ZoologicallyDepraved
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What I mean by this is what wild animal have you photographed farthest from home, or what animal is in your opinion one that stands out from other species you've photographed?
What is the most "exotic" animal you have photographed in the wild?
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ZoologicallyDepraved
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Tapirs and a lot of the South American critters are bucket list animals for me to see in the wild. That's very cool!
What does exotic mean?
I photographed a Brown Booby in Wisconsin, which is probably the rarest thing I've seen in the wild from an objective standpoint.
If you're asking the species I've literally photographed furthest from my home, that would be a Great-tailed Grackle.
The species that stand-out the most? Greater Prairie-Chicken, Brown Booby, West Indian Manatee, Roseate Spoonbill, Botta's Pocket Gopher, Gray Hawk, Rivoli's Hummingbird, to name just a few that came to my head instantly.
I photographed a Brown Booby in Wisconsin, which is probably the rarest thing I've seen in the wild from an objective standpoint.
If you're asking the species I've literally photographed furthest from my home, that would be a Great-tailed Grackle.
The species that stand-out the most? Greater Prairie-Chicken, Brown Booby, West Indian Manatee, Roseate Spoonbill, Botta's Pocket Gopher, Gray Hawk, Rivoli's Hummingbird, to name just a few that came to my head instantly.
ZoologicallyDepraved
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Quite a diverse list! When using the word "exotic" I'm talking about something that might be considered more unusual than your typical species, or maybe something that doesn't even live in your home country. An animal either with a striking appearance or features, an animal that is rare, or an animal that lives far from home.
The most exotic inverts I've photographed in the wild include a couple species of crabs, Malachite, and golden orb weaver spiders.
Easy peasy! Taken more or less over the boundary between the continental shelf and the deepwater channel in the middle of Monterey Bay, which is approximately 5,340 miles (8,600 km) from my home. The word 'exotic' is not the first word I would choose to describe a blue whale, but it certainly has a striking appearance and features too 
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cloudedleopard611
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California sea lions in San Diego. Photographing a wild marine mammal felt like a huge departure from the usual for my doubly-landlocked self.
ZoologicallyDepraved
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So many marine mammals! Cetaceans and pinnipeds are definitely a goal for me.Easy peasy! Taken more or less over the boundary between the continental shelf and the deepwater channel in the middle of Monterey Bay, which is approximately 5,340 miles (8,600 km) from my home. The word 'exotic' is not the first word I would choose to describe a blue whale, but it certainly has a striking appearance and features too
Iberian lynx, Sierra de Andujar National Park (Spain), September 18, 2010. Photographed at close range by flashlight/torch just before dawn.
A Mountain Lion at the Grand Canyon and Grey Wolves in Yellowstone. Not really exotic, but very rare to see in the wild, especially during daylight hours. (Glad you didn't specify getting a good photograph.)
HyenaHabit
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Probably a serval in the Serengeti National Park. Probably the rarest of the animals I saw there (not that they are super uncommon to see in the area).
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Dr. Wolverine
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Japanese Crested Ibis in Sado Island