Species formerly kept in Brazil

Araçatuba and Bosque Fabio Barreto also held wisent in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as I pointed out earlier on this thread. These were most likely surplus animals from São Paulo, as its herd bred well for very long.
I'm sure Brasília's herd was made up of Paulista wisent as well. If I recall correctly, even some of their antelope were also from São Paulo.
 
Having that in mind, I think many wisent kept in the country came from São Paulo too. I have checked and the ones kept in Belo Horizonte (at least the first herd) were Paulistas. I know some individuals made it to the 2000's, but I'm still not aware of where they came from.
 
A single okapi was once held by Rio de Janeiro Zoological Park. I cannot be precise when it was, but somewhere in the 60s or 70s.
 
OkapiJohn said:
A single okapi was once held by Rio de Janeiro Zoological Park. I cannot be precise when it was, but somewhere in the 60s or 70s.
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16 September 1957.
http://theokapi.org/Studbook/Detail.aspx?stud_id=120

Earlier in this thread it was already mentioned the Okapi died en route to Rio:
Enzo said:
According to the Correio da Manhã newspaper, the Antwerp zoo sent a male okapi called Alafu to the Rio de Janeiro zoo back in 1957, which would make the zoo the first one in South America to have one of those animals. Sadly, the animal died during the flight.
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Enzo said:
Araçatuba and Bosque Fabio Barreto also held wisent in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as I pointed out earlier on this thread. These were most likely surplus animals from São Paulo, as its herd bred well for very long.
I'm sure Brasília's herd was made up of Paulista wisent as well. If I recall correctly, even some of their antelope were also from São Paulo.
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It turns out ALL Brazilian wisent were of Paulista stock. They all descended from four Polish-born wisent that arrived in São Paulo back in 1973. There was a failed attempt at keeping two wisent, possibly of German stock, in 1972, but both likely died and new bison had to be imported.
 
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I need some help identifying the species of these monkeys. This picture is taken from a 1969 Realidade newspaper about the unethical conditions of the animals held in São Paulo.

(I know the one in the middle is a gelada, but I'm not sure about the other two. Could the one on the right hand corner be just another gelada, but a female?)
 

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I need some help identifying the species of these monkeys. This picture is taken from a 1969 Realidade newspaper about the unethical conditions of the animals held in São Paulo.

(I know the one in the middle is a gelada, but I'm not sure about the other two. Could the one on the right hand corner be just another gelada, but a female?)
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interesting, since you know the monkey in the middle is a gelada, then it makes sense the other two are female geladas.
 
It's not a collared mangabey, as there's no evidence of light/white fur on the sides of the head nor on the nape. It could be a sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) or, as previously pointed, an agile (Cercocebus agilis). There are, of course, more possibilities, once the picture is not very clear.
 
I now remember this photo. It appeared first in a Life magazine article about zoos written by Desmond Morris maybe in late 1968. My parents in Mexico had a subscription to the magazine. Morris did not take the pictures.It was not clear where the photos were taken.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
It's not a collared mangabey, as there's no evidence of light/white fur on the sides of the head nor on the nape. It could be a sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) or, as previously pointed, an agile (Cercocebus agilis). There are, of course, more possibilities, once the picture is not very clear.
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yeah, in the old times, there were enough technology to make the images colorful.
 
David Matos Mendes said:
Yes, there actually was technology for this in 1969, although I'm not talking about color, but simply distinguish light and dark. Check out this comparison and my point will be clearer.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/gA91yGuWh38eyV5P6
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i was also not talking about the color, i mean like, the appearance. but seen what you did,i can say now that's it's not a collared mangabey, it is looking more like an agile mangabey or either sooty mangabey. your point is totally clear and i agree with you.
 
Oh, now that you are mentioning mangabeys, it would be interesting to point out what species have been held in Brazil:

- Cercocebus agilis/Agile mangabey - Goiânia (1990s - around 2010);
- Cercocebus atys/Sooty mangabey: Vila Isabel (1910s), Rio de Janeiro (1950s);
- Cercocebus torquatus/Cherry-crowned mangabey: Zoo Agenor (1950s);
- Lophocebus aterrimus/Black-crested mangabey: Nova Odessa, Piracicaba (both from Nova Odessa), Brasília (all 2010s).

Also:

- Cercopithecus ascanius/Red-tailed guenon: Recife (1990s);
- Cercopithecus cephus/Moustached guenon - Rio de Janeiro (1950s);
- Cercopithecus diana/Diana monkey - São Paulo (1970s-around 1987), Goiânia (at least 1984-2010) and, possibly, Rio de Janeiro and Sorocaba (both 1980s);
- Theropithecus gelada/Gelada - Vila Isabel (1910s), Rio de Janeiro (Bwana Park) (1990s), São Paulo (1970s-around 1987), Piracicaba (1988-199?), Belo Horizonte (1990-1992).
 
Current-day Brazilian zoos have a long history with wolves:

Rio de Janeiro imported a gray wolf along with two European badgers in 1949. Then, in 1965, a pair of Canis lupus was brought from Los Angeles along with two American black bears. They lived into the 1970s, but I'm sure if they reached the 1980s.

São Paulo imported its first wolves (I believe timber wolves from Washington) in 1972. Then, in 1987, a pair was brought from Poland, and they gave birth to a pup around 1991. They sadly passed away during the 1990s. However, the zoo would give a last shot at keeping the species in 1997, when two pairs were brought from Canada, and a litter of three pups was born three years later.

There was also an "European wolf" in Recife in 1993, though I'm not sure about its origin. Maybe it was born to the original Paulista pair.


I need help identifying the porcupine species held in São Paulo from the 1970s to the 1990s. I'm not sure if they were Hystrix africaeaustralis or Hystrix cristata. The zoo was just lazy as labeled them as Hystrix sp.
 
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Enzo said:
Current-day Brazilian zoos have a long history with wolves:

Rio de Janeiro imported a gray wolf along with two European badgers in 1949. Then, in 1965, a pair of Canis lupus was brought from Los Angeles along with two American black bears. They lived into the 1970s, but I'm sure if they reached the 1980s.

São Paulo imported its first wolves (I believe timber wolves from Washington) in 1972. Then, in 1987, a pair was brought from Poland, and they gave birth to a pup around 1991. They sadly passed away during the 1990s. However, the zoo would give a last shot at keeping the species in 1997, when two pairs were brought from Canada, and a litter of three pups was born three years later.

There was also an "European wolf" in Recife in 1993, though I'm not sure about its origin. Maybe it was born to the original Paulista pair.


I need help identifying the porcupine species held in São Paulo from the 1970s to the 1990s. I'm not sure if they were Hystrix africaeaustralis or Hystrix cristata. The zoo was just lazy as labeled them as Hystrix sp.
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i have photos of my visit to the zoo in 2014, and i got the wolf's photo, in the photo it seems to be a generic gray wolf, the zoo only held a single wolf, and i've photos of wolves at the sao paulo zoo, they seem to be eurasian wolves.
 
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Enzo said:
Current-day Brazilian zoos have a long history with wolves:

Rio de Janeiro imported a gray wolf along with two European badgers in 1949. Then, in 1965, a pair of Canis lupus was brought from Los Angeles along with two American black bears. They lived into the 1970s, but I'm sure if they reached the 1980s.

São Paulo imported its first wolves (I believe timber wolves from Washington) in 1972. Then, in 1987, a pair was brought from Poland, and they gave birth to a pup around 1991. They sadly passed away during the 1990s. However, the zoo would give a last shot at keeping the species in 1997, when two pairs were brought from Canada, and a litter of three pups was born three years later.

There was also an "European wolf" in Recife in 1993, though I'm not sure about its origin. Maybe it was born to the original Paulista pair.


I need help identifying the porcupine species held in São Paulo from the 1970s to the 1990s. I'm not sure if they were Hystrix africaeaustralis or Hystrix cristata. The zoo was just lazy as labeled them as Hystrix sp.
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seeing the video, the porcupine looks the african crested one.
 
Enzo said:
Oh, now that you are mentioning mangabeys, it would be interesting to point out what species have been held in Brazil:

- Cercocebus agilis/Agile mangabey - Goiânia (1990s - around 2010);
- Cercocebus atys/Sooty mangabey: Vila Isabel (1910s), Rio de Janeiro (1950s);
- Cercocebus torquatus/Cherry-crowned mangabey: Zoo Agenor (1950s);
- Lophocebus aterrimus/Black-crested mangabey: Nova Odessa, Piracicaba (both from Nova Odessa), Brasília (all 2010s).

Also:

- Cercopithecus ascanius/Red-tailed guenon: Recife (1990s);
- Cercopithecus cephus/Moustached guenon - Rio de Janeiro (1950s);
- Cercopithecus diana/Diana monkey - São Paulo (1970s-around 1987), Goiânia (at least 1984-2010) and, possibly, Rio de Janeiro and Sorocaba (both 1980s);
- Theropithecus gelada/Gelada - Vila Isabel (1910s), Rio de Janeiro (Bwana Park) (1990s), São Paulo (1970s-around 1987), Piracicaba (1988-199?), Belo Horizonte (1990-1992).
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it's a shame we don't have mangabeys and guenons in our country anymore.
 
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