That's it I'm dropping out of finals and flying to Europe just to slip that tongue back in your mouth and win the challenge!He's ruled himself out, he's not much of a threat to me now!
ZooChat Challenge Global 2021
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Knowing that you're a poor student without any time to spare and well invested into your education then I'm calling your bluff!That's it I'm dropping out of finals and flying to Europe just to slip that tongue back in your mouth and win the challenge!
Got me thereKnowing that you're a poor student without any time to spare and well invested into your education then I'm calling your bluff!
! This is true, I have zero time to spare, it feels like there's a new deadline I didn't know about every 5 seconds!
The fact that Plzen has 4 spieces of Hyraxes(out of 5) on display, speaks for itself and it's no secret how this zoo scores with Miscellaneous mammals. Lately more and more spieces are going on-show and a pair of Marsh Mongooses and a single Brown (or White-striped) Dorcopsis were particularly exciting to see.
Plzen zoo 13/12
47.Brown dorcopsis/Dorcopsis muelleri
48.Greater hedgehog tenrec/Setifer setosus
49.Southern tree hyrax/Dendrohyrax arboreus
50.Straw-colored fruit bat/Eidolon helvum
51.West African tree hyrax/Dendrohyrax dorsalis sylvestris
I knew it was coming but it still stings!
Hope Jihlava isn't on your list as well...
I knew it was coming but it still stings!
Hope Jihlava isn't on your list as well...
Unfortunately, it's not
It's very high on my list, though, but I will leave it for next year 
I'm traveling to Munich tomorrow, trying to get the Apennine Chamois. If I reach the zoo, the only possible tick for this Challenge is the Agile wallaby.
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While Late Thought I should at the very minimum get a start on this
Cincinnati Zoo December 3 (Unfortunately Missed the Elephants due to timing but I think got a decent start here)
1. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
2. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
3. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
4. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
5. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
6. West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Cincinnati Zoo December 3 (Unfortunately Missed the Elephants due to timing but I think got a decent start here)
1. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
2. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
3. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
4. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
5. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
6. West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
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Yeah, but you don't need to see the Wallaby really (
) so you should spend your whole visit focusing on the Chamois instead!
You are right. I haven't been at Munich zoo since 2014, I will need a lot of time to find the Chamois, anywayYeah, but you don't need to see the Wallaby really (
Forgot that agoutis were rodents. I like to think of them as honorary not-rodents
Revised update:
7. Malayan Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
8. Island Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)
9. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Another revised update:
Oklahoma City Zoo
10. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
11. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
12. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
13. Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Little Rock Zoo
14. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Memphis Zoo
15. Southern Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
16. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)
17. Linne's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
18. Sulawesi Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)
19. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
20. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
According to ZTL they have very interesting collection with Virginia Opossum, Black-faced Kangaroo and Greater Hedgehog Tenrec. Are they on display ?
No Tenrec, the opossum died about a year ago, and I already have the kangaroo but to be fair they weren't even signed today..
I see. Thank you! If we add the American Beaver and the Pardine Genet, the place would be very interesting for the ZooChaters. It's cool, if the Red Kangaroo can be your winner, tho
Those beavers are the most active beavers anyone I know has ever seen. Them and the jackals are worth the admission aloneI see. Thank you! If we add the American Beaver and the Pardine Genet, the place would be very interesting for the ZooChaters. It's cool, if the Red Kangaroo can be your winner, tho
And if you ever do decide to visit here then drop me a Pm and we might be able to make it a meet up
Those beavers are the most active beavers anyone I know has ever seen. Them and the jackals are worth the admission alone
And if you ever do decide to visit here then drop me a Pm and we might be able to make it a meet up
I would love to! I am postponing the next UK trip way too long
Let's hope that the things will go bit better next year and I will be able to visit you.
Likely my last haul for the year:
Smithsonian National Zoo
21. Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
22. Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
23. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
Australia Zoo - 13/12/2021
31) Sumatran Elephant, Elephas maximus sumatrensis
Alexandra Park Zoo - 18/12/2021
32) Parma Wallaby, Notamacropus parma
Last entry for the year and last mammal novelty for 2021. Copenhagen was my next destination, but the zoo and the Den Blå Planet Aquarium are already closed. I didn't expect to see many rare species this year, but this interesting Challenge sparked my interest to otherwise overlooked animals. I had some sad misses, like Vampire Bats, but managed to see some really cool ones, as well. Thanks to @ZooBinh for the interesting theme and to all fellow contenders for the great game!
Hellabrunn zoo 14/12
52. Agile wallaby/Notamacropus agilis
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ZooChat Challenge Global 2021 - Tracker
This could possibly be the final update of the year! That is, unless someone comes in with a huge haul in the next few days.
Anywho, I don't think it's worth a "current standings" post, as the new year is only a few days away. I'll just post the results on the first of January.
This could possibly be the final update of the year! That is, unless someone comes in with a huge haul in the next few days
. Anywho, I don't think it's worth a "current standings" post, as the new year is only a few days away. I'll just post the results on the first of January.