I'm well aware of this, but the AZA was using "Asian Wild Horse" long before this ever happened.
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In that case @birdsandbats, where exactly did you see the plains zebra?
[Edit] Let’s move this conversation over to your linked species list, where I pasted my question.
[Edit] Let’s move this conversation over to your linked species list, where I pasted my question.
Strathmorezoo
Well-Known Member
The steel structure that you referred to at the Natuupark Lelystad (Netherlands),in the UK is normally called a cattle grid.This next species is a true success story, as it was once declared extinct in the wild and due to the help of zoos Przewalski's Horses have gradually emerged from the shadow of extinction and they can now be a positive emblem of the power and prestige of zoos.
Wild-caught herds of these horses never did very well in captivity in the early 20th century and there became more urgency in the late 1960s when the only Przewalski's Horses on the planet were the small number in zoos. By 1977, there was the announcement of the Foundation for the Preservation and Protection of the Przewalski Horse (in the Netherlands), and renewed conservation efforts since then has seen both the captive population and the wild population skyrocket. There's been many reintroduction programs in a wide variety of countries and even a cloned Przewalski's Horse in 2020. There's certainly some parallels between the story of these horses and Arabian Oryx.
I've seen Przewalski's Horses at 28 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Przewalski’s Horse – 1975
2- Langenberg Wildlife Park (Switzerland) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2003
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2006
4- Denver Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2006
5- Monarto Zoo (Australia) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2007
6- Minnesota Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2008
7- Detroit Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2008
8- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2008
9- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2008
10- Smithsonian’s National Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2008
11- Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2010
12- Binder Park Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2010
13- Gladys Porter Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2010
14- Dakota Zoo (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2014
15- Arbuckle Wilderness Park (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2015
16- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (USA) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2015
17- Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2018
18- Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
19- Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
20- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
21- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
22- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
23- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
24- Allwetterzoo Munster (Germany) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2019
25- Scandinavian Wildlife Park (Denmark) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2022
26- Givskud Zoo (Denmark) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2022
27- Nordens Ark (Sweden) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2022
28- B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada) – Przewalski’s Horse – 2022
Przewalski's Horses look magnificent when galloping, with their stiff manes and black legs quite eye-catching.
@Therabu
Denver Zoo (USA) is a facility that I've not talked about a great deal on this thread when it's come to ungulates (they were perhaps mentioned a lot for their 20+ primate species collection), but it's easy to forget that Denver Zoo has always had a fantastic hoofstock collection. When I visited the zoo for the first time in 2006 there was a total of 22 ungulate paddocks, but on my second and last visit (2012) 6 of them had been renovated and turned into Toyota Elephant Passage. That still means the current setup could well have 16 paddocks and that includes one for Przewalski's Horses. It would be a shame if Denver ever overhauled this old yet solid part of the zoo as a lot of species diversity would be lost.
Monarto Zoo (Australia) had at least a dozen or more Przewalski's Horses when I toured that facility in 2007. Apparently, these days the horses are mixed with American Bison in a typically huge, Monarto-sized paddock.
@Simon Hampel
At Minnesota Zoo (USA), Przewalski's Horses have been mixed with Bactrian Camels on the Northern Trail loop in what was formerly a Muskox enclosure.
@Dhole dude
I'm not sure if Detroit Zoo (USA) still has Przewalski's Horses on-show these days, but I saw them mixed with Fallow Deer and White-lipped Deer in 2008 and later on Bactrian Camels were with the horses.
Toronto Zoo (USA) had a herd of Przewalski's Horses when I toured that zoo in 2008 and here's a crisp shot of a pair of the animals from a much later year.
@StellarChaser
Przewalski's Horses have been a notable animal at Smithsonian's National Zoo (USA) for many years, in a simple yet attractive enclosure. There's no German 'gingerbread house' type accommodation here.
@Sarus Crane
My photo from 2010 at Mesker Park Zoo (USA) shows 3 species (Przewalski's Horse, Axis Deer, Reeves's Muntjac) all together in a grassy exhibit. The enclosure is quite spacious and the smaller areas are for the muntjacs to duck under the wire and get some peace from their bigger neighbours.
Dakota Zoo (USA) has a whole series of perhaps a dozen hoofstock paddocks along its southern edge, with one of those enclosures containing Przewalski's Horses.
My photo of the Przewalski's Horse exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo (Canada) reveals a fairly small, nondescript enclosure that isn't that exciting.
But this photo, taken at the same zoo, has some excitement to it!
@ZooFuss
Natuurpark Lelystad (Netherlands) has a Wisent/Przewalski's Horse exhibit that is a walk-through, as I did just that in 2019. I probably showcased this photo when I discussed Wisent earlier in the thread, but it's worth repeating here. I literally walked across that steel structure in the ground, which prevents hooved animals from leaving, and strode through a nicely shaded area that then cuts past a grassy paddock. I waved at Wisent and Przewalski's Horses and I obviously wasn't gored or trampled to death as that wild experience was 5 years ago now. Maybe one day this zoo will let visitors actually ride around on one of those species.
@vogelcommando
It was with great pleasure that I toured Planckendael Zoo (Belgium) in 2019, as it's a wonderful establishment. Perhaps a little overshadowed by the grandiose Pairi Daiza (which overshadows everything in its wake!) and the historic Antwerp in the same nation, but I loved Planckendael and it's a superb zoo. Belgium might be a little light on zoos after those three, but they are each one of Europe's truly GREAT zoological establishments and Planckendael was the only one with Przewalski's Horses in 2019.
You can just about see 8 or more Przewalski's Horses at the top of this photo, taken at GaiaZOO (Netherlands) in the Taiga section of the zoo. Gaia is a bit like Planckendael as both zoos are full of modern, naturalistic looking exhibits.
@Mr Gharial
The only single photo of Przewalski's Horses at Zoo Neuwied (Germany) in the gallery is this one, taken by me in 2019.
For such a legendary establishment, it's also a bit surprising that there's only 5 images of Przewalski's Horses at Berlin Zoo (Germany).
@Maguari
This is a facility that gives 6 acres to Polar Bears and 6 acres to Brown Bears, so it should not be a shock to see another mammoth enclosure at Scandinavian Wildlife Park (Denmark), this time for Przewalski's Horses.
As I've said before, Scandinavian zoos don't mess around with their exhibits as quite frequently there are some massive ones there. You can see a half-dozen Przewalski's Horses feeding at their trough at the top of my photo at Givskud Zoo (Denmark). This is the same zoo that has a whole corner of the park, and three enormous habitats, just for a single species: Andean Bear.
In an exhibit that held Moose for many years, the addition of two Przewalski's Horses at B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada) was a recent surprise as this zoo usually focuses on rescued native animals.
Perissodactyla: 4 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
As far as I know, the two Wild Horse/Camel exhibits were originally one mixed-species exhibit but were later split into two separate enclosures. Also, the former Musk Oxen exhibit has held a group of male Wild Horses since the last Musk Oxen passed away.
When was that, and did you ever seen them together at the same time? While I know they were both maintained and signed in the habitat for years, I never saw them in at the same time, and I was told by a volunteer once that they were rotated.
Osedax
Well-Known Member
It's been interesting reading about how different zoos call Equus (ferus) przewalski by different names. Even within the 4 Australian holders, there are at least three different names in use. Werribee Open-range Zoo calls them "Mongolian Wild Horse". Taronga Western Plains Zoo calls them by their Mongolian name, "Tahki". I believe Monarto Safari Park and Altina Wildlife Park call them "Przewalski's Horse".
Completely unrelated, but it is interesting to note that there is a herd of roughly 20 of these horses on Fernhill Estate in Mulgoa, Western Sydney.
Completely unrelated, but it is interesting to note that there is a herd of roughly 20 of these horses on Fernhill Estate in Mulgoa, Western Sydney.
After looking at zebras (3 species at 197 zoos) and Przewalski's Horses (28 zoos), it's time to finish off the Equidae family in one shot by looking at THREE species today.
Just like with Przewalski's Horses, which are a species with many different names, Onagers have had a variety of names at zoos. Asiatic or Asian Wild Ass are other options, as is the subspecies Kulan, which I've noted below on my list at 7 of the 15 zoos. Onagers are very rare in captivity these days, with Zootierliste showing approximately 20 zoos on the planet with the species.
Somali Wild Ass has also been called African Wild Ass, but at all 7 zoos I've seen this species at I believe that it's always gone by the name of Somali Wild Ass. Here's a species that has grown in leaps and bounds in captivity, now found at around 55 zoos worldwide and a couple of decades ago that number would have been very tiny.
Another mammal with a range of names, the Kiang is the largest of the wild asses and also the rarest in zoos. Surprisingly found in a similar number of zoos to Onagers these days, but for me this species has been incredibly rare in captivity.
I've seen Onager at 15 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Onager – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Onager – 1998
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Kulan – 2006
4- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Kulan – 2008
5- Zoo Miami (USA) – Onager – 2008
6- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Kulan – 2018
7- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Onager – 2019
8- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Onager – 2019
9- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
10- Seregenti-Park (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
11- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
12- Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) – Onager – 2019
13- Ree Park Safari (Denmark) – Onager – 2022
14- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Kulan – 2022
15- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Onager – 2023
AND...
I've seen Somali Wild Ass at 7 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2006
2- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
3- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
4- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2010
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2012
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
7- Erlebnis Zoo Hannover (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
AND...
I've seen Kiang at 3 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) –Kiang – 2006
2- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Kiang – 2019
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Kiang – 2019
My local zoo, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada), which is 20 minutes from my house but a place that I only visit once every couple of years, has regularly had Onagers for at least a couple of decades. A tremendous amount of hoofstock has departed the collection, but there's still a single Onager in residence.
@kermodei
Zoo Miami (USA) had Onagers back when I toured the zoo in 2008, but they are gone now. This is a very 'blonde' specimen:
@thor
Onagers have been part of the hoofstock collection at Cologne Zoo (Germany) for many years.
@Tim May
Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) has also maintained Onagers for quite some time. Here is a striking image of a herd of Onagers taking shelter from driving rain under a huge mock-rock at Hagenbeck:
@Animal
Labeled as Turkmenian Kulan at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), this legendary zoo has a large herd of the animals.
I saw Kulan and Bactrian Camel together at Tierpark Strohen (Germany) in 2019.
Within the Serenga area at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) is a fantastic exhibit with an intriguing theme. There's a sprawling desert environment with Onagers and Bactrian Camels, complete with a derailed train and visitors can go into the train and look out at the landscape through the windows. There's even a whole themed 'poacher's area' at the back of one of the train's cars. This is an 'adventure' area that works well.
Both photos via @Mr Gharial
Another brilliant place to see close to a dozen Onagers, plus at least 10 Bactrian Camels and 10 Yak, all together in acres of space, is at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). This zoo has a big African Savanna and this Asian Savanna and both are brilliant, plus of course there's innumerable acres of hoofstock space seen via the 30-minute gondola ride.
As for Somali Wild Ass, when I first saw this species at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) it was a true zoological rarity and I was awed to see the mammals. Now the species has grown in popularity in captivity. You can see at least three asses in my photo below:
My 2008 image from Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) shows a grazing Somali Wild Ass:
Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) had a whole row of ungulate exhibits that are all gone now and my visit in 2008 has yielded some photos that are now part of the historical record.
When I toured White Oak Conservation Center (USA) in December 2008, that facility had Somali Wild Ass.
At least Saint Louis Zoo (USA) still has its Red Rocks ungulate zone, complete with Somali Wild Asses.
While at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012, I saw Somali Wild Asses and Ostriches together.
Does Berlin Tierpark (Germany) have Somali Wild Ass? What a silly question!
Look at this herd!
@Jogy
I saw Somali Wild Ass and Addax mixed together at Hannover Zoo (Germany) in 2019:
As for Kiang, there's a solitary ZooChat image of a Kiang at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) and the species has been gone from that zoo for quite some time.
@Ituri
When going through the drive-through section of Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) in 2019 with my rental car, I noted in my review that I saw Kiang there. There's only a solitary image of Kiang in the ZooChat gallery via this zoo and I wish that I'd taken more photos while visiting this place as maybe I would have snapped a shot of the Kiang in their side paddock. I took loads of photos of the walking tour, but very few of the safari section as it's a pain to attempt to drive and take photos at the same time.
@KevinB
The third and final time I've seen Kiang was at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), in a sloping hillside exhibit.
@twilighter
Perissodactyla: 7 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
Just like with Przewalski's Horses, which are a species with many different names, Onagers have had a variety of names at zoos. Asiatic or Asian Wild Ass are other options, as is the subspecies Kulan, which I've noted below on my list at 7 of the 15 zoos. Onagers are very rare in captivity these days, with Zootierliste showing approximately 20 zoos on the planet with the species.
Somali Wild Ass has also been called African Wild Ass, but at all 7 zoos I've seen this species at I believe that it's always gone by the name of Somali Wild Ass. Here's a species that has grown in leaps and bounds in captivity, now found at around 55 zoos worldwide and a couple of decades ago that number would have been very tiny.
Another mammal with a range of names, the Kiang is the largest of the wild asses and also the rarest in zoos. Surprisingly found in a similar number of zoos to Onagers these days, but for me this species has been incredibly rare in captivity.
I've seen Onager at 15 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Onager – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Onager – 1998
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Kulan – 2006
4- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Kulan – 2008
5- Zoo Miami (USA) – Onager – 2008
6- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Kulan – 2018
7- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Onager – 2019
8- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Onager – 2019
9- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
10- Seregenti-Park (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
11- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
12- Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) – Onager – 2019
13- Ree Park Safari (Denmark) – Onager – 2022
14- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Kulan – 2022
15- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Onager – 2023
AND...
I've seen Somali Wild Ass at 7 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2006
2- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
3- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
4- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2010
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2012
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
7- Erlebnis Zoo Hannover (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
AND...
I've seen Kiang at 3 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) –Kiang – 2006
2- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Kiang – 2019
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Kiang – 2019
My local zoo, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada), which is 20 minutes from my house but a place that I only visit once every couple of years, has regularly had Onagers for at least a couple of decades. A tremendous amount of hoofstock has departed the collection, but there's still a single Onager in residence.
@kermodei
Zoo Miami (USA) had Onagers back when I toured the zoo in 2008, but they are gone now. This is a very 'blonde' specimen:
@thor
Onagers have been part of the hoofstock collection at Cologne Zoo (Germany) for many years.
@Tim May
Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) has also maintained Onagers for quite some time. Here is a striking image of a herd of Onagers taking shelter from driving rain under a huge mock-rock at Hagenbeck:
@Animal
Labeled as Turkmenian Kulan at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), this legendary zoo has a large herd of the animals.
I saw Kulan and Bactrian Camel together at Tierpark Strohen (Germany) in 2019.
Within the Serenga area at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) is a fantastic exhibit with an intriguing theme. There's a sprawling desert environment with Onagers and Bactrian Camels, complete with a derailed train and visitors can go into the train and look out at the landscape through the windows. There's even a whole themed 'poacher's area' at the back of one of the train's cars. This is an 'adventure' area that works well.
Both photos via @Mr Gharial
Another brilliant place to see close to a dozen Onagers, plus at least 10 Bactrian Camels and 10 Yak, all together in acres of space, is at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). This zoo has a big African Savanna and this Asian Savanna and both are brilliant, plus of course there's innumerable acres of hoofstock space seen via the 30-minute gondola ride.
As for Somali Wild Ass, when I first saw this species at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) it was a true zoological rarity and I was awed to see the mammals. Now the species has grown in popularity in captivity. You can see at least three asses in my photo below:
My 2008 image from Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) shows a grazing Somali Wild Ass:
Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) had a whole row of ungulate exhibits that are all gone now and my visit in 2008 has yielded some photos that are now part of the historical record.
When I toured White Oak Conservation Center (USA) in December 2008, that facility had Somali Wild Ass.
At least Saint Louis Zoo (USA) still has its Red Rocks ungulate zone, complete with Somali Wild Asses.
While at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012, I saw Somali Wild Asses and Ostriches together.
Does Berlin Tierpark (Germany) have Somali Wild Ass? What a silly question!
Look at this herd!@Jogy
I saw Somali Wild Ass and Addax mixed together at Hannover Zoo (Germany) in 2019:
As for Kiang, there's a solitary ZooChat image of a Kiang at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) and the species has been gone from that zoo for quite some time.
@Ituri
When going through the drive-through section of Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) in 2019 with my rental car, I noted in my review that I saw Kiang there. There's only a solitary image of Kiang in the ZooChat gallery via this zoo and I wish that I'd taken more photos while visiting this place as maybe I would have snapped a shot of the Kiang in their side paddock. I took loads of photos of the walking tour, but very few of the safari section as it's a pain to attempt to drive and take photos at the same time.
@KevinB
The third and final time I've seen Kiang was at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), in a sloping hillside exhibit.
@twilighter
Perissodactyla: 7 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
Given the fact that the term "Onager" applies to a particular subspecies and there are several other extant and extinct subspecies - all with their own names - it's probably safest to stick with "Asiatic Wild Ass" for the species as a whole.
Incidentally, the others are/were the Khur, Hemippe, Hydruntine, and the Dziggetai
To be precise, the *species* is African Wild Ass and the *subspecies* is Somali Wild Ass, but as the other two subspecies are extinct - Atlas during the fourth century AD and Nubian in the 1970s - it's probably going to continue moving down the road of people increasingly using the two terms interchangeably.
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Panda_Fan
Well-Known Member
Lucky you for seeing kiangs! I remember that I had to do a biology project about a not so well -known animal, and I thought about the przewalski's horses and asked my brother about the topic. He talked me about the onagers and kiangs, and how I could talk about them, and I did, learning a lot (and I even got an A+ on that project, so that's a winAfter looking at zebras (3 species at 197 zoos) and Przewalski's Horses (28 zoos), it's time to finish off the Equidae family in one shot by looking at THREE species today.
Just like with Przewalski's Horses, which are a species with many different names, Onagers have had a variety of names at zoos. Asiatic or Asian Wild Ass are other options, as is the subspecies Kulan, which I've noted below on my list at 7 of the 15 zoos. Onagers are very rare in captivity these days, with Zootierliste showing approximately 20 zoos on the planet with the species.
Somali Wild Ass has also been called African Wild Ass, but at all 7 zoos I've seen this species at I believe that it's always gone by the name of Somali Wild Ass. Here's a species that has grown in leaps and bounds in captivity, now found at around 55 zoos worldwide and a couple of decades ago that number would have been very tiny.
Another mammal with a range of names, the Kiang is the largest of the wild asses and also the rarest in zoos. Surprisingly found in a similar number of zoos to Onagers these days, but for me this species has been incredibly rare in captivity.
I've seen Onager at 15 zoos:
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Onager – 1975
2- Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Onager – 1998
3- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Kulan – 2006
4- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Kulan – 2008
5- Zoo Miami (USA) – Onager – 2008
6- Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park (USA) – Kulan – 2018
7- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – Onager – 2019
8- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – Onager – 2019
9- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
10- Seregenti-Park (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
11- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – Kulan – 2019
12- Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) – Onager – 2019
13- Ree Park Safari (Denmark) – Onager – 2022
14- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – Kulan – 2022
15- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – Onager – 2023
AND...
I've seen Somali Wild Ass at 7 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2006
2- Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
3- White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2008
4- Saint Louis Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2010
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Somali Wild Ass – 2012
6- Berlin Tierpark (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
7- Erlebnis Zoo Hannover (Germany) – Somali Wild Ass – 2019
AND...
I've seen Kiang at 3 zoos:
1- San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) –Kiang – 2006
2- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – Kiang – 2019
3- Wuppertal Zoo (Germany) – Kiang – 2019
My local zoo, Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada), which is 20 minutes from my house but a place that I only visit once every couple of years, has regularly had Onagers for at least a couple of decades. A tremendous amount of hoofstock has departed the collection, but there's still a single Onager in residence.
@kermodei
Zoo Miami (USA) had Onagers back when I toured the zoo in 2008, but they are gone now. This is a very 'blonde' specimen:
@thor
Onagers have been part of the hoofstock collection at Cologne Zoo (Germany) for many years.
@Tim May
Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) has also maintained Onagers for quite some time. Here is a striking image of a herd of Onagers taking shelter from driving rain under a huge mock-rock at Hagenbeck:
@Animal
Labeled as Turkmenian Kulan at Berlin Tierpark (Germany), this legendary zoo has a large herd of the animals.
I saw Kulan and Bactrian Camel together at Tierpark Strohen (Germany) in 2019.
Within the Serenga area at Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (Netherlands) is a fantastic exhibit with an intriguing theme. There's a sprawling desert environment with Onagers and Bactrian Camels, complete with a derailed train and visitors can go into the train and look out at the landscape through the windows. There's even a whole themed 'poacher's area' at the back of one of the train's cars. This is an 'adventure' area that works well.
Both photos via @Mr Gharial
Another brilliant place to see close to a dozen Onagers, plus at least 10 Bactrian Camels and 10 Yak, all together in acres of space, is at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden). This zoo has a big African Savanna and this Asian Savanna and both are brilliant, plus of course there's innumerable acres of hoofstock space seen via the 30-minute gondola ride.
As for Somali Wild Ass, when I first saw this species at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) it was a true zoological rarity and I was awed to see the mammals. Now the species has grown in popularity in captivity. You can see at least three asses in my photo below:
My 2008 image from Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) shows a grazing Somali Wild Ass:
Oklahoma City Zoo (USA) had a whole row of ungulate exhibits that are all gone now and my visit in 2008 has yielded some photos that are now part of the historical record.
When I toured White Oak Conservation Center (USA) in December 2008, that facility had Somali Wild Ass.
At least Saint Louis Zoo (USA) still has its Red Rocks ungulate zone, complete with Somali Wild Asses.
While at Denver Zoo (USA) in 2012, I saw Somali Wild Asses and Ostriches together.
Does Berlin Tierpark (Germany) have Somali Wild Ass? What a silly question!
@Jogy
I saw Somali Wild Ass and Addax mixed together at Hannover Zoo (Germany) in 2019:
As for Kiang, there's a solitary ZooChat image of a Kiang at San Diego Zoo Safari Park (USA) and the species has been gone from that zoo for quite some time.
@Ituri
When going through the drive-through section of Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) in 2019 with my rental car, I noted in my review that I saw Kiang there. There's only a solitary image of Kiang in the ZooChat gallery via this zoo and I wish that I'd taken more photos while visiting this place as maybe I would have snapped a shot of the Kiang in their side paddock. I took loads of photos of the walking tour, but very few of the safari section as it's a pain to attempt to drive and take photos at the same time.
@KevinB
The third and final time I've seen Kiang was at Wuppertal Zoo (Germany), in a sloping hillside exhibit.
@twilighter
Perissodactyla: 7 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
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On the subject of what equid species/sub-species names are used, one thing I have noticed is the use of Plains Zebra has become a lot more common in recent years. Not that long ago it was rare to hear it, with Zebra exhibits typically being labelled as the sub-species, Grants, Burchells, Chapmans, etc.
Osedax
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Equids are unusually well-represented in Australian zoos, due to the fact that the rules on importing them are much less strict than other groups. Plains Zebras (hybrids of Grant's, Chapman's and Burchell's) are relatively common here; there are two holders of purebred Grant's Zebras (Darling Downs Zoo in QLD and ZooDoo Zoo in Tasmania) as well as two individuals held privately, and I have already discussed the holders of Tahki. Persian Onagers are represented by two elderly males at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, the last remnants of a formerly successful herd. Grevy's Zebras were imported in the past but have since died out. None of the other wild Equidae species are present in Australia, nor have they been in the past as far as I am aware.
This has more to do with the fact that there are fewer and fewer purebred plains zebras left in zoos in North America and Europe — recent genetic testings and reviews of import data has shown that the plains zebra populations on these continents experienced hybridization very early on when zebras were being imported in large numbers from Africa. Most of the alignment with particular subspecies we see today is a result of introgression in the decades since. There are few if any left in North America, and they are managed as a generic program now, similar to generic giraffe. Europe isn’t far off from being in the same boat, despite how more zoos there present their animals as purebred.
When you think of iconic black-and-white zoo mammals, species such as zebras and Giant Pandas spring to mind. There's also skunks, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs, Colobus Monkeys and Orcas, but a true delight is seeing Malayan Tapirs lumbering around a zoo exhibit. I'd seen this species on 31 occasions prior to my big Southeast Asian zoo trip this past summer, but then I saw Malayan Tapirs at 18 different zoos in the space of 3 weeks! They are almost as common as Meerkats (21 Southeast Asian zoos on my trip) in that part of the world.
I've seen Malayan Tapirs at 49 zoos:
2024 = 18 zoos
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 1975
2- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 1996
3- Point Defiance Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2005
4- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2006
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2006
6- Taronga Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
7- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
8- Melbourne Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
9- Minnesota Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
10- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
11- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
12- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
13- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
14- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
15- Zoo Miami (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
16- Sedgwick County Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
17- Louisville Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
18- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
19- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
20- El Paso Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
21- Fresno Chaffee Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2011
22- Virginia Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
23- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
24- Jackson Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
25- Henry Vilas Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2014
26- Ellen Trout Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2015
27- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
28- Zoo Antwerp (Belgium) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
29- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
30- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2022
31- Copenhagen Zoo (Denmark) – Malayan Tapir – 2022
32- Khao Kheow Zoo (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
33- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
34- Songkhla Zoo (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
35- Safari World Bangkok (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
36- Taiping Zoo (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
37- Lost World of Tambun (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
38- Zoo Negara (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
39- Zoo Melaka (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
40- Night Safari (Singapore) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
41- Bali Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
42- Taman Safari III Bali (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
43- Taman Safari II Prigen (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
44- Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
45- Solo Safari (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
46- Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
47- Bandung Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
48- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
49- Faunaland Ancol (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
It's always a thrill to see a baby Malayan Tapir, with their striped flanks and inquisitive nature. Here's one at San Diego Zoo (USA):
@Julio C Castro
If I'm not mistaken, all the zoos of Australia are down to a solitary Malayan Tapir at Adelaide Zoo (Australia) in the fabulous 'fig tree habitat' that is shared with Dusky Langurs. I visited that zoo in 2007 and Taronga, Melbourne and Adelaide all had Malayan Tapirs back then, but the species has had a litany of eye problems over the years in Aussie zoos and now the species is almost gone.
@WhistlingKite24
What zoos would honestly keep Malayan Tapirs indoors 24/7 these days? Well, there's quite a few to be honest! Zoos such as Minnesota, Omaha and Bronx Zoo (USA) all have maintained these large hooved mammals entirely indoors within tropical rainforest buildings.
@Dhole dude
The somewhat infamous Malayan Tapir exhibit inside the vast Lied Jungle tropical house at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (USA) has also been home to langurs and gibbons over the years, mixed with the resident tapirs.
@Moebelle
When I toured Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) in 2010, the zoo still had a Malayan Tapir exhibit but that species is gone now.
Point Defiance Zoo (USA) and Louisville Zoo (USA) both have Malayan Tapirs as a feature mammal in a rotational set of Asian exhibits, while El Paso Zoo (USA) has had Malayan Tapirs splashing around in a large pool that surrounds a Siamang island.
A spacious, long Malayan Tapir exhibit was at Virginia Zoo (USA) when I was there in 2012. It's found in the Asian-themed Trail of the Tiger complex.
It was interesting to see Malayan Tapirs mixed with Orangutans at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019. I wonder how that works out?
In an area of Calgary Zoo (Canada) that once held Asian Elephants, then Indian Rhinos, then Giant Pandas, now sits a Malayan Tapir exhibit.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo (Thailand) has a lush Malayan Tapir exhibit and that zoo is set in a jungle environment.
I saw Malayan Tapirs at Songkhla Zoo (Thailand) in August and the zoo had two smallish enclosures and then two brand-new large ones. Here's a snapshot of what the new ones look like:
A really gorgeous, well-shaded habitat for Malayan Tapirs and Barking Deer can be found at Taiping Zoo (Malaysia).
You can just barely see the zoo's lone Malayan Tapir at Lost World of Tambun (Malaysia) at the very back of the exhibit. This rescued individual lives beneath a stunning cliff face.
Zoo Negara (Malaysia) has THREE Malayan Tapir exhibits, including this one that used to be home to Asian Elephants.
Malayan Tapirs generally do quite well in Southeast Asian zoos, as there's plenty of sunshine but also loads of shade in the enclosures. I took this photo at Bali Zoo (Indonesia):
They aren't all good though. In the oldest part of the grounds, at Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia), there's a series of rundown hoofstock enclosures including one for Malayan Tapirs.
With Binturongs above their heads, the Malayan Tapirs in this exhibit have a grassy yard and stinky companions at Bandung Zoo (Indonesia). The zoo has FOUR Malayan Tapir exhibits.
You can see a slumbering Malayan Tapir in its small exhibit at Faunaland (Indonesia). Notice the typical Southeast Asian 'Tapir House' on the right, which has a roof but is essentially open to the elements.
Perissodactyla: 8 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Malayan Tapir - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
I've seen Malayan Tapirs at 49 zoos:
2024 = 18 zoos
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 1975
2- Woodland Park Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 1996
3- Point Defiance Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2005
4- San Diego Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2006
5- Denver Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2006
6- Taronga Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
7- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
8- Melbourne Zoo (Australia) – Malayan Tapir – 2007
9- Minnesota Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
10- Toronto Zoo (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
11- Bronx Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
12- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
13- Mountain View Conservation Centre (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
14- Disney’s Animal Kingdom (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
15- Zoo Miami (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2008
16- Sedgwick County Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
17- Louisville Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
18- Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
19- San Antonio Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
20- El Paso Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2010
21- Fresno Chaffee Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2011
22- Virginia Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
23- ZooTampa at Lowry Park (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
24- Jackson Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2012
25- Henry Vilas Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2014
26- Ellen Trout Zoo (USA) – Malayan Tapir – 2015
27- Diergaarde Blijdorp (Netherlands) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
28- Zoo Antwerp (Belgium) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
29- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – Malayan Tapir – 2019
30- Calgary Zoo (Canada) – Malayan Tapir – 2022
31- Copenhagen Zoo (Denmark) – Malayan Tapir – 2022
32- Khao Kheow Zoo (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
33- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
34- Songkhla Zoo (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
35- Safari World Bangkok (Thailand) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
36- Taiping Zoo (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
37- Lost World of Tambun (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
38- Zoo Negara (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
39- Zoo Melaka (Malaysia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
40- Night Safari (Singapore) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
41- Bali Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
42- Taman Safari III Bali (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
43- Taman Safari II Prigen (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
44- Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
45- Solo Safari (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
46- Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
47- Bandung Zoo (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
48- Taman Safari I Bogor (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
49- Faunaland Ancol (Indonesia) – Malayan Tapir – 2024
It's always a thrill to see a baby Malayan Tapir, with their striped flanks and inquisitive nature. Here's one at San Diego Zoo (USA):
@Julio C Castro
If I'm not mistaken, all the zoos of Australia are down to a solitary Malayan Tapir at Adelaide Zoo (Australia) in the fabulous 'fig tree habitat' that is shared with Dusky Langurs. I visited that zoo in 2007 and Taronga, Melbourne and Adelaide all had Malayan Tapirs back then, but the species has had a litany of eye problems over the years in Aussie zoos and now the species is almost gone.
@WhistlingKite24
What zoos would honestly keep Malayan Tapirs indoors 24/7 these days? Well, there's quite a few to be honest! Zoos such as Minnesota, Omaha and Bronx Zoo (USA) all have maintained these large hooved mammals entirely indoors within tropical rainforest buildings.
@Dhole dude
The somewhat infamous Malayan Tapir exhibit inside the vast Lied Jungle tropical house at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo (USA) has also been home to langurs and gibbons over the years, mixed with the resident tapirs.
@Moebelle
When I toured Milwaukee County Zoo (USA) in 2010, the zoo still had a Malayan Tapir exhibit but that species is gone now.
Point Defiance Zoo (USA) and Louisville Zoo (USA) both have Malayan Tapirs as a feature mammal in a rotational set of Asian exhibits, while El Paso Zoo (USA) has had Malayan Tapirs splashing around in a large pool that surrounds a Siamang island.
A spacious, long Malayan Tapir exhibit was at Virginia Zoo (USA) when I was there in 2012. It's found in the Asian-themed Trail of the Tiger complex.
It was interesting to see Malayan Tapirs mixed with Orangutans at Dortmund Zoo (Germany) in 2019. I wonder how that works out?
In an area of Calgary Zoo (Canada) that once held Asian Elephants, then Indian Rhinos, then Giant Pandas, now sits a Malayan Tapir exhibit.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo (Thailand) has a lush Malayan Tapir exhibit and that zoo is set in a jungle environment.
I saw Malayan Tapirs at Songkhla Zoo (Thailand) in August and the zoo had two smallish enclosures and then two brand-new large ones. Here's a snapshot of what the new ones look like:
A really gorgeous, well-shaded habitat for Malayan Tapirs and Barking Deer can be found at Taiping Zoo (Malaysia).
You can just barely see the zoo's lone Malayan Tapir at Lost World of Tambun (Malaysia) at the very back of the exhibit. This rescued individual lives beneath a stunning cliff face.
Zoo Negara (Malaysia) has THREE Malayan Tapir exhibits, including this one that used to be home to Asian Elephants.
Malayan Tapirs generally do quite well in Southeast Asian zoos, as there's plenty of sunshine but also loads of shade in the enclosures. I took this photo at Bali Zoo (Indonesia):
They aren't all good though. In the oldest part of the grounds, at Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia), there's a series of rundown hoofstock enclosures including one for Malayan Tapirs.
With Binturongs above their heads, the Malayan Tapirs in this exhibit have a grassy yard and stinky companions at Bandung Zoo (Indonesia). The zoo has FOUR Malayan Tapir exhibits.
You can see a slumbering Malayan Tapir in its small exhibit at Faunaland (Indonesia). Notice the typical Southeast Asian 'Tapir House' on the right, which has a roof but is essentially open to the elements.
Perissodactyla: 8 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Malayan Tapir - 49 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
Didn't you see Kiang at Tierpark Berlin? They should have been on display in the Asian mountain animals section in 2019.
"Official" and "correct" are certainly not the words I would use for what you have there as the pronunciation!
Generally speaking the straightforward-enough "Sheh-val-ski" is considered sufficiently close to the Polish pronunciation for most English-language purposes. It's not bang on (my little Polish-pronouncing experience says the 'p' shouldn't quite be silent, strictly speaking - 'prz-' is sort of '(p)sh-', if I'm right), but it works for most equid purposes.
Ironically, it might be easier still for French speakers, given the similarity of 'Przewal-' to 'cheval' - horse, in French - so a central Asian horse called 'cheval-ski' is dangerously close to a mildly xenophobic pun.
Ironically, it might be easier still for French speakers, given the similarity of 'Przewal-' to 'cheval' - horse, in French - so a central Asian horse called 'cheval-ski' is dangerously close to a mildly xenophobic pun.
@Philipine eagle In 2019, I typed out a list of 19 species that I saw within the Mountain Landscape section of Berlin Tierpark (Germany) and I didn't include Kiang. It's actually weird to note that I don't mention Kiang at all in my review of that zoo, as judging from ZooChat photos there was a herd there at the time. Maybe I saw them or perhaps I didn't, as the animal collection at the Tierpark is so vast that it's easy to forget a species or two when typing out reviews. Oh well.
In yesterday's post, I discussed how I saw a TON of Malayan Tapirs in zoos throughout Southeast Asia in August. Some zoos had multiple Malayan Tapir exhibits and that species is extremely common in that part of the world.
In contrast, South American Tapirs, also called a variety of other names such as Brazilian Tapir, Maned Tapir and Lowland Tapir, are everywhere in Europe. Almost 50% of my entire lifetime sightings of this species occurred in a single month in 2019 when I toured many Western European zoos. I then saw this tapir species a further 6 times in just over a week in Scandinavia.
I've seen South American Tapirs at 35 zoos:
2019 = 15 zoos
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – South American Tapir – 1975
2- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – South American Tapir – 2007
3- Brookfield Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2008
4- Detroit Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2008
5- Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) – South American Tapir – 2008
6- Houston Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2010
7- Dallas Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2010
8- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – South American Tapir - 2011
9- John Ball Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2012
10- Alexandria Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2015
11- Lille Zoo (France) – South American Tapir – 2019
12- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – South American Tapir – 2019
13- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – South American Tapir – 2019
14- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
15- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
16- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
17- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
18- Duisburg Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
19- Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
20- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
21- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
22- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
23- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
24- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
25- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
26- Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
27- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
28- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
29- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – South American Tapir – 2022
30- Parken Zoo (Sweden) – South American Tapir – 2022
31- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – South American Tapir – 2022
32- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – South American Tapir – 2024
33 - River Safari (Singapore) - South American Tapir - 2024
34- Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia) – South American Tapir – 2024
35- Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) – South American Tapir – 2024
South American Tapirs have completely different colouration in comparison to Malayan Tapirs.
@KevinB
Dallas Zoo (USA) had a solitary South American Tapir mixed with Collared Peccaries when I visited that zoo for the first time in 2010. You can see the tapir at the back of the exhibit in my photo:
When I spent a long day at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) in 2023, I saw THREE South American Tapir exhibits at that huge zoo.
Specializing in South American fauna, Alexandria Zoo (USA) combined South American Tapirs with Capybaras when I was there in 2012.
Lille Zoo (France) had an intriguing mix of South American Tapirs, Capybaras and Maned Wolves all together when I toured that zoo in 2019.
A real highlight of visiting Pairi Daiza (Belgium) was not necessarily the grandiose buildings, as seeing the South American Tapirs acting like porpoises and swimming in their river was fantastic. The tapirs share their space with Capybaras and Giant Anteaters and I really enjoyed this subtle exhibit at a zoo that is rarely ever subtle.
Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) has a very pleasant indoor space for their South American Tapirs, with lots of natural light and soft substrate.
Here's my photo of two South American Tapirs and 6 Capybaras at ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) in 2019.
Berlin Zoo (Germany) has since built a new Rhino House, within a massive pagoda structure, but when I toured that zoo in 2019 this is what I saw inside the Rhino/Tapir House.
The South American Tapir enclosure at Tiepark Strohen (Germany):
I saw a trio of Danish zoos with this species in 2022. Here's a mother and youngster South American Tapirs at Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark):
South American Tapirs were combined with Vicunas at Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) in 2022:
Inside one of the large tropical domes at Randers Regnskov (Denmark) can be found South American Tapirs.
You can see a South American Tapir just chilling in a rocky area of the enormous South American Pampas enclosure at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden).
Another huge Scandinavian exhibit, easily double the size of what is shown in my photo, is home to South American Tapirs and Capybaras at Parken Zoo (Sweden). A big, algae-filled lake is the centerpiece of this habitat.
South American Tapirs and Capybaras have a rolling hillside exhibit at Kristiansand Zoo (Norway).
South American Tapirs, Capybaras, Squirrel Monkeys, Kinkajous and Two-toed Sloths are all mixed together at Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia).
An old, rundown part of Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) includes an enclosure for South American Tapirs.
Perissodactyla: 9 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Malayan Tapir - 49 zoos
South American Tapir - 35 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
In yesterday's post, I discussed how I saw a TON of Malayan Tapirs in zoos throughout Southeast Asia in August. Some zoos had multiple Malayan Tapir exhibits and that species is extremely common in that part of the world.
In contrast, South American Tapirs, also called a variety of other names such as Brazilian Tapir, Maned Tapir and Lowland Tapir, are everywhere in Europe. Almost 50% of my entire lifetime sightings of this species occurred in a single month in 2019 when I toured many Western European zoos. I then saw this tapir species a further 6 times in just over a week in Scandinavia.
I've seen South American Tapirs at 35 zoos:
2019 = 15 zoos
1- Alberta Game Farm/Polar Park (Canada) – South American Tapir – 1975
2- Adelaide Zoo (Australia) – South American Tapir – 2007
3- Brookfield Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2008
4- Detroit Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2008
5- Emperor Valley Zoo (Trinidad & Tobago) – South American Tapir – 2008
6- Houston Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2010
7- Dallas Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2010
8- Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) – South American Tapir - 2011
9- John Ball Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2012
10- Alexandria Zoo (USA) – South American Tapir – 2015
11- Lille Zoo (France) – South American Tapir – 2019
12- Pairi Daiza (Belgium) – South American Tapir – 2019
13- Safari Parc Monde Sauvage (Belgium) – South American Tapir – 2019
14- GaiaZOO (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
15- Zoo Neuwied (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
16- Cologne Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
17- Dortmund Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
18- Duisburg Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
19- Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
20- ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) – South American Tapir – 2019
21- Tierpark Hagenbeck (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
22- Berlin Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
23- Serengeti-Park (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
24- Tierpark Strohen (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
25- Osnabruck Zoo (Germany) – South American Tapir – 2019
26- Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
27- Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
28- Randers Regnskov (Denmark) – South American Tapir – 2022
29- Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden) – South American Tapir – 2022
30- Parken Zoo (Sweden) – South American Tapir – 2022
31- Kristiansand Zoo (Norway) – South American Tapir – 2022
32- Chiang Mai Night Safari (Thailand) – South American Tapir – 2024
33 - River Safari (Singapore) - South American Tapir - 2024
34- Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia) – South American Tapir – 2024
35- Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) – South American Tapir – 2024
South American Tapirs have completely different colouration in comparison to Malayan Tapirs.
@KevinB
Dallas Zoo (USA) had a solitary South American Tapir mixed with Collared Peccaries when I visited that zoo for the first time in 2010. You can see the tapir at the back of the exhibit in my photo:
When I spent a long day at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (USA) in 2023, I saw THREE South American Tapir exhibits at that huge zoo.
Specializing in South American fauna, Alexandria Zoo (USA) combined South American Tapirs with Capybaras when I was there in 2012.
Lille Zoo (France) had an intriguing mix of South American Tapirs, Capybaras and Maned Wolves all together when I toured that zoo in 2019.
A real highlight of visiting Pairi Daiza (Belgium) was not necessarily the grandiose buildings, as seeing the South American Tapirs acting like porpoises and swimming in their river was fantastic. The tapirs share their space with Capybaras and Giant Anteaters and I really enjoyed this subtle exhibit at a zoo that is rarely ever subtle.
Dierenpark Zie-ZOO (Netherlands) has a very pleasant indoor space for their South American Tapirs, with lots of natural light and soft substrate.
Here's my photo of two South American Tapirs and 6 Capybaras at ZooParc Overloon (Netherlands) in 2019.
Berlin Zoo (Germany) has since built a new Rhino House, within a massive pagoda structure, but when I toured that zoo in 2019 this is what I saw inside the Rhino/Tapir House.
The South American Tapir enclosure at Tiepark Strohen (Germany):
I saw a trio of Danish zoos with this species in 2022. Here's a mother and youngster South American Tapirs at Jyllands Park Zoo (Denmark):
South American Tapirs were combined with Vicunas at Aalborg Zoo (Denmark) in 2022:
Inside one of the large tropical domes at Randers Regnskov (Denmark) can be found South American Tapirs.
You can see a South American Tapir just chilling in a rocky area of the enormous South American Pampas enclosure at Kolmarden Wildlife Park (Sweden).
Another huge Scandinavian exhibit, easily double the size of what is shown in my photo, is home to South American Tapirs and Capybaras at Parken Zoo (Sweden). A big, algae-filled lake is the centerpiece of this habitat.
South American Tapirs and Capybaras have a rolling hillside exhibit at Kristiansand Zoo (Norway).
South American Tapirs, Capybaras, Squirrel Monkeys, Kinkajous and Two-toed Sloths are all mixed together at Batu Secret Zoo (Indonesia).
An old, rundown part of Gembira Loka Zoo (Indonesia) includes an enclosure for South American Tapirs.
Perissodactyla: 9 total species so far
Plains Zebra - 153 zoos
Grevy's Zebra - 49 zoos
Malayan Tapir - 49 zoos
South American Tapir - 35 zoos
Przewalski's Horse - 28 zoos
Onager - 15 zoos
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra - 11 zoos
Somali Wild Ass - 7 zoos
Kiang - 3 zoos
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biggest_dreamer
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Did you see the alleged "Nubian wild asses" when you visited Capitol of Texas Zoo? I assume that if there is any Nubian blood in them it's heavily watered down with domestic stock at this point, but I also can't deny that they do look similar to photos of the supposed surviving Nubian population.
Did you ever see the so-called "Nubian" wild ass at Catskill Game Farm?
I know you've not split plains zebra into sub-species (Burchell's, Grant's, Chapman's etc) but I wondered whether you've ever seen maneless zebras; are there any in North America ?