Bioparc Valencia Identification fun

[Jana]

A group of pig-tailed macaques came to Prague zoo in 2004 from Safaripark Gänsendorf/Austria. All of them are former laboratory animals (or their descendants) so there is no certainty about their purity/origin/subspecies.

 

[Pygathrix]

Good game

Ok peeps, what's this?

 

[Jurek7]

Numbat?

 

[Pygathrix]

Yes it's a numbat.
Only in one zoo - Perth
Ties with the bilby for the title of most appealing marsupial, imho

 

[gentle lemur]

A group of pig-tailed macaques came to Prague zoo in 2004 from Safaripark Gänsendorf/Austria. All of them are former laboratory animals (or their descendants) so there is no certainty about their purity/origin/subspecies.

It's been a long time since I saw a pig-tailed macaque (at Regents Park) but I don't recall a tail like this.

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Alan

 

[Ara]

Taronga had a pair of Numbats some years ago.
It was hard work keeping them continually supplied with termites - took a lot of time and effort by the keepers.

Also, eastern Australia ultimately proved to be too humid for them (it's much drier over in the west) and they had respiratory problems.

 

[Pygathrix]

Historic range of the numbat extended to western NSW which I suppose is drier than the coastal region. Currently they are held semi-captive in AWC sanctuaries at Scotia (NSW) and Yookamurra (SA).

I don't know if they would ever be offered to overseas zoos but the diet would obviously be difficult for a temperate zoo. The ones at Perth have a substitute diet but still get plenty of real termites.

 

[Pygathrix]

These are too easy. I don't think this one will keep you guessing for long but here goes...

 

[snowleopard]

Malayan Tapir, but I'm sure that at least one of the U.K. members can give the exact name of the animal.

 

[Pygathrix]

No, it's not a Malayan tapir (I was hoping someone would say that)

 

[CZJimmy]

is it a Ratel/Honey Badger?

 

[Pygathrix]

No! Good suggestion though. Ratels are a bit shaggier

 

[CZJimmy]

hmm... greater grison?

 

[Pygathrix]

Nope........

 

[taun]

This is a random guess, but from the colouring a giant anteater?

 

[Jana]

Jentink's duiker. I have never seen one of them myself yet, but they can not be confused with any other animal, I think.

 

[Pygathrix]

Well done, it is a Jentink's duiker. I sneakily cropped it to make it look like a Malayan tapir.

Quite a stunning animal, the only ones in recent years have been at Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, and they only have one left. I saw one in the 80's at Berlin Tierpark.

 

[Writhedhornbill]

Where was it taken, and did you take it?

 

[Pygathrix]

No I pinched it off a website

Jana - do you want to post one as you were the first to get it right?

 

[Jana]

OK - I will try it now. It is quite easy I think.