ZooChat Challenge Global 2024
- Thread starter ZooBinh
- Start date
Denver Zoo
19 Red Kangaroo
20 Bennett’s Wallaby
21 Tiger (Amur)
22 Fishing Cat
23 Somali Wild Ass
24 Przewalski’s Horse
25 Grevy’s Zebra
26 Gerenuk
27 Bighorn Sheep
28 Mountain Goat
29 Red Ruffed Lemur
30 Ring-tailed Lemur
31 White-headed Brown Lemur
32 Aye-aye
33 Cotton-top Tamarin
34 Emperor Tamarin
35 Golden Lion Tamarin
36 Tufted Capuchin
37 Bolivian Gray Titi
38 White-faced Saki
39 Black-handed Spider Monkey
40 Red-capped Mangabey
41 Guereza Colobus
42 African Penguin
43 Humboldt Penguin
44 Siamese Crocodile
45 Orinoco Crocodile
46 West African Dwarf Crocodile
47 Lake Titicaca Frog
48 Amazon Milk Frog
49 Vietnamese Mossy Frog
50 Splendid Tree Frog
51 Arboreal Mantella
52 Golden Mantella
53 Green Mantella
54 Boreal Toad
55 Bumblebee Toad
SeaWorld
56 Orca
57 Short-finned Pilot Whale
58 Adelie Penguin
59 Chinstrap Penguin
60 Emperor Penguin
61 Gentoo Penguin
62 King Peguin
63 Macaroni Penguin
64 Magellanic Penguin
SDZ
65 Parma Wallaby
66 Cheetah
67 Cougar
68 Jaguar
69 Lion
70 Leopard (Amur)
71 Snow Leopard
72 Serval
73 Plains Zebra
74 Speke’s Gazelle
75 Soemmerring’s Gazelle
76 Kirk’s Dik-dik
77 Blue-eyed Black Lemur
78 Red-collared Lemur
79 Guianan Squirrel Monkey
80 Allen’s Swamp Monkey
81 Black Crested Mangabey
82 DeBrazza’s Monkey
83 Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
84 Schmidt’s Red-tailed Monkey
85 Wolf’s Guenon
86 Vervet Monkey
87 Lion-tailed Macaque
88 Mandrill
89 Hamadryas Baboon
90 Gelada
91 Angolan Colobus
92 Francois Langur
93 Silvery Leaf Langur
94 Chinese Alligator
95 Gharial
96 Bornean Eared Frog
97 Waxy Monkey Treefrog
98 Asian Giant Toad
99 Dragon-headed katydid
100 Giant long-legged katydid
101 Oblong-winged katydid
102 Rhinoceros katydid
103 Eastern lubber grasshopper
104 Malaysian bush-cricket
SDZSP
105 Western Grey Kangaroo
106 Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo
107 Sand Cat
108 Mountain Zebra
109 Southern Pudu
110 Barasingha
111 Bactrian Deer (Central Asian Red Deer C. hanglu)
112 Barbary Deer (Red Deer C. elaphus)
113 Sambar
114 Eld’s Deer
115 Springbok
116 Blackbuck
117 Red-fronted Gazelle
118 Thomson’s Gazelle
119 Slender-horned Gazelle
120 Impala
121 Aoudad
122 Nubian Ibex
123 Urial
Birch
124 Little Blue Penguin
125 Bat Ray
Los Angeles
126 Tammar Wallaby
127 Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
128 Takin
129 Markhor
130 Crested Capuchin
131 Black Howler
132 American Alligator
133 Dwarf Caiman
134 Tomistoma
135 Blessed PDF
136 Variable PDF
137 Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
138 Sonoran Toad
OC Zoo
139 Bobcat
140 Canada Lynx
141 Ocelot
Santa Ana Zoo
142 Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
143 Titi, Dusky or Coppery?
144 Black-headed Spider Monkey
Aq Pacific
145 Red-backed PDF
146 Pacific Tree Frog
147 North American Green Toad
148 White-spotted Eagle Ray
I will not choose new zoo destinations, based on the Challenge this year and I am happy that Frogs, Fishes and Invertebrates are big part of it 
Those are animals that I am not usually keeping track of. I will still be happy to follow and share my list and experiences.
2016 was the year I first visited Berlin. Four years later in 2020 I was lucky to see San Diego and again in four years in 2024, I reached Singapore. I am very tempted to rate those Grand Slam zoo cities, but I think that they all offer unique and unforgettable experiences and I hope everyone has a chance to personally compare them.
04.02 Singapore Zoo
1.Bennett's wallaby
2.Eastern grey kangaroo
3.Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
4.Gambian pouched rat
5.Grevy's zebra
6.Nubian ibex
7.Barking deer
8.Malayan tiger
9.Southern cheetah
10.Serval
11.African lion
12.Sri Lankan leopard
13.Proboscis monkey
14.Hamadryas baboon
15.Red-cheeked gibbon
16.Colombian black spider monkey
17.White-faced Saki
18.Golden lion tamarin
19.Red ruffed lemur
20.Celebes crested macaque
21.Emperor tamarin
22.Silvery marmoset
23.Western pygmy marmoset
24.De Brazza's monkey
25.Eastern black-and-white colobus
26.L'Hoest's monkey
27.Black-and-white ruffed lemur
28.Ring-tailed lemur
29.Red-shanked douc langur
30.Cotton-top tamarin
31.Black-and-gold howler monkey
32.Red-capped mangabey
33.African penguin
34.False gharial
35.Indian gharial
36.Siamese crocodile
37.Saltwater crocodile
38.Vietnamese mossy frog
39.Dyeing poison frog
40.Golden poison frog
41.Amazon milk frog
42.Golden mantella
43.Black-legged poison frog
Those are animals that I am not usually keeping track of. I will still be happy to follow and share my list and experiences.2016 was the year I first visited Berlin. Four years later in 2020 I was lucky to see San Diego and again in four years in 2024, I reached Singapore. I am very tempted to rate those Grand Slam zoo cities, but I think that they all offer unique and unforgettable experiences and I hope everyone has a chance to personally compare them.
04.02 Singapore Zoo
1.Bennett's wallaby
2.Eastern grey kangaroo
3.Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
4.Gambian pouched rat
5.Grevy's zebra
6.Nubian ibex
7.Barking deer
8.Malayan tiger
9.Southern cheetah
10.Serval
11.African lion
12.Sri Lankan leopard
13.Proboscis monkey
14.Hamadryas baboon
15.Red-cheeked gibbon
16.Colombian black spider monkey
17.White-faced Saki
18.Golden lion tamarin
19.Red ruffed lemur
20.Celebes crested macaque
21.Emperor tamarin
22.Silvery marmoset
23.Western pygmy marmoset
24.De Brazza's monkey
25.Eastern black-and-white colobus
26.L'Hoest's monkey
27.Black-and-white ruffed lemur
28.Ring-tailed lemur
29.Red-shanked douc langur
30.Cotton-top tamarin
31.Black-and-gold howler monkey
32.Red-capped mangabey
33.African penguin
34.False gharial
35.Indian gharial
36.Siamese crocodile
37.Saltwater crocodile
38.Vietnamese mossy frog
39.Dyeing poison frog
40.Golden poison frog
41.Amazon milk frog
42.Golden mantella
43.Black-legged poison frog
I will not choose new zoo destinations, based on the Challenge this year and I am happy that Frogs, Fishes and Invertebrates are big part of it
2016 was the year I first visited Berlin. Four years later in 2020 I was lucky to see San Diego and again in four years in 2024, I reached Singapore. I am very tempted to rate those Grand Slam zoo cities, but I think that they all offer unique and unforgettable experiences and I hope everyone has a chance to personally compare them.
04.02 Singapore Zoo
1.Bennett's wallaby
2.Eastern grey kangaroo
3.Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo
4.Gambian pouched rat
5.Grevy's zebra
6.Nubian ibex
7.Barking deer
8.Malayan tiger
9.Southern cheetah
10.Serval
11.African lion
12.Sri Lankan leopard
13.Proboscis monkey
14.Hamadryas baboon
15.Red-cheeked gibbon
16.Colombian black spider monkey
17.White-faced Saki
18.Golden lion tamarin
19.Red ruffed lemur
20.Celebes crested macaque
21.Emperor tamarin
22.Silvery marmoset
23.Western pygmy marmoset
24.De Brazza's monkey
25.Eastern black-and-white colobus
26.L'Hoest's monkey
27.Black-and-white ruffed lemur
28.Ring-tailed lemur
29.Red-shanked douc langur
30.Cotton-top tamarin
31.Black-and-gold howler monkey
32.Red-capped mangabey
33.African penguin
34.False gharial
35.Indian gharial
36.Siamese crocodile
37.Saltwater crocodile
38.Vietnamese mossy frog
39.Dyeing poison frog
40.Golden poison frog
41.Amazon milk frog
42.Golden mantella
43.Black-legged poison frog
03.02 Bird Paradise
44. Antarctic gentoo penguin
45. Humboldt penguin
46. King penguin
47. Northern rockhopper penguin
06.02 Melaka zoo
48. Sumatran Serow
49. Bawean dear
50. Barasinga
51. Chital
52. Sambar
53. Mandril
54. White handed gibbon
55. Agile gibbon
56. Mueller's gibbon
07.02 Night Safari
57. Sugar Glider
58. Western woylie
59. Fishing cat
60. Indochinese clouded leopard
61. Leopard cat
62. Senegal bushbaby
63. Tajik markhor
64. Bharal
65. Myanmar thamin
66. Grey-handed Night Monkey
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CarnotaurusSastrei
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Brookfield Zoo - 2/10/24
Mammals
16. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus)
17. Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul)
18. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
19. Arabian Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
20. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris)
21. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
22. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
23. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
24. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
25. Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
26. Schmidt's Red-Tailed Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
27. Angola Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
28. Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
29. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
30. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Birds
4. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Amphibians
5. Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
6. Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)
7. Lake Titicaca Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
8. Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)
9. Blessed Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
10. Bumblebee Toad (Melanophryniscus stelzneri)
Total: Mammals (30), Birds (4), Reptiles (3), Amphibians (10), Fishes (0), Invertebrates (0)
Mammals
16. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus)
17. Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul)
18. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
19. Arabian Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
20. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris)
21. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
22. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
23. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
24. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
25. Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
26. Schmidt's Red-Tailed Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
27. Angola Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
28. Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
29. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
30. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Birds
4. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Amphibians
5. Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
6. Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)
7. Lake Titicaca Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
8. Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)
9. Blessed Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
10. Bumblebee Toad (Melanophryniscus stelzneri)
Total: Mammals (30), Birds (4), Reptiles (3), Amphibians (10), Fishes (0), Invertebrates (0)
I made my first visit to a new zoo of the year today. I can't say I was overly impressed, but it's one of the zoos closest to me I hadn't gotten to visit yet.
Seneca Park Zoo
9. Amur Tiger- Panthera tigris altaica
10. Snow Leopard- Panthera uncia
11. Canada Lynx- Lynx canadensis
12. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog- Dendrobates leucomelas
13. Panamanian Golden Frog- Atelopus zeteki
14. Bornean Eared Frog- Polypedates otilophus
I would also like to note, for transparency's sake, that I have not included Buffalo Zoo in this challenge yet since my weekly trips to the zoo for research this semester are when the zoo is closed to the public. Come April when the zoo re-opens, expect to see an update from Buffalo Zoo.
09.02 River Wonders
67.Black-capped capuchin
68.Common squirrel monkey
69.Golden-headed lion tamarin
70.Guianan bearded saki
71.Guianan red howler monkey
72.Lion-tailed macaque
73.Red-bellied tamarin
74.White tufted-ear marmoset
75.Jaguar
76.Cuvier's dwarf caiman
10.02 S.E.A. Aquarium
77. Reef manta
78. Common eagle ray
79. Javanese cownose ray
80. Indo-pacific bottlenose dolphin
Bravo presents 'The Real Tiny Zoos of Orange County'.
Orange County Zoo (Orange, CA) - 12 February, 2024:
Felidae:
137. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
138. Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (Santa Ana, CA) - 12 February, 2024:
Callitrichidae:
139. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
140. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
Cebidae:
141. Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus)
Anura:
142. Phantasmal poison-arrow frog (Epipedobates tricolor)
Forgot to go back and add one from Santa Ana, thanks for the reminder
Santa Ana Zoo
149. Phantasmal PDF
Almost certainly a coppery titi. These make their way into zoos every now and then, and there's at least one large research colony in the United States (at UC Davis). To the best of my knowledge, the only two titi species currently in the US are coppery and Bolivian grey.
I didn't know UC Davis has them; Richmond has a couple dozen. They're signed as dusky at Santa Ana, but I'm thinking the signage predates the split of dusky and coppery.
Indeed- if you were to search in Google Scholar for information on titi monkeys, and in particular their behavior or vocalizations, a significant number of the articles that come up would be on coppery titis at UC Davis (and almost all of the captive titi monkey ones). Per their website (Our Animals - California National Primate Research Center), they currently have approximately 100 coppery titis. Not quite as many as their 4,000 rhesus macaques (yes- you read that number correctly), but still quite the large research colony.
North Carolina Zoo - 02/13/2024.
Total - 16
Total - 16
- Potoroidae - 1
- Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)
- Equiidae - 1
- Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi)
- Cervidae - 1
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Antilopinae - 1
- Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
- Felidae - 5
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)
- Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
- Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
- Cheirogaleidae - 1
- Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
- Lemuridae - 1
- Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
- Crocodilia - 1
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
- Anura - 2
- Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius)
- Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)
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Neither of these species are in Antilopinae.
Oof, for some reason iNaturalist has both listed under Antilopinae, with Reduncines and Hippotragini organized as tribes, while others have all 3 as separate subfamilies. I edited my post to remove those 2 to avoid confusion, but it looks like there is disagreement on how these species should be categorized.
13.02 Sofia
81. Red kangaroo
82. Barbary sheep
83. Mishmi takin
84. Chapman's zebra
85. Red deer
86. Common fallow deer
87. Vietnamese sika deer
88. Jungle cat
89. Northern lynx
90. Snow leopard
91. Geoffroy's tufted-ear marmoset
92. Golden-handed tamarin
93. Grey Langur
94. Rhesus macaque
95. Sunda pig-tailed macaque
96. African bullfrog
I was about to include the Siamang at Sofia, but I realized that Hylobatidae is not part of the Challenge. I am sorry for the mistake, I need to remove 4 species so I am on 92.
KiwiBirb
Well-Known Member
I visited a nice small nature center in Wyckoff, New Jersey today which is home to 3 more species to add, bringing my total to a nice round 50Bronx Zoo 1.20
Today was one of the coldest days in New York in a while as the wind chills were in the teens and even single digits. Only the toughest, cold weather species can survive these harsh and cold conditions. Animals like:
18) Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
It was a cold visit, meaning that many animals were unfortunately not out, even some of the indoor species seemed to be hiding today. Luckily this means I can split my updates between visits throughout the year.
19) Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
20) Tiger (Panthera tigris)
21) Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
22) East Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
23) Slivery Lutung (Trachypithecus cristatus)
24) Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
25) Asian Yellow-spotted Climbing Toad (Rentapia hosii)
26) Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis)
27) Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
28) Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
29) Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
30) Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
31) Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)
32) Yellow-banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
33) Zimmerman’s Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabilis)
34) Pleasing Poison Frog (Ameerega bassleri)
35) Dyeing Poison Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
36) Blessed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
37) Brazilian Poison Frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)
38) Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
39) Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
40) Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii)
41) Bushy-tailed Jird (Sekeetamys calurus)
42) Pale Gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
43) Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
44) Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
45) Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
46) (Australian) Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula novaehollandiae)
47) Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
James A. McFaul Environmental Center 2.16
48) Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
49) Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)
50) American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
Had some time to kill while driving today, so decided to check out this small aquarium I've never been to before. It vastly overperformed my expectations!
VIA Aquarium
15. Anthony's Poison Dart Frog- Epipidobates anthonyi
16. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog- Dendrobates tinctoris
17. Green and Black Poison Dart Frog- Dendrobates auratus