ZooChat Challenge Global 2022

twilighter said:
We are entering the last quarter of the year and the updates start to be more and more interesting ! Full of great species :)
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I've got tentative plans to mop up some collections before the end of the year that should push me up the list a bit further. Still think the flying squirrel was my best entry and it didn't even bloody count... :p
 
Brum said:
I've got tentative plans to mop up some collections before the end of the year that should push me up the list a bit further. Still think the flying squirrel was my best entry and it didn't even bloody count... :p
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Looking forward to your new updates! I understand you now :) I saw 8 Flying Squirrels running around. It was almost surrealistic. And now even the Giant red Flying Squirrels are possible in Berlin.
 
Karlsruhe Zoo visited on 10.09.2022,

32. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
33. Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
34. Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma)
35. Eurasian Harvester Mouse (Micromys minutus)
36. North Chinese Leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis)
37. Lowland Paca (Cuniculus paca)
38. Geoffroys Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
39. Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
40. African dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
41. Sebas short tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
 
Neil chace said:
Buffalo Zoo:
55. Common Vampire Bat- Desmodus rotundus
56. Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko- Uroplatus henkeli
57. Malagasy Leaf-tailed Gecko- Uroplatus fimbriatus
58. Sand Cat- Felis margarita
59. Arctic Fox- Vulpes lagopus
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Hawk Creek Wildlife Center:
60. Eurasian Lynx- Lynx lynx
61. Geoffroy's Cat- Leopardus geoffroyi
62. Gray Fox- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
63. Great Horned Owl- Bubo virginianus
64. Barred Owl- Strix varia
65. African Crested Porcupine- Hystrix cristata
66. Spectacled Owl- Pulsatrix perspicillata

I'm not certain over whether the spectacled owl can count under the Owl Rule or not, but if it does not count I will remove it.
 
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Rajang-GOAT said:
Colchester Zoo 14/4/2022 I visited today for my Aardvark Keeper Shadowing Experience:
30. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
31. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
32. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

I just realised I missed out Fennec Fox from my other Colchester visit this year
33. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
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A few visits have stacked up in the past few months...
Banham Zoo 3/6:
33. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
34. Common Genet (Genetta genetta)
35. Palls's Cat (Otocolobus manul)
36. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
37. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)

Les Domaine des Fauves 20/8:
38.Eurasian scops owl (otus scops)
39. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
40. Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
41. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
42. Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
43. Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
44. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
45. Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus ruhiginosus)
46. Ural Owl (Strix Uralensis)
47. Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
48. European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
49. Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
50. Puma (Puma concolor)
51. Fishing cat (prionailurus viverrinus)
52. Jungle cat (Felis chaus)
53. Caracal (caracal caracal)
54. Bat-eared Fox (otocyon megalotis)

Linton Zoo 31/8:
55. Red Kangaroo (osphranter rufus)
56. Cape porcupine (Hystrix africa eaustralis)
57. Six- Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Bristol Zoo 9/3:
58. Kea (Nestor notabilis)
59. Livingstone's Fruit bat (Pteropus livingstoni)
60. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Pendrolagus goodfellawni)
61. West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

I think that is all for now, please correct me if my list is incorrect in any way.
 
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Checking my notes and I seem to have counted Seba's Bat twice - West Midlands Safari Park (17/1) and Dudley (19/8). My current total should really be 124.
 
Strix said:
Blue Planet Aquarium: 22nd August

77. Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
78. Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
79. Atlantic Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
80. Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
81. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
82. Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)

Chester Zoo: 23rd August

83. Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
84. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
85. African Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
86. Turkish Spiny Mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
87. Acacia Rat (Thallomys paedulcus)
88. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
89. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
90. Seba’s Short-Tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
91. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
92. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
93. Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
94. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
95. Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
96. Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
97. Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
98. Sunda Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
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Cotswold Wildlife Park: 25 September

99. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
100. Mongolian Jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
101. Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
102. Hammerhead Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)
103. Lesser Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
104. Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
105. Pallas’ Cat (Otocolobus manul)
106. Henkel’s Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
107. Yacaré Caiman (Caiman yacare)
 
Strix said:
Cotswold Wildlife Park: 25 September

99. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
100. Mongolian Jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
101. Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
102. Hammerhead Bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus)
103. Lesser Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
104. Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
105. Pallas’ Cat (Otocolobus manul)
106. Henkel’s Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
107. Yacaré Caiman (Caiman yacare)
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Forgot I hadn’t seen this yet.
108. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
 
Neil chace said:
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center:
60. Eurasian Lynx- Lynx lynx
61. Geoffroy's Cat- Leopardus geoffroyi
62. Gray Fox- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
63. Great Horned Owl- Bubo virginianus
64. Barred Owl- Strix varia
65. African Crested Porcupine- Hystrix cristata
66. Spectacled Owl- Pulsatrix perspicillata

I'm not certain over whether the spectacled owl can count under the Owl Rule or not, but if it does not count I will remove it.
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It seems like on every visit to the Buffalo Zoo a few more species appear I haven't seen previously!

Buffalo Zoo (9/25):
67. Southern Three-banded Armadillo- Tolypeutes matacus
 
red river hog said:
San Diego Zoo - 7/29

55. Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
56. Caracal (Caracal caracal)
57. Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)
58. Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
59. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 7/30

60. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
61. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
62. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
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Bronx Zoo - 9/25

63. Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
64. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
65. Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
66. California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
67. North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
68. Barbary Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
69. Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
70. Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
71. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
72. Eastern Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus)
73. Bushy-tailed Jird (Sekeetamys calurus)
74. Pale Gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
75. African Grass Rat (Arvicanthus niloticus)
76. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
77. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
78. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
79. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
80. Greater Mouse-Deer (Tragulus napu)
81. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
82. Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
83. Carrot-tail Viper Gecko (Hemidactylus imbricatus)
84. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
85. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
 
Neil chace said:
It seems like on every visit to the Buffalo Zoo a few more species appear I haven't seen previously!

Buffalo Zoo (9/25):
67. Southern Three-banded Armadillo- Tolypeutes matacus
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Oversight earlier for a species I thought I saw earlier this year, but actually saw late 2021:
Buffalo Zoo (9/25):
68. Canada Lynx- Lynx canadensis
 
CrashMegaraptor said:
What days to visit zoos - in the middle of a heatwave. Anyway....

YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE PARK - 17/7/2022
71. Six-Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

HAMERTON ZOO - 18/7/2022
72. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
73. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
74. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
75. Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
76. Spinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis)
77. Sumatran White-Bearded Civet (Paguma larvata)
78. Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
79. Dingo (Canis dingo or whatever it is right now...)
80. Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac)
81. White-Nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
82. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
83. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
84. Tayra (Eira barbara)
85. Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)
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LINTON ZOO - 20/9/2022

86. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) - Honestly, forgot I hadn't seen it yet.

ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO - 27/9/2022

87. William's Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
 
birdsandbats said:
Shedd Aquarium - August 14 2022
92. Bonnethead Shark Sphyrna tiburo
93. Zebra Shark Stegostoma tigrinum
94. Spotted Wobbegong Orectolobus maculatus
95. Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
96. Whitespotted Bamboo Shark Chiloscyllium plagiosum
97. Yellow-headed Gecko Gonatodes albogularis
98. Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
99. Horn Shark Heterodontus francisci
100. Swell Shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
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Stevens Point Herptelogical Society - September 28 2022
101. Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus

This is likely my last update for the year, I was not expecting to break 100!
 
TheGerenuk said:
Toronto Zoo: 30 April 2022
20. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
21. Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
22. Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
23. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
24. Red-necked wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
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Time for a long overdue update.

African Lion Safari: 18 August 2022
25. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
26. Barred owl (Strix varia)
27. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Plus an unidentified flying fox that I suspect is a Large flying fox.

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: 21 August 2022
28. Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
29. Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
30. Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
31. Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
32. Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
33. Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
34. Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
35. Zebra shark (Stegosoma tigrinum)
36. Whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
37. Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)

Toronto Zoo: 1 October 2022
38. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
39. Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Plus two species I saw on earlier visits to Toronto Zoo but forgot to include.
40. Wolf (Canis lupus)
41. Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Now if only that echidna was less elusive....
 
red river hog said:
Bronx Zoo - 9/25

63. Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
64. Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
65. Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
66. California Mouse (Peromyscus californicus)
67. North American Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
68. Barbary Striped Grass Mouse (Lemniscomys barbarus)
69. Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
70. Pygmy Mouse (Mus minutoides)
71. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
72. Eastern Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus)
73. Bushy-tailed Jird (Sekeetamys calurus)
74. Pale Gerbil (Gerbillus perpallidus)
75. African Grass Rat (Arvicanthus niloticus)
76. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
77. Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
78. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
79. Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)
80. Greater Mouse-Deer (Tragulus napu)
81. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
82. Common Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
83. Carrot-tail Viper Gecko (Hemidactylus imbricatus)
84. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
85. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
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Philadelphia Zoo - 10/5

86. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
87. Malagasy Giant Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
88. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
89. Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
90. Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
91. West African Crocodile (Crocdylus suchus)
 
Neil chace said:
Hawk Creek Wildlife Center:
60. Eurasian Lynx- Lynx lynx
61. Geoffroy's Cat- Leopardus geoffroyi
62. Gray Fox- Urocyon cinereoargenteus
63. Great Horned Owl- Bubo virginianus
64. Barred Owl- Strix varia
65. African Crested Porcupine- Hystrix cristata
66. Spectacled Owl- Pulsatrix perspicillata

I'm not certain over whether the spectacled owl can count under the Owl Rule or not, but if it does not count I will remove it.
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The Wild Animal Park:
67. Clouded Leopard- Neofelis nebulosa
68. Cougar- Puma concolour
69. American Badger- Taxidea taxus
70. Gray Wolf- Canis lupus
71. Eurasian Eagle Owl- Bubo bubo
 
Skukuza said:
I have removed number 89 - Fanaloka and replace with Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus which i saw in the corner exhibit of the reptile room mixed with hyrax etc at Exmoor.

I have then had a productive couple of days off heading across to Kent for the Big Cat Sanctuary open day and back...

Hemsley Conservation Centre 26.07.22
99) Brazilian Porcupine Coendou Prehensilis
100) Ground Cuscus Phalanger Gymnotis
101) Pygmy Slow Loris Xanthonycticebus Pygmaeus
102) Short Beaked Echidna Tachyglossus Aculeatus
103) Ocelot Leopardus Pardalis

*blanked on Aardwolf again, turning into a bit of a bogey animal for me following blanking at Hamerton (while they were still there and waiting until closing). I take some solace that i believe the individual now at Hemsley I have in all likelihood seen at the RSCC when it was operating.
**also blanked on Geoffroy's Cat scuppering my chances for a full sweep on cat species available in the UK somewhat...
***Echidna is back on show contrary to website.

Fenn Bell Inn 26.07.22
104) Coati Nasua Nasua
105) Bobcat Lynx Rufus

Wildwood Kent 26.07.22
106) Red Fox Vulpes Vulpes
107) Brown Rat Rattus Norvegicus
108) Black Rat Rattus Rattus
109) American Mink Neovison Vison

Crocodiles of the World 27.07.22
110) Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus Johnsoni
111) Morelet’s Crocodile Crocodylus Moreletii
112) Yacare Caiman Caiman Yacare
113) Schneider’s Caiman Paleosuchus Trigonatus
114) Slender Snouted Crocodile Mecistops Cataphractus
115) Tomistoma Tomistoma Schlegelii
116) Black Caiman Melanosuchus Niger
117) Broad Snouted Caiman Caiman Latirostris
118) Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus Mindorensis

Cotswolds Wildlife Park 27.07.22
119) Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus Rodricensis
120) Clouded Leopard Neofelis Nebulosa
121) Pallas’s Cat Otocolobus Manual
122) Mongolian Jird Meriones Unguiculatus
123) Turkish Spiny Mouse Acomys Cilicicus
124) Seba’s Short Tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata
125) Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus Aegyptiacus
126) Gray Mouse Lemur Microcebus Murinus
127) Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat Hypogeomys Antimena
128) Neumann’s Grass Rat Arvicanthis Neumanni
129) Henkel’s Leaf Tailed Gecko Uroplatus Henkeli
130) Senegal Bushbaby Galago Senegalensis
131) Straw Coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon Helvum

*Tried for a very long time to pick out a Hammerhead Bat in the enclosure opposite Anaconda but couldn't conclusively pick out one which was frustrating, however hard to turn your nose up at 4 bat species and a chance of 5.
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Getting much more difficult to add species as we enter the final throes of the challenge, but still plugging away.

Twycross Zoo 03.10.22
132) Snow Leopard Panthera Uncia

National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham 07.10.22
133) Zebra Shark Stegostoma Tigrinum
134) Banded Houndshark Triakis Scyllium

I also visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park where I knew I stood to add no new species anyway.

Very frustratingly I also tried for Geoffroy's Cat at Woodside Wildlife but the weather and timing were against me and Geoff chose not to show in heavy rain in the middle of the day having already been fed and no indoor viewing.
And with that blank (and the previous one for Geoffroy's Cat at Hemsley) goes my chances of a clean sweep on available UK cats by one species potentially...
 
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