List of rarest species in US?

drill said:
Brandywine has Swift fox. Can't think of much rare mammals in that area. Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary might have something.
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Brandywine's swift fox passed on a few months ago. The zoo actually brought in three species of macaws to fill his former habitat. Right now the animal list is as follows (to my knowledge).
  1. Andean Condor
  2. Florida Bobcat
  3. North American Porcupine
  4. Italian Honeybee
  5. Red Panda
  6. Macaw spp.
  7. Serval
  8. Radiated tortoise
  9. Golden Lion Tamarin
  10. White-Faced Saki
  11. Green Tree Python
  12. Prehensile-Tailed Skink
  13. Mossy Prehensile-Tailed Gecko
  14. Helmeted Guineafowl
  15. Sandhill Crane
  16. Western Burrowing Owl
  17. African Pygmy Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Angora, Chicken spp.
  18. Bald Eagle, Common Raven (off exhibit because tree fell on enclosure)
  19. Capybara, Scarlet Ibis, Black-Crowned Night Heron (...?)
  20. FUTURE: Ring-Tailed Lemur, Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur, Crowned Lemur (!!!), Radiated Tortoise, Helmeted Guineafowl
 
Wyman said:
Brandywine's swift fox passed on a few months ago. The zoo actually brought in three species of macaws to fill his former habitat. Right now the animal list is as follows (to my knowledge).
  1. Andean Condor
  2. Florida Bobcat
  3. North American Porcupine
  4. Italian Honeybee
  5. Red Panda
  6. Macaw spp.
  7. Serval
  8. Radiated tortoise
  9. Golden Lion Tamarin
  10. White-Faced Saki
  11. Green Tree Python
  12. Prehensile-Tailed Skink
  13. Mossy Prehensile-Tailed Gecko
  14. Helmeted Guineafowl
  15. Sandhill Crane
  16. Western Burrowing Owl
  17. African Pygmy Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Angora, Chicken spp.
  18. Bald Eagle, Common Raven (off exhibit because tree fell on enclosure)
  19. Capybara, Scarlet Ibis, Black-Crowned Night Heron (...?)
  20. FUTURE: Ring-Tailed Lemur, Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur, Crowned Lemur (!!!), Radiated Tortoise, Helmeted Guineafowl
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I didn't know he passed away :( Where did you learn about that?
Do they no longer have golden headed lion tamarins (across from the reptiles), virginia opossum (just past the reptiles/office), bennett's wallaby, american alligator, toco toucan?
 
TinoPup said:
I didn't know he passed away :( Where did you learn about that?
Do they no longer have golden headed lion tamarins (across from the reptiles), virginia opossum (just past the reptiles/office), bennett's wallaby, american alligator, toco toucan?
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They sent the golden-headed lion tamarins away, the American alligators and wallabies were a seasonal exhibit, IDK about the opossum, and I have a feeling the toco toucans were sent away. I can't remember where I learned about Chuck's passing, through I do know it was a couple of months ago that it happened. I intern at the zoo on a side note, hence why I know about everything else.
 
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Great Argus said:
They are indeed, the video is even tagged with #FennecFox as is all other appearances of the foxes on social media.
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Their website has "kit foxes" on the animals page, but it's the same image as one tagged with fennec on social media (and of a fennec).
 
TinoPup said:
Their website has "kit foxes" on the animals page, but it's the same image as one tagged with fennec on social media (and of a fennec).
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I noticed that, I wonder where the disconnect happened. Obviously they know what they are, so why have the wrong name on the website?
 
TheAmurTiger said:
I'm most familiar with marine mammals so that's probably gonna end up being the whole list from me. A lot of these are only rare cause they're rescued animals.

Pacific white-sided dolphins - Shedd Aquarium (3.4), Miami Seaquarium (2.2), & SeaWorld San Antonio (1.4)
Commerson's dolphins - Aquatica Orlando (3.1)
Rough-toothed dolphins - Clearwater Marine Aquarium (2.0) & Gulf World (1.4)
Short-finned pilot whales - SeaWorld San Diego (2.2)
Atlantic spotted dolphin - Dolphin Research Center (0.1)
Steller's sea lions - Mystic Aquarium (1.3) & Alaska SeaLife Center (3.1)
Guadalupe fur seals - SeaWorld San Diego (2.1)
Spotted seals - Mystic Aquarium (0.1) & Alaska SeaLife Center (3.1)
Ringed seals - SeaWorld San Diego (1.0), Alaska SeaLife Center (3.1), & Mystic Aquarium (0.1)
Harp seal - SeaWorld Orlando (1.0)
Northern fur seals - Mystic Aquarium (2.3), New England Aquarium (1.2), & Seattle Aquarium (3.0)
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Are these current numbers of animals kept? I thought more places kept Northern Fur Seals tbh. I also thought San Diego only kept one Guadalupe Fur Seal.

Additionally, Mystic keeps 0.2 Spotted Seal and no Ringed Seal (don't think they ever have?)

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Are these current numbers of animals kept? I thought more places kept Northern Fur Seals tbh. I also thought San Diego only kept one Guadalupe Fur Seal.

Additionally, Mystic keeps 0.2 Spotted Seal and no Ringed Seal (don't think they ever have?)

~Thylo
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They had at least 1.1 Guadalupe Fur Seals when I went to SW San Diego, but that was 2011.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Are these current numbers of animals kept? I thought more places kept Northern Fur Seals tbh. I also thought San Diego only kept one Guadalupe Fur Seal.

Additionally, Mystic keeps 0.2 Spotted Seal and no Ringed Seal (don't think they ever have?)

~Thylo
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According to most recent MMIR, Mystic as 0.2 Spotted Seal (Siku and Nuna). No Ring Seal on MMIR for Mystic currently alive. I don't see any historical Ring Seal on the MMIR either.

They also have 2.0 Gray Seal that are awaiting transfer to another facility delayed by COVID-19. They were rescued.

Other seal/sea lion on MMIR (July 2020):
1.5 California Sea Lion
4.6 Harbor Seal
2.3 Northern Fur Seal
1.3 Stellar Sea Lion
 
RatioTile said:
This sanctuary in Texas recently rescued three booted macaques. It seems like there are more booted macaques in non-AZA collections than one would think. Where did they come from? I can't even find information on if they are kept in Indonesia.

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Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo keeps a large troop, which they claim to be the only ones outside of Indonesia. We know this isn't true, because Special Memories Zoo had a single individual before they closed earlier this year. Where this individual ended up is currently unknown.
 
birdsandbats said:
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo keeps a large troop, which they claim to be the only ones outside of Indonesia. We know this isn't true, because Special Memories Zoo had a single individual before they closed earlier this year. Where this individual ended up is currently unknown.
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There are two individuals in Wisconsin - each with their own company - that breed and supply animals for the private trade. Do you think that they could've possibly given the booted macaque to one of them? They supply many private facilities in Wisconsin with animals.
 
EsserWarrior said:
There are two individuals in Wisconsin - each with their own company - that breed and supply animals for the private trade. Do you think that they could've possibly given the booted macaque to one of them? They supply many private facilities in Wisconsin with animals.
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That is entirely possible.
 
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