ZooChat Challenge Europe 2021

Marhi said:
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)
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Zoo Děčín, Czech republic 18/11/21

76/ Sus scrofa - Wild Boar (prase divoké)
77/ Capra cylindricornis - East Caucasian tur (kozorožec degestanský)

... sadly no Rusa alfredi :-(
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
Zie-ZOO
1. Vicuña, Vicugna vicugna
2. Rocky Mountain Goat, Oreamnus americanus
3. White-lipped Peccary, Tayassu peccari
4. Bactrian Camel, Camelus bactrianus
5. Kirk's Dik-dik, Madoqua kirkii
6. Red River Hog, Potamochoerus porcus
7. Domestic (Cameroon) Sheep, Ovis aries

Safaripark Beekse Bergen
8. Plains Zebra, Equus quagga
9. Blue Wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
10. Waterbuck, Kobus ellipsiprymnus
11. Gemsbok, Oryx gazella
12. Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
13. Domestic Cattle (Watussi), Bos taurus
14. Common Eland, Taurotragus oryx
15. Red Deer, Cervus elaphus
16. Père David's Deer, Elaphurus davidianus
17. Chital, Axis axis
18. Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra
19. Banteng, Bos javanicus
20. (Przewalski's) Wild Horse, Equus ferus
21. Vietnamese Sika, Cervus hortulorum
22. Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii
23. African Buffalo, Syncerus caffer
24. Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
25. Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
26. Dromedary, Camelus dromedarius
27. Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
28. Blesbok, Damaliscus pygargus
29. Springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis
30. African Bush Elephant, Loxodonta africana
31. Grévy's Zebra, Equus grevyi
32. Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger
33. Northern Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis
34. Domestic Yak, Bos grunniens
35. Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
36. Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros
37. White Rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum
38. Impala, Aepyceros melampus

Burgers' Zoo
39. Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus
40. Collared Peccary, Pecari tajacu
41. Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis
42. Reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
43. Thamin, Cervus eldii
44. Chinese Muntjac, Muntiacus reevesii
45. Roan, Hippotragus equinus
46. Beisa, Oryx beisa
47. West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus

Diergaarde Blijdorp
48. Visayan Warty Pig, Sus cebifrons
49. Visayan Spotted Deer, Rusa alfredi
50. Balabac Chevrotain, Tragulus nigricans
51. Indian Rhinoceros, Rhinocerus unicornis
52. Malayan Tapir, Acrocodia indica
53. Tufted Deer, Elaphodus cephalophus
54. Reticulated Giraffe, Giraffa reticulata
55. Greater Kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros
56. Dama Gazelle, Nager dama
57. Bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus
58. Pygmy Hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis
59. American Bison, Bison bison
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Unfortunately this will remain my final list for this challenge. Because of the new lockdown all zoos in the Netherlands have closed again, so my plans for a december zoo visit had to be cancelled.
 
Marhi said:
Zoo Děčín, Czech republic 18/12/21

76/ Sus scrofa - Wild Boar (prase divoké)
77/ Capra cylindricornis - East Caucasian tur (kozorožec degestanský)

... sadly no Rusa alfredi :-(
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Zoo Praha, Czech republic 24/12/21

Beautiful visit of Prague Zoo during Christmas day. I have scored one species. It is so nice to reach such a goal in December at my home zoo.

78/ Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis - Chinese Blue Sheep (nahur modrý)
 
Marhi said:
Zoo Praha, Czech republic 24/12/21

Beautiful visit of Prague Zoo during Christmas day. I have scored one species. It is so nice to reach such a goal in December at my home zoo.

78/ Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis - Chinese Blue Sheep (nahur modrý)
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Zoo Ostrava, Czech republic 28/12/21

Very nice visit. But we had a snow and animals were not quite active. It seemed I will end up with only one target species but finally I scored all 4 new species I could see during winter visit.

79/ Axis axis - Chital (axis indický)
80/ Elaphurus davidianus - Pere David's Deer (jelen milu)
81/ Antilope cervicapra - Blackbuck (antilopa jelení)
82/ Hyelaphus porcinus - Hog Deer (jelínek vepří)

And one forgotten species, Przewalski's Wild Horse. The species is kept outside the area of Prague Zoo but I managed to see them during April of 2021.

83/ Equus ferus przewalskii - Przewalski's Wild Horse (kůň Převalského)
 
Marhi said:
Zoo Ostrava, Czech republic 28/12/21

Very nice visit. But we had a snow and animals were not quite active. It seemed I will end up with only one target species but finally I scored all 4 new species I could see during winter visit.

79/ Axis axis - Chital (axis indický)
80/ Elaphurus davidianus - Pere David's Deer (jelen milu)
81/ Antilope cervicapra - Blackbuck (antilopa jelení)
82/ Hyelaphus porcinus - Hog Deer (jelínek vepří)

And one forgotten species, Przewalski's Wild Horse. The species is kept outside the area of Prague Zoo but I managed to see them during April of 2021.

83/ Equus ferus przewalskii - Przewalski's Wild Horse (kůň Převalského)
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Have you estimated the maximum number in Czech Republic for this Challenge?
 
Last update of the year, a shame to miss the kudu and Javan chevrotain.

MARWELL ZOO; 29th December
49. Nyala
50. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
51. Arabian Oryx
52. Addax
53. Dorcas Gazelle
54. Przewalski’s Horse
55. Pygmy Hippo
 
twilighter said:
Have you estimated the maximum number in Czech Republic for this Challenge?
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What I know, it should be 105 species. I could miss some domestic animals as I skip them most of the time and I always forget they count in the challenge in specific cases.
 
Strix said:
Last update of the year, a shame to miss the kudu and Javan chevrotain.

MARWELL ZOO; 29th December
49. Nyala
50. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
51. Arabian Oryx
52. Addax
53. Dorcas Gazelle
54. Przewalski’s Horse
55. Pygmy Hippo
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Missed one

56. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra
 
Final Leaderboard of 2021:

1. @twilighter - 136
2. @Someokapinextdoor - 101
3. @Penshet - 100
4. @pipaluk - 92
5. @Choco115 - 91
6. @Marhi - 83
7. @MagpieGoose - 70
8. @Brum - 67
9. @Mr. Zootycoon - 59
10. @Strix - 56
11. @Gil - 53
12. @CrashMegaraptor - 52
13. @ShonenJake13 - 44
14. @AthleticBinturong - 42
15. @Prochilodus246 - 41
16. @German Zoo World - 40
17. @amur leopard - 39
18. @HungarianBison - 28
19. (tied) @Mayki and @Najade - 20
20. @Tommy - 1

Hope to see at least some of you in the 2022 challenge!
 
Thank you @ShonenJake13 for hosting this challenge! I'm very happy with my result. Congratulations to the winner!

I just checked: You can draw a circle on th map with a radius of 83 km that encompasses al the species I've seen. The maximum possible within this circle would be 108 if I counted correctly. The additional ticks compared to my result would be balabac kantjil (no luck spotting it in ABH), white-bearded-wildebeest (arrived at Tierpark after my last visit), impala (no-show at Magdeburg), Thomson's gazelle (no-show at Leipzig), West Caucasian tur (Halle), Alpine ibex (Köthen) and european roe deer (Herzberg). For Cottbus (Baird's tapir and domestic yak) and Fürstenwalde (Alpine chamois) the circle would have to be extended slightly
 
Thanks @ShonenJake13, I enjoyed taking part, even though my only realistic target was top UK competitor!
I missed just 5 by my reckoning
Kiang
Dromedary
White tailed Gnu
Russian Sika Deer
Sambar deer (reckon I did see them at Port Lympne but too far away to be sure).

Congratulations @twilighter!
 
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Thank you all kindly for the greetings and special thanks to @ShonenJake13! I enjoyed your company very much! Started this challenge with a thought to see some of the species I'm missing, but it ended up bit more than that. Decided to skip the American Moose and to prioritize the resources to fulfill the IUCN species list. @Penshet got this one, which means, together we covered all the available taxa this year. I need to get it soon. Between Europe and USA I also miss the Bay Duiker, Bushbuck and the Central American Red Brocket (species on display at a public collections), but hope I will fill those gaps in the future. Wish you a great year and many zoo visits ahead :)
 
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Hello @ShonenJake13 i can not thank you enough.
This Challenge was funny and even i am Not the Winner i want to say thank you for this amazing Challenge.
Gratulationes for @twilighter for being a Winner who has Managed to See more than 136 Species of Hoofstok.

Now i Look Forward to the 2022 Challenge.:)
 
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