Are These in Captivity? #2

I became so much of a penguin expert in my youth that I since have felt like I knew everything and stopped learning. Cue me only just learning tonight that my little kid hyperfixation info is outdated and there are two species of rockhopper penguin and not one. Which species is kept in zoos, the Southern or the Northern? This is particularly important to me in regards to the rockhoppers at Detroit, Omaha, and Saint Louis, as those are the three facilities where I have seen them.
 
How comes Great Bustards are not common in captivity, any difficulty in keeping? They are quite distinctive native birds of Europe and their conservation status is Vulnerable, which means they need more help.
 
AlmightyKingPrawn said:
I became so much of a penguin expert in my youth that I since have felt like I knew everything and stopped learning. Cue me only just learning tonight that my little kid hyperfixation info is outdated and there are two species of rockhopper penguin and not one. Which species is kept in zoos, the Southern or the Northern? This is particularly important to me in regards to the rockhoppers at Detroit, Omaha, and Saint Louis, as those are the three facilities where I have seen them.
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Well, I just learned another species has also been split. Which little penguin species is kept, the New Zealand or Australian one? Unlike rockhoppers, I have yet to see little penguins, but Cincinnati is on my radar for future visits so it's important for future personal viewed species list purposes.
 
I'm curious, how many penguin species did you think there were currently, before your discoveries?

AlmightyKingPrawn said:
Which species is kept in zoos, the Southern or the Northern?
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Both, and both are here in NA but the majority of them are Southerns. Offhand I know Montreal Biodome has Northern and I believe one or two others do as well.

AlmightyKingPrawn said:
Which little penguin species is kept, the New Zealand or Australian one?
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Australian, per imports. Though worth noting not everyone accepts that split as of present.
 
Great Argus said:
I'm curious, how many penguin species did you think there were currently, before your discoveries?



Both, and both are here in NA but the majority of them are Southerns. Offhand I know Montreal Biodome has Northern and I believe one or two others do as well.



Australian, per imports. Though worth noting not everyone accepts that split as of present.
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Moody Gardens and another Canadian zoo, Calgary I think? Are the other two with northern. The rest are southern.
 
Great Argus said:
I'm curious, how many penguin species did you think there were currently, before your discoveries?
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When I was seven I paraded around total strangers who couldn't care less screaming "THERE ARE SEVENTEEN TYPES OF PENGUINS!" The number from my little kid annoyingness has stuck in my head since. It was really odd going on Wikipedia and seeing 19 different species.
 
AlmightyKingPrawn said:
I became so much of a penguin expert in my youth that I since have felt like I knew everything and stopped learning. Cue me only just learning tonight that my little kid hyperfixation info is outdated and there are two species of rockhopper penguin and not one. Which species is kept in zoos, the Southern or the Northern? This is particularly important to me in regards to the rockhoppers at Detroit, Omaha, and Saint Louis, as those are the three facilities where I have seen them.
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AlmightyKingPrawn said:
Well, I just learned another species has also been split. Which little penguin species is kept, the New Zealand or Australian one? Unlike rockhoppers, I have yet to see little penguins, but Cincinnati is on my radar for future visits so it's important for future personal viewed species list purposes.
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I haven't got around to updating it yet, but Catalogue of Penguins in Captivity Worldwide
 
StellarChaser said:
How comes Great Bustards are not common in captivity, any difficulty in keeping? They are quite distinctive native birds of Europe and their conservation status is Vulnerable, which means they need more help.
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Hard to breed and inclined to panic, fatally injuring themselves.
 
Are Baglefecht Weaver or Reichenow's Weaver (specific sub) in Captivity?

Well I actually know they are (my local zoo has some) but I have been trying to find any other place with them. Needless to say I have failed miserably. The only things I could find was records of how long their chicks take to fledge and so on in captivity, but no holders.
I then tried to see if I can find some for sale, but that also didn't work.

So I am stuck with the 2 questions:
Is my local zoo the only holder of this Weaver?
Where did my local zoo get them from?
 
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Jaguar_X said:
Are Baglefecht Weaver or Reichenow's Weaver (specific sub) in Captivity?

Well I actually know they are (my local zoo has some) but I have been trying to find any other place with them. Needless to say I have failed miserably. The only things I could find was records of how long their chicks take to fledge and so on in captivity, but no holders.
I then tried to see if I can find some for sale, but that also didn't work.

So I am stuck with the 2 questions:
Is my local zoo the only holder of this Weaver?
Where did my local zoo get them from?
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It would help a lot if you would tell us what park your local zoo actually is. The Baglafecht weaver is, without doubt, a species that was never greatly represented in captivity. No European or Asian zoo currently has any. I'm aware of San Diego Zoo that still had a single bird back in 2018/2019 but I assume this one is also no longer alive. There are still a few around in European aviculture but have become very rare here as well. I do not think the species will be visible in captivity a decade from now, unless new birds will be caught.
 
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