varius) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/19
3. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
4. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) – Queens Zoo 4/15
5. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
6. Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

Polly Want 20 18/20:
1. Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Kea (Nestor notabilis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
3. Green-naped lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
4. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
5. Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
6. Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
7. Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
8. Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
9. Lilac crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
10. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
11. Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacacuta leadbeateri) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
12. Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galleria) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
13. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccencis) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
14. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16 (bird show)
15. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16
16. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16
17. Black winged lory (Eos cyanogenia) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
18. Red lory (Eos bornea) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

The Edgar Allen Poe 2/5

• Plush crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
• Azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

The Big Squeeze 4/5

1. Burmese python (Python bivittatu) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
2. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
3. Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
4. Miscellaneous constrictor
   1. Angolan python (Python anchietae) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

Slow and Steady (3/4):
· Northern spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides brygooi)
· Galapagos tortoise Chelonoidis spp. 3/2/2022
· Aldabra tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

The Sobek Six Pack 4/6

• American alligator (Alligator missisippiensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

• American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

One Drop, One Life 18/18 - COMPLETE

• Rattlesnakes 8/8

i. Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

ii. Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

iii. Dusky pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbourin) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
iv. Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) – Cincinnati Zoo
v. Desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
vi. Red diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
vii. Rock rattlesnake (Crtalus Lepidus) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
viii. Tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

• Vipers 4/4

i. Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
ii. Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
iii. Northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) – Cincinnati Zoo 3/24
iv. Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis) – Cincinnati Zoo 5/1

• Elapids 4/4

i. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
ii. Indochinese spitting cobra (Naja siamensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 5/19
iii. Banded Egyptian cobra (Naja ammulifera) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
iv. Sinai desert cobra (Walterinnesia aegyptia) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

• Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
• Heloderma 1/1

i. Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 6/12

• Mammals
  1. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  3. Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
• Birds
  1. Hamerkop (Scopus umbrette) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Herptiles
  1. Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius coleus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Chameleon
     • Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) – Louisville Zoo 3/16

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 2/3

1. Aardwolf (Proteles cristata) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

Complete (12/36): Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, Duck Dynasty, Parliament is in Session, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, One Drop One Life Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Release the Kraken, Cold as Ice, Namesake Challenge
In progress (22/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), White With Black Stripes (2/3), Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9), Unbearable Challenge (2/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (1/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (6/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (2/4), Polly Wants 20 (18/20), The Edgar Allen Poe (2/5), The Big Squeeze (4/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (4/6), Silk & Stinger (4/6), The Kingmaker (2/3), Champion of the Sun (1/3), The Steve Irwin (12/15), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (6/12), Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
Yet to be started (1/36): The Alfred Russell Wallace

 

[Nicholas LionRider]

Maine Wildlife Park - 8/13/2022
York's Wild Kingdom - 8/13/2022

Mammals:
Cat Got Your Tongue Completed 8/13/2022 (9/9)
Eurasian Lynx (lynx lynx) - York's Wild Kingdom (8/13/22)

Birds:
You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly Completed 8/13/2022 (4/4)
Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) - York's Wild Kingdom (8/13/22)
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Current Progress:

Started Trials (36/36)

Bovine Bonanza (18/20)
Pretty in Pink (2/4)
Champion of the Sun (2/3)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

Completed Trials (32/36)
-Have Trunk, Will Travel
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Ring n' Ruff
-Puny Primates
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Another Dang Meerkat
-Late to the Party
-You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly
-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
-The Sobek Six-Pack
-Pick Your Poison
-One Drop One Life
-Sharknado
-Release the Kraken
-Silk and Stinger
-The Steve Irwin
-The Kingmaker
-Cold As Ice
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-One Zoo Wonder

36/36 Trials Started
32/36 Trials Completed
Total Zoos Visited: 25

 

[birdsandbats]

Lincoln Park Zoo - August 12 2022

Puny Primates - 5/6
5. Pied Tamarin Saguinus bicolor

Another Dang Meerkat - 4/4 - NOW COMPLETE
4. Meerkat Suricata suricatta

Bovine Bonanza - 19/20
19. Takin Budorcas taxicolor

Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
14. Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata

Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
5. Anthony's Poison Dart Frog Epipedobates anthonyi

The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
4. African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
8. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 2/3
2. Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata

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In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 1/2 tapir
Cat Got Your Tongue - 5/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 4/5
Puny Primates - 5/6
Bovine Bonanza - 19/20
Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
Champion of the Sun - 1/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 3/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 2/3

Completed Trails - 21/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken
-Another Dang Meerkat

Brookfield Zoo - August 13 2022

Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 2/2 tapir
3. Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris

Cat Got Your Tongue - 6/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat - NOW COMPLETE
9. Mainland Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa

Bovine Bonanza - 20/20 - NOW COMPLETE
20. Gerenuk Litocranius walleri

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 4/4 birds 4/4 herps - NOW COMPLETE
9. Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus
10. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
11. Lake Titicaca Frog Telmatobius culeus
12. Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 3/3 - NOW COMPLETE
3. Tree Pangolin Phataginus tricuspis

An Unbearable Challenge - 5/5 - NOW COMPLETE
5. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus


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In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 2/2 tapir
Puny Primates - 5/6
Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
Champion of the Sun - 1/3

Completed Trails - 27/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken
-Another Dang Meerkat
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-Bovine Bonanza
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval
-An Unbearable Challenge

 

[birdsandbats]

Brookfield Zoo - August 13 2022

Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 2/2 tapir
3. Lowland Tapir Tapirus terrestris

Cat Got Your Tongue - 6/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 1/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat - NOW COMPLETE
9. Mainland Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa

Bovine Bonanza - 20/20 - NOW COMPLETE
20. Gerenuk Litocranius walleri

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 4/4 mammals 4/4 birds 4/4 herps - NOW COMPLETE
9. Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus
10. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
11. Lake Titicaca Frog Telmatobius culeus
12. Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 3/3 - NOW COMPLETE
3. Tree Pangolin Phataginus tricuspis

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In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 2/2 tapir
An Unbearable Challenge - 4/5
Puny Primates - 5/6
Rookery Roundabout - 4/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 14/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 5/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
Champion of the Sun - 1/3

Completed Trails - 26/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken
-Another Dang Meerkat
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-Bovine Bonanza
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval

Shedd Aquarium - August 14 2022

Pick Your Poison - 6/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella - NOW COMPLETE
6. Splashback Poison Dart Frog Adelphobates galactonotus

Polly Wants a 20 - 15/20
15. Hawk-headed Parrot Deroptyus accipitrinus

Rookery Roundabout - 5/6
5. Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

____________________________________________________________

In-Progress Trials
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 2/2 tapir
An Unbearable Challenge - 4/5
Puny Primates - 5/6
Rookery Roundabout - 5/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 15/20
The Sobek Six-Pack - 2/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 2/2 crocodile
Champion of the Sun - 1/3

Completed Trails - 27/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
-The Steve Irwin
-Pretty in Pink
-The Big Squeeze
-Cold as Ice
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Slow and Steady
-Release the Kraken
-Another Dang Meerkat
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-Bovine Bonanza
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval
-Pick Your Poison

 

[Corangurilla]

Henry Vilas Zoo, August 15, 2022
Duck Dynasty (15/18)
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)

Nighttime Birding (1/1) Complete!
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Silk and Stinger (6/6) Complete!
Tanzanian Red-Clawed Scorpion (Pandinus cavimanus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12)
Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps)

Completed Challenges (20/36)
Have Trunk, Will Travel
Cat Got Your Tongue
Ring 'n Ruff
Puny Primates Planet of the Apes
Three Little Pigs
Bovine Bonanza
Late to the Party
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
Pretty in Pink
Parliament Is Now In Session
Polly Wants 20
Nighttime Birding
Slow and Steady
Pick Your Poison
Sharknado
Silk and Stinger
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder
Breakfast of Champions

Unfortunately, this might be as complete as I'll get for this challenge. I might be able to see one more duck species at Phoenix, get to the Herpetological Society (if that place even counts), or even do an end-of-year trip to San Diego, but those aren't guarantees.

 

[birdsandbats]

Henry Vilas Zoo, August 15, 2022
Duck Dynasty (15/18)
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)

Nighttime Birding (1/1) Complete!
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Silk and Stinger (6/6) Complete!
Tanzanian Red-Clawed Scorpion (Pandinus cavimanus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12)
Blue-Crowned Motmot (Momotus coeruliceps)

Completed Challenges (20/36)
Have Trunk, Will Travel
Cat Got Your Tongue
Ring 'n Ruff
Puny Primates Planet of the Apes
Three Little Pigs
Bovine Bonanza
Late to the Party
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
Pretty in Pink
Parliament Is Now In Session
Polly Wants 20
Nighttime Birding
Slow and Steady
Pick Your Poison
Sharknado
Silk and Stinger
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder
Breakfast of Champions

Unfortunately, this might be as complete as I'll get for this challenge. I might be able to see one more duck species at Phoenix, get to the Herpetological Society (if that place even counts), or even do an end-of-year trip to San Diego, but those aren't guarantees.

There's tons of random little Wisconsin zoos you could get to.

 

[twilighter]

I also tried the fun exercise to check how I would rate in the NA Challenge this year. I think, I'm a Penguin and Gopher tortoise away from the finish line. I don't remember seeing the Tortoise at Prague, Plzen or Wroclaw, but I will probably get it until the end of the year. Been at Faunia last year, but this year my Penguin total is going to stay 5 Bona Fide Challenge considered from European stand point.

 

[TheGerenuk]

Toronto Zoo: 18 June 2022

Spoiler

Three Little Pigs (3/3) - COMPLETE
3. Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
(Side note: If I hadn't already had One-Zoo Wonder beforehand, I would've gotten it with this challenge on today's visit. North Sulawesi babirusa and Red river hog were also seen.

Bovine Bonanza (8/20):
7. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)
8. Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4):
1. Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
1. Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

Completed: 5/36
In Progress: 24/31

Finally saw the chamois!

Larger update today.

African Lion Safari: 18 August 2022

Spoiler

Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/2 elephants, 0/2 tapirs):
1. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (2/3 zebras):
2. Plains zebra (Equus quagga (ssp. boehmi))

Ring 'n Ruff (2/3 lemurs):
2. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Bovine Bonanza (15/20 bovids):
10. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
11. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
12. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
13. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
14. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor (ssp. tibetana))
15. Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Parliament Is Now In Session (6/6 owls) - COMPLETE
3. Common barn owl (Tyto alba)
4. Barred owl (Strix varia)
5. Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
6. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
(Side note: This challenge would've also counted for One-Zoo Wonder. I have also seen five more species besides the four listed above.

• Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) (already counted)
• Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (already counted)
• Verreaux's eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
• Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
• Chaco owl (Strix chacoensis)

Plus an indeterminate Ninox species (signed as N. novaeseelandiae). I'm surprised at how many owls (and birds-of-prey in general) this zoo has, including a few found only in a few other North American facilities.)

Polly Wants 20 (11/20 Psittaciformes):
2. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
3. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
4. Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
5. Military macaw (Ara militaris)
6. Buffon's macaw (Ara ambiguus)
7. White cockatoo (Cacatua alba)
8. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
9. African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
10. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata)
11. Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

The Edgar Allen Poe (2/2 Corvus, 0/1 magpie, 1/1 New World jay, 0/1 bonus):
2. White-necked raven (Corvus albicollis)
3. Pied crow (Corvus albus)

The Kingmaker (1/3):
1. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Cold as Ice (2/3):
2. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Steve Irwin (5/5 mammals, 5/5 birds, 5/5 herps) - COMPLETE
5. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

5. Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) - species not found naturally outside of Oceania

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3):
2. Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Completed: 7/36
In Progress: 23/29

Two challenges complete plus an unexpected addition for another.

 

[iluvwhales]

Long Island Aquarium 8/19:

Spoiler: Challenge progress

Puny Primates 2/6

1. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
2. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) – Long Island Aquarium 8/19

Silk and Stinger 3/3 Araneae, 3/3 Scorpiones: COMPLETE

• Scorpiones 1/3

1. Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Southern man-killer scorpion (Androctonus australis) – Long Island Aquarium 8/19
3. Indian red scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) – Long Island Aquarium

• Araneae 3/3

1. Brazilian salmon pink birdeater (Lasiodora parahybana) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (Acanthscurria genticulata) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
3. Florida orb web spider (Nephila clavipes) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/3

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 7/12

• Mammals
  1. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  3. Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
• Birds
  1. Hamerkop (Scopus umbrette) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) – Long Island Aquarium 8/19
• Herptiles
  1. Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius coleus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) – Louisville Zoo 3/16

Complete (14/36): Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, Duck Dynasty, Parliament is in Session, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, One Drop One Life, Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Silk & Stinger, Release the Kraken, Cold as Ice, Namesake Challenge
In progress (22/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), White With Black Stripes (2/3), Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9), Unbearable Challenge (2/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (2/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (6/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (2/4), Polly Wants 20 (18/20), The Edgar Allen Poe (2/5), The Big Squeeze (4/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (4/6), Silk & Stinger (4/6), The Kingmaker (2/3), Champion of the Sun (1/3), The Steve Irwin (12/15), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12), Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
Yet to be started (1/36): The Alfred Russell Wallace

20 visits, 18 days, 6 facilities

 

[TheGerenuk]

Larger update today.

African Lion Safari: 18 August 2022

Spoiler

Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/2 elephants, 0/2 tapirs):
1. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (2/3 zebras):
2. Plains zebra (Equus quagga (ssp. boehmi))

Ring 'n Ruff (2/3 lemurs):
2. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Bovine Bonanza (15/20 bovids):
10. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
11. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
12. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
13. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
14. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor (ssp. tibetana))
15. Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Parliament Is Now In Session (6/6 owls) - COMPLETE
3. Common barn owl (Tyto alba)
4. Barred owl (Strix varia)
5. Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
6. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
(Side note: This challenge would've also counted for One-Zoo Wonder. I have also seen five more species besides the four listed above.

• Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) (already counted)
• Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (already counted)
• Verreaux's eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
• Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
• Chaco owl (Strix chacoensis)

Plus an indeterminate Ninox species (signed as N. novaeseelandiae). I'm surprised at how many owls (and birds-of-prey in general) this zoo has, including a few found only in a few other North American facilities.)

Polly Wants 20 (11/20 Psittaciformes):
2. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
3. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
4. Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)
5. Military macaw (Ara militaris)
6. Buffon's macaw (Ara ambiguus)
7. White cockatoo (Cacatua alba)
8. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis)
9. African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
10. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata)
11. Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

The Edgar Allen Poe (2/2 Corvus, 0/1 magpie, 1/1 New World jay, 0/1 bonus):
2. White-necked raven (Corvus albicollis)
3. Pied crow (Corvus albus)

The Kingmaker (1/3):
1. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Cold as Ice (2/3):
2. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)

The Steve Irwin (5/5 mammals, 5/5 birds, 5/5 herps) - COMPLETE
5. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

5. Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) - species not found naturally outside of Oceania

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3):
2. Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Completed: 7/36
In Progress: 23/29

Two challenges complete plus an unexpected addition for another.

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: 21 August 2022

Spoiler

Sharknado (4/4 sharks) - COMPLETE
2. Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
3. Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
4. Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
This would have also counted for One-Zoo Wonder. The following additional species were seen.

• Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
• Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
• Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
• Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
• Zebra shark (Stegosoma tigrinum)
• Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
• Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)

Release the Kraken (1/1 cephalopod) - COMPLETE
1. Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

Completed: 9/36
In Progress: 22/27
Trials One-Zoo Wonder'd: 4 (The Big Squeeze [Reptilia], Three Little Pigs [Toronto Zoo], Parliament Is Now In Session [African Lion Safari], Sharknado [Ripley's Aquarium of Canada])

Two aquatics-related trials completed. Typical aquarium stuff, I suppose. It also seems that I have completed a One-Zoo Wonder at each zoological facility I visited this year (not museums)....

 

[TheGerenuk]

Toronto Zoo: 26 February 2022

Spoiler

Cat Got Your Tongue (3/6 Pantherinae, 0/3 others)
1. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

An Unbearable Challenge (1/5)
1. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Ring n' Ruff (1/3)
1. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Puny Primates (2/6)
1. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
2. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Planet of the Apes (2/3 Hominidae, 1/3 Hylobatidae)
1. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelli)
2. Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
3. Lar gibbon (Hylobates lar)

Three Little Pigs (1/3)
1. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Bovine Bonanza (4/20)
1. West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
2. Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
3. Yak (Bos grunniens)
4. Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Redemption Arc (1/1) - COMPLETE
1. American beaver (Castor canadensis)

Rookery Roundabout (1/6)
1. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Duck Dynasty (1/18)
1. South African shelduck (Tadorna cana)

Parliament Is Now In Session (1/6)
1. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

Polly Wants 20 (1/20)
1. Scarlet-chested parrot (Neophema splendida)

The Edgar Allen Poe (0/2 Corvus, 0/1 magpies, 1/1 New World jays, 0/1 other)
1. Plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

Nighttime Birding (1/1) - COMPLETE
1. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

The Big Squeeze (3/5)
1. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
2. Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
3. Green tree python (Morelia viridis)

Slow and Steady (2/4)
1. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
2. Common spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

The Sobek Six-Pack (0/2 alligators, 1/2 crocodiles, 1/2 gharials)
1. Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
2. Sunda gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)

One Drop, One Life (2/8 rattlesnakes, 2/4 vipers, 1/4 elapids, 2/2 venomous lizards)
1. Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)
2. Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus helleri)
3. Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
4. Eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
5. Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)
6. Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
7. Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

Pick Your Poison (2/6 Dendrobatidae, ?/3 Mantellidae)
1. Dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
2. Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Plus some unidentified mantellas that I won't count for now.

Cold as Ice (1/3)
1. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

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

The Steve Irwin (2/5 mammals, 4/5 birds, 5/5 reptiles)
1. Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
2. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

1. Scarlet-chested parrot (Neophema splendida)
2. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
3. Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
4. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)

1. Fijian banded iguana (Brachylophus bulabula)
2. Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys inscripta)
3. Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata)
4. Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
5. Children's python (Antaresia childreni)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (2/4 mammals, 2/4 birds, 1/4 herps)
1. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
2. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

1. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
2. Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)

1. Meller's chameleon (Trioceros melleri)

Completed: 2/36
In Progress: 22/34

One other question: would European mouflon count for Bovine Bonanza?

Just realized non-Australian herps don't count, so this disqualifies the Fijian iguana and Solomon Islands skink listed here. That's still fine with me, as I can sub in frilled lizard and Australian water dragon from a visit to Reptilia (same one as listed earlier in the thread) to maintain the required numbers.

 

[Great Argus]

Just realized non-Australian herps don't count, so this disqualifies the Fijian iguana and Solomon Islands skink listed here. That's still fine with me, as I can sub in frilled lizard and Australian water dragon from a visit to Reptilia (same one as listed earlier in the thread) to maintain the required numbers.

Per the official description posted by Coelacanth18 they would, as Oceania counts.

The Steve Irwin: 5 mammals, 5 birds, and 5 reptiles/amphibians native to Australia and/or Oceania

 

[TheGerenuk]

Per the official description posted by Coelacanth18 they would, as Oceania counts.

I see, thanks for the heads up. Nothing changes, though.

 

[Coelacanth18]

One Drop, One Life (18/18) - COMPLETE
(Counted both Heloderma, so starting on 13.)
13. Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
14. Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
15. Banded Water Cobra (Naja annulata)
16. Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)

Last I checked, 16 doesn't equal 18 you still have two more rattlesnakes to get.

Silk and Stinger (4/6)
3. Brazilian Black Tarantula (Grammostola pulchra)
4. Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata)

I only had you at 1/6 before this, with Mexican Redknee Tarantula. Where did you get a scorpion?

3. Common barn owl (Tyto alba)
4. Barred owl (Strix varia)
5. Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
6. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
(Side note: This challenge would've also counted for One-Zoo Wonder. I have also seen five more species besides the four listed above.

• Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) (already counted)
• Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) (already counted)
• Verreaux's eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
• Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
• Chaco owl (Strix chacoensis)

Plus an indeterminate Ninox species (signed as N. novaeseelandiae). I'm surprised at how many owls (and birds-of-prey in general) this zoo has, including a few found only in a few other North American facilities.)

That's a lot of owls! The Chaco and Ninox are especially interesting to see.

 

[Nicholas LionRider]

Quick update. Finally went to Southwick's with the flamingos and birds out.

Southwick's Zoo - 8/20/22

Birds:
Pretty In Pink (3/4)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - Southwick's Zoo (8/20/22)

Current Progress:

Started Trials (36/36)

Bovine Bonanza (18/20)
Pretty in Pink (3/4)
Champion of the Sun (2/3)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

Completed Trials (32/36)
-Have Trunk, Will Travel
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Ring n' Ruff
-Puny Primates
-Planet of the Apes
-Three Little Pigs
-Another Dang Meerkat
-Late to the Party
-You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly
-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
-The Sobek Six-Pack
-Pick Your Poison
-One Drop One Life
-Sharknado
-Release the Kraken
-Silk and Stinger
-The Steve Irwin
-The Kingmaker
-Cold As Ice
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-One Zoo Wonder

36/36 Trials Started
32/36 Trials Completed
Total Zoos Visited: 25

 

[15399]

*should* be my final time getting a species from Roger Williams (6/24):

Pick Your Poison (6/6) NOW COMPLETE:
6. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog- Dendrobates leucomelas

Complete: 13/36
In Progress: 19/23

Buffalo Zoo:

Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9):
8. Sand Cat- Felis margarita

An Unbearable Challenge (4/5):
4. Polar Bear- Ursus maritimus

Bovine Bonanza (18/20):
17. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep- Ovis canadensis
18. Gemsbok- Oryx gazella

Polly Wants 20 (10/20):
10. Green-winged Macaw- Ara chloropterus

One Drop, One Life (13/18):
12. South American Bushmaster- Lachesis muta
13. Mexican Lance-headed Rattlesnake- Lachesis muta

Cold As Ice (3/3): NOW COMPLETE
2. Polar Bear- Ursus maritimus
3. Arctic Fox- Vulpes lagopus

Completed Challenges: 14/36
In Progress: 18/22

 

[iluvwhales]

Bronx Zoo 8/24

Spoiler: Challenge progress

White with Black Stripes 3/3: COMPLETE

• Plains zebra (Eqqus quagga) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
• Hartmann’s mountain zebra (Eqqus zebra hartmannae) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
• Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) – Bronx Zoo 8/24 (briefly from the shuttle)

Cat Got Your Tongue 9/9: COMPLETE

• Lion (Panthera leo) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Tiger (Panthera tigris) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Jaguar (Panthera onca) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
• Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Southern Brazilian ocelot (Leopardus pardalis mitis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  
• Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  
• Pallas cat (Otocolobus manul) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

Puny Primates 3/6

1. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
2. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) - Long Island Aquarium 8/19
3. Golden headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

Bovine Bonanza 11/20

1. Eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
2. Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/19
3. Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/9
4. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
5. Impala (Aepyceros melampus) – Cincinnati Zoo 3/24
6. American bison (Bison bison) – Queens Zoo 4/15
7. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
8. Gaur (Bos gaurus) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
9. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
10. Markhor (Capra falconeri) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
11. Slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) – Bronx Zoo 8/24 (briefly, from the shuttle)

Pretty in Pink 3/4

• Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
• Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
• American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

Polly Want 20 20/20: COMPLETE
1. Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Kea (Nestor notabilis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
3. Green-naped lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
4. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
5. Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
6. Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
7. Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
8. Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
9. Lilac crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
10. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
11. Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacacuta leadbeateri) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
12. Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galleria) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2 (bird show)
13. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccencis) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
14. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16 (bird show)
15. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16
16. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) - Cincinnati Zoo 6/16
17. Black winged lory (Eos cyanogenia) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
18. Red lory (Eos bornea) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
19. Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
20. Blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

The Alfred Russel Wallace Challenge 1/1 COMPLETE

• Lesser bird of paradise (Paradisaea minor) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

The Big Squeeze 5/5 - COMPLETE

1. Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
2. Burmese python (Python bivittatu) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
3. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) – Louisville Zoo – 8/12
4. Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
5. Angolan python (Python anchietae) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2

The Sobek Six Pack 5/6:

• Alligators
  • American alligator (Alligator missisippiensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  • Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
• Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Crocodiles
  • American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  • Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) – Louisville Zoo 8/12

Pick Your Poison 6/6 Dendrobatidae & 2/3 Mantellidae: COMPLETE

• Dendrobatidae 6/6 COMPLETE
  • Dyeing dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  • Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  • Bumblebee poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) – Newport Aquarium 2/2
  • Splash-backed poison dart frog (Ranitomeya variabilis) – Newport Aquarium 2/2
  • Anthony’s poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) – Newport Aquarium 2/2
  • Blessed poison frog (Ranitomeya benedicta) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Mantellidae 2/3
  • Brown mantella (Mantella betsileo) - Newport Aquarium 2/2
  • Green mantilla (Mantella viridis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

The Kingmaker 3/3: COMPLETE

1. King cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
2. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
3. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

Champion of the Sun 2/3:

1. Sunbittern (Eurypyga Helias) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
2. Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

The Steve Irwin 15/15: COMPLETE

• Mammals 1/5
  1. Western gray kangaroo (Macropus fulginosus) – Cincinnati Zoo 4/7
  2. Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) – Cincinnati Zoo 4/24
  3. Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) – Cincinnati Zoo 5/19
  4. Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  5. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Birds 5/5
  1. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
  3. White-naped pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps aruensis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
  4. Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
  5. Kea (Nestor notabillis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
• Herptiles 5/5
  1. Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Solomon Island leaf frog (Cornufer guentheri) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
  3. Solomon Island skink (Corucia zebrata) - Cincinnati Zoo 1/19
  4. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) – Newport Aquarium 2/2
  5. Fly river turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) – Central Park Zoo 4/15

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 11/12

• Mammals
  1. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  3. Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
  4. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Birds
  1. Hamerkop (Scopus umbrette) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Green aracari (Pteroglossus viridis) – Long Island Aquarium 8/19
  3. Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus coeruliceps) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
• Herptiles
  1. Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius coleus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
     
  3. Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  4. Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 3/3: COMPLETE

1. Aardwolf (Proteles cristata) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
3. Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) – Bronx Zoo 8/24

Complete (23/36): White With Black Stripes, Cat Got Your Tongue, Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, Duck Dynasty, Parliament is in Session, Polly Wants 20, Alfred Russell Wallace, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, The Big Squeeze, One Drop One Life, Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Silk & Stinger, Release the Kraken, Kingmaker, Cold as Ice, The Steve Irwin Challenge, Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, Namesake Challenge
In progress (13/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), Unbearable Challenge (2/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (3/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (11/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (3/4), The Edgar Allen Poe (2/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6), Champion of the Sun (2/3), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

21 visits, 19 days, 7 facilities

 

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World Bird Sanctuary 7/10/22

The Edgar Allen Poe (now complete)
5. Common raven, Corvus corax

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (now complete)
3. Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus

Saint Louis Zoo 8/25/2022

Cat Got Your Tongue
8. Jaguar, Panthera onca

Puny Primates
4. Geoffroy's marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi

Three Little Pigs (Now Complete)
2. North Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis
3. Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus

Bovine Bonanza
7. Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros
8. Soemmerring's gazelle, Nanger soemmerringii
9. Speke's gazelle, Gazella spekei
10. Addra gazelle, Nanger dama
11. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus
12. Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
13. Gerenuk, Litocranius walleri

Slow and Steady (Now Complete- maybe)
4. Volcán Sierra Negra giant tortoise, Chelonoidis guntheri*

One Drop, One Life (Now Complete)
4 (elapid). Caspian cobra, Naja oxiana
6 (rattlesnake). Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus
7. Aruba Island rattlesnake, Crotalus unicolor
8. Eastern massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus

The Kingmaker (Now Complete)
3. King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa

The Steve Irwin (Now Complete)
5 (mammal). Tammar wallaby, Notamacropus eugenii

Coelacanth Stamp of Approval
4 (herp). Lake Titicaca water frog, Telmatobius culeus

Newly Completed Challenges: Three Little Pigs, Slow and Steady*, One Drop, One Life, The Kingmaker, The Steve Irwin

*Alright so, one of the last Galápagos tortoises I've not yet been able to identify has a high likelihood of being C. guntheri, based on the article linked below. However, it's also entirely possible that the individual is a hybrid between C. guntheri and C. vicina, or perhaps is a purebred vicina (the article was written about a year before the hatch of the individual in question, so it can't be entirely depended upon). I have yet to try to compare this individual's shell to known guntheri and vicina, but it is at least rather likely to be the former. Regardless, I seem to recall that any Galápagos count for this challenge, but I'm happy to not count this individual if that is what is deemed appropriate. Just let me know!

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.1989.tb03258.x