Zürich Zoo Masoala Halle Species List

pachyderm pro

pachyderm pro

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Hello, Is there any Swiss zoochatters (Or non Swiss) that can provide me with an updated species of all the creatures that reside in this master class exhibit? I have been studying it intently and desire to know more what resides in this hall. Help is appreciated.
 
pachyderm pro said:
Hello, Is there any Swiss zoochatters (Or non Swiss) that can provide me with an updated species of all the creatures that reside in this master class exhibit? I have been studying it intently and desire to know more what resides in this hall. Help is appreciated.
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I am currently traveling, so remind me a week from now and I can give that to you...
 
pachyderm pro said:
It’s been a week... ;)
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I know.... So here it comes:

MAMMALS

Red ruffed lemur
Red-fronted lemur
Goodman's mouse lemur
Greater dwarf lemur*
Rodriquez fruit bat

BIRDS

African pygmy goose
Red-billed teal
Hottentot teal
Meller's duck
Bernier's duck
White-fronted whistling duck

Little bittern
Cattle egret
Hamerkop
Madagascar crested ibis
African jacana

Madagascar turtle dove
Madagascar blue pigeon*
Madagascar partridge

Crested coua
Pitta-like ground roller
European bee-eater

Greater vasa parrot
Lesser vasa parrot
Grey-headed lovebird

Madagascar red fody
Madagascar magpie robin
Madagascar drongo
Madagascan mannikin
Kikuyu white-eye**

REPTILES

Aldabra giant tortoise***
Bell's hinge-bellied tortoise
East-African side-necked turtle
Giant leaf-tailed gecko
Mossy leaf-tailed gecko
Madagascar giant day gecko
Madagascar girdled lizard
Panther chameleon

AMPHIBIANS
Sambava tomato frog
Betsileo Madagascar frog

FISH
Menarambo cichlid
Marakeli cichlid
Pytochromis grandidieri
Red-tailed silverside



*not sure whether still/again present
** Madagascar white-eye is still signed, but this year I have only seen Kikuyu white-eye
*** Only non-free ranging animal

Chances of seeing dwarf or mouse lemur are zero during the day time and is only possible during evening opening hours...
 
One of the more unusual species that I have seen photographs of in the Masoala Hall is the tokay gecko. I'm not sure if they are still present or not.

Two photos of the tokay geckos (one photo has three individuals in shot) are on this gallery below:
Geckos by Martin Trachsel
 
DesertRhino150 said:
One of the more unusual species that I have seen photographs of in the Masoala Hall is the tokay gecko. I'm not sure if they are still present or not.

Two photos of the tokay geckos (one photo has three individuals in shot) are on this gallery below:
Geckos by Martin Trachsel
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Those will most probably have been released pets and I very much doubt whether they are still present...
 
Both the drongo and the greater dwarf lemur have been moved to former holdings on zootierliste for a few months, though I don't know if this is because they're actually no longer present or because someone didn't see them and drew conclusions too quickly.

A shame, because the greater dwarf lemur was the only one of its species in Europe, and the drongo was the only one of its entire family..

Either way, thanks very much for this list, as this has been a resource I've been looking for for a while now! :D
 
Vision said:
Both the drongo and the greater dwarf lemur have been moved to former holdings on zootierliste for a few months, though I don't know if this is because they're actually no longer present or because someone didn't see them and drew conclusions too quickly.
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The drongo is still there! I saw it yesterday....
 
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