Yes, thank you, I forgot add Ovis canadensis. I will edit my previous post.
ZooChat Challenge Europe 2021
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Yes, thank you, I forgot add Ovis canadensis. I will edit my previous post.
Marwell don't!
It's a very interesting place. They are living at the top of the zoo and their indoor stables are visible, as well.
Where is the chevrotain? I thought it was offshow…
Islands in Danger where one has been for ages. I saw it around 1015. There were no signs for it though but I looked for it anyway and it was in the back part of the enclosure behind the second fence
Aha - so she’s still onshow. Excellent to hear!! Someone told me she’d been moved behind the scenes again
Burgers' Zoo (visited on November 25th)
96. Caribbean manatee / Trichechus manatus
Visited one of my all time favourite zoos, sadly without bighorn sheep this time. With plans for two more zoos this year (if Covid cooperates), 100 should be within reach.
Zoo Ústí nad Labem, Czech republic 28/11/21
71/ Boselaphus tragocamelus - Nilgai (nilgau)
72/ Bos primigenius f. taurus - Cattle (watusi)
73/ Equus zebra hartmannae - Hartmann's mountain zebra (zebra Hartmannové)
74/ Pecari tajacu - Collared peccary (pekari páskovaný)
75/ Mosuchus moschiferus - Siberian musk deer (kabar pižmový)
Kölner Zoo (visited on November 29th)
97. Nile lechwe / Kobus megaceros
98. Persian onager / Equus hemionus
So close...
Definitely not winning this one but here are my totals. Visits to Fota wildlife park, Dublin zoo, secret valley wildlife park, Belfast zoo, Cologne zoo, Cotswold wildlife park and Chessington world of adventures.
1 Plain's zebra
2 Grevy's zebra
3 Rotschild's giraffe
4 Scimitar horned oryx
5 Visayan warty pig
6 Domestic pig
7 Red river hog
8 Greater one horned rhino
9 Southern white rhino
10 Eastern black rhino
11 European bison
12 Domestic cow
13 Southern bison
14 Greenland musk ox
15 Javen banteng
16 Reticulated giraffe
17 Kafue lechwe
18 Nile lechwe
19 Visayan spotted deer
20 Lowland tapir
21 Llama
22 Alpaca
23 Domestic goat
24 Domestic donkey
25 Prezwalski's horse
26 Domestic sheep
27 Domestic reindeer
28 Asian elephant
29 Blesbok
30 Eastern bongo
31 Southern pudu
32 Common hippopotamus
33 Blackbuck
34 Okapi
35 Onager
36 Red duiker
37 Bactrian camel
38 Western siatunga
39 Common impala
40 Common eland
41 Kirk's dik dik
42 Saharan dorcas
1 Plain's zebra
2 Grevy's zebra
3 Rotschild's giraffe
4 Scimitar horned oryx
5 Visayan warty pig
6 Domestic pig
7 Red river hog
8 Greater one horned rhino
9 Southern white rhino
10 Eastern black rhino
11 European bison
12 Domestic cow
13 Southern bison
14 Greenland musk ox
15 Javen banteng
16 Reticulated giraffe
17 Kafue lechwe
18 Nile lechwe
19 Visayan spotted deer
20 Lowland tapir
21 Llama
22 Alpaca
23 Domestic goat
24 Domestic donkey
25 Prezwalski's horse
26 Domestic sheep
27 Domestic reindeer
28 Asian elephant
29 Blesbok
30 Eastern bongo
31 Southern pudu
32 Common hippopotamus
33 Blackbuck
34 Okapi
35 Onager
36 Red duiker
37 Bactrian camel
38 Western siatunga
39 Common impala
40 Common eland
41 Kirk's dik dik
42 Saharan dorcas
Since the California Bighorn Sheeps left Arnhem, only viable option for me to see them was Plzen. The zoo has 9 females and, if there is any chance the species to stay in Europe, they need to import a male! (I am not sure how closely related are the animals in France to the Plzen's group ) Next door Dall's Sheep is doing better and I was happy to see two lambs.
13/12 Plzen zoo
135.California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis Californiana)
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Only just saw this thread for some reason but here is my somewhat meagre tally for now, though trips to Hamerton or London in the autumn could well bolster it:
Montpellier Zoo
1. Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi
2. Hartmann's mountain zebra, Equus zebra hartmanni
3. Onager, Equus hemionus onager
4. Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis
5. South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris
6. Southern white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum simum
7. Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
8. Addra gazelle, Nanger dama mhorr
9. Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx
10. Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
11. Blesbok, Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi
12. Cape eland, Tragelaphus oryx oryx
13. Eastern bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci
14. Himalayan blue sheep, Pseudois nayaur
15. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus javanicus
16. Kirk's dik dik, Madoqua kirkii
17. Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros.
18. Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
19. Rothschild's giraffe, Giraffe camelopardalis rothschildi
20. Scimitar-horned oryx, Oryx dammah
21. Vicuna, Vicugna vicugna
22. Cameroon sheep, Ovis orientalis f. aries
23. Dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius
Zoo de Vincennes
24. Chacoan peccary, Catagonus wagneri
25. Greater kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
26. Red lechwe, Kobus leche leche
27. Southern pudu, Pudu puda
Definite room for improvement there, but London could add up to 12 to my total. Still, slightly disappointing but I reckon I'll get to a few more zoos next year for the next challenge
Forgot about this - here is the update - quite paltry, but hopefully next year will entail more travel.
London Zoo
28. Burchell's zebra, Equus quagga burchelli
29. Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus
30. Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
31. Red River hog, Potamochoerus porcus
32. Reeves' muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi
33. Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis
34. Western pygmy hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis
35. Bactrian camel, Camelus ferus
36. Kune-kune, Sus scrofa
37. Llama, Lama guanicoe
38. West African pygmy goat, Capra aegragus
Battersea Park Children's Zoo
39. Shetland pony, Equus ferus.
And that's it for the year I'd expect, unless I can catch a glimpse of the ever-elusive red duikers at London!
Great now you have finally Seen the Bighorns. I Would Love to See Them but i dont think im going to plzen next Year.
I was almost denied to do the trip to Munich, but luckily everything went well and I managed to see the last missing species. It's sad that I need to finish this Challenge, but I hope I can participate again. Special gratitude to @ShonenJake13 for arranging it and to everyone who participated and made the game so competitive and exciting!
14/12 Tierpark Hellabrunn
136. Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
Well done!
Thank you!