What animals does The USA have while all other countries don't?

Evirapo

Evirapo

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Which animals do US zoos have that are not kept anywhere else outside the species' native range?

All I can think is Brown-throated sloth and platypus.



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PossumRoach said:
I am not the person to say this but I believe you should have spent a few minutes controlling and rephrasing your post before sounding as if you are claiming that platypus and brown-throated sloth are not kept at Australia and South America respectively.
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I mean exotic animals
 
Antillean Manatee asfaik is only kept in Dallas World Aquarium outside it's range, the same place as the previously mentioned Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth, and while off-exhibit for breeding, DWA also has Crested and Resplendent Quetzals which is also not found outside their range.
 
King of Komodo Dragons said:
Antillean Manatee asfaik is only kept in Dallas World Aquarium outside it's range, the same place as the previously mentioned Brown-Throated Three-Toed Sloth, and while off-exhibit for breeding, DWA also has Crested and Resplendent Quetzals which is also not found outside their range.
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The sloth is currently off?!
 
Evirapo said:
The sloth is currently off?!
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No, the quetzals are off-exhibit for breeding, reread the post.

As for the original question, there's a bunch of New World Species found nowhere else outside their native range in the US but other than that there's (I think?) Black footed cats. The US does very well when it comes to reptiles but less well with birds in general, though DWA has a whole list of South American birds found nowhere else in captive outside native range.
 
amur leopard said:
other than that there's (I think?) Black footed cats.
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This is a surprise, given how they’re somewhat common and how well they seem to do within the US. They aren’t exactly infamous for their specialized care needs like the sloth or platypus, and it seems like at least a few European zoos kept them in the past. So what’s the reason here, were they just deprioritized or is there actually something that causes them to struggle in other regions?
 
There is only 0.1 Allen's Swamp Monkey at a zoo in Poland, otherwise the species is only kept in US Zoos
 
Californian condor, Massai giraffe, South-central black rhinoceros.

(Also more okapis (around 120) than Europe (around 70), and I think more Indian rhinoceroses (~85 vs. ~65 for Europe). More Eastern bongos, than Europe? More koalas, more Malayan tigers, more orcas, more Matschie's tree kangaroos.)
 
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Likewise, black-footed ferret is also in Canada (Toronto). Which US zoos have confirmed south-central black rhinos? And are there Panamanian golden frog holders outside the US and Panama?
 
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