Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

On this topic, it was a great thrill a few weeks ago, when visiting Mexico City's Chapultepec Zoo, to see their great exhibit for their unique Volcano Rabbits. After visiting over 210 zoos worldwide, it's fairly rare when I see an animal I've never seen before, so when it happens, it's a thrill.
 
Ajkwaba: You're in luck, the UK now holds all three hyeana species! (Though you'll have to hurry to Colchester quick before their elderly spotted hyeana kicks the bucket, and I've heard the Brown Hyeana at Port Lymnpe are very hard to see)
 
Marwell Dalek said:
Ajkwaba: You're in luck, the UK now holds all three hyeana species! (Though you'll have to hurry to Colchester quick before their elderly spotted hyeana kicks the bucket, and I've heard the Brown Hyeana at Port Lymnpe are very hard to see)
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Actually, if you can make it to the Berlin Tierpark (in the former East Berlin), they have ALL THREE hyena species right there.
 
Blackduiker

I remember when the Los Angeles Zoo use to exhibit all three species of Hyenas; Brown, Spotted and Striped. But currently exhibit none. And they were also the first zoo to ever exhibit all four species of tapirs simultaneously; Malayan, Mountain, Baird's and South American. Currently they exhibit only Mountain and Baird's Tapirs. Hopefully they'll add the other two again someday.
 
When it comes to "complete collections", the Berlin Tierpark is the best I've ever seen, by far! They not only have all 3 hyena species on exhibit, but other examples include:
(a) Two different species of Takins.
(b) Three different species of Zebras, in adjacent yards.
(c) All four species of llamas in enormous side-by-side yards.
(d) Both Asian and African elephants, displayed near their ancient relatives, manatees.

Believe me, it's pretty impressive!
 
Speaking of rare animals, the Columbus Zoo's Roadhouse exhibit already contains quite a few very rare species (North Island Brown Kiwi, Banded Palm Civet, Tiger Quoll, Lesser Dog Faced Fruit Bat). We are planning to add new species because of a string of recent deaths. I'm hoping for some more rare species given the history of that building because we have previously housed Ground Cuscus and Tasmanian Devils.
 
Blackduiker

boof said:
unicorn
bunyip
yeti
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Well now if we're going to include cryptids here is my list:

Orang Pendek
Agogwe
Sasquatch
Marsupial Tiger
Nandi Bear
Nessie
Tessie
California Giant Salamander
Devil Monkey
Chupacabra
Yeti
Bunyip
Champ
Ogopogo
Giant Anaconda
Jersey Devil
Kongamato
Mapinguary
Marozi
Mngwa
Moa
Dodo Bird
Mokele-Mbembe
Skunk Ape
Thunderbird
Thylacine
Yowie
Yeren
Shunka Warak'in
Megalodon
Pygmy Rhinoceros
Lusca
Momo
Morag
Pygmy Elephant
Sisemite
Didi
Teh-Lma
Ucu
Waitoreke
Tatzelwurm

Just a hobby of mine for the last 40 years.:D
 
ColumbusZoo001 said:
Speaking of rare animals, the Columbus Zoo's Roadhouse exhibit already contains quite a few very rare species (North Island Brown Kiwi, Banded Palm Civet, Tiger Quoll, Lesser Dog Faced Fruit Bat). We are planning to add new species because of a string of recent deaths. I'm hoping for some more rare species given the history of that building because we have previously housed Ground Cuscus and Tasmanian Devils.
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Looking forward to hear what those new species may be.
 
I would love to see:

an aye-aye
a bonobo
wolverine

But there are also some I have seen in the past, but would like to see again, like:

aoudads
barasingha deer
caracals
black rhino

I do hope all of you who haven't seen a Pallas' cat yet will have a chance to soon.

They are really cute and interesting animals.
 
Pretty average list with some pretty ordinary animals (I just haven't been to a zoo that had them when I last went :p ) but:

Dingo
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Przewalski Horse
Asian Elephant
Javan/Indian/Sumatran Rhino
Sumatran Tiger
Golden Cheeked Gibbon
Woolly Monkey
Markhor
Beluga
Kiwi
Kakapo
Angola Lion
Wolf (any species)
Addax
Scimitar Horned Oryx
Pygmy Hippo
Giant Sable Antelope
Bongo
Secretary Bird
Aardvark
Armadillo

There are a others, but I either can't remember them, or they're unlikely to ever successfully be kept in captivity (like narwhal) or they're extinct :rolleyes:
 
Jacobea said:
Pretty average list with some pretty ordinary animals (I just haven't been to a zoo that had them when I last went :p ) but:

Dingo
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Przewalski Horse
Asian Elephant
Javan/Indian/Sumatran Rhino
Sumatran Tiger
Golden Cheeked Gibbon
Woolly Monkey
Markhor
Beluga
Kiwi
Kakapo
Angola Lion
Wolf (any species)
Addax
Scimitar Horned Oryx
Pygmy Hippo
Giant Sable Antelope
Bongo
Secretary Bird
Aardvark
Armadillo
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If you make the relatively short trip to Whipsnade (presuming you live in London) you will be able to see 7 of those species (the enboldened ones)

London also has Sumatran Tigers and Aardvark
 
A bit of a strange one for me at the top.

European black belleid (or Common) hamster
Platypus
Emperor penguin
Bonobo
Gorilla
Orangutan
Proboscuc monkey
Snow leopard
Cheetah
Manitee

Hopefully I'll go to some way of seeing some of them on my holiday in September. I'll be visiting Chester Zoo, Bristol Zoo, Longleat, Howletts and Twycross.
 
Bonobo
Clouded Leopard
Jaguar
Golden Snub Nosed Monkey
Hoolock Gibbon
Ocelot
Siberian/Amur Tiger
Striped Hyena
Wolverine
Sumatran Rhino
Saiga
Eastern Lowland Gorilla
 
It's really strange for me that so many people haven't seen species wich are so common in Europe, like Jackal, Hyena, Cheeta, Raccoon Dog.... But perhaps my lost will also contain some common species :D:

African Golden Cat
Marbled Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Andean Mountain Cat
Flat-headed Cat
Iberian Lynx
Iriomoto Cat
Canadese Lynx
South-China Tiger
Bornean Clouded Leopard
Pale Fox
Brown Hyena
Dugong
Sumatran Rhino
Javan Rhino
Hoolock Gibbon
Pileated Gibbon
Sumatran Orang-utan
Drill
Aye-aye
Platypus
Wombat
Numbat
Mountain Tapir
Ribbon Seal
Harp Seal
Leopard Seal
Elephant Seal (both Northern and Southern)
Orca
Beluga
Common Dolphin
Striped Dolphin
Tree Porcupine
Yellow Eyed Penguin
Fiordland/Snares Penguin
Fairy penguin
Manta
Whale Shark
Great White Shrak
etc.
 
I've been meaning to do a list for ages, so today I did a quick one.

giant armadillo
pangolin
saiga
pronghorn
mountain nyala
Jentink's duiker
Sumatran rhinoceros
gerenuk
douc langur
gharial
kagu
kakapo
shoebill stork
 
michaelfan said:
African Golden Cat
Marbled Cat
Chinese Mountain Cat
Andean Mountain Cat
Flat-headed Cat
Iberian Lynx
Iriomoto Cat
Canadese Lynx
South-China Tiger
Bornean Clouded Leopard
Pale Fox
Brown Hyena
Dugong
Sumatran Rhino
Javan Rhino
Hoolock Gibbon
Pileated Gibbon
Sumatran Orang-utan
Drill
Aye-aye
Platypus
Wombat
Numbat
Mountain Tapir
Ribbon Seal
Harp Seal
Leopard Seal
Elephant Seal (both Northern and Southern)
Orca
Beluga
Common Dolphin
Striped Dolphin
Tree Porcupine
Yellow Eyed Penguin
Fiordland/Snares Penguin
Fairy penguin
Manta
Whale Shark
Great White Shrak
etc.
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Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with the cat list (except Canada Lynx, which is relatively common here in U.S.). Iberian Lynx breeding program is going better than expected, so maybe they will put some on display one day at a Spanish zoo (Zoo Jerez has some off-exhibit). And now that bornean clouded leopard is a separate species, I have to add that too (it was so much easier when we thought it was just a regular clouded leopard like those in zoos already). Marbled cat and Flat-headed cat can both be got at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. In case you haven't heard, Chinese mountain cat has been downlisted to a subspecies of wildcat.
 
Arizona Docent said:
Chinese mountain cat has been downlisted to a subspecies of wildcat.
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No it isn't. Study in 2007 has proven it is a close relative of the Wild Cat, but it's still an seperate species at the moment. I believe there are some CHinese Mountain Cats in Beijing Zoo and perhaps some other Chinese Zoos.
 
Right, I've had a good think and here's my list. Although I know I will think of others as soon as I've logged off! The ones with a * will hopefully be crossed off this year.
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Tree Kangaroo (any)
Sifaka *
Uakari (any)
Proboscis Monkey
Douc Langur
Giant Armadillo
Pangolin (any)
Amazon River Dolphin
Beluga
Leopard Seal
Elephant Seal
Dugong
Sumatran Rhino
Javan Rhino
Pronghorn
Black Wildebeest *
Saiga
Kiwi (any)
Magellanic Penguin *
Shoebill Stork
King Eider
Philippine Eagle
Kakapo
Hoatzin
Red-Knobbed Hornbill
Helmeted Hornbill
Chestnut-Mandibled Toucan *
Emerald Toucanet
Cock of the Rock
Greater Bird of Paradise
Gharial
American Crocodile
Orinoco Crocodile
Black Caiman
Bushmaster
Marine Iguana
Thorny Devil
Goliath Frog
Pacific Giant Octopus

A lot of species have been crossed off my list in the last couple of years, otherwise it would be twice as long !
 
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