Rarest animals seen in a zoo or aquarium

FBBird said:
Mountain Gorillas are easy enough to see. All you need is the money and physical fitness to go and see them in the wild. Unfortunately I have neither, but continue to enjoy Western Lowlands in zoos. I hope to see the single captive graueri one day.
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Of course, I even had the chance to possibly see one some years ago... but plans fell through. If I really wanted to try again, then I could; I'd rather save my money for a trip to the states or Aus :)
 
FBBird said:
I couldn't disagree more p:
1/ There isn't room for another gorilla taxon in zoos
2/ The Mountain Gorilla population does not need the likely deaths that would accompany the attempted collection of animals for zoos
3/ As a conservation flagship species, they are actually increasing in the wild
So, let's concentrate on maintaining Western Lowlands, which are well established!
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You have a great point! But to be honest I was just hoping that zoos would acquire them someday, So It's really not a big deal someone should fuss about.
 
We'll were talking about gorillas, I was wondering if any chatter has been to and seen the cross river gorilla at the Limbe wildlife center in Limbe, Cameroon. I am not sure If the wildlife center is private, or if it is open to the public. I am thinking it's private, But there might be a way someone could see it. Do any of you chatters know?
 
Luke da Zoo nerd said:
We'll were talking about gorillas, I was wondering if any chatter has been to and seen the cross river gorilla at the Limbe wildlife center in Limbe, Cameroon. I am not sure If the wildlife center is private, or if it is open to the public. I am thinking it's private, But there might be a way someone could see it. Do any of you chatters know?
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i'm pretty sure it died
 
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Never figured out any outward physical differences between the Cross River and Western Lowland Gorillas( I know there are some skeletal ones).
 
Luke da Zoo nerd said:
How long ago did you see this?

Can you see fork marked lemurs in captivity anywhere currently?
(Besides in the wild)
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I saw the giant armadillo many times at London Zoo during the 1970s. It was acquired in 1976 when the President of Brazil presented it to Queen Elizabeth; this animal was housed in the old Stork & Ostrich House. It was sent to Rotterdam Zoo in 1978.

I saw the fork-marked lemur a few times on visits to Vincennes Zoo (Paris) in the late 1980s. I don't know of any currently in zoos.
 
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray Mobula birostris (Ocean Park, Hong Kong)
Giant River Otter Pteronura brasiliensis (Los Angeles Zoo)
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus (Los Angeles Zoo)

These are the three that immediately come to mind, but the manta ray was really the one that blew me away - I sat for literal hours watching the massive, magnificent rays pass by and still it pained me to leave the exhibit to see the rest of the park.
 
Tim May said:
I saw the giant armadillo many times at London Zoo during the 1970s. It was acquired in 1976 when the President of Brazil presented it to Queen Elizabeth; this animal was housed in the old Stork & Ostrich House. It was sent to Rotterdam Zoo in 1978.

I saw the fork-marked lemur a few times on visits to Vincennes Zoo (Paris) in the late 1980s. I don't know of any currently in zoos.
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Do you know of the species of fork marked lemur? (Just out of interest).
 
Grove listed the species as follows:
Eastern fork-marked lemur (Phaner furcifer)
Pale or western fork-marked lemur (P. pallescens)
Pariente's or Sambirano fork-marked lemur (P. parienti)
Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (P. electromontis)
 
Dassie rat said:
Grove listed the species as follows:
Eastern fork-marked lemur (Phaner furcifer)
Pale or western fork-marked lemur (P. pallescens)
Pariente's or Sambirano fork-marked lemur (P. parienti)
Amber Mountain fork-marked lemur (P. electromontis)
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Quite; the issue is that Paris imported the species prior to the split and as a result no one is certain which species was held.
 
Tim May said:
I saw the fork-marked lemur a few times on visits to Vincennes Zoo (Paris) in the late 1980s.
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Luke da Zoo nerd said:
Do you know of the species of fork marked lemur? (Just out of interest).
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The book "Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; From the Living Collections of the World” (Richard Weigl; 2005) refers to the Paris animals as the Masoala fork-crowned lemur (i.e. the eastern species Phaner furcifer).
However I don't know how accurate that identification is because, as TLD has already noted, they were acquired before Phaner furcifer was split into several different species.
 
I thought I had posted but as I can not find it.
  1. Giant Armadillo. ZSL
  2. Baikal Seal. Twycross
  3. Sea Otter. National Sealife Centre.
  4. Forest Reindeer. HWP.
 
Amazonian manatee (only one specimen, a male whose name is Tapajós) - São Paulo Aquarium;
Colocolo (Idk if they're common in captivity, I've only seen two in my life) - Belo Horizonte zoo.
 
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