Ranking the Small Mammal Exhibits

GraysonDP

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* means I have seen it in person

Beaver

  1. Minnesota Zoo- 1978 (Renovated in 2007)

  2. National Zoo- 2012*

  3. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1997*

  4. Oregon Zoo- 1983

  5. Detroit Zoo- 2013

  6. Northwest Trek

  7. Oklahoma City Zoo- 2007

  8. Lincoln Park Zoo- 2005*

  9. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2003

  10. Jackson Zoo- 2006

  11. Zoo Montana

  12. Arizona Sonora Desert Museum- 1967

  13. Columbus Zoo- 1984*

  14. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1995*

  15. Buttonwood Park Zoo- 2000

  16. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  17. Knoxville Zoo

  18. Alexandria Zoo- 1998

  19. Birmingham Zoo- 1985

  20. Staten Island Zoo
River Otter

  1. Zoo Miami- 2016*

  2. Woodland Park Zoo- 1994

  3. Maryland Zoo- 1989*

  4. Oklahoma City Zoo- 2007

  5. National Zoo- 2012*

  6. Kansas City Zoo- 2008

  7. Sequoia Park Zoo- 2014

  8. Cameron Park Zoo- 2005

  9. NEW Zoo- 2006

  10. Hogle Zoo- 2012

  11. Oakland Zoo- 2005

  12. Akron Zoo- 2013

  13. Northwest Trek

  14. Fort Worth Zoo- 2001*

  15. Oregon Zoo- 1983

  16. Buffalo Zoo- 2004

  17. Potawatomi Zoo- 2011

  18. Lincoln Park Zoo- 2005*

  19. Sedgwick County Zoo- 1993

  20. North Carolina Zoo- 1995*

  21. Alexandria Zoo- 1998

  22. Riverbanks Zoo- 2005

  23. Central Florida Zoo- 2012*

  24. Detroit Zoo- 1997*

  25. Saint Louis Zoo (Children’s Zoo)- 1998

  26. Dakota Zoo

  27. Dickerson Park Zoo- 1989

  28. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 2008

  29. Cincinnati Zoo- 2005*

  30. Minnesota Zoo- 2007

  31. Denver Zoo- 1987

  32. Knoxville Zoo- 2005*

  33. Lowry Park Zoo- 1990*

  34. Calgary Zoo- 1990s

  35. Houston Zoo- 2001*

  36. Montgomery Zoo- 2008

  37. Palm Beach Zoo- 2001

  38. Jackson Zoo- 2006

  39. Brevard Zoo- 1994*

  40. Arizona Sonora Desert Museum- 1967

  41. Columbus Zoo- 1984 (Renovated in 2016)*

  42. Prospect Park Zoo- 1993*

  43. Audubon Zoo- 1984*

  44. Brookfield Zoo- 1996*

  45. San Francisco Zoo- 1994

  46. John Ball Zoo

  47. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1995*

  48. Red River Zoo- 1999

  49. Lehigh Valley Zoo- 2007

  50. Henry Vilas Zoo- 1977

  51. Birmingham Zoo- 2005

  52. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 1986

  53. Sacramento Zoo

  54. Baton Rouge Zoo

  55. Topeka Zoo- 2009

  56. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  57. Seneca Park Zoo

  58. Caldwell Zoo- 1983

  59. Saint Louis Zoo (River’s Basin)- late 1960s/early 1970s

  60. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo

  61. Erie Zoo

  62. Buttonwood Park Zoo- 2000

  63. Pueblo Zoo

  64. Turtle Back Zoo

  65. Roger Williams Park Zoo- 1980*

  66. Tulsa Zoo

  67. Lee Richardson Zoo

  68. Beardsley Zoo

  69. Blank Park Zoo

  70. Potter Park Zoo

  71. Mesker Park Zoo

  72. Bramble Park Zoo

  73. Sunset Zoo

  74. Greensboro Science Center

  75. Idaho Falls Zoo

  76. Stone Zoo

  77. Salisbury Zoo

  78. Zoo America*

  79. Lincoln Children’s Zoo

  80. Chahinkapa Zoo

  81. Little Rock Zoo

  82. Henson Robinson Zoo

  83. Staten Island Zoo

  84. Miller Park Zoo

  85. Ellen Trout Zoo
Giant Otter

  1. Zoo Miami- 2008*

  2. Los Angeles Zoo- 2014

  3. Jacksonville Zoo- 2004*

  4. Philadelphia Zoo- 1992*

  5. Zoo Atlanta- 2014

  6. Birmingham Zoo
Sea Otter

  1. Minnesota Zoo- 2008

  2. Oregon Zoo- 2000

  3. Point Defiance Zoo- 1982

  4. Pittsburgh Zoo- 2006*
Spot-Necked Otter

  1. San Diego Zoo- 1999*

  2. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  3. Toledo Zoo- 2012*

  4. Reid Park Zoo

  5. Phoenix Zoo

  6. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  7. Fresno Chaffee Zoo- Renovation in 2013

  8. Little Rock Zoo

Asian Small-Clawed Otter

  1. National Zoo- 2006*

  2. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  3. Bronx Zoo- 1985*

  4. Dallas Zoo- 2005*

  5. Woodland Park Zoo- 2013

  6. Jacksonville Zoo- 2014*

  7. Point Defiance Zoo- 2004

  8. Virginia Zoo- 2011

  9. Memphis Zoo- 2002*

  10. Columbus Zoo- 2003*

  11. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1992*

  12. Houston Zoo- 2005*

  13. Zoo Miami- 1990*

  14. Audubon Zoo- 1979*

  15. Brookfield Zoo- 1983, 1990*

  16. Indianapolis Zoo- 1988

  17. Santa Barbara Zoo

  18. Denver Zoo- 2012

  19. Lincoln Park Zoo- 1997*

  20. Kansas City Zoo- 2009

  21. San Antonio Zoo

  22. Greensboro Science Center

  23. Santa Fe Teaching Zoo*

  24. Sunset Zoo
 
Clouded Leopard

  1. Nashville Zoo- 2003*

  2. Point Defiance Zoo- 2011

  3. National Zoo- 2006*

  4. Denver Zoo- 2012

  5. Oklahoma City Zoo- 1997

  6. Zoo Miami- 1990*

  7. Zoo Atlanta- 1992* (Renovation in 2010)

  8. Lowry Park Zoo- 1988*

  9. Pittsburgh Zoo- 2015

  10. Cincinnati Zoo- 2011*

  11. Memphis Zoo- 1993*

  12. Brookfield Zoo- 1990*

  13. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  14. Alexandria Zoo

  15. Houston Zoo- 1930s*

  16. San Antonio Zoo

  17. San Diego Zoo*

  18. Naples Zoo

  19. Mesker Park Zoo

  20. Ellen Trout Zoo

  21. Central Florida Zoo- 1993*

  22. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 1986

  23. Brandywine Zoo
Aardvark

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2003

  2. Columbus Zoo- 2014*

  3. Detroit Zoo*

  4. Honolulu Zoo- 1992*

  5. Memphis Zoo- 1995*

  6. Bronx Zoo- 2009*

  7. Sacramento Zoo- 2014

  8. Cincinnati Zoo- 2011*

  9. Lincoln Park Zoo- 2003*

  10. Philadelphia Zoo- 1972

  11. Henry Vilas Zoo

  12. Busch Gardens*

  13. Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999
 
Red Panda

  1. National Zoo- 2006*

  2. Bronx Zoo- 1986/1977*

  3. Detroit Zoo- 1930s*

  4. Sedgwick County Zoo- 2009

  5. Columbus Zoo- 2006*

  6. Woodland Park Zoo- 1979

  7. Virginia Zoo- 2011

  8. San Diego Zoo*

  9. Toronto Zoo- 1993*

  10. Memphis Zoo- 1993*

  11. Zoo Atlanta- 1992*

  12. Roger Williams Park Zoo- 1996

  13. Brookfield Zoo- 2015

  14. Knoxville Zoo- 2007*

  15. Calgary Zoo

  16. Sacramento Zoo

  17. Philadelphia Zoo- 1992*

  18. Nashville Zoo- 2003*

  19. Indianapolis Zoo- 1988

  20. Red River Zoo- 1999

  21. Cincinnati Zoo- 1985*

  22. Sequoia Park Zoo

  23. Turtle Back Zoo

  24. Zoo Montana

  25. Buffalo Zoo- 2002

  26. Oklahoma City Zoo

  27. Central Park Zoo- 1988*

  28. Akron Zoo- 1998

  29. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1983*

  30. Prospect Park Zoo- 1993*

  31. Happy Hollow Zoo- 2016

  32. Binder Park Zoo- 1977

  33. Saint Louis Zoo

  34. Blank Park Zoo- 1986

  35. Elmwood Park Zoo

  36. Potawatomi Zoo

  37. Edmonton Valley Zoo

  38. San Francisco Zoo

  39. Minnesota Zoo- 1983

  40. Idaho Falls Zoo

  41. Henry Vilas Zoo- 2003

  42. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1992*

  43. Chattanooga Zoo- 2004

  44. Potter Park Zoo

  45. Cape May County Zoo

  46. Cleveland Metropaks Zoo- 1978*

  47. Sunset Zoo

  48. Erie Zoo

  49. Houston Zoo- 1999*

  50. Franklin Park Zoo- 2016

  51. Greensboro Science Center

  52. Lincoln Children’s Zoo

  53. Denver Zoo- 1969

  54. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo

  55. Pueblo Zoo

  56. Mesker Park Zoo

  57. Great Plains Zoo

  58. Zoo Boise

  59. Lee Richardson Zoo- 1996

  60. Roosevelt Park Zoo

  61. Jackson Zoo

  62. Greenville Zoo

  63. Lincoln Park Zoo- 1990*

  64. Kansas City Zoo- 1972

  65. Birmingham Zoo- 1985

  66. Staten Island Zoo

  67. Beardsley Zoo

  68. Charles Paddock Zoo

  69. Henson Robinson Zoo

  70. Trevor Zoo

  71. Miller Park Zoo

  72. Brandywine Zoo
 
Just to be accurate (and the only thing I can correct), the Otter exhibit at Cincinnati opened in the 90's, not 2005. Wolves were just introduced to the area in 2005. Also the Aardvark (galago/bat) exhibit was constructed in the 80's as a Cat House exhibit, displaying a Serval as the final cat - only the building was slightly renovated in 2011. Same goes for the clouded Leopards.
 
GraysonDP said:
Virginia Zoo- 2011
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The Virginia Zoo has two red panda exhibits with two different construction dates. The more recent one is extremely high quality; in fact, the pandas can walk above the visitors with nothing in-between but height. Philadelphia also has two exhibits, but I imagine they have the same date of completion, as part of the same complex.
 
I'm curious as to why the Zoo Miami river otter exhibit ranked so highly for you? I felt like it was an average exhibit with an exciting feature (the slide). However, of all the river otter exhibits I've seen Sequoia Park is hands down my favorite.
 
Ituri said:
I'm curious as to why the Zoo Miami river otter exhibit ranked so highly for you? I felt like it was an average exhibit with an exciting feature (the slide). However, of all the river otter exhibits I've seen Sequoia Park is hands down my favorite.
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Have you visited the zoo since Mission Everglades opened? I visited last month and was blown away
 
African Crested Porcupine

  1. Denver Zoo- 2004

  2. Oregon Zoo- 1991

  3. San Antonio Zoo- 2010

  4. Indianapolis Zoo- 2011

  5. Toronto Zoo

  6. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  7. Calgary Zoo- 2003

  8. Alexandria Zoo- 2003

  9. Honolulu Zoo

  10. Zoo Miami- 1980s*

  11. Philadelphia Zoo

  12. Central Florida Zoo- 1998*

  13. Brookfield Zoo- 1990*

  14. Maryland Zoo

  15. Franklin Park Zoo

  16. Potter Park Zoo

  17. Naples Zoo

  18. Pueblo Zoo

  19. Potawatomi Zoo

  20. Peoria Zoo

  21. Zoo Boise

  22. Staten Island Zoo

  23. Lake Superior Zoo

  24. Ellen Trout Zoo

  25. Charles Paddock Zoo

  26. Topeka Zoo- 1966
Indian Crested Porcupine

  1. Point Defiance Zoo- 2004

  2. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1992

  3. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1992*

  4. Henry Vilas Zoo- 2003

  5. San Diego Zoo*

  6. Little Rock Zoo- 1930s

  7. Capron Park Zoo
 
Columbus has an Indian porcupine share an exhibit with lorises in their Roadhouse. Even though it's not on the list, based on the size of the habitat I'd say it belongs near the bottom of the ranking.
 
Aye-Aye

  1. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2010

  2. Cincinnati Zoo- 1993*

  3. San Francisco Zoo- 1990s

  4. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
 
Do you happen to have a photo of the Henry Doorly aye-aye exhibit? I can't find one anywhere online.
 
Moebelle said:
Do you happen to have a photo of the Henry Doorly aye-aye exhibit? I can't find one anywhere online.
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I don't but I've seen photos before and it looks great. I'm going to visit the zoo in May and will definitely post a picture.
 
Capybara

  1. Saint Louis Zoo- 2002

  2. Audubon Zoo- 1980*

  3. San Francisco Zoo- 1999

  4. Palm Beach Zoo- 2004

  5. Denver Zoo- 1993

  6. Alexandria Zoo- 2013

  7. Sedgwick County Zoo- 1980

  8. Jacksonville Zoo- 2004*

  9. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1992*

  10. Buffalo Zoo- 2008

  11. El Paso Zoo

  12. Mesker Park Zoo- 2008

  13. Reid Park Zoo- 1997

  14. San Diego Zoo- 2009

  15. Brevard Zoo- 1994*

  16. Cameron Park Zoo

  17. Memphis Zoo- 1993*

  18. Zoo Boise- 2015

  19. Houston Zoo*

  20. Montgomery Zoo- 2017

  21. Toronto Zoo- 2005

  22. Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*

  23. Akron Zoo- 2005

  24. Cape May County Zoo

  25. Caldwell Zoo

  26. John Ball Zoo

  27. Happy Hollow Zoo- 2010

  28. Fresno Chaffee Zoo

  29. Turtle Back Zoo

  30. San Antonio Zoo

  31. Stone Zoo

  32. Rio Grande Zoo

  33. Salisbury Zoo

  34. Chattanooga Zoo
Giant Anteater

  1. Saint Louis Zoo- 2002

  2. Phoenix Zoo

  3. Zoo Miami- 2008*

  4. Bronx Zoo- 2015

  5. Houston Zoo*

  6. Sedgwick County Zoo- 1980

  7. Audubon Zoo- 1998*

  8. Detroit Zoo- 1930s*

  9. Alexandria Zoo- 2013

  10. San Francisco Zoo- 1999

  11. Roger Williams Park Zoo- 2007

  12. Brookfield Zoo- 1984*

  13. Reid Park Zoo- 1997

  14. Denver Zoo- 1969

  15. Jacksonville Zoo- 2004*

  16. Santa Ana Zoo- 2010

  17. Franklin Park Zoo- 1989*

  18. Santa Barbara Zoo- 1963

  19. Brevard Zoo- 1994*

  20. Zoo Boise

  21. Little Rock Zoo

  22. Dallas Zoo*

  23. Beardsley Zoo- 2015

  24. Greenville Zoo- 2015

  25. San Diego Zoo

  26. Sacramento Zoo

  27. Great Plains Zoo

  28. Fresno Chaffee Zoo

  29. Potawatomi Zoo

  30. Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999

  31. Montgomery Zoo

  32. San Antonio Zoo

  33. Caldwell Zoo
 
GraysonDP said:
I don't but I've seen photos before and it looks great. I'm going to visit the zoo in May and will definitely post a picture.
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Alright thank you. By the way, for capybaras, Cincinnati got 3 last year. It was the better of the two Sumatran rhino exhibits (originally built in 1989).
 
Meerkat

  1. Sedgwick County Zoo- 2000

  2. Nashville Zoo- 2002*

  3. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2002, 2016

  4. San Diego Safari Park- 1997*

  5. Houston Zoo- 2005*

  6. Cincinnati Zoo- 2014

  7. Caldwell Zoo- 1991

  8. Dallas Zoo- 1990*

  9. Honolulu Zoo- 1992

  10. Fresno Chaffee Zoo- 2015

  11. San Diego Zoo- 1986*

  12. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 2011

  13. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*

  14. Lowry Park Zoo- 2005*

  15. Virginia Zoo- 2002

  16. Fort Worth Zoo- 1997*

  17. El Paso Zoo- 2010

  18. Toledo Zoo- 2012*

  19. Riverbanks Zoo- 2002

  20. Brevard Zoo- 2014*

  21. Saint Louis Zoo- 1998

  22. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 2003, 2013

  23. Busch Gardens- 1997*

  24. Living Desert

  25. Memphis Zoo- 1993*

  26. Oklahoma City Zoo

  27. Zoo Atlanta- 2007*

  28. Tulsa Zoo- 1997

  29. Knoxville Zoo- 2003*

  30. Reid Park Zoo- 2016

  31. Oakland Zoo

  32. Calgary Zoo- 2003

  33. Indianapolis Zoo- 1990

  34. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  35. Point Defiance Zoo- 2006

  36. Lincoln Park Zoo- 2003*

  37. Cameron Park Zoo- 1990s

  38. Phoenix Zoo- 1993*

  39. San Francisco Zoo

  40. Zoo Miami- 2000*

  41. Santa Barbara Zoo

  42. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  43. Denver Zoo

  44. National Zoo- 1983*

  45. Racine Zoo

  46. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1995*

  47. Louisville Zoo- 1969

  48. Zoo Boise- 2008

  49. Woodland Park Zoo- 2010

  50. Philadelphia Zoo- 1967*

  51. Henry Vilas Zoo

  52. Pueblo Zoo

  53. Happy Hollow Zoo- 2010

  54. Hogle Zoo

  55. Potter Park Zoo

  56. Buffalo Zoo

  57. Stone Zoo

  58. Scovill Zoo

  59. Chattanooga Zoo

  60. Seneca Park Zoo

  61. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971

  62. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 1986

  63. Erie Zoo

  64. Lincoln Children’s Zoo

  65. Peoria Zoo

  66. Charles Paddock Zoo

  67. Staten Island Zoo

  68. Capron Park Zoo

  69. Miller Park Zoo

  70. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1965*
 
GraysonDP said:
Meerkat

  1. Sedgwick County Zoo- 2000

  2. Nashville Zoo- 2002*

  3. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2002, 2016

  4. San Diego Safari Park- 1997*

  5. Houston Zoo- 2005*

  6. Cincinnati Zoo- 2014

  7. Caldwell Zoo- 1991

  8. Dallas Zoo- 1990*

  9. Honolulu Zoo- 1992

  10. Fresno Chaffee Zoo- 2015

  11. San Diego Zoo- 1986*

  12. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 2011

  13. Disney’s Animal Kingdom- 1998*

  14. Lowry Park Zoo- 2005*

  15. Virginia Zoo- 2002

  16. Fort Worth Zoo- 1997*

  17. El Paso Zoo- 2010

  18. Toledo Zoo- 2012*

  19. Riverbanks Zoo- 2002

  20. Brevard Zoo- 2014*

  21. Saint Louis Zoo- 1998

  22. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 2003, 2013

  23. Busch Gardens- 1997*

  24. Living Desert

  25. Memphis Zoo- 1993*

  26. Oklahoma City Zoo

  27. Zoo Atlanta- 2007*

  28. Tulsa Zoo- 1997

  29. Knoxville Zoo- 2003*

  30. Reid Park Zoo- 2016

  31. Oakland Zoo

  32. Calgary Zoo- 2003

  33. Indianapolis Zoo- 1990

  34. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  35. Point Defiance Zoo- 2006

  36. Lincoln Park Zoo- 2003*

  37. Cameron Park Zoo- 1990s

  38. Phoenix Zoo- 1993*

  39. San Francisco Zoo

  40. Zoo Miami- 2000*

  41. Santa Barbara Zoo

  42. Toronto Zoo- 1974*

  43. Denver Zoo

  44. National Zoo- 1983*

  45. Racine Zoo

  46. Pittsburgh Zoo- 1995*

  47. Louisville Zoo- 1969

  48. Zoo Boise- 2008

  49. Woodland Park Zoo- 2010

  50. Philadelphia Zoo- 1967*

  51. Henry Vilas Zoo

  52. Pueblo Zoo

  53. Happy Hollow Zoo- 2010

  54. Hogle Zoo

  55. Potter Park Zoo

  56. Buffalo Zoo

  57. Stone Zoo

  58. Scovill Zoo

  59. Chattanooga Zoo

  60. Seneca Park Zoo

  61. Gladys Porter Zoo- 1971

  62. Rosamond Gifford Zoo- 1986

  63. Erie Zoo

  64. Lincoln Children’s Zoo

  65. Peoria Zoo

  66. Charles Paddock Zoo

  67. Staten Island Zoo

  68. Capron Park Zoo

  69. Miller Park Zoo

  70. Milwaukee County Zoo- 1965*
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Where is Brookfield?
 
Mongoose

  1. Denver Zoo- 2004

  2. San Diego Zoo- 1986*

  3. Saint Louis Zoo- 1999

  4. Oregon Zoo- 2009

  5. Bronx Zoo- 2008*

  6. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo- 2009

  7. Brookfield Zoo- 1993*

  8. Dallas Zoo*

  9. Central Park Zoo- 1988*

  10. Houston Zoo- 2001*

  11. National Zoo- 1983*

  12. Lincoln Park Zoo- 1967*

  13. Philadelphia Zoo- 1965*

  14. Prospect Park Zoo- 2011*

  15. Potter Park Zoo

  16. Potawatomi Zoo
Bat-Eared Fox

  1. Saint Louis Zoo- 2002

  2. San Diego Safari Park- 1997*

  3. Kansas City Zoo- 1995

  4. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo- 2009
  5. Zoo Boise- 2008

  6. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 2002

  7. Brookfield Zoo- 1990*

  8. Potter Park Zoo

  9. Hogle Zoo

  10. Los Angeles Zoo- 1966*

  11. San Antonio Zoo

  12. Charles Paddock Zoo
 
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Cincinnati doesn't display Bat-eared foxes and their former exhibit was built in the mid 80s. If you're doing civets though, that's what accompanies the habitat. Binturongs are right across from them too.
 
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