cornu aspersum
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But it's not the only collection in North America to hold them, according to ZTL. And even though it is rare in that continent, I won't say only a few ZooChatters have seen it.
Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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MOG2012
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They're not that uncommon. They're found in several AZA zoos
Prochilodus246
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There are various places across the UK where you can see ospreys reliably at nest sites such as Rutland Water, RSPB Loch Garten etc.
Bluey
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I mean Osprey chick's are quite common cause I've seen them in the wild Cause a Mum was feeding her Chick in the nest
Anyone who's ever been to Florida will have seen more Osprey nests than they can count.
Having seen that the Giant Earthworm Museum in Australia closed over 10 years ago; how many other zoochatters have seen Gippsland Giant Earthworm?
I saw the Pacific screech owl (Megascops cooperi) in the Nicaraguan National Zoo.
This species was not yet on ZTL, so this zoo might be the only one to display this species worldwife. If that's true, not many zoochatters will have seen this species because as far as I know, I'm the first zoochatter to visit this collection.
Perhaps some people have seen this species in the wild?
This species was not yet on ZTL, so this zoo might be the only one to display this species worldwife. If that's true, not many zoochatters will have seen this species because as far as I know, I'm the first zoochatter to visit this collection.
Perhaps some people have seen this species in the wild?
I have seen 7 Scops Owl species in the wild, including Bare-legged and Cinnamon, but not Pacific.
Numbats. Perth Zoo breeds them.
MOG2012
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I've seen masked lapwing at multiple zoos. It's rather common in major zoos being in over 30 across the country). I've seen them at Disney's Animal Kingdom but I haven't gone to any major zoos unlike most American zoochatters
Bluey
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I saw something in the lapwing family a few days ago it was flying overhead so it was tough to make out a clear pattern
I would not consider masked lapwings rare at all. I've seen them dozens of times (including wild ones in Australia)
If you're Australian, I'm sure you've seen much rarer species than this one.
komodoskar
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Of the 10 lapwing species (Vanellus sp.) I've seen, masked lapwings are definitely the most common in captivity. The only species I've seen in the wild but not in captivity is the Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus), but given its wide range im sure many zoochatters who have visited many regions in Asia will have also seen one
Yes, both in UK and Finland.
Walsrode kept red-wattled lapwing,s where I saw them a few years ago. I've also seen them in the wild in Sri Lanka and Thailand where they are common.
I've seen 12 species of Vanellus, 5 of them in the wild (Northern, masked, red-wattled, yellow-wattled and southern)