Species NOT in captivity that you'd like to see in captivity

[Brum]

Same here. Now I'm older and can afford indulgences, I've started buying the books.



Hix

I often find myself buying Garfield and Peanuts books from charity shops, also occasionally stumble upon Calvin And Hobbs as well but Asterix The Gaul is strangely absent from my collection...

Now lets get back on topic!

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I make the same mistake re: asterisk and asterix

There are a lot of species which are least concern but which could merit more captive representation due to how little they are studied - linsang are one, as noted. But the biggest example in my opinion is the African Palm Civet, which is neither a palm civet nor even a civet! It is the most common carnivore in Africa, and belongs to a monotypic group which is certainly basal to all feliforms, and possibly basal to the caniforms too - yet we know next to nothing about it other than this!

 

[Brum]

I make the same mistake re: asterisk and asterix

There are a lot of species which are least concern but which could merit more captive representation due to how little they are studied - linsang are one, as noted. But the biggest example in my opinion is the African Palm Civet, which is neither a palm civet nor even a civet! It is the most common carnivore in Africa, and belongs to a monotypic group which is certainly basal to all feliforms, and possibly basal to the caniforms too - yet we know next to nothing about it other than this!

I was sure I read somewhere that linsangs may be basal to the vast majority of carnivora... But I can't find any references to the study online so may be getting confused with something else.

Good call on the African palm civet Dave!

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I was sure I read somewhere that linsangs may be basal to the vast majority of carnivora... But I can't find any references to the study online so may be getting confused with something else.

Good call on the African palm civet Dave!

The two species of linsang are the last representatives of the Prionodontidae, which is firmly nested within the feliform radiation of carnivores, and the sister group to the Felidae themselves. I suspect you were thinking about the aforementioned Nandiniidae.

 

[Brum]

The two species of linsang are the last representatives of the Prionodontidae, which is firmly nested within the feliform radiation of carnivores, and the sister group to the Felidae themselves. I suspect you were thinking about the aforementioned Nandiniidae.

I probably was, Google didn't help back my case so I assume I'm wrong. (Blaming it on baby-brain! )

And I would dearly love to see an African palm civet, can't believe that there aren't any in captivity. Especially given how common they are.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

And I would dearly love to see an African palm civet, can't believe that there aren't any in captivity. Especially given how common they are.

There are a very few - Poznan certainly had 2.1 up until a year ago according to ZTL, although I do not know for sure if they still do, and Moody Gardens in Texas has a single individual which they recieved from San Antonio in 2011. Pretty sure there are none others though.

Here is a video of the aforementioned Texan animal.

RAINFOREST PYRAMID® UPDATE: African Palm Civet - YouTube

 

[Brum]

There are a very few - Poznan certainly had 2.1 up until a year ago according to ZTL, although I do not know for sure if they still do, and Moody Gardens in Texas has a single individual which they recieved from San Antonio in 2011. Pretty sure there are none others though.

Here is a video of the aforementioned Texan animal.

RAINFOREST PYRAMID® UPDATE: African Palm Civet - YouTube

That's a very cool video, can't believe how active it is! I'm guessing that the food involved gave it a little incentive to move more than your average small carnivore though!

 

[Maguari]

Poznan had a single male Nandinia when I was there in 2008 - it stayed curled up on a shelf all day and only once briefly raised its head to look at us! Good enough for me though.

They've brought in a new pair since then so the other 1.1 are presumably quite a bit younger; I would be surprised if the species is not still there.

 

[animaloverjake]

Even though there are a couple of African Forest Elephants in captivity worldwide. I would love to see some African Forest Elephants in a zoo in North America, it would be great for the conservation status of the species because if people would visit them in a zoo in a naturalistic enviornment people would be more apt to donate for the species. It would much improve the survival of these species because people would become aware that this amazing animal is being threatened with extinction and should be saved.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Even though there are a couple of African Forest Elephants in captivity worldwide. I would love to see some African Forest Elephants in a zoo in North America, it would be great for the conservation status of the species because if people would visit them in a zoo in a naturalistic enviornment people would be more apt to donate for the species. It would much improve the survival of these species because people would become aware that this amazing animal is being threatened with extinction and should be saved.

For many people it'd be the first time they would have ever heard of the species, too!

~Thylo

 

[Jana]

Even though there are a couple of African Forest Elephants in captivity worldwide. I would love to see some African Forest Elephants in a zoo in North America, it would be great for the conservation status of the species because if people would visit them in a zoo in a naturalistic enviornment people would be more apt to donate for the species. It would much improve the survival of these species because people would become aware that this amazing animal is being threatened with extinction and should be saved.

Forest elephants could actually become the ultimative captive elephants for middle-sized and small zoos:
- They are even smaller then Asians.
- The average living unit (in the wild) is one adult female and her latest calf.

 

[condor]

Tinamou

a bit dated but people interesting in captive tinamous should see if they can locate Avicultural Magazine 117(2) from 2011. The relevant article is 'Notes on Tinamous currently found in aviculture' by Bruslund, Magnus and Scheres. It deals with the subject worldwide but focusses on Europe. The estate of Livaldo Fregona in Brazil has (or had until a few years ago?) what probably is the largest collection of tinamou species, including breeding. Two of these were species you mentioned, cinereous tinamou and brown tinamous (nominate race and griseiventris race). Nominate race brown is also kept at zoos in Brazil and private collections. Admittedly I find cinereous and brown rather bland compared to several other species in the family such as variegated and yellow-legged, which incidentally are two other species kept by the Brazilian tinamou specialist.
The other species you asked about, Tepui, Berlepsch’s, hooded and tawny-breasted, I'm not aware of anyone keeping those -- currently or earlier.