Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen

[Nile Hippo Expert]

Also isn't a standard high-school and college biology experiment to look at protozoa under a microscope?

That's exactly how I saw it. I had no idea it was a standard experiment.

 

[Chlidonias]

Five in NA, per your thread and primarily tiny ones at that. Present yes - but not at places a lot of people are going to be visiting for the most part.

I still disagree it's most people. Particularly as far as the NA continent is concerned.

Perhaps as far as North America, but Zoochatters are also in other parts of the world so a lot will have seen Chukar. It certainly isn't something that "few Zoochatters have seen".

As might be expected, given they're native.

Not native to Europe (except for the most easterly parts like Turkey). Chukar are an Asian species.

 

[lintworm]

Not native to Europe (except for the most easterly parts like Turkey). Chukar are an Asian species.

The are around on the Balkans as well, I saw them in Bulgaria 10 years ago and the species also occurs in Greece.

 

[Northwestern Wolf]

Some of these, such as Himalayan Palm Civet, would be considered rarely seen by ZooChatters. Others are actually quite common - I doubt there are very many ZooChatters who haven't seen a Chukar, for instance.

You're probably right. I don't know what's considered rare so I just spewed random ones out. I did light checks whether they're that common but after doing some reading they are found in a lot of zoos. I'm surprised the other ones have been unseen.

 

[TinoPup]

Not super common in zoos but still present. They're not rare in pet stores. They're introduced in many parts of the world and commonly released birds in many others. They're not an uncommon zoo animal in Europe. Certainly not everyone will have seen one of course, but I fell like it's probably most people.

Wtf pet stores do they have up there in Wisconsin?

 

[dillotest0]

Mashona Mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi)
Micklem's Mole-rat (Fukomys micklemi)
Upper Galilee Mountains blind mole-rat (Spalax galili).
I saw all of them on Thursday at University of South Bohemia (Faculty of science)

Do you work there?
Or how did you get access??

 

[birdsandbats]

Wtf pet stores do they have up there in Wisconsin?

I've definitely seen some odd things around before. Chukar was not on the weird register for me, which I guess says something.

 

[Sicarius]

Chace's reef lobster (Enoplometopus chacei)

• Sicarius
• 4 Nov 2023

Very rare!

Here's a nice-looking crustacean of which only a handful of specimens were ever recorded, even less so photographed alive.

 

[czech_invertebrates]

I think these animals were seen by many zoochaters but they are rare so ill post it anways

Red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) - Zoo Chleby
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) - Zoo Jihlava
Common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) - Zoo Jihlava
Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard (Saara loricata) - Zoo Praha
Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) - Zoo Praha
Helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) - Zoo Praha
Spix's moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) - Zoo Praha
Scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) - Zoo Praha
Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) - Zoo Praha

 

[Sicarius]

I think these animals were seen by many zoochaters but they are rare so ill post it anways

Red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) - Zoo Chleby
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) - Zoo Jihlava
Common striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) - Zoo Jihlava
Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard (Saara loricata) - Zoo Praha
Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) - Zoo Praha
Helmeted friarbird (Philemon buceroides) - Zoo Praha
Spix's moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) - Zoo Praha
Scaly-naped pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) - Zoo Praha
Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) - Zoo Praha

I would imagine that quite a number of Zoochatters have seen the majority of these species, since the Czech Republic is a famous destination. I have seen all of them, for instance.

 

[Golden Takin]

White eared night heron
White headed langur -- Nanning Zoo

 

[Dr. Wolverine]

A couple others to add to my list
Sunda Colugo(Wild)
Sumatran Elephant(Singapore Zoo)
all four species of sea cows
Sri Lankan Leopard(Singapore Zoo)
Bearded pig(Night Safari)
Hog Badger(Night Safari)
Northern Bald Ibis(Ueno Zoo)
Japanese Crested Ibis(Wild)
Phillipine Eagle(Bird Paradise)

 

[Great Argus]

Northern Bald Ibis(Ueno Zoo)

This one will have been seen by many, they're fairly prominent across NA and European zoos.

 

[Coral and seastars]

A couple others to add to my list
Sunda Colugo(Wild)
Sumatran Elephant(Singapore Zoo)
all four species of sea cows
Sri Lankan Leopard(Singapore Zoo)
Bearded pig(Night Safari)
Hog Badger(Night Safari)
Northern Bald Ibis(Ueno Zoo)
Japanese Crested Ibis(Wild)
Phillipine Eagle(Bird Paradise)

One day I want to go to night safari. The first ibis and pig are common and the pig is at the phoenix zoo. I bet the second ibis could be found in rescues or breeding programs around east asia.

Are gila topminnows rare to see *as in only found in a few places*
Sea life AZ has them. Are thick billed parrots rare? *Found at the phoenix zoo*

 

[Great Argus]

pig are common and the pig is at the phoenix zoo.

I think you're confusing Bearded pig with warty pig. IIRC there are no more Bearded pigs left in NA, and there's one holder left in Europe. They were not tremendously common in the past either, though a good number of Zoochatters will have seen them I expect.

Are thick billed parrots rare?

More akin to uncommon - I've seen them and know several other Zoochatters who have as well.

 

[Dr. Wolverine]

I bet the second ibis could be found in rescues or breeding programs around east asia.

Yes, I believe they are housed in China, South Korea, and Japan. I saw them at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Sado Island. I also saw them feeding in paddy fields on Sado Island during my visit this summer.

 

[PossumRoach]

The first ibis and pig are common and the pig is at the phoenix zoo.

Many older users may have seen bearded pigs back before there was only one holder in Europe left and no (accredited) holders left in North America, but right now bearded pigs are anything but common.

 

[Dormouse]

Spotted skunk. Hoped for years to see one in a zoo- no luck. Finally saw a wild one in California.

 

[birdsandbats]

Spotted skunk. Hoped for years to see one in a zoo- no luck. Finally saw a wild one in California.

Which species? I've seen Eastern (probably the one that most ZooChatters who have seen them have seen) at a couple of different collections.

 

[Dormouse]

Western. Spilogale gracilis
Where can you see the Eastern?