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RatioTile said:
Are there Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis) kept anywhere?
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Great Argus said:
Sequoia Park Zoo in California has/had one. I think a rescue center or two also has one.
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I'm pretty sure Sequoia Park still has Winky the spotted owl, I glanced at their social media posts and they've posted a handful of photos in the past year. If you're ever in that part of California there's a nice little aviary in the new-ish watershed exhibit, and I think Winky has been used as an ambassador animal on occasion as well.
 
MonkeyBat said:
So, I was looking through the LA Zoo and saw some interesting additions they wanted to add into the zoo

Blue ringed octopus
Banded sea krait
Cone Snail
Painted anglerfish
Brush-tailed rat kangaroo

Does anyone know of these animals in captivity? I think I may of heard of a tropical fish shop in Florida getting the octopus (for some reason)
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Brush-tailed bettongs are fairly common in American zoos.
 
Xenarthra said:
I'm pretty sure Sequoia Park still has Winky the spotted owl, I glanced at their social media posts and they've posted a handful of photos in the past year. If you're ever in that part of California there's a nice little aviary in the new-ish watershed exhibit, and I think Winky has been used as an ambassador animal on occasion as well.
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Ah nice, I've been wanting to get back over to Sequoia Park for Bush Dogs in particular, and Spotted Owl would be nice too!
 
RatioTile said:
Are there gundis, viscachas, or Chacoan maras in North America? I see photos of them in European collections, and I’m hoping there’s some closer to me.
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I know Nashville originally planned to import mountain viscacha for their new Andes exhibit, to be mixed with pudu. I'd imagine lack of available animals in captivity to import is what led to their absence.

Azamat Shackleford said:
On the topic of Chacoan maras, they’re often kept in the private sector
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I know Patagonian Mara is often kept privately, and Chacoan are present, but I don't think Chacoan are "often kept" unfortunately. A little surprising, considering they're smaller than Patagonian and therefore easier to house/provide space for.

~Thylo
 
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Since the little blue penguin has been split into two species, I’ve realized that most individuals kept in the US and Japan are Eudyptula novaehollandiae, the Australian species. Does anyone outside of New Zealand keep the New Zealand species Eudyptula minor?
 
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