Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen

In terms of captive animals, I've only really been to more mainstream zoos but I suppose I've seen the following which might not be on most people's lists:

Olm, Proteus anguinus - a cave in Southern France.
Arabian barn owl, Tyto alba erlangeri - Pafos
Long-headed eagle ray, Aetobatus flagellum - Aquarium Mare Nostrum
Mindanao wrinkled hornbill, Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus - Pafos
West African crocodile, Crocodylus suchus - Lyon
Cream-breasted fruit dove, Ptilinopus merrilli - Pafos
Subtropical cacique, Cacicus uropygialis - Zoo de Montpellier
Stocky hawkfish, Cirrhitus pinnulatus - Aquarium Mare Nostrum
Tabasco mud turtle, Kinosternon acutum - Zoo de Montpellier
Houbara bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii - Paris Men
Chilean cougar, Puma concolor puma - Vincennes
White-bellied sea eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster - Beauval
Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus - Barcelona Aq
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola - Barcelona Aq
Panay cloudrunner, Crateromys heaneyi - London.
 
amur leopard said:
Chilean cougar, Puma concolor puma - Vincennes
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Gotta say I'm suspicious of this identification. There are some fairly-recent pure Canadian imports ("Missouri Cougar"), but otherwise all the Pumas on Zootierliste are standard zoo-mix apart for this one animal at Vincennes which came from du Buoy.
 
Chlidonias said:
Gotta say I'm suspicious of this identification. There are some fairly-recent pure Canadian imports ("Missouri Cougar"), but otherwise all the Pumas on Zootierliste are standard zoo-mix apart for this one animal at Vincennes which came from du Buoy.
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In fairness the specimen does look quite different to other pumas I’ve seen, thicker longer furs among other things.
 
Strictly speaking for (North) American zoochatters, I'd say I was one of the few lucky enough to see a Crab-eating Raccoon here in the states. European members probably have seen them pretty often, though.
 
SusScrofa said:
Strictly speaking for (North) American zoochatters, I'd say I was one of the few lucky enough to see a Crab-eating Raccoon here in the states. European members probably have seen them pretty often, though.
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No, they're very rare here, no major zoos hold them - largest holder of the 4 that keep them is probably Kerzers.
 
amur leopard said:
No, they're very rare here, no major zoos hold them - largest holder of the 4 that keep them is probably Kerzers.
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Oh, interesting. I know virtually nothing about the European zoo scene, but I did see several images of the species at different places in the Europe gallery and none in the US gallery, so assumed they may be more commonplace. In all my research I found only 2 US institutions currently have them, the small and largely unknown Wellington Conservation Center in Florida (private tours only, and this is where I saw the species) and Aggieland Safari in Texas.
 
Ok, I don’t know how many people have seen these ones (they’re rare or extinct in the US, but they’re at some pretty big zoos), but here goes nothing:
  • Red-Shanked Douc Langur, at Philadelphia Zoo.
  • Uakari, at LA Zoo
  • Pemba Flying Fox, at Phoenix Zoo (I didn’t know how rare these were until recently)
  • Mountain Tapir, at both LA and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (I’m not sure how many people have seen them at both locations)
 
Corangurilla said:
Ok, I don’t know how many people have seen these ones (they’re rare or extinct in the US, but they’re at some pretty big zoos), but here goes nothing:
  • Red-Shanked Douc Langur, at Philadelphia Zoo.
  • Uakari, at LA Zoo
  • Pemba Flying Fox, at Phoenix Zoo (I didn’t know how rare these were until recently)
  • Mountain Tapir, at both LA and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (I’m not sure how many people have seen them at both locations)
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Mountain Tapir, Red-Shanked Douc Langur, and Bald Uakari have all been seen by many ZooChatters. Not sure about the Flying Fox, but I would guess a fair few have seen them.
 
Dhole dude said:
Mountain Tapir, Red-Shanked Douc Langur, and Bald Uakari have all been seen by many ZooChatters. Not sure about the Flying Fox, but I would guess a fair few have seen them.
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Well, I tried. I think the Flying Foxes were the last of their kind in captivity (don’t quote me on that), and I don’t remember when the last one died. Honestly, I think that’s the best I can manage for this thread.
 
Antillean Manatee- Dallas World Aquarium
Harpy Eagle- Dallas World Aquarium
Blue-faced Honeyeater- Zoo Tampa (rare in US, more common in Australian collections)
Bolivian Gray Titi- Zoo Tampa
Lowland Paca- ZooWorld
Guam Kingfisher- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (only viewable on a behind-the-scenes tour)
 
AndyJ08 said:
Antillean Manatee- Dallas World Aquarium
Harpy Eagle- Dallas World Aquarium
Blue-faced Honeyeater- Zoo Tampa (rare in US, more common in Australian collections)
Bolivian Gray Titi- Zoo Tampa
Lowland Paca- ZooWorld
Guam Kingfisher- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (only viewable on a behind-the-scenes tour)
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I have seen all of those except for the titi. The kingfisher is also kept at Busch Gardens in Tampa, not that far from Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando. It's represented in quite some zoos across the states.

The blue-faced honeyeater is common in Europe as well.
 
AndyJ08 said:
Antillean Manatee- Dallas World Aquarium
Harpy Eagle- Dallas World Aquarium
Blue-faced Honeyeater- Zoo Tampa (rare in US, more common in Australian collections)
Bolivian Gray Titi- Zoo Tampa
Lowland Paca- ZooWorld
Guam Kingfisher- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (only viewable on a behind-the-scenes tour)
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Seen every one except for the titi
 
AndyJ08 said:
Antillean Manatee- Dallas World Aquarium
Harpy Eagle- Dallas World Aquarium
Blue-faced Honeyeater- Zoo Tampa (rare in US, more common in Australian collections)
Bolivian Gray Titi- Zoo Tampa
Lowland Paca- ZooWorld
Guam Kingfisher- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (only viewable on a behind-the-scenes tour)
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The Titi monkey is very common in US Zoos. I'm sure that there are a lot of zoochatters who have seen them.
 
Neil chace said:
The Titi monkey is very common in US Zoos. I'm sure that there are a lot of zoochatters who have seen them.
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Back in the day, a they were more common in local zoos. Montgomery, ZooWorld, Busch Gardens, and Dallas have all phased them out in recent years so I considered the titi rare because most zoos do not have them, or have kept them in the past.
 
AndyJ08 said:
Back in the day, a they were more common in local zoos. Montgomery, ZooWorld, Busch Gardens, and Dallas have all phased them out in recent years so I considered the titi rare because most zoos do not have them, or have kept them in the past.
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I think the issue at hand is that a lot of people are posting species which may be locally rare or rare in their experience - the purpose of the thread is to talk about species which 'few Zoochatters have seen' not just an animal that you've only seen once or isn't terribly common in your area. That's just my take though.
 
amur leopard said:
I think the issue at hand is that a lot of people are posting species which may be locally rare or rare in their experience - the purpose of the thread is to talk about species which 'few Zoochatters have seen' not just an animal that you've only seen once or isn't terribly common in your area. That's just my take though.
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I think part of it too is that you have to be on the forum a while or really well-versed in the zoo world to know what's truly rare and what isn't... which isn't to say new members shouldn't post in this thread, but it does make it sort of inevitable that many people won't realize the sheer extent of species people on this site see somewhere.

birdsandbats said:
Thanks to a recent trip, and I am one of only (I imagine) a handful of ZooChatters to have seen Florida Scrub-Jay.
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Still one of the North American corvids I have left to see :(
 
AndyJ08 said:
Back in the day, a they were more common in local zoos. Montgomery, ZooWorld, Busch Gardens, and Dallas have all phased them out in recent years so I considered the titi rare because most zoos do not have them, or have kept them in the past.
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Titis are still kept in approximately 20 US Zoos, including some facilities visited by many zoochatters, such as National and Bronx Zoos.
 
Horned guan. My local zoo has them, but apparently they are very rare in captivity outside of Mexico. It seems like my zoo may actually be the only place in the US where you can currently see them.
 
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cloudedleopard611 said:
Horned guan. My local zoo has them, but apparently they are very rare in captivity outside of Mexico. It seems like my zoo may actually be the only place in the US where you can currently see them.
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St. Louis is indeed the only place in the US with Horned Guan on display. DWA may have some bts, but no recent updates on those.
 
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