Zoochat Challenge North America 2025

Saginaw Children's Zoo- (6/26)
62. Black Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus
63. White Faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
64. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)*

Cincinnati Zoo- (7/12)
65. Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)* Unsure if already seen
66. Garnett's Galago (Otolemur garnettii)
67. Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
68. Potto (Perodicticus potto)
69. Giant Fruit Bat (Pteropus giganteus)
70. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Toledo Zoo- (7/15)
70. Rhim Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
71.Lowland Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
72. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
73. Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
74. Francois Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
 
Nashville Zoo
74. Bontebok - Damaliscus pygargus
75. Eland - Taurotragus oryx
76. Short-tailed leaf-nosed bat - Carollia perspicillata
Bronx Zoo - August 2
77. Blackbuck - Antilope cervicapra
78. Gaur - Bos gaurus
79. Nilgai - Boselaphus tragocamelus
80. Markhor - Capra falconeri
81. Slender-horned Gazelle - Gazella leptoceros
82. Himalayan Tahr - Hemitragus jemlahicus
83. Pygmy Marmoset - Cebuella pygmaea
84. Geoffroy's Tamarin - Saguinus geoffroyi
85. Chital - Axis axis
86. Hog Deer - Axis porcinus
87. Bactrian Deer - Cervus hanglu
88. Sika Deer - Cervus nippon
89. Barasingha - Rucervus duvaucelii
90. Eld's Deer - Rucervus eldii
91. Samber Deer - Rusa unicolor
92. Asian Elephant - Elephas maximus
93. Przewalski's Horse - Equus ferus przewalskii
94. Grevy's Zebra - Equus grevyi
95. Souther Lesser Galago - Galago moholi
96. Naked Mole Rat - Heterocephalus glaber
97. Egyptian Fruit Bat - Rousettus aegyptiacus
 
Some more species from zoos I visited in the last 6 weeks. Lincoln Park Zoo was a quick visit so I missed a bunch of species but should be back later in the year.

Prospect Park Zoo
(5/24/25):
51. Geoffroy’s Tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
52. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
53. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
54. Southern Lesser Galago (Galago moholi)
55. White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
56. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
57. Dingo (Canis familiaris)

Queens Zoo (5/25/25):
58. Coyote (Canis latrans)
59. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
60. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
61. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)

Lincoln Park Zoo (6/20/25):
62. Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
63. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Fort Worth Zoo (7/4/25):
64. Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
65. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
66. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
67. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
68. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
69. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
70. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
71. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
72. Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
73. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Dallas Zoo (8/4/25):
74. Emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
75. Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)
76. De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
77. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
 
Was in Cape Cod for work and made a few visits to places mostly on my way back home to NYC. I also had to make an unexpected trip back up to the area the following weekend for work so added a few more then as well.

Only place I visited with new species for this challenge was Mystic Aquarium with all of their more uncommon pinnipeds. Gray seal was in the rescue center tank that the public can see into. Unfortunately, the spotted seals weren't on exhibit and it sounds like it has been that way for quite some time based on what one of the keepers/educators told me.

Parque Zoológico del Centenario, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis/reticulata)
3. Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
4. European Mouflon (Ovis gmelini)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
7. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
8. Red Deer (Cercus elaphus)
9. Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
10. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
11. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
12. European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
13. Wedge-capped Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
14. Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
15. Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
16. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
17. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
18. Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
19. Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)

Parque Zoológico Animaya, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
20. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
21. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
22. Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
23. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
24. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
25. Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)
26. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
27. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

La Reina Parque Zoológico y Botánico de Tizimín, Tizimín, Mexico (1/10/25)
28. Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)

Valla Zoo, Valladolid, Mexico (1/10/25)
29. Coyote (Canis latrans)
30. White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)
31. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

Zoológico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
32. Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)
33. Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
34. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
35. Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
36. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
37. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
38. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
39. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
40. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
41. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
42. Red Lechwe (Kobus leche)
43. American Bison (Bison bison)
44. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
45. Axis Deer (Axis axis)
46. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
47. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
48. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
49. Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
50. Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
51. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
52. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
53. Tonkean Black Macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
54. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
55. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
56. White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Acuario Inbursa & Acuario Interactivo, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
No species that qualify

Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
No new species that qualify.

Zoológico de San Juan de Aragon, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
57. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)
58. African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
59. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
60. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
61. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Acuario Michin CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
62. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)

Santa Barbara Zoo, California (2/4/25)
63. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
64. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
65. Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
66. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
67. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
68. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
69. Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi)

Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Sea Center, California (2/4/25)
No species that qualify.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
70. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
71. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
72. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
73. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
74. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
75. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
76. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
77. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
78. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
79. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
80. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
81. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

California Living Museum, Bakersfield, California (2/5/25)
82. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
83. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
84. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
85. (Peninsular) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
86. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
87. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
88. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
89. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
90. Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis)
91. Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
92. (Tadjik) Markhor (Capra falconeri)
93. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
94. White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
95. Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
96. Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
97. Crested Capuchin (Sapajus robustus)

California Science Center, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
No species that qualify.

Monterey Zoo, Salinas, California (2/7/25)
98. Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
99. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California (2/7/25)
100. (Southern) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero, California (2/8/25)
101. Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
102. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Central Coast Aquarium, Avila Beach, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary, Summerland, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, Moorpark, California (2/8/25)
103. New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis familiaris)

Wildlife Learning Center, Sylmar, California (2/8/25)
No new species that qualify.

Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Clarita, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CA (2/10/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA (2/10/25)
104. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
105. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
106. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
107. Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
108. (Southern) Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
109. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
110. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
111. (Ugandan) Kob (Kobus kob)
112. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
113. Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
114. (Malayan) Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
115. (Javan) Banteng (Bos javanicus)
116. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
117. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
118. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
119. Central Asian (Bactrian) Deer (Cervus hanglu)
120. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
121. (Transcaspian) Urial (Ovis vignei)
122. Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
123. Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
124. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus)
125. East African (Fringe-eared) Oryx (Oryx beisa)
126. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
127. Red-fronted Gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA (2/11/25)
128. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
129. Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
130. Angolan (Tanzanian black-and-white) Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
131. (Schmidt’s) Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
132. Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista)
133. Wolf’s Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
134. François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
135. Silvered Leaf Langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
136. De Brazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
137. Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
138. Allen’s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
139. Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
140. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
141. Speke’s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
142. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
143. Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
144. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
145. Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)

Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
146. Orca (Orcinus orca)
147. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
148. Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
149. Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
150. Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
151. (Pacific) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, CA (2/13/25)
152. Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear Lake, CA (2/13/25)
No new species that qualify.

Orange County Zoo, Orange, CA (2/14/25)
No new species that qualify.

Doheny State Beach Visitor Center Aquarium, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center, Huntington Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

The Reptile Zoo, Fountain Valley, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah, GA (3/6/25)
No new species that qualify.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
153. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
154. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (3/30/25)
155. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
156. Seba’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
157. Bolivian Gray Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (5/13/25 & 5/14/25)
158. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
159. Ebony Langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
160. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
161. Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
162. Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
163. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Queens Zoo, Queens, NY (5/21/25)
No new species that qualify.

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (5/24/25)
164. Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)

Denver Zoo, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
165. Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
166. Jamaican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
167. Somali Wild Ass (Equus africanus)
168. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
169. White-headed Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)
170. White-fronted Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
171. Red-capped Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

Downtown Aquarium, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO (5/29/25)
172. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
173. Moose (Alces alces)

The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (5/31/25)
174. Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)

Austin Aquarium, Austin, TX (5/31/25)
No new species that qualify.

San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX (6/1/25)
175. Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
176. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)

Animal World & Snake Farm, New Braunfels, TX (6/1/25)
No new species that qualify.

Austin Nature & Science Center, Austin, TX (6/1/25)
No species that qualify.

Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI (6/7/25)
177. Straw-colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)

Erie Zoo, Erie, PA (6/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Akron Zoo, Akron, OH (6/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
178. Golden-bellied Mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster)
179. Robust Black Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
180. Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
181. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra)

Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
No species that qualify.

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Allenwood, PA (6/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN (6/24/25)
No new species that qualify.

VINS Nature Center, Quechee, VT (6/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Charmingfare Farm, Candia, NH (6/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, NH (6/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY (7/2/25)
No new species that qualify.

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (7/8/25)
182. Nancy Ma’s Douroucouli (Aotus nancymaae)
183. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
184. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
185. Geoffroy’s Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
186. Damaraland Mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis)

Woods Hole Science Aquarium, Falmouth, MA (7/25/25)
No new species that qualify.

Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford, MA (7/27/25)
No new species that qualify.

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Save the Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium, Newport, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Beavertail Aquarium, Jamestown, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Mystic Aquarium, Stonington, CT (7/27/25)
187. Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
188. Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
189. Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Southwick’s Zoo, Mendon, MA (8/2/25)
No new species that qualify.

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Stonington, CT (8/2/25)
No species that qualify.
 
A bit of a late start, if you want me to only count my last 2 visits to Atlanta and Georgia Aquarium, I’ll be happy to do that!

North Carolina Zoo 7/19
1) North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
2) Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
3) American Bison (Bison bison)
4) Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
5) Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
6) Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
7) Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
8) Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
9) Lion (Panthera leo)
10) Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
11) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
12) Generic Giraffe (Giraffa sp.
13) African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
14) White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
15) Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Riverbanks Zoo 7/20
16) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
17) White-Faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
18) Geoffrey’s Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
19) Bolivian Grey Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
20) Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
21) Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
22) Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
23) Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
24) Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
25) Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
26) Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
27) California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Atlanta Zoo 7/27
28) Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
29) Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
30) Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
31) Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
32) Schmidt’s Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
33) Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
34) Wolf’s Guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi)
35) Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
36) Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Georgia Aquarium 7/27
37) Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
38) Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
39) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
40) Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
41) Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
 
Very overdue update
Lincoln Park Zoo: 6/17
32. Bolivian Gray Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
33. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
34. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
This will probably be either my last update this year or very close to it (maybe 1 or 2 more updates depending on whether or not I make another visit to LPZ and/or Brookfield to try and spot some of the animals I missed).

Brookfield Zoo - 8/12
35. Cotton-Top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
36. Crested Capuchin (Sapajus robustus)
37. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
38. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
39. Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
40. Red-Tailed Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
41. Black-Handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
42. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
43. American Bison (Bison bison)
44. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
45. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
46. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
47. Damaraland Mole-Rat (Fukomys damarensis)
48. Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
49. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus sensu lato)
 
Roger Williams Park Zoo - June 1st 2025
Capron Park Zoo - June 1st 2025

New species in bold

Primates - 14

  1. De Brazza's Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  4. Cotton-headed Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  5. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  6. Western Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  7. Wolf's Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Bolivian Gray Titi (Pleuturocebus donacophilus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. Javan Lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  10. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  11. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  12. White-faked Saki (Pithecia pithecia) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  13. Geoffroy's Tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  14. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Ungulates - 16
  1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. African Wild Ass (Equus africanus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Markhor (Capra falconeri) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  4. American Bison (Bison bison) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  5. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  6. Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  7. Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Generic Giraffe (Giraffa sp.) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  10. East African Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/18/2025
  11. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/18/2025
  12. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  13. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  14. Chinese Takin (Budorcas tibetana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  15. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  16. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Bats - 4
  1. Long-haired Rousette (Stenonycteris lanosus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  3. Rodrigues Flying-Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  4. Indian Flying-Fox (Pteropus giganteus) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Elephants - 1
  1. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Marsupials - 3
  1. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 4/5/2025
  3. Huon Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
Rodents - 1
  1. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
Carnivorans - 10
  1. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  2. Lion (Panthera leo) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  3. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) - Franklin Park Zoo, 1/18/2025
  4. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) - Stone Zoo, 1/26/2025
  5. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) - New England Aquarium, 1/29/2025
  6. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) - New England Aquarium, 1/29/2025
  7. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  8. Common Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) - Bronx Zoo, 4/12/2025
  9. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
  10. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) - Capron Park Zoo, 6/1/2025
Total: 49 animals
Stone Zoo, August 16th

Ungulates:
50) Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)

Carnivorans:
51) Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
 
Zoo de Granby (July 28, 2025)
121.) Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
122.) Eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
123.) Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
124.) Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) *I am unsure if we are including this species; they are solitary sometimes, but also gather in family groups pretty regularly. They exhibit both solitary and social behaviors. We are counting Chinese goral FWIW.
Buffalo Zoo (August 11, 2025)
125.) Brown capuchin (Cebus apella)
126.) Rocky mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
127.) Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
128.) Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)

Safari Niagara (August 12, 2025)
129.) Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)

Was also wondering if we can get a leaderboard update! :)
 
Buffalo Zoo (August 11, 2025)
125.) Brown capuchin (Cebus apella)
126.) Rocky mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
127.) Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
128.) Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)

Safari Niagara (August 12, 2025)
129.) Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)

Was also wondering if we can get a leaderboard update! :)
Forgot one species from Buffalo:

130.) Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
 
Was also wondering if we can get a leaderboard update! :)

Sure :) I was going to do one in the next couple weeks anyway, so might as well be now.

Scores as of today (August 17):

1. NSU42: 189
2. Mary: 130
3. Kudu21: 113

biggest_dreamer: 108
Mr. Bobcat: 99
ShortGiraffe: 97
Astrotom3000, DesertTortoise and nczoofan: 77
USZOOFan42: 69
NNM: 59
Leaf Productions: 58
birdsandbats: 53
MOG2012: 51
Carnotaurus Sastrei: 49
TheGerenuk: 45
iluvwhales: 42
KiwiBirb: 41
Pachyderm Pro: 17
Dhole dude: 16
peruvianbirdie: 10

If anyone's score seems incorrect, let me know. If you have updates to post, get them to me when you can please.
 
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Sure :) I was going to do one in the next couple weeks anyway, so might as well be now.

Scores as of today (August 17):

1. NSU42: 189
2. Mary: 130
3. Kudu21: 113

biggest_dreamer: 108
Mr. Bobcat: 99
ShortGiraffe: 97
Astrotom3000, DesertTortoise and nczoofan: 77
USZOOFan42: 69
NNM: 59
Leaf Productions: 58
birdsandbats: 53
Carnotaurus Sastrei: 49
TheGerenuk: 45
iluvwhales: 42
KiwiBirb: 41
Pachyderm Pro: 17
Dhole dude: 16
peruvianbirdie: 10

If anyone's score seems incorrect, let me know. If you have updates to post, get them to me when you can please.
My score of 51 is missing (a couple posts above)
 
A bit of a late start, if you want me to only count my last 2 visits to Atlanta and Georgia Aquarium, I’ll be happy to do that!

North Carolina Zoo 7/19
1) North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
2) Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)
3) American Bison (Bison bison)
4) Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
5) Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
6) Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
7) Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
8) Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
9) Lion (Panthera leo)
10) Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
11) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
12) Generic Giraffe (Giraffa sp.
13) African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
14) White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
15) Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)

Riverbanks Zoo 7/20
16) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
17) White-Faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
18) Geoffrey’s Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
19) Bolivian Grey Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
20) Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
21) Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
22) Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
23) Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
24) Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
25) Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
26) Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
27) California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Atlanta Zoo 7/27
28) Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
29) Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
30) Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
31) Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
32) Schmidt’s Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius)
33) Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
34) Wolf’s Guenon (Cercopithecus wolfi)
35) Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
36) Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Georgia Aquarium 7/27
37) Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
38) Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
39) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
40) Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
41) Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brights Zoo 8/6
42) Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
43) Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
44) Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
45) Scimitar-Horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)
46) European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
47) Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
48) Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
49) Geoffrey’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
50) Red-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)
51) Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
52) DeBrazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
53) Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
54) Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
55) Red-Handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
56) Azara’s Night Monkey (Aotus azarae)
57) Cotton Top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
58) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
59) White-Fronted Capuchin (Cebus albifrons)
60) Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
61) Black-Backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)
62) Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)

Fort Chiswell Animal Park 8/7
63) Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
64) Grivet (Chlorocebus aethiops)
65) Aoudad (Ammotragus lervia)
 
A trip with my wife to Pittsburgh and then home to MN to visit family, with a detour south for some zoos has led to more zoo visits.

My total is now at 204.

Parque Zoológico del Centenario, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis/reticulata)
3. Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
4. European Mouflon (Ovis gmelini)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
7. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
8. Red Deer (Cercus elaphus)
9. Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas)
10. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
11. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
12. European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
13. Wedge-capped Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
14. Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
15. Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
16. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
17. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
18. Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
19. Black-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)

Parque Zoológico Animaya, Mérida, Mexico (1/8/25)
20. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
21. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
22. Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
23. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
24. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
25. Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)
26. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
27. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

La Reina Parque Zoológico y Botánico de Tizimín, Tizimín, Mexico (1/10/25)
28. Collared Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu)

Valla Zoo, Valladolid, Mexico (1/10/25)
29. Coyote (Canis latrans)
30. White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)
31. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra)

Zoológico de Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
32. Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata)
33. Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca arctoides)
34. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
35. Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
36. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
37. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
38. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
39. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
40. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
41. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
42. Red Lechwe (Kobus leche)
43. American Bison (Bison bison)
44. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
45. Axis Deer (Axis axis)
46. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
47. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
48. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
49. Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
50. Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
51. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
52. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
53. Tonkean Black Macaque (Macaca tonkeana)
54. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
55. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
56. White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus)

Acuario Inbursa & Acuario Interactivo, Mexico City, Mexico (1/14/25)
No species that qualify

Zoológico Los Coyotes, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
No new species that qualify.

Zoológico de San Juan de Aragon, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
57. South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens)
58. African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
59. African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
60. Mexican Prairie Dog (Cynomys mexicanus)
61. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Acuario Michin CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico (1/15/25)
62. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)

Santa Barbara Zoo, California (2/4/25)
63. Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
64. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
65. Bennett’s Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
66. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
67. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
68. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
69. Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi)

Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Sea Center, California (2/4/25)
No species that qualify.

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
70. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
71. Guianan Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
72. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
73. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
74. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
75. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
76. White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
77. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
78. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
79. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
80. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
81. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)

California Living Museum, Bakersfield, California (2/5/25)
82. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno, California (2/5/25)
83. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)

Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
84. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
85. (Peninsular) Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
86. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
87. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
88. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
89. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
90. Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis)
91. Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
92. (Tadjik) Markhor (Capra falconeri)
93. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
94. White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
95. Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
96. Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
97. Crested Capuchin (Sapajus robustus)

California Science Center, Los Angeles, California (2/6/25)
No species that qualify.

Monterey Zoo, Salinas, California (2/7/25)
98. Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
99. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California (2/7/25)
100. (Southern) Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero, California (2/8/25)
101. Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
102. Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Central Coast Aquarium, Avila Beach, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

Santa Barbara Bird Sanctuary, Summerland, California (2/8/25)
No species that qualify.

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College, Moorpark, California (2/8/25)
103. New Guinea Singing Dog (Canis familiaris)

Wildlife Learning Center, Sylmar, California (2/8/25)
No new species that qualify.

Gibbon Conservation Center, Santa Clarita, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Heal the Bay Aquarium, Santa Monica, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Roundhouse Aquarium, Manhattan Beach, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Marine Mammal Care Center, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, California (2/9/25)
No species that qualify.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California (2/9/25)
No new species that qualify.

Birch Aquarium, La Jolla, CA (2/10/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido, CA (2/10/25)
104. Matschie’s Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
105. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
106. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
107. Soemmerring’s Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
108. (Southern) Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
109. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
110. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
111. (Ugandan) Kob (Kobus kob)
112. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
113. Thomson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
114. (Malayan) Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
115. (Javan) Banteng (Bos javanicus)
116. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
117. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
118. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
119. Central Asian (Bactrian) Deer (Cervus hanglu)
120. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
121. (Transcaspian) Urial (Ovis vignei)
122. Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
123. Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
124. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus)
125. East African (Fringe-eared) Oryx (Oryx beisa)
126. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
127. Red-fronted Gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)

San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA (2/11/25)
128. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
129. Naked Mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
130. Angolan (Tanzanian black-and-white) Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
131. (Schmidt’s) Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
132. Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista)
133. Wolf’s Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
134. François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
135. Silvered Leaf Langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
136. De Brazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
137. Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
138. Allen’s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
139. Spotted-necked Otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)
140. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
141. Speke’s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
142. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
143. Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
144. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
145. Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)

Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
No species that qualify.

SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA (2/12/25)
146. Orca (Orcinus orca)
147. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
148. Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
149. Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
150. Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas)
151. (Pacific) Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert, CA (2/13/25)
152. Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo)

Big Bear Alpine Zoo, Big Bear Lake, CA (2/13/25)
No new species that qualify.

Orange County Zoo, Orange, CA (2/14/25)
No new species that qualify.

Doheny State Beach Visitor Center Aquarium, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Ocean Institute, Dana Point, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy Interpretive Center, Huntington Beach, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

The Reptile Zoo, Fountain Valley, CA (2/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center, Savannah, GA (3/6/25)
No new species that qualify.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
153. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL (3/7/25)
154. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (3/30/25)
155. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
156. Seba’s Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
157. Bolivian Gray Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (5/13/25 & 5/14/25)
158. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
159. Ebony Langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
160. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)
161. Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
162. Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
163. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

Queens Zoo, Queens, NY (5/21/25)
No new species that qualify.

Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island, NY (5/24/25)
164. Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)

Denver Zoo, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
165. Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
166. Jamaican Fruit Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
167. Somali Wild Ass (Equus africanus)
168. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
169. White-headed Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)
170. White-fronted Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
171. Red-capped Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

Downtown Aquarium, Denver, CO (5/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO (5/29/25)
172. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
173. Moose (Alces alces)

The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg, CO (5/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

Houston Zoo, Houston, TX (5/31/25)
174. Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)

Austin Aquarium, Austin, TX (5/31/25)
No new species that qualify.

San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX (6/1/25)
175. Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
176. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)

Animal World & Snake Farm, New Braunfels, TX (6/1/25)
No new species that qualify.

Austin Nature & Science Center, Austin, TX (6/1/25)
No species that qualify.

Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI (6/7/25)
177. Straw-colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)

Erie Zoo, Erie, PA (6/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Akron Zoo, Akron, OH (6/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
178. Golden-bellied Mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster)
179. Robust Black Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
180. Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
181. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra)

Greater Cleveland Aquarium, Cleveland, OH (6/12/25)
No species that qualify.

Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Allenwood, PA (6/14/25)
No species that qualify.

Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN (6/24/25)
No new species that qualify.

VINS Nature Center, Quechee, VT (6/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Charmingfare Farm, Candia, NH (6/28/25)
No new species that qualify.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, NH (6/29/25)
No new species that qualify.

New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, NY (7/2/25)
No new species that qualify.

Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY (7/8/25)
182. Nancy Ma’s Douroucouli (Aotus nancymaae)
183. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
184. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
185. Geoffroy’s Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
186. Damaraland Mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis)

Woods Hole Science Aquarium, Falmouth, MA (7/25/25)
No new species that qualify.

Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford, MA (7/27/25)
No new species that qualify.

Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center & Aquarium, Bristol, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Save the Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium, Newport, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Beavertail Aquarium, Jamestown, RI (7/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Mystic Aquarium, Stonington, CT (7/27/25)
187. Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
188. Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
189. Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Southwick’s Zoo, Mendon, MA (8/2/25)
No new species that qualify.

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Stonington, CT (8/2/25)
No species that qualify.

National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA (8/7/25)
No new species that qualify.

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, PA (8/7/25)
190. Stuhlmann’s Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis)

Hovatter’s Wildlife Zoo, Kingwood, WV (8/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Oglebay’s Good Zoo, Wheeling, WV (8/11/25)
No new species that qualify.

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, St. Paul, MN (8/13/25)
191. Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli)

Snake Discovery, Maplewood, MN (8/13/25)
No new species that qualify.

Sustainable Safari, Maplewood, MN (8/13/25)
192. Common Kusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus)
193. Richardson’s Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii)
194. Bush Baby (Otolemur crassicaudatus)
195. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park, MO (8/15/25)
No species that qualify.

Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, MO (8/15/25)
196. Addra Gazelle (Nanger dama)
197. Speke’s Gazelle (Gazella spekei)

Lone Elk Park, Valley Park, MO (8/15/25)
No new species that qualify.

Lakeside Nature Center, Kansas City, MO (8/16/25)
198. Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, Kansas City, MO (8/16/25)
199. Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma)
200. Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)

K-State Insect Zoo, Manhattan, KS (8/16/25)
No species that qualify.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Omaha, NE (8/17/25)
201. Ruwenzori Long-haired Fruit Bat (Stenonycteris lanosus)
202. Greater Spear-nosed Bat (Phyllostomus hastatus)
203. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
204. Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox (Pteropus pumilus)
 
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