Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

[Cat-Man]

were are the species being crossed off?

 

[Arizona Docent]

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.

Do you have a link or info on that study? Here is a link to 2008 IUCN red list, which shows it as a wildcat subspecies:

IUCN Red List (version 2009.1) - Felis silvestris ssp. bieti

 

[gentle lemur]

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
...
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 !

There are two more you might be able to cross off. I think Living Coasts have King Eiders and the Deep at Hull had a giant octopus last year (and it's still mentioned on the website, so I presume it's still alive, but cephalopods are so short-lived that I can't be sure).

Alan

 

[bongorob]

Cat Man the species to be crossed off are at

Black Wildebeest Newquay
Magellanic Penguin Blackpool
Chestnut-mandibilled Toucan Amazon World and Paradise Park (Broxbourne)
Sifaka Port Lympne and Cotswold

 

[ZooMania]

My own list would be then:

Giant Panda
Kagu
Kiwi
Koala
Topi
Hartebeest
Birds Of Paradise (excluding Chester’s Red’s)
Gharial
Bawean Deer
Thorold’s Deer
Black Wildebeest
South China Tiger
Red Howler Monkey
Plate Billed Mountain Toucan
Lear’s Macaw
Tasmanian Devils
Dingo
Polar Bear
Shoebill
Andean Flamingo
James Flamingo
Wolverine
Saiga
Madagascan Crested Ibis
Mountain Tapir
Baird’s Tapir
Pangolin
Douc Langur

And I could stay here all night typing the full list out to be honest. Some of these species are kept in the UK, so it hopefully shouldn’t be too long before I can cross them off. Last year I was able to cross off Gerenuk, Yellow Backed Duiker, Impala and Thompson’s Gazelle off my list. And this year I saw my first Hummingbird, Woolly Necked Stork and Abdim’s Stork (with the last two, it’s the first time I recall seeing them anyway). Hopefully a visit to Edinburgh in the next year or so should knock a few off.

 

[Zoo Visitor]

My own list would be then:

Giant Panda
Kagu
Kiwi
Koala
Topi
Hartebeest
Birds Of Paradise (excluding Chester’s Red’s)
Gharial
Bawean Deer
Thorold’s Deer
Black Wildebeest
South China Tiger
Red Howler Monkey
Plate Billed Mountain Toucan
Lear’s Macaw
Tasmanian Devils
Dingo
Polar Bear
Shoebill
Andean Flamingo
James Flamingo
Wolverine
Saiga
Madagascan Crested Ibis
Mountain Tapir
Baird’s Tapir
Pangolin
Douc Langur

And I could stay here all night typing the full list out to be honest. Some of these species are kept in the UK, so it hopefully shouldn’t be too long before I can cross them off. Last year I was able to cross off Gerenuk, Yellow Backed Duiker, Impala and Thompson’s Gazelle off my list. And this year I saw my first Hummingbird, Woolly Necked Stork and Abdim’s Stork (with the last two, it’s the first time I recall seeing them anyway). Hopefully a visit to Edinburgh in the next year or so should knock a few off.

The ONLY zoo to exhibit Douc langurs in the U.S. is now the Philadelphia Zoo. The San Diego Zoo had two, but one died. The survivor is now getting acclimated to her new home in Philadelphia.

So, try to come to Philadelphia - you will love all the other animals in my favorite zoo, too!

In the meantime, if you want, you can look at two of my videos of the Philadelphia Zoo Douc langurs that will soon be joined by the one from San Diego.

(I also have more videos showing the Douc langurs on my YouTube channel, but I especially like these.)

 

[boof]

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.

Have you managed to cross any of your list in the last couple of months?

 

[Bwassa]

There are two more you might be able to cross off. I think Living Coasts have King Eiders and the Deep at Hull had a giant octopus last year (and it's still mentioned on the website, so I presume it's still alive, but cephalopods are so short-lived that I can't be sure).

Alan

Thanks Alan.
Didn't see the King Eiders at Living Coasts when we visited last October, and believe me, I did look.
Will have to check out the Deep at Hull.

 

[Eagle]

@ZooMania:
You can see Douc Langurs,Red Howlers, Saigas (one Saiga) in Cologne.
Hummingbirds,Birds of Paradise, Baird's Tapirs, Shoebills, Andean Flamingos, Polar Bears and Kagus can be seen in Wuppertal.
You can see Koalas and Wolverines in Duisburg.
Just come to Germany und travel to these Zoos.
The distance between these 3 zoos isn't very much.
Maximum 50 kilometres

 

[ZooMania]

@ZooMania:
You can see Douc Langurs,Red Howlers, Saigas (one Saiga) in Cologne.
Hummingbirds,Birds of Paradise, Baird's Tapirs, Shoebills, Andean Flamingos, Polar Bears and Kagus can be seen in Wuppertal.
You can see Koalas and Wolverines in Duisburg.
Just come to Germany und travel to these Zoos.
The distance between these 3 zoos isn't very much.
Maximum 50 kilometres

Yeap, definatly plan on vistining Germany in the future

 

[Quartz92]

Here is my list:

-Giant Panda
-Bush Dog
-Generuk
-Dingo
-Bonobo
-Sumatran Rhino
-Cape Buffalo
-Saiga Antelope
-Nile Crocodile
-Japanese Giant Salamander
-Bird of Paradise (any species)
-Cassowary
-Bongo (summer)
-Glden snub-nosed monkey
-Douc langur
-Platypus
-Tasmanian Devil (I know I have seen them but just can’t remember them)
-Proboscis monkey
-Crab-eating raccoon
-Great hammerhead shark
-Whale shark
-Manta ray
-Markhor
-Drill
-Amazon river dolphin
-Dugong
-Great white shark
-Aardvark
-Giant anteater (summer)
-White tailed gnu
-Giant otter
-Sloth bear (summer)
-Red uakari
-California condor
-Wolverine
-Javan rhinoceros
-Black rhino
-Kiwi
-Marine Iguana
-Mountain Zebra
-Sunbear
-Asiatic Black Bear
-Vancouver Island Marmot (recently saw one in the Toronto Zoo’s Animal health Centre)
-Fisher
-Fishing Cat
-Guanaco
-Pronghorn
-Penguin (any species)
-Coati (summer)
-Rock Hyrax (summer)
-Golden eagle (summer)
-North American Porcupine (summer)
-Reeve’s Muntjac (summer)
-Dingo
-DeBrazza’s and Patas monkeys
-Ocelot
-Aye-aye
-Sifaka
-Lemur (any species)
-Fossa
-Any species of exotic fish, birds and reptiles that are not kept at Toronto, Calgary, DAK, and SeaWorld Orlando!


(summer) means my trip to Calgary Zoo this summer!

@Red Panda, there are many Bactrian Camels in North America! Sorry if someone has already told you about this.

 

[Hvedekorn]

I really wouldn't mind seeing someone of the following:

Australian Sea Lion
South American Sea Lion
South Atlantic Elephant Seal
Steller Sea Lion
Amazon River Dolphin
Beluga
Commerson's Dolphin
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
Killer Whale
Malayan Flying Lemur
Malayan Sun Bear
Sloth Bear
Spectacled Bear
Black-Footed Cat
Clouded Leopard
Cougar
Fishing Cat
Geoffroy's Cat
Manul
North American Lynx
Pampas Cat
Sand Cat
Dhole
Cuvier's Gazelle
Dama Gazelle
Dorcas Gazelle
Giant Eland
Goitered Gazelle
Oribi
Pronghorn
Slender-Horned Gazelle
Banteng
Mountain Anoa
Chacoan Peccary
Giant Forest Hog
Argali
Bharal
Bighorn Sheep
Wild Goat
Japanese Serow
Mountain Goat
Saiga Antelope
West Caucasian Tur
Common Wallaroo
Koala
Numbat
Southern Dibbler
Echidna
Baird's Tapir
Pangolin
Siamang
Silvery Gibbon
Douc Langur
Drill
Gelada Baboon
Golden-headed Leaf Monkey
Pied Tamarin
Proboscis Monkey
Mouse Lemur
Tarsier
Mountain Hare
Riverine Rabbit
Mountain Viscacha
American Red Squirrel
Columbian Ground Squirrel
European Suslik
Black-Footed Ferret
Giant Otter
North American River Otter
Tayra
Three-toed Sloth
Andean Condor
Mauritius Kestrel
Southern Caracara
Elf Owl
Tengmalm's Owl
Black-necked Crane
Weka
Nicobar Pigeon
Barrow's Goldeneye
Blue Duck
Comb Duck
Meller's Duck
White-winged Duck
White-faced Whistling Duck
Trumpeter Swan
Kingfisher
Kiwi
Spix's Macaw
Neotropic Cormorant
Bird of Paradise
Horned Guan
Puffin
Tiger Heron
Green Heron
Little Blue Heron
Reddish Heron
Night Heron (strange is, I've went to numerous zoos with night herons, but never seen them)
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
American Crocodile
Belize Crocodile
False Gharial
Gharial
Johnston's Crocodile
Marsh Crocodile
New Guinea Crocodile
Orinoco Crocodile
Yacare Caiman
Loggerhead
Cameroon Toad
Cururu Toad

Damn, that was a lot. And many of them are even quite common. Apparently, I'm not a very experienced zoo-goer yet

 

[Chlidonias]

I've just re-read this whole thread and quite liked this from Arizona Docent over a year ago:

Maybe the same will happen with iberian lynx that a couple people mention (and is a top on my list as a cat fanatic). Their numbers are increasing in captivity, there will be six breeding centers by the end of this year, and Zoo Jerez has them off exhibit. Maybe Zoo Jerez will be allowed to build a public display in a couple years?

now with a follow-up thread from him from this year when he saw one in the wild, lucky devil
http://www.zoochat.com/339/iberian-lynx-trip-report-184364/

 

[Jordan-Jaguar97]

My List;
Indo-Chinese Tiger
Bornean Gibbon
Sumatran Rhino
Golden Cat
Giant Panda
Mountain Gorilla
Mexican Wolf
Iberian Lynx

 

[jusko88]

Gelada
Star-nosed Mole
Tree Pangolin
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
Red Wolf
Dhole
Walrus
Ratel
American Badger
African clawless otter/spotted neck otter
Serval
Margay
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Tamandua
Cottontop Tamarin
Night Monkey
Lowland Paca
Uakari
Striped Hyena
California Condor
Harpy Eagle
Secretary Bird
Kagu
Greater Roadrunner
Frilled Lizard
Axolotl
Emperor Penguin
Adelie Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Beluga
Bighorn Sheep
Markhor
Muskox
Ibex
Manta Ray
Whale Shark
Great White Shark
African Forest Buffalo
Babirusa
Musk Deer
Pudu
Pygmy Hippo
Peccary
Malayan Tapir
Baird's Tapir
South American Tapir
Mountain Tapir
Gerenuk
Somali Wild Ass

 

[zoogiraffe]

Gelada
Star-nosed Mole
Tree Pangolin
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
Red Wolf
Dhole
Walrus
Ratel
American Badger
African clawless otter/spotted neck otter
Serval
Margay
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Tamandua
Cottontop Tamarin
Night Monkey
Lowland Paca
Uakari
Striped Hyena
California Condor
Harpy Eagle
Secretary Bird
Kagu
Greater Roadrunner
Frilled Lizard
Axolotl
Emperor Penguin
Adelie Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Beluga
Bighorn Sheep
Markhor
Muskox
Ibex
Manta Ray
Whale Shark
Great White Shark
African Forest Buffalo
Babirusa
Musk Deer
Pudu
Pygmy Hippo
Peccary
Malayan Tapir
Baird's Tapir
South American Tapir
Mountain Tapir
Gerenuk
Somali Wild Ass

I have just scared myself reading your list,as I have seen 34 out 50 that you have listed!In some cases I have in seen more than 1 sub-species of the animal in question.

 

[PAT]

I noticed a lot of Australian species in peoples lists that I take for granted here in Australia but there are a lot of species that all of you'd take for granted that I'd have to leave the country to see.
Here is my list:-
~River Dolphin (any)
~Sumatran Rhino
~Manatee (any)
~Okapi
~Takin
~Walrus
~Warthog or Red River Hog
~Duiker (any)
And finally Giant Panda which I'll hopefully be seeing in Adelaide later this year.

I love rediscovering threads like this. I can cross a couple of these off now. I've gone one step further than seeing manatees and actually hand fed them at Singapore Zoo. I've also seen okapi, warthog, red river hog, two species of duiker, and giant pandas in two different zoos now.

I might add a few more though.
~Long-nosed Echidna
~Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
~Bald Uakari
~I only need to see two more bear species (American Black Bear and Sloth Bear)
~Two more hyenas (Brown Hyena and Aardwolf)
~My last tapir (Mountain Tapir)
~And 3 more cranes (Whooping, Siberian, and Hooded)

 

[Maguari]

~I only need to see two more bear species (American Black Bear and Sloth Bear)
~Two more hyenas (Brown Hyena and Aardwolf)
~My last tapir (Mountain Tapir)
~And 3 more cranes (Whooping, Siberian, and Hooded)

This is an interesting topic - groups where we're one or two species away from seeing every species. I recently 'completed' storks, with the Greater Adjutants at Hanoi and Saigon Zoos. However, groups I'm still 'one away' on include:

- peccaries (need to see Chacoan)
- tapirs (need to see Mountain)
- cranes (need to see Whooping)
- crocodilians (on a pre-splitting 23-species taxonomy - need to see Orinoco Croc)
- tuataras (need to see guentheri )

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Considering how few zoos I have been to, and the much-reduced range of species visible in the UK now compared to even a decade ago, I am shocked at how many of these I have seen!

Gelada
Star-nosed Mole
Tree Pangolin
Bush Dog
Maned Wolf
Red Wolf
Dhole
Walrus
Ratel
American Badger
African clawless otter/spotted neck otter
Serval
Margay
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Tamandua
Cottontop Tamarin
Night Monkey
Lowland Paca
Uakari
Striped Hyena
California Condor
Harpy Eagle
Secretary Bird
Kagu
Greater Roadrunner
Frilled Lizard
Axolotl
Emperor Penguin
Adelie Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Beluga
Bighorn Sheep
Markhor
Muskox
Ibex
Manta Ray
Whale Shark
Great White Shark
African Forest Buffalo
Babirusa
Musk Deer
Pudu
Pygmy Hippo
Peccary
Malayan Tapir
Baird's Tapir
South American Tapir
Mountain Tapir
Gerenuk
Somali Wild Ass

So, that's a total of 20. I'm pretty sure a lot of the above are absent from European collections these days, too.

 

[Maguari]

Considering how few zoos I have been to, and the much-reduced range of species visible in the UK now compared to even a decade ago, I am shocked at how many of these I have seen!



So, that's a total of 20. I'm pretty sure a lot of the above are absent from European collections these days, too.

Of jusko88's list, the following are absent from European collections:

Star-nosed Mole
Tree Pangolin
Red Wolf
American Badger
African clawless otter
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Uakari
California Condor
Emperor Penguin
Manta Ray
Whale Shark
Great White Shark
Mountain Tapir
Gerenuk

Quite a few others are only kept in very small numbers.