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

[Osedax]

Taronga Zoo (Australia) is the 'zoo with a view' and the Himalayan Tahr have a mock-rock 'blob' that is a historic element of the zoo. It would be interesting to note when this structure was built, because when I visited in 2007 it was certainly a memorable element of Taronga and the mini-mountain still exists today.

@boof

@Baldur

Although the exhibit does still exist today, and can be seen from the lion exhibit, it has been empty since 2016, and the path that the tahr used to viewed from is now only used by staff. The reason for this is that since your visit, a new tiger exhibit was opened on one side of Tahr Mountain, and a new lion exhibit was opened on the other. It was determined that the sight and smell of these large predators would cause the tahr unnecessary stress. They were sent to Hunter Valley Zoo, but what happened to them then is a mystery. The only current Australian holders of Himalayan Tahr are Altina Wildlife Park and Halls Gap Zoo, and they are all extremely inbred due to not having any new imports into the country for many decades. In New Zealand however, they are more common, as they are an invasive species there.

 

[Zoo adventures]

This is the best photo in the ZooChat gallery that shows the mini-mountain for Himalayan Tahr at Toronto Zoo (Canada). There was once a big herd here, but the numbers have steadily dwindled over the years.

The Toronto zoo is phasing out this species to build some new Sumatran Tiger exhibit according to their master plan. They are down to two of them as of Summer 2024.

 

[snowleopard]

Today I am going to look at FOUR species because it's time to tackle ibex. It was a bit tricky to figure out which species I've seen, but the ZooChat gallery and particularly Zootierliste have proven to both be enormously helpful in compiling this massively long thread. I've seen Alpine Ibex, Iberian Ibex, Nubian Ibex and Siberian Ibex.

Why don't North American zoos build big mountain exhibits for a variety of hoofstock species such as ibex? There's a lot of mock-rock 'blobs' that were often constructed in the WPA-era of the 1930s, but not many have stood the test of time in U.S. zoos and most have been demolished. Even the ones that were constructed in America pale in size and significance in comparison to the enormous zoo mountains in places like Paris, Budapest and Hamburg that often have a range of mammal and bird species all around them in satellite exhibits.

I have seen ibex at 28 zoos and that includes 4 species (13 Alpine, 9 Nubian, 5 Siberian, 1 Iberian):

2019 = 10 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Siberian Ibex – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 1998
3- Langenberg Wildlife Park (Switzerland) – Alpine Ibex – 2003
4- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Iberian Ibex – 2006
5- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2006
6- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
7- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
8- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
9- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
10- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
11- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
12- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2012
13- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Alpine Ibex – 2014
14- Frank Buck Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2015
15- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2018
16- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
17- Wildpark Gangelt (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
18- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
19- Tiergehege Kaisergarten (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
20- Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
21- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
22- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
23- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
24- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
25- Nordhorn Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
26- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
27- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
28- Singapore Zoo (Singapore) – Nubian Ibex – 2024

For years, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) had a herd of at least 15 Alpine Ibex and then one day (poof!) they were all gone and never to return.

On my first visit to San Diego Zoo (USA) in 2006, I saw Iberian Ibex and I am of the belief that Horn & Hoof Mesa was far superior to the hit-and-miss Elephant Odyssey complex. Yes, there used to be a whole row of dusty hoofstock enclosures, but what species they had!

@Zebraduiker

When I was at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) in 2011, the zoo had baby Springbok, Nubian Ibex, Mouflon and Red River Hog all together in the Nursery Kraal. That's quite the mix! There's also been Nubian Ibex occasionally visible on the distant hillside enclosures of the park.

@Otter Lord

I saw Geladas, Rock Hyrax and Nubian Ibex all together at Bronx Zoo (USA) in the fantastic exhibit complex called Baboon Reserve:

@RatioTile

I missed seeing the Nubian Ibex at Fort Worth Zoo (USA) on my first visit in 2008 (they were hiding or off-show), but the second time around in 2015 I saw a few in their very steep hillside habitat. This enclosure sits completely empty these days...what a shame!

The horns on some ibex are insane. Here's a huge male Nubian Ibex at Los Angeles Zoo (USA) and the last ZooChat images of ibex at this zoo were in 2017.

@Blackduiker

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) had this Nubian Ibex mock-rock mountain when I toured the zoo in 2010. These sort of 'blobs' used to be all the rage a half-century ago.

This ugly old Nubian Ibex exhibit was what I saw at San Antonio Zoo (USA) in 2010:

@Baldur

Frank Buck Zoo (USA), which I really was not impressed with, has Giraffes and Ostriches on their African Savanna...as well as Nubian Ibex!

@MGolka

Seeing Alpine Ibex at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) in 2018 makes me think that there's probably not very many left of that species in North American zoos.

Now onto Europe and the good stuff. If you are a zoo nerd and you've never toured a bunch of European zoos then you are unfortunately missing out on the bulk of the best zoo exhibits ever made. Check out this highly memorable Alpine Ibex exhibit at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands). It has more 'character' than any single North American enclosure for ibex. That's what you get with European zoo exhibits: character. I recall this ibex exhibit very well from my 2019 visit.

@twilighter

There are a few close-up views of the Siberian Ibex mock-rock mountain exhibit at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) in the ZooChat gallery, but I am drawn to this panorama shot. There's the California Sea Lion pool in the foreground, the Polar Bear exhibit just behind (and the bears are now gone) and at the very back is the Siberian Ibex mountain. Fantastic stuff and very 'Hagenbeckian'.

@Green_mamba

At Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands), now onto its 3rd name of Eindhoven Zoo, I saw a big grassy mountain with Alpine Ibex in 2019.

Ungulate heaven in Berlin! My image from Berlin Zoo (Germany) shows how steep the Siberian Ibex exhibit is, which is perfect for this nimble-footed species. The sign on the enclosure actually said Asiatic Ibex, which is interesting.

No one has uploaded any photos from Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) since I was there in 2019, so I'm curious to know if the mixed-species combination of Alpine Ibex and Alpine Marmot still exists.

Tierpark Nordhorn (Germany) has a lot of domestic animals, but one of their truly great exhibits is for Siberian Ibex, Griffon Vultures and Waldrapp Ibis. This is actually a walk-in enclosure, meaning that visitors have their own area inside the exhibit. Fantastic.

@lintworm

If you zoom in and squint, you can see more than a dozen Alpine Ibex in this photo taken at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). That species, and plenty more, are viewed via the 30-minute gondola ride.

@twilighter

There's a half-dozen fallen tree trunks that the Alpine Ibex can walk across at Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) in this spacious habitat that can also be seen via a trail that goes around to the peak.

Lastly, there is the phenomenal exhibit called The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia at Singapore Zoo (Singapore). Nubian Ibex and probably 75+ Hamadryas Baboons exist in a habitat that can be seen via multiple vantage points. Absolutely brilliant and I even saw a wild Colugo in this part of the zoo, one of 4 wild Colugos that @twilighter and I saw in the space of a few hours.

@Zooish

Family Bovidae: 65 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Austin the Sengi]

Admittedly, I can get behind deer diversity being limited in North America due to CWD; but for caprines like the ibex above, what exactly is holding zoos back?!

Also, while I’m glad that the US and Canada have facilities like the Bronx Zoo that display such magnificent animals in equally impressive homes. I personally feel that’s not enough, and I really wish more zoos throughout the continent would do the same with brand-new exhibits.

 

[Enzo]

Today I am going to look at FOUR species because it's time to tackle ibex. It was a bit tricky to figure out which species I've seen, but the ZooChat gallery and particularly Zootierliste have proven to both be enormously helpful in compiling this massively long thread. I've seen Alpine Ibex, Iberian Ibex, Nubian Ibex and Siberian Ibex.

Why don't North American zoos build big mountain exhibits for a variety of hoofstock species such as ibex? There's a lot of mock-rock 'blobs' that were often constructed in the WPA-era of the 1930s, but not many have stood the test of time in U.S. zoos and most have been demolished. Even the ones that were constructed in America pale in size and significance in comparison to the enormous zoo mountains in places like Paris, Budapest and Hamburg that often have a range of mammal and bird species all around them in satellite exhibits.

I have seen ibex at 28 zoos and that includes 4 species (13 Alpine, 9 Nubian, 5 Siberian, 1 Iberian):

2019 = 10 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Siberian Ibex – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 1998
3- Langenberg Wildlife Park (Switzerland) – Alpine Ibex – 2003
4- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Iberian Ibex – 2006
5- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2006
6- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
7- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
8- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
9- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
10- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
11- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
12- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2012
13- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Alpine Ibex – 2014
14- Frank Buck Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2015
15- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2018
16- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
17- Wildpark Gangelt (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
18- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
19- Tiergehege Kaisergarten (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
20- Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
21- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
22- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
23- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
24- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
25- Nordhorn Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
26- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
27- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
28- Singapore Zoo (Singapore) – Nubian Ibex – 2024

For years, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) had a herd of at least 15 Alpine Ibex and then one day (poof!) they were all gone and never to return.

On my first visit to San Diego Zoo (USA) in 2006, I saw Iberian Ibex and I am of the belief that Horn & Hoof Mesa was far superior to the hit-and-miss Elephant Odyssey complex. Yes, there used to be a whole row of dusty hoofstock enclosures, but what species they had!

@Zebraduiker

When I was at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) in 2011, the zoo had baby Springbok, Nubian Ibex, Mouflon and Red River Hog all together in the Nursery Kraal. That's quite the mix! There's also been Nubian Ibex occasionally visible on the distant hillside enclosures of the park.

@Otter Lord

I saw Geladas, Rock Hyrax and Nubian Ibex all together at Bronx Zoo (USA) in the fantastic exhibit complex called Baboon Reserve:

@RatioTile

I missed seeing the Nubian Ibex at Fort Worth Zoo (USA) on my first visit in 2008 (they were hiding or off-show), but the second time around in 2015 I saw a few in their very steep hillside habitat. This enclosure sits completely empty these days...what a shame!

The horns on some ibex are insane. Here's a huge male Nubian Ibex at Los Angeles Zoo (USA) and the last ZooChat images of ibex at this zoo were in 2017.

@Blackduiker

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) had this Nubian Ibex mock-rock mountain when I toured the zoo in 2010. These sort of 'blobs' used to be all the rage a half-century ago.

This ugly old Nubian Ibex exhibit was what I saw at San Antonio Zoo (USA) in 2010:

@Baldur

Frank Buck Zoo (USA), which I really was not impressed with, has Giraffes and Ostriches on their African Savanna...as well as Nubian Ibex!

@MGolka

Seeing Alpine Ibex at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) in 2018 makes me think that there's probably not very many left of that species in North American zoos.

Now onto Europe and the good stuff. If you are a zoo nerd and you've never toured a bunch of European zoos then you are unfortunately missing out on the bulk of the best zoo exhibits ever made. Check out this highly memorable Alpine Ibex exhibit at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands). It has more 'character' than any single North American enclosure for ibex. That's what you get with European zoo exhibits: character. I recall this ibex exhibit very well from my 2019 visit.

@twilighter

There are a few close-up views of the Siberian Ibex mock-rock mountain exhibit at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) in the ZooChat gallery, but I am drawn to this panorama shot. There's the California Sea Lion pool in the foreground, the Polar Bear exhibit just behind (and the bears are now gone) and at the very back is the Siberian Ibex mountain. Fantastic stuff and very 'Hagenbeckian'.

@Green_mamba

At Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands), now onto its 3rd name of Eindhoven Zoo, I saw a big grassy mountain with Alpine Ibex in 2019.

Ungulate heaven in Berlin! My image from Berlin Zoo (Germany) shows how steep the Siberian Ibex exhibit is, which is perfect for this nimble-footed species. The sign on the enclosure actually said Asiatic Ibex, which is interesting.

No one has uploaded any photos from Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) since I was there in 2019, so I'm curious to know if the mixed-species combination of Alpine Ibex and Alpine Marmot still exists.

Tierpark Nordhorn (Germany) has a lot of domestic animals, but one of their truly great exhibits is for Siberian Ibex, Griffon Vultures and Waldrapp Ibis. This is actually a walk-in enclosure, meaning that visitors have their own area inside the exhibit. Fantastic.

@lintworm

If you zoom in and squint, you can see more than a dozen Alpine Ibex in this photo taken at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). That species, and plenty more, are viewed via the 30-minute gondola ride.

@twilighter

There's a half-dozen fallen tree trunks that the Alpine Ibex can walk across at Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) in this spacious habitat that can also be seen via a trail that goes around to the peak.

Lastly, there is the phenomenal exhibit called The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia at Singapore Zoo (Singapore). Nubian Ibex and probably 75+ Hamadryas Baboons exist in a habitat that can be seen via multiple vantage points. Absolutely brilliant and I even saw a wild Colugo in this part of the zoo, one of 4 wild Colugos that @twilighter and I saw in the space of a few hours.

@Zooish

Family Bovidae: 65 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Had I visited more Portuguese zoos (and wildparks), I would definitely choose one with more native fauna. Sadly enough, you can only see Alpine ibex in Portugal. I would have to go to Spain to see Capra pyrenaica.

Two Brazilian zoos have held ibex. São Paulo held a few Capra ibex in the 1970s, while Sapucaia do Sul had Capra sibirica in the 1960s. FZBRS obtained their wild goats because their entry to Argentina had been denied (they were originally heading to Rosario).

 

[Panda_Fan]

Today I am going to look at FOUR species because it's time to tackle ibex. It was a bit tricky to figure out which species I've seen, but the ZooChat gallery and particularly Zootierliste have proven to both be enormously helpful in compiling this massively long thread. I've seen Alpine Ibex, Iberian Ibex, Nubian Ibex and Siberian Ibex.

Why don't North American zoos build big mountain exhibits for a variety of hoofstock species such as ibex? There's a lot of mock-rock 'blobs' that were often constructed in the WPA-era of the 1930s, but not many have stood the test of time in U.S. zoos and most have been demolished. Even the ones that were constructed in America pale in size and significance in comparison to the enormous zoo mountains in places like Paris, Budapest and Hamburg that often have a range of mammal and bird species all around them in satellite exhibits.

I have seen ibex at 28 zoos and that includes 4 species (13 Alpine, 9 Nubian, 5 Siberian, 1 Iberian):

2019 = 10 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Siberian Ibex – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 1998
3- Langenberg Wildlife Park (Switzerland) – Alpine Ibex – 2003
4- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Iberian Ibex – 2006
5- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2006
6- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
7- Fort Worth Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
8- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2008
9- Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
10- Dallas Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
11- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2010
12- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2012
13- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Alpine Ibex – 2014
14- Frank Buck Zoo (USA) – Nubian Ibex – 2015
15- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Alpine Ibex – 2018
16- Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
17- Wildpark Gangelt (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
18- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
19- Tiergehege Kaisergarten (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
20- Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
21- Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
22- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
23- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
24- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Alpine Ibex – 2019
25- Nordhorn Zoo (Germany) – Siberian Ibex – 2019
26- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
27- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – Alpine Ibex – 2022
28- Singapore Zoo (Singapore) – Nubian Ibex – 2024

For years, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) had a herd of at least 15 Alpine Ibex and then one day (poof!) they were all gone and never to return.

On my first visit to San Diego Zoo (USA) in 2006, I saw Iberian Ibex and I am of the belief that Horn & Hoof Mesa was far superior to the hit-and-miss Elephant Odyssey complex. Yes, there used to be a whole row of dusty hoofstock enclosures, but what species they had!

@Zebraduiker

When I was at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) in 2011, the zoo had baby Springbok, Nubian Ibex, Mouflon and Red River Hog all together in the Nursery Kraal. That's quite the mix! There's also been Nubian Ibex occasionally visible on the distant hillside enclosures of the park.

@Otter Lord

I saw Geladas, Rock Hyrax and Nubian Ibex all together at Bronx Zoo (USA) in the fantastic exhibit complex called Baboon Reserve:

@RatioTile

I missed seeing the Nubian Ibex at Fort Worth Zoo (USA) on my first visit in 2008 (they were hiding or off-show), but the second time around in 2015 I saw a few in their very steep hillside habitat. This enclosure sits completely empty these days...what a shame!

The horns on some ibex are insane. Here's a huge male Nubian Ibex at Los Angeles Zoo (USA) and the last ZooChat images of ibex at this zoo were in 2017.

@Blackduiker

BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo (USA) had this Nubian Ibex mock-rock mountain when I toured the zoo in 2010. These sort of 'blobs' used to be all the rage a half-century ago.

This ugly old Nubian Ibex exhibit was what I saw at San Antonio Zoo (USA) in 2010:

@Baldur

Frank Buck Zoo (USA), which I really was not impressed with, has Giraffes and Ostriches on their African Savanna...as well as Nubian Ibex!

@MGolka

Seeing Alpine Ibex at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) in 2018 makes me think that there's probably not very many left of that species in North American zoos.

Now onto Europe and the good stuff. If you are a zoo nerd and you've never toured a bunch of European zoos then you are unfortunately missing out on the bulk of the best zoo exhibits ever made. Check out this highly memorable Alpine Ibex exhibit at Artis Royal Zoo (Netherlands). It has more 'character' than any single North American enclosure for ibex. That's what you get with European zoo exhibits: character. I recall this ibex exhibit very well from my 2019 visit.

@twilighter

There are a few close-up views of the Siberian Ibex mock-rock mountain exhibit at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) in the ZooChat gallery, but I am drawn to this panorama shot. There's the California Sea Lion pool in the foreground, the Polar Bear exhibit just behind (and the bears are now gone) and at the very back is the Siberian Ibex mountain. Fantastic stuff and very 'Hagenbeckian'.

@Green_mamba

At Dierenrijk (Animal Kingdom) (Netherlands), now onto its 3rd name of Eindhoven Zoo, I saw a big grassy mountain with Alpine Ibex in 2019.

Ungulate heaven in Berlin! My image from Berlin Zoo (Germany) shows how steep the Siberian Ibex exhibit is, which is perfect for this nimble-footed species. The sign on the enclosure actually said Asiatic Ibex, which is interesting.

No one has uploaded any photos from Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) since I was there in 2019, so I'm curious to know if the mixed-species combination of Alpine Ibex and Alpine Marmot still exists.

Tierpark Nordhorn (Germany) has a lot of domestic animals, but one of their truly great exhibits is for Siberian Ibex, Griffon Vultures and Waldrapp Ibis. This is actually a walk-in enclosure, meaning that visitors have their own area inside the exhibit. Fantastic.

@lintworm

If you zoom in and squint, you can see more than a dozen Alpine Ibex in this photo taken at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). That species, and plenty more, are viewed via the 30-minute gondola ride.

@twilighter

There's a half-dozen fallen tree trunks that the Alpine Ibex can walk across at Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) in this spacious habitat that can also be seen via a trail that goes around to the peak.

Lastly, there is the phenomenal exhibit called The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia at Singapore Zoo (Singapore). Nubian Ibex and probably 75+ Hamadryas Baboons exist in a habitat that can be seen via multiple vantage points. Absolutely brilliant and I even saw a wild Colugo in this part of the zoo, one of 4 wild Colugos that @twilighter and I saw in the space of a few hours.

@Zooish

Family Bovidae: 65 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Surprise, you didn't see the gelada+nubian Ibex mix at the SDZ, it was a mix I loved, tho it didn't last much. You've always mention the horn and hoorf mesa, but sadly I was to little to remember anything, and it's such a same. Luckly, I saw a iberian Ibex when I was at Spain in Madrid zoo, in enclosure that was formed by tiny islands in a lake and I remember an ibex swimming! @Maguari has a superb photo of the exhibit. Today the moat has been dried up and the space is much bigger.

 

[snowleopard]

After analyzing 4 ibex species yesterday, I'll stick to only one new mammal species today. This is an interesting one in terms of geography, as I've seen Markhor on relatively few occasions over the years. Canadian zoos pop up a few times, but in all my visits to 120 European zoos, I only ever saw Markhor twice even though they are currently found in at least 50 European zoos. I must have chosen the wrong nations to visit. If I add up all my visits to European, Australian and Asian zoos in my lifetime, I've only ever seen Markhor FOUR times at those 200 zoos! Yet, there will perhaps be some zoo nerds reading this and thinking how they see Markhor everywhere they go. A quirky fact.

I've seen Markhor at 14 zoos (in 6 different nations):

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Markhor – 1975
2- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Markhor – 2006
3- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (USA) – Markhor – 2008
4- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Markhor – 2008
5- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2009
6- Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (USA) – Markhor – 2012
7- Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure (USA) – Markhor – 2012
8- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2012
9- Alameda Park Zoo (USA) – Markhor – 2015
10- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2018
11- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Markhor – 2019
12- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Markhor– 2022
13- Night Safari (Singapore) – Markhor – 2024
14- Taman Safari II Prigen (Indonesia) – Markhor – 2024

A big male Markhor has monumental horns:

@Julio C Castro

It's a big, famous American establishment, but for some reason Columbus Zoo (USA) doesn't seem to get a lot of attention by me on this thread. I'm pleased to say that I was really impressed with the Markhor exhibit there when I toured the zoo in 2008, and the enclosure is part of the Asia Quest complex. Here's what I saw during my tour of the zoo:

@Buckeye092

But due to issues with the Markhor getting out, the zoo erected some subtle wire fencing along the bottom of the enclosure and then turned the exhibit into what looks like an aviary from a distance. Are there actually any birds in there?

@Austin the Sengi

A basic, chain-link yard for Markhor can be found at Rosamond Gifford Zoo (USA):

@blospz

A fairly flat, boring yard for Markhor was at Rolling Hills Zoo (USA) in 2012 and I'm not sure if the zoo even has the species these days.

Calgary Zoo (USA) at least has a mini-mountain of rocks in its Markhor exhibit. This enclosure also held Alpine Ibex together with Markhor in the past, but I'm not sure if there's any ibex left now as the zoo was down to only a couple during my last visit.

Another chain-link fence, another jumble of rocks, another subpar North American exhibit for Markhor. This one is at Alameda Park Zoo (USA), which was founded in 1898 and therefore is a very old, yet somewhat obscure unaccredited facility.

An even larger fence and an even larger pile of rocks can be found at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) in its Markhor exhibit.

I didn't see Markhor at Antwerp Zoo (Belgium) as they were added after my visit and I also didn't see Markhor at Pairi Daiza (Belgium) because apparently they are only visible via the train ride. A third zoo in that nation, Monde Sauvage (Belgium) also currently has Markhor but I have no record of them from my 2019 visit. Belgium went Markhor crazy after my trip. But of course Berlin Tierpark (Germany) had Markhor when I was there in 2019 because that place has everything! Plus, instead of taking some substandard vehicle tour to see hoofstock like at other zoos, at the Tierpark you walk until you drop...

@Nick@Amsterdam

There's massive paddocks for ungulates at the legendary Tierpark and this one is for Markhor and Siberian Ibex:

@twilighter

The only other European zoo where I've seen Markhor has been Nordens Ark (Sweden):

There's a large shelter there that even has rocks on the roof:

@Thesweham

I was genuinely surprised to visit the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia and while on the tram tour at Singapore Night Safari (Singapore) I saw some Markhor.

@Nadchew_

Taking photos from a moving vehicle is always tricky, but this image best showcases the large, sloping Markhor exhibit at the Night Safari.

@Zooish

Family Bovidae: 66 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Markhor - 14 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Enzo]

After analyzing 4 ibex species yesterday, I'll stick to only one new mammal species today. This is an interesting one in terms of geography, as I've seen Markhor on relatively few occasions over the years. Canadian zoos pop up a few times, but in all my visits to 120 European zoos, I only ever saw Markhor twice even though they are currently found in at least 50 European zoos. I must have chosen the wrong nations to visit. If I add up all my visits to European, Australian and Asian zoos in my lifetime, I've only ever seen Markhor FOUR times at those 200 zoos! Yet, there will perhaps be some zoo nerds reading this and thinking how they see Markhor everywhere they go. A quirky fact.

I've seen Markhor at 14 zoos (in 6 different nations):

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Markhor – 1975
2- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Markhor – 2006
3- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (USA) – Markhor – 2008
4- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Markhor – 2008
5- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2009
6- Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (USA) – Markhor – 2012
7- Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure (USA) – Markhor – 2012
8- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2012
9- Alameda Park Zoo (USA) – Markhor – 2015
10- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Markhor – 2018
11- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Markhor – 2019
12- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Markhor– 2022
13- Night Safari (Singapore) – Markhor – 2024
14- Taman Safari II Prigen (Indonesia) – Markhor – 2024

A big male Markhor has monumental horns:

@Julio C Castro

It's a big, famous American establishment, but for some reason Columbus Zoo (USA) doesn't seem to get a lot of attention by me on this thread. I'm pleased to say that I was really impressed with the Markhor exhibit there when I toured the zoo in 2008, and the enclosure is part of the Asia Quest complex. Here's what I saw during my tour of the zoo:

@Buckeye092

But due to issues with the Markhor getting out, the zoo erected some subtle wire fencing along the bottom of the enclosure and then turned the exhibit into what looks like an aviary from a distance. Are there actually any birds in there?

@Austin the Sengi

A basic, chain-link yard for Markhor can be found at Rosamond Gifford Zoo (USA):

@blospz

A fairly flat, boring yard for Markhor was at Rolling Hills Zoo (USA) in 2012 and I'm not sure if the zoo even has the species these days.

Calgary Zoo (USA) at least has a mini-mountain of rocks in its Markhor exhibit. This enclosure also held Alpine Ibex together with Markhor in the past, but I'm not sure if there's any ibex left now as the zoo was down to only a couple during my last visit.

Another chain-link fence, another jumble of rocks, another subpar North American exhibit for Markhor. This one is at Alameda Park Zoo (USA), which was founded in 1898 and therefore is a very old, yet somewhat obscure unaccredited facility.

An even larger fence and an even larger pile of rocks can be found at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) in its Markhor exhibit.

I didn't see Markhor at Antwerp Zoo (Belgium) as they were added after my visit and I also didn't see Markhor at Pairi Daiza (Belgium) because apparently they are only visible via the train ride. A third zoo in that nation, Monde Sauvage (Belgium) also currently has Markhor but I have no record of them from my 2019 visit. Belgium went Markhor crazy after my trip. But of course Berlin Tierpark (Germany) had Markhor when I was there in 2019 because that place has everything! Plus, instead of taking some substandard vehicle tour to see hoofstock like at other zoos, at the Tierpark you walk until you drop...

@Nick@Amsterdam

There's massive paddocks for ungulates at the legendary Tierpark and this one is for Markhor and Siberian Ibex:

@twilighter

The only other European zoo where I've seen Markhor has been Nordens Ark (Sweden):

There's a large shelter there that even has rocks on the roof:

@Thesweham

I was genuinely surprised to visit the tropical jungles of Southeast Asia and while on the tram tour at Singapore Night Safari (Singapore) I saw some Markhor.

@Nadchew_

Taking photos from a moving vehicle is always tricky, but this image best showcases the large, sloping Markhor exhibit at the Night Safari.

@Zooish

Family Bovidae: 66 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Markhor - 14 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

I have never seen a markhor, though I would love to.

São Paulo imported a few markhor from Germany in 1960.

 

[Julio C Castro]

I truly appreciate you using my photos for your wonderful thread, they get to live a second life being showcased here

 

[TeaLovingDave]

If I add up all my visits to European, Australian and Asian zoos in my lifetime, I've only ever seen Markhor FOUR times at those 200 zoos! Yet, there will perhaps be some zoo nerds reading this and thinking how they see Markhor everywhere they go. A quirky fact.

This ties in quite well to a remark I meant to make yesterday - despite how commonplace Capra taxa are within European collections, especially the alpine ibex, the genus is almost entirely absent from the UK with the only representation being two collections holding Markhor.

 

[Trex41]

People often deride stone zoo (just north of Boston, in Stoneham) for it's lackluster and often cramped exhibits, but I think the markhor and snow leopard exhibits are amongst the best in the zoo (in my opinion the second and third best exhibits in the whole zoo after the new wolf exhibit which is right next door). The markhor exhibit surpasses most of what is available at the superior sister zoo, the Franklin Park zoo in Boston. It takes advantage of (or at least gives the impression of doing so) the naturally hilly/rocky terrain in the area and provides a very natural-looking rocky outcropping for the markhor (and the neighboring snow leopards) to traverse.

 

[snowleopard]

I will analyze TWO species today.

I saw a lot of Mouflon while on a big European zoo trip in 2019 and these mammals look similar to Bighorn Sheep and are found in parts of Europe and Asia. Quite often, they have been signed as Armenian Mouflon in the zoos I've visited. All the Mammals of the World (2023) lists 6 subspecies each for Mouflon and Urial.

Urial are a rarity for me and in general this species doesn't seem to ever have had a strong foothold in zoos across the globe. Some of the animals look almost identical to Mouflon, while others have a variety of colour variation, and if someone went into a zoo and switched the signs then I'm not sure how many zoo nerds could instantly spot the difference between the species from afar.

I've seen Mouflon at 22 zoos:

2019 = 9 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Mouflon – 1975
2- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Mouflon – 2006
3- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Mouflon – 2008
4- Chattanooga Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2010
5- Dakota Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
6- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
7- DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
8- Amarillo Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2015
9- Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) – Mouflon – 2015
10- Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Canada) – Mouflon – 2018
11- Shalom Wildlife Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2018
12- Animal Haven Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2018
13- Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands) – Mouflon – 2019
14- Alsdorf Tierpark (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
15- Opel Zoo (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
16- Wildpark Dunnwald (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
17- Tierpark Fauna (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
18- Tiergehege Kaisergarten (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
19- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
20- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
21- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
22- Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) - Mouflon – 2024

AND...

I've seen Urial at 4 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Transcaspian Urial – 2006
2- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Transcaspian Urial – 2010
3- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Transcaspian Urial – 2019
4- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Bukhara Urial – 2022

Mouflon:

@Ding Lingwei

Urial:

@RatioTile

The last ZooChat photos of Mouflon at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) are from a decade or longer ago, and one can see a distinctive splash of water down the back of this big male.

@thor

Here's a grassy field bordered by forest for Mouflon at Dakota Zoo (USA):

I saw Mouflon mixed with domestic goats (!!) at DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) in 2014.

Amarillo Zoo (USA) had a naff little Mouflon exhibit when I was there in 2015. Check out that tiny shed and the small pile of rocks!

At Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands), there was a walk-through Mouflon/Red Deer paddock when I was there in 2019. A little risky but par for the course in Europe!

@MennoPebesma

A typical 'wildpark' in Germany contains Mouflon and that is the case at Wildpark Dunnwald (Germany). Many of these zoos are open 24 hours a day and are free to enter.

Moose and Mouflon were combined at Berlin Tierpark (Germany) in 2019:

These rock piles create a small climbing area for Mouflon at Tierpark Strohen (Germany), and one of the mini-mountains also provides an indoor shelter.

After not seeing Mouflon anywhere in Scandinavia, it was a bit of a surprise to see the species once in Southeast Asia. Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) had a few Mouflon in an exhibit with some odd-looking yellow mock-rock.

As for Urial, here's a photo of 20 of them at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA). Between this place and Berlin Tierpark, is there a hoofstock species on my thread that never appeared at either zoo? Two remarkable facilities.

@Otter Lord

This Urial at Saint Louis Zoo (USA), in the historic Red Rocks zone, has a distinctive appearance and some stunning horns.

@Andrew_NZP

Berlin Tierpark (Germany) still maintains the species today. Here's a portrait image of a sheep in the snow:

@Therabu

The animals I saw at Nordens Ark (Sweden) were signed as Bukhara Urial and that's a different subspecies from the Transcaspian Urial.

@twilighter

Family Bovidae: 68 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Mouflon - 22 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Markhor - 14 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Urial - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[carlos55]

Mouflon are very common in Mexican zoos. Leon zoo once had a male markhor,now deceased. Also Guadalajara zoo once had Nubian ibex, also now gone. The trend now is to replace the more exotic carpines with Mexican desert bighorn sheep, which makes sense.

 

[birdsandbats]

Mouflon are extremley common in private hands in the US and in fact have become invasive in many areas due to escapees.

 

[Enzo]

I will analyze TWO species today.

I saw a lot of Mouflon while on a big European zoo trip in 2019 and these mammals look similar to Bighorn Sheep and are found in parts of Europe and Asia. Quite often, they have been signed as Armenian Mouflon in the zoos I've visited. All the Mammals of the World (2023) lists 6 subspecies each for Mouflon and Urial.

Urial are a rarity for me and in general this species doesn't seem to ever have had a strong foothold in zoos across the globe. Some of the animals look almost identical to Mouflon, while others have a variety of colour variation, and if someone went into a zoo and switched the signs then I'm not sure how many zoo nerds could instantly spot the difference between the species from afar.

I've seen Mouflon at 22 zoos:

2019 = 9 zoos

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Mouflon – 1975
2- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Mouflon – 2006
3- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Mouflon – 2008
4- Chattanooga Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2010
5- Dakota Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
6- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
7- DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2014
8- Amarillo Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2015
9- Franklin Drive-Thru Safari (USA) – Mouflon – 2015
10- Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Canada) – Mouflon – 2018
11- Shalom Wildlife Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2018
12- Animal Haven Zoo (USA) – Mouflon – 2018
13- Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands) – Mouflon – 2019
14- Alsdorf Tierpark (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
15- Opel Zoo (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
16- Wildpark Dunnwald (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
17- Tierpark Fauna (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
18- Tiergehege Kaisergarten (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
19- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
20- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
21- Olderdissen Zoo (Germany) – Mouflon – 2019
22- Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) - Mouflon – 2024

AND...

I've seen Urial at 4 zoos:

1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Transcaspian Urial – 2006
2- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Transcaspian Urial – 2010
3- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Transcaspian Urial – 2019
4- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Bukhara Urial – 2022

Mouflon:

@Ding Lingwei

Urial:

@RatioTile

The last ZooChat photos of Mouflon at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) are from a decade or longer ago, and one can see a distinctive splash of water down the back of this big male.

@thor

Here's a grassy field bordered by forest for Mouflon at Dakota Zoo (USA):

I saw Mouflon mixed with domestic goats (!!) at DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) in 2014.

Amarillo Zoo (USA) had a naff little Mouflon exhibit when I was there in 2015. Check out that tiny shed and the small pile of rocks!

At Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands), there was a walk-through Mouflon/Red Deer paddock when I was there in 2019. A little risky but par for the course in Europe!

@MennoPebesma

A typical 'wildpark' in Germany contains Mouflon and that is the case at Wildpark Dunnwald (Germany). Many of these zoos are open 24 hours a day and are free to enter.

Moose and Mouflon were combined at Berlin Tierpark (Germany) in 2019:

These rock piles create a small climbing area for Mouflon at Tierpark Strohen (Germany), and one of the mini-mountains also provides an indoor shelter.

After not seeing Mouflon anywhere in Scandinavia, it was a bit of a surprise to see the species once in Southeast Asia. Surabaya Zoo (Indonesia) had a few Mouflon in an exhibit with some odd-looking yellow mock-rock.

As for Urial, here's a photo of 20 of them at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA). Between this place and Berlin Tierpark, is there a hoofstock species on my thread that never appeared at either zoo? Two remarkable facilities.

@Otter Lord

This Urial at Saint Louis Zoo (USA), in the historic Red Rocks zone, has a distinctive appearance and some stunning horns.

@Andrew_NZP

Berlin Tierpark (Germany) still maintains the species today. Here's a portrait image of a sheep in the snow:

@Therabu

The animals I saw at Nordens Ark (Sweden) were signed as Bukhara Urial and that's a different subspecies from the Transcaspian Urial.

@twilighter

Family Bovidae: 68 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Mouflon - 22 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Markhor - 14 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Urial - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

Mouflon are very common in South America, especially in the Southern Cone. They used to be way more common in Brazil back in the late 20th century (held in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Simba Safari and Passeio Público de Curitiba (the mouflon there were then sent to the newly inaugurated zoo, where was one killed by a pack of feral dogs)), but currently, they are down to a single holder (Goiânia), with another zoo having kept them recently (ZooPark da Montanha). @David Matos Mendes saw them there in 2018.

In 1914, the emperor of Austria-Hungary sent a shipment of over seventy different animals to the Vila Isabel zoo, the predecessor of BioParque do Rio. Amongst the ungulates were a pair of Afghan urials (referred to as "Kreishornschafe"). Other sheep mentioned include "Stummelschwanzschafe", "Heidelschafe" and "Viasitzerschafe", but I need some help from someone who speaks German to understand what those were.

 

[jwer]

I missed the urial at Paris with mere weeks. Still bugs me. Thanks for reminding me

I thought I might keep up with you (at least before your whole asia thingy), but erm.. no. Visiting the two San Diego’s multiple times over the last decades is just too much.

Still a good read this

 

[Jana]

Other sheep mentioned include "Stummelschwanzschafe", "Heidelschafe" and "Viasitzerschafe", but I need some help from someone who speaks German to understand what those were.

Stummelschwanzschaf - fat-tailed (domestic) sheep, widespread group of sheep from central Asia over middle east to Africa, but most probably identical with Somali sheep because this race was widely kept in zoos/tierparks around here already in late 19th century

Heide(l)schaf - moorland sheep, "Heidschnucke" is more modern catch-all term for several similar low-yield old races from lowlands south of Baltic sea (from Poland to Netherlands)

The last name is probably a corrupted word because it doesn´t ring a bell to me.

 

[NNM.]

People often deride stone zoo (just north of Boston, in Stoneham) for it's lackluster and often cramped exhibits, but I think the markhor and snow leopard exhibits are amongst the best in the zoo (in my opinion the second and third best exhibits in the whole zoo after the new wolf exhibit which is right next door). The markhor exhibit surpasses most of what is available at the superior sister zoo, the Franklin Park zoo in Boston. It takes advantage of (or at least gives the impression of doing so) the naturally hilly/rocky terrain in the area and provides a very natural-looking rocky outcropping for the markhor (and the neighboring snow leopards) to traverse.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

 

[snowleopard]

When I began compiling my statistics for this thread more than a year ago, I would have guessed that Bighorn Sheep were very common and so it's a bit of a surprise that I haven't seen them in more zoos. Here is a mammal that I've seen in the wild a half-dozen times, because while driving through the Rocky Mountains from British Columbia to Alberta it's possible to come around a corner and see wild sheep grazing by the side of the highway.

Considering the enormous volume of zoos that I've visited in North America, to have moderate numbers with Bighorn Sheep is fascinating to me. Why is this species far less common than a whole series of African and Asian antelope? Why is this species a quarter of the popularity of American Bison? I never even saw any Bighorn Sheep at all those naff little roadside American zoos that I used to visit. And, adding up the European, Asian and Australian zoos I've toured (circa 200 facilities), I've only seen Bighorn Sheep ONCE and that was at a zoo that recently phased them out!

I've seen Bighorn Sheep at 26 zoos (including at least 8 with Desert Bighorn Sheep):

1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 1975
2- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2005
3- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 2006
4- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2006
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2006
6- B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 2006
7- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2008
8- Phoenix Zoo (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2008
9- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 2009
10- Zoo Montana (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2010
11- Buffalo Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2010
12- Montgomery Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2010
13- Utah’s Hogle Zoo (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2010
14- The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2011
15- CALM (California Living Museum) (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2011
16- Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2012
17- Pocatello Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2012
18- Edmonton Valley Zoo (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 2012
19- Bear Country U.S.A. (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2014
20- Dakota Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2014
21- Hemker Park & Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2014
22- Bearizona (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2015
23- Los Angeles Zoo (USA) – Desert Bighorn Sheep – 2017
24- Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Canada) – Bighorn Sheep – 2018
25- Great Plains Zoo (USA) – Bighorn Sheep – 2018
26- Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands) – Bighorn Sheep – 2019

You can see Bighorn Sheep set against some very bright mock-rock in my photo taken at Calgary Zoo (Canada):

When San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) opened Condor Ridge, the two highlights came at the end of the dead-end trail in the form of a spectacular California Condor aviary and a spacious Bighorn Sheep exhibit set on a rocky hillside.

@MGolka

You can see a couple of Bighorn Sheep in my photo taken at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012. Sheep Mountain opened in 1979 and still holds up fairly well today.

It seems as if there is always a Bighorn Sheep perched near the peak of the exhibit at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA), and in truth this enclosure is still impressive even though it's a bit tight on space these days.

@Milwaukee Man

Phoenix Zoo (USA) has Bighorn Sheep in a terrific mountain-side habitat along the Desert Lives trail, with Arabian Oryx next door.

That zebra-striped building in the background is the old Elephant House at Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) and when the last pachyderm left 20 years ago it was converted into a Bighorn Sheep exhibit with a big pile of rocks added to the space. This whole area is now empty of animals and the ground has since been flattened completely, although Bighorn Sheep are found elsewhere in the zoo.

Visitors can peer over a glass barrier to see Bighorn Sheep at Zoo Montana (USA):

This is one heck of an ugly looking blob of textured cement and this structure greeted me in 2010 when I toured Buffalo Zoo (USA). I think this Bighorn Sheep enclosure is still in existence, even though it's quite outdated and sterile. Was this perhaps an old 'Monkey Mountain' exhibit?

The now defunct Bighorn Sheep exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo (USA):

The brand-new Bighorn Sheep exhibit at the same zoo, with poor sightlines.

@zoocentral

There's at least 4 Bighorn Sheep on this craggy mountain at Living Desert Zoo (USA). The fantastic habitat here is quite remarkable, as a visitor can walk right up to the small wooden fence and think there's no animals inside the exhibit. But, given time and waiting for one's eyes to adjust, it's easy enough to always see at least a half-dozen Bighorn Sheep scampering around their mountain home. Superb.

@Coelacanth18

Rather uninspiring by comparison, and with a giant tire (!!) in the middle of the enclosure, is the Bighorn Sheep exhibit at California Living Museum (USA).

You can see a couple of Bighorn Sheep at Rosamond Gifford Zoo (USA) in my photo taken in 2012. That's the last image of this species at this particular zoo in the gallery. Is the species still there?

Zoo Idaho (USA) has a steep, rocky Bighorn Sheep exhibit:

The drive-through section of Bear Country U.S.A. (USA) has a small Bighorn Sheep herd.

Another drive-through area with Bighorn Sheep is to be found at Bearizona Wildlife Park (USA) in northern Arizona.

A rather dubious looking mock-rock blob of a mountain is at Los Angeles Zoo (USA), home to Bighorn Sheep.

@Coelacanth18

The obscure Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo (Canada) has a Bighorn Sheep exhibit:

Bighorn Sheep are recently departed from Burgers' Zoo (Netherlands), but nevertheless the species was still there when I visited in 2019.

@Mr Gharial

Family Bovidae: 69 species so far

American Bison - 104 zoos
Bongo - 58 zoos
Common Eland - 58 zoos
Greater Kudu - 51 zoos
Blue Wildebeest - 47 zoos
Blackbuck - 45 zoos
Scimitar-horned Oryx - 43 zoos
Waterbuck - 43 zoos
Aoudad - 40 zoos
Nilgai - 40 zoos
Impala - 38 zoos
Addax - 36 zoos
Dama Gazelle - 36 zoos
Bontebok - 33 zoos
Sable Antelope - 32 zoos
Sitatunga - 29 zoos
Banteng - 27 zoos
Bighorn Sheep - 26 zoos
Yak - 26 zoos
Nyala - 25 zoos
Takin - 23 zoos
Mouflon - 22 zoos
Southern Lechwe - 22 zoos
Cape Buffalo - 21 zoos (including 7 with African Forest Buffalo)
Kirk's Dik-dik - 21 zoos
Gemsbok - 20 zoos
Gerenuk - 19 zoos
Lowland Anoa - 18 zoos
Thomson's Gazelle - 18 zoos
Asian Water Buffalo - 17 zoos
Arabian Oryx - 16 zoos
Gaur - 16 zoos
Lesser Kudu - 16 zoos
Muskox - 16 zoos
Rocky Mountain Goat - 16 zoos
Springbok - 16 zoos
Wisent - 15 zoos
Markhor - 14 zoos
Roan Antelope - 14 zoos
Alpine Ibex - 13 zoos
Nile Lechwe - 12 zoos
Grant's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Speke's Gazelle - 11 zoos
Beisa Oryx - 10 zoos
Himalayan Tahr - 10 zoos
Nubian Ibex - 9 zoos
Guenther's Dik-dik - 7 zoos
Slender-horned Gazelle - 7 zoos
Cuvier's Gazelle - 6 zoos
Giant Eland - 5 zoos
Goitered Gazelle - 5 zoos
Siberian Ibex - 5 zoos
Soemmerring's Gazelle - 5 zoos
Black Wildebeest - 4 zoos
Urial - 4 zoos
Bharal - 3 zoos
Steenbok - 3 zoos
Cavendish's Dik-dik - 2 zoos
Dorcas Gazelle - 2 zoos
Mountain Anoa - 2 zoos
Royal Antelope - 2 zoos
Sand Gazelle - 2 zoos
Hartebeest - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)
Iberian Ibex - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Mountain Reedbuck - 1 zoo (Berlin Tierpark - Germany)
Northern Bushbuck - 1 zoo (Gladys Porter Zoo - USA)
Red-fronted Gazelle - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo Safari Park - USA)
Rhebok - 1 zoo (San Diego Zoo - USA)
Saiga - 1 zoo (Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park - Canada)

Bonus species: (similar to my New Guinea Singing Dog example)

Gayal - 2 zoos

 

[Aardwolf]

I feel like the main challenge that caprids face compare to other bovids in zoo exhibits is infrastructure. Bison can be housed in a field or paddock and will do fairly well. Caprids need (at least if you don't want wildly overgrown hoofs and all the resultant problems) a mountain or something similar. If you have something natural that you can fence in, that's great. If you don't, you have to build one, and as you show in your photos above, the results of such an enterprise are... variable in quality.

Building a giant rock mountain can be expensive, with the end result being of dubious quality - if you built it in the 60s or 70s, as so many zoo caprid mountains were (often shared with monkeys and with seals or sea lions in the moat), the structure may now be old, decrepit, leaking, too small for current husbandry standards, and overall not worth the effort to replace in the eyes of zoo management. That and, I hate to say it, the species as a rule just aren't that popular with visitors. I think a male Nubian ibex with a full curve of horns is one of the most breathtaking of all ungulates, but to a lot of folks... it's a goat.

To give an example, The Baltimore Zoo's famous "Rock Island," the predecessor to "Penguin Coast" was originally built as a habitat for aoudad - the reason being that in their old, flat exhibit (the current Crane Barn), the aoudads had to get caught up frequently to have their hooves trimmed, a process that was very hard on both the keepers and the animals (which would occasionally escape during these ordeals). Rock Island was made to give them the opportunity to wear their hooves down in a more natural setting, but they only occupied the island for a view years before it was turned over to penguins.