Zoochat Challenge North America 2025

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)

Jackals do not count, so you're at 64.
Bergen County Zoo 8/19
65) Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii)
66) Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
 
Lincoln Park Zoo (8/10/25, 8/26/25, & 8/27/25):

78. Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
79. Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
80. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
81. Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
82. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
83. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
84. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
85. Red wolf (Canis rufus)
86. Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
87. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
 
Removed the second inclusion of Speke's Gazelle and added a few more trips and species.

My total is now 205.

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)

Menominee Park Zoo, Oshkosh, WI (8/26/25)
No new species that qualify.

Randall Oaks Zoo, Dundee, IL (8/27/25)
No new species that qualify.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL (8/27/25)
No species that qualify.

Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL (8/27/25)
204. Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diana)

Newport Aquarium, Newport, KY (8/28/25)
No species that qualify.

Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, OH (8/28/25)
205. Garnett’s Greater Bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii)

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, Powell, OH (8/28/25)
No new species that qualify.
 
Two and a half months later :p A qualifying species has returned to exhibit at the Park!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, CA) - 29 May 2025:
Cetartiodactyla:
113. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
*Blows dust off update list*

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs, CO) - 31 August 2025:
Primates:
114. Emperor tamarin (Tamarinus imperator)

Cetartiodactyla:
115. Moose (Alces alces)
116. Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)

Carnivora:
117. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
118. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Denver Zoo (Denver, CO) - 01 September 2025:
Primates:
119. Bolivian grey titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
120. Cottontop tamarin (Oedipomidas oedipus)
121. Geoffroy’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
122. Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
123. Golden lion tamarin (Leontipithecus rosalia)
124. Red-capped mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus)

Chiroptera:
125. Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)
126. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius)
127. Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
128. Seba’s short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)

Carnivora:
129. African painted dog (Lycaon pictus)
130. Spotted hyena (Crocruta crocuta)
 
Between focusing on work and getting a pet cat, I find I'm less able to travel than I used to. I am, however, planning a trip to San Diego next week. Until then, here is one entry from a quick visit to the El Paso Zoo this afternoon.

El Paso Zoo 9/4

1. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Fallow deer (Dama dama) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
10. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
11. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
12. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
13. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) -El Paso Zoo 2/7
14. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
15. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)– El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Geoffrey’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
25. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
26. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
27. Black & white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
28. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
33. Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Coyote (Canis latrans) – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Hippopotamus (Hippopotanus amphibius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
36. Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
37. Rocky mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
38. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
39. Black & white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
40. Naked mole rat (Heterocephus glaber) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/5
41. Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
42. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
43. Przewalski’ horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
 
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)
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium- (8/30)
75. Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus apella)
76. Stuhlmann’s Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)
77. Jamaican Fruit Eating Bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
78. Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons)
National Aviary- (8/30)
79. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
Bronx Zoo- (8/31)
80. Pere David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
81. Bolivian Gray Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
82. Chinese Dhole (Cuon alpinus lepturus)
83. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
84. Rodriguez Fruit Bat (Rousettus amplexicaudatus)
85. Silvered Langur (Trachypithecus cristatus)
86. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
87. Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
88. Gaur (Bos gaurus)
89. Bactrian Deer (Cervus bactrianus)
90. Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
91. Barasingha Deer (Rucervus duvaucelii)
92. Chital Deer (Axis axis)
93. Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
94. Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
95. Markhor (Capra falconeri)
96. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
97. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
98. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
99. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
100. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
101. Rock Hyrax* (Procavia capensis)
102. Douroucouli (Aotus trivirgatus)
103. Moholi Bushbaby (Galago moholi)
104. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
105. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) 106. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
107. Damaraland Mole Rat (Fukomys damarensis)
108. Geoffrey’s Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
109. Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)
110. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
111. Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
112. Ring-tailed Vontsira* (Galidia elegans)
*Unsure if Counts
This is likely my final list, maybe Columbus but time will tell.
 
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Roger Williams Park Zoo: May 17, 2025

52. Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
53. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
54. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
55. Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
56. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
57. Red wolf (Canis rufus)
58. American bison (Bison bison)

I missed the howler and titi monkey, regretfully.

I forgot the takin (Budorcas taxicolor) at #59.


Busch Gardens Tampa: September 5, 2025

60. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
61. Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
62. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
63. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
64. Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
65. Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)

There unfortunately were a handful of species I likely missed.
 
Forgot one species from Buffalo:

130.) Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
Parc Omega: September 10, 2025
131.) Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
132.) Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
133.) Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Toronto Zoo: September 14, 2025
134.) West caucasian tur (Capra caucasia)
135.) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
136.) Caribou (Rangier tarandus) *these are Porcupine caribou and not domestic
137.) Olive baboon (Papio anubis)

Rosamond Gifford Zoo: September 9, 2025
138.) Argali sheep (Ovis ammon)
 
San Diego Zoo 9/8, SeaWorld San Diego 9/9, and San Diego Safari Park 9/10

Regretably, I wasn't able to see all the primates at SDZ and all of the Safari Park's antelopes. Not to mention that SeaWorld's pilot whales were BTS and the seals were hiding.
1. Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
2. Fallow deer (Dama dama) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
3. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
4. Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
5. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
6. Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
7. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
8. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) – Alameda Park Zoo 1/23
9. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
10. Geoffrey’s marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
11. Cottontop tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
12. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
13. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) -El Paso Zoo 2/7
14. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
15. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
16. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
17. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
18. Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
19. Painted dog (Lycaon pictus) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
20. Lion (Panthera leo) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
21. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)– El Paso Zoo 2/7
22. Geoffrey’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
23. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) – El Paso Zoo 2/7
24. African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
25. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
26. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
27. Black & white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
28. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
29. Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
30. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
31. Common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) - Reid Park Zoo 4/16
32. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) – Reid Park Zoo 4/16
33. Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
34. Coyote (Canis latrans) – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 4/17
35. Hippopotamus (Hippopotanus amphibius) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
36. Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
37. Rocky mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
38. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
39. Black & white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
40. Naked mole rat (Heterocephus glaber) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
41. Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
42. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus) – Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 6/4
43. Przewalski’ horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) – El Paso Zoo 9/4
44. Allen’s swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
45. Red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) - San Diego Zoo 9/8
46. Bonobo (Pan paniscus) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
47. Soemmering’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
48. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
49. Eland (Taurotragus oryx) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
50. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
51. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) - San Diego Zoo 9/8
52. Southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
53. Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
54. Visayan warty hog (Sus cebifrons) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
55. Black-tailed prairie dog – San Diego Zoo 9/8
56. Dwarf mongoose – San Diego Zoo 9/8
57. Silver leaf langur – San Diego Zoo 9/8
58. Vervet monkey – San Diego Zoo 9/8
59. Hamadryas baboon – San Diego Zoo 9/8
60. Gelada – San Diego Zoo 9/8
61. Dromedary camel – San Diego Zoo 9/8
62. Red ruffed lemur- San Diego Zoo 9/8
63. Coquerel’s sifaka - San Diego Zoo 9/8
64. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
65. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
66. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
67. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
68. Orca – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
69. Bottlenose dolphin – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
70. Beluga – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
71. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
72. Western grey kangaroo – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
73. Thompson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
74. Arabian oryx – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
75. Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
76. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
77. Roan antelope – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
78. White-bearded wildebeest – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
79. Impala – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
80. Sable antelope – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
81. Waterbuck – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
82. Nile lechwe – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
83. Lowland nyala – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
84. Somali wild ass – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
85. Cape buffalo – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
86. Blackbuck – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
87. Nilgai – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
88. Nilgiri tahr – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
89. Javan banteng – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
90. Transcaspian urial – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
91. Pere David’s deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
92. Bactrian deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
93. Malayan sambar deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
94. Eld’s deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
 
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

Philadelphia Zoo - September 14
98. Mongoose Lemur - Eulemur mongoz
99. Hippopotamus - Hippopotamus amphibius
100. Giant Otter - Pteronura brasiliensis
101. Rodrigues Flying Fox - Pteropus rodricensis
102. Pied Tamarin - Saguinus bicolor
103. Francois Langur - Trachypithecus francoisi
 
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)

Not sure if it'll be worth it to revisit Lincoln Park this week to try and see the handful of taxa I think I'm missing for this year, so I think this will in all likelihood be my last update for this year's challenge. Additionally, since I'll be in the UK for grad school, I doubt I'll end up participating in next year's challenge (though only time will tell on that front). That being said, I'm looking forward to trying my hand at the European and British/Irish iterations of this challenge.

Brookfield Zoo - 9/16
50. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
51. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
52. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
 
Parc Omega: September 10, 2025
131.) Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
132.) Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
133.) Wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Toronto Zoo: September 14, 2025
134.) West caucasian tur (Capra caucasia)
135.) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
136.) Caribou (Rangier tarandus) *these are Porcupine caribou and not domestic
137.) Olive baboon (Papio anubis)

Rosamond Gifford Zoo: September 9, 2025
138.) Argali sheep (Ovis ammon)
Bronx Zoo: September 15, 2025
139.) Grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
140.) Ma’s night monkey (Aotus nancymaae)
141.) Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
 
Bronx Zoo: September 15, 2025
139.) Grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
140.) Ma’s night monkey (Aotus nancymaae)
141.) Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
Adding one more from my Toronto visit since I did not realize I have yet to note capybara on this challenge even thought I've seen them many times this year. :p

142.) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
 
64. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
67. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9

Sea Otter listed twice.

50. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) – San Diego Zoo 9/8

San Diego Zoo has Lesser - fortunately, since you already had Greater.

48. Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) – San Diego Zoo 9/8

Already counted at Reid Park.
The Speke's share an enclosure with Masai Giraffe, did you see and want to count that also?

61. Dromedary camel – San Diego Zoo 9/8

Domestic, so does not count.
 
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Sea Otter listed twice.



San Diego Zoo has Lesser - fortunately, since you already had Greater.



Already counted at Reid Park.
The Speke's share an enclosure with Masai Giraffe, did you see and want to count that also?



Domestic, so does not count.

I know giraffe taxonomy is a bit fudgy presently. I already have reticulated giraffe counted. If you're willing to also allow Masai, than I will add it to the list. I'll add the lesser kudu as well. I'm more used to seeing greater.
 
Oops, I didn't realize I've ended up nearly 4 months behind, I only just now got around to looking through my photos and compiling a list. I understand if it is too late to enter, but in the off chance that it is not:

Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, June 12
1. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus)
2. Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchii)
3. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
4. Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum)
5. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
6. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
7. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
8. Schmidt’s Red-tailed Guenon (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti)
9. Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
10. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
 
Oops, I didn't realize I've ended up nearly 4 months behind, I only just now got around to looking through my photos and compiling a list. I understand if it is too late to enter, but in the off chance that it is not:

Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park, June 12

I'm assuming it's fine, unless you went on a 30-zoo road trip and we're all just now finding out :p in which case I'm looking forward to lots of photos and reviews!

I will bump you down to 9 though, as I excluded Lowland Anoa from eligible species.
 
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