Pichi armadillos in captivity

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epickoala123

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does anyone know of any pichi armadillos CURRENTLY in captivity.
me and some people have been trying to solve this question in the rarest animal seen in a zoo/aquarium thread.

we've worked out that there are none in europe or north america, and we are now focusing on south america. I've contacted a Brazilian zoo via e-mail, and i've also emailed trotters to confirm that they did keep them at one point, and when they kept it.

any information would be very welcome, and could some people try and contact temaiken and bioparque m'bopicua on the subject, as I can't

looking forward to all the information you may have.

epickoala123

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We could try sending PMs to other South American ZooChatters besides for ocean_boy.

He told me the same thing he told you.

~Thylo:cool:
 
Zootierliste states that London, Bristol, Durrell and Cotswold also used to house them. I don't know if you knew this or not, but you might want to contact these collections as well?
 
CiaranDUK said:
Zootierliste states that London, Bristol, Durrell and Cotswold also used to house them. I don't know if you knew this or not, but you might want to contact these collections as well?
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Yes, i knew that these zoos had them, as I stated in the rarest animal thread. That's actually a good idea, I personally think that london would be the most helpful, so i'll e-mail these zoos 1-by-1
 
Such species in South American zoos typically involve species actually found in the country. Consequently, you're unlikely to find any in Brazilian zoos because the species isn't found anywhere near Brazil. The zoos you need to review are essentially in Argentina and there are many zoos, but most are small. However, if you've ever visited South America, you'll also know that the small, sometimes rather amateurish zoos often are filled with local species.
I have no idea if any are kept today, but it would certainly not be surprising since it remains fairly common in some parts of its range and individuals are sometimes confiscated from poachers.
See also Hematology and serum chemistry values in captive and wild pichis, Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Dasypodidae), page 903:
"Captive pichis were maintained in a private facility in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Province, Argentina [...] in individual, open pens with abundant natural substrate for digging. Food consisted of a varying mixture of fruits, vegetables, meat, dry cat food, rice, and a vitamin-mineral supplement and was offered once daily; water was provided ad libitum. Blood samples from 22 animals (nine wild caught, kept in captivity 16 mo; four captive born, 13 mo of age; nine captive born, 4 mo of age) were obtained under manual restraint between 8 and 30 January 2007."
 
condor-thanks for that information.

thylo-I have private messaged alfonso tigre

ciaranDUK- It is seeming to be very difficult to contact london zoo, so someone else could try e-mailing them. also, I have now e-mailed durrell.
 
ocean_boy said that some Chilean zoos are more likely to have them than Argentinean zoos. He also said he'd contact some of his home zoos about it.

~Thylo:cool:
 
I'm actually surprised that more armadillo species aren't commonly in zoos - even the nine banded here in the US is uncommon. The only species I've seen have been nine-banded in Fort Worth and Hogle Zoo, and a 3 banded in San Diego. I think if zoos focused on an aspect of South American besides the rainforest they would open themselves up to a wide range of species and really interesting habitats. I would love to see a giant armadillos in US zoos.
 
chrisbarela said:
I'm actually surprised that more armadillo species aren't commonly in zoos - even the nine banded here in the US is uncommon. The only species I've seen have been nine-banded in Fort Worth and Hogle Zoo, and a 3 banded in San Diego. I think if zoos focused on an aspect of South American besides the rainforest they would open themselves up to a wide range of species and really interesting habitats. I would love to see a giant armadillos in US zoos.
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I guess the majority of the 'interesting' (i.e. colourful and/or active) species are from the rainforests... but caracaras, giant anteaters, and guanacos and vicunas aren't uncommon in zoos, at least on the British isles; they're not rainforest species (except the giant anteater which is adaptable of course).
 
The only non-rainforest South American species I've seen in US zoos are Andean Condors, Long-Tailed Chinchillas, Chacoan Peccaries, Llamas, penguins, Galapagos Giant Tortoises, Southern Three-Banded Armadillos, Maned Wolves, Greater Rhea, Patagonian Mara, and Giant Anteaters. That's actually a nice amount (although small compared to the number of species from South American rainforests in zoos) and there's also Andean Bears, Guanaco, and, apparently, Darwin's Rheas in the US also.

~Thylo:cool:
 
ThylacineAlive said:
The only non-rainforest South American species I've seen in US zoos are Andean Condors, Long-Tailed Chinchillas, Chacoan Peccaries, Llamas, penguins, Galapagos Giant Tortoises, Southern Three-Banded Armadillos, Maned Wolves, Greater Rhea, Patagonian Mara, and Giant Anteaters. That's actually a nice amount (although small compared to the number of species from South American rainforests in zoos) and there's also Andean Bears, Guanaco, and, apparently, Darwin's Rheas in the US also.

~Thylo:cool:
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I can't believe I forgot the Humboldt penguin! They're everywhere!
 
Five species are currently to be found here in Europe, although one or two others were found until the past decade or so:

Big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) is found in 10 German collections and 39 elsewhere in Europe, so is hopefully the most secure.

Only a single collection - Amazon World on the Isle of Wight - holds Little hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) so this is probably the species on shakiest ground.

Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is only held in 1 German collection and 6 elsewhere in Europe, so is also on pretty shaky ground.

Six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) is doing relatively well - 8 German collections and 24 other European collections hold the species.

Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) is also doing well, with 9 German collections and 20 European collections holding the species.
 
chrisbarela said:
I'm actually surprised that more armadillo species aren't commonly in zoos - even the nine banded here in the US is uncommon.
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depends on how you define uncommon, but 9-banded is at 20+ ISIS zoos in the United States. 9-banded, 6-banded, southern 3-banded and big hairy are all kept at a relatively large number of zoos in Western Countries, but in some cases with notable European vs. North American differences. Armadillos are among the regulars in night sections of many zoos and I guess that's why they're easy to miss.

Speaking of ISIS -- epickoala123, keep in mind that very few South America zoos are members, typically only the absolutely largest (e.g., among the 15+ zoos/aquaria in Argentina, I think <5 are ISIS members).
 
condor said:
depends on how you define uncommon, but 9-banded is at 20+ ISIS zoos in the United States. 9-banded, 6-banded, southern 3-banded and big hairy are all kept at a relatively large number of zoos in Western Countries, but in some cases with notable European vs. North American differences. Armadillos are among the regulars in night sections of many zoos and I guess that's why they're easy to miss.

Speaking of ISIS -- epickoala123, keep in mind that very few South America zoos are members, typically only the absolutely largest.
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yes, according to isis there are only two zoos in brazil, and one in argentina, so slim picking on that front.

Thylo-alfonsotigre, pau and jauncho have been messaged on the subject, and I will send some more.
 
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