ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020

ThomasNotTom said:
Bristol Zoo - 10/01/2020

16. Goodfellows Tree Kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi
17. Eastern Quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus
18. Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei
19. Livingstone's Fruit Bat, Pteropus livingstonii
20. Black Rat, Rattus rattus
21. House Mouse, Mus musculus
22. Turkish Spiny Mice, Acomys cilicicus
23. Naked Mole Rat, Heterocephalus glaber
24. Patagonian Mara, Dolichotis patagonum
25. Ground Cuscus, Phalanger gymnotis
26. Malagasy Jumping Rat, Hypogeomys antimena

Noahs Ark Zoo Farm - 10/01/2020

27. Cape Porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis
28. Black-tailed Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
29. Bennets Wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus
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All Things Wild - 21/02/2020

30. Cuban Huita, Capromys pilorides
31. Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana
32. Degu, Octodon degus
33, American Beaver, Castor canadensis

With a few trips to zoos next weekend, I should be making some more additions soon.
 
ThomasNotTom said:
All Things Wild - 21/02/2020

30. Cuban Huita, Capromys pilorides
31. Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana
32. Degu, Octodon degus
33, American Beaver, Castor canadensis
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No red kangaroo?

ThomasNotTom said:
With a few trips to zoos next weekend, I should be making some more additions soon.
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I should also be making a start this week. ;) Last year I clocked up 68 miscellaneous species without trying, let's see if I can better that this year. :)
 
Brum said:
No red kangaroo?


I should also be making a start this week. ;) Last year I clocked up 68 miscellaneous species without trying, let's see if I can better that this year. :)
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ThomasNotTom said:
All Things Wild - 21/02/2020

30. Cuban Huita, Capromys pilorides
31. Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana
32. Degu, Octodon degus
33, American Beaver, Castor canadensis

With a few trips to zoos next weekend, I should be making some more additions soon.
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Oh yes, and...

34. Red Kangaroo, Macropus rufus
 
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Brum said:
No armadillo or chinchilla? Or you already got both?
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Chinchilla were no shows, and didn't even know they had Armadillo... what species do they have?
 
Brum said:
Three-banded, they're in the barn with the tayra housing and caiman enclosure, next to a chinchilla exhibit. ;)
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Oh yes, a no show again... Already seen them this year though.:)
 
Brum said:
Starting off strong with -

1. Bennett's wallaby (WILD Zoological Park 26/02)

The only other possibility was hairy armadillo, which failed to show.
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Egyptian Fruit Bat (Combe Martin 29/02)
Capybara (Combe Martin 29/02)

Long-nosed potoroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Cape porcupine (Exmoor 29/02)
Arabian hyrax (Exmoor 29/02)
Large hairy armadillo (Exmoor 29/02)
Patagonian mara (Exmoor 29/02)
Swamp wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Parma wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Black-faced kangaroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Brazilian guinea pig (Exmoor 29/02)

Takes me to 12 total, unless I've forgotten something.
 
Month two is over and again the leaderboard fluctuates.....

HOMIN96 – 58
pipaluk – 41
ThomasNotTom – 41
lintworm – 37
ShonenJake13 – 37
Mr. Zootycoon – 29
KevinVar – 27
pangolin12 – 22
Marhi – 19
MagpieGoose – 17
Vision – 16
Najade – 15
Lemur02 – 13
Brum – 13
migdog – 7
Luca Bronzi – 4
Ursus – 2

Keep it up folks.
 
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Brum said:
Egyptian Fruit Bat (Combe Martin 29/02)
Capybara (Combe Martin 29/02)

Long-nosed potoroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Cape porcupine (Exmoor 29/02)
Arabian hyrax (Exmoor 29/02)
Large hairy armadillo (Exmoor 29/02)
Patagonian mara (Exmoor 29/02)
Swamp wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Parma wallaby (Exmoor 29/02)
Black-faced kangaroo (Exmoor 29/02)
Brazilian guinea pig (Exmoor 29/02)

Takes me to 12 total, unless I've forgotten something.
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And a number 13, dusky pademelon at Exmoor (29/02)
 
ShonenJake13 said:
British Wildlife Centre

26. Black rat
27. Brown rat
28. House mouse
29. Harvest mouse
30. Grey squirrel
31. Eurasian red squirrel
32. West European hedgehog
33. Wood mouse
34. Yellow-necked mouse

Hemsley Conservation Centre

35. Brazilian porcupine
36. Six-banded armadillo
37. New Guinea ground cuscus
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They have captive grey squirrel? That's interesting... is there something special about them?
 
ThomasNotTom said:
They have captive grey squirrel? That's interesting... is there something special about them?
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We only saw one - an albino. They did have normal ones signed too but no sign of any.

They aren’t the only invasives/introduced species they exhibit mind you - European eagle owl, European rabbit, fallow deer, muntjac, American mink (worryingly close to their water vole enclosure), terrapin and edible dormouse...
 
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pipaluk said:
A couple of visits on 15/2/20 got me a few more

Ventura Wildlife Park

35 Red-rumped Agouti
36 Cuban Hutia
37 Southern Three-banded Armadillo

Cedars Nature Centre

38 Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
39 African Pygmy Hedgehog
40 Chinchilla
41 Domestic rabbit
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Hemsley Conservation Centre - 1/3/20

42 Brazilian Porcupine
43 New Guinea Ground Cuscus
 
ThomasNotTom said:
Combe Martin - 29/02/2020

35. Egyptian fruit bat

Exmoor Zoo - 29/02/2020

36. Big hairy armadillo
37. Long-nosed potoroo
38. Arabian rock hyrax
39. Dusky pandemelon
40. Swamp wallaby
41. Eastern grey kangaroo
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North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre - 01/03/2020

42. Richardson's ground squirrel
(They also have Large hairy armadillo which would count for the challenge - but it was a no-show, and I saw one at Exmoor yesterday anyway)
 
KevinVar said:
Ouwehands Zoo, 22/02/2020
26. Common spotted cuscus (Spilocuscus maculatus)
27. Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei)
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GaiaZOO, 26/02/2020
28. Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
29. Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
30. Guinea pig (Cavia aperea porcellus)
31. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
32. Domestic mouse (Mus musculus)

This visit also made me realise that I listed the porcupines at ARTIS (#5) as H. africaeaustralis instead of H. indica, which they actually are. That's what I get for blindly copying names from Zootierliste.
 
I didn't realize that Domestic Rabbit and Guinea Pig counted? I'll add those next time I come to update my list.
 
ThomasNotTom said:
I didn't realize that Domestic Rabbit and Guinea Pig counted? I'll add those next time I come to update my list.
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Told you rabbits were good! ;) You already have wild guinea pigs, pretty sure domestics are the same species, well at least for the challenge. :)
 
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