ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018

Just had a browse on ZTL and I'm shocked at how uncommon Leopard Cats are in Europe!

Indeed; it's probably easier to see the Amur race - in terms of how readily-accessible collections displaying the taxon are - than it is to see the Indochinese race.
 
Not that I live in Europe but I've only seen the Indochinese race because they lumped chinensis in with it :p

~Thylo
 
Wingham 4th March

45 Asiatic Black Bear - Ursus Thibetanus
46 Puma - Puma concolor
47 Caracal - Caracal caracal
48 Pardine Genet - Genetta pardina

Howletts 4th March

49 Fishing Cat - Prionailurus viverrinus
50 Pallas's Cat -Otocolobus manul
51 Dhole - Cuon alpinus
52 Ratel - Mellivora capensis
53 Clouded Leopard - Neofelis nebulosa


Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary 21st March

54 Grey Seal - Halichoerus grypus
55 Harbour Seal - Phoca vitulina
 
Basel Zoo

2. Slender-tailed meerkat (Suricatta suricatta)
3. Snow leopard (Panthera onca)
4. Etosha lion (Panthera leo vernayi)
5. Wolf (Canis lupus)
6. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
7. Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

African wild dog, cheetah and the sun bear all preferred to stay inside. But plenty of chances left to see those :p

Slowly but steady, but I should speed up from Easter onwards, for the coming weeks visits to 6 zoos in 5 different countries are planned ;).

Burgers' Zoo

8. Ringed seal (Pusa hispida botnica + hispida)
9. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
10. Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
11. Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
12. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
13. Golden jackal (Canis aureus)
14. Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

The coati and binturong remained inside and I didn't go to see the cheetah... The striped skunk where not visible either...
 
Slowly but steady, but I should speed up from Easter onwards, for the coming weeks visits to 6 zoos in 5 different countries are planned ;).

Indeed; and at one of those collections you shall meet a strange carnivore-loving Englishman :p out of curiosity, incidentally, did you have any luck seeing the Blue Duiker? In fact, were they still signposted?
 
Indeed; and at one of those collections you shall meet a strange carnivore-loving Englishman :p out of curiosity, incidentally, did you have any luck seeing the Blue Duiker? In fact, were they still signposted?

And at another I will meet a maniac..., this forum is just full of lunatics :p

I didn't see the blue duiker (and they weren't signposted yet at the bongo enclosure), but the weather was very cold, so any sensible duiker would have stayed inside...
 
A successful day at Hamerton has topped my total up a little.....

Duisburg Zoo - 06/02/2018


1) African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
2) Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
3) Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
4) Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
5) East African Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula undulata)
6) Eastern Atlantic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
7) European wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo)
8) Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
9) Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
10) Indochinese clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa)
11) Lion (Panthera leo)
12) Malayan binturong (Arctictis binturong binturong)
13) Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
14) Nepalese red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens)
15) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
16) South American coati (Nasua nasua)

Krefeld Zoo - 06/02/2018

17) California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
18) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra lutra)
19) Jaguar (Panthera onca)
20) Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi)
21) Serval (Leptailurus serval)
22) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
23) South African bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis megalotis)
24) South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)

Burger's Zoo - 07/02/2018

25) Arctic ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida)
26) Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
27) European golden jackal (Canis aureus moreotica)
28) Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
29) Sri Lankan Leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
30) Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
31) Malayan Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus malayanus)

Artis - 08/02/2018

32) Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
33) Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
34) Northern yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula aterrima
35) Wolf (Canis lupus)
36) Yucatan margay (Leopardus wiedii yucatanicus)

Diergarde Blijdorp - 09/02/2018

37) Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
38) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
39) Siberian pallas' cat (Otocolobus manul manul)
40) Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
41) Swift fox (Vulpes velox)
42) Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)

Antwerp Zoo - 10/02/2018

43) Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

BestZoo - 11/02/2018

44) Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius)
45) Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)

Zie-Zoo - 11/02/2018

46) American black bear (Ursus americanus)
47) Chinese dhole (Cuon alpinus lepturus)
48) Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)
49) Dark cusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus)
50) East African Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena dubbah)
51) Eastern Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans elegans)
52) Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
53) Tayra (Eira barbara)
54) White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)

Dierenpark Amersfoort - 12/02/2018

55) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
56) European badger (Meles meles meles)
57) Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)

Chester Zoo - 19/03/2018

58) Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)

Hamerton Zoo - 24/03/2018

59) Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)
60) Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis)
61) Eastern aardwolf (Proteles cristata septentrionalis)
62) Greater grison (Galictis vittata)
63) Northern Tigrina (Leopardus tigrinus)
64) Sri Lankan rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi)
 
Slowly but steady, but I should speed up from Easter onwards, for the coming weeks visits to 6 zoos in 5 different countries are planned ;).

Burgers' Zoo

8. Ringed seal (Pusa hispida botnica + hispida)
9. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
10. Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
11. Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
12. Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
13. Golden jackal (Canis aureus)
14. Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)

The coati and binturong remained inside and I didn't go to see the cheetah... The striped skunk where not visible either...

An unplanned visit to Bern gave me an opportunity to get some more on the list:

15. European wildcat (Felis sylvestris)
16. Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
17. Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus)
18. Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
19. Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
20. Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
21. Carpathian lynx (Lynx lynx carpathicus)
 
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - January 20 2018

1. Lion Panthera leo
2. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
3. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
5. Red Wolf Canis rufus
6. Bobcat Lynx rufus
7. Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis
8. Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor
9. Snow Leopard Panthera oncia

Would have gotten more, but many of the zoo's carnivores were either off-exhibit or hiding today.
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - March 28 2018

10. American Black Bear Ursus americanus
 
Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park - 3.22.2018

33. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
34. Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)
35. Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosi)
36. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
37. African Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus)
38. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
 
Chester Zoo- 19/03/2018
44) African Hunting Dog (Lycaon picts)
Cotswold Wildlife Park- 29/03/2018
45) Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
46) Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
47) Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
48) Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
49) Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
 
Cotswold Wildlife Park- 29/03/2018
45) Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis penicillata)
46) Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
47) Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
48) Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
49) Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
Marwell Wildlife Park- 30/03/2018
50) Common Cusimanse (Crossarchus obscurus)

Sadly, there was no sign of the Bat-eared Fox at Marwell
 
Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - March 28 2018

10. American Black Bear Ursus americanus
Henry Vilas Zoo - March 30 2018

11. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus
12. Brown Bear Ursus arctos
13. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
14. American Badger Taxidea taxus
15. Meerkat Suricata suricatta
 
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