Sure, but the thread specified "AZA" so I didn't consider the plethora of obscure Texas ranches with exotic ungulates when typing my comment, and within the AZA there aren't many places working with gemsbok. Rarities are also something that can he addressed at a regional level, in which case gemsbok at Buffalo are certainly rare because no one else in the Northeast or Midwest keeps the species, except for an obscure wildlife park in Pennsylvania.
Rare Animals in US AZA Facilities
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There's only a couple of public TX holders. I don't consider places like Bright's, Metro Richmond, or African Safari Wildlife Park to be obscure.
Here are a couple more rare species found in the U.S. I think most rare bird species have already been listed, so I'll just stick with mammals for now.
. Fanaloka - Nashville
. Sulawesi Crested Macaque - Memphis, Omaha (Plus a handful of private collections)
. Pileated Gibbon - Gladys Porter Zoo (plus two private collections)
. Agile Gibbon - Omaha
. Angolan Talapoin - Audubon (possibly deceased)
. Stuhlmann's Blue Monkey - Omaha, Kansas City (Plus at least two non-AZA zoos)
. Crab-Eating Macaque - Indianapolis (plus several non-AZA zoos)
. Guinea Baboon - Indianapolis, Kansas City
. Red-Capped Mangabey: Binder Park, Denver Kansas City, Los Angeles, Philidelphia(?)
. Javan Langur - Bronx (Plus at least two non-AZA zoos)
. Spectacled Langur - Dallas, Saint Louis (Plus one non-AZA zoo)
. Crested Capuchin: Los Angeles, Palm Beach (Plus on non-AZA zoo)
. Western Bay Duiker - Zoo Miami, Zoo Tampa (Plus one other non-AZA zoo)
. Red Slender Loris - Memphis
. Eurasian Wild Boar: Minnesota Zoo(?)
. African Wild Cat - Omaha
. Fanaloka - Nashville
. Sulawesi Crested Macaque - Memphis, Omaha (Plus a handful of private collections)
. Pileated Gibbon - Gladys Porter Zoo (plus two private collections)
. Agile Gibbon - Omaha
. Angolan Talapoin - Audubon (possibly deceased)
. Stuhlmann's Blue Monkey - Omaha, Kansas City (Plus at least two non-AZA zoos)
. Crab-Eating Macaque - Indianapolis (plus several non-AZA zoos)
. Guinea Baboon - Indianapolis, Kansas City
. Red-Capped Mangabey: Binder Park, Denver Kansas City, Los Angeles, Philidelphia(?)
. Javan Langur - Bronx (Plus at least two non-AZA zoos)
. Spectacled Langur - Dallas, Saint Louis (Plus one non-AZA zoo)
. Crested Capuchin: Los Angeles, Palm Beach (Plus on non-AZA zoo)
. Western Bay Duiker - Zoo Miami, Zoo Tampa (Plus one other non-AZA zoo)
. Red Slender Loris - Memphis
. Eurasian Wild Boar: Minnesota Zoo(?)
. African Wild Cat - Omaha
Not hardly, had I listed everything I'm aware of the list would be three times longer. I stuck to notables for the most part.
Indeed, I didn't add them since they're primarily from non-accredited facilities. (Aquatica isn't AZA but sort of counts since the three SeaWorlds are I suppose)
As far as being held in AZA facilities go, one species that strangely hasn’t been mentioned here on the thread so far, is the Black-and-Rufous Sengi. Which, afaik, are only kept at the Bronx, Philadelphia, and Henry Doorly Zoos respectively, (in addition to the Peoria Zoo, if still they have them).
Are these still at Omaha? They haven't been on display for years
I saw two of them in October of 2021. I believe they rotate with the in the Colobus/Blue Monkey Exhibit.
splendens
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The California Academy of Sciences keeps the worlds only Hagaruchi's butterfly fish (Roa haraguchiae) in captivity.
The only
Peppermint angelfish,
Garish hind,
rainfordia,
Undescribed damselfish (Chromis sp.)
in a public facility.
And the very rare
Marquesas butterflyfish, Hawaiian deep anthias, Flame wrasse, Charlene's anthias, Brown-banded butterflyfish, Bandit angelfish, Pugnose bass, Rhomboid wrasse, Shortsnout chromis, Pintail fairy wrasse , Rose-veiled fairy wrasse, Red barbier, Rhizo coral, Lake Oku clawed frog, Undescribed shrimp (Alpheus sp.) and many other rarities.
Thank you to @Zoo Birding for the list.
The only
Peppermint angelfish,
Garish hind,
rainfordia,
Undescribed damselfish (Chromis sp.)
in a public facility.
And the very rare
Marquesas butterflyfish, Hawaiian deep anthias, Flame wrasse, Charlene's anthias, Brown-banded butterflyfish, Bandit angelfish, Pugnose bass, Rhomboid wrasse, Shortsnout chromis, Pintail fairy wrasse , Rose-veiled fairy wrasse, Red barbier, Rhizo coral, Lake Oku clawed frog, Undescribed shrimp (Alpheus sp.) and many other rarities.
Thank you to @Zoo Birding for the list.
Komodo Dragon
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I mentioned this last month in another thread, but Northwest Trek is to my knowledge the only zoo to have Barren-Ground Caribou. A shame because the population is severely threatened with many challenges. I hope that zoos in northern climates might play a part in rehabilitating the subspecies in the near future.
Also Wildlife World and Wild Adventures.
Corangurilla
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Wildlife World has Fringe-Eared Oryx, not Gemsbok. Out of Africa Wildlife Park, on the other hand, does hold Gemsbok.
Actually, Wildlife World Zoo has Beisa, not Fringe-eared
Corangurilla
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Dang, I thought they were the same thing. My bad.
AH, thanks for the correction, I forgot that they were Beisa.
Beisa and Fringe-eared are different subspecies of East African Oryx
I know that Storm Philly's Red-Capped Mangabey hasn't passed away yet. Haven't seen any announcements on social media to suggest it so he is still around. I know Pittsburgh Zoo still has the Stuhlmann's Blue Monkeys.
The talapoin have, indeed, passed.
The wild boar are no longer listed on ZIMS, and I know they have not been seen recently, so things do not look good for them either.
Miami no longer keeps bay duiker; however, the Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin, Texas, which is an AZA-accredited facility, does house them. The non-AZA holder is Micanopy in Florida. While technically, black duiker are housed at more public facilities (three versus two now for bay duiker), bay duiker are greater in number.
They will be receiving a new tapir from Los Angeles.
I know that many of the following exist in small populations, but are they managed by the AZA or are these species listed for phasing-out?
aye-aye
white-lipped deer
Cape steenbok
banded mongoose
spot-necked otter
gemsbok
Cape buffalo
roan antelope
South-central black rhinoceros - I know that a different organization manages this subspecies, but does the AZA recommend that breeding end?
The black duiker and bay duiker populations are on their last legs, if I'm not mistaken, but do any of the holders still have interest in breeding them?