Most Common Zoo Animals

[MountainBongo]

Yes I know what you mean, it's the same here except insert foxes and badgers for raccoons.
Sadly wolves are not so common in UK zoos.

Even though we have wild badgers in the US I have never seen one! Even on the sides of the road!

 

[azcheetah2]

Bit surprised at No 9. Common Raccoon. Formerly very common, particularly in smaller collections, but then for many years they seemed to disappear almost entirely, at least in UK zoos, but now seem to have returned again to some extent.

Although not a UK zoo, but the Phoenix Zoo won't keep Raccoons in their collection. Why? Because they have a problem keeping them OUT of their zoo. The wild ones, I mean. As far as I know, only Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary and Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center have Raccoons. When I learned of why the Phx Zoo doesn't keep Raccoons I was quite surprised since I have never seen or heard of any Raccoons in this area (I live 5 minutes away)

 

[grafxman]

Even though we have wild badgers in the US I have never seen one! Even on the sides of the road!

Funny you should mention that. I thought I photographed one at the Columbus Zoo but when I checked I discovered it was actually a wolverine. I haven't seen one either.

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[grafxman]

Although not a UK zoo, but the Phoenix Zoo won't keep Raccoons in their collection. Why? Because they have a problem keeping them OUT of their zoo. The wild ones, I mean. As far as I know, only Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary and Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center have Raccoons. When I learned of why the Phx Zoo doesn't keep Raccoons I was quite surprised since I have never seen or heard of any Raccoons in this area (I live 5 minutes away)

Start leaving bowls of dog food and cat food out, set up a trail camera and then you'll see them.

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[cloudedleopard]

@JBZ - I think I've never been to a lemurless collection!

I still have never seen a raccoon the vast majority of places keeping the species are smaller collections which are either not worth my visiting purely for the one species, or too far away to reach without a lot of time and money wasted!

And the one collection listed as keeping them on Zootierliste which I have visited - Bristol - seems to no longer have them onshow

In terms of species I could stand to see a lot less of, my personal top three would be:

Meerkat
Short-Clawed Otter
Ring-tailed Lemur

Columbus Zoo is a rare zoo that is lemur-less.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Worth noting that I have seen plenty of raccoons now