I guess I am; Red-whispered Bulbul is safely on my list!
Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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As for North American Hummingbirds, hopefully I will see a few more in Arizona next year (thrice postponed thanks to COVID)!
WOW ! Thats realy an impresive list !
In southeast Arizona I was able to see Anna's, Costa's, Broad-billed, Violet-crowned, Black-chinned and Rivoli's Hummingbirds. That was in late March, at a better time of year (AKA mid-April) you could probably get several more.
Jaguar_X
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I am a little late to the thread but I think that my South Africanism will help me here.
Tsessebe - Emerald Resort Animal World
Grey Go-away-bird - Birds of Eden
Knysna Turaco - Birds of Eden
Bradfield's Hornbill - Birds of Eden
African Leopard - Joburg and Pretoria Zoo
Chacma Baboon - Emerald (long ago), Joburg
Probably a few more but I can't think of them at the moment.
Tsessebe - Emerald Resort Animal World
Grey Go-away-bird - Birds of Eden
Knysna Turaco - Birds of Eden
Bradfield's Hornbill - Birds of Eden
African Leopard - Joburg and Pretoria Zoo
Chacma Baboon - Emerald (long ago), Joburg
Probably a few more but I can't think of them at the moment.
splendens
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I have seen the modeeria rotunda or snow globe jelly at the monterey bay aquarium. It was only displayed for a few weeks before taken off display about 3 weeks ago. It was the only time and first time this species was on display at an aquarium anywhere.
There is a chance it may go back on display though.
There is a chance it may go back on display though.
Nice list @Jaguar_X ! Had the luck to see some species of your list :
-Grey go-a-way bird : Took care for a single bird at Walsrode ( 1986 -1989 ) and saw it at Antwerp Zoo, the old Emmen Zoo, Ouwehands Rhenen and at a few private collections ( all in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. It must been however already at leadt 25 years ago that I saw this species.
- African leopard : in the 1970s - 1980 most leopards weren't signed on subspecies level but I'm sure a lot of leopards kept in those days were African ones. For sure I saw the species at Pairi Daiza ( 2010s ) and at Hannover ( 1980s ).
- Chacma baboon : as with the leopard, a baboon was a baboon in the 1970s. I saw it however for sure at Olmen in Belgium ( end of the 1980s ).
- Knysna turaco : took care for it at Walsrode 1986 after which it disappeared ( send to Walsrodes breeding station in Spain or died - I'm not sure anymore and couldn't find any reference in my notes from that time ). Saw it also at Antwerp Zoo at the beginning of the 1980s and at a few private collections also around that time. This is also a species which I haven't seen for at least 25 years.
For the other species on your list I would love to see the Bradfield's hornbill because Hornbills are among my favorite birds and took care ( and bred ) a good number of species but have never seen alive this one ! Do you have photos of it ?
Jaguar_X
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That is very interesting, any idea why all these South African spesies were phased out?
Also I sadly do not, I saw it only for a few moments at Birds of Eden.
Hornbill's are also one of my favourite bird families, as well as turaco.
Sadly South Africa does not have a very large hornbill collection and the only Asian hornbill we have is a single pair of Wreathed Hornbill at Umgeni River Bird Park (I would love to visit it someday).
Species I have seen Wild and/or Captive:
Southern Ground Hornbill
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
African Grey Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill (Only in the wild)
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Black Casque Hornbill
Black and White Casque Hornbill
Species also kept in ZA:
Trumpeter Hornbill
Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill
Might be one or two more that I missed, but I believe these are the only ones we have.
Don't know if you have acces to Avizandum ( a South African bird-keeping magazine ) but in the 1990s I've published some articles about my experience with Hornbills in this magazine. Maybe nice to have a look at it if you can find them
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Tyrannosaurus-PicoPico
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I haven't seen too many rare fellas outside of Toledo, but here I go. By the way, I have no idea if some of these are actually rare or not. Please tell me if thats the case.
Tuatara - Toledo.
Kodiak Bear - Toledo.
Australian Saltwater Crocodile - Toledo.
Crab Eating Macaque - Indianapolis.
Pacific Walrus - Indianapolis.
Kagu - Toledo.
Koala - Toledo, no longer there.
Orinoco Crocodile - Indianapolis.
Manatee - Columbus.
Masai Giraffe - Toledo.
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock - Toledo.
Magnalitsa Pigs - Toledo.
Bonnethead Shark - Toledo.
Tuatara - Toledo.
Kodiak Bear - Toledo.
Australian Saltwater Crocodile - Toledo.
Crab Eating Macaque - Indianapolis.
Pacific Walrus - Indianapolis.
Kagu - Toledo.
Koala - Toledo, no longer there.
Orinoco Crocodile - Indianapolis.
Manatee - Columbus.
Masai Giraffe - Toledo.
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock - Toledo.
Magnalitsa Pigs - Toledo.
Bonnethead Shark - Toledo.
I've seen the ones I quoted. The walrus, koala, crocodiles, giraffe, cock-of-the-rock, and manatee at least are all kept at multiple fairly high-profile facilities and have been seen by a great many Zoochatters.
Kagu aren't common at all here, and are one of the rarer ones on that list. Manatee are only common in Florida; there's only 3 places outside FL with them (DWA, Cinci, Columbus). Kodiak bear is fairly common outside AZA (or signed as such, anyway).
I personally wouldn't say walrus are common, either. They may be at frequently visited places, but they're still only at what, 2 places in the USA, 2 in Canada now? I can't think of the last time it was more than 5 facilities.
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Not common here no, but quite a lot of us have seen them I think. They've been held in several prominent facilities across the country.
Expensive ones
That's true indeed.
They're not common in Europe either (ironically, given the claim earlier that they are!).
The only European zoos listed as current holders on Zootierliste are Prague and Plzen in the Czech Republic; and Berlin and Walsrode in Germany.
Kakapo
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The world is something bigger than North America.
And anyway it seems you misread my message.
I've seen most of those: Tuatara, Saltwater Crocodile, Crab Eating Macaque, Kagu, and Koala all in the wild (and all in zoos as well), and Manatees and Andean Cock of the Rock only in zoos. I have probably see Masai Giraffes as well, but I don't remember off the top of my head.
Of the remainder the one I'd most like to see are the Mangalista pigs. Those are cool piggies.