ZooChat Challenge Europe 2020

ThomasNotTom said:
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 :)
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Cotswold Wildlife Park, 09/09/2020

46. Southern Tamandua (VERY active)
47. Giant Anteater
48. African Straw Coloured Fruit Bat
49. Hammer Headed Fruit Bat
50. Sebas Short Tailed Bat

(I was able to see into the bat house via the glass door, even though it was closed. The bats are clearly visible, and signed... the Spinefex exhibit is on show too, but I was unable to see the species).
 
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ThomasNotTom said:
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.
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There are always some at the far end of the tropical house(closed) , I saw at least 4 through the glass.
Looks like you missed out, but I slipped up on the Seba's, I saw the house was closed & didn't realise you could see them from outside!
 
pipaluk said:
There are always some at the far end of the tropical house(closed) , I saw at least 4 through the glass.
Looks like you missed out, but I slipped up on the Seba's, I saw the house was closed & didn't realise you could see them from outside!
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Ah, how annoying! I did try and have a look into the TH, but the planting is very dense... maybe next time!
 
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MagpieGoose said:
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)
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Bristol Zoo Gardens- 25.08.2020
42) Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
43) Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Axe Valley Wildlife Park- 27.08.2020
44) Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
45) Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola)
46) Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)
47) Lesser Egptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)
48) Brazilian Guinea Pig (Cavia aperea)

Shaldon Zoo- 28.08.2020
49) Green Acouchy (Myoprocta pratti)

Paignton Zoo- 28.08.2020
50) Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)

Longleat Safari Park- 31.08.2020
51) Southern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
52) Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
53) North American Tree Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
 
pipaluk said:
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
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Just a couple to add from today
24/9/20 Wingham

61 Northern Luzon Cloud Rat
62 Plantain Squirrel
 
ThomasNotTom said:
Cotswold Wildlife Park, 09/09/2020

46. Southern Tamandua (VERY active)
47. Giant Anteater
48. African Straw Coloured Fruit Bat
49. Hammer Headed Fruit Bat
50. Sebas Short Tailed Bat

(I was able to see into the bat house via the glass door, even though it was closed. The bats are clearly visible, and signed... the Spinefex exhibit is on show too, but I was unable to see the species).
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Chester Zoo (last week)

51. Aardvark

Virtually everything else that I needed was off show ... Or I just didn't know where they were :rolleyes:
 
lintworm said:
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)
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Opel-Zoo Kronberg

107. European Flying Squirrel (Pteromys voilans)

Tiergarten Schönbrunn

108. Pallas' Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina)
109. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
110. Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)

Zoo Wroclaw

111. Arabian Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus)
112. Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)
113. Hammerheaded Fruit Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)
114. Madagascar Flying Fox (Pteropus rufus)
115. Pygmy White-toothed Shrew (Suncus etruscus)
116. Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufa)
117. White-tailed Antsangy (Brachytarsomys albicauda)
118. Flower's Gerbil (Gerbillus floweri)

Tierpark Görlitz

119. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
120. Pere David Rock Squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus)
121. Steppe Lemming (Lagurus lagurus)

Zoo Leipzig

122. Formosan Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla)
123. Ansell's Mole Rat (Fukomys ansellii)
124. Fat Sand Rat (Psammomys obesus)
125. Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)
126. Small Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)
 
pipaluk said:
8/10/20 Exmoor

63 Large Hairy Armadillo
64 Eastern Grey Kangaroo
65 Dusky Pademelon

Hopefully one or two more to add tomorrow
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Not as many as I hoped!
9/10/20

Shaldon

66 Green Accouchi
67 Brush tailed Bettong

Axe Valley
68 Chacoan Mara

Doubt I will get many, if any more
 
HOMIN96 said:
Zoo Jihlava 23. 07. 2020

81. Rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
82. Wagner's gerbil (Gerbillus/Dipodillus dasyurus)
83. Greater guinea pig (Cavia magna)
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Zoo Plzen 8. 10. 2020

84. White-striped dorcopsis (Dorcopsis hageni)
85. Southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus)


Not in a way I expected/intended but I did actually finished my hyrax quartet! :D
 
Brum said:
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
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Not sure why I'm still going since 2020 has been a bit of a write-off but sod it, I'm invested now! :p

23. Livingstone's Fruit Bat
24. Goodfellow's Tree Kangroo

You can probably guess that I visited Bristol today and unfortunately the Nocturnal House is closed at the minute. Sort of put a dampener on me even getting an okay score, and I missed out on some fairly juicy species to add as well... :(
 
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Brum said:
Not sure why I'm still going since 2020 has been a bit of a write-off but sod it, I'm invested now! :p

23. Livingstone's Fruit Bat
24. Goodfellow's Tree Kangroo

You can probably guess that I visited Bristol today and unfortunately the Nocturnal House is closed at the minute. Sort of put a dampener on me even getting an okay score, and I missed out on some fairly juicy species to add as well... :(
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2 more to add today from Noah's, plus one I thought I had already but was seen last year.

Bristol 14/10
25. Six-banded Armadillo

NAZF 15/10
26. Black-tailed Prairie Marmotp
27. Domestic Rabbit (ironic that it's taken me this long to see one considering I live with a bunny!)
 
Brum said:
Is the Clore open again now then? If so then I may pay a visit next week. Been a while since I visited, Antsangy could just pull me back! :p:)
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The Clore has been open for a while, just the nocturnal areas (downstairs and the little alcove where the aye-ayes, and now also the antsangy, are) have been off limits. Downstairs is now open again, the alcove was still blocked off when I visited but I managed to peek in and spot an antsangy having a scratch on top of a log stump! :)
 
ShonenJake13 said:
The Clore has been open for a while, just the nocturnal areas (downstairs and the little alcove where the aye-ayes, and now also the antsangy, are) have been off limits. Downstairs is now open again, the alcove was still blocked off when I visited but I managed to peek in and spot an antsangy having a scratch on top of a log stump! :)
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Cheers, London is definitely on the table then. :)
 
Brum said:
2 more to add today from Noah's, plus one I thought I had already but was seen last year.

Bristol 14/10
25. Six-banded Armadillo

NAZF 15/10
26. Black-tailed Prairie Marmotp
27. Domestic Rabbit (ironic that it's taken me this long to see one considering I live with a bunny!)
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Brum said:
Is the Clore open again now then? If so then I may pay a visit next week. Been a while since I visited, Antsangy could just pull me back! :p:)
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London 22/10
28. Short-eared Elephant Shrew
29. Malagasy Jumping Rat
30. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec

Only had 2 hours so couldn't stalk out the tamandua or antsangy. :( But got Hamerton on the horizon so should get some good stuff from there. :)
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
Dierenpark Zie-ZOO
1. Short-Eared Elephant Shrew, Macroscelides proboscideus
2. Domestic Guinea Pig, Cavia porcellus
3. Coypu, Myocastor coypus
4. Domestic Rabbit, Oryctolagus cunniculus
5. Yellow-Spotted Rock Hyrax, Heterohyrax brucei
6. Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
7. Parma Wallaby, Macropus parma
8. Capibara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
9. Patagonium Mara, Dolichotis patagonum
10. Azara's Agouti, Dasyprocta azarae
11. Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
12. Rock Cavy, Kerodon rupestris
13. Dusky Pademelon, Thylogale brunii
14. Black-Tailed Prarie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
15. American Red Squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus
16. Indian Crested Porcupine, Hystrix indicus

Burgers' Zoo
17. Cactus Mouse, Peromyscus eremicus
18. Seba's Short-Tailed Bat, Carollia perspicillata
19. Aardvark, Orycteropus afer
20. Rodrigues Flying Fox, Pteropus rodricensis
21. Hispid Cotton Rat, Sigmodon hispidus
22. Rock Squirrel, Otospermophilus variegatus
23. Swamp Wallaby, Wallabia bicolor

Ouwehands Dierenpark
24. Common Spotted Cuscus, Spilocuscus maculatus
25. Lyles Flying Fox, Pteropus lylei

Aquazoo Düseldorf
26. Afghan Mouse-Like Hamster, Calomyscus mystax
27. Common Gundi, Ctenodactylus gundi
28. Golden Spiny Mouse, Acomys russatus
29. Naked Mole-Rat, Heterocephalus glaber

Terrazoo Rheinberg
30. Red-necked Wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus

Dierenpark Zie-Zoo
31. Chacoan Mara, Dolichotis salinicola
32. Yucatan Squirrel, Sciurus yucatanensis
33. North American Porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum
34. Alpine Marmot, Marmota marmota

Zooparc Overloon
35. Red Kangaroo, Macropus rufus

BestZoo
36. Common Wallaroo, Macropus robustus
37. White-striped Dorcopsis, Dorcopsis hageni
38. Southern Tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
39. Domestic House Mouse, Mus musculus
40. Japanese Squirrel, Sciurus lis

Diergaarde Blijdorp
41. Desmarest's Hutia, Capromys pilorides
42. Black-and-rufous Sengi, Rhynchocyon petersi
43. Rock Hyrax, Procavia capensis
44. Cape Ground Squirrel, Xerus inauris
45. Northern Treeshrew, Tupaia belangeri
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Quite likely my last addition for this challenge.

Dierenpark Zie-ZOO
46. Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei

A single individual was quite active around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It took me multiple visits to see one but maybe other zoochatters can use this information to their advantage. They're still in the enclosure opposite of the ring-tailed vontsiras in the "reptile attic".
 
Could be my last entry for the year... :(

Chester 2/11

31. Aardvark
32. Acacia Rat
33. Pygmy Mouse
34. Prevost's Squirrel
35. Belanger's Tree Shrew

Fruit Bat Forest is closed so not Rodriguez Flying Foxes, and I'm not hopeful for the Cloud Rat either so thought I'd post this whilst having a beer in The Oakfield over a beer or two... ;):D:p
 
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