Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

[Corangurilla]

Whoops... didn't realize yaks and water buffalo didn't count! I knew animals such as domestic cattle, goats, pigs, horses and sheep didn't, but wasn't so sure about yaks and water buffalo. Thanks for the info about Detroit! I just don't know what I can see because I'll be going in December, but I'll be on the lookout for those species. I'd probably add a couple things at Keystone Safari in Grove City, Pa., too...

No problem! I’ve also been trying to figure out which challenges I want to complete before the end of the year and what places in Arizona/Wisconsin I could go to do so.

 

[CleZooMan]

No problem! I’ve also been trying to figure out which challenges I want to complete before the end of the year and what places in Arizona/Wisconsin I could go to do so.

So, you split your time between Arizona and Wisconsin? I've been to both states, but never visited any zoos in either or.

 

[CleZooMan]

Ugh... for Parliament is Now in Session, I missed a species-

5. Barred Owl, North Chagrin Nature Center, Mayfield Village, Ohio

 

[Coelacanth18]

Welcome to the game @pichu and @CleZooMan

One Drop, One Life (17/20)- eastern massasauga, banded rock, timber, canebrake, eastern diamondback and dusky pygmy rattlesnakes (Columbus), Aruba and mottled rock rattlesnakes (Toledo), eyelash viper (Cleveland), Russell’s, jumping and rhinoceros vipers (Toledo), Komodo dragon (Toledo), Gila monster (Columbus), cape and red spitting cobras (Columbus) and false water cobra (Toledo)

17/18 - you only need another cobra/mamba.

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/15)

You only need 12 of the 16 species in this challenge - 3/4 mammals, 3/4 birds, and 3/4 herps.

Rookery Roundabout (2/6 or 2/12)

The first one. And you are done with bears, there is no "depending".

Looks like I’m no longer the only person who unwittingly completed this challenge with Sharknado!

Sharknado is the most common challenge people got One Zoo Wonder for. I purposely set the shark total lower than I could have because the majority of people don't seem to visit more than one aquarium a year - making it an easy target for OZW is an added benefit of this.

 

[CleZooMan]

Welcome to the game @pichu and @CleZooMan



17/18 - you only need another cobra/mamba.



You only need 12 of the 16 species in this challenge - 3/4 mammals, 3/4 birds, and 3/4 herps.



The first one. And you are done with bears, there is no "depending".



Sharknado is the most common challenge people got One Zoo Wonder for. I purposely set the shark total lower than I could have because the majority of people don't seem to visit more than one aquarium a year - making it an easy target for OZW is an added benefit of this.

Whoops! Another user tried to say that it could be either 5 bears or 8 bears, but I misunderstood, unfortunately. I am glad I got OZW for Sharknado (at Toledo Zoo's excellent aquarium!) as well as Ring 'n Ruff (Cleveland) and Late to the Party (Columbus).

 

[Corangurilla]

Whoops! Another user tried to say that it could be either 5 bears or 8 bears, but I misunderstood, unfortunately. I am glad I got OZW for Sharknado (at Toledo Zoo's excellent aquarium!) as well as Ring 'n Ruff (Cleveland) and Late to the Party (Columbus).

Yeah, I should’ve just said you needed 5 bears and left it at that… I was only suggesting getting all 8 because maybe you’d get a shout-out for it.

 

[TinoPup]

Sharknado is super easy to do at one facility; few places keep less than 4 species. My first aquarium of the year had 12.

 

[iluvwhales]

I got off work early this past Sunday but totally neglected to post my latest sightings. I hope you'll still accept them.

Bronx Zoo 9/11

Spoiler: Challenge progress

An Unbearable Challenge 3/5

• Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
• Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
• Brown bear (Ursas arctos) – Bronx Zoo 9/11

Puny Primates 4/6

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
4. Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) – Bronx Zoo 9/11

Bovine Bonanza 13/20

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
12. Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) – Bronx Zoo 9/11
13. Lowland nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) – Bronx Zoo 9/11

The Edgar Allen Poe 3/5

• Plush crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
• Azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) – Louisville Zoo 8/12
• Blue magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha) – Bronx Zoo 9/11

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 (3/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (4/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (13/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (3/4), The Edgar Allen Poe (3/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6), Champion of the Sun (2/3), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (11/12)

22 visits, 20 days, 7 facilities

 

[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.

Got the Texas gopher tortoise at Prague

 

[Nicholas LionRider]

Well I have finally done it, I have completed the zoochat challenge. My final animals are as follows:
San Diego Zoo - 9/15/2022
San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 9/16/2022
Birch Aquarium at Scripps - 9/18/2022
Sea World San Diego - 9/18/2022
San Diego Natural History Museum - 9/18/2022

Mammals:
Bovine Bonanza Completed 9/15/2022 (20/20)
Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)

Birds:
Pretty In Pink Completed 9/15/2022 (4/4)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)

Multi-class:
Champion of the Sun Completed 9/15/2022 (3/3)
Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval Completed 9/15/2022 (15/12)
Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)
Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)
Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)
Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) - San Diego Zoo (9/15/22)

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Current Progress:

Started Trials (36/36)

Completed Trials (36/36)
-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
-Bovine Bonanza
-Late to the Party
-You Must Be This Tall To (Not) Fly
-Pretty In Pink
-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 Kingmaker
-Cold As Ice
-Champion of the Sun
-The Steve Irwin
-The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval
-Breakfast of Champions
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-One Zoo Wonder

36/36 Trials Started
36/36 Trials Completed
Total Zoos Visited: 29

All Challenges Completed 9/15/2022

 

[15399]

Buffalo Zoo (9/5/22)

Another Dang Meerkat (2/4):
2. Meerkat- Suricata suricatta

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

Hawk Creek Wildlife Center:

Parliament Is Now In Session (6/6) NOW COMPLETE:

6. Spotted Eagle Owl- Bubo africanus

Completed Challenges: 15/36
In Progress: 17/21

 

[15399]

Hawk Creek Wildlife Center:

Parliament Is Now In Session (6/6) NOW COMPLETE:

6. Spotted Eagle Owl- Bubo africanus

Completed Challenges: 15/36
In Progress: 17/21

It seems like every time I visit Buffalo Zoo a new animal appears I haven't seen before!

Buffalo Zoo (9/25):

One Drop, One Life (14/18):
14. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake- Crotalus adamanteus

Completed Challenges: 15/36
In Progress: 17/21

 

[red river hog]

San Diego Zoo - 7/29

Have Trunk, Will Travel (4/4) - COMPLETE
4. Baird's Tapir

Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
8. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

An Unbearable Challenge (5/5) - COMPLETE
5. Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)

Another Dang Meerkat (2/4)
2. San Diego Zoo

Bovine Bonanza (20/20) - COMPLETE
17. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
18. Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
19. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
20. Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)

Pretty in Pink (2/4)
2. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Polly Wants 20 (17/20)
10. Saint Vincent Amazon (Amazona guildingii)
11. Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus)
12. Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
13. Papuan Lorikeet (Charmosyna papou)
14. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
15. Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
16. Collared Lory (Vini solitarius)
17. Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)

The Sobek Six Pack (6/6) - COMPLETE
5. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
6. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

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)

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

Champion of the Sun (2/3)
2. Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (9/12)
7. Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
8. Mangshan Pitviper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
9. Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
2. African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 7/30

Very late correction: I saw Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) at Zoo Miami on 4/6, putting me at 6 now.
Planet of the Apes (6/6) - COMPLETE
6. Southern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae)

Pretty in Pink (3/4)
3. Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (10/12)
10. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3) - COMPLETE
3. Platypus (Onithorhynchus anatinus)

COMPLETED (21)
1. Sharknado (1/8)
2. Release the Kraken (1/8)
3. One-Zoo Wonder (1/8)
4. Redemption Arc (2/12)
5. Pick Your Poison (2/12)
6. Ring 'n Ruff (2/21)
7. Three Little Pigs (4/8)
8. Duck Dynasty (4/8)
9. Slow and Steady (4/8)
10. The Steve Irwin (4/8)
11. Nighttime Birding (4/9)
12. Puny Primates (5/29)
13. The Edgar Allen Poe (5/29)
14. The Big Squeeze (5/29)
15. Have Trunk, Will Travel (7/29)
16. An Unbearable Challenge (7/29)
17. Planet of the Apes (7/29)
18. Bovine Bonanza (7/29)
19. The Sobek Six-Pack (7/29)
20. One Drop, One Life (7/29)
21. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (7/30)

IN PROGRESS (12)
1. Rookery Roundabout (1/6)
2. Polly Wants 20 (17/20)
3. White with Black Stripes, or Black with White Stripes (2/3)
4. Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
5. The Kingmaker (1/3)
6. Coelecanth Stamp of Approval (10/12)
7. Parliament is Now in Session (5/6)
8. Another Dang Meerkat (2/4)
9. You Must be this Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
10. Pretty in Pink (3/4)
11. Silk and Stinger (4/6)
12. Champion of the Sun (2/3)

Bronx Zoo - 9/25

Polly Want 20 (20/20) - COMPLETE
18. Lord Derby's Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
19. Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra)
20. Red-headed Lovebird (Agapornis pullaris)

The Kingmaker (2/3)
2. King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

The Coelecanth Stamp of Approval (12/12) - COMPLETE
11. Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
12. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)

Parliament is Now in Session (6/6) - COMPLETE
6. Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)

Champion of the Sun (3/3) - COMPLETE
3. Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis)

COMPLETED (23)
1. Sharknado (1/8)
2. Release the Kraken (1/8)
3. One-Zoo Wonder (1/8)
4. Redemption Arc (2/12)
5. Pick Your Poison (2/12)
6. Ring 'n Ruff (2/21)
7. Three Little Pigs (4/8)
8. Duck Dynasty (4/8)
9. Slow and Steady (4/8)
10. The Steve Irwin (4/8)
11. Nighttime Birding (4/9)
12. Puny Primates (5/29)
13. The Edgar Allen Poe (5/29)
14. The Big Squeeze (5/29)
15. Have Trunk, Will Travel (7/29)
16. An Unbearable Challenge (7/29)
17. Planet of the Apes (7/29)
18. Bovine Bonanza (7/29)
19. The Sobek Six-Pack (7/29)
20. One Drop, One Life (7/29)
21. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (7/30)
22. Polly Wants 20 (9/25)
23. The Coelecanth Stamp of Approval (12/12)
24. Parliament is Now in Session (6/6)
25. Champion of the Sun (3/3)

IN PROGRESS (8)
1. Rookery Roundabout (1/6)
2. White with Black Stripes, or Black with White Stripes (2/3)
3. Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9)
4. The Kingmaker (2/3)
5. Another Dang Meerkat (2/4)
6. You Must be this Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
7. Pretty in Pink (3/4)
8. Silk and Stinger (4/6)

 

[iluvwhales]

A couple of productive days for me today and yesterday.

White Post Farms 9/28 & Staten Island Zoo 9/29

Spoiler: Challenge progress

Puny Primates 5/6

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
4. Pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) – Bronx Zoo 9/11
5. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator) – Staten Island Zoo 9/29

Another Dang Meerkat (Suricatta suricatta) 3/4

1. Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
2. Louisville Zoo 3/16
3. Staten Island Zoo 9/29

Bovine Bonanza 15/20

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
12. Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) – Bronx Zoo 9/11
13. Lowland nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) – Bronx Zoo 9/11
14. Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) – White Post Farms 9/28
15. Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) – Staten Island Zoo 9/29

You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly 4/4 COMPLETE

• Ostrich (Struthio camelus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
• Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
• Greater rhea (Rhea americana) – Staten Island Zoo 9/29
• Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) – Staten Island Zoo 9/29

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 12/12 COMPLETE

• Mammals
  1. Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  3. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  4. 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
  3. Blue-crowned motmot (Momotus coeruliceps) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  4. Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) – Staten Island Zoo 9/29
• Herptiles
  1. Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius coleus) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/2
  2. Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  3. Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) – Bronx Zoo 8/24
  4. Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) – Louisville Zoo 3/16

Complete (23/36): White With Black Stripes, Cat Got Your Tongue, Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly, 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, Seal of Approval, Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, Namesake Challenge
In progress (11/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), Unbearable Challenge (3/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (5/6), Another Dang Meerkat (3/4), Bovine Bonanza (15/20), (2/4), Pretty in Pink (3/4), The Edgar Allen Poe (3/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6), Champion of the Sun (2/3)

24 visits, 22 days, 9 facilities

 

[Coelacanth18]

3 months left to go and 3 people have finished the challenge. Here are the scores for everyone who has completed over 50% of the trials. If you don't know why I have you at the number I do we will compare notes. If you're not on this list and know you should be, make sure you've given me all your updates.

TinoPup - 34
Coelacanth18 and birdsandbats - 28
nczoofan - 26
iluvwhales - 25
red river hog - 24
ThylacineAlive - 23
Pachyderm Pro and jayjds2 - 22
Corangurilla - 20
TZDugong - 19

 

[CleZooMan]

Hi All,

Here's an update after visiting another zoo today- Keystone Safari in Grove City, Pennsylvania. I completed White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes, added to a couple other challenges (the additions are in bold) and also fixed a couple errors I had made.

Have Trunk, Will Travel (2/4)- African elephant (Cleveland) and Asian elephant (Columbus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (3/3)- Grevy's zebra (Keystone Safari, Grove City, Pennsylvania), plains zebra (Columbus) and mountain zebra (Cleveland)

Cat Got Your Tongue (9/9)- lion (Columbus), tiger (Columbus), jaguar (Akron), leopard (Columbus), snow leopard (Cleveland) and clouded leopard (Cleveland) + ocelot (Cleveland), cheetah (Cleveland) and fishing cat (Cleveland)

An Unbearable Challenge (6/5)- North American black bear (Columbus), sun bear (Cleveland- fixed, accidentally put it as being in Columbus), grizzly bear (Columbus), polar bear (Columbus), sloth bear (Columbus) and spectacled bear (Cleveland)

Ring ‘n Ruff (3/3)- ring-tailed lemur (Cleveland), red ruffed lemur (Cleveland) and black-and-white ruffed lemur (Cleveland)

Puny Primates (5/6)- golden lion, pied and Geoffrey’s tamarins (Cleveland), white-fronted and Goeldi’s marmosets (Cleveland)

Planet of the Apes (6/6)- gorilla (Columbus), orangutan (Columbus), bonobo (Columbus), white-cheeked gibbon (Toledo), siamang (Columbus) and white-handed gibbon (Columbus)

Three Little Pigs (2/3)- red river hog and warthog (Columbus)

Another Dang Meerkat (2/4)- Toledo and Cleveland

Bovine Bonanza (10/20)- bontebok (Cleveland), Thomson’s, slender-horned and Dama gazelles (Columbus), greater kudu (Columbus), lowland nyala (Toledo), Speke’s gazelle (Akron), takin (Cleveland), American bison (Wagon Trails Animal Park, Vienna, Ohio) and addax (Keystone Safari)

Late to the Party (8/8)- American bison, river otter, moose, wolverine, Mexican gray wolf, grizzly bear, polar bear and American beaver (Columbus)

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly (4/4)- ostrich (Wagon Trails), emu (Cleveland), rhea (Wagon Trails) and cassowary (double-wattled- Toledo)

Pretty in Pink (2/4)- Chilean flamingo (Columbus) and American flamingo (Toledo)

Rookery Roundabout (2/6 or 2/12)- African penguin (Toledo) and Humboldt penguin (Columbus)

Duck Dynasty (18/18)- freckled and spotted whistling ducks (Columbus), snow goose (Columbus), ruddy duck (Columbus), harlequin and long-tailed ducks (Toledo), white-faced whistling ducks and ring teals (Cleveland), emperor, lesser white-fronted and red-breasted geese (Toledo), magpie goose (Columbus), Mandarin duck (Cleveland), wood duck (Cleveland), Baikal teal, scaly-sided merganser, rosy-billed pochard and redhead (Akron)

Parliament Is Now In Session (5/6)- barn owl (Akron), snowy owl (Akron), Eastern screech owl (Toledo), great horned owl (North Chagrin Nature Center, Mayfield Village, Ohio) and barred owl (North Chagrin)

Polly Wants 20 (11/20)- hyacinth macaw (Akron), sulphur-crested cockatoo (Columbus), budgerigar (Cleveland), Bourke’s parrot (Toledo), cockatiel (Toledo), Australian rainbow lorikeet (Columbus), African gray parrot (Toledo, Columbus), eastern rosella (Columbus), blue-and-gold macaw (Wagon Trails), turquoise-fronted Amazon (Keystone Safari) and scarlet macaw (Keystone Safari).

The Alfred Russell Wallace (1/1)- Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Toledo)

The Edgar Allen Poe (3/5)- azure-winged magpie (Columbus), blue jay (Akron) and white-necked raven (Keystone Safari)

Nighttime Birding (1/1)- kiwi (Columbus)

The Big Squeeze (4/5)- anaconda (Toledo), reticulated python (Columbus), Burmese python (Cleveland) and green tree python (Columbus)

Slow and Steady (3/4)- Galapagos tortoise (Toledo), Aldabra tortoise (Columbus) and northern spider tortoise (Cleveland)

The Sobek Six-Pack (4/6)- American alligator (Columbus), Indian gharial (Cleveland), West African dwarf crocodile (Cleveland) and saltwater crocodile (Toledo)

One Drop, One Life (17/20)- eastern massassauga, banded rock, timber, canebrake, eastern diamondback and dusky pygmy rattlesnakes (Columbus), Aruba and mottled rock rattlesnakes (Toledo), eyelash viper (Cleveland), Russell’s, jumping and rhinoceros vipers (Toledo), Komodo dragon (Toledo), Gila monster (Columbus), cape and red spitting cobras (Columbus) and false water cobra (Toledo)

Pick Your Poison (6/6)- green-and-black poison arrow, Anthony’s poison arrow, golden poison dart and bumblebee poison dart frogs (Columbus), strawberry poison dart frog (Toledo) and blue poison dart frog (Cleveland)

Sharknado (4/4)- epaulette shark, white-spotted bamboo shark, chain catshark and coral catshark (Toledo)

Silk and Stinger (6/6)- Indian ornamental, Brazilian salmon pink and orange baboon tarantulas (Cleveland) and Big Bend, stripe-tailed and Arizona bark scorpions (Toledo)

Release the Kraken (1/1)- giant Pacific octopus (Cleveland, Akron)

The Kingmaker (2/3)- king cobra (Columbus) and king vulture (Keystone Safari)

Cold as Ice (3/3)- polar bear (Columbus), Arctic fox (Columbus) and snowy owl (Akron)

Champion of the Sun (1/3)- sun bear (Cleveland)

The Steve Irwin (15/15)- red kangaroo, gray kangaroo, koala and Tasmanian devil (Columbus), Bennett’s wallaby (Cleveland), rainbow lorikeet, kookaburra and tawny frogmouth (Columbus), budgerigar and sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cleveland), prehensile-tailed skink, Macklot’s python, carpet and Children’s pythons and northern Australian snapping turtle (Columbus)

One-Zoo Wonder- Sharknado (Toledo), Ring 'n Ruff (Cleveland) and Late to the Party (Columbus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/15)- spotted hyena (Columbus), Malayan large flying fox (Columbus), green aracari (Cleveland) and Jackson’s chameleon (Toledo)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (0/3)

Breakfast of Champions/TinoPup’s Namesake Challenge (1/1)- dingo (Cleveland)

Cheers,

CleZooMan

 

[TheGerenuk]

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)....

Toronto Zoo: 1 October 2022

Cat Got Your Tongue (4/6 Pantherinae, 1/3 others):
4. Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Another Dang Meerkat (1/4 zoos with meerkats):
1. Toronto Zoo (1 October 2022)

Completed: 9/36
In Progress: 23/27

This is probably it for me.

 

[iluvwhales]

Another early day off from work, another waltz around the Bronx Zoo. Such a short entry, I can dispose with the spoiler.

Bronx Zoo 10/4
Ring n Ruff 3/3 COMPLETE
• Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
• Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegate) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
• Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) – Bronx Zoo 10/4

Complete (26/36): White With Black Stripes, Cat Got Your Tongue, Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Ring N Ruff, Late to the Party, You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly, 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, Seal of Approval, Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, Namesake Challenge
In progress (10/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), Unbearable Challenge (3/5), Puny Primates (5/6), Another Dang Meerkat (3/4), Bovine Bonanza (15/20), (2/4), Pretty in Pink (3/4), The Edgar Allen Poe (3/5), Slow & Steady (3/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (5/6), Champion of the Sun (2/3)

25 visits, 23 days, 9 facilities

 

[TinoPup]

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.

Montreal Biodome, Oct 7 2022
14. Rookery Roundabout 6/6
6. Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi

 

[15399]

It seems like every time I visit Buffalo Zoo a new animal appears I haven't seen before!

Buffalo Zoo (9/25):

One Drop, One Life (14/18):
14. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake- Crotalus adamanteus

Completed Challenges: 15/36
In Progress: 17/21

Unfortunately Red Ruffed Lemurs were a no-show, so I won't be reaching the half way point like I expected today, but still made some progress towards the challenge:

The Wild Animal Park:

Cat Got Your Tongue (9/9) NOW COMPLETE:
9. Clouded Leopard- Neofelis nebulosa

Unbearable Challenge (5/5) NOW COMPLETE:
5. Brown Bear- Ursus arctos

Polly Wants 20 (11/20):
11. Budgeriar- Melopsittacus undulatus

Rookery Roundabout (1/6):
1. African Penguin- Spheniscus demersus

The Big Squeeze (4/5):
4. Red-tailed Boa- Boa constrictor

Now Complete: 17/36
In Progress: 16/19