Snowleopard's Mammals: A Lifetime List of Species Mammalian and Non-Mammalian

[Enzo]

From Nilgai to Nyala, plus Bushbuck! It's time to look at TWO species today. While Nilgai have all but disappeared from the vast majority of AZA zoos, Nyala are hanging in there and about 50% of the current North American zoos with the species are AZA accredited. For whatever reason, Nyala have a stronger hold in those establishments in comparison to Nilgai.

It's amusing to me that the part of the world where I've seen Nyala, native to Southern Africa, more than anywhere else is in Southeast Asia! All 4 nations I visited this summer had zoos with Nyala and there are some stunning jungle exhibits for the species there. It's actually surprising at how well stocked Asian zoos are with African and South American fauna.

Northern Bushbuck is a species I've seen only once and that was at Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) in 2010. Signed as Harnessed Bushbuck, this is one of those ultra-rare species that has made Gladys Porter a magnet for zoo nerds over the decades. On a side note, if you go to the International Wildlife Museum gallery (under the United States category), you'll be able to view 4 images that I took of taxidermy bushbuck in 2011. The 4 stuffed bushbuck are signed as Cape, Masai, Nile and Limpopo.

I've seen Nyala at 25 zoos and most of them have been in recent times:

2019 = 6 zoos
2024 = 7 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Nyala – 1975
2- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Nyala – 2006
3- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Nyala – 2008
4- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Nyala – 2008
5- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (USA) – Nyala – 2008
6- Zoo Miami (USA) – Nyala – 2008
7- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Nyala – 2010
8- Houston Zoo (USA) – Nyala – 2010
9- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Nyala – 2011
10- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Nyala – 2012
11- Safari West Wildlife Preserve (USA) – Nyala – 2017
12- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Nyala – 2019
13- Opel Zoo (Germany) – Nyala – 2019
14- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Nyala – 2019
15- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Nyala – 2019
16- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Nyala – 2019
17- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Nyala – 2019
18- Phoenix Zoo (USA) – Nyala – 2023
19- Khao Kheow Zoo (Thailand) – Nyala – 2024
20- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – Nyala – 2024
21- Taiping Zoo (Malaysia) – Nyala – 2024
22- Zoo Negara (Malaysia) – Nyala – 2024
23- Singapore Zoo (Singapore) – Nyala – 2024
24- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Nyala – 2024
25- Royal Safari Garden Resort (Indonesia) - Nyala – 2024

AND...

I've seen Northern Bushbuck at 1 zoo:

1- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Harnessed/Northern Bushbuck – 2010

Invariably, with these hoofstock posts I feel almost obligated to mention both Berlin Tierpark (Germany) and San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) because both are legendary for ungulates. I had a message yesterday asking which zoo I prefer and undoubtedly I would choose the German one. Definitely the San Diego park has its fantastic moments, and with the Tiger complex, upcoming elephant area and Platypus, there is some diversification from the ungulate fields. However, Berlin Tierpark is far superior in my opinion. There's at least 65+ hoofstock species, close to 20 primate species, a staggering bird collection that includes almost 50 species in the Pheasantry and 20 species in the birds of prey area, and I spent 8 hours there during my only visit and that was with the massive Rainforest House closed for construction. It's a behemoth of a zoo and it's also a proper 'zoo', as I honestly am not a fan of the tram tour at SDZSP these days. If you take that out, then the whole park can be done in 4 hours. I'm guessing that the only people who would choose SDZSP over Berlin are those individuals who haven't visited both.

Nyala herd at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA):

@Anteaterman

This large male Nyala has some impressive horns at Zoo Miami (USA):

@Austin the Sengi

Houston Zoo (USA) had Nyala for years, but my photo from 2015 is the last one to mention the species in the Houston Zoo gallery. What became of this plot of land?

When I visited Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) last year, the zoo had THREE Nyala exhibits. The one in this photo shows how the zoo's train goes through the enclosure and there are Nyala, Scimitar-horned Oryx, Waterbuck, Ostrich and Blue Crane in the exhibit.

Back when I toured ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) in 2012, I took a photo of an exhibit that held 4 species: Nyala, Lesser Kudu, Bay Duiker and Southern Ground Hornbill. Perhaps @SwampDonkey knows what this enclosure looks like now or at least what the inhabitants are these days.

I snapped this pic of 4 female Nyala at Opel Zoo (Germany) in 2019:

A Nyala in the foreground, a Common Hippo lounging in a pool, a glass dome as a backdrop...this must be Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@twilighter

When I visited Phoenix Zoo (USA) last summer, I was surprised to see what a dustbowl it had turned into in comparison to my two previous summer visits in 2008 and 2011. There was parched and desiccated exhibits all across the zoo, including this Nyala, Thomson's Gazelle, Grey Crowned Crane and African Spurred Tortoise yard.

A large herd of Nyala can be found in Khao Kheow Open Range Zoo's (Thailand) African Savanna, alongside species such as Giraffe, Common Eland, Blue Wildebeest, Blackbuck, Gemsbok and Ostrich. Those 7 species are mingled with troops of wild Crab-eating Macaques that literally cross through the savanna and are seemingly oblivious to getting trampled by hoofstock.

This stunning image is of a Nyala at Taiping Zoo (Malaysia):

@Toki

Zoo Negara (Malaysia) has Nyala with Barking Deer and Malayan Tapirs. Geographically wonky, but interesting!

Nyala exhibit at Singapore Zoo (Singapore):

Royal Safari Garden Resort (Indonesia), a small zoo attached to a hotel, has a Nyala exhibit:

As for Northern Bushbuck, I've seen the species once and that was at Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) in southern Texas. My two photos are from 2010 and the zoo still has the species today.

Family Bovidae: 13 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

My local zoo held lowland nyala until late 2016. I only realized it until it was too late, sadly. I only got to see the species for the first time in 2018 at the Lisbon zoo.

 

[snowleopard]

Sitatunga is an antelope species characterized by living near water, whether that would be in the vicinity of large lakes or just swampy ground in central and southern Africa. This species is another one that the AZA has never really got on board with, so for me personally they've been scarce for a very long time. After visiting more than 400 zoos and aquariums in North America, I have seen Sitatunga only 11 times on that continent. Even as of today, there's perhaps a half-dozen AZA zoos with the species, although more in the private sector and non-accredited zoos.

If you want to see captive Sitatunga, then head to Europe! I saw this species at literally a dozen zoos in a single month in 2019, all throughout Western Europe. Indonesia is another rich source of Sitatunga, with lots of the antelope found there. It would be interesting to note which subspecies I've seen, as this is a species with a number of different types.

I have seen Sitatunga at 29 zoos:

2019 = 12 zoos (in Western Europe)

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2006
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Sitatunga – 2008
3- Wildlife Safari (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
5- Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
6- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
7- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
8- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2011
9- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2014
10- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2018
11- Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
12- Maubeuge Zoo (France) – Sitatunga – 2019
13- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Sitatunga – 2019
14- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
15- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
16- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
17- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
18- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
19- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
20- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
21- NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
22- Dierenpark Amersfoort (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
23- Odense Zoo (Denmark) – Sitatunga – 2022
24- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2023
25- Bali Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
26- Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
27- Solo Safari (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
28- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
29- Ragunan Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024

Oh yes, San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) has had Sitatunga for many years in its collection. It's one of the very few AZA zoos to maintain this species.

@Julio C Castro

Mesker Park Zoo (USA) had a walk-through Sitatunga exhibit when I visited in 2010, although I'm not sure if it's still a walk-through these days. At least the species is still at this AZA-accredited zoo, with a dozen or more Sitatunga in recent years.

Sitatunga can be found in the African Journey loop at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (USA) in an exhibit with an abundance of water.

@Grizzly Hound

A beautifully landscaped Sitatunga/Saddle-billed Stork exhibit can be seen at Maryland Zoo (USA):

@Astrotom3000

North Carolina Zoo (USA) has its mammoth Watani Grasslands that stretches far across the horizon. Within this vast expanse of land can be found a number of species, including Sitatunga.

@Moebelle

Overseas, even obscure European zoos, such as Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands), has Sitatunga...but there's no swampy area here!

A young Sitatunga at Pairi Daiza (Belgium):

@Jogy

Sitatunga exhibit at Zoo Neuwied (Germany):

I mentioned yesterday that Berlin Zoo has its Common Hippos share space with Nyala, while at Cologne Zoo (Germany) the Common Hippos share space with Sitatunga. If two of the very best zoos in the world can make this mix work, why can't other zoos around the globe? (Who knows, maybe the keepers curse the combination! ) Does Cologne still have this mixed-species habitat or is it just Common Hippos these days?

@RonBurrgundy

Another fantastic zoo, and one of the best in its nation, is ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) and there can be found Common Hippos and Sitatunga together just like at Cologne. It's a gorgeous habitat and perhaps Sitatunga simply avoid the hippos as much as possible in order to keep the peace.

@Toddy

Here is a THIRD example of a major, top-class European zoo with huge attendance numbers and fantastic exhibits, in this case Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Netherlands), combining Common Hippos with Sitatunga. What are you waiting for, you AZA zoos? Take a risk for once. In truth, I think the Sitatunga are now found elsewhere at Beekse Bergen, but there's still Nile Lechwe in with the hippos!

@Mr Gharial

There's a gorgeous green lawn in this Sitatunga exhibit at Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@Green_mamba

NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) has a stunning Sitatunga exhibit, with a nice amount of water in the habitat.

Odense Zoo (Denmark) has a legendary Sitatunga exhibit amongst zoo nerds. It's a walk-through and includes a small children's playground near the entrance. When I was there in 2022 I saw the antelope scatter as soon as I entered and I never saw them again! There were tracks all over the gravel pathway right near the little kiddie wooden obstacle course and a very nice boardwalk that traverses the enclosure.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) has many very poor primate and bird exhibits, but when it comes to hoofstock the zoo is terrific. Here's the Sitatunga enclosure, which the antelope share with Demoiselle Cranes and Abdim's Storks.

Bali Zoo (Indonesia) has Sitatunga in its spacious African Savanna, as well as the species in with Plains Zebra within a sandy, almost desert-like habitat.

Then there's Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia), with Sitatunga in at least THREE different exhibits including the African Savanna with Giraffes and Ostriches. Here's a separate enclosure for a herd of approximately 20 Sitatunga:

Sitatunga can be found adjacent to the African Savanna at Solo Safari (Indonesia), but in their own separate enclosure.

Family Bovidae: 14 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Enzo]

Sitatunga is an antelope species characterized by living near water, whether that would be in the vicinity of large lakes or just swampy ground in central and southern Africa. This species is another one that the AZA has never really got on board with, so for me personally they've been scarce for a very long time. After visiting more than 400 zoos and aquariums in North America, I have seen Sitatunga only 11 times on that continent. Even as of today, there's perhaps a half-dozen AZA zoos with the species, although more in the private sector and non-accredited zoos.

If you want to see captive Sitatunga, then head to Europe! I saw this species at literally a dozen zoos in a single month in 2019, all throughout Western Europe. Indonesia is another rich source of Sitatunga, with lots of the antelope found there. It would be interesting to note which subspecies I've seen, as this is a species with a number of different types.

I have seen Sitatunga at 29 zoos:

2019 = 12 zoos (in Western Europe)

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2006
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Sitatunga – 2008
3- Wildlife Safari (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
5- Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
6- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
7- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
8- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2011
9- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2014
10- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2018
11- Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
12- Maubeuge Zoo (France) – Sitatunga – 2019
13- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Sitatunga – 2019
14- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
15- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
16- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
17- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
18- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
19- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
20- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
21- NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
22- Dierenpark Amersfoort (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
23- Odense Zoo (Denmark) – Sitatunga – 2022
24- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2023
25- Bali Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
26- Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
27- Solo Safari (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
28- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
29- Ragunan Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024

Oh yes, San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) has had Sitatunga for many years in its collection. It's one of the very few AZA zoos to maintain this species.

@Julio C Castro

Mesker Park Zoo (USA) had a walk-through Sitatunga exhibit when I visited in 2010, although I'm not sure if it's still a walk-through these days. At least the species is still at this AZA-accredited zoo, with a dozen or more Sitatunga in recent years.

Sitatunga can be found in the African Journey loop at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (USA) in an exhibit with an abundance of water.

@Grizzly Hound

A beautifully landscaped Sitatunga/Saddle-billed Stork exhibit can be seen at Maryland Zoo (USA):

@Astrotom3000

North Carolina Zoo (USA) has its mammoth Watani Grasslands that stretches far across the horizon. Within this vast expanse of land can be found a number of species, including Sitatunga.

@Moebelle

Overseas, even obscure European zoos, such as Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands), has Sitatunga...but there's no swampy area here!

A young Sitatunga at Pairi Daiza (Belgium):

@Jogy

Sitatunga exhibit at Zoo Neuwied (Germany):

I mentioned yesterday that Berlin Zoo has its Common Hippos share space with Nyala, while at Cologne Zoo (Germany) the Common Hippos share space with Sitatunga. If two of the very best zoos in the world can make this mix work, why can't other zoos around the globe? (Who knows, maybe the keepers curse the combination! ) Does Cologne still have this mixed-species habitat or is it just Common Hippos these days?

@RonBurrgundy

Another fantastic zoo, and one of the best in its nation, is ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) and there can be found Common Hippos and Sitatunga together just like at Cologne. It's a gorgeous habitat and perhaps Sitatunga simply avoid the hippos as much as possible in order to keep the peace.

@Toddy

Here is a THIRD example of a major, top-class European zoo with huge attendance numbers and fantastic exhibits, in this case Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Netherlands), combining Common Hippos with Sitatunga. What are you waiting for, you AZA zoos? Take a risk for once. In truth, I think the Sitatunga are now found elsewhere at Beekse Bergen, but there's still Nile Lechwe in with the hippos!

@Mr Gharial

There's a gorgeous green lawn in this Sitatunga exhibit at Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@Green_mamba

NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) has a stunning Sitatunga exhibit, with a nice amount of water in the habitat.

Odense Zoo (Denmark) has a legendary Sitatunga exhibit amongst zoo nerds. It's a walk-through and includes a small children's playground near the entrance. When I was there in 2022 I saw the antelope scatter as soon as I entered and I never saw them again! There were tracks all over the gravel pathway right near the little kiddie wooden obstacle course and a very nice boardwalk that traverses the enclosure.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) has many very poor primate and bird exhibits, but when it comes to hoofstock the zoo is terrific. Here's the Sitatunga enclosure, which the antelope share with Demoiselle Cranes and Abdim's Storks.

Bali Zoo (Indonesia) has Sitatunga in its spacious African Savanna, as well as the species in with Plains Zebra within a sandy, almost desert-like habitat.

Then there's Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia), with Sitatunga in at least THREE different exhibits including the African Savanna with Giraffes and Ostriches. Here's a separate enclosure for a herd of approximately 20 Sitatunga:

Sitatunga can be found adjacent to the African Savanna at Solo Safari (Indonesia), but in their own separate enclosure.

Family Bovidae: 14 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Saw sitatunga for the first and only time in my life at the Lisbon zoo in 2018. If you are into ungulates like me, you should give Portugal (Lisbon) and Czechia (Dvur Kralove) a shot! They both a have massive antelope collection.
My local zoo did have the species at one point, but that was over seventy years ago.

 

[Kudu21]

Sitatunga is an antelope species characterized by living near water, whether that would be in the vicinity of large lakes or just swampy ground in central and southern Africa. This species is another one that the AZA has never really got on board with, so for me personally they've been scarce for a very long time. After visiting more than 400 zoos and aquariums in North America, I have seen Sitatunga only 11 times on that continent. Even as of today, there's perhaps a half-dozen AZA zoos with the species, although more in the private sector and non-accredited zoos.

If you want to see captive Sitatunga, then head to Europe! I saw this species at literally a dozen zoos in a single month in 2019, all throughout Western Europe. Indonesia is another rich source of Sitatunga, with lots of the antelope found there. It would be interesting to note which subspecies I've seen, as this is a species with a number of different types.

I have seen Sitatunga at 29 zoos:

2019 = 12 zoos (in Western Europe)

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2006
2- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Sitatunga – 2008
3- Wildlife Safari (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
4- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
5- Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
6- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
7- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2010
8- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2011
9- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Sitatunga – 2014
10- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2018
11- Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
12- Maubeuge Zoo (France) – Sitatunga – 2019
13- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Sitatunga – 2019
14- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
15- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
16- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
17- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
18- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
19- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
20- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
21- NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) – Sitatunga – 2019
22- Dierenpark Amersfoort (Netherlands) – Sitatunga – 2019
23- Odense Zoo (Denmark) – Sitatunga – 2022
24- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Sitatunga – 2023
25- Bali Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
26- Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
27- Solo Safari (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
28- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024
29- Ragunan Zoo (Indonesia) – Sitatunga – 2024

Oh yes, San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) has had Sitatunga for many years in its collection. It's one of the very few AZA zoos to maintain this species.

@Julio C Castro

Mesker Park Zoo (USA) had a walk-through Sitatunga exhibit when I visited in 2010, although I'm not sure if it's still a walk-through these days. At least the species is still at this AZA-accredited zoo, with a dozen or more Sitatunga in recent years.

Sitatunga can be found in the African Journey loop at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (USA) in an exhibit with an abundance of water.

@Grizzly Hound

A beautifully landscaped Sitatunga/Saddle-billed Stork exhibit can be seen at Maryland Zoo (USA):

@Astrotom3000

North Carolina Zoo (USA) has its mammoth Watani Grasslands that stretches far across the horizon. Within this vast expanse of land can be found a number of species, including Sitatunga.

@Moebelle

Overseas, even obscure European zoos, such as Van Blanckendaell Park (Netherlands), has Sitatunga...but there's no swampy area here!

A young Sitatunga at Pairi Daiza (Belgium):

@Jogy

Sitatunga exhibit at Zoo Neuwied (Germany):

I mentioned yesterday that Berlin Zoo has its Common Hippos share space with Nyala, while at Cologne Zoo (Germany) the Common Hippos share space with Sitatunga. If two of the very best zoos in the world can make this mix work, why can't other zoos around the globe? (Who knows, maybe the keepers curse the combination! ) Does Cologne still have this mixed-species habitat or is it just Common Hippos these days?

@RonBurrgundy

Another fantastic zoo, and one of the best in its nation, is ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) and there can be found Common Hippos and Sitatunga together just like at Cologne. It's a gorgeous habitat and perhaps Sitatunga simply avoid the hippos as much as possible in order to keep the peace.

@Toddy

Here is a THIRD example of a major, top-class European zoo with huge attendance numbers and fantastic exhibits, in this case Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Netherlands), combining Common Hippos with Sitatunga. What are you waiting for, you AZA zoos? Take a risk for once. In truth, I think the Sitatunga are now found elsewhere at Beekse Bergen, but there's still Nile Lechwe in with the hippos!

@Mr Gharial

There's a gorgeous green lawn in this Sitatunga exhibit at Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@Green_mamba

NaturZoo Rheine (Germany) has a stunning Sitatunga exhibit, with a nice amount of water in the habitat.

Odense Zoo (Denmark) has a legendary Sitatunga exhibit amongst zoo nerds. It's a walk-through and includes a small children's playground near the entrance. When I was there in 2022 I saw the antelope scatter as soon as I entered and I never saw them again! There were tracks all over the gravel pathway right near the little kiddie wooden obstacle course and a very nice boardwalk that traverses the enclosure.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) has many very poor primate and bird exhibits, but when it comes to hoofstock the zoo is terrific. Here's the Sitatunga enclosure, which the antelope share with Demoiselle Cranes and Abdim's Storks.

Bali Zoo (Indonesia) has Sitatunga in its spacious African Savanna, as well as the species in with Plains Zebra within a sandy, almost desert-like habitat.

Then there's Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia), with Sitatunga in at least THREE different exhibits including the African Savanna with Giraffes and Ostriches. Here's a separate enclosure for a herd of approximately 20 Sitatunga:

Sitatunga can be found adjacent to the African Savanna at Solo Safari (Indonesia), but in their own separate enclosure.

Family Bovidae: 14 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Sitatunga are actually a species that the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has gone out of recently. They sent away their last handful of animals earlier this year.

Since I already touched on my opinion on novel mixed species exhibits, I’ll go ahead and expand on that here with the discussion of the hippo mixes. Again, as a keeper, myself, I am very apprehensive of novel mixed species exhibits. There are just so many things that can go wrong. While our job is inherently risky, and I see the value in pushing boundaries, trying new things, and taking risks, these risks need to be very calculated because at the end of the day, these are living things whose lives are entirely in our hands. Of course, animals can be injured in regular introductions to exhibits or conspecifics or any number of other freak accidents, but should we willingly be putting these animals in situations where they might be more likely to be injured just for the sake of a more “exciting” exhibit for the guests? A sitatunga very recently lost its life in an introduction to a pygmy hippo at the John Ball Zoo… And even in these mixes that appear successful, how successful are they really? Mixed species exhibits can be enriching, yes, but they can also be very stressful for animals as well. How many of the animals are stressed by their roommates, but it is not immediately obvious? In these “successful” mixes, how many animals were injured or died and the public never found out? What extra strain is the management of the mixed species exhibit placing on the already likely overworked staff? What changes to the management of each species are necessary to make the mix work but are against the animal’s natural history? To address a potential scenario with both sitatunga and nyala, both of these species are “tuckers”, meaning dams stash their calves away during the day, only coming back periodically to feed them — otherwise, the dams are off with the herd foraging. In these mixed species exhibits, young calves are not going to be able to have access to the shared space with hippos/the hippo pools, and the dams cannot be denied access to their calves… So what? The dams are kept behind-the-scenes in stalls and holding yards, away from their herds and unable to actually get away from their calves. Both of these situations can be very stressful for the dam. Is that stress inflicted on the dams worth having the mix? And what about when the calf is introduced to the exhibit and the hippos have to be kept off exhibit? There’s just so much more that goes into managing animals than what might be immediately recognizable at the surface.

 

[Jurek7]

At least hippo - nyala mix in Berlin zoo, despite being generally small, is divided by tree trunks into two parts, one being only accessible to nyala.

 

[snowleopard]

I always appreciate your comments @Kudu21 and my understanding of mixed-species exhibits is one where I can see both sides of the debate. From a zoo nerd perspective, mixing and matching mammals is fantastic and at times spectacular. The enrichment for the inhabitants must be incredible and combining species that would meet in the wild anyway makes sense. But I fully comprehend the perspective of the keepers who have to juggle a dozen issues each and every day.

Europe really dominates North America, for good or bad, when it comes to adventurous mixed-species exhibits. It really was amazing for me to tour a whole bunch of European zoos in 2019 and see Gorillas with Diana Monkeys and Meerkats (Artis Amsterdam), or with Colobus Monkeys (Pairi Daiza), or Black-crested Mangabeys (GaiaZOO), or Red-capped Mangabeys (Munster), or Roloway Moneys (Ouwehands) and there are plenty of other examples. I often stood watching Gorillas interacting with monkeys and I would contemplate how the dynamic would shift if a primate youngster was born. I'm sure the management of the exhibit would be extra difficult for keepers.

Seeing Orangutans with otters, gibbons, Malayan Tapirs or Hanuman Langurs, all combinations I saw in a single month in Western Europe in 2019, is fantastic from a zoo nerd perspective, but what do the keepers at all those zoos think? Of course, there's the Sitatunga with Common Hippos that I've posted about in this thread and again I was thrilled to see the combinations in several European zoos. These aren't little-known menageries either, but instead major zos with huge attendance numbers and dedicated teams of university qualified professionals.

At the end of the day, it's remarkable to visit Burgers' Zoo and see a single exhibit that holds Banteng, Eld's Deer, Hog Deer, Siamang and Southern Pig-tailed Macaque. It's been around for years and is breath-taking to witness in person. Or watching a troop of Hamadryas Baboons run around African Elephants at Safaripark Beekse Bergen. Or seeing a Cheetah dodge a charging White Rhino at Boras Zoo. Or the famous Boras Zoo savanna that's been around for probably 60 years and currently has African Elephants, Cape Buffalo, Giraffes and several types of antelope. Marvellous.

Naturally, no one wants to see any casualties in these mixed-species setups, as that would be horrible. Also, no one wants animals perennially stressed all the time. But I am not a zookeeper and instead a high school teacher and zoo nerd, and I lean a little more towards the adventurous side of things. I enjoy going to European zoos and seeing dozens upon dozens of primate walk-throughs, seeing hippos and antelope in the same enclosure, or admiring Gorillas and Meerkats in the same space. It's eye-opening and these are often the oldest zoos in the world and so they know what they are doing. Having said that, the flipside of the coin is that there must be times when animals are in danger, or stressed, or are even killed, and then the mixed-species combination should be shut down if it's not working at all. For example, there have been a number of zoos where bears and wolves have been together and invariably a wolf will occasionally be killed by a bear.

Your comments @Kudu21 offer up a perspective that I value and it might give several of us pause for concern when it comes to seeing some of the extraordinary mixed-species combinations in zoos around the world.

 

[snowleopard]

I've recently discussed how Sitatunga and several other antelope species have been on a gradual decline in AZA accredited zoos, and it was a little ironic to me that I had to venture off to Europe and Asia to see large herds of ungulates. Well, what kind of antelope species are thriving in AZA zoos? One of the answers is the Greater Kudu, which is a widespread mammal species across North America and Europe. I only saw these guys once in Scandinavia and once in Southeast Asia, but everywhere else has seen them in abundance in captivity.

I've seen Greater Kudu at 51 zoos:

2008 – 9 zoos
2010 – 13 zoos
2019 – 11 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Greater Kudu – 1975
2- San Francisco Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2006
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2006
4- Toledo Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
5- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Greater Kudu – 2008
6- Indianapolis Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
7- Knoxville Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
8- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
9- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
10- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
11- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
12- Zoo Miami (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
13- Tulsa Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
14- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
15- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
16- Binder Park Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
17- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
18- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
19- Birmingham Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
20- Montgomery Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
21- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
22- Caldwell Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
23- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
24- Cameron Park Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
25- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
26- Naples Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2012
27- Little Rock Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2012
28- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2014
29- Timbavati Wildlife Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2014
30- Houston Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
31- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
32- Exotic Resort Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
33- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
34- B. Bryan Preserve (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
35- Safari West Wildlife Preserve (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
36- Fresno Chaffee Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
37- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
38- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
39- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Greater Kudu – 2019
40- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
41- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
42- Krefeld Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
43- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
44- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
45- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
46- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
47- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
48- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – Greater Kudu – 2022
49- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2023
50- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2023
51- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – Greater Kudu – 2024

Greater Kudu males are magnificent looking and here's one at San Francisco Zoo (USA), which has the species in the African Savanna near the entrance.

@Zoo Birding

A lot of zoos have Greater Kudu in African Savanna type exhibits, often large fields with several other species all mixed together. Here's a male Greater Kudu and an Ostrich at Indianapolis Zoo (USA):

@Milwaukee Man

Jacksonville Zoo (USA) has kept Greater Kudu with White Rhinos and Ostrich for many years, and when I visited in 2008 there was also Impala in that mix as well.

@SusScrofa

A large, grassy paddock was at Tulsa Zoo (USA) for Greater Kudu when I was there in 2010.

Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) has Greater Kudu with Waterbuck as well as Scimitar-horned Oryx, a couple of slightly different mixed-species combinations.

@CarnotaurusSastrei

Greater Kudu, Plains Zebra and Yellow-backed Duiker was the combo at Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) during my tour of that zoo in 2010.

At Cameron Park Zoo (USA), I saw Greater Kudu with Giraffe, Gerenuk, Marabou Stork and Crowned Crane. This is an underrated zoo that often slips beneath a zoo nerd's radar.

Here's some Greater Kudu and Ankole Cattle grazing side by side at Little Rock Zoo (USA) in 2012:

I saw Greater Kudu at Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) in 2014 and the enclosure is an intriguing one. First of all, that fence doesn't appear nearly as sturdy as other zoo barriers I've showcased in this post. Secondly, when the state of Minnesota is blanketed by two feet of snow in the middle of winter, do all these hoofstock yards have only an open-ended wooden shelter for the animals? Holy smokes it must be cold there and there's not an enclosed space unless there's a big antelope barn not shown in my photo.

Greater Kudu and Giraffe at Blijdorp Zoo (Netherlands) with the iconic Giraffe House in the background:

Now here's a cool mix of species that you don't see very often...if ever! Greater Kudu, Blesbok and Springbok at Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@twilighter

Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) had Greater Kudu with Giraffe, Impala, Waterbuck and Ostrich when I was there in 2019. It's interesting to note that Osnabruck also had Lesser Kudu in a separate exhibit.

The African Savanna at Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) has Greater Kudu, Scimitar-horned Oryx, Grevy's Zebra, Giraffe and Ostrich.

If there's problems or births on the vast, sprawling savanna, then there's also a side exhibit at Aalborg to see hoofstock. I saw a pair of Greater Kudu separated from the rest of the animals.

Check out this huge, surprisingly lush (for Arizona!) paddock for Greater Kudu at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA). I saw TWO exhibits for Greater Kudu at this zoo last year and the one in this photo also held Springbok.

Living Desert Zoo (USA) has one of my all-time favourite Greater Kudu exhibits. There are also Giraffes and Ostriches here and the rolling hill in the background obscures the rear fence line.

At almost 60 zoos in Southeast Asia, Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) is the only one I remember having Greater Kudu and they are found in an area within the safari tour zone.

Family Bovidae: 15 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Enzo]

I've recently discussed how Sitatunga and several other antelope species have been on a gradual decline in AZA accredited zoos, and it was a little ironic to me that I had to venture off to Europe and Asia to see large herds of ungulates. Well, what kind of antelope species are thriving in AZA zoos? One of the answers is the Greater Kudu, which is a widespread mammal species across North America and Europe. I only saw these guys once in Scandinavia and once in Southeast Asia, but everywhere else has seen them in abundance in captivity.

I've seen Greater Kudu at 51 zoos:

2008 – 9 zoos
2010 – 13 zoos
2019 – 11 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Greater Kudu – 1975
2- San Francisco Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2006
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2006
4- Toledo Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
5- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Greater Kudu – 2008
6- Indianapolis Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
7- Knoxville Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
8- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
9- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
10- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
11- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
12- Zoo Miami (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2008
13- Tulsa Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
14- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
15- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
16- Binder Park Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
17- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
18- North Carolina Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
19- Birmingham Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
20- Montgomery Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
21- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
22- Caldwell Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
23- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
24- Cameron Park Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
25- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2010
26- Naples Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2012
27- Little Rock Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2012
28- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2014
29- Timbavati Wildlife Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2014
30- Houston Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
31- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
32- Exotic Resort Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
33- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2015
34- B. Bryan Preserve (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
35- Safari West Wildlife Preserve (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
36- Fresno Chaffee Zoo (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2017
37- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
38- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
39- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Greater Kudu – 2019
40- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
41- ZOOM Erlebniswelt (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
42- Krefeld Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
43- Beekse Bergen (Netherlands) – Greater Kudu – 2019
44- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
45- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
46- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
47- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Greater Kudu – 2019
48- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – Greater Kudu – 2022
49- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2023
50- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Greater Kudu – 2023
51- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – Greater Kudu – 2024

Greater Kudu males are magnificent looking and here's one at San Francisco Zoo (USA), which has the species in the African Savanna near the entrance.

@Zoo Birding

A lot of zoos have Greater Kudu in African Savanna type exhibits, often large fields with several other species all mixed together. Here's a male Greater Kudu and an Ostrich at Indianapolis Zoo (USA):

@Milwaukee Man

Jacksonville Zoo (USA) has kept Greater Kudu with White Rhinos and Ostrich for many years, and when I visited in 2008 there was also Impala in that mix as well.

@SusScrofa

A large, grassy paddock was at Tulsa Zoo (USA) for Greater Kudu when I was there in 2010.

Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) has Greater Kudu with Waterbuck as well as Scimitar-horned Oryx, a couple of slightly different mixed-species combinations.

@CarnotaurusSastrei

Greater Kudu, Plains Zebra and Yellow-backed Duiker was the combo at Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) during my tour of that zoo in 2010.

At Cameron Park Zoo (USA), I saw Greater Kudu with Giraffe, Gerenuk, Marabou Stork and Crowned Crane. This is an underrated zoo that often slips beneath a zoo nerd's radar.

Here's some Greater Kudu and Ankole Cattle grazing side by side at Little Rock Zoo (USA) in 2012:

I saw Greater Kudu at Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) in 2014 and the enclosure is an intriguing one. First of all, that fence doesn't appear nearly as sturdy as other zoo barriers I've showcased in this post. Secondly, when the state of Minnesota is blanketed by two feet of snow in the middle of winter, do all these hoofstock yards have only an open-ended wooden shelter for the animals? Holy smokes it must be cold there and there's not an enclosed space unless there's a big antelope barn not shown in my photo.

Greater Kudu and Giraffe at Blijdorp Zoo (Netherlands) with the iconic Giraffe House in the background:

Now here's a cool mix of species that you don't see very often...if ever! Greater Kudu, Blesbok and Springbok at Berlin Zoo (Germany):

@twilighter

Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) had Greater Kudu with Giraffe, Impala, Waterbuck and Ostrich when I was there in 2019. It's interesting to note that Osnabruck also had Lesser Kudu in a separate exhibit.

The African Savanna at Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) has Greater Kudu, Scimitar-horned Oryx, Grevy's Zebra, Giraffe and Ostrich.

If there's problems or births on the vast, sprawling savanna, then there's also a side exhibit at Aalborg to see hoofstock. I saw a pair of Greater Kudu separated from the rest of the animals.

Check out this huge, surprisingly lush (for Arizona!) paddock for Greater Kudu at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA). I saw TWO exhibits for Greater Kudu at this zoo last year and the one in this photo also held Springbok.

Living Desert Zoo (USA) has one of my all-time favourite Greater Kudu exhibits. There are also Giraffes and Ostriches here and the rolling hill in the background obscures the rear fence line.

At almost 60 zoos in Southeast Asia, Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) is the only one I remember having Greater Kudu and they are found in an area within the safari tour zone.

Family Bovidae: 15 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Greater kudu have been absent from South America for a few years now. The last place they were held was either Bubalcó or Temaikèn (both in Argentina), but the zoo with the longest history with kudu was surely São Paulo.

They imported three from Italy in 1972 along with other eighteen African antelope. A year later they were moved to a new exhibit solely for large herbivores. One of them passed away not long after, but the remaining couple gave birth to a female in 1975. Three years later (the breeding cow had already passed away by then), the Paulista-born cow died from a fatal injury (broke her neck because she hit a wall after being scared by a balloon which had fallen into the paddock).

In order to obtain a new female, a crowdfunding campaign was started, and it was a success. Not much long later, Bem-vinda arrived from Germany. Unfortunately, she passed away after a very short time. So did the "widowed" male.

Circa twenty years later, new stock was imported. They bred very well, but began dying out nonetheless. The last kudu in Brazil, a female which lived in the zoo's African Plain, passed away around 2015. Despite my first visit to SPZ being in late 2011, I am quite sure I never saw any kudu in São Paulo (and in my life).

 

[Dhole dude]

I saw Greater Kudu at Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) in 2014 and the enclosure is an intriguing one. First of all, that fence doesn't appear nearly as sturdy as other zoo barriers I've showcased in this post. Secondly, when the state of Minnesota is blanketed by two feet of snow in the middle of winter, do all these hoofstock yards have only an open-ended wooden shelter for the animals? Holy smokes it must be cold there and there's not an enclosed space unless there's a big antelope barn not shown in my photo.

Hemker has a massive off-site facility in Texas that holds the majority of there enormous ungulate collection nowadays. Most of the zoo's collection gets moved down there in the winter months and brought is brought back up in the spring. Also, it's worth noting that this exhibit (and most of the surrounding ones) have recently been demolished to construct new exhibits for Amur tiger, Leopard, and Pallas Cats. Hemker has changed quite a bit in the decade since you last visited, and it's been amazing to see just how much they've progressed in such a short amount of time!

 

[NNM.]

If I remember correctly, this is the logo of Saint Louis Zoo.

 

[Aardwolf]

If I remember correctly, this is the logo of Saint Louis Zoo.

The St. Louis Zoo logo is a lesser kudu. They were the first US facility to exhibit (and breed) that species

 

[Zz123]

@snowleopard If I remember correctly, Safari world (Thailand) had Nyala exhibit. Did you see them?

 

[snowleopard]

This thread reveals the depth of knowledge that zoo nerds have and just in response to my Greater Kudu post I found out that there's zero Greater Kudu in South America these days, Hemker Park & Zoo has an off-site Texas facility and Saint Louis Zoo has an awesome Lesser Kudu logo. Three intriguing facts that I didn't know!

@Zz123 When I was at Safari World Bangkok (Thailand) in August, the Nyala icon was on the zoo map but that area was actually a construction zone and so I didn't see any Nyala as they were either off-exhibit or gone from the zoo. Safari World genuinely seems like a place that has improved a lot in recent times.

 

[snowleopard]

Time to look at TWO species today and they could both be classified as 'rarities'.

From Greater Kudu to Lesser Kudu shows a stark difference. 'Greater' is a common species that I've seen in 51 zoos and probably every zoo nerd has seen them. 'Lesser' is remarkably rare as I've only ever seen the species in 16 zoos and almost all of them have been in the United States. Why such a difference between the two kudus?

Also, it's interesting to note that out of 20 Australian zoos, 120 European zoos and 60 Asian zoos, I've seen Lesser Kudu ONCE out of those 200 zoos and that was at Osnabruck Zoo (Germany). They are incredibly rare species in captivity.

I've seen Lesser Kudu at 16 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2006
2- Detroit Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
3- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
4- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
5- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
6- Kansas City Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
7- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
8- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
9- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
10- Blank Park Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
11- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
12- Denver Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
13- Como Park Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2014
14- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2017
15- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2018
16- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Lesser Kudu – 2019

AND...

I've seen Royal Antelope at 2 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Royal Antelope – 2006
2- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Royal Antelope – 2012

San Diego Zoo (USA) has maintained Lesser Kudu for a long time and the zoo currently has that species combined with Speke's Gazelles in one of the last remaining Horn & Hoof Mesa habitats. Gerenuk were also part of the mix, but were later moved to their own exhibit.

@ZooGirlSD

@IndianRhino

Detroit Zoo (USA) has phased out a number of mammals over the years, including Lesser Kudu who used to be in this exhibit with Ostriches:

@MountainBongo

When I first visited Fort Worth Zoo (USA) in 2008, the Lesser Kudu were again paired with Gerenuk and there was at least 6 Gerenuk in with the Kudu. These days the Lesser Kudu are in with Giraffes and several other species on the African Savanna.

@Moebelle

Kansas City Zoo (USA) has an enormous African zone, amongst the largest of its kind in the zoo world, and there used be a mixed-species habitat with Lesser Kudu, Springbok, Common Eland and Scimitar-horned Oryx.

@KCZooFan

It's fascinating to see the history behind Lesser Kudu at Saint Louis Zoo (USA). On the zoo's logo (thanks @Aardwolf!), Lesser Kudu have been paired with a variety of species over the years. Looking through the ZooChat gallery, they have been with the following 6 species at various times: Giraffe, Gerenuk, Cuvier's Gazelle, Soemmerring's Gazelle, Ostrich and Saddle-billed Stork.

Lesser Kudu are almost never kept by themselves and at Maryland Zoo (USA) the species has been housed with Dama Gazelles and Saddle-billed Storks in the past. This photo looks like it could have been taken in the wild!

@Astrotom3000

In 2012, I saw Lesser Kudu with Giraffes, Helmeted Guineafowl and Crowned Cranes at Blank Park Zoo (USA):

ZooTampa at Lowry Park Zoo (USA) has had Lesser Kudu with Bay Duiker, Nyala and Southern Ground Hornbill in this exhibit:

I saw Lesser Kudu with Lappet-faced Vultures at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012 in one of the old-fashioned yet perfectly adequate ungulate yards that Denver is notable for.

Both photos via @Pleistohorse

Lesser Kudu were combined with Plains Zebra when I visited Como Park Zoo (USA) in 2014. This photo shows the large hoofstock building.

@geomorph

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) has had Lesser Kudu for many years, which illustrates that L.A. is a zoo that might be hit-and-miss for exhibit quality but the rarities keep zoo nerds going back again and again. The Lesser Kudu have been housed with Ostriches (currently) and Yellow-backed Duikers in the past.

@Julio C Castro

It's possible to take a ride above the Lesser Kudu and other African hoofstock at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (USA):

While at Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) in 2019, I saw Lesser Kudu and Blue Cranes together in this paddock:

As for Royal Antelope, here is a species that is not listed anywhere on Zootierliste and is there really not a single specimen in captivity? That's a bit shocking if it's true. This is the smallest antelope in the world and it's always been extremely rare in zoos.

I saw a Royal Antelope at San Diego Zoo (USA) in 2006 and again in 2008, but in later visits the species was gone. Here's a distinctive San Diego sign:

@UngulateNerd92

ZooTampa at Lowry Park Zoo (USA) had at least one Royal Antelope when I was there in 2012, but the animal was difficult to photograph due to the foliage. Thankfully we have this image in the gallery:

@Maguari

I did not see any Royal Antelope at Brookfield Zoo (USA), but this is the gallery's best image of the species:

@MeiLover

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) is the 4th and final American zoo to have had Royal Antelope and there's a chance I saw the species there during either of my two visits but I honestly don't remember so I'm leaving this facility off my list.

There's a Royal Antelope in my photo of the old taxidermy museum at Great Plains Zoo (USA):

Family Bovidae: 17 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Enzo]

Time to look at TWO species today and they could both be classified as 'rarities'.

From Greater Kudu to Lesser Kudu shows a stark difference. 'Greater' is a common species that I've seen in 51 zoos and probably every zoo nerd has seen them. 'Lesser' is remarkably rare as I've only ever seen the species in 16 zoos and almost all of them have been in the United States. Why such a difference between the two kudus?

Also, it's interesting to note that out of 20 Australian zoos, 120 European zoos and 60 Asian zoos, I've seen Lesser Kudu ONCE out of those 200 zoos and that was at Osnabruck Zoo (Germany). They are incredibly rare species in captivity.

I've seen Lesser Kudu at 16 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2006
2- Detroit Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
3- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
4- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2008
5- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
6- Kansas City Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
7- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
8- Maryland Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
9- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2010
10- Blank Park Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
11- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
12- Denver Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2012
13- Como Park Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2014
14- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2017
15- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (USA) – Lesser Kudu – 2018
16- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Lesser Kudu – 2019

AND...

I've seen Royal Antelope at 2 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Royal Antelope – 2006
2- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Royal Antelope – 2012

San Diego Zoo (USA) has maintained Lesser Kudu for a long time and the zoo currently has that species combined with Speke's Gazelles in one of the last remaining Horn & Hoof Mesa habitats. Gerenuk were also part of the mix, but were later moved to their own exhibit.

@ZooGirlSD

@IndianRhino

Detroit Zoo (USA) has phased out a number of mammals over the years, including Lesser Kudu who used to be in this exhibit with Ostriches:

@MountainBongo

When I first visited Fort Worth Zoo (USA) in 2008, the Lesser Kudu were again paired with Gerenuk and there was at least 6 Gerenuk in with the Kudu. These days the Lesser Kudu are in with Giraffes and several other species on the African Savanna.

@Moebelle

Kansas City Zoo (USA) has an enormous African zone, amongst the largest of its kind in the zoo world, and there used be a mixed-species habitat with Lesser Kudu, Springbok, Common Eland and Scimitar-horned Oryx.

@KCZooFan

It's fascinating to see the history behind Lesser Kudu at Saint Louis Zoo (USA). On the zoo's logo (thanks @Aardwolf!), Lesser Kudu have been paired with a variety of species over the years. Looking through the ZooChat gallery, they have been with the following 6 species at various times: Giraffe, Gerenuk, Cuvier's Gazelle, Soemmerring's Gazelle, Ostrich and Saddle-billed Stork.

Lesser Kudu are almost never kept by themselves and at Maryland Zoo (USA) the species has been housed with Dama Gazelles and Saddle-billed Storks in the past. This photo looks like it could have been taken in the wild!

@Astrotom3000

In 2012, I saw Lesser Kudu with Giraffes, Helmeted Guineafowl and Crowned Cranes at Blank Park Zoo (USA):

ZooTampa at Lowry Park Zoo (USA) has had Lesser Kudu with Bay Duiker, Nyala and Southern Ground Hornbill in this exhibit:

I saw Lesser Kudu with Lappet-faced Vultures at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012 in one of the old-fashioned yet perfectly adequate ungulate yards that Denver is notable for.

Both photos via @Pleistohorse

Lesser Kudu were combined with Plains Zebra when I visited Como Park Zoo (USA) in 2014. This photo shows the large hoofstock building.

@geomorph

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) has had Lesser Kudu for many years, which illustrates that L.A. is a zoo that might be hit-and-miss for exhibit quality but the rarities keep zoo nerds going back again and again. The Lesser Kudu have been housed with Ostriches (currently) and Yellow-backed Duikers in the past.

@Julio C Castro

It's possible to take a ride above the Lesser Kudu and other African hoofstock at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (USA):

While at Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) in 2019, I saw Lesser Kudu and Blue Cranes together in this paddock:

As for Royal Antelope, here is a species that is not listed anywhere on Zootierliste and is there really not a single specimen in captivity? That's a bit shocking if it's true. This is the smallest antelope in the world and it's always been extremely rare in zoos.

I saw a Royal Antelope at San Diego Zoo (USA) in 2006 and again in 2008, but in later visits the species was gone. Here's a distinctive San Diego sign:

@UngulateNerd92

ZooTampa at Lowry Park Zoo (USA) had at least one Royal Antelope when I was there in 2012, but the animal was difficult to photograph due to the foliage. Thankfully we have this image in the gallery:

@Maguari

I did not see any Royal Antelope at Brookfield Zoo (USA), but this is the gallery's best image of the species:

@MeiLover

Los Angeles Zoo (USA) is the 4th and final American zoo to have had Royal Antelope and there's a chance I saw the species there during either of my two visits but I honestly don't remember so I'm leaving this facility off my list.

There's a Royal Antelope in my photo of the old taxidermy museum at Great Plains Zoo (USA):

Family Bovidae: 17 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

I was over thirty years too late when I visited São Paulo for the first time. They held royal antelope in the 1970s, with a birth recorded around 1975. I am not very sure what happened to the specimens there, but they surely have been fone for a few years. Nothing worth saying about the kudu, on the other hand.

 

[birdsandbats]

Interestingly (given your numbers), I've seen Greater and Lesser Kudu at the exact same number of zoos, that being at 6 zoos each.

 

[MGolka]

I'm shocked that Lesser Kudu is that low! I feel I've seen more Lesser Kudu at zoos than Greater Kudu in the 45+ I've been to. But seeing as how I've been to 10 of the 16 zoos you list for Lesser Kudu it makes sense. It definitely feels it has a strong presence here in the Midwest. Add this up to another one of those animals at the Omaha Zoo that seems common to me, but I guess really isn't that common!

 

[Osedax]

Interestingly (given your numbers), I've seen Greater and Lesser Kudu at the exact same number of zoos, that being at 6 zoos each.

I've also seen Greater and Lesser Kudu at the same number of zoos; zero! (Might not be strictly true as I may have seen Greater Kudu at Toronto Zoo in 2014, but I don't remember).

 

[Jurek7]

The sheer amount of additional and very different regulations, care, management, and exhibit design and safety requirements that goes into caring for primates versus hoofstock (or most other taxa really), is extreme.

Jumping back. Thanks for sharing your insights, @Kudu21 ! Monkeys are challenging for zookeepers in most cases. However, mixed exhibits are becoming more common, besides looking attractive to visitors, as @snowleopard said, because of the limited space in zoos. Both ungulates and monkeys have many more species than worlds zoos can accommodate - as shown by calamian deer, bushbuck, lesser kudu or royal antelope on this thread. Mixed exhibits allow zoos to retain more species.

Good point that much more care should go into making shared exhibits work for keepers and animals. Better separation areas and many sight barriers are examples.

 

[snowleopard]

I've seen a LOT of Bongo antelope. This is a very large, forest-dwelling mammal that is common in zoos across North America and Europe. The one continent where I've visited zoos that Bongo have not been common is Asia, where the species is extremely rare. It seems that everywhere else has Bongo in large numbers. Much like the Greater Kudu, here is an antelope that remains a focus of the AZA breeding programs and I've never once seen a Bongo at a roadside, unaccredited American zoo.

I've seen Bongo at 58 zoos:

2008 = 12 zoos
2010 = 9 zoos
2019 = 13 zoos

1- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Bongo – 2006
2- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2006
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Bongo – 2006
4- Denver Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2006
5- Taronga Zoo (Australia) – Bongo – 2007
6- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – Bongo – 2007
7- Monarto Zoo (Australia) – Bongo – 2007
8- Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (USA) – Bongo – 2008
9- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Bongo – 2008
10- Memphis Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2008
11- Zoo Atlanta (USA) – Bongo – 2008
12- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2008
13- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2008
14- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Bongo – 2008
15- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Bongo – 2008
16- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (USA) – Bongo – 2008
17- Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Bongo – 2008
18- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Bongo – 2008
19- Zoo Miami (USA) – Bongo – 2008
20- Kansas City Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
21- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
22- Louisville Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
23- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
24- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
25- Houston Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
26- Caldwell Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
27- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
28- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2010
29- Sacramento Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2011
30- Great Plains Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
31- John Ball Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
32- Potter Park Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
33- Franklin Park Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
34- Virginia Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
35- Dickerson Park Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2012
36- Roosevelt Park Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2014
37- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch (USA) – Bongo – 2015
38- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (USA) – Bongo – 2015
39- Safari West Wildlife Preserve (USA) – Bongo – 2017
40- San Francisco Zoo (USA) – Bongo – 2017
41- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Bongo – 2019
42- Zoo Antwerp (Belgium) – Bongo – 2019
43- Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) – Bongo – 2019
44- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Bongo – 2019
45- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Bongo – 2019
46- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
47- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
48- Duisburg Zoo (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
49- Ouwehands Dierenpark (Netherlands) – Bongo – 2019
50- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
51- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
52- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
53- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Bongo – 2019
54- Givskud Zoo (Denmark) – Bongo – 2022
55- Ree Park Safari (Denmark) – Bongo – 2022
56- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Bongo – 2022
57- Boras Zoo (Sweden) – Bongo – 2022
58- Night Safari (Singapore) – Bongo – 2024

Bongo have long been one of my favourite antelope species because they are astonishing looking mammals with their white stripes and chestnut brown coat. Here's one at Zoo Miami (USA):

@Austin the Sengi

The first time I ever saw a Bongo was at Calgary Zoo (Canada) in 2006. A spacious, shaded yard alongside the Bow River was a perfect location for a Bongo habitat, but the antelope were soon gone and this area is now Land of Lemurs.

@Ituri

Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (USA) had a herd of Bongo when I first visited that zoo in 2008 and later on the species was included in the vast African Grasslands complex. I saw Bongo with Blue Cranes during my last visit to this zoo in 2018.

A really memorable Bongo exhibit can be found at Jacksonville Zoo (USA), as the enclosure is huge and includes a small lake. Yellow-backed Duiker were here as well at one point.

@Moebelle

When I was at White Oak Conservation Centre (USA) in late 2008, the facility had exactly a dozen Bongo in a huge paddock.

Just like at Omaha, Saint Louis Zoo (USA) used to have Bongo with Blue Cranes. The last photos of Bongo here are mine from 2014...has the species left Saint Louis in the last decade?

Houston Zoo (USA) had Bongo, Yellow-backed Duiker and Southern Ground Hornbill all together when I was last there in 2015. Any Bongo left now?

Here's a THIRD zoo with Bongo and Yellow-backed Duiker together, along with Colobus Monkeys! Caldwell Zoo (USA):

There's two Bongos and two Southern Ground Hornbills in this photo of a beautiful exhibit at John Ball Zoo (USA):

@Rhino0118

Does Franklin Park Zoo (USA) have Bongo these days? There's a handful of AZA zoos that have gone out of the species. Here's my photo from 2012:

The next three zoos on my list (Virginia, Dickerson, Roosevelt Park) all combined Bongo with Crowned Cranes, but in yards that were fairly boring and nondescript. I like the appearance of the Bongo exhibit at Blijdorp Zoo (Netherlands), with its nice benches, the rustic wooden fence and the typically European antelope barn. It all looks quite pleasant.

@Mr Gharial

Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) has created a new Bongo/Kirk's Dik-dik exhibit since my 2019 visit and this zoo does well with both species.

@KevinB

In an older section of Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) can be found a Bongo exhibit with apartment complexes as a backdrop.

@Gil

Duisburg Zoo (Germany) has a Bongo exhibit with several mature trees providing a substantial amount of shade.

@vogelcommando

The African-themed Takamanda area at Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) has an exhibit that is home to Bongo, Impala and Red River Hog. Now that's a unique mix!

Perhaps the best Bongo exhibit I've ever seen is the one at Givskud Zoo (Denmark). I saw maybe a dozen of the antelope in a space that must be a few acres in size.

Not to be outdone by its Danish peer, Ree Park Safari (Denmark) also has an enormous Bongo exhibit that is partly forested and can be seen via this viewing area.

A much smaller, simpler Bongo exhibit can be seen at Boras Zoo (Sweden):

Family Bovidae: 18 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo

Bonus species: (kind of like my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos