2013 Temaiken Bioparc

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  Giant Eland

• 27 Jul 2013

pichi (Zaedyus pichiy)

 

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  ThylacineAlive

• 3 Jul 2020

Based on the ear size and the knowledge that zoos in SA and therefore private keepers in Europe often mislabel Screaming Hairy Armadillo as Pichi (ala "mountain coati" in the US), I'd have to say that unfortunately this is not actually a Pichi Armadillo..

~Thylo

 

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  TeaLovingDave

• 3 Jul 2020

.....especially compared to this photograph of a wild Pichi

 

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  Giant Eland

• 3 Jul 2020

Yes @devilfish alerted me of this a few years back. Unfortunate, but true. If any moderator would be so kind to change the incorrect photo labels.

 

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  ZooBinh

• 3 Jul 2020

@Giant Eland An unfortunate jab to the lifelist .....

EDIT : This and the Common Opossum, is that a loss of two species for you today?

 

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  Giant Eland

• 3 Jul 2020

@ZooBinh luckily I’ve see Common Opossum in the wild in Costa Rica- so no matter what that species stays.

And Pichi I removed from my list years ago but I’m ready to add it back the next chance I get!!

 

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  ThylacineAlive

• 3 Jul 2020

I'd rather look at it as us being able to add a unique subspecies of Virginia to our lifelists.

~Thylo

 

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  Giant Eland

• 3 Jul 2020

@ThylacineAlive Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis I suppose! Apparently does look very different.