Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park Species on Display (May 31, 2017)

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Here is a list of species that I saw during my visit today. It differs a bit from the one Arizona Docent posted on the news thread, so I thought I would show it for comparison.

Mammals
Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata
Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta
Pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea
Cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
Red-handed tamarin, Saguinus midas
Bearded emperor tamarin, Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
Golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia
Golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Crested capuchin, Sapajus robustus
Dusky/coppery titi, Callicebus moloch
White-faced saki, Pithecia pithecia
Colombian black spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps robustus
Southern black howler, Alouatta caraya
Guereza colobus, Colobus guereza
Silvery lutung, Trachypithecus cristatus
Lar gibbon, Hylobates lar
Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Linne's two-toed sloth, Choloepus tridactylus
Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
Margay, Leopardus wiedii
Binturong, Arctictis binturong
Indian crested porcupine, Hystrix indica
Prehensile-tailed porcupine, Coendou prehensilis
Guanaco, Lama guanicoe
Dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, and other domestics
Birds
Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus? (exhibit empty, being renovated)
Black-necked swan, Cygnus melancoryphus
White-faced whistling duck, Dendrocygna viduata
Crested screamer, Chauna torquata
Scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias
Trumpeter hornbill, Bycanistes bucinator
Blue and yellow macaw, Ara ararauna
Red-crowned amazon, Amazona viridigenalis
White-bellied caique, Pionites leucogaster
Sun conure, Aratinga solstitialis
Troupial, Icterus icterus
Blue-throated piping guan, Pipile cumanensis
Gray-necked wood rail, Aramides cajaneus
Reptiles
Green iguana, Iguana iguana
Western pond turtle, Actinemys/Emys marmorata
Boa constrictor, Boa constrictor
Amphibians
Golden poison frog, Phyllobates terribilis
Invertebrates
Goliath birdeater tarantula, Theraphosa blondi
 
Margay is still huge. This is one of only two public displays I know of in the USA. The other is Exotic Feline Breeding Compound (assuming theirs is on display as some of their cats are behind the scenes). Once these elderly cats die off, that is it. I do know of one margay in Central America for which a USA import permit was issued a few years ago (along with some other cats), but the country of origin is dragging their feet so it may or may not happen.
 
Thanks for the collection list.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s they had a mountain lion, tigrina, capybaras (in with the howler monkeys), wallaroos, and Pacific parrotlets. They also briefly had a group of South American fruit bats (can't remember what species). The collection has mostly stayed the same.
 
Yes I was fortunate enough to see the tigrina on two occasions. It was the only one on display in the United States. (There were also a couple at the private SOS Care - now shut down - but that facility was completely closed to the public).
 
@Arizona Docent Their ocelot enclosures are pretty basic, I wasn't that impressed. Not that large, one was minimally planted. They serve their purpose just fine, but otherwise they're just average in my opinion.
 
Why are ocelots so unusual in the USA? I appreciate that they're not an AZA species, but, nonetheless, I would have thought they would have appeared in a number of collections regardless. In Europe, they're relatively common.
 
sooty mangabey said:
Why are ocelots so unusual in the USA? I appreciate that they're not an AZA species, but, nonetheless, I would have thought they would have appeared in a number of collections regardless. In Europe, they're relatively common.
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Hmm... ocelots actually *are* an AZA species and are present in many collections, so I'm not sure why someone would think them unusual.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Hmm... ocelots actually *are* an AZA species and are present in many collections, so I'm not sure why someone would think them unusual.
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Just as a rough metric of how common they are, how many AZA zoos have ocelots on the west coast? I'm aware of LA Zoo and Santa Ana Zoo. Who else has them?
 
sooty mangabey said:
Why are ocelots so unusual in the USA? I appreciate that they're not an AZA species, but, nonetheless, I would have thought they would have appeared in a number of collections regardless. In Europe, they're relatively common.
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Coelacanth18 said:
Hmm... ocelots actually *are* an AZA species and are present in many collections, so I'm not sure why someone would think them unusual.
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DavidBrown said:
Just as a rough metric of how common they are, how many AZA zoos have ocelots on the west coast? I'm aware of LA Zoo and Santa Ana Zoo. Who else has them?
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Sorry - I was typing while making an omelette this morning (really!) and meant to ask about margays, following @ArizonaDocent's comments above.....
 
sooty mangabey said:
Sorry - I was typing while making an omelette this morning (really!) and meant to ask about margays, following @ArizonaDocent's comments above.....
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Margays were kept in more collections than they are now certainly. I think basically the zoo population did not breed at replacement levels and the last few individuals are elderly remnants.
 
DavidBrown said:
Just as a rough metric of how common they are, how many AZA zoos have ocelots on the west coast? I'm aware of LA Zoo and Santa Ana Zoo. Who else has them?
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On the West Coast, San Diego Zoo and Safari Park both have them, as do the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound and the Woodland Park Zoo.
 
Just to clarify, when it comes to rarity we are talking about margays, not ocelots. I believe the person who originally posted the misunderstanding has reposted a correction. As a cat lover I find it very sad that a solid margay breeding program could not be established. I used to be able to see them right here in Tucson at Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, but those days are long gone.

Ocelots are in fact an AZA species and do have an SSP (specifically for Brazilian ocelot). I think dozens of zoos house them. Here are a few that I know of for certain off the top of my head (but there are lots more).
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
San Diego Safari Park
Santa Ana Zoo
Los Angeles Zoo (or did recently)
Palm Beach Zoo
North Carolina Zoo
Dallas Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
Exotic Feline Breeding Compound
Great Cats World Park
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium
Phoenix Zoo
 
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