Best Zoos for Different Taxa

[Arizona Docent]

Rattlesnakes - American International Rattlesnake Museum (Albuquerque, USA), Staten Island Zoo (New York, USA)

Ungulates (Antelope etc) - Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, USA), San Diego Safari Park (San Pascual, USA)

Felids (Cats) - Le Parc Des Felins (Nesle, FRANCE), EFBC Feline Conservation Center (Rosamond, USA), Project Survival Cat Haven (Dunlap, USA), Wildlife Heritage Foundation (Ashford, UK)

Crocodilians - St Augustine Alligator Farm (St Augustine, USA), Phoenix Herpetological Society (Scottsdale, USA)

 

[FunkyGibbon]

For Pinnipeds, how about Brest Aquarium with six species?

 

[lintworm]

Lausanne for reptiles is absolute bullocks there are quite some regular zoos with more species, though they have a nice variety of venomous snake...

I would nominate Tallinn for Caprines and TP Berlin is off course the takin capital

 

[Chlidonias]

For Pinnipeds, how about Brest Aquarium with six species?

Toba Aquarium in Japan has nine species.

 

[Chlidonias]

Not sure that is right, the Australian Reptile Park probably has more.

I think a lot of Nikola's post is just guessing at random. In this case, probably simply because Australia Zoo is well-known.

I did a quick count-up and got Australia Zoo on 35 species and the Australian Reptile Park on 50.

 

[Macaw16]

According to zootierliste, Krokodille Zoo has one fewer than St. Augustine since it doesn't seem to have Cuban Crocodiles.

I didn't actually look at zootierliste, only other sources.

 

[kiang]

Scottish deer centre 15 species, but I think that can be beaten

 

[lintworm]

Scottish deer centre 15 species, but I think that can be beaten

If you count different subspecies as well, Tierpark Berlin beats them and Obterre in France has 16 species, and additionally multiple sika and red deer taxa as well.

For Antelope (and African hoofstock in general) Dvur Kralove will be the number one.

Zoo Berlin is number one for pigs & peccary with 2 peccary species and 5 different pig species.

Zoo Dortmund will be number one for armadilloes and anteaters with 4 and 2 species respectively at least outside of S-America.

 

[Nikola Chavkosk]

I think a lot of Nikola's post is just guessing at random. In this case, probably simply because Australia Zoo is well-known.

I did a quick count-up and got Australia Zoo on 35 species and the Australian Reptile Park on 50.

Yes Chlidonias, mine post is just guessing at random.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I would nominate Tallinn for Caprines and TP Berlin is off course the takin capital

Just did a quick count; Tallinn does appear to have the title for Caprines with 14 taxa - however Tierpark Berlin is not far behind, with 13 taxa. If one counts both Berlin collections together, they have a total of 17 taxa.

I really have to get to Tallinn sometime

 

[vogelcommando]

For every Spiny mouse-fan Plzen Zoo is the place to be: 11 different taxa ( African, Arabian, Asian minor, Cairo, Black Nile, Jordan, Lower Egyptian, Mount Kulal, Pale golden, Palestina and Tibesti spiny mouse ) !