Zoo Animals Strongly Associated with Certain European Countries

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Nikola Chavkosk

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I created this thread firstly for coffe-break, or for fun if you like. It's nothing important issue. I only liked to present one mine point of view.

I meant with this thread, Strongly associated animals - in wich European country exist largest numbers of holding institutions of particular, selected animal species. That may reflect past cultural or colonial relationship of European country with some non-European country, like the example of France with Madagascar, may reflect geographical proximity, like Spain beeing country with largest number of holding institutions of dorcas gazelles in Europe, who originate from the Northern Africa (eg. Algeria in close proximity to Spain), more intense collaboration between neighborring countries, etc. Info is exclusively filtered from ZTL.

Ok then:

Indochinese clouded leopard: France (7 holding institutions)
Asiatic lion: France (8)/ United Kingdom (8)
Barbary lion: Germany (6)/ Czech Republic (6)
Amur leopard: UK (8)/Russia (8)
Ceylon leopard: France (8)/ Spain (6)
Snow leopard: by far France (22)
Malayan tiger: Germany (3)
Sumatran tiger: UK (16)
Indochinese leopard cat: France (3)
Fishing cat: France (3)

Fossa: UK (8)
Eastern ring-tailed vontsira: Germany (4)

Philippine palm civet: Czech R. (6)
Malayan binturong: Germany (7)

Spotted hyena: France (10)/ Spain (9)
Stripped hyena: by far France (9)

Black lemur: France (16)
Blue-eyed black lemur: France (3)/ UK (3)
Crowned lemur: France (11)
Red-bellied lemur: UK (15)
Red-fronted lemur: by far UK (11)
White belted black and white ruffed lemur: France (8)/UK (7)
Crowned sifaka: France (3)
Bengal slow loris: Germany (2)
Pygmy slow loris: by far UK (9)

Black and gold howler monkey: by far UK (14)
Southern Bolivian night monkey: Czech R. (4)
Golden lion tamarin: UK (10)/ Germany (9)
Golden headed lion tamarin: UK (13)/ Germany (12)
Goeldi's marmoset: by far UK (22)

Gelada: France (7)
Mandrill: Germany (13)
Drill: Germany (6)
Crested black macaque: UK (10)
Lion tailed macaque: Germany (10)
Nalgiri langur: Germany only (1)
Hanuman langur: Germany (7)
Javan lutung: UK (5)/ France (5)

Northern white-checked gibbon: by far France (11)
Silvery gibbon: UK (4)
Pileated gibbon: UK (4)/ France (4)
Siamang: UK (11)/ France (11)

Bornean orangutan: UK (7)/ Germany (6)
Sumatran orangutan: by far Germany (12)
Western common chimpanzee: by far Germany (15)
Central common chimpanzee: Germany (4)
Bonobo: by far Germany (6)
Western lowland gorilla: Germany (15)


I will eventually continue with other taxa in next posts (if there will be interest according to number of views), I got tired now jumping through ZTL sections.
 
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If anything it plainly shows how much of a main player French zoos have become.
 
kiang said:
If anything it plainly shows how much of a main player French zoos have become.
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Yeah.

Thanks to French relations with Madagascar, new bloodlines were recently bring in the European captive populations, of rarer lemurs, crowned siffaka (I read this on EAZA journal I think, but can't remember excactly where).

Many countries can use their special relationship to particular country wich can results with bringing new genetics for rarer captive animals.
 
To be hounest: this is far from fair. You should look at percentages, instead
of just the number of zoos that keep a certain species. For example,
if a country that has 15 zoos of which 10 keep, for aguments's sake, meerkats,
it has a stronger "association" (as you call it) with meerkats than a country
having 50 zoos, of which 11 keep meerkats.

Otherwise, it will always be the larger countries that, according to you,
having a stronger association with the most species. At this moment,
your list contains only three countries regularly, and they are all larger
countries having lots of zoos
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
To be hounest: this is far from fair. You should look at percentages, instead
of just the number of zoos that keep a certain species. For example,
if a country that has 15 zoos of which 10 keep, for aguments's sake, meerkats,
it has a stronger "association" (as you call it) with meerkats than a country
having 50 zoos, of which 11 keep meerkats.

Otherwise, it will always be the larger countries that, according to you,
having a stronger association with the most species. At this moment,
your list contains only three countries regularly, and they are all larger
countries having lots of zoos
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You're right yes; Other fact that can mean strongest association is the number of animals from particular species kept in that country, like for example there may be a country with fewer holding zoos than other country, but yet with greater number of animals from particular species in it's fewer zoos. But I chosed to take into consideration only number of holding zoos, and strongest association in that respect (I don't included that in the thread title because of lack of space).

I may first defined what would ''strongest association'' means.

Or to express some more usuall thinking, when I first read about rarer lemurs in captivity in Europe, I firstly think on France, in that respect.
 
Strongest association can also mean for example like Anwerpen zoo is most strongly associated with okapi (because of historical first breeding), although Belgium don't posses the largest number of okapi holding institutions among European countries. So it is relative. Many indicators can be attributed as ''strongest association'', and I choosed just number of holding institutions in a particular European country.
 
Perhaps "Zoo Animals Strongly Associated with Certain European Countries" would be a clearer title.
 
Out of curiosity, I thought I would go through the species you already mentioned to determine how well each species is represented on a proportional level; however unlike yourself I am omitting Russia and the Middle East from the total collections; species with fewer than ten holdings overall are also omitted on the basis that in such cases, even two or three holdings may represent a majority :p

Indochinese Clouded Leopard: France contains 20.5% of total collections.

Asiatic Lion: France and the United Kingdom each contain 19.5% of total collections.

Barbary Lion: Germany and the Czech Republic each contain 21% of total collections.

Amur Leopard: the United Kingdom contains 17% of total collections.

Ceylon Leopard: France contains 32% of total collections.

Snow Leopard: France contains 24% of total collections.

Sumatran Tiger: the United Kingdom contains 29% of total collections.

Indochinese Leopard Cat: France contains 30% of total collections.

Fishing Cat: France contains 27% of total collections.

Fossa: the United Kingdom contains 35% of total collections.

Malayan Binturong: Germany contains 70% of total collections; this result is probably one of the most inaccurate however, as many of the non-ssp level Binturong listed on ZTL will actually belong to this taxon.

Spotted Hyena: France contains 25% of total collections.

Striped Hyena: France contains 25% of total collections.

Black Lemur: France contains 28% of total collections.

Sclater's Lemur: France and the United Kingdom each contain 30% of total collections.

Crowned Lemur: France contains 39% of total collections.

Red-bellied Lemur: the United Kingdom holds 33% of total collections.

Red-fronted Lemur: the United Kingdom holds 48% of total collections; however as this listing covers two species, both of which are found within Europe, this figure is misleading.

Belted Ruffed Lemur: France contains 42% of total collections.

Pygmy Slow Loris: the United Kingdom holds 32% of total collections.

Black and Gold Howler Monkey: the United Kingdom holds 41% of total collections.

Bolivian Night Monkey: the Czech Republic holds 25% of total collections.

Golden Lion Tamarin: the United Kingdom holds 18% of total collections.

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin: the United Kingdom holds 18% of total collections.

Goeldi's Monkey: the United Kingdom holds 26% of total collections.

Gelada: France holds 33% of total collections.

Mandrill: Germany holds 23% of total collections.

Drill: Germany holds 37.5% of total collections.

Crested Black Macaque: UK holds 38% of total collections.

Lion tailed macaque: Germany holds 26% of total collections.

Hanuman langur: Germany holds 41% of total collections.

Javan Lutung: France holds 21% of total collections.

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon: France holds 30% of total collections.

Pileated Gibbon: France and the UK each hold 27% of total collections.

Siamang: France and the UK each hold 19% of total collections.

Bornean Orangutan: the UK holds 20% of total collections.

Sumatran Orangutan: Germany holds 43% of total collections.

Western Chimpanzee: Germany holds 26% of total collections - as genetic testing of the non-subspecific population within Europe is still ongoing, this total and the following one may be inaccurate.

Central Chimpanzee: Germany holds 17% of total collections.

Bonobo: Germany holds 60% of total collections.

Western Lowland Gorilla: Germany holds 24% of total collections.
 
TeaLovingDave said:
Out of curiosity, I thought I would go through the species you already mentioned to determine how well each species is represented on a proportional level; however unlike yourself I am omitting Russia and the Middle East from the total collections; species with fewer than ten holdings overall are also omitted on the basis that in such cases, even two or three holdings may represent a majority :p
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I love mathematics/statistics. I must say thank you TLD, that you provided complementary info to my first post.

And because I have plenty of unoccupied time these several days, I will continue with some other taxa in contest with this thread. To be honest I am very excited that I am getting a chance to purchase a nice piece of land, (1500 - 4000 m2) in one village near my living town, wich eventualy will end up being small zoo ground one day. Many can be stunned by price of wich I can buy this place (250.0 euros/1000 m2!) Hopefully I will buy something at the end of next month. I can use place also for honeybee farming (although never worked before with bees).
 
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Ok just one more post about selected taxa and their holders largest number for a European country (including Cyprus). I will ommit too Russia and Middle East (including Turkey, Georgia and Kazakhstan) from total counting.

African bush elephant: Germany (15 holders)/ France (10)/ United Kingdom (Great Britain & Northern Ireland) (7)/ Spain (6)/ Poland (3)/ Belgium (3)/ Czech Republic (2)/ Netherlands (2)/ of total ?? holders in Europe
Asian elephants: Germany (22)/ France (8)/ UK (7)/ Spain (7)/ Netherlands (6)/ Italy (6)/ Czech Republic (4)/ of total ?? holders in Europe

Southern white rhino: France (15)/ United Kingdom (15)/ Germany (12)/ Spain (9)/ Italy (5)/ Netherlands (4)/ of total 84 holders
Black rhinoceros (Eastern): UK (6)/ Germany (6) (but UK should have greater population number because of Chester)/ France (3)/ of total 19 holders in Europe.
Indian rhino: Germany (5)/ France (5)/ of total 27 holders.

Malayan tapir: UK (5)/ France (5)/ Germany (4)/ Czech R. (3)/ of total 23 holders
Brazilian tapir: UK (32)/ France (22)/ Germany (18)/ of total 136 holders in Europe
Baird's tapir: Germany only (3).

Grevy's zebra: France (11)/ Germany (10)/ UK (9)/ Czech R. (4)/ of total 53 holders.
Hartman's mountain zebra: Poland! (5)/ Germany (4)/ UK (4)/ of total 26 holders.
Chapman's zebra: Germany (16)/ UK (15)/ France (10)/ Poland (7)/ Czech R. (6)/ Spain (6)/ of total 86 holders.
Selou's zebra: Poland (3)/ Czech R. (3)/ of total 11 holders.
Somali wild ass: France (7)/ Germany (6)/ UK (4)/ Poland (4)/ of total 30 holders.
Kulan (Turkmenian): Germany (9)/ Poland (4)/ of total 18 holders.
Eastern kiang: Czech Republic! (4)/ Germany (3)/ of total 15 holders.

Vicuna: Germany (13)/ France (11)/ of total 61 holders.

Rotshchild's giraffe: UK (17)/ France (13)/ Germany (10)/ of total 101 holders
Reticulated giraffe: Germany (11)/ France (6)/ UK (6)/ Poland (5)/ of total 52 holders
Kordofan giraffe: by far France (13)/ Italy (2)/ of total 19 holders
Angolan giraffe: Portugal! (2)/ Spain (2)/ of total 6 holders
Giraffe (no subspecies status/hybrid): UK (15)/ France (12)/ of total 61 holders
Okapi: Germany (6)/ UK (4)/ of total 22 holders.

American (wood) bison: Germany (7)/ of total 12 holders.
Cape buffalo: Belgium! (3)/ of total 15 holders.
Red (forest) buffalo: Germany (6)/ Spain (6)/ UK (6)/ of total 29 holders.
Indian gaur: France (4)/ of total 12 holders.
Javan banteng: Germany (5)/ of total 16 holders.
Lowland anoa: by far UK (7)/ Germany (3)/ of total 17 holders.

Eastern bongo: UK (13)/ of total 47 holders
Greater kudu: Germany (9)/ of total 34 holders
Nyala: UK (9)/ of total 35 holders
Blesbok: France (10)/ Germany (9)/ of total 44 holders
Addax: France (7)/ UK (7)/ of total 44 holders
Arabian oryx: France (4)/ of total 14 holders (I taugh there are a lot of more)
Gemsbok: France (5)/ Spain (4)/ of total 23 holders
Scimitar-horned oryx: France (17)/ Spain! (14)/ of total 88 holders
Common impala: by far Germany (9)/ of total 24 holders
Addra gazelle: Spain! (6)/ France (3)/ Germany (3)/ of total 19 holders
Cuviers gazelle: by far Spain (5)/ of total 6 holders
Persian gazelle: Germany (5)/ of total 12 holders
Saharan dorcas gazelle: by far Spain (5)/ of total 13 holders
Springbok: by far France (8) of total 21 holders
Red duiker: Germany (5)/ of total 15 holders
Yellow-backed duiker: only Germany (3)

Cretan wild goat: France (4)/ of total 15 holders
Himalayan tar: Austria (6)/ Germany (6)/ of total 22 holders

Negros warty pig: by far UK (13)/ of total 31 holders
Northern warthog: Germany (6)/ of total 12 holders
Red river hog: UK (17)/ Germany (17)/ France (8)/ Netherlands (7)/ of total 70 holders
Sulawesi babirusa: Germany (3)/ of total 7 holders
Southern white-lipped peccary: France (2)/ of total 8 holders
Collared peccary: Germany (9)/ UK (8)/ of total 65 holders

Common hippo: France (16)/ Spain (15)/ Italy (13)/ Germany (8)/ Czech R. (5)/ UK (just 4)/ Poland (4)/ of total 86 holders in Europe
Pygmy hippopotamus (Western): Germany (11)/ UK (8)/ Spain (7)/ France (6)/ of total 67 holders.


I wish I could post also info about pinipeds, smaller mammals like marsupials, Edentata, etc., for birds and for reptiles, but it's exausting work.
 
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