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

[snowleopard]

I've seen Bush Dogs at 16 zoos. Here is a species that is far more common in European collections and currently is approaching extinction level in North American zoos. The AZA has given up on them completely and even the ZAA has pretty much thrown in the towel. Without any kind of import, the species is doomed in North American collections. However, Europe has 50+ zoos with Bush Dogs and those establishments have a thriving breeding record with this South American canid.

1- Detroit Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2008
2- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2008
3- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2010
4- Palm Beach Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2012
5- Little Rock Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2012
6- Alexandria Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2015
7- Sequoia Park Zoo (USA) – Bush Dog – 2015
8- Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) – Bush Dog – 2019
9- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Bush Dog – 2019
10- Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) – Bush Dog – 2019
11- Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) – Bush Dog – 2019
12- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – Bush Dog – 2019
13- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Bush Dog – 2019
14- Skaerup Zoo (Denmark) – Bush Dog – 2022
15- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – Bush Dog – 2022
16- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Bush Dog – 2022

@Lafone

The first time I ever saw Bush Dogs was at Detroit Zoo (USA) in 2008, in a spacious yard with a mock-rock mountain backdrop. What is in this exhibit these days? Is this area going to be part of the future Children's Zoo?

@wilson

I've already mentioned the 8 grassy yards in Wild Dog Drive at Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) and that included a Bush Dog exhibit in 2008.

Saint Louis Zoo (USA) had Bush Dogs in their River's Edge area in both my 2010 and 2014 visits:

I then saw Bush Dogs at Palm Beach Zoo (USA) in 2012:

Surprisingly, Little Rock Zoo (USA) still has the species and when I visited in 2012 I saw TWO Bush Dog exhibits at the zoo.

In the zoo's extensive South American section at Alexandria Zoo (USA), there were Bush Dogs there in 2015. You can see two animals at the back in this fully enclosed exhibit.

A towering tree and an old grotto-like exhibit for Bush Dogs at Sequoia Park Zoo (USA) in 2015:

I've highlighted the 7 zoos where I've seen Bush Dogs in the United States, out of literally hundreds of facilities I've visited. They have always been incredibly rare in North American collections. I then went on two European trips and saw Bush Dogs at another 9 zoos.

Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) has a nicely wooded environment for Bush Dogs and here's a pair at their pool at that zoo:

GaiaZOO (Netherlands) is currently building a new Bush Dog exhibit, but when I was there in 2019 the enclosure was set in a marshy area.

@KevinB

Many of the Bush Dog exhibits that I've seen have had a substantial water feature somewhere in the enclosure. That includes this space at Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands).

@KevinB

A 3rd Dutch zoo with Bush Dogs is ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands):

Near the entrance to Frankfurt Zoo (Germany) is a superb Andean Bear exhibit that also has Bush Dogs roaming around. Another mixed-species gem at a German zoo.

Randers Regnskov (Denmark) has Bush Dogs kept entirely indoors, but the exhibit is larger than what is shown in this photo, has plenty of natural substrate and there are huge skylights above the enclosure.

And of course the largest and most impressive Bush Dog exhibit I've ever seen is in Scandinavia. Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) had at least 6 or 7 Bush Dogs in an enclosure with a mini-mountain inside.

Canidae:

Grey Wolves - 129 zoos (maybe Eastern Wolves as well?)
Red Foxes - 75 zoos
African Wild Dogs - 51 zoos
Arctic Foxes - 49 zoos
Coyotes - 49 zoos
Fennec Foxes - 44 zoos
Maned Wolves - 38 zoos
Northern Grey Foxes - 35 zoos
Bat-eared Foxes - 25 zoos
Red Wolves - 22 zoos
Swift Foxes - 19 zoos
Bush Dogs - 16 zoos
Corsac Foxes - 6 zoos
Island Foxes - 6 zoos
Kit Foxes - 6 zoos
Black-backed Jackals - 5 zoos
Golden Jackals - 2 zoos

AND...

Not included as part of my Canidae list, but interesting to track nonetheless:

New Guinea Singing Dogs - 17 zoos
Dingoes - 5 zoos

 

[PossumRoach]

ZAA has pretty much thrown in the towel

Were there even ZAA zoos (not counting those that also have ir used to have an AZA membership) with bush dogs in the first place? They are definitely not as easy to obtain as jackals or foxes.

 

[snowleopard]

Were there even ZAA zoos (not counting those that also have ir used to have an AZA membership) with bush dogs in the first place? They are definitely not as easy to obtain as jackals or foxes.

I suppose that it's possible that zero ZAA zoos ever picked up the species. There's certainly a long list of AZA zoos that used to have Bush Dogs and now have phased them out: Atlanta, Bronx, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, Louisville, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Smithsonian's National Zoo, etc.

 

[evilmonkey239]

According to a document from 2020, Detroit Zoo actually plans on bringing back bush dogs as part of the KidZone… but that may or may not still be the case.

 

[PossumRoach]

I suppose that it's possible that zero ZAA zoos ever picked up the species. There's certainly a long list of AZA zoos that used to have Bush Dogs and now have phased them out: Atlanta, Bronx, Lincoln Park, Los Angeles, Louisville, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Smithsonian's National Zoo, etc.

Sounds like they used to be an ABC animal back in the old days. It would be tough for them to make a comeback especially with maned wolf as competition.

 

[15399]

Without any kind of import, the species is doomed in North American collections. However, Europe has 50+ zoos with Bush Dogs and those establishments have a thriving breeding record with this South American canid.

I think the future of bush dogs in US zoos is currently a "wait and see" scenario. Making this species managed globally has been rumored in the past, and imports from Europe is certainly a possibility. Whether or not this will happen, however, is anyone's guess.

The first time I ever saw Bush Dogs was at Detroit Zoo (USA) in 2008, in a spacious yard with a mock-rock mountain backdrop. What is in this exhibit these days? Is this area going to be part of the future Children's Zoo?

It looks to me like that is possibly the current wolverine exhibit? Either that or it doesn't exist anymore. Someone who is a frequent visitor to the zoo will have to confirm.

It would be tough for them to make a comeback especially with maned wolf as competition

Interesting idea. I've never perceived bush dogs as a species that has much competing for space with it, which is why the fact there doesn't appear to be more interest in the species has always confused me. I've always just assumed bush dogs fill a niche that most zoos aren't interested in filling (small, terrestrial carnivore from South America). Most of the bush dog exhibits, however, appear to be too small for a maned wolf, so not sure whether or not there's any competition for spaces going on there.

 

[snowleopard]

For me, the next canid has been even rarer in North American zoos than Bush Dogs and I'm referring to Raccoon Dogs, which I've seen at only 10 zoos.

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Raccoon Dog – 1975
2- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Raccoon Dog – 2008
3- Faunapark Flakkee (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
4- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
5- Aachener Zoo (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
6- Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark (Bird and Animal Park) (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
7- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
8- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
9- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
10- AQUA Aquarium & Wildlife Park (Denmark) – Raccoon Dog – 2022

Other than my childhood zoo, Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada), the only other time I've ever see Raccoon Dogs in either North America or Australia was at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) in 2008. That's circa 430 'zoos' and TWO sightings of this incredibly rare species. Here's a scanned 2006 photo of a Raccoon Dog at Omaha:

@Giant Eland

It appears that Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) currently has Raccoon Dogs, but are they the very last American zoo with the species? Are there any in the private trade?

@cubsmaster

But then I went to Europe and saw Raccoon Dogs 7 times in a month in 2019, then once more in Scandinavia in 2022. According to Zootierliste, there are around 150 zoos with Raccoon Dogs just in Europe, plus there are Japanese Raccoon Dogs (a separate species) in loads of Asian zoos. These are incredibly common animals and Euro zoo nerds probably treat them like Meerkats. Why doesn't someone import some Raccoon Dogs, Bush Dogs and maybe toss in a few Corsac Foxes into North American collections? We can make an exchange for some Red Wolves and Coyotes.



Faunapark Flakkee (Netherlands) has a Raccoon Dog exhibit with a low wall:

Pairi Daiza (Belgium) had several white Raccoon Dog specimens when I was there in 2019, making them almost look like Arctic Foxes from a distance.

@Dianamonkey

@KevinB

I saw Raccoon Dogs at Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark (Bird and Animal Park) (Germany), but I don't think many zoo nerds visit this obscure zoo because the only exhibit photo is from 2011.

@Animal

I guess this species cannot scale glass, or else there's a strand of hotwire around the base of the fence, but at Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) the containment is also fairly low and a tall individual can lean over for a better look.

At one point, ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) had Raccoon Dogs together with Raccoons. That probably confused the Muggles of the world!

@KevinB

The largest and most impressive Raccoon Dog exhibit I've ever seen was at Olderdissen Zoo (Germany), as the space for this species was substantial there.

That leaves one more zoo, AQUA Aquarium & Wildlife Park (Denmark), which is technically more of an aquarium but there is an outside trail with native species. Again, I saw Raccoon Dogs by peering over a fairly minimal barrier.

Canidae:

Grey Wolves - 129 zoos (maybe Eastern Wolves as well?)
Red Foxes - 75 zoos
African Wild Dogs - 51 zoos
Arctic Foxes - 49 zoos
Coyotes - 49 zoos
Fennec Foxes - 44 zoos
Maned Wolves - 38 zoos
Northern Grey Foxes - 35 zoos
Bat-eared Foxes - 25 zoos
Red Wolves - 22 zoos
Swift Foxes - 19 zoos
Bush Dogs - 16 zoos
Raccoon Dogs - 10 zoos
Corsac Foxes - 6 zoos
Island Foxes - 6 zoos
Kit Foxes - 6 zoos
Black-backed Jackals - 5 zoos
Golden Jackals - 2 zoos

AND...

Not included as part of my Canidae list, but interesting to track nonetheless:

New Guinea Singing Dogs - 17 zoos
Dingoes - 5 zoos

 

[PossumRoach]

Why doesn't someone import some Raccoon Dogs, Bush Dogs and maybe toss in a few Corsac Foxes into North American collections?

Due to their notoriety as invasive species raccoon dogs are listed as injurious per the Lacey act, therefore cannot find their way to the private trade. Zoos that do have the power to import anything probably won’t bother importing these brown fur balls listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Due to the cruel and hypocritical invasive species ban in the EU raccoon dogs are also on their way to the shadow realm as well.

 

[Lafone]

For me, the next canid has been even rarer in North American zoos than Bush Dogs and I'm referring to Raccoon Dogs, which I've seen at only 10 zoos.

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Raccoon Dog – 1975
2- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Raccoon Dog – 2008
3- Faunapark Flakkee (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
4- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
5- Aachener Zoo (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
6- Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark (Bird and Animal Park) (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
7- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
8- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
9- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Raccoon Dog – 2019
10- AQUA Aquarium & Wildlife Park (Denmark) – Raccoon Dog – 2022

Other than my childhood zoo, Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada), the only other time I've ever see Raccoon Dogs in either North America or Australia was at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) in 2008. That's circa 430 'zoos' and TWO sightings of this incredibly rare species. Here's a scanned 2006 photo of a Raccoon Dog at Omaha:

@Giant Eland

It appears that Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) currently has Raccoon Dogs, but are they the very last American zoo with the species? Are there any in the private trade?

@cubsmaster

But then I went to Europe and saw Raccoon Dogs 7 times in a month in 2019, then once more in Scandinavia in 2022. According to Zootierliste, there are around 150 zoos with Raccoon Dogs just in Europe, plus there are Japanese Raccoon Dogs (a separate species) in loads of Asian zoos. These are incredibly common animals and Euro zoo nerds probably treat them like Meerkats. Why doesn't someone import some Raccoon Dogs, Bush Dogs and maybe toss in a few Corsac Foxes into North American collections? We can make an exchange for some Red Wolves and Coyotes.

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Faunapark Flakkee (Netherlands) has a Raccoon Dog exhibit with a low wall:

Pairi Daiza (Belgium) had several white Raccoon Dog specimens when I was there in 2019, making them almost look like Arctic Foxes from a distance.

@Dianamonkey

@KevinB

I saw Raccoon Dogs at Solinger Vogel-und Tierpark (Bird and Animal Park) (Germany), but I don't think many zoo nerds visit this obscure zoo because the only exhibit photo is from 2011.

@Animal

I guess this species cannot scale glass, or else there's a strand of hotwire around the base of the fence, but at Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) the containment is also fairly low and a tall individual can lean over for a better look.

At one point, ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) had Raccoon Dogs together with Raccoons. That probably confused the Muggles of the world!

@KevinB

The largest and most impressive Raccoon Dog exhibit I've ever seen was at Olderdissen Zoo (Germany), as the space for this species was substantial there.

That leaves one more zoo, AQUA Aquarium & Wildlife Park (Denmark), which is technically more of an aquarium but there is an outside trail with native species. Again, I saw Raccoon Dogs by peering over a fairly minimal barrier.

Canidae:

Grey Wolves - 129 zoos (maybe Eastern Wolves as well?)
Red Foxes - 75 zoos
African Wild Dogs - 51 zoos
Arctic Foxes - 49 zoos
Coyotes - 49 zoos
Fennec Foxes - 44 zoos
Maned Wolves - 38 zoos
Northern Grey Foxes - 35 zoos
Bat-eared Foxes - 25 zoos
Red Wolves - 22 zoos
Swift Foxes - 19 zoos
Bush Dogs - 16 zoos
Raccoon Dogs - 10 zoos
Corsac Foxes - 6 zoos
Island Foxes - 6 zoos
Kit Foxes - 6 zoos
Black-backed Jackals - 5 zoos
Golden Jackals - 2 zoos

AND...

Not included as part of my Canidae list, but interesting to track nonetheless:

New Guinea Singing Dogs - 17 zoos
Dingoes - 5 zoos

Many of the collections with them here in the U.K. have rescued them or had them handed in by people who thought they looked cute but then discovered the pervasive wee smell, snappy, biting, mating with anything that moves, general aggressive thing going on and didn’t think they were cute any more.

As a result they are often to be seen in smaller collections, rescue places and farm parks than the larger zoos. I have to say I enjoy them a lot, they are fun to watch, but I don’t think they are a major managed breeding population.

 

[PossumRoach]

cruel

I meant to say unfair. I got confused for a second and got those words jumbled up.

 

[snowleopard]

It's interesting to note, via Zootierliste, that Raccoon Dogs can currently be found in 35 U.K. zoos and 32 German zoos, an astonishingly high total compared to America's one or two collections. The invasive species ban in the U.K. could be a detriment to the animals being maintained in the long-term, because doesn't that mean there is a ban on breeding? On various sites, it says that permits are available for research or conservation initiatives, which surely must cover major U.K. zoos. If not, then in another decade there will be very few left in U.K. zoos whatsoever!

 

[Giant Eland]

If African Wild Dogs have been very common for me (51 zoos), Jackals have been the opposite. One would think that with all the zoos I've been to, and how common Jackals are in the wild, that I'd be racking up sightings of this canid left and right. How hard would they be to maintain in captivity? However, the truth is far from that. Much as with the case with Vervet Monkeys, here is an example of a type of mammal abundantly common in the wild and yet rare in zoos. Perhaps the 'least concern' Jackals are not endangered enough, or even engaging enough, to warrant more appearances in zoos?

Growing up and visiting only American Zoos, I was always baffled at how difficult it was to come across Jackals! People I knew who went on Safaris saw them all the time, but for the longest time I was limited to a lone sleeping Black-backed Jackal inside Brookfield Zoo's Fragile Kingdom building (probably around 1993) It wasn't until 2010 when I finally improved my Black-backed photos at multiple stops in Europe including Plzen. In recent years I've seen the species at Wildlife World Zoo in Arizona and Plumpton Park Zoo in Maryland. I saw my first of many wild Black-backeds in Ethiopia in 2019.

I ended up seeing my first Golden Jackals at India's Delhi Zoo in 2008, and had fleeting views of wild ones in Israel in 2022.

In 2018 I saw my first African Wolf aka African Golden Jackal in UAE's Al Ain Zoo, after much waiting at the exhibit. In 2019 I saw my first wild ones in Ethiopia.

I missed out on Side-striped Jackals in Zambia in 2019, and probably saw the species in Ethiopia's Herenna Forest (no photos) on the same trip but didn't realize until many years later. In the interim I was dead set on finally photographing a Side-striped. My first stop in Uganda's Entebbe Zoo in 2021 proved hopeless, as the species was in quarantine. Luckily I managed to find many wild in Uganda and eventually captive at CTC.

Ethiopia did provide me gorgeous views of Ethiopian Wolf aka Simien Jackal, but only after searching 13 hours over 3 different days. In sum that Ethiopia trip netted me 4/5 "Jackal" species wild!

 

[Lori Patton]

Speaking of which, in April 2024 (4.2) black-backed jackals were born which probably increased the population to 16 jackals (unless they transferred the jackals born in 2023 to other facilities).

Also not relating to jackals, but I'm surprised that you haven't seen Rüppell's sand fox before, though it does make sense since the 2 facilities I've seen with them is the Los Angeles Zoo in California and the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in New Jersey.

I finally caught my first sighting of the Ruppell's sand fox today at the Los Angeles Zoo and am amazed that I have seen a species that @snowleopard hasn't! The sand fox exhibit is a curiosity, however, as there is no signage for it and the fox isn't listed on the zoo's website animal list. The zoo has had the fox for about a year and a half and hasn't publicized it at all so it's almost like the zoo doesn't want anyone to know about it. The fox is notoriously hard to spot because of all the plants and animal carriers/boxes in the exhibit and it has taken me all this time to see it even over many visits!

 

[turkeyfox]

The zoo has had the fox for about a year and a half and hasn't publicized it at all so it's almost like the zoo doesn't want anyone to know about it. The fox is notoriously hard to spot because of all the plants and animal carriers/boxes in the exhibit and it has taken me all this time to see it even over many visits!

Where in the zoo is the unsigned exhibit?

 

[snowleopard]

Thanks so much to everyone who contributes to this thread, as it's been a fascinating tour through Primates, Felidae and Canidae. Whether it's @Lori Patton mentioning a species I've never come across in my life (the elusive Ruppell's Fox at Los Angeles Zoo), @Giant Eland talking about wild Jackal species, @PossumRoach and @Lafone discussing Raccoon Dogs in the U.K., @Neil chace and @evilmonkey239 providing information about Bush Dogs...and that's just the last few replies out of hundreds on this thread! I really appreciate the endless stream of tidbits of valuable information that others provide, from telling me about mixed-species exhibits that no longer exist, or new additions to zoos, or whatever the case may be. Thank you.

Onto my final entry in Canidae, but this thread has a LONG way to go still.

I've seen Dholes in 10 zoos. Here's another species that is almost extinct in North American collections, and 7 of my sightings have been in Europe. There are many zoo nerds on my side of the Atlantic who have never seen Dholes, which is a shame as they are charismatic animals with a beautiful red coat.

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Dhole – 2006
2- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Dhole – 2008
3- Minnesota Zoo (USA) – Dhole – 2014
4- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Dhole – 2019
5- Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) – Dhole – 2019
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Dhole – 2019
7- Munkholm Zoo (Denmark) – Dhole – 2022
8- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Dhole – 2022
9- Parken Zoo (Sweden) – Dhole – 2022
10- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Dhole – 2022

@Austin the Sengi

First up for Dholes is San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA), but there are zero photos of that species in the gallery. Thank goodness I decided to snap a photo of the Dhole exhibit on my solitary visit to Toronto Zoo (Canada) in 2008. This is the only image of the actual enclosure in the ZooChat gallery when it held Dholes.

@Meaghan Edwards

The exhibit was originally built for Giant Pandas, then if I'm not mistaken it held Red Pandas, then Dholes and now Wattled Cranes. Next up will be Guinea Pigs or Hamsters.

@Yi Qi

After 6 more years of visiting zoos I stumbled across Dholes at Minnesota Zoo (USA) in 2014. Here's 4 photos I took during that visit, as I was very impressed with the spacious, naturalistic habitat. Just like with Toronto, Dholes are long gone from Minnesota and I believe that Grey Wolves are in the enclosure these days.

After seeing Dholes only three times in my lifetime, I then went to Europe and that's where there's loads of zoos with the species. Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) had Dholes in 2019 and I think that the zoo only added the species shortly before my visit, if my memory serves me well.

@twilighter

I was genuinely surprised to see Dholes at the privately-owned Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands), but afterwards I realized that this Dutch zoo was jam-packed with rarities in every nook and corner. Again, I believe that the Dholes were a fairly recent addition when I toured this zoo in 2019.

And of course Berlin Tierpark (Germany) has Dholes. The 'Berlins' are loaded with rarities and great exhibits, making them candidates for two of the world's greatest zoos.

@twilighter

I then saw Dholes 4 times in just over a week in Scandinavia! It's funny to go one's whole life with barely seeing a particular species, and then there's a glut of them. Feast or famine. Zoo nerds talk about that when touring Aussie zoos, which I did in 2007. Koalas, Potoroos and Tasmanian Devils are left, right and center. "What's that over there? Another Tassie Devil. Yawn."

The family-run, very tiny Munkholm Zoo (Denmark) looked untidy and some enclosures were a bit of a shambles, but they had Dholes!

The Scandinavian zoos are something else when it comes to giving vast acres of space to their animals. So many of the zoos there are mammal-heavy, and the Dhole exhibit at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) is sensational. Look at this photo. There's actually a Dhole in the center of it, resting against a tree. I don't even know how large this enclosure is, but it's massive and a slice of Swedish woodland.

Even the viewing deck is enormous:

Another section of the Dhole exhibit:

Parken Zoo (Sweden) also has a very impressive Dhole exhibit:

Not to be outdone by Kolmarden and Parken, Nordens Ark (Sweden) maintains the Swedish tradition of fabulous Dhole habitats in zoos.

Canidae: 19 TOTAL SPECIES

Grey Wolves - 129 zoos (I won't count Eastern Wolves, but it's possible)
Red Foxes - 75 zoos
African Wild Dogs - 51 zoos
Arctic Foxes - 49 zoos
Coyotes - 49 zoos
Fennec Foxes - 44 zoos
Maned Wolves - 38 zoos
Northern Grey Foxes - 35 zoos
Bat-eared Foxes - 25 zoos
Red Wolves - 22 zoos
Swift Foxes - 19 zoos
Bush Dogs - 16 zoos
Dholes - 10 zoos
Raccoon Dogs - 10 zoos
Corsac Foxes - 6 zoos
Island Foxes - 6 zoos
Kit Foxes - 6 zoos
Black-backed Jackals - 5 zoos
Golden Jackals - 2 zoos

AND...

Not included as part of my Canidae list, but interesting to track nonetheless:

New Guinea Singing Dogs - 17 zoos
Dingoes - 5 zoos

 

[ralph]

Zie-Zoo is one of my home zoos, and I consider myself lucky to be able to view bush dogs, maned wolfs, dholes, corsac foxes, African wild dogs and freaking striped jackals!!! within one hour of each other on a regular basis! This zoo is really well endowed when it comes to canids! And they used to have even more species (bat-eared foxes and raccoon dogs)

I believe we have seen an equal amount of canid species: I have seen the striped jackal in Zie-Zoo (which weren't there yet in 2019) and the Cape fox in Plzen. I have however never seen an Island fox or Red wolf.

 

[snowleopard]

Yes @ralph Zie-Zoo is a fabulous zoo for canids. It's actually a zoo nerd's dream, especially with all the rarities and various mongoose species (rare for me!). It's cool that we are tied with canids and I've had a couple of other people message me this morning with their totals. It's fun to compare! (For example, @twilighter and I have BOTH seen 141 primate species, which is an astonishing coincidence, but I'm slightly ahead for dogs and he's slightly ahead for cats)

Another note on Dholes, to answer some private messages. I did not include them at Bronx Zoo (USA) because when I was there in 2008 the species was not in the collection. Bronx still had a Polar Bear back then. I have never visited The Wilds (USA) so that one is also out. However, I'm convinced that I did see Dholes at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA), then still known as the Wild Animal Park, in 2006. I can actually picture myself looking at a couple of Dholes, near the big cats. I didn't begin posting extensive zoo reviews on ZooChat until 2008, so I don't have a personal review of my time at the Wild Animal Park to refer to. Also, there are zero photos of Dholes in the gallery from that facility. But, even though I didn't include them in my total of 9 zoos with Dholes, I swear I saw them at SDWAP in May of 2006.

 

[toastrgophr]

I remember seeing Dholes at SDWAP when I was like 7, and I think I also saw them at SDZ, but that is much fuzzier.
Very cool animals!

 

[snowleopard]

Here are my updated numbers after completing Primates, Felidae and Canidae.

Primates: 141 TOTAL SPECIES

Lemurs - 215 zoos (20 species: 184 Ring-tailed, 76 Black-and-white Ruffed, 75 Red Ruffed, 14 Black, 12 Mongoose, 10 Crowned, 10 Red-fronted, 9 Blue-eyed Black, 9 Collared Brown, 9 Common Brown, 9 Coquerel's Sifaka, 7 Red-bellied, 6 Grey Mouse, 6 White-fronted, 5 Aye-aye, 4 Lac Alaotra Gentle, 3 Fat-tailed Dwarf, 1 Crowned Sifaka, 1 Goodman's Mouse, 1 Greater Bamboo, with many zoos having multiple species)

Tamarins - 147 zoos (13 species: 88 Cotton-top, 62 Golden Lion, 23 Emperor, 21 Golden-headed Lion, 14 Red-handed, 9 Pied, 5 Geoffroy’s, 5 White-lipped, 1 Black Lion, 1 Black-mantled, 1 Brown-mantled, 1 Moustached, 1 Weddell’s Saddle-back, with some zoos having multiple species)

Gibbons - 143 zoos and 192 exhibits (9 species: 64 White-handed, 62 Siamang, 36 Northern White-cheeked, 12 Yellow-cheeked, 7 Southern Grey, 5 Pileated, 3 Silvery, 2 Agile, 1 Eastern Hoolock, with some zoos having multiple species)

Spider Monkeys - 91 zoos and 95 exhibits (5 species: Black-headed, Colombian Brown, Geoffroy's, Red-faced Black, White-bellied)

Marmosets - 89 zoos and 101 exhibits (6 species: 39 Pygmy, 34 Common, 19 White-headed, 4 Silvery, 3 Black-tufted, 2 Wied's, with some zoos having multiple species)

Macaques - 80 zoos and 113 exhibits (12 species: 25 Lion-tailed, 23 Japanese, 16 Barbary, 13 Sulawesi Crested, 10 Pig-tailed, 9 Rhesus, 7 Crab-eating, 4 Bonnet, 2 Stump-tailed, 2 Toque, 1 Booted, 1 Tonkean, including some zoos with multiple species)

Squirrel Monkeys - 78 zoos (2 species: Bolivian, Common)

Gorillas - 74 zoos (2 species: Western Lowland, plus 1 Eastern Lowland at Antwerp Zoo)

Orangutans - 74 zoos (2 species: Bornean, Sumatran)

Colobus Monkeys - 72 zoos (3 species: Angolan, King, Mantled Guereza)

Capuchins - 71 zoos and 81 exhibits (7 species: 44 Tufted, 19 White-faced, 9 Golden-bellied, 5 White-fronted, 2 Crested, 1 Hooded, 1 Wedge-capped, with 10 zoos having two species)

Chimpanzees - 64 zoos

Guenons - 63 zoos and 96 exhibits (13 species: 28 De Brazza's, 15 Diana, 12 Wolf's Mona, 10 Red-tailed, 9 Lesser Spot-nosed, 7 Mona, 5 Blue, 2 L'Hoest's, 2 Owl-faced, 2 Roloway, 2 Sykes', 1 Greater Spot-nosed, 1 Moustached, with some zoos having multiple species)

Saki Monkeys - 58 zoos (2 species: 56 White-faced, 2 Bearded)

Langurs - 48 zoos (6 species: 17 Francois', 9 Dusky Leaf, 8 East Javan, 6 Hanuman, 6 Silvery Lutung, 2 Red-shanked Douc)

Baboons - 41 zoos and 48 exhibits (4 species: 31 Hamadryas, 10 Olive, 6 Guinea, 1 Yellow, with some zoos having multiple species)

Mandrills - 41 zoos

Howler Monkeys - 40 zoos (2 species: 34 Black, 6 Red)

Goeldi's Monkeys - 38 zoos

Mangabeys - 30 zoos (5 species: 11 Red-capped, 9 Black Crested, 6 Golden-bellied, 3 White-naped, 1 Sooty)

Douroucoulis - 22 zoos (5 species: Grey-legged, Humboldt's, Nancy Ma's, Southern Bolivian, Three-striped)

Lorises - 22 zoos and 25 exhibits (3 species: 17 Pygmy Slow Loris, 5 Slow Loris, 3 Gray Slender Loris)

Patas Monkeys - 20 zoos

Titi Monkeys - 19 zoos (3 species: 11 White-eared, 7 Coppery, 1 Red-bellied)

Chlorocebus Monkeys - 17 zoos (3 species: Vervet, Green, Grivet)

Galagos - 15 zoos and 16 exhibits (2 species: Greater, Lesser, maybe more species?)

Bonobos - 14 zoos

Allen's Swamp Monkeys - 10 zoos

Drills - 8 zoos

Geladas - 6 zoos

Northern Talapoin Monkeys - 4 zoos

Pottos - 3 zoos

Woolly Monkeys - 2 zoos

Bald Uakari - 1 zoo



Felidae: 28 TOTAL SPECIES

Tigers - 195 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cheetahs - 76 zoos
Snow Leopards - 74 zoos
Servals - 73 zoos
Jaguars - 63 zoos
Eurasian Lynx - 50 zoos
Ocelots - 49 zoos
Canada Lynx - 45 zoos
Clouded Leopards - 36 zoos
Caracals - 31 zoos
Pallas's Cats - 29 zoos
Fishing Cats - 25 zoos
Black-footed Cats - 16 zoos
Sand Cats - 15 zoos
'Wildcats' - 15 zoos (2 species: African, European)
Geoffroy's Cats - 8 zoos
Margays - 7 zoos
Jaguarundis - 5 zoos
Asian Golden Cats - 4 zoos
Leopard Cats - 3 zoos
Jungle Cats - 2 zoos
Rusty-spotted Cats - 2 zoos
Southern Tigrinas - 1 zoo



Canidae: 19 TOTAL SPECIES

Grey Wolves - 129 zoos (I won't count Eastern Wolves, but I might have seen them)
Red Foxes - 75 zoos
African Wild Dogs - 51 zoos
Arctic Foxes - 49 zoos
Coyotes - 49 zoos
Fennec Foxes - 44 zoos
Maned Wolves - 38 zoos
Northern Grey Foxes - 35 zoos
Bat-eared Foxes - 25 zoos
Red Wolves - 22 zoos
Swift Foxes - 19 zoos
Bush Dogs - 16 zoos
Dholes - 10 zoos
Raccoon Dogs - 10 zoos
Corsac Foxes - 6 zoos
Island Foxes - 6 zoos
Kit Foxes - 6 zoos
Black-backed Jackals - 5 zoos
Golden Jackals - 2 zoos

AND...bonus animals:

New Guinea Singing Dogs - 17 zoos
Dingoes - 5 zoos



The 8 most common species (so far!):

Tigers - 195 zoos
Ring-tailed Lemurs - 184 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Grey Wolves - 129 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

The rarest species:

There's more than 20 species, mainly all primates, that I've seen at only a single zoo.

 

[Nile Hippo Expert]

The 8 most common species (so far!):

Tigers - 195 zoos
Ring-tailed Lemurs - 184 zoos
Lions - 179 zoos
Grey Wolves - 129 zoos
Bobcats - 128 zoos
Cougars - 118 zoos
Leopards - 98 zoos
Cotton-top Tamarins - 88 zoos

The rarest species:

There's more than 20 species, mainly all primates, that I've seen at only a single zoo.

Haven't you seen a snow leopard at 551 zoos though?