species people here on this forum wish they could see in us zoos

They may not be exmaples of extreme rarity, but I'd love to see more exotic canids and hyenids in North America. It seems like you really have to pick your spots to find even a common spotted hyena these days.
 
For those of you still wish to see the javan rhino, the chances of it is getting less and less. Just saw a video on national geographic on the rarest mammal filmed. According to WWF, there are only 3 females in a population 60 breeding continuously. And only one calf born every year which equals to the rate of dying animals. The population in Vietnam seemed not breeding anymore. The Indonesian government is trying to find a second site for the rhino, an action that is long overdue. Very sad and depressing indeed.
 
yangz said:
For those of you still wish to see the javan rhino, the chances of it is getting less and less. Just saw a video on national geographic on the rarest mammal filmed. According to WWF, there are only 3 females in a population 60 breeding continuously. And only one calf born every year which equals to the rate of dying animals. The population in Vietnam seemed not breeding anymore. The Indonesian government is trying to find a second site for the rhino, an action that is long overdue. Very sad and depressing indeed.
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Do you know if the video is on the web? and if so could you post a link.

Seems an interesting video to watch and sort of doesn't make sense with the news stories I have read over the last 10 years.
 
yangz said:
For those of you still wish to see the javan rhino, the chances of it is getting less and less. Just saw a video on national geographic on the rarest mammal filmed. According to WWF, there are only 3 females in a population 60 breeding continuously. And only one calf born every year which equals to the rate of dying animals. The population in Vietnam seemed not breeding anymore. The Indonesian government is trying to find a second site for the rhino, an action that is long overdue. Very sad and depressing indeed.
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Well considering the photos and the reports of four young Javan rhinos seems to contradict your statement. While the situation looks bad, if FOUR juveniles were spotted than something good is coming out of the park. I, and many others, aren't ready to give up on this rhino species!
 
ColumbusZoo001 said:
Well considering the photos and the reports of four young Javan rhinos seems to contradict your statement. While the situation looks bad, if FOUR juveniles were spotted than something good is coming out of the park. I, and many others, aren't ready to give up on this rhino species!
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I wish I am as optimistic as you. But a small population living in an area that is prone to natural disasters doesn't look good to me. For decades the population hovers at 60 to 100 and that is probably the optimal population the park can support. Believe me, giving up is the last thing I want for the species, I just want to see the species survives with the increase in population at a different park. At least that is the start.

Here is the link to the video

"Most Endangered Mammal" Filmed
 
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Saola
Platypus
Mountain Gorilla
Giant Armadillo
Javan Rhinoceros
Bondegezou
Monkey-eating Eagle
Zebra Duiker
Bonobo
Shoebill
Aardwolf
Gelugo
Tarsier
Red Crowned Crane
White-tailed Wildebeest
Giant Panda
Black-footed Ferret
Mountain Anoa
Tuatara
Proboscis Monkey
Golden Monkey
Aye-aye
Indri
Perentie
Tahitian Blue Lory
Marbled Cat
Japanese Giant Salamander
Chinese Giant Salamander
Fishing Cat
Tule Elk
Clouded Leopard
Amur Leopard
Yapok
Lyre Bird
Blue Bird of Paradise
American Crocodile
Golden Langur
New Guinea Crocodile
Saltwater Crocodile
Andean Wolf
Kouprey
Sea Otter
Spotted Cuscus

I know several of these species are seen in American zoos, forgive me, but I was just being selfish about what species are on my dream list for the Los Angeles Zoo. Oops!
 
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Does anyone know if the female Bennett's Cassowary is still in San Diego Zoo? It is not listed in the ISIS anymore. But their website still have part of the page about that bird.
 
Welcome to the forum, blackduiker (have you met zebraduiker yet? LOL)
A quick question about one of the animals on your list: Gelugo
I'm unaware of this animal ... are you thinking of galago (bushbaby) or colugo ("flying lemur")?

(I had to google Bondegezou - aka the dingiso, Dendrolagus mbaiso (Dingiso - Dendrolagus mbaiso - ARKive) - to figure out what species you were indicating!)
 
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Ungulate said:
Welcome to the forum, blackduiker (have you met zebraduiker yet? LOL)
A quick question about one of the animals on your list: Gelugo
I'm unaware of this animal ... are you thinking of galago (bushbaby) or colugo ("flying lemur")?

(I had to google Bondegezou - aka the dingiso, Dendrolagus mbaiso (Dingiso - Dendrolagus mbaiso - ARKive) - to figure out what species you were indicating!)
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Well thank you for the welcome Ungulate, and I have heard from zebraduiker already. I just officially signed onto the introduction thread last night. Gelugo would be the colugo or flying lemur. Their are actually alternate spellings for it, like in Ivan T. Sanderson's "Living Mammals of the World." Though I wasn't using the book and may have misspelled that one. Maybe one of our zoologists could step in here.

So you did your research on the Bondegezou I see. For those of you curious about it, a beautiful tree kangaroo discovered in New Guinea and just recognized in 1994.
 
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Blackduiker said:
Gelugo would be the colugo or flying lemur. Their are actually alternate spellings for it, like in Ivan T. Sanderson's "Mammals of the World." Though I wasn't using the book and may have misspelled that one. Maybe one of our zoologists could step in here.
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Very few of these animals have ever been kept outside of the Philippines ... Crandall (1964) mentions a single individual that made it to New York alive, but then refused to eat anything (the remainder of browse which accompanied it from the Philippines was confiscated in California).

(Sanderson gives the following alternate spellings: Kobego, Cobego, Colugo, Kobugo, or Kaguan)
 
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Thanks Ungulate, like I said I didn't have the book with me, it's been packed away in the garage for about the last 2 1/2 years. And you'll notice I corrected the title of Mr. Sanderson's book to "Living Mammals of the World." I know it's pretty outdated but that was one of my childhood favorite reads.
 
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Unfortunately no ... she passed away over a year ago.
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Missed another one. I am just having bad luck with these rare animals. I guess I will have to catch up with the tree pangolin or the douc langur then. Thanks though.
 
Sorry yangz, but I think the doucs are off exhibit, while the pangolins are outreach animals that live most of the time off-exhibit in the Children's Zoo (although they may be visible through one of the windows ... )
 
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