Zoo Bucket List

Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
I have no idea if they are but I listened to a podcast a while back that I think mentioned that there are.

Which other species ? of golden mole ?
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I meant Platypus, Numbat and Bilby. Golden moles are probably also absent in Captivity, but to see them in the wild as bit "easier", than the elusive Marsupial moles. There are not in the same Family, though.

Edit. Is the podcast mentioned Marsupial Moles in Captivity ?
 
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twilighter said:
I ment Platypus, Numbat and Bilby. Golden moles are probably also absent in Captivity, but to see them in the wild as bit "easier", than the elusive Marsupial moles. There are not in a same Family, though.
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I would like to see those three species most of all. I suppose they are at a number of different Australian zoos so if I ever visit that continent I would definitely try to see all three.

Regarding golden moles, I know they are from different families just a typo where I meant to say marsupial moal. I suppose that convergent evolution of these different mammals is what fascinates me.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
I would like to see those three species most of all. I suppose they are at a number of different Australian zoos so if I ever visit that continent I would definitely try to see all three.
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I am very curious if they are present anywhere outside Australia. I have seen the Platypuses in San Diego, but the Bilby is also a very exciting animal. There were rumors that they would arrive in Leipzig a few years ago, but nothing happened unfortunately..
 
twilighter said:
I am very curious if they are present anywhere outside Australia. I have seen the Platypuses in San Diego, but the Bilby is also a very exciting animal. There were rumors that they would arrive in Leipzig a few years ago, but nothing happened unfortunately..
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I think I remember reading somewhere that the bilby is only in captivity within Australia but I'm not 100 % sure of that.

Seeing a platypus one day would be a dream come true :D, I think there are probably a lot of zoochatters with the same wish.
 
Georgia Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Okinawa Aquarium, The Deep, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Omaha Zoo, and the Berlin zoos/aquarium are all on my list.
 
Pertinax said:
Just to make you jealous, I've seen all three of these(Bilby, Platypus, Numbat), but no, they are not kept outside of Australia.
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You certainly succeeded in making me jealous hahaha :p

I think that apart from a few of the small cats and primates it is only really the Australian marsupials (have to add tasmanian devil and cuscus to that list) and monotremes (in the case of the platypus) that I feel are missing from my mammal bucket list (I dont really have one for reptiles, amphibians or birds).
 
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I was also lucky enough too see Platypus ( Taronga, Melbourne Zoo, Sydney Wild Life and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ), Numbat ( Perth Zoo ) and Bilby ( Taronga, Sydney Wild Life, Adelaide Zoo and Alice Springs Desert Park - also semi-wildlife during their Nocturnal Tour ) during my unforgettable trip throughout Australia and Tasmania.
 
Jakub said:
I was also lucky enough too see Platypus ( Taronga, Melbourne Zoo, Sydney Wild Life and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary ), Numbat ( Perth Zoo ) and Bilby ( Taronga, Sydney Wild Life, Adelaide Zoo and Alice Springs Desert Park - also semi-wildlife during their Nocturnal Tour ) during my unforgettable trip throughout Australia and Tasmania.
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I'm going green with envy :p:D
 
Still waiting for my 200th zoo because of Covid19, and that could be either Chester, Budapest or Wroclaw (at least a big one).

Others are:
-Cincinnati, Toledo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland and Fort Wayne or Indianapolis as soon as there is a chance (and the money) to visit the USA again.
-A zoo tour in Japan with the usual suspects (Ueno, Tama, Zoorasia, Kamogawa Sea World, all the big aquariums like Ring of Fire Osaka)
-Maybe the zoos and Safari Parks in China, specially those in Shanghai and Beijing.
-Sosto Zoo
-Madrid Zoo and Faunia Madrid
-Port Lympne and Howletts
-Moscow zoo and Moscow Aquarium
-Beekse Bergen and Ammersfoort
-Oklahoma, Sedgwick County Wichita and Kansas City
-Melbourne Zoo and its sister parks in Victoria
-Chattanooga Aquarium, Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville and St. Louis

After that, I can probably say I have seen all of the most famous zoos in the World (what will still take a little time...;))
 
Platypus are quite easy to see wild in the right places, from personal experience (4 or 5 on one evening). Missed numbat however, but will be heading back to WA one day. Bilby only in captivity in NT.
 
zoomaniac said:
Still waiting for my 200th zoo because of Covid19, and that could be either Chester, Budapest or Wroclaw (at least a big one).

Others are:
-Cincinnati, Toledo, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Cleveland and Fort Wayne or Indianapolis as soon as there is a chance (and the money) to visit the USA again.
-A zoo tour in Japan with the usual suspects (Ueno, Tama, Zoorasia, Kamogawa Sea World, all the big aquariums like Ring of Fire Osaka)
-Maybe the zoos and Safari Parks in China, specially those in Shanghai and Beijing.
-Sosto Zoo
-Madrid Zoo and Faunia Madrid
-Port Lympne and Howletts
-Moscow zoo and Moscow Aquarium
-Beekse Bergen and Ammersfoort
-Oklahoma, Sedgwick County Wichita and Kansas City
-Melbourne Zoo and its sister parks in Victoria
-Chattanooga Aquarium, Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville and St. Louis

After that, I can probably say I have seen all of the most famous zoos in the World (what will still take a little time...;))
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Based on my experiences today, I can wholeheartedly recommend Wroclaw as zoo number 200 ;).
 
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