Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

Meaghan Edwards

Meaghan Edwards

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Here's my little list:

-Giant Panda
-Takin
-Bush Dog
-Generuk
-Mexican Wolf
-Raccoon Dog
-Dingo
-Jackal (any)
-Bonobo
-Golden Cat
-Pallas' Cat
-Sumatran Rhino
-Cape Buffalo
-Saiga Antelope
-Nile Crocodile
-Japanese Giant Salamander
-Bird of Paradise (any species)
-Cassowary

There's more, but this is just on the top of my head :D
 
Off that list i only need to see Generuk,Mexican Wolf and Saiga.But have to admit would love to see any of the 3.
 
-golden snub-nosed monkey
-douc langur
-bush dog
-racoon dog
-bonobo
-saiga
-palla's cat
-spanish ibex
-somali wild ass
-chinese dhole
 
Giant Panda
Sun Bear
Saiga
Sumatran Rhino
Koala
Wombat
Tree Kangaroo
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Japanese Giant Salamander
Gharial
Drill
Spotted Hyena
 
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-platypus
-numbat
-greater bilby
-proboscis monkey
-rusty-spotted cat
-brown hyena
-masked palm-civet
-crab-eating raccoon
-zebra duiker (not sure there are any left)
-Jentinck's duiker (not sure there are any left)
-beira (not in zoos, but in private hands)
-bharal
-musk deer
-Philippine spotted deer
-Australian brush turkey
-black-necked stork
-jabiru
-tuatara
-great hammerhead shark
-whale shark
 
I have seen all but three of these too - I've never seen Mexican wolf, saiga or Sumatran rhino.

The other things I would like to see include:-
Amazon river dolphin
blue duck
bushmaster
Desmarest's fig parrot
dugong
giant eland
golden snub-nosed monkey
great white shark
gyrfalcon
kaka
king bird of paradise
New Caledonia giant gecko
numbat
platypus
sable
satin bowerbird
sea otter
solitary lory
squid (any species)
superb lyrebird
Steller's sea lion
Tahiti blue lory
whale shark​

That's enough to be going on with :)

Alan
 
I've seen all but 2 from the original list: saiga antelope and jackal. Interesting enough jackals are hardly represented throughout North American zoos, as I've seen around 45 zoos on that continent and zero jackals.

Animals I'd like to see: proboscis monkey, numbat, brown hyena.
 
You guys are going to make my list longer :-D I'd also love to see Platypus, Quoll, Bilby and so many Australian critters, Sea Otters, Bower Bird, Great White Shark, Brown Hyena, Aardwolf, Striped Hyena (I might have seen them in African Lion Safari in the 80's but that was sooo long ago), Aardvark, Lyrebird, Spanish Lynx, Snub Nosed Monkey, Amazon River Dolphin, any Duiker, Capercaillie, Kakapo, Kiwi . . .
 
i wold like to see

Saiga
Cape Buffalo
Gaur
White tailed gnu
Topi
Giant Sable Antelope
Markhor
Dall's Sheep
Bighorn Sheep
Ibex
Kiang
Capr Mountain Zebra
Javan/Sumatran Rhino
Giant Panda
Giant Otter
Black Baer
King Cheetah
Musk ox
Hyena (any)
Yak
plus many many more
 
my list:
clouded leopard
manatee (& dugong)
spotted hyena
douc langur
prroboscis monkey
sifaka (despite my nearest zoo having them!)
borad nosed gentle lemur (same again)
numbat
bilby
platypus
echidna
giant panda
narrow strriped mobgoose
otter civet
giant otter
uakari:D
 
I could die a happy man if I saw a Platypus, short and sweet. I could list others I wouldn't mind seeing but Platypus are my favorite
 
With me I'd love to see either of these animals :

Sumatran Rhino
Indian Rhino,
Javan Rhino
Moon bear ( asiatic black bear)
Indo-chinese Tiger,
Dugong
Great white Shark
Dolphin ( any species)
Green anaconda
Orinoco Crocodile
Chinese Alligator
Giant Panda
 
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just did a quick tally and there's about 110 species listed on this thread - and I've only seen 28 of them in zoos! But I've seen 15 of them in the wild.

I couldn't list all the species I'd like to see one day because it would be far too long, but among them would be:
giant anteater
giant armadillo (well, any armadillo really)
yapok
hairy frog
Lake Titicaca frog
tarsier
aye-aye
otter civet
banded linsang
etc etc etc
 
@ Chlidonias, i believe this thread was about Zoo Animals, and as far as a know some of your animals are not in zoos :P

My list:
- Giant panda
- Long-beaked echidna
- Silky Anteater (only 1 listed on ISIS, but they are in "the trade")
- Giant Elephant shrew (any)
- Pangolin (any)
- Platypus
- Male Birds of paradise (only seen a juvenile King BoP)
- Dugongs
- Smooth-coated/spotted necked otter
- Kiwi
- Tarsier

There's bound to be more...
 
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Colin said:
I could die a happy man if I saw a Platypus, short and sweet. I could list others I wouldn't mind seeing but Platypus are my favorite
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If you can afford the airfare, go to Tasmania and sit by a stream- you wouldn't have any difficulty seeing them wild.

The chance of them entering a zoo outside Oz would seem remote to me.
 
Pertinax said:
If you can afford the airfare, go to Tasmania and sit by a stream- you wouldn't have any difficulty seeing them wild.

The chance of them entering a zoo outside Oz would seem remote to me.
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I may take your advice. There is nothing better than seeing an animal in the wild. Australia has always been my top place to visit. I'm sure I'll make it some day.
 
Colin said:
I may take your advice. There is nothing better than seeing an animal in the wild. Australia has always been my top place to visit. I'm sure I'll make it some day.
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I can promise you won't have too much difficulty seeing them in the wild, especially in Tasmania. Best time is probably evening. I think Healesville and maybe still Melbourne exhibit thhem in captivity too.
 
Healesville, Melbourne and Taronga all have the famous platypus...but I'm sure that seeing them in the wild would be amazing.
 
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