ZooChat Planet Zoo Global Challenge 2025

Were they public exhibiting the sable antelope, ostrich, and gembok or did you see them from afar, behind the scenes. If behind the scenes they don't count. (were any other animals exclusively seen this way?)
Chester’s heart of Africa opens later this year which means, do what you chose with this information.
 
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Shedd Aquarium - 1/28
Mammals
1. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Reptiles
1. Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)

Invertebrates
1. Amazonian Giant Centipede (Scolopendra gigantea)
Lincoln Park Zoo - 2/10

Asterisk next to common name indicates an alternative species

Mammals
2. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
3. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
4. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
5. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
6. Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
7. Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
8. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
9. Lion* (Panthera leo)
10. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
11. Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)
12. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
13. Giraffe* (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Birds
1. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Reptiles
2. Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
3. Northern Blue-Tongued Skink* (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)

Amphibians
1. Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Totals: 13 mammals, 1 bird, 3 reptiles, 1 amphibian, 1 invertebrate (19 total)
 
I couldn't really find proof of where the binturong is. What exhibit is it in? Right now, you have 25 animals, possibly 26 animals soon..

It lives in the former sun bear exhibit, although I saw it sleeping in a shelter on exhibit.
 
Challenge so far for me (by order off seeing)
(Including stuff that don't count)
Mammalia:
1) Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center
3) European Badger (Meles meles) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center -1
4) Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo + Wild several times through out the current year
5) Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
6) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
7) Domestic Donkey (Equus africanus asinus) [31/1/2025] [22/2/2025]- Drove by a random farm and saw one, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
8) Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) [3/2/2025] - Ramat Gan Safari -1
9) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) [3/2/2025] Ramat Gan Safari, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
10) Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) [3/2/2025] - Ramat Gan Safari, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
11) Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
12) Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
13) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
14) Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
15) Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
16) Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
17) Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
18) Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
19) Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
20) Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
21) Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
22) Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
23) Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
24) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
25) Northern Lion (includes WA & Asiatic Lion) (Panthera leo leo) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
26) Alpine Goat (Capra hircus) [22/2/2025] - Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
27) Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) [22/2/2025] - Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
Aves:
28) Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
29) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) [9/1/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
30) Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
31) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) [17/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Wild, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
32) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
33) African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
34) Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Reptilia:
35) Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides) [Replacement for Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard] [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
36) Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
37) Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) [9/1/2025] - Gan Hai
38) African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) [9/1/2025], [1/2/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
39) Desert Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
40) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Amphibians:
41) Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Inverts:
42) Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) - Seen Wild several times
so for now -3 point, so I'm at 39
 
Challenge so far for me (by order off seeing)
(Including stuff that don't count)
Mammalia:
1) Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center
3) European Badger (Meles meles) [4/1/2025] - "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center -1
4) Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo + Wild several times through out the current year
5) Ring Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
6) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
7) Domestic Donkey (Equus africanus asinus) [31/1/2025] [22/2/2025]- Drove by a random farm and saw one, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
8) Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) [3/2/2025] - Ramat Gan Safari -1
9) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) [3/2/2025] Ramat Gan Safari, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
10) Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) [3/2/2025] - Ramat Gan Safari, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
11) Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
12) Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
13) Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
14) Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
15) Western Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
16) Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
17) Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
18) Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
19) Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
20) Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
21) Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
22) Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
23) Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
24) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
25) Northern Lion (includes WA & Asiatic Lion) (Panthera leo leo) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
26) Alpine Goat (Capra hircus) [22/2/2025] - Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
27) Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) [22/2/2025] - Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
Aves:
28) Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
29) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) [9/1/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
30) Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] [22/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema
31) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) [17/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Wild, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
32) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
33) African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
34) Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Reptilia:
35) Common Bluetongue (Tiliqua scincoides) [Replacement for Eastern Blue-Tongued Lizard] [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
36) Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor) [9/1/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
37) Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) [9/1/2025] - Gan Hai
38) African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) [9/1/2025], [1/2/2025], [3/2/2025] - Gan Hai, "For the Wildlife" Rescue Center, Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
39) Desert Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
40) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Amphibians:
41) Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) [3/2/2025] - Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Inverts:
42) Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) - Seen Wild several times
so for now -3 point, so I'm at 39
I have you done for 37, what animal am I missing? The donkey doesn't count. It has to be an American Standard Donkey. What is the English name for Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema? All I found out was that it was a petting zoo
 
I have you done for 37, what animal am I missing? The donkey doesn't count. It has to be an American Standard Donkey. What is the English name for Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema? All I found out was that it was a petting zoo
It is a petting zoo
Can't the Donkey be used as a replacement?
 
It is a petting zoo
Can't the Donkey be used as a replacement?
For the Domestic animals, there aren't any replacements. Was the Alpine Goat an Alpine Goat or was it just another goat? What is the English name for Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema?
 
It was Alpine
And that's the name I found for it in english, it's also listed as that name on ztl
 
Update after visits to four smaller zoos;

#2 Mappa Mundia in Avonturia de Vogelkelder (31-01-2025)
34. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
35. Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)

#3 SeaLife Scheveningen (31-01-2025)
36. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
37. Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

#4 Dierenpark De Oliemeulen (14-02-2025)
38. Colombian white-faced capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus)
39. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
40. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
41. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
42. Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator)
43. Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
44. Brazilian salmon pink tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana)
45. Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)
46. Mexican red knee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii)

#5 Reptielenhuis De Aarde (14-02-2025)
47. Blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
 
For the Domestic animals, there aren't any replacements. Was the Alpine Goat an Alpine Goat or was it just another goat? What is the English name for Eretz Hazvi Zoo Elishema?
Nothing about the breed thing in the rules + there isn’t such a thing as “American standard donkey", American donkeys are many different breeds.
 
Nothing about the breed thing in the rules + there isn’t such a thing as “American standard donkey", American donkeys are many different breeds.
It has to be an American breed. The acceptable alternatives are in the provided spreadsheet link in the first post
 
It has to be an American breed. The acceptable alternatives are in the provided spreadsheet link in the first post
And no alternatives there...
And since it's not a breed and no replacements, I don't see any issue with including domestic donkeys
 
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