Quick London revisit:
16. Small Indian mongoose, Urva auropunctata
17. Reeves' muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi
Fingers crossed over the next couple of months I'll make it to one of Linton, Shepreth, Hamerton...
ZooChat Challenge Europe 2024
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Quick London revisit:
16. Small Indian mongoose, Urva auropunctata
17. Reeves' muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi
Fingers crossed over the next couple of months I'll make it to one of Linton, Shepreth, Hamerton...
Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park 07.01.24
1) Bearded emperor tamarin, Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
2) Cape porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis
3) Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
4) Linnaeus' two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
5) Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
6) Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Phloeomys pallidus
7) Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
8) Coppery titi, Plecturocebus cupreus
9) Bennett's wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus
WWT Slimbridge 08.01.24
10) Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
11) Eurasian water vole, Arvicola amphibius
Puxton Park 10.01.24
12) Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata
13) Duprasi, Pachyuromys duprasi
14) Geoffroy's marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi
15) Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
16) Egyptian spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus
1) Bearded emperor tamarin, Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
2) Cape porcupine, Hystrix africaeaustralis
3) Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
4) Linnaeus' two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
5) Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
6) Northern Luzon giant cloud rat, Phloeomys pallidus
7) Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
8) Coppery titi, Plecturocebus cupreus
9) Bennett's wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus
WWT Slimbridge 08.01.24
10) Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus
11) Eurasian water vole, Arvicola amphibius
Puxton Park 10.01.24
12) Crested porcupine, Hystrix cristata
13) Duprasi, Pachyuromys duprasi
14) Geoffroy's marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi
15) Lesser hedgehog tenrec, Echinops telfairi
16) Egyptian spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus
AlexanderTHG
Well-Known Member
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (05/01/2024):
1) Red-Necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
2) Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
3) Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
4) Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
5) Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus)
6) Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
7) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
8) Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
9) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
10) Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
11) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
12) Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
13) Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
14) Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
1) Red-Necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
2) Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
3) Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
4) Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
5) Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus)
6) Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
7) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
8) Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
9) Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
10) Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
11) Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
12) Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
13) Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
14) Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Yes new year, new challenge! First zoo of the year! Only a quick tour of 1 hour though, late in the afternoon…
Diergaarde Blijdorp (12-01-2024)
Artiodactyla
1. Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Carnivora
1. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
2. Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul)
3. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
4. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Diprotodontia
1. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
Primates
1. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
Rodentia
1. Desmarest’s hutia (Capromys pilorides)
Total: 8 species
Diergaarde Blijdorp (12-01-2024)
Artiodactyla
1. Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
Carnivora
1. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
2. Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul)
3. Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
4. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
Diprotodontia
1. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
Primates
1. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
Rodentia
1. Desmarest’s hutia (Capromys pilorides)
Total: 8 species
Linton 13/1/24
37 Brazilian guinea pig
38 Greater hedgehog tenrec
39 Six banded armadillo
40 Red kangaroo
Just making a small correction to my earlier list, the species I saw was actually Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi), not Common Marmoset. I always get the two mixed up.
AquaZoo Leeuwarden, Netherlands (08/01/2024)
1. North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
2. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
3. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
4. Large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
5. Linnaeus' two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
6. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
7. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
8. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
9. Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
10. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
1. North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
2. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
3. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
4. Large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
5. Linnaeus' two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
6. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
7. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
8. Tammar wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
9. Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
10. White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)
Zoo Osnabrück (18.01.2024)
21. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
22. European wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo)
23. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
24. Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
25. North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
26. Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
27. Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
28. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
29. Wolf (Canis lupus)
21. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)
22. European wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo)
23. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
24. Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus)
25. North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
26. Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
27. Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
28. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
29. Wolf (Canis lupus)
Johnson's of Old Hurst 20/1/24
41 Red Deer
42 North African crested porcupine
43 Raccoon Dog
44 Leopard Cat
45 Puma
Haliaeetus
Well-Known Member
Zooparc de Beauval, 21/01/2024 :
1) Californian Sea Lion
2) Northern Raccoon
3) South American Coati
4) Puma
5) Serval
6) Wolf
7) Moustached Monkey
8) De Brazza's Monkey
9) Indian Porcupine
10) Reeve's Muntjac
1) Californian Sea Lion
2) Northern Raccoon
3) South American Coati
4) Puma
5) Serval
6) Wolf
7) Moustached Monkey
8) De Brazza's Monkey
9) Indian Porcupine
10) Reeve's Muntjac
My second zoo of the year!
Burgers’ Zoo (20-01-2024)
Artiodactyla
2. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
3. Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
4. Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)
Carnivora
5. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
6. Slender-tailed meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
7. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
Chiroptera
1. Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)
Primates
2. Black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
Rodentia
2. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
3. North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
4. Merriam’s kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)
5. Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
6. Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Tubulidentata
1. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
+14
Total: 22 species
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm 25.01.24
17) Prairie Dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
18) Red Deer, Cervus elpahus
19) Six banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus
Shepreth 26/1/24
46 Capybara
47 large hairy armadillo
48 pardine Genet
49 Egyptian fruit bat
50 Ringtailed Coati
AquaZoo Leeuwarden, Netherlands (29/01/2024)
11. South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
My mistake, this one doesn't count...
The species I wanted to add:
11. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
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Rajang-GOAT
Well-Known Member
Colchester Zoo 21/1/2024
1. Linne's two toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
2. Coppery titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)
3. Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
4. Guianan bearded saki (Chiropotes sagulatus)
5. Patagonian sealion (Otaria byronia)
6. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
7. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
8. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
9. Grey/Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus)
10. Geoffroy's marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
1. Linne's two toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
2. Coppery titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)
3. Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
4. Guianan bearded saki (Chiropotes sagulatus)
5. Patagonian sealion (Otaria byronia)
6. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
7. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
8. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
9. Grey/Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus)
10. Geoffroy's marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
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Dr. Loxodonta
Well-Known Member
Hemsley Conservation Centre 5/2/2024
1. Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
2. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
3. White-lipped Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
4. Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
5. Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis)
6. Papuan Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus lawesii)
7. Tayra (Eira barbara)
8. Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
9. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
10. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
11. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
12. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
13. Southern Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus cristatus)
14. Slender-tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
1. Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
2. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
3. White-lipped Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
4. Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
5. Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis)
6. Papuan Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus lawesii)
7. Tayra (Eira barbara)
8. Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
9. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
10. Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
11. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
12. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
13. Southern Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus cristatus)
14. Slender-tailed Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
--Banham Zoo Attempt 3 (14/2/2024)--
15. South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)