Taronga Western Plains Zoo Taronga Western Plains Zoo Species List (9/7/22)

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OskarGC

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This is an on-show species list (by exhibit) for Taronga Western Plains Zoo as of 9/7/22. I will include the species by exhibit and then a species list by animal group @ the end.
Bold = seen

Savannah Lake
1. Ring-Tailed Lemur (missed)
2. Geoffroy's Spider-Monkey
3. Black-and-White Ruffed-Lemur

Exhibits (between Savannah Lake & Savannah Safari)
1. African Wild-Dog
2. Black Rhinoceros (bull)
3. Black Rhinoceros (cow & calf)
4. Plains Zebra, Giraffe
5. Bongo Antelope
6. Common Eland
7. White Rhinoceros (off-show)
8. Cheetah
9. Asian Elephant (bulls)
10. Asian Elephant (cows)

Savannah Safari
1. White Rhinoceros, Common Eland, Common Ostrich (male), Giraffe, Helemeted Guineafowl, Plains Zebra, Blackbuck (young males & females)

Exhibits (between Savannah Safari & The Waterhole)
1. Common Hippopotamus (cows)
2. Common Hippopotamus (bull)
3. Ring-Tailed Lemur
4. Lar Gibbon
5. Bongo Antelope
6. Sumatran Tiger
7. Plains Zebra
8. Addax
9. Addax

The Waterhole
1. Meerkat
2. empty (I think usually holds Leopard Tortoise?)
3. Barbary Sheep

Exhibits (between The Waterhole & Australia)
1. Blackbuck
2. Indian Rhinoceros (cow & calf)
3. Banteng
4. Blackbuck (adult males)
5. Dromedary Camel, Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Barbary sheep
6. Siamang
7. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
8. Indian Rhinoceros (bull/viewing time finished)
9. Przewalski's Horse
10. Fallow Deer (walkthrough)
11. Przewalski's Horse

Australia
1. Tasmanian Devil
2. Emu, Swamp Wallaby, Red-Necked Wallaby (walkthrough)
3. Koala, Quokka (inside walkthrough)
4. Short-Beaked Echidna (missed)

Lion Pride-Lands
1. Domestic Goat
2. African Lion
3. African Lion (lionesses)

Exhibits (between Lion Pride-Lands & Savannah Lake)
1. Common Ostrich
2. Onager
3. Galapagos Giant-Tortoise (indoors for winter)

Life List
Mammals
1. Addax
2. African Lion
3. African Wild-Dog
4. Asian Elephant
5. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
6. Banteng
7. Barbary Sheep
8. Blackbuck
9. Bongo Antelope
10. Cheetah
11. Common Eland
12. Common Hippopotamus
13. Domestic Goat
14. Dromedary Camel
15. Fallow Deer
16. Geoffroy's Spider-Monkey
17. Giraffe
18. Koala
19. Lar Gibbon
20. Ring-Tailed Lemur
21. Black-and-White Ruffed-Lemur
22. Meerkat
23. Onager
24. Plains Zebra
25. Przewalski's Horse
26. Quokka
27. Black Rhinoceros
28. White Rhinoceros
29. Indian Rhinoceros
30. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
31. Short-Beaked Echidna
32. Siamang
33. Sumatran Tiger
34. Tasmanian Devil
35. Swamp Wallaby
36. Red-Necked Wallaby
Birds
1. Common Ostrich
2. Emu
Reptiles
1. Leopard Tortoise
2. Galapagos Giant-Tortoise
 
OskarGC said:
This is an on-show species list (by exhibit) for Taronga Western Plains Zoo as of 9/7/22. I will include the species by exhibit and then a species list by animal group @ the end.
Bold = seen

Savannah Lake
1. Ring-Tailed Lemur (missed)
2. Geoffroy's Spider-Monkey
3. Black-and-White Ruffed-Lemur

Exhibits (between Savannah Lake & Savannah Safari)
1. African Wild-Dog
2. Black Rhinoceros (bull)
3. Black Rhinoceros (cow & calf)
4. Plains Zebra, Giraffe
5. Bongo Antelope
6. Common Eland
7. White Rhinoceros (off-show)
8. Cheetah
9. Asian Elephant (bulls)
10. Asian Elephant (cows)

Savannah Safari
1. White Rhinoceros, Common Eland, Common Ostrich (male), Giraffe, Helemeted Guineafowl, Plains Zebra, Blackbuck (young males & females)

Exhibits (between Savannah Safari & The Waterhole)
1. Common Hippopotamus (cows)
2. Common Hippopotamus (bull)
3. Ring-Tailed Lemur
4. Lar Gibbon
5. Bongo Antelope
6. Sumatran Tiger
7. Plains Zebra
8. Addax
9. Addax

The Waterhole
1. Meerkat
2. empty (I think usually holds Leopard Tortoise?)
3. Barbary Sheep

Exhibits (between The Waterhole & Australia)
1. Blackbuck
2. Indian Rhinoceros (cow & calf)
3. Banteng
4. Blackbuck (adult males)
5. Dromedary Camel, Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Barbary sheep
6. Siamang
7. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
8. Indian Rhinoceros (bull/viewing time finished)
9. Przewalski's Horse
10. Fallow Deer (walkthrough)
11. Przewalski's Horse

Australia
1. Tasmanian Devil
2. Emu, Swamp Wallaby, Red-Necked Wallaby (walkthrough)
3. Koala, Quokka (inside walkthrough)
4. Short-Beaked Echidna (missed)

Lion Pride-Lands
1. Domestic Goat
2. African Lion
3. African Lion (lionesses)

Exhibits (between Lion Pride-Lands & Savannah Lake)
1. Common Ostrich
2. Onager
3. Galapagos Giant-Tortoise (indoors for winter)

Life List
Mammals
1. Addax
2. African Lion
3. African Wild-Dog
4. Asian Elephant
5. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
6. Banteng
7. Barbary Sheep
8. Blackbuck
9. Bongo Antelope
10. Cheetah
11. Common Eland
12. Common Hippopotamus
13. Domestic Goat
14. Dromedary Camel
15. Fallow Deer
16. Geoffroy's Spider-Monkey
17. Giraffe
18. Koala
19. Lar Gibbon
20. Ring-Tailed Lemur
21. Black-and-White Ruffed-Lemur
22. Meerkat
23. Onager
24. Plains Zebra
25. Przewalski's Horse
26. Quokka
27. Black Rhinoceros
28. White Rhinoceros
29. Indian Rhinoceros
30. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
31. Short-Beaked Echidna
32. Siamang
33. Sumatran Tiger
34. Tasmanian Devil
35. Swamp Wallaby
36. Red-Necked Wallaby
Birds
1. Common Ostrich
2. Emu
Reptiles
1. Leopard Tortoise
2. Galapagos Giant-Tortoise
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Thanks for the list!

36 mammals is quite impressive, although it's quite surprising to see they only have two species of birds and two species of reptiles. A Reptile House would be great, although; Werribee have brilliantly managed to include some reptile species in a 'Ranger hut' near the entrance.

OskarGC said:
2. Common Hippopotamus (bull)
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That would be Nile (1999). She's a cow.
 
OskarGC said:
I thought it was a bull since it was alone & the other four were together. This may be because of whatever's wrong with her tongue.
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Regrettably, Dubbo has no mature bulls on site (they both died). The four you saw together are Cuddles (2002) and her 1.2 offspring: Kibibi (2014), Kendi (2017) and Kani (2020). Nile (1999) lives separate.

As the only bull in the region (albeit a half grown two year old), Kani is very valuable. He will be transferred to Monarto following the arrival of two cows from Werribee.
 
OskarGC said:
I thought it was a bull since it was alone & the other four were together. This may be because of whatever's wrong with her tongue.
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That's an interesting photo, although I don't believe her tongue is always like that!

Nile comes from a different maternal line so that's why she's kept seperate; she'd most likely pose a threat to Cuddle's who's the breeding female and her calves (especially when they're younger).
 
So theres no peacocks left now? It wasn't that long ago that they recieved several cocks from a free ranging population in canberra.
 
Astrobird said:
So theres no peacocks left now? It wasn't that long ago that they recieved several cocks from a free ranging population in canberra.
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It was a species list by exhibit, so I’d assume the free ranging peacocks were a deliberate omission.

Though I wouldn’t blame any zoo for phasing out their peacocks. Once the novelty wears off, they’re a absolute nuisance.
 
Astrobird said:
So theres no peacocks left now? It wasn't that long ago that they recieved several cocks from a free ranging population in canberra.
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They still do, although they're free roaming which would explain why they weren't seen or signed for.
 
Zoofan15 said:
It was a species list by exhibit, so I’d assume the free ranging peacocks were a deliberate omission.

Though I wouldn’t blame any zoo for phasing out their peacocks. Once the novelty wears off, they’re a absolute nuisance.
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I keep several peafowl so i certainly dont find them a nuisance! Im sort of obsessed with places that have them roaming around...
 
Astrobird said:
I keep several peafowl so i certainly dont find them a nuisance! Im sort of obsessed with places that have them roaming around...
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You’d have loved Alma Park Zoo then! You couldn’t move for peacocks. Personally the screeching gets on my wick, plus they make a lot of mess everywhere.

Peacocks have no shortage of admirers however. I saw some in a graveyard at night once and they were certainly regal looking birds, perched on top of the stone monuments - when they’re not making a din, I appreciate them a great deal more. :cool:
 
Astrobird said:
I keep several peafowl so i certainly dont find them a nuisance! Im sort of obsessed with places that have them roaming around...
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Melbourne have a few roaming around and there's always a sight to see. Quite often you'll see one making its way through the crowds as if it's touring the zoo itself!
 
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