Snowleopard's Mammals: A Lifetime List of Species Mammalian and Non-Mammalian
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Even though these small South American cats all look a little like each other, I've seen Ocelots in 49 zoos, Geoffroy's Cats in 8 zoos and Margays in only 7 zoos. It's obvious that the AZA decided, back in the day, to focus on a single type of small feline from the Americas. It would be interesting to note if there are currently any Margays in captivity in any Canadian or American zoos, but at least there's a number of them in Mexican collections. They've been phased out elsewhere.
1- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Margay – 2008
2- Santa Ana Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
3- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
4- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Margay – 2017
5- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Margay – 2019
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Margay – 2019
7- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – Margay – 2022
@gentle lemur
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) opened its Cat Canyon zone a half-century ago and for decades it was only felines on show in that part of the zoo. Unfortunately, it's been foxes, raccoons and porcupines along with a few cats, in the last 15 years. Here's an overview of the 4 enclosures of Cat Canyon:
And the visitor view of 2 of the 4 exhibits from ground level. I saw a Margay here in 2008 but I doubt that the zoo will ever have that species again.
Santa Ana Zoo (USA) had a single Margay when I was there in 2011:
As did Sacramento Zoo (USA) that same summer, with a Margay replacing a Geoffroy's Cat:
Feline Conservation Center (USA), known as Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in the gallery, is a now closed facility that had at least one Margay in 2017.
I was surprised to see a Margay at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands), in a densely planted exhibit:
Both photos via @vogelcommando
Here's a trio of old-fashioned enclosures at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), which held Binturong, Ratel and Margay when I was touring the zoo in the summer of 2019. Imagine the smell emanating from this section of the zoo!
@zootiger
The 7th and final time that I saw a Margay was at Randers Regnskov (Denmark) in 2022, with the small cat exhibit there set inside an imitation cave! When I first took this photo, I imagined it was an enclosure for bats.
@Joker1706
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
1- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Margay – 2008
2- Santa Ana Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
3- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
4- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Margay – 2017
5- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Margay – 2019
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Margay – 2019
7- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – Margay – 2022
@gentle lemur
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) opened its Cat Canyon zone a half-century ago and for decades it was only felines on show in that part of the zoo. Unfortunately, it's been foxes, raccoons and porcupines along with a few cats, in the last 15 years. Here's an overview of the 4 enclosures of Cat Canyon:
And the visitor view of 2 of the 4 exhibits from ground level. I saw a Margay here in 2008 but I doubt that the zoo will ever have that species again.
Santa Ana Zoo (USA) had a single Margay when I was there in 2011:
As did Sacramento Zoo (USA) that same summer, with a Margay replacing a Geoffroy's Cat:
Feline Conservation Center (USA), known as Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in the gallery, is a now closed facility that had at least one Margay in 2017.
I was surprised to see a Margay at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands), in a densely planted exhibit:
Both photos via @vogelcommando
Here's a trio of old-fashioned enclosures at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), which held Binturong, Ratel and Margay when I was touring the zoo in the summer of 2019. Imagine the smell emanating from this section of the zoo!
@zootiger
The 7th and final time that I saw a Margay was at Randers Regnskov (Denmark) in 2022, with the small cat exhibit there set inside an imitation cave! When I first took this photo, I imagined it was an enclosure for bats.
@Joker1706
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
As I understand Margay are fairly common in Latin American zoos. I saw them at ZooAve in Costa Rica. That facility in fact kept both Ocelot and Margay, which I found interesting given how similar the two species are.
Afaik, the only facility in the US with margays is the Center for Animal Research & Education (or CARE) in Texas which holds (1.1) cats named Luey and Juno.
I've seen Jaguarundi at 5 zoos. Here's another small cat species that has been phased out of American zoos to the point where there's practically none left. In Europe things look much better, with Zootierliste indicating there's at least 25-30 zoos with Jaguarundis and that includes 7 in France.
1- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Jaguarundi – 2008
2- Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) – Jaguarundi – 2008
3- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Jaguarundi – 2017 (also had Jaguar)
4- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) - Jaguarundi – 2019 (also had Jaguar)
5- Krefeld Zoo (Germany) – Jaguarundi – 2019 (also had Jaguar)
@Jakub
As mentioned in yesterday's post on Margays, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) used to have all felines in its Cat Canyon set of 4 exhibits. A typical sandstone, rocky backdrop was home to a Jaguarundi when I was first at this zoo in 2008.
I spent 10 weeks in Trinidad in late 2008 and made a stop at the Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) during that time. They had a single Jaguarundi in a small, bare pair of enclosures:
Feline Conservation Center (USA), Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in the gallery, had two Jaguarundi exhibits when I was there in 2017. Both were very disappointing.
It wasn't difficult spotting a Jaguarundi there as the two small cages offered up very little hiding or climbing opportunities.
I saw two Jaguarundis at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019:
@gulogulogulo
And the 5th and final time I saw a Jaguarundi was at Krefeld Zoo (Germany) that same month.
@Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
@robreintjes
@Maguari
There are two 'morphs' when it comes to the colour of Jaguarundis, with a reddish tone or a darker grey tone. Here's a red-looking kitten:
@Arizona Docent
And a much darker specimen:
@carlos55
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
1- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Jaguarundi – 2008
2- Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) – Jaguarundi – 2008
3- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Jaguarundi – 2017 (also had Jaguar)
4- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) - Jaguarundi – 2019 (also had Jaguar)
5- Krefeld Zoo (Germany) – Jaguarundi – 2019 (also had Jaguar)
@Jakub
As mentioned in yesterday's post on Margays, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) used to have all felines in its Cat Canyon set of 4 exhibits. A typical sandstone, rocky backdrop was home to a Jaguarundi when I was first at this zoo in 2008.
I spent 10 weeks in Trinidad in late 2008 and made a stop at the Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) during that time. They had a single Jaguarundi in a small, bare pair of enclosures:
Feline Conservation Center (USA), Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in the gallery, had two Jaguarundi exhibits when I was there in 2017. Both were very disappointing.
It wasn't difficult spotting a Jaguarundi there as the two small cages offered up very little hiding or climbing opportunities.
I saw two Jaguarundis at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019:
@gulogulogulo
And the 5th and final time I saw a Jaguarundi was at Krefeld Zoo (Germany) that same month.
@Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
@robreintjes
@Maguari
There are two 'morphs' when it comes to the colour of Jaguarundis, with a reddish tone or a darker grey tone. Here's a red-looking kitten:
@Arizona Docent
And a much darker specimen:
@carlos55
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
This is a species I've seen both at the Belize Zoo and in the wild, which was a really cool experience.
Even though these small South American cats all look a little like each other, I've seen Ocelots in 49 zoos, Geoffroy's Cats in 8 zoos and Margays in only 7 zoos. It's obvious that the AZA decided, back in the day, to focus on a single type of small feline from the Americas. It would be interesting to note if there are currently any Margays in captivity in any Canadian or American zoos, but at least there's a number of them in Mexican collections. They've been phased out elsewhere.
1- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Margay – 2008
2- Santa Ana Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
3- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Margay – 2011
4- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Margay – 2017
5- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Margay – 2019
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Margay – 2019
7- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – Margay – 2022
@gentle lemur
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) opened its Cat Canyon zone a half-century ago and for decades it was only felines on show in that part of the zoo. Unfortunately, it's been foxes, raccoons and porcupines along with a few cats, in the last 15 years. Here's an overview of the 4 enclosures of Cat Canyon:
And the visitor view of 2 of the 4 exhibits from ground level. I saw a Margay here in 2008 but I doubt that the zoo will ever have that species again.
Santa Ana Zoo (USA) had a single Margay when I was there in 2011:
As did Sacramento Zoo (USA) that same summer, with a Margay replacing a Geoffroy's Cat:
Feline Conservation Center (USA), known as Exotic Feline Breeding Compound in the gallery, is a now closed facility that had at least one Margay in 2017.
I was surprised to see a Margay at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands), in a densely planted exhibit:
Both photos via @vogelcommando
Here's a trio of old-fashioned enclosures at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), which held Binturong, Ratel and Margay when I was touring the zoo in the summer of 2019. Imagine the smell emanating from this section of the zoo!
@zootiger
The 7th and final time that I saw a Margay was at Randers Regnskov (Denmark) in 2022, with the small cat exhibit there set inside an imitation cave! When I first took this photo, I imagined it was an enclosure for bats.
@Joker1706
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Belize Zoo might have the best margay exhibit in the world:
This exhibit was massive (larger than some I've seen for leopards!), lushly planted, lots of climbing opportunities, and simply all-around excellent. I'd probably choose this to be the best Felinae exhibit I've ever seen, and it's the only place I've ever seen a margay.
The reddish form was sometimes classified as a separate species, the eyra, sometimes called Felis eyra.
I was at some places in Costa Rica that were supposedly fairly reliable for wild Jaguarundis but I dipped on them. I still haven't seen them in captivity, either.This is a species I've seen both at the Belize Zoo and in the wild, which was a really cool experience.
Belize Zoo might have the best margay exhibit in the world:
This exhibit was massive (larger than some I've seen for leopards!), lushly planted, lots of climbing opportunities, and simply all-around excellent. I'd probably choose this to be the best Felinae exhibit I've ever seen, and it's the only place I've ever seen a margay.
Did you actually get to see a Margay in that enclosure?
Yes! It was hanging out in the very back of the enclosure, and not in a spot I could take a good photograph, but I definitely saw one. Belize Zoo until recently was home to all five of Belize's native cat species, although they are currently without an ocelot. I saw all four species present, however (margay, jaguarundi, puma, and jaguar- at least three exhibits).
We are close to finishing off my list of felines and the latest entry has Asian Golden Cats, which I've seen at only 4 zoos. Photos are at a premium for these cats, as they are incredibly rare in captivity outside of Asian zoos.
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 2008
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
4- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
I was born in 1975 and up until 1986 I visited the Alberta Game Farm (which changed its name to Polar Park) on countless occasions. That zoo had Asian Golden Cats for many years and I didn't see the species again until 2008 at the privately-run Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada). This facility was very proud of their solitary male feline, labeled as a Temminck's Golden Cat, and here are my two photos of him.
Flash-forward to the summer of 2019 and I saw two more zoos with Asian Golden Cats. The first was Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), where I spotted one individual even though there was a sign stating that the zoo had 4 specimens.
Here's an image of an Asian Golden Cat at Wuppertal Zoo in September 2023:
@amur leopard
And another from late 2018:
@twilighter
@Maguari
@Maguari
Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) had two exhibits for Asian Golden Cats when I was there in 2019. Here are some Munster Zoo specimens:
@Neva
@Sneeuwpanter
There's also a different colour 'morph' of the Asian Golden Cat, with an Ocelot-like coat:
@Himimomi
I've never seen an African Golden Cat, but they are just as stunning. Add one to my bucket list!
@Giant Eland
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 2008
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
4- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
I was born in 1975 and up until 1986 I visited the Alberta Game Farm (which changed its name to Polar Park) on countless occasions. That zoo had Asian Golden Cats for many years and I didn't see the species again until 2008 at the privately-run Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada). This facility was very proud of their solitary male feline, labeled as a Temminck's Golden Cat, and here are my two photos of him.
Flash-forward to the summer of 2019 and I saw two more zoos with Asian Golden Cats. The first was Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), where I spotted one individual even though there was a sign stating that the zoo had 4 specimens.
Here's an image of an Asian Golden Cat at Wuppertal Zoo in September 2023:
@amur leopard
And another from late 2018:
@twilighter
@Maguari
@Maguari
Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) had two exhibits for Asian Golden Cats when I was there in 2019. Here are some Munster Zoo specimens:
@Neva
@Sneeuwpanter
There's also a different colour 'morph' of the Asian Golden Cat, with an Ocelot-like coat:
@Himimomi
I've never seen an African Golden Cat, but they are just as stunning. Add one to my bucket list!
@Giant Eland
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
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When did Mountain View Conservation Centre close down?We are close to finishing off my list of felines and the latest entry has Asian Golden Cats, which I've seen at only 4 zoos. Photos are at a premium for these cats, as they are incredibly rare in captivity outside of Asian zoos.
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Asian Golden Cat – 2008
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
4- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Asian Golden Cat – 2019
I was born in 1975 and up until 1986 I visited the Alberta Game Farm (which changed its name to Polar Park) on countless occasions. That zoo had Asian Golden Cats for many years and I didn't see the species again until 2008 at the privately-run Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada). This facility was very proud of their solitary male feline, labeled as a Temminck's Golden Cat, and here are my two photos of him.
Flash-forward to the summer of 2019 and I saw two more zoos with Asian Golden Cats. The first was Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), where I spotted one individual even though there was a sign stating that the zoo had 4 specimens.
Here's an image of an Asian Golden Cat at Wuppertal Zoo in September 2023:
@amur leopard
And another from late 2018:
@twilighter
@Maguari
@Maguari
Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) had two exhibits for Asian Golden Cats when I was there in 2019. Here are some Munster Zoo specimens:
@Neva
@Sneeuwpanter
There's also a different colour 'morph' of the Asian Golden Cat, with an Ocelot-like coat:
@Himimomi
I've never seen an African Golden Cat, but they are just as stunning. Add one to my bucket list!
@Giant Eland
Felidae:
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
What a collection this place had back in the day! A few rare species: Mountain Tapir, Asian Golden Cat, Rusty-spotted Cat, Aardwolf, Brown Hyena, Sitatunga, Vicuna (unheard of in North American zoos at that time), Vancouver Island Marmot, Northern Spotted Owl, etc. They had a massive pack of 35 African Wild Dogs when I was there in 2008 and even an Indian Rhino. But they ended up having a lot of bad press due to the death of a Giraffe and many employee issues and got rid of all their exotics a couple of years later.
Here's an article from 2016:
Mountain View morphs into new group - Langley Advance Times
An article about the Giraffe death from 2010:
No charges for private zoo accused of neglect
What felines are left? Let's take a look at FOUR species. Here we go:
I've seen Leopard Cats at 3 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 2008
3- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Leopard Cat – 2019
@TNT
One of those zoos was a heck of a long time ago and is now closed down, the second is also no longer functional in terms of exotic animals, and the third is Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) and here is the exhibit for what was labeled as an 'Asian Leopard Cat':
And here's an image courtesy of @KevinB of the actual specimen:
I've seen Jungle Cats at only 2 zoos, even though they are common in the pet trade:
1- Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2015
2- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2017
@Moorhunhe
The privately-owned Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) had a Jungle Cat exhibit when I was there in 2015. You can see two cats in this photo and the exhibit was puny. That tiny door on the left is access to a 4-foot long holding cage and not any additional space for the cats.
And here's a typically small, functional cage for Jungle Cats at the now closed Feline Conservation Center (USA) in 2017:
I've seen Rusty-spotted Cats at 2 zoos:
1- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Rusty-spotted Cat – 2008
2- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) - Rusty-spotted Cat – 2019
@hmb_zoo
My solitary image from the now closed Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada):
The only other time was at Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) and here's a specimen from that famous European zoo.
@Goura
The Frankfurt exhibit is an excellent one:
@Philipine eagle
And, finally, I've seen a Southern Tigrina (Leopardus guttulus), also known as Southern Oncilla, at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019.
1- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – Southern Tigrina – 2019
The zoo had three exhibits for this extremely rare species and I saw the one specimen during my visit.
@FunkyGibbon
@ralph
Felidae: 28 TOTAL SPECIES
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
Leopard Cats - 3 zoos
Jungle Cats - 2 zoos
Rusty-spotted Cats - 2 zoos
Southern Tigrinas - 1 zoo
It would take a big South American zoo trip to add a significant number of feline species to my all-time total. The various Colocolos, Oncillas and even a Kodkod or Andean Mountain Cat would mean that a South American trek would add anywhere from 6 to 9 new cat species in one fell swoop. But how many of those felines are even in captivity these days?
I've seen Leopard Cats at 3 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 2008
3- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Leopard Cat – 2019
@TNT
One of those zoos was a heck of a long time ago and is now closed down, the second is also no longer functional in terms of exotic animals, and the third is Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) and here is the exhibit for what was labeled as an 'Asian Leopard Cat':
And here's an image courtesy of @KevinB of the actual specimen:
I've seen Jungle Cats at only 2 zoos, even though they are common in the pet trade:
1- Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2015
2- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2017
@Moorhunhe
The privately-owned Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) had a Jungle Cat exhibit when I was there in 2015. You can see two cats in this photo and the exhibit was puny. That tiny door on the left is access to a 4-foot long holding cage and not any additional space for the cats.
And here's a typically small, functional cage for Jungle Cats at the now closed Feline Conservation Center (USA) in 2017:
I've seen Rusty-spotted Cats at 2 zoos:
1- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Rusty-spotted Cat – 2008
2- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) - Rusty-spotted Cat – 2019
@hmb_zoo
My solitary image from the now closed Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada):
The only other time was at Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) and here's a specimen from that famous European zoo.
@Goura
The Frankfurt exhibit is an excellent one:
@Philipine eagle
And, finally, I've seen a Southern Tigrina (Leopardus guttulus), also known as Southern Oncilla, at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019.
1- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – Southern Tigrina – 2019
The zoo had three exhibits for this extremely rare species and I saw the one specimen during my visit.
@FunkyGibbon
@ralph
Felidae: 28 TOTAL SPECIES
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
Leopard Cats - 3 zoos
Jungle Cats - 2 zoos
Rusty-spotted Cats - 2 zoos
Southern Tigrinas - 1 zoo
It would take a big South American zoo trip to add a significant number of feline species to my all-time total. The various Colocolos, Oncillas and even a Kodkod or Andean Mountain Cat would mean that a South American trek would add anywhere from 6 to 9 new cat species in one fell swoop. But how many of those felines are even in captivity these days?
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Nile Hippo Expert
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Some of these species that are very obsolete in zoos I didn’t even know that they existed despite being a longtime zoo enthusiast probably because of how rare they are!What felines are left? Let's take a look at FOUR species. Here we go:
I've seen Leopard Cats at 3 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 1975
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Leopard Cat – 2008
3- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Leopard Cat – 2019
@TNT
One of those zoos was a heck of a long time ago and is now closed down, the second is also no longer functional in terms of exotic animals, and the third is Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) and here is the exhibit for what was labeled as an 'Asian Leopard Cat':
And here's an image courtesy of @KevinB of the actual specimen:
I've seen Jungle Cats at only 2 zoos, even though they are common in the pet trade:
1- Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2015
2- Feline Conservation Center (USA) – Jungle Cat – 2017
@Moorhunhe
The privately-owned Capital of Texas Zoo (USA) had a Jungle Cat exhibit when I was there in 2015. You can see two cats in this photo and the exhibit was puny. That tiny door on the left is access to a 4-foot long holding cage and not any additional space for the cats.
And here's a typically small, functional cage for Jungle Cats at the now closed Feline Conservation Center (USA) in 2017:
I've seen Rusty-spotted Cats at 2 zoos:
1- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Rusty-spotted Cat – 2008
2- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) - Rusty-spotted Cat – 2019
@hmb_zoo
My solitary image from the now closed Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada):
The only other time was at Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) and here's a specimen from that famous European zoo.
@Goura
The Frankfurt exhibit is an excellent one:
@Philipine eagle
And, finally, I've seen a Southern Tigrina (Leopardus guttulus) at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019.
1- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – Southern Tigrina – 2019
The zoo had three exhibits for this extremely rare species and I saw the one specimen during my visit.
@FunkyGibbon
@ralph
Felidae: 28 total species
Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
Leopard Cats - 3 zoos
Jungle Cats - 2 zoos
Rusty-spotted Cats - 2 zoos
Southern Tigrinas - 1 zoo
It would take a big South American zoo trip to add a significant number of feline species to my all-time total. The various Colocolos, Oncillas and even a Kodkod or Andean Mountain Cat would mean that a South American trek would add anywhere from 6 to 9 new cat species in one fell swoop. But how many of those felines are even in captivity these days?
Laboratory 7
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Maybe almost obsolete in North America but not in Europe and certainly not rare either,as I've seen all 3 reasonably regularly in the last few years, although oncilla could be gone in the next ten years, the others certainly not.
Nile Hippo Expert
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Yes I meant North America.
Gibbonsagainstgravity
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On my visit to the Berlin Zoo in the summer of 2022 they had an an Oncilla, but the enclosure was empty on my visit a year later.
