Are These in Captivity? #2

dillotest0 said:
Arctic hare
None in the sense of Lepus arcticus. However Lepus timidus, the mountain hare, is sometimes called the 'Eurasian Arctic Hare' - and is present in several German and Russian zoos - as well as one zoo in the Czech Republic and Denmark each.
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I recall that it was this one that made me have interesting thoughts - why are rabbits so unrepresented in captivity anyways...
That is not to say they are uncommon zoo animals. Many zoos have rabbits because many zoos have petting corners/childrens' farms. But inevitably these are all domestic rabbits...
But then artificial diversity is created. Zoos can have lop-eared rabbits, they can have massive Flemish rabbits. And the public is all the happier to see and pet these rabbits.
I do think wild rabbits would make an interesting exhibit... but they are not great for a display animal.
 
dillotest0 said:
I recall that it was this one that made me have interesting thoughts - why are rabbits so unrepresented in captivity anyways...
That is not to say they are uncommon zoo animals. Many zoos have rabbits because many zoos have petting corners/childrens' farms. But inevitably these are all domestic rabbits...
But then artificial diversity is created. Zoos can have lop-eared rabbits, they can have massive Flemish rabbits. And the public is all the happier to see and pet these rabbits.
I do think wild rabbits would make an interesting exhibit... but they are not great for a display animal.
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I think hares and bunnies would work wonderfully in the right conditions both pleasing to the animals welfare and guest welfare. I’m pretty sure there are a lot of bunnies (please excuse my use of that word, in place for rabbits) hares you could name that aren’t in zoos. But I think hare and rabbit exhibits could help endangered ones if that one hare in mexico I believe that’s lost, and it could be bred in ex situ. Just like the anami.
 
Hello. I'll answer some questions you guys might have about Brazilian natives, specially endemics.

Alcatrazes tree frog:
I'm almost 100% sure São Paulo zoo is the only zoo to have them on display.

Golden lancehead:
I believe Projeto Selva Viva (Taubaté) and Sorocaba zoo have one each, while São Paulo zoo and Instituto Butantan hold quite a few.

Northeastern and Southeastern maned sloths:
No maned sloths of either species are currently in captivity.

Bahia porcupine and Santa Catarina guinea pig:
I'm quite sure none of either species are currently in captivty.

Northern and Southern muriquis:
No Northern muriquis are currently in captivity. The last one died a couple of years ago at Belo Horizonte zoo.
Southern muriquis, on the other hand, can be seen at quite a few places: Centro de Primatologia do Rio de Janeiro (not open for visits, I believve), São Paulo zoo, Sorocaba zoo, Curitiba zoo and Passeio Público de Curitiba.

Short-eared dog:
None in captivity that I know of.
 
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hello again, sorry if these species have been asked about before, but are these species held in the US, and if not, anywhere?
any woolly monkey species
mountain tapir
viscacha
culpeo
andean flamingo
andean hairy armadillo
rio mayo titi monkey
painted stork
leopard cat
philippine eagle
draco lizard or flying snake
 
pichu said:
hello again, sorry if these species have been asked about before, but are these species held in the US, and if not, anywhere?
any woolly monkey species
mountain tapir
viscacha
culpeo
andean flamingo
andean hairy armadillo
rio mayo titi monkey
painted stork
leopard cat
philippine eagle
draco lizard or flying snake
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Woolly Monkey
Louisville as of '22. A few in Europe, as I have seen them at Vincennes. And also Quito Zoo in Ecuador.
Viscacha
None that I know of in USA; but several plains viscacha in Europe - including Zurich. The last mountain viscacha holds on at Schonebeck... for the time being.
Culpeo
In Peru - Parque de las Leyandas, and possibly also Parque Zoologico Huachipa.
Andean Flamingo
Only to my knowledge in Europe - a few at Berlin Zoo and one at Slimbridge, who is named 'Mr. James'.
Andean Hairy Armadillo
Huachipa had as of 2019
Rio Mayo Titi Monkey
Parque Zoologico Huachipa as of 2019... not sure if it's still there.
Painted Stork
Possibly Zoo Miami. A few zoos in Europe and Asia [including River Wonders in Singapore] have the species.
Leopard Cat
I wouldn't be surprised if this species exists in the private trade in the US... Several zoos in Europe and I think Asia hold this species, which I saw at Parc des Felins.
Philippine Eagle
Bird Paradise in Singapore.
Draco Lizard
None to my knowledge.
Flying Snake
Singapore Zoo has the Garden Flying Snake, according to Zooterliste.
 
pichu said:
hello again, sorry if these species have been asked about before, but are these species held in the US, and if not, anywhere?
any woolly monkey species
mountain tapir
viscacha
culpeo
andean flamingo
andean hairy armadillo
rio mayo titi monkey
painted stork
leopard cat
philippine eagle
draco lizard or flying snake
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A few collection in the US keep Ornate Flying Snake, off the top of my head I know Brookfield and Toledo do, I am sure there are others.

Mainland Leopard Cat can be found in the private trade in the US. The only places I know of that have them on public display are Amazing Animals, Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory, Exotic Feline Rescue Center (IN), and Twin Pine Farm.

Bronx and Miami both have Painted Stork.

Los Angeles in the only holder of Mountain Tapir left in the US.

Louisville should still have woolly monkey.

None of the rest of the species you've mentioned are in the US, although there were talks of importing Philippine Eagle a few years ago.
 
dillotest0 said:
Woolly Monkey
Louisville as of '22. A few in Europe, as I have seen them at Vincennes. And also Quito Zoo in Ecuador.
Viscacha
None that I know of in USA; but several plains viscacha in Europe - including Zurich. The last mountain viscacha holds on at Schonebeck... for the time being.
Culpeo
In Peru - Parque de las Leyandas, and possibly also Parque Zoologico Huachipa.
Andean Flamingo
Only to my knowledge in Europe - a few at Berlin Zoo and one at Slimbridge, who is named 'Mr. James'.
Andean Hairy Armadillo
Huachipa had as of 2019
Rio Mayo Titi Monkey
Parque Zoologico Huachipa as of 2019... not sure if it's still there.
Painted Stork
Possibly Zoo Miami. A few zoos in Europe and Asia [including River Wonders in Singapore] have the species.
Leopard Cat
I wouldn't be surprised if this species exists in the private trade in the US... Several zoos in Europe and I think Asia hold this species, which I saw at Parc des Felins.
Philippine Eagle
Bird Paradise in Singapore.
Draco Lizard
None to my knowledge.
Flying Snake
Singapore Zoo has the Garden Flying Snake, according to Zooterliste.
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I’m suprised flying snakes and draco lizards aren’t as common.
 
birdsandbats said:
A few collection in the US keep Ornate Flying Snake, off the top of my head I know Brookfield and Toledo do, I am sure there are others.

Mainland Leopard Cat can be found in the private trade in the US. The only places I know of that have them on public display are Amazing Animals, Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory, Exotic Feline Rescue Center (IN), and Twin Pine Farm.

Bronx and Miami both have Painted Stork.

Los Angeles in the only holder of Mountain Tapir left in the US.

Louisville should still have woolly monkey.

None of the rest of the species you've mentioned are in the US, although there were talks of importing Philippine Eagle a few years ago.
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dillotest0 said:
Woolly Monkey
Louisville as of '22. A few in Europe, as I have seen them at Vincennes. And also Quito Zoo in Ecuador.
Viscacha
None that I know of in USA; but several plains viscacha in Europe - including Zurich. The last mountain viscacha holds on at Schonebeck... for the time being.
Culpeo
In Peru - Parque de las Leyandas, and possibly also Parque Zoologico Huachipa.
Andean Flamingo
Only to my knowledge in Europe - a few at Berlin Zoo and one at Slimbridge, who is named 'Mr. James'.
Andean Hairy Armadillo
Huachipa had as of 2019
Rio Mayo Titi Monkey
Parque Zoologico Huachipa as of 2019... not sure if it's still there.
Painted Stork
Possibly Zoo Miami. A few zoos in Europe and Asia [including River Wonders in Singapore] have the species.
Leopard Cat
I wouldn't be surprised if this species exists in the private trade in the US... Several zoos in Europe and I think Asia hold this species, which I saw at Parc des Felins.
Philippine Eagle
Bird Paradise in Singapore.
Draco Lizard
None to my knowledge.
Flying Snake
Singapore Zoo has the Garden Flying Snake, according to Zooterliste.
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do you know which species of woolly monkey the zoo houses?
 
birdsandbats said:
Why would they be? They basically never demonstrate their gliding behavior in captivity, so they're basically yet another small, inconspicuous arboreal reptile.
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I just expected that even if they can’t glide they’d be there just for the filler species in a reptile house, some signs showing how great it’s gliding is, and that’s all. I’ve seen exhibits with flying squirrels with basically no room to glide.
 
Coral and seastars said:
I just expected that even if they can’t glide they’d be there just for the filler species in a reptile house, some signs showing how great it’s gliding is, and that’s all. I’ve seen exhibits with flying squirrels with basically no room to glide.
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Flying squirrels (and ecologically equivalent marsupials such as Feathertail Gilders) will readily show off their gliding skills if kept in a nocturnal exhibit and given space to do so.
 
birdsandbats said:
Flying squirrels (and ecologically equivalent marsupials such as Feathertail Gilders) will readily show off their gliding skills if kept in a nocturnal exhibit and given space to do so.
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Oh, thanks for informing me! Draco lizards do seem like just a lizard in captivity if they don’t glide and may just be placed in an exhibit as such, but I get why they wouldn’t exhibit them.
 
Coral and seastars said:
Oh, thanks for informing me! Draco lizards do seem like just a lizard in captivity if they don’t glide and may just be placed in an exhibit as such, but I get why they wouldn’t exhibit them.
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My understanding is Draco has generally proven difficult and not particularly rewarding to keep. They're not really rare in the wild either, so not really much reason for zoos to keep a small skittish lizard.
 
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