Utahraptor
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the Wooly Spider monkey (Brachyteles arachnoides), i see then in the São Paulo Zoo (probably) and the curitiba zoo, if i remenber correctly only these two zoo mantain this animal.
Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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Yes I saw pygmy hog in 1981 on my first visit to Zurich Zoo; sadly, they've never been there on any of my subsequent visits.
I recently (very briefly and from a distance) saw a South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki, while on a pelagic birding trip. I do not know if this bird is rarely seen or not but based on the reactions of the more intense birders on the boat, I'd suspect it is.
Edit: I don't know how I forgot this, but this previous summer I also saw a Temmick's ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii. Although I once again do not know whether or not this is a rarity for ZooChatters, though I suspect it is.
Edit v2: On the subject of my summer South Africa trip, I saw wild African leopards, Panthera pardus pardus. While I doubt this is not a rarity subspecies, I would assume seeing not one but two wild individuals (within half an hour of each other) is uncommon.
Edit: I don't know how I forgot this, but this previous summer I also saw a Temmick's ground pangolin, Smutsia temminckii. Although I once again do not know whether or not this is a rarity for ZooChatters, though I suspect it is.
Edit v2: On the subject of my summer South Africa trip, I saw wild African leopards, Panthera pardus pardus. While I doubt this is not a rarity subspecies, I would assume seeing not one but two wild individuals (within half an hour of each other) is uncommon.
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South Polar Skua and Temmick's Pangolin for sure qualify. I wouldn't be surprised if you were the only ZooChatter to have seen the latter.
They're so cute, I used to see them quite regularly when I lived in Idaho. Also the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium used to keep one in the Children's Zoo several years ago.
I was fortunate to see one in South Africa as well, but not two. I also saw great whites on that trip.
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I saw those at ZooTampa too, FWIW they went back to the private breeder earlier this year.
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While certainly uncommon in aquariums, the GA is immensely popular so more than a few zoochatters have seen it, not to mention the captive specimens in Asia. So an incredible animal....but probably not rare enough for the thread. GA also keeps some of the only tiger and great hammerhead sharks in the states.
Northwestern Wolf
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I don't know whether any of these are "Rare" but here they go:
1. Himalayan Goral ( in the wild as well as captivity)
2. Four-Horned Antelope
3. Nepal Gray Langur ( Rare? Saw this one in the wild as well around a hundred)
4. Himalayan Palm Civet ( Rare?)
5. Jungle Cat
6. Dusky Eagle Owl
7. Indian Pond Heron ( I doubt this is rare. You can literally see this species in every crop field you go)
8. Chukar Partridge
9. Himalayan Griffon
10. Indian Rock Python
No idea whether any of these are actually classified as "rare".
1. Himalayan Goral ( in the wild as well as captivity)
2. Four-Horned Antelope
3. Nepal Gray Langur ( Rare? Saw this one in the wild as well around a hundred)
4. Himalayan Palm Civet ( Rare?)
5. Jungle Cat
6. Dusky Eagle Owl
7. Indian Pond Heron ( I doubt this is rare. You can literally see this species in every crop field you go)
8. Chukar Partridge
9. Himalayan Griffon
10. Indian Rock Python
No idea whether any of these are actually classified as "rare".
Some of these, such as Himalayan Palm Civet, would be considered rarely seen by ZooChatters. Others are actually quite common - I doubt there are very many ZooChatters who haven't seen a Chukar, for instance.
I think you may be over estimating that - they're not that common in NA zoos at least. I've not seen one for a start.
Not super common in zoos but still present. They're not rare in pet stores. They're introduced in many parts of the world and commonly released birds in many others. They're not an uncommon zoo animal in Europe. Certainly not everyone will have seen one of course, but I fell like it's probably most people.
Nile Hippo Expert
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I saw a protozoan through a microscope many years ago! You all probably just haven't noticed any because they are about 1/5000th to 1/50th of an inch!
Protists aren't animals.
Five in NA, per your thread and primarily tiny ones at that. Present yes - but not at places a lot of people are going to be visiting for the most part.
Maybe in your area - not here on the Pacific Coast, to my knowledge. Literally never heard of them in a pet store, though I'm not entirely surprised.
True, but not always readily visible.
As might be expected, given they're native.
I still disagree it's most people. Particularly as far as the NA continent is concerned.
Not technically an animal, as they belong to kingdom Protista. Also isn't a standard high-school and college biology experiment to look at protozoa under a microscope?