List of species I've seen

Kakapo

Well-Known Member
Hi fellow zoochatters,
I worked some days in making a list all species I saw in captivity. Such lists exists already in various old threads in Zoochat but there will be some major differences:

1- I will try to illustrate each species with a good photo of it from the Gallery. If the species if absent from the Gallery I will upload my own photos into the gallery for link it here.

2- Species will be arranged by frequency I've seen in zoos. It will be grouped by species seen at 10 or more zoos, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 zoos (including aquariums, vivariums, etc) and finally a category for species seen in captivity but never in zoos (at exhibitions, pet shops, private collections, etc).

3. Inside each "frequency" group, species will be arranged alphabetically by common name. I just wanted to have some fun with English common names, since they're very prevalently used here in zoochat. I will use scientific names only for those species that doesn't have a common name.

If this thread is unappropiate or should not be in this section of the forum, please let me know.
 
Let's start! Please if somebody don't want their photo in this thread, let me know and I will solicite admins to be changed by another.

1. SPECIES VERY COMMON, seen in 10 or more zoos and facilities in my lifetime around the world:

AFRICAN SPURRED TORTOISE
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo, Netherlands.


ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE
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Photo by @JigerofLemuria. Barcelona zoo, Spain

ASIAN ELEPHANT
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Photo by @Veno. Kanazawa zoo, Japan
 
BANGGAI CARDINALFISH
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Photo by @Patrick87. Berlin zoo, Germany

BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR
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Photo by @Andrew_NZP. Zoo Miami, USA

BLACK SWAN
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Photo by @Hix. Taronga zoo, Australia

BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG
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Photo by @Rhino0118. Phoenix zoo, USA

BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW
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Photo by @Ding Lingwei. Shangai Wild Animal Park, China

BLUE TANG
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Photo by @Hix. Oceanworld Manly, Australia

BLUESTREAK CLEANER WRASSE
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Photo by @BerdNerd. North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, USA:
 
CALIFORNIA SEA LION
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Photo by @Rhino0118. Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium, USA

CAMEL
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Photo by @Pleistohorse. Edmonton Valley zoo, Canada

CANADA GOOSE
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Photo by @PossumRoach. Bursa zoo, Turkey

CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON
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Photo by @Matrin71. Instituto Butantan, Brazil

CHIMPANZEE
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Photo by @Fallax. Welsh Mountain zoo, UK

CLOWN ANEMONEFISH
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Aquatopia, Belgium

COMMON CARP
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Photo by @Haliaeetus. ZooParc du Beauval, France

COMMON PLATY
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Antalya aquarium, Turkey

COMMON POCHARD
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Tierpark Hagenbeck, Germany

COMMON RABBIT
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Photo by @Pleistohorse. Budapest zoo and botanical gardens, Hungary

COMMON ZEBRA
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Photo by @WhistlingKite24. Australia zoo, Australia

COPPERBAND BUTTERFLYFISH
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Photo by @Hix. Sydney aquarium, Australia

COTTON-TOP TAMARIN
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Photo by @Rustydon. Yorkshire Wildlife Park, UK
 
DISCUS FISH
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Photo by @Kakapo. Acuario de Zaragoza, Spain

DOMESTIC CAT
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Photo by @KevinB. Pairi Daiza, Belgium

DOMESTIC CATTLE
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Photo by @Moebelle. Disney's Animal Kingdom park, USA

DOMESTIC DOG/COMMON WOLF
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Photo by @Therabu. Haute-Touche animal reserve, France

DOMESTIC DONKEY
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Photo by @Otorongo. Grădina Zoologică Hunedoara, Romania

DOMESTIC GOAT
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Photo by @Jambi. Lake District Wildlife Park, UK

DOMESTIC HORSE
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Photo by @KevinB. Pairi Daiza, Belgium

DOMESTIC PIG/WILD BOAR
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Photo by @Gil. Bioparc de Genève, Switzerland

DOMESTIC SHEEP
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Photo by @Macaw16. Hamerton zoo park, UK

DROMEDARY
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Photo by @Pleistohorse. Brevard zoo, USA

DYEING POISON-ARROW FROG
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Photo by @Tim May. Cologne zoo, Germany
 
GIRAFFE
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Photo by @Pleistohorse. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, USA

GOLDFISH
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Photo by @Fishapod. Rīgas Zooloģiskais Dārzs, Latvia

GREATER FLAMINGO
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Photo by @hmb_zoo. Hamerton zoo park, UK

GREEN IGUANA
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Photo by @Matrin71. São Paulo Aquarium, Brazil

GREY CROWNED CRANE
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Photo by @Zoo Birding. San Francisco zoo, USA

GREY PARROT
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Photo by @Kakapo. Parc Merveilleux, Luxembourg

GREYLAG GOOSE
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Photo by @ThylacineAlive. Poznan zoo (New), Poland

GUPPY
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Brussels aquarium, Belgium
 
MADAGASCAR GIANT HISSING COCKROACH
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Photo by @UngulateNerd92. Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, USA

MALLARD
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Photo by @KevinB. Planckendael, Belgium

MANDARIN DUCK
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Dierenpark Zie-ZOO, Netherlands

MARA
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Photo by @RonBurrgundy. Zoo Park Arche Noah, Germany

MEDITERRANEAN DAMSELFISH
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Artis royal zoo, Netherlands

MEERKAT
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Photo by @WhistlingKite24. Sydney zoo, Australia

MOLLY
Poecilia-sphenops-Molly-Mix.jpg

Surprisingly for a such common animal, there is no photos of this species in the Gallery. I also don't own photos of this species since I usually avoid to take photos of domestic morphs, and wild tipe common molly is not seen in aquariums. I obtained the photo from here: Topote mexicano (Poecilia sphenops), would be nice to substitute it from a photo in the Gallery if somebody upload.

MUSCOVY DUCK
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Photo by @KevinB. Foresta, Belgium

MUTE SWAN
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Photo by @Daniel Sörensen. Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany
 
ORANGUTAN
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Photo by @Joseph G. Indianapolis zoo, USA.
In case of spilting orangutan in two species, Bornean one (depicted in the photo) still fits into the 10+holders category.

OSTRICH
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Photo by @Otorongo. Braila zoo, Romania
 
PACIFIC SAILFIN TANG
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Photo by @Kakapo. Faunia Madrid, Spain

PACU
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Photo by @vogelcommando. Rotterdam zoo, Netherlands

PENNANT CORALFISH
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Photo by @Hanjo. Tierpark Hagenbeck, Germany

PINK-BACKED PELICAN
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Photo by @ISAO. Taipei zoo, Taiwan

POND SLIDER
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Photo by @KevinB. Pairi Daiza, Belgium
 
RED JUNGLEFOWL/DOMESTIC POULTRY
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Photo by @Daniel Sörensen. Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany

RED LIONFISH
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Photo by @Grizzly Hound. Indianapolis zoo, USA

RED PANDA
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Photo by @Lucas Lang. Prospect park zoo, USA

RED PIRANHA
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Photo by @Haliaeetus. ZooParc de Beauval, France

RED-KNEED TARANTULA
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Photo by @Chlidonias. Wellington zoo, New Zealand

RED-NECKED WALLABY
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Photo by @Fat-tailed dwarf lemur. Zoo Ohrada, Czech republic

RED-TAILED BOA
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Photo by @Noah Butas. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, USA

RETICULATED PYTHON
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Photo by @Kevin2342. Philadelphia zoo, USA

RHINOCEROS IGUANA
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Photo by @WhistlingKite24. Darling Downs zoo, Australia

RING-TAILED LEMUR
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Photo by @KevinB. Planckendael, Belgium
 
YELLOW TANG
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Photo by @Lucas Lang. Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, USA

YELLOW-HEADED POISON FROG
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Photo by @Arek. Poznan zoo (Old), Poland

And now is complete the list of species seen in the category "common as dirt".

Some other day I will do the ones seen by me at 9 facilities :-)
 
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