Yes, thanks for reminding me, I've amended it nowAfrica Alive?
ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020
- Thread starter ShonenJake13
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Wasn't my intention to remind you, I was playing my own mini game of "Guess The Zoo!".
The status of the Thallomys species is quite unclear but the curator is leaning towards them being loringi...
Are the bettongs onshow now?
Otherwise, I wouldn't mention them would I?
They are for some time already, placed in the aviary next to the marmoset house.
Time for a long-awaited scoreboard update:
lintworm – 97
HOMIN96 – 83
Vision – 69
ShonenJake13 – 62
pipaluk – 53
Mr. Zootycoon – 45
ThomasNotTom – 44
KevinVar – 37
Lemur02 – 36
MagpieGoose – 30
Najade – 28
pangolin12 – 22
Brum – 21
Marhi – 19
migdog – 7
Luca Bronzi – 4
Ursus – 2
lintworm – 97
HOMIN96 – 83
Vision – 69
ShonenJake13 – 62
pipaluk – 53
Mr. Zootycoon – 45
ThomasNotTom – 44
KevinVar – 37
Lemur02 – 36
MagpieGoose – 30
Najade – 28
pangolin12 – 22
Brum – 21
Marhi – 19
migdog – 7
Luca Bronzi – 4
Ursus – 2
Ah right, the place that they had one in when we visited last autumn?Otherwise, I wouldn't mention them would I?
They are for some time already, placed in the aviary next to the marmoset house.
Which species of spiny mouse?
I think they were labelled cilicicus, I doubt I'll get another species though. The reason they were just labelled spiny mouse is probably because that species isn't African!
Indeed - the Turkish spiny mouse...thanks! Curious as to why they haven’t tried for an African species of spiny mouse as there definitely are some out there in European zoos.
It’s always good to note which species anyway, as there are a lot of smaller zoos with Arabian spiny mice, not Turkish
Axe Valley Wildlife Park
45. Finlayson's Squirrel (Finally) - the zoo seem to hold a pair.
According to another Zoochatter (@FBBird ) Rock Hyrax have been added to the collection since my last visit.. subspecies is yet to be reported
Colchester Zoo- 20/07/2020
31) Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Hemsley Conservation Centre- 21/07/2020
32) Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
33) Southern Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Wildwood Trust- 21/07/2020
34) Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
35) Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
36) Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
37) European Beaver (Castor fiber)
38) House Mouse (Mus musculus)
39) Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Wingham Wildlife Park- 23/07/2020
40) Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)
Chester Zoo- 28/07/2020
41) Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
Dudley Zoo (07/03)
14. Linne's two-toed sloth
15. Giant anteater
16. Seba's short-tailed bat
17. Black rat
18. Harvest mouse
19. Turkish spiny mouse
20. House mouse
21. Naked mole rat
Think that's it, if not I'll update again later.
First update in a loooong time, and a species I'm not quite sure how I've missed...
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (6/8/20)
22. Azara's Agouti
Wildlands Emmen, August 28
38. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
39. Black rat (Rattus rattus)
40. Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris exalbidus)
I also forgot domesticated animals in my previous lists so:
41. Domestic mouse (Mus musculus) (GaiaZoo)
42. Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) (GaiaZoo)
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With C. tschudii in Schönebeck turning out to be C. aperea, I was on 96 before I headed to France. Out of the roughly 30 zoos visited, only a few had additions for this challenge.
Biotropica
97. Comoro Flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii)
98. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
CERZA Lisieux
99. Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
100. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sextinctus)
Zoo de Jurques
101. C-American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
102. Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegypticus)
Zoodyssee
103. Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota)
Zooparc de Beauval
104. Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
Spaycific' Zoo
105. Woodland Dormouse (Graphiurus murinus)
Zoo la Boissiere du Doré
106. Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
As if this wasn't pointless enough trying to compete from the UK, a few areas were closed today which limited me to
6/9/20 Cotswold Wildlife Park
55 Rodrigues Flying Fox
56 Straw coloured fruit bat
57 Hammer headed bat
58 House mouse
All Things Wild
59 American Beaver (4 very active ones!)
60 Degu
Where did you see the flying fox? I was under the assumption that they were off show (due to covid) inside the tropical house? I was able too see the other 4 bat species held at the collection.