ZooChat Challenge Global 2023 - 10th Anniversary Special!

Leaf Productions said:
Please understand that what I said was not an accusatory claim, but rather one of a friendly nature. I understand that what Kudu saw on his excursion across the country is completely valid, and I am not one to dispute that! It is simply after all friendly banter in a friendly competition. Please understand that I am only being friendly about a friendly competition, no more, no less!
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This isn't the place for that. You made the claim with no hint of joking, about someone you don't know at all.
 
TinoPup said:
This isn't the place for that. You made the claim with no hint of joking, about someone you don't know at all.
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...and when Leaf himself has repeatedly tried to sneak taxa such as Azure Poison Frog which are invalid for the purposes of the challenge into his list, even after being asked several times to desist :p
 
My turn! (Lincoln Park Zoo, 3/12/2023)

Penguimonium (1/∞)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Fly the coop (2/11, 0/1 megapode, 1/2 Cracidae, 1/1 guineafowl, 0/1 new world quail, 0/6 Phasianidae)
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherina)

We're gonna need a bigger trap (3/10)
Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

How many toes am I holding up? 2/9 – 2/3 EQUID, 0/3 RHINO, 0/3 TAPIR
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)

Let that ruminate 3/11 + 2/∞ - 0/3 piglike, 1/2 hippo, 1/2 O&G, 0/2 native deer, 1/2 exotic deer
Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)

Check your feeders (1/4)
Blue-grey tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

Thylo's top 20 (5/8)
Golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius)
White-headed buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
Snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)

Small but will fight 3/10 – 2/2 MONGOOSES, 0/5 SMALL CATS, 0/2 FOX, 1/1 RED PANDA
Dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Pinni-party 2/2 (ONE ZOO WONDER)(COMPLETED)
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

See, don't touch (4/∞)
Anthony's poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)

Let's give this another go (1/∞)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillate)

Don't you forget about me 5/12 – 2/4 BATS, 0/1 TREESHREW, 1/2 ARMADILLO, 0/1 ANTEATER, 1/1 SLOTH, 0/1 SEA-COW, 0/2 ELEPHANT, 1/1 HYRAX
Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)

Don't turn on the lights (8/10)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillate)
Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Mohol bushbaby (Galago moholi)
Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)

Embrace the ABCs (9/36)
Western lowland gorilla (1/2)
Lion (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (1/2)
African penguin (1/2)
Bald eagle (1/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (1/2)

Second chance red list (14/14)(COMPLETED)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) CR
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) EW
Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) EW

Island hoppers challenge 13/22 –3/5 mammals, 5/6 birds, 5/6 reptiles, 0/3 amphibians, 0/2 fishes
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Luzon bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittate)
Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei)

I'm hot blooded for cold blood (7/24 + 11/∞ - 1/4 MONITORS, 1/2 GECKOS, 0/1 AGAMIDAE, 2/10 VENOMOUS SNAKES, 2/3 PYTHONS, 1/4 CROCODILES/GHARIALS, 7/∞ TORTOISES/TURTLES)
Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)
Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)
Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)
Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)

Usborne's scavenger hunt (9/15)
Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Hall of champions (2/11)
Blue-Faced Honeyeater

Bona-fide rarity hunter (1/3)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittate)

Penguimonium
Fly the coop
We're gonna need a bigger trap
How many toes am I holding up
Let that ruminate
Check your feeders
Asian songbird challenge
Thylo's top 20
Small but will fight
Don't you forget about me
Don't turn turn on the lights
Embrace the ABCs
Island hoppers challenge
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood)
Usborne's scavenger hunt
The Rio challenge
The unbearable challenge
Hall of champions
Bona-fide rarity hunter

Penguimonium (1)
Bovids (2)
See, don't touch (4)
Let's give this another go (1)
Turtles/tortoises (11)

One-zoo wonder
Pinni-party
Second chance redlist

Sea shepherds
River giants
Native species challenge
Thylo's bonus challenge
 
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San Antonio Zoo (2/18, 3/3, 3/11), Witte Museum, & Dallas World Aquarium (2/24)
Visited the San Antonio Zoo a couple of times and also got up the DWA. Wanted to post this before I get further behind with my Oklahoma roadtrip. Also one species at San Antonio's natural history museum.

2013: Penguinmonium (3)
3. Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) - DWA

2014: Fly the Coop (10/11)
The Vulturine OR Crested Guineafowl (1/1)
1. crested guineafowl

New World Quail (1/1)
1. black-breasted wood quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) - DWA

Any 6 phasianidae (5/6)
5. Germain's peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) - SAZ

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (4/4) - Complete
4. bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola) - DWA

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (3/5)
2. Asian Fairly Bluebird - SAZ
3. Golden White Eye - SAZ

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (5/6)
5. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) - SAZ

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (7)
5. dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) - DWA
6. diablito (Oophaga sylvatica) - DWA
7. red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica) - DWA

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (8/13)
Bats (2/4)
1. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) - DWA
2. common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) - DWA

Sea-Cow (1/1)
1. West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) - DWA

2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights (10/10) - Complete
1. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) - DWA
2. Flashlightfish (Photoblepharon palpebratus) - DWA
3. common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) – DWA
4. desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) - DWA
5. burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) - DWA
6. eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) - DWA
7. Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) - DWA
8. Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) - DWA
9. Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) - DWA
10. barred owl (Strix varia) – DWA

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) – Complete + 32
29. Black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis) - DWA
30. painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) - DWA
31. Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) - Witte
32. Mexican musk turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus) - SAZ

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) – Complete
15. southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) – SAZ

The Rio Challenge (8/8) - Complete
7. red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) - DWA
8. yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) - DWA

Hall of Champions (7/11)
7. Long-wattled umbrellabird - DWA

One Zoo Wonder – Check Your Feeders (Dallas World Aquarium) - Complete
1. bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)
2. blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
3. golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)
4. purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2)
1. Halys viper (Gloydius halys) – SAZ
2. black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) - DWA


Not Started Yet:
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds, 2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party, One Zoo Wonder, Thylo’s Bonus Challenge

Completed: (7)
2019 (Part II): River Giants, 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20, I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood), 2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders, 2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights, The Rio Challenge, One Zoo Wonder
 
Kudu21 said:
I should be within just a few hours drive of completing all of the challenges except "The Unbearable Challenge"! :)
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I think the only chance for anyone else is to beat you on the unlimited challenges :p
 
nczoofan said:
San Antonio Zoo (2/18, 3/3, 3/11), Witte Museum, & Dallas World Aquarium (2/24)
Visited the San Antonio Zoo a couple of times and also got up the DWA. Wanted to post this before I get further behind with my Oklahoma roadtrip. Also one species at San Antonio's natural history museum.

2013: Penguinmonium (3)
3. Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) - DWA

2014: Fly the Coop (10/11)
The Vulturine OR Crested Guineafowl (1/1)
1. crested guineafowl

New World Quail (1/1)
1. black-breasted wood quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus) - DWA

Any 6 phasianidae (5/6)
5. Germain's peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron germaini) - SAZ

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (4/4) - Complete
4. bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola) - DWA

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (3/5)
2. Asian Fairly Bluebird - SAZ
3. Golden White Eye - SAZ

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (5/6)
5. fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) - SAZ

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (7)
5. dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) - DWA
6. diablito (Oophaga sylvatica) - DWA
7. red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica) - DWA

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (8/13)
Bats (2/4)
1. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) - DWA
2. common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) - DWA

Sea-Cow (1/1)
1. West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) - DWA

2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights (10/10) - Complete
1. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) - DWA
2. Flashlightfish (Photoblepharon palpebratus) - DWA
3. common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) – DWA
4. desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) - DWA
5. burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) - DWA
6. eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) - DWA
7. Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus) - DWA
8. Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) - DWA
9. Longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) - DWA
10. barred owl (Strix varia) – DWA

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) – Complete + 32
29. Black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis) - DWA
30. painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) - DWA
31. Texas tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) - Witte
32. Mexican musk turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus) - SAZ

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) – Complete
15. southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) – SAZ

The Rio Challenge (8/8) - Complete
7. red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus) - DWA
8. yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) - DWA

Hall of Champions (7/11)
7. Long-wattled umbrellabird - DWA

One Zoo Wonder – Check Your Feeders (Dallas World Aquarium) - Complete
1. bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)
2. blue-gray tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
3. golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala)
4. purple-throated fruitcrow (Querula purpurata)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2)
1. Halys viper (Gloydius halys) – SAZ
2. black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) - DWA


Not Started Yet:
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds, 2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party, One Zoo Wonder, Thylo’s Bonus Challenge

Completed: (7)
2019 (Part II): River Giants, 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20, I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood), 2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders, 2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights, The Rio Challenge, One Zoo Wonder
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You did complete One-Zoo Wonder by completing Don't Turn On the Lights at DWA. You should be at 8 completed challenges.
 
TheGerenuk said:
You did complete One-Zoo Wonder by completing Don't Turn On the Lights at DWA. You should be at 8 completed challenges.
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I did complete that one at DWA. I just was unsure of what counted for the nocturnal challenge and therefore, wanted to use a safer option for my one-zoo wonder. I believe my count is seven though as @amur leopard stated.
 
Corangurilla said:
Well, would you look at the time? It's a few weeks o'clock! Zochatters, behold my master plan! I wanted to do something special for my spring break this year, so at the beginning of the year, I asked my dear friend @ifesbob if we could do a road trip to Chicago, and after months of planning, it's finally happening! Yesterday was the big drive to Illinois, and today we went to the Lincoln Park Zoo! Now, there will definitely be some differences between my list and @ifesbob's list. I admittedly forgot that some species counted, and forgot to look for them. :oops: Nevertheless, here's what I saw today!
Lincoln Park Zoo, 3/12/2023
Penguimonium (1) I somehow forgot to start this when I went to Odysea...
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Fly the Coop (0/1 Megapode, 1/2 Cracidae, 1/1 Guineafowl, 0/1 New World Quail, 3/6 Phasianidae)
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (6/10)
Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Brazilian Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)

Let that Ruminate (3/3 Piggcaries, 1/2 Hippos, 1/2 Giraffidae, 0/2 Native Deer, 1/2 Exotic Deer, 4 Bovids)
Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

Asian Songbird Challenge (3/5)
White-Rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)

Thylo's Top 20 (8/8) Complete!
White-Headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
Taveta Golden Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
Golden-Breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)

Small But Will Fight (2/2 Mongeese, 1/5 Small Cats, 0/2 Foxes, 1/1 Red Panda)
Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Pinni-Party (2/2) Complete!
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Let's Give This Another Go (1)
Brush-Tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)

Don't You Forget About Me (2/4 Bats, 0/1 Treeshrews, 1/2 Armadillos, 0/1 Anteaters, 1/1 Sloths, 0/1 Sirenians, 0/2 Elephants, 1/1 Hyraxes)
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)

Don't Turn on the Lights (8/10)
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Brazilian Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Brush-Tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)
Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)

Embrace the ABC's (18/26)
This one's a little weird, so I'll change the way I present this.
Completed Previously
Lion (Panthera leo) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Completed on this Visit
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Phoenix and Lincoln Park
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Started on this Visit
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)

Second Chance Red List (4/4 Vulnerable, 4/4 Endangered, 4/4 Critically Endangered, 2/2 Extinct in the Wild) Complete!
Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)

Island Hoppers (5/5 Mammals, 6/6 Birds, 6/6 Reptiles, 0/3 Amphibians, 0/2 Fish)
Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove (Gallicolumba luzonica)
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)

I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood (2/4 Monitor Lizards, 2/2 Geckos, 0/1 Agamids, 10/10 Venomous Snakes, 2/3 Pythons, 1/4 Crocogharials, 20 Turtoises)
Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Three-Toed Box Turtle (Terrapene triunguis)

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt (14/15)
Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Hall of Champions (2/10)
Blue-Faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata)
If I am not mistaken, Lincoln Park Zoo is the only zoo outside of Puerto Rico to keep these parrots, so does this count as a global rarity? @ThylacineAlive

Completed Challenges (5/29)
Check Your Feeders
One-Zoo Wonder
Pinni-Party
Thylo's Top 20
Second Chance Red List

In-Progress (21/29)
Penguimonium
Fly The Coop
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Let That Ruminate
Asian Songbird Challenge
Small But Will Fight
Carnivore Carnival
See, Don't Touch
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Turn on the Lights
Native Species
Embrace the ABC's
Island Hoppers
I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
The Rio Challenge
The Unbearable Challenge
Hall of Champions
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Let's Give This Another Go

Haven't Started Yet (3/29)
Sea Shepherds
River Giants
Thylo's Bonus Challenge

So far, this plan has been going splendidly! I'm going to the Field Museum tomorrow, so no new stuff then, but I've got 4 more zoological facilities to visit after that!
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Feels good to finally have a non-rushed Shedd Aquarium experience!
Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023
Penguimonium (3)
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Sea Shepherds (2/2) Complete!
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

Carnivore Carnival (4/6)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

See, Don't Touch (8)
Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Splash Backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Bicolor Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)

Embrace the ABC's (20/36) How did I think it was 26???
Completed Previously
Lion (Panthera leo) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Phoenix and Lincoln Park
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Completed on this Visit
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Odysea and Shedd
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Odysea and Shedd

Island Hoppers (5/5 Mammals, 6/6 Birds, 6/6 Reptiles, 0/3 Amphibians, 2/2 Fish)
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus)
Dwarf Rainbow (Melanotaenia praecox)

I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood (2/4 Monitor Lizards, 2/2 Geckos, 1/1 Agamids, 10/10 Venomous Snakes, 2/3 Pythons, 1/4 Crocogharials, 29 Turtoises)
Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Red-Headed Side-Necked Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala)
Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Spot-Bellied Side-Necked Turtle (Phrynops hilarii)

Completed Challenges (6/29)
Check Your Feeders
One-Zoo Wonder
Pinni-Party
Thylo's Top 20
Second Chance Red List
Sea Shepherds

In-Progress (21/29)
Penguimonium
Fly The Coop
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Let That Ruminate
Asian Songbird Challenge
Small But Will Fight
Carnivore Carnival
See, Don't Touch
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Turn on the Lights
Native Species
Embrace the ABC's
Island Hoppers
I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
The Rio Challenge
The Unbearable Challenge
Hall of Champions
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Let's Give This Another Go

Haven't Started Yet (2/29)
River Giants
Thylo's Bonus Challenge

Turtles... so many turtles... but I completed Sea Shepherds, and that's what really matters! My master plan continues tomorrow! The Brookfield Zoo won't even know what hit 'em...
 
ifesbob said:
My turn! (Lincoln Park Zoo, 3/12/2023)

Penguimonium (1/∞)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Fly the coop (2/11, 0/1 megapode, 1/2 Cracidae, 1/1 guineafowl, 0/1 new world quail, 0/6 Phasianidae)
Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherina)

We're gonna need a bigger trap (3/10)
Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

How many toes am I holding up? 2/9 – 2/3 EQUID, 0/3 RHINO, 0/3 TAPIR
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)

Let that ruminate 3/11 + 2/∞ - 0/3 piglike, 1/2 hippo, 1/2 O&G, 0/2 native deer, 1/2 exotic deer
Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)

Check your feeders (1/4)
Blue-grey tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)

Thylo's top 20 (5/8)
Golden-breasted starling (Lamprotornis regius)
White-headed buffalo-weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
Snowy-crowned robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)

Small but will fight 3/10 – 2/2 MONGOOSES, 0/5 SMALL CATS, 0/2 FOX, 1/1 RED PANDA
Dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Pinni-party 2/2 (ONE ZOO WONDER)(COMPLETED)
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

See, don't touch (4/∞)
Anthony's poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)

Let's give this another go (1/∞)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillate)

Don't you forget about me 5/12 – 2/4 BATS, 0/1 TREESHREW, 1/2 ARMADILLO, 0/1 ANTEATER, 1/1 SLOTH, 0/1 SEA-COW, 0/2 ELEPHANT, 1/1 HYRAX
Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)

Don't turn on the lights (8/10)
Brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillate)
Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Mohol bushbaby (Galago moholi)
Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Pygmy slow loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)

Embrace the ABCs (9/36)
Western lowland gorilla (1/2)
Lion (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (1/2)
African penguin (1/2)
Bald eagle (1/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (1/2)

Second chance red list (14/14)(COMPLETED)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) CR
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) EW
Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) EW

Island hoppers challenge 13/22 –3/5 mammals, 5/6 birds, 5/6 reptiles, 0/3 amphibians, 0/2 fishes
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)
Luzon bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittate)
Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Jamaican iguana (Cyclura collei)

I'm hot blooded for cold blood (7/24 + 11/∞ - 1/4 MONITORS, 1/2 GECKOS, 0/1 AGAMIDAE, 2/10 VENOMOUS SNAKES, 2/3 PYTHONS, 1/4 CROCODILES/GHARIALS, 7/∞ TORTOISES/TURTLES)
Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)
Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)
Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene triunguis)
Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)

Usborne's scavenger hunt (9/15)
Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Hall of champions (2/11)
Blue-Faced Honeyeater

Bona-fide rarity hunter (1/3)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittate)

Penguimonium
Fly the coop
We're gonna need a bigger trap
How many toes am I holding up
Let that ruminate
Check your feeders
Asian songbird challenge
Thylo's top 20
Small but will fight
Don't you forget about me
Don't turn turn on the lights
Embrace the ABCs
Island hoppers challenge
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood)
Usborne's scavenger hunt
The Rio challenge
The unbearable challenge
Hall of champions
Bona-fide rarity hunter

Penguimonium (1)
Bovids (2)
See, don't touch (4)
Let's give this another go (1)
Turtles/tortoises (11)

One-zoo wonder
Pinni-party
Second chance redlist

Sea shepherds
River giants
Native species challenge
Thylo's bonus challenge
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Peguimonium (3/∞)
2. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
3. Southern rockhopper (Eudyptes chrysocome, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

Sea Shepherds (2/2)(COMPLETE)
1. Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
2. Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

Carnivore Carnival (1/6)
Sea Otter (Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

See, don't touch (8/∞)
5. Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
6. Splash-backed poison frog (Adelphobates galactonotus, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
7. Imitating poison dart frog (Ranitomeya imitator, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
8. Bicolored dart frog (Phyllobates bicolor, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

Native Species Challenge (1/5)
American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

Embrace the ABCs (11/36)
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)(1/2)
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)(1/2)

Island Hoppers Challenge 15/22 –3/5 mammals, 5/6 birds, 5/6 reptiles, 0/3 amphibians, 2/2 fishes
Dwarf rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
Red rainbowfish (Glossolepis incises, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) 9/24 + 19/∞ - 1/4 monitors, 1/2 geckos, 1/1 Agamidae, 2/10 venomous snakes, 2/3 pythons, 1/4 crocodiles/gharials, 19/∞ tortoises/turtles
Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
12. Yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
13. Matamata (Chelus fimbriata, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
14. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
15. Fly river turtle (Carettochelys insculpta, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
16. Red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
17. Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus, Shedd Aqurium, 3/14/2023)
18. Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
19. Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

The Rio Challenge (2/8)
2. Hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)

Fly the coop (2/11)
We're gonna need a bigger trap (3/10)
How many toes am I holding up (2/9)
Let that ruminate (5/11)
Check your feeders (1/4)
Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Thylo's top 20 (5/8)
Small but will fight (3/10)
Carnivore carnival (1/6)
Don't you forget about me (5/12)
Don't turn turn on the lights (8/10)
Native species challenge (1/5)
Embrace the ABCs (11/36)
Island hoppers challenge (15/22)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (9/24)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (9/15)
The Rio challenge (2/8)
The unbearable challenge (1/8)
Hall of champions (2/11)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (1/3)

Penguimonium (3)
Bovids (2)
See, don't touch (8)
Let's give this another go (1)
Turtles/tortoises (19)

One-zoo wonder
Pinni-party
Second chance redlist
Sea shepherds

River giants
Thylo's bonus challenge
 
Neil chace said:
Certainly impressive to have finished so many this early!
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The DFW area is really a gold mine for zoological institutions. There are so many facilities with really solid and unique collections within a day’s drive of the metroplex… And then following that up with a move to the West Coast… I have been extremely fortunate with where my work has taken me :p


Neil chace said:
Technically, one long weekend would be enough to achieve both those species in Virginia and National Zoos, if you have the ability to travel and/or are determined to finish all of the challenges.
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@TinoPup assures me that that is the case :D
:p And I am definitely considering it — both to visit her and because it will bother me to be so close to finishing, haha. We’ll just have to see how the year unfolds. Moving across the country ate up a lot of potential travel funds.

Neil chace said:
It's interesting how different regions change what we consider the most difficult challenges/species to achieve. For me, the species I consider the limiting factor in "Unbearable Challenge" is the Sun Bear, a species I've never seen before, and Asiatic Black Bear is a species that I'm more likely than not to see before the year's out.
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The regional breakdown is certainly a very interesting component of this challenge format that I’ve enjoyed observing both in this challenge and last year’s North American challenge. In Texas, tapirs are only found in the farthest extremes of El Paso and Houston, and there are only three species of bears at accredited facilities in the state, with the vast majority of facilities only holding American black. It is interestingly the exact opposite for me, I have never seen an Asiatic black bear, but will visit at least three different holders of sun bear this year and visited two different holders last year.

TeaLovingDave said:
I think the only chance for anyone else is to beat you on the unlimited challenges :p
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:p

That’ll at least be easy for someone to do with the Marsupials/Monotremes challenge! Our collection in North America is abysmal.
 
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Kudu21 said:
That’ll at least be easy for someone to do with the Marsupials/Monotremes challenge! Our collection in North America is abysmal.
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I reckon the main stumbling point for European competitors will be cetaceans....
 
Kudu21 said:
That’ll at least be easy for someone to do with the Marsupials/Monotremes challenge! Our collection in North America is abysmal.
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Perhaps, though that is only one of five unlimited challenges in fairness. I'd expect the North Americans to do better on average with the poison dart frogs, penguins and potentially also bovids depending on the collections visited (SDZSP probably being the best bovid collection in the world) while Europe probably have the edge in Marsupials and testudines. If anyone else comes close to finishing I doubt they will be able to beat your counts in a few of those unlimited challenges anyway, with SD SeaWorld soon to rocket your penguin score skywards :p.

TeaLovingDave said:
I reckon the main stumbling point for European competitors will be cetaceans....
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Probably that and the How Many Toes challenge given the scarcity of Baird's over here. Hall of Champions isn't exactly straightforward either :P.
 
amur leopard said:
Hall of Champions isn't exactly straightforward either :p.
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Hall of Champions isn't straightforward no matter where someone is from. I'm only aware of one U.S. holder of the umbrellabird, for instance, which conveniently for @Kudu21 is Dallas World Aquarium.

TeaLovingDave said:
I reckon the main stumbling point for European competitors will be cetaceans....
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Even in the US, cetaceans aren't exactly widespread. If someone is planning a trip to Florida or visit SeaWorld San Diego, Shedd Aquarium, or Georgia Aquarium, then they'll have an easy time with cetaceans, however for much of the U.S. there are few, if any, facilities keeping cetaceans. It might be slightly easier here than in Europe, but that's a challenge that I reckon is difficult across much of the world.
 
Corangurilla said:
Feels good to finally have a non-rushed Shedd Aquarium experience!
Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023
Penguimonium (3)
Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Sea Shepherds (2/2) Complete!
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

Carnivore Carnival (4/6)
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

See, Don't Touch (8)
Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
Splash Backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Bicolor Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)

Embrace the ABC's (20/36) How did I think it was 26???
Completed Previously
Lion (Panthera leo) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Phoenix and Lincoln Park
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Completed on this Visit
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Odysea and Shedd
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Odysea and Shedd

Island Hoppers (5/5 Mammals, 6/6 Birds, 6/6 Reptiles, 0/3 Amphibians, 2/2 Fish)
Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus)
Dwarf Rainbow (Melanotaenia praecox)

I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood (2/4 Monitor Lizards, 2/2 Geckos, 1/1 Agamids, 10/10 Venomous Snakes, 2/3 Pythons, 1/4 Crocogharials, 29 Turtoises)
Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
Red-Headed Side-Necked Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala)
Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Spot-Bellied Side-Necked Turtle (Phrynops hilarii)

Completed Challenges (6/29)
Check Your Feeders
One-Zoo Wonder
Pinni-Party
Thylo's Top 20
Second Chance Red List
Sea Shepherds

In-Progress (21/29)
Penguimonium
Fly The Coop
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Let That Ruminate
Asian Songbird Challenge
Small But Will Fight
Carnivore Carnival
See, Don't Touch
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Turn on the Lights
Native Species
Embrace the ABC's
Island Hoppers
I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
The Rio Challenge
The Unbearable Challenge
Hall of Champions
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Let's Give This Another Go

Haven't Started Yet (2/29)
River Giants
Thylo's Bonus Challenge

Turtles... so many turtles... but I completed Sea Shepherds, and that's what really matters! My master plan continues tomorrow! The Brookfield Zoo won't even know what hit 'em...
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You know, whenever I think about clearing a bunch of challenges, I always hear the sound of a bunch of bowling pins getting knocked down. Anyways, Brookfield. Got there around 10:00, left at around 4:30. While there were some unfortunate misses (anteater, meerkats, gorillas), I can confidently say that this was my best trip to Brookfield yet!
Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023
Penguimonium (4)
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)

Fly the Coop (0/1 Megapode, 2/2 Cracidae, 1/1 Guineafowl, 1/1 New World Quail, 6/6 Phasianidae)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
Blue-Billed Curassow (Crax alberti)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) Complete!
Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
Damaraland Mole Rat (Fukomys damarensis)
Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

How Many Toes am I Holding Up? (3/3 Wild Equids, 3/3 Rhinos, 1/3 Tapirs)
Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Przewalski's Wild Horse (Equus przewalskii)
Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Let that Ruminate (3/3 Piggcaries, 1/2 Hippos, 2/2 Giraffidae, 0/2 Native Deer, 1/2 Exotic Deer, 6 Bovids)
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
Yellow-Backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor)
Red-Flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)

Small But Will Fight (2/2 Mongeese, 4/5 Small Cats, 1/2 Foxes, 1/1 Red Panda)
Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
Black-Footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

Carnivore Carnival (6/6) Complete!
Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Binutrong (Arctictis binturong)

See, Don't Touch (9)
Brazilian Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)

River Giants (1/1) Complete!
Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)

Let's Give This Another Go (3)
Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Don't You Forget About Me (3/4 Bats, 0/1 Treeshrews, 2/2 Armadillos, 0/1 Anteaters, 1/1 Sloths, 0/1 Sirenians, 0/2 Elephants, 1/1 Hyraxes)
Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)

Don't Turn on the Lights (10/10) Complete!
Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Native Species (4/5)
Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)

Embrace the ABC's (25/36)
Completed Previously
Lion (Panthera leo) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Phoenix and Lincoln Park
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Odysea and Shedd
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Odysea and Shedd
Completed on this Visit
Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Started on this Visit
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Island Hoppers (5/5 Mammals, 6/6 Birds, 6/6 Reptiles, 1/3 Amphibians, 2/2 Fish)
Solomon Islands Leaf Frog (Cornufer guentheri)

I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood (4/4 Monitor Lizards, 2/2 Geckos, 1/1 Agamids, 10/10 Venomous Snakes, 3/3 Pythons, 2/4 Crocogharials, 35 Turtoises)
Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
White-Throated Monitor Lizard (Varanus albigularis)
Spiny-Tailed Monitor Lizard (Varanus acanthurus)
Reticulated Python (Broghammerus reticulatus)
Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
Madagascar Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)
Home's Hinge-Backed Tortoise (Kinixys homeana)
Black Breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri)

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt (15/15) Complete!
Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)

The Rio Challenge (8/8) Complete!
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
Blue-Throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)

The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)

Hall of Champions (3/10)
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3) Complete!
White-Bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)

Completed Challenges (12/29)
Check Your Feeders
One-Zoo Wonder
Pinni-Party
Thylo's Top 20
Second Chance Red List
Sea Shepherds
River Giants
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
Carnivore Carnival
Don't Turn on the Lights
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
The Rio Challenge
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter

In-Progress (16/29)
Penguimonium
Fly The Coop
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Let That Ruminate
Asian Songbird Challenge
Small But Will Fight
See, Don't Touch
Don't You Forget About Me
Native Species
Embrace the ABC's
Island Hoppers
I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood
The Unbearable Challenge
Hall of Champions
Let's Give This Another Go

Haven't Started Yet (1/29)
Thylo's Bonus Challenge

Boy, do I have a story to tell about Bona Fide Rarity Hunter! @ifesbob and I missed the pangolin on our first go through Habitat Africa: the Forest. We decided to catch it on the way out, but we didn't see it there, either. We were about to give up... then the bucket in the habitat breathed. The pangolin was asleep in the bucket, but we couldn't see them. What did we do? The only sensible thing anyone would do: stare at a bucket of paper shavings in the dark for 45 minutes until the pangolin woke up, of course! We waited until the buildings were about to close, and then... the pangolin woke up! They even stuck out their tongue!
Anyways, I'm exhausted. I've got to get up early tomorrow for the ride back to Madison...
...but not without two more zoo visits on the way! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!!
 
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