Zoochat Challenge North America 2025

[NNM.]

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.

Roger Williams Park Zoo (again): November 14, 2025

66. Brown howler monkey (Alouatta guarib)

 

[MOG2012]

Roger Williams Park Zoo (again): November 14, 2025

66. Brown howler monkey (Alouatta guarib)

They only have black and gold howler monkey

 

[TheGerenuk]

African Lion Safari: 8 July 2025
25. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
26. Barbary sheep (Amnotragus lervia)
27. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
28. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
29. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
30. Plains zebra (Equus quagga)
31. Generic giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis sensu lato)
32. Sika (Cervus nippon)
33. Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
34. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
35. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
36. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
37. Markhor (Capra falconeri)
38. American bison (Bos [Bison] bison)
39. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
40. Fallow deer (Dama dama)
41. Black-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
42. Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
43. Common squirrel monkey (Samiri sciureus)
44. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
45. Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius)

Toronto Zoo: 15 November 2025
46. Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)

 

[Kudu21]

*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:

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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:

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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)

Back a couple months later with another small update

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, OH) - 15 November 2025:
Macropodidae:
131. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

Primates:
132. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

 

[Kudu21]

Back a couple months later with another small update

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, OH) - 15 November 2025:
Macropodidae:
131. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

Primates:
132. Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

I forgot that galagos count until I was revisiting this thread, so here's one more!

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, OH) - 15 November 2025:
Primates:
133. Garnett's greater galago (Otolemur garnettii)

 

[Mary]

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.

142.) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Massive updates for me after a big visit to California [and a recent trip to Philly].

San Diego Zoo (10/30/25)
143.) Southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
144.) Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
145.) Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
146.) Bonobo (Pan Paniscus)
147.) Allen’s swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
148.) Francois’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
149.) Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
150.) Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringi)
151.) Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
152.) Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
153.) Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
154.) Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella)
155.) Spot-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Living Desert Zoo (11/3/25)
156.) Addra gazelle (Nanger dama)
157.) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
158.) Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei)
159.) Yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)

Los Angeles Zoo (11/5/25)
160.) Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)
161.) Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis)
162.) Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus)
163.) Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
164.) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Seaworld San Diego (11/6/25)
165.) Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
166.) Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
167.) Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (11/7/25)
168.) Javan banteng (Bos javanicus)
169.) Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
170.) Kenyan impala (Aepyceros melampus)
171.) Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
172.) Uganda kob (Kobus kob)
173.) Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
174.) Nubian red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)
175.) Fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa)
176.) Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
177.) Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti)

Philadelphia Zoo (November 17, 2025)
178.) Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
179.) Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
180.) Colombian black spider-monkey (Ateles fusciceps)

 

[Kudu21]

Massive updates for me after a big visit to California [and a recent trip to Philly].

San Diego Zoo (10/30/25)
143.) Southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
144.) Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons)
145.) Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)
146.) Bonobo (Pan Paniscus)
147.) Allen’s swamp monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis)
148.) Francois’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
149.) Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius)
150.) Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringi)
151.) Blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
152.) Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
153.) Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
154.) Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella)
155.) Spot-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis)

Living Desert Zoo (11/3/25)
156.) Addra gazelle (Nanger dama)
157.) Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
158.) Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei)
159.) Yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)

Los Angeles Zoo (11/5/25)
160.) Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)
161.) Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis)
162.) Crested capuchin (Sapajus robustus)
163.) Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
164.) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Seaworld San Diego (11/6/25)
165.) Ringed seal (Pusa hispida)
166.) Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)
167.) Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (11/7/25)
168.) Javan banteng (Bos javanicus)
169.) Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
170.) Kenyan impala (Aepyceros melampus)
171.) Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
172.) Uganda kob (Kobus kob)
173.) Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
174.) Nubian red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)
175.) Fringe-eared oryx (Oryx beisa)
176.) Red lechwe (Kobus leche)
177.) Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti)

Philadelphia Zoo (November 17, 2025)
178.) Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
179.) Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor)
180.) Colombian black spider-monkey (Ateles fusciceps)

There are no Grant’s gazelles at the Safari Park, unfortunately!

 

[Mary]

There are no Grant’s gazelles at the Safari Park, unfortunately!

Ah, I could have sworn I saw some! Thanks, will amend.

 

[Coelacanth18]

153.) Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
154.) Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella)

164.) Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

These three are duplicates: you marked the kudu as seen at Bronx, the capuchin as seen at Buffalo, and the kangaroo as seen at Toronto. So with those three and the dropped Grant's Gazelle, you're at 176.

 

[Coelacanth18]

Six weeks left in the challenge. Scores as of today (November 19):

1. NSU42: 205
2. Mary: 176
3. Kudu21: 133
iluvwhales: 117
USZOOFan42: 113
biggest_dreamer: 108
ShortGiraffe & Mr. Bobcat: 103
nczoofan: 101
Astrotom3000: 96
DesertTortoise: 77
KiwiBirb & NNM: 66
Leaf Productions: 58
birdsandbats: 54
MOG2012: 53
Carnotaurus Sastrei: 52
TheGerenuk: 46
Pachyderm Pro: 17
Dhole dude: 16
peruvianbirdie: 10
CMP: 9

A reminder to everyone: please update your scores promptly, if you are behind on doing so.

 

[iluvwhales]

Tulsa Zoo 11/19

Spoiler: Challenge progress

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. Eland (Taurotragus oryx) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
49. Lesser kudu – San Diego Zoo 9/8
50. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) - San Diego Zoo 9/8
51. Southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
52. Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
53. Visayan warty hog (Sus cebifrons) – San Diego Zoo 9/8
54. Masai giraffe – 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. Red ruffed lemur- San Diego Zoo 9/8
62. Coquerel’s sifaka - San Diego Zoo 9/8
63. Sea otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
64. Walrus – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
65. Guadalupe fur seal – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
66. Orca – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
67. Bottlenose dolphin – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
68. Beluga – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
69. Asian small-clawed otter – SeaWorld San Diego 9/9
70. Western grey kangaroo – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
71. Thompson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
72. Arabian oryx – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
73. Scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
74. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
75. Roan antelope – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
76. White-bearded wildebeest – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
77. Impala – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
78. Sable antelope – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
79. Waterbuck – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
80. Nile lechwe – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
81. Lowland nyala – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
82. Somali wild ass – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
83. Cape buffalo – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
84. Blackbuck – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
85. Nilgai – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
86. Nilgiri tahr – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
87. Javan banteng – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
88. Transcaspian urial – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
89. Pere David’s deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
90. Bactrian deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
91. Malayan sambar deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
92. Eld’s deer – San Diego Safari Park 9/10
93. Pied tamarin – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
94. Golden-handed tamarin – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
95. White-faced saki monkey – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
96. Vampire bat – Dallas World Zoo & Aquarium 10/7
97. Asian elephant – Bronx Zoo 10/10
98. Barasingha – Bronx Zoo 10/10
99. Axis deer – Bronx Zoo 10/10
100. Gaur – Bronx Zoo 10/10
101. Slender-horned gazelle – Bronx Zoo 10/10
102. Dhole – Bronx Zoo 10/10
103. North Sulawesi babirusa – Bronx Zoo 10/10
104. Spotted hyena – Bronx Zoo 10/10
105. Markhor – Bronx Zoo 10/10
106. Egyptian fruit bat – Bronx Zoo 10/10
107. Seba’s short-tailed bat – Bronx Zoo 10/10
108. Wolf’s guenon – Bronx Zoo 10/10
109. Ebony langur – Bronx Zoo 10/10
110. Mandrill – Bronx Zoo 10/10
111. Bolivian grey titi monkey – Bronx Zoo 10/10
112. Collared lemur – Bronx Zoo 10/10
113. Rodriguez fruit bat – Bronx Zoo 10/10
114. Damaraland mole rat – Bronx Zoo 10/10
115. Chimpanzee – Maryland Zoo 10/14
116. Sitatunga – Maryland Zoo 10/14
117. Warthog – Maryland Zoo 10/14
118. Springbok – Tulsa Zoo 11/19
119. Diana monkey – Tulsa Zoo 11/19
120. Jamaican fruit bat – Tulsa Zoo 11/19
121. Black howler monkey – Tulsa Zoo 11/19