ZooChat Challenge Global 2023 - 10th Anniversary Special!

CGSwans · 18 Feb 2023

Update includes one correction to Melbourne Zoo - I saw Philippine crocodile but neglected to list it in the reptile challenge.

Zoos visited
Adelaide Zoo (30 January)
Melbourne Zoo (4 February)
Werribee Open Range Zoo (18 February)

Challenges completed: 6/29
1. Check Your Feeders
2. The Rio Challenge
3. One-Zoo Wonder
4. Pinni-Party
5. Bona-Fide Rarity Hunter
6. Thylo's Bonus Challenge

2013: Penguimonium

Little penguin

2014: Fly the Coop

Malleefowl (1/1 megapodes)
Lady Amherst’s pheasant - (1/6 pheasants)
Indian peafowl - (2/6 pheasants)

2015: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap

Patagonian mara
Capybara

2016 Part I: How Many Toes am I Holding Up?

Brazilian tapir - (1/3 tapirs)
Malayan tapir (2/3 tapirs)
Plains zebra (1/3 equids)
Takhi (Przewalski's horse) (2/3 equids)
White rhinoceros (1/3 rhinos)

2016 Part II: Let That Ruminate

Giraffe
Fallow deer (1/4 deer)
Pygmy hippopotamus (1/2 hippos)
Collared peccary (1/3 pigs and peccaries)
Common hippopotamus (2/2 hippos)

Bovids

1. Scimitar-horned oryx
2. American bison
3. Blackbuck
4. Lowland nyala
5. Common eland

2016 Part III: Sea Shepherds

N/A

2017 Part I: Check Your Feeders - COMPLETE

Gouldian finch
Crested bellbird
Striped honeyeater
Regent honeyeater

2017 Part II: Asian songbird challenge

N/A

2017 Part III: Thylo’s Top 20

N/A

2018 Part I: Small But Will Fight

Meerkat (1/2 mongooses)
Serval (1/5 small cats)
Fennec Fox (1/2 foxes)
Red panda

2018 Part II: Pinni-party - COMPLETE

Australian sea lion
Long-nosed fur seal

2018 Part III: Carnivore Carnival

Binturong
Cheetah

2019 Part I: Look but don’t touch

N/A

2019 Part II: River Giants

N/A

2020: Let’s Give This Another Go

Red kangaroo
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Koala
Fat-tailed dunnart
Brush-tailed bettong
Greater bilby
Squirrel glider
Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo
Common ringtail possum
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Tasmanian devil
Kangaroo Island kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroo
Tammar wallaby

2021: Don’t You Forget About Me

Asian elephant

2022: Don’t Turn On the Lights

Spinifex hopping mouse
Greater stick-nest rat
Tawny frogmouth
Fat-tailed dunnart
Brush-tailed bettong
Greater bilby
Squirrel glider
Common ringtail possum

Native Species Challenge

Gouldian finch
Australian green tree frog

Embrace the ABCs Challenge

Seen twice:

Meerkat
Ring-tailed lemur
Little penguin
Lion
Western lowland gorilla

Seen once:

Indian peafowl
Wedge-tailed eagle
Spiny stick insect
Western lowland gorilla
Asian elephant
Tiger
White rhinoceros

Not yet seen:

Red-necked wallaby
Asian small-clawed otter
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Saltwater crocodile
Macquarie turtle
Sharks

Second Chance Red List Challenge

Broad-headed snake (1/4 Vulnerable)
Pygmy blue-tongue lizard (1/4 Endangered)
Komodo dragon (2/4 Endangered)
Aldabra giant tortoise (2/4 Vulnerable)
Brazilian tapir (3/4 Vulnerable)
Golden lion tamarin (3/4 Endangered)
Ring-tailed lemur (4/4 Endangered)
Greater bilby (4/4 Vulnerable)
Brush-tailed bettong (1/4 Critically Endangered)
Cotton-top tamarin (2/4 Critically Endangered)
Northern white-cheeked gibbon (3/4 Critically Endangered)
Swift parrot (4/4 Critically Endangered)
Scimitar-horned oryx (1/2 Extinct in the Wild)

Island Hoppers Challenge

Komodo dragon (1/6 reptiles)
Aldabra giant tortoise (2/6 reptiles)
Rhinoceros iguana (3/6 reptiles)
Ring-tailed lemur (1/5 mammals)
Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo (2/5 mammals)
Java sparrow (1/6 birds)
Black-and-white ruffed lemur (3/5 mammals)
Fijian crested iguana (4/6 reptiles)
Sumatran orang-utan (4/5 mammals)
Philippine crocodile (5/6 reptiles)
Philippine sail-finned dragon (6/6 reptiles)
Clown loach (1/2 fish)
Tasmanian devil (5/5 mammals)

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)

Central netted dragon (1/1 agamids)
Rough-scaled python (1/3 pythons)
Broad-headed snake (1/10 venomous snakes)
Komodo dragon (1/4 monitors)
Inland taipan (2/10 venomous snakes)
Southern death adder (A.antarcticus) (3/10 venomous snakes)
Red-bellied black snake (4/10 venomous snakes)
Olive python (2/3 pythons)
Jungle carpet python (3/3 pythons)
Coastal taipan (5/10 venomous snakes)
Mexican cantil (6/10 venomous snakes)
Monocled cobra (7/10 venomous snakes)
Freshwater crocodile (1/4 crocodiles)
Southern Pilbara rock monitor (2/4 monitors)
Merten’s water monitor (3/4 monitors)
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (8/10 venomous snakes)
Eyelash viper (9/10 venomous snakes)
Common tiger snake (10/10 venomous snakes)
Philippine crocodile (2/4 crocodiles)

Turtles and Tortoises

Pig-nosed turtle
Aldabra giant tortoise
Murray River turtle
Spur-thighed tortoise
Eastern snake-necked turtle
Horsfield’s tortoise
Carolina box turtle
Star tortoise
Elongate tortoise
Twist-necked turtle
Chinese three-striped box turtle
Leopard tortoise

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Aldabra giant tortoise
Red kangaroo
Lady Amherst’s pheasant
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Bolivian squirrel monkey
Southern cassowary
Dingo
American alligator
Pygmy hippopotamus
Sumatran orang-utan
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Blue-winged kookaburra
American bison

The Rio Challenge - COMPLETE

Brown-throated conure
Illiger’s macaw
White-bellied caique
Scarlet macaw
Sun conure
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Hyacinth macaw
Yellow-crowned Amazon

The Unbearable Challenge

N/A

Hall of Champions

Aldabra giant tortoise
Wedge-tailed eagle
Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo
Superb lyrebird
Blue-faced honeyeater

One-Zoo Wonder - COMPLETE

Check Your Feeders
Rio Challenge

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - COMPLETE

Pygmy Blue-Tongue Lizard (worldwide bonus - only displayed at Adelaide Zoo)
Collared peccary (only displayed in Melbourne Zoo, Australasian region)
Vervet monkey (only displayed in Werribee Open Range Zoo, Australasian region)

Thylo’s Bonus Challenge - COMPLETE

1. Cheetah exhibit overlooking scimitar-horned oryx paddock, Werribee Open Range Zoo

SusScrofa · 18 Feb 2023

Sorry for the late entry to the challenge. I was busy with travels and now work. I visited a number of facilities from January 18-27 during a road trip. If specific dates are needed I can look back and add them. Since I've visited many zoos without posting, I'll list by challenge and which zoo I saw each animal but will return to typical format after this posting.

COMPLETED CHALLENGES

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party - 2/2
1. California Seal Lion - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Harbor Seal - Riverbanks Zoo

2019 (Part II): River Giants - 1/1
1. Hellbender - Zoo Atlanta

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge - 15/15

1. Red Kangaroo - Brevard Zoo
2. Orangutan - Zoo Atlanta
3. Common Squirrel Monkey - Brevard Zoo
4. Reeve's Muntjac - Brevard Zoo
6. Blue Wildebeest - Eudora Wildlife Safari
7. American Bison - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
8. Clouded Leopard - Zoo Atlanta
9. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta
10. Southern Cassowary - Jacksonville Zoo
11. King Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
12. Gray Crowned Crane - Jacksonville Zoo
13. American Flamingo - Jacksonville Zoo
14. King Vulture - Brevard Zoo
15. Laughing Kookaburra - - Jacksonville Zoo

The Rio Challenge - 8/8

1. Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
2. Military Macaw - Brevard Zoo
3. Blue-throated Macaw - Brevard Zoo
4. Blue-yellow Macaw - Brevard Zoo
5. Scarlet Macaw - Brevard Zoo
6. Golden Conure - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
7. Fan Parrot - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
8. Sun Conure - Greenville Zoo

IN-PROGRESS/OPEN-ENDED CHALLENGES

2013: Penguimonium (4)
King Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Southern Rockhopper Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Gentoo Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Magellanic Penguin - Jacksonville Zoo

2014: Fly the Coop - 3/11
Cracidae 1/2
1. Helmeted Currasow - Greenville Zoo

Phasianidae 2/6
1. Blue Peafowl - Zoo Atlanta
2. Wild Turkey - Jacksonville Zoo

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap - 5/10
1. Capybara - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Patagonian Mara - Zoo Atlanta
3. Chilean Chinchilla - Zoo Atlanta
4. Naked Mole Rat - Zoo Atlanta
5. Crested Porcupine - Pine Mountain Safari

2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 4/9
Equids - 2/3
1. Plains Zebra - Zoo Atlanta
2. Grevy's Zebra - Jacksonville Zoo

Rhinoceros - 1/3
1. White Rhinoceros - Zoo Atlanta

Tapirs 1/3
1. Baird's Tapir - Brevard Zoo

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate - 9/11 + 15 Bovidae

Swine 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Babirusa - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Visayan Warty Pig - Brevard Zoo
3. Warthog - Zoo Atlanta

Giraffids - 1/2
1. Giraffe - Jacksonville Zoo

Native Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. White-tailed Deer - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
2. Wapiti - Charles Towne Landing

Exotic Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Chital Deer - Pine Mountain Safari
2. Reeve's Muntjac - Brevard Zoo

Bovidae (15)
American Bison - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Bongo - Jacksonville Zoo
Greater Kudu - Jacksonville Zoo
Blue Wildebeest - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Scimitar Oryx - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Addax - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Blackbuck - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Nilgai - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Common Eland - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Barbary Sheep - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Gaur - Pine Mountain Safari
Nyala - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Impala - Brevard Zoo
Klipspringer - Brevard Zoo
Sitatunga - Bee City Zoo

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge 4/5
1. Bali Myna - Riverbanks Zoo
2. White-rumped Shama - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Asian Fairy Bluebird - Riverbanks Zoo
4. Chestnut-backed Thrush - Riverbanks Zoo

Have not seen white-eye or magpie

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - 7/8
1. Golden-breasted Starling - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Plush-crested Jay - Greenville Zoo
3. Venezuelan Troupial - Riverbanks Zoo
4. White-headed Buffalo Weaver - Zoo Atlanta
5. Snowy-crowned Robin Chat - Riverbanks Zoo
6. Turquoise Tanager - Riverbanks Zoo
7. White-crested Laughingthrush - Zoo Atlanta

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight - 8/9

Mongoose 1/2
1. Meerkat - Brevard Zoo

Felines 5/5 - COMPLETE
1. Serval - Bee City Zoo
2. Caracal - Bee City Zoo
3. Bobcat - Brevard Zoo
4. Ocelot - Greenville Zoo
5. Fishing Cat - Riverbanks Zoo

Foxes 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Red Fox - Bee City Zoo
2. Bat-eared Fox - Greenville Zoo

Panda 1/1 - COMPLETE
Red Panda - Zoo Atlanta

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival - 2/6
1. Cheetah - Brevard Zoo
2. Giant Otter - Brevard Zoo

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (5)
Green-black Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Black-legged Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog - Brevard Zoo
Gulfodolcean Poison Dart Frog - Brevard Zoo

2020: Let's Give this Another Go (5)
Red Kangaroo - Brevard Zoo
Red-necked Wallaby - Riverbanks Zoo
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Koala - Riverbanks Zoo
Virginia Opossum - Oatland Island Wildlife Center

2021: Don't You Forget About Me - 7/13

Bats - 3/4
1. Common Vampire Bat - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Seba's Leafnose Bat - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Straw Fruit Bat - Jacksonville Zoo

Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Giant Anteater - Jacksonville Zoo

Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Northern Two-toed Sloth - Zoo Atlanta

Sea Cow - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Florida Manatee - Jacksonville Zoo

Elephants - 1/2
1. African Elephant - Zoo Atlanta

Haven't seen any others (armadillos are always no-shows)

Native Species Challenge (North America) - 2/5
1. Jaguar - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Blue Iguana - Brevard Zoo

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 11/18 + 2 in-progress

1. Bennett's Wallaby - Riverbanks Zoo, Bee City Zoo
2. African Elephant - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
3. Ringtail Lemur - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
4. Gorilla - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
5. White Rhinoceros - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
6. Meerkat - Zoo Atlanta, Brevard Zoo
7. Lion - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
8. Tiger - Jacksonville Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo
9. Indian Peafowl - Zoo Atlanta, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
10. Bald Eagle - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
11. Pond Slider - Tidelands Nature Center, UGA Aquarium

In Progress:
a) Asian Small-clawed Otter - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
b) Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
c) Madagascan Hissing Cockroach - Greenville Zoo

Second Chance Red List Challenge - 13/14

Vulnerable - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Lion - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Sun Bear - Zoo Atlanta
3. Clouded Leopard - Zoo Atlanta
4. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta

Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Siamang - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Diana Monkey - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Tiger - Jacksonville Zoo
4. Bonobo - Jacksonville Zoo

Critically Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Jamaican Iguana - Zoo Atlanta
2. Red Wolf - Sewee Visitor Center
3. Burmese Star Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
4. Central American River Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo

Extinct In The Wild 1/2
1. Scimitar Oryx - Eudora Safari Park

Island Hoppers Challenge - 18/22
I assume Madagascar and Papua New Guinea count here? If not, I'll remove the species from there.

Mammals - 5/5 COMPLETE
1. Bornean Orangutan - Zoo Atlanta
2. Babirusa - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Coquerel's Sifaka - Jacksonville Zoo
4. Ringtail Lemur - Zoo Atlanta
5. Crowned Lemur - Zoo Atlanta

Birds - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Bali Myna - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Cuban Amazon - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
4. White Cockatoo - Bee City Zoo
5. Salmon-crested Cockatoo - Brevard Zoo
6. Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo

Reptiles - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Blue Iguana - Brevard Zoo
2. Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Radiated Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
4. Fijian Banded Iguana - Zoo Atlanta
5. Spider Tortoise - Greenville Zoo
6. Utila Spinytail Iguana - Jacksonville Zoo

Amphibians - 1/3
Golden Mantella - Jacksonville Zoo

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 20/23 + 31 Testudines

Monitors 2/4
1. Komodo Dragon - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Spiny-tailed Monitor - Bee City Zoo

Geckos 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Henkel's Leaftail Gecko - Jacksonville Zoo

Agamid 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Dwarf Shield-tailed Agama - Jacksonville Zoo

Venomous Snakes 10/10 - COMPLETE
1. Gaboon Viper - Zoo Atlanta
2. Red Spitting Cobra - Zoo Atlanta
3. Southern Copperhead - Zoo Atlanta
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake -
5. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
6. Cottonmouth - Jacksonville Zoo
7. Timber Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
8. Eyelash Palm Viper - Jacksonville Zoo
9. Aruba Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
10. Bushmaster - Jacksonville Zoo

Pythons 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Burmese Python - Jacksonville Zoo
2. African Rock Python - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Green Tree Python - Zoo Atlanta

Crocodiles 2/3
1. Slender-snouted Crocodile - Zoo Atlanta
2. American Crocodile - Brevard Zoo

Testudines (31)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Radiated Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Burmese Star Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
Pancake Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
Red-footed Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Yellow-footed Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Asian Giant Tortoise - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Leopard Tortoise - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
African Spurred Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Gopher Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Spider Tortoise - Greenville Zoo

Barbour’s Map Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Diamondback Terrapin - Zoo Atlanta
River Cooter - Zoo Atlanta
Eastern Box Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Three-toed Box Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Coahilan Box Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Mexican Box Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Pond Slider - Tidelands Nature Center
Mexican Slider - Jacksonville Zoo
Spotted Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle - Greenville Zoo

Common Snapping Turtle - Bee City Zoo
Alligator Snapping Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Eastern Mud Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Central American River Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Spiny Softshell Turtle - Bee City Zoo

Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle - Brevard Zoo
Krefft's Turtle - Brevard Zoo

The Unbearable Challenge - 4/8
1. Brown Bear - Riverbanks Zoo
2. American Black Bear - Charles Towne Landing
3. Sun Bear - Zoo Atlanta
4. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta

Hall of Champions - 4/11
1. (2013) Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
2. (2015) African Green Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo
3. (2021) Matschie's Tree Kangaoo - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
4. (2022) Gaur - Pine Mountain Safari

“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (North America) - 1/4
1. Drill - Zoo Atlanta

One-Zoo Wonder - ???
@ThylacineAlive Does Pinni-party count as a trial by itself, or must all the 2018 challenges be completed in a single zoo for this to count?

If that is not the case, I will use that trial to complete One-Zoo Wonder.

NOT YET WORKED ON

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds - 0/2

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders - 0/4

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - 0/10

Thylo's Bonus Challenge - 0/1

EDIT: I remember I saw Mantella at Jacksonville so I did see another island endemic if Madagascar counts.

CGSwans · 19 Feb 2023

Yet another correction - stupid me didn’t twig that the Murray River turtle is the same species as ‘Macquarie turtle’.

Zoos visited
Adelaide Zoo (30 January)
Melbourne Zoo (4 February)
Werribee Open Range Zoo (18 February)
Healesville Sanctuary (19 February)

Challenges completed: 7/29
1. Check Your Feeders
2. The Rio Challenge
3. One-Zoo Wonder
4. Pinni-Party
5. Bona-Fide Rarity Hunter
6. Thylo's Bonus Challenge
7. Don’t Turn On the Lights

2013: Penguimonium

Little penguin

2014: Fly the Coop

Malleefowl (1/1 megapodes)
Lady Amherst’s pheasant - (1/6 pheasants)
Indian peafowl - (2/6 pheasants)

2015: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap

Patagonian mara
Capybara

2016 Part I: How Many Toes am I Holding Up?

Brazilian tapir - (1/3 tapirs)
Malayan tapir (2/3 tapirs)
Plains zebra (1/3 equids)
Takhi (Przewalski's horse) (2/3 equids)
White rhinoceros (1/3 rhinos)

2016 Part II: Let That Ruminate

Giraffe
Fallow deer (1/4 deer)
Pygmy hippopotamus (1/2 hippos)
Collared peccary (1/3 pigs and peccaries)
Common hippopotamus (2/2 hippos)

Bovids

1. Scimitar-horned oryx
2. American bison
3. Blackbuck
4. Lowland nyala
5. Common eland

2016 Part III: Sea Shepherds

N/A

2017 Part I: Check Your Feeders - COMPLETE

Gouldian finch
Crested bellbird
Striped honeyeater
Regent honeyeater

2017 Part II: Asian songbird challenge

N/A

2017 Part III: Thylo’s Top 20

N/A

2018 Part I: Small But Will Fight

Meerkat (1/2 mongooses)
Serval (1/5 small cats)
Fennec Fox (1/2 foxes)
Red panda

2018 Part II: Pinni-party - COMPLETE

Australian sea lion
Long-nosed fur seal

2018 Part III: Carnivore Carnival

Binturong
Cheetah

2019 Part I: Look but don’t touch

N/A

2019 Part II: River Giants

N/A

2020: Let’s Give This Another Go

Red kangaroo
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby
Koala
Fat-tailed dunnart
Brush-tailed bettong
Greater bilby
Squirrel glider
Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo
Common ringtail possum
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Tasmanian devil
Kangaroo Island kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroo
Tammar wallaby
Short-beaked echidna
Common wombat
Eastern quoll
Long-nosed potoroo
Mountain pygmy possum
Swamp wallaby
Red-necked wallaby
Spot-tailed quoll
Platypus

2021: Don’t You Forget About Me

Asian elephant

2022: Don’t Turn On the Lights - COMPLETE

Spinifex hopping mouse
Greater stick-nest rat
Tawny frogmouth
Fat-tailed dunnart
Brush-tailed bettong
Greater bilby
Squirrel glider
Common ringtail possum
Eastern quoll
Long-nosed potoroo

Native Species Challenge

Gouldian finch
Australian green tree frog
Platypus

Embrace the ABCs Challenge

Seen twice:

Meerkat
Ring-tailed lemur
Little penguin
Lion
Western lowland gorilla

Seen once:

Indian peafowl
Wedge-tailed eagle
Spiny stick insect
Western lowland gorilla
Asian elephant
Tiger
White rhinoceros
Murray River turtle (E.macquarii)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Red-necked wallaby

Not yet seen:

Asian small-clawed otter
Saltwater crocodile
Sharks

Second Chance Red List Challenge

Broad-headed snake (1/4 Vulnerable)
Pygmy blue-tongue lizard (1/4 Endangered)
Komodo dragon (2/4 Endangered)
Aldabra giant tortoise (2/4 Vulnerable)
Brazilian tapir (3/4 Vulnerable)
Golden lion tamarin (3/4 Endangered)
Ring-tailed lemur (4/4 Endangered)
Greater bilby (4/4 Vulnerable)
Brush-tailed bettong (1/4 Critically Endangered)
Cotton-top tamarin (2/4 Critically Endangered)
Northern white-cheeked gibbon (3/4 Critically Endangered)
Swift parrot (4/4 Critically Endangered)
Scimitar-horned oryx (1/2 Extinct in the Wild)

Island Hoppers Challenge

Komodo dragon (1/6 reptiles)
Aldabra giant tortoise (2/6 reptiles)
Rhinoceros iguana (3/6 reptiles)
Ring-tailed lemur (1/5 mammals)
Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo (2/5 mammals)
Java sparrow (1/6 birds)
Black-and-white ruffed lemur (3/5 mammals)
Fijian crested iguana (4/6 reptiles)
Sumatran orang-utan (4/5 mammals)
Philippine crocodile (5/6 reptiles)
Philippine sail-finned dragon (6/6 reptiles)
Clown loach (1/2 fish)
Tasmanian devil (5/5 mammals)

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)

Central netted dragon (1/1 agamids)
Rough-scaled python (1/3 pythons)
Broad-headed snake (1/10 venomous snakes)
Komodo dragon (1/4 monitors)
Inland taipan (2/10 venomous snakes)
Southern death adder (A.antarcticus) (3/10 venomous snakes)
Red-bellied black snake (4/10 venomous snakes)
Olive python (2/3 pythons)
Jungle carpet python (3/3 pythons)
Coastal taipan (5/10 venomous snakes)
Mexican cantil (6/10 venomous snakes)
Monocled cobra (7/10 venomous snakes)
Freshwater crocodile (1/4 crocodiles)
Southern Pilbara rock monitor (2/4 monitors)
Merten’s water monitor (3/4 monitors)
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (8/10 venomous snakes)
Eyelash viper (9/10 venomous snakes)
Common tiger snake (10/10 venomous snakes)
Philippine crocodile (2/4 crocodiles)
Lace monitor (4/4 monitors)

Turtles and Tortoises

Pig-nosed turtle
Aldabra giant tortoise
Murray River turtle
Spur-thighed tortoise
Eastern snake-necked turtle
Horsfield’s tortoise
Carolina box turtle
Star tortoise
Elongate tortoise
Twist-necked turtle
Chinese three-striped box turtle
Leopard tortoise
Northern long-necked turtle

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Aldabra giant tortoise
Red kangaroo
Lady Amherst’s pheasant
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Bolivian squirrel monkey
Southern cassowary
Dingo
American alligator
Pygmy hippopotamus
Sumatran orang-utan
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Blue-winged kookaburra
American bison
Red-necked wallaby

The Rio Challenge - COMPLETE

Brown-throated conure
Illiger’s macaw
White-bellied caique
Scarlet macaw
Sun conure
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Hyacinth macaw
Yellow-crowned Amazon

The Unbearable Challenge

N/A

Hall of Champions

Aldabra giant tortoise
Wedge-tailed eagle
Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo
Superb lyrebird
Blue-faced honeyeater
Eastern quoll

One-Zoo Wonder - COMPLETE

Check Your Feeders
Rio Challenge

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - COMPLETE

Pygmy Blue-Tongue Lizard (worldwide bonus - only displayed at Adelaide Zoo)
Collared peccary (only displayed in Melbourne Zoo, Australasian region)
Vervet monkey (only displayed in Werribee Open Range Zoo, Australasian region)

Thylo’s Bonus Challenge - COMPLETE

1. Cheetah exhibit overlooking scimitar-horned oryx paddock, Werribee Open Range Zoo

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Strix · 19 Feb 2023

Strix said:
Alright, first zoo of the year:

Fly the Coop: 4/11
1 Megapode:
Australian Brushturkey
2 Cracids:
1. Great Curassow
1 Guineafowl:
Vulturine Guineafowl
6 Phasianids:
1. Himalayan Monal

How many toes am I holding up? 1/9
3 Equids:
1. Plains Zebra

Let That Ruminate: 1/11
2 Non-Native Deer:
1. Southern Pudu

Check Your Feeders: 1/4
Eurasian Jay

Thylo's Top 20: 1/8
Red-Billed Blue Magpie

Small But Will Fight: 6/10
2 Mongooses:
1. Meerkat
5 Small Cats:
1. Rusty-Spotted Cat
2. Oncilla
3. Serval
4. Canada Lynx
2 Foxes:
1. Corsac Fox

Carnivore Carnival: 2/6
Cheetah
Ringtail

Let's Give This Another Go:
1. Common Wombat
2. Squirrel Glider
3. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum
4. Common Brushtail Possum
5. Ground Cuscus
6. Long-Nosed Potoroo
7. Parma Wallaby
8. Swamp Wallaby
9. Bennett's Wallaby

Don't You Forget About Me: 3/13
2 Armadillos:
Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
1 Anteater:
Giant Anteater
1 Sloth:
Linne's Two-Toed Sloth

Don't Turn on the Lights: 1/10
1. Ground Cuscus
2. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
3. Linne's Two-Toed Sloth

Embrace the ABCs: 0/18
Bennett's Wallaby 1/2
Ring-Tailed Lemur 1/2
Meerkat 1/2
Tiger 1/2
Asian Short-Clawed Otter 1/2

Second Chance Red List Challenge: 12/14
VU:
Giant Anteater
Red-Breasted Goose
Snowy Owl
Cuban Conure
EN:
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Lar Gibbon
Grey Crowned Crane
CR:
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Hooded Vulture
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture

Island Hoppers Challenge: 5/22
5 Mammals:
Ground Cuscus
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
6 Birds:
1. Paradise Shelduck

I'm Hot Blooded for Cold Blood: 2/24
4 Monitors:
Gillen's Pygmy Monitor
3 Pythons:
Anthill Python
Turtles/Tortoises:
Egyptian Tortoise

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 5/15
1. Dingo
2. Southern Cassowary
3. Grey Crowned Crane
4. Laughing Kookaburra
5. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw

Rio Challenge: 4/8
1. Orange-Winged Amazon
2. Mealy Amazon
3. Sun Conure
4. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw

Unbearable Challenge: 1/8
1. Brown Bear

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 1/3
1. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum

Bonus: Hamerton have an undescribed Australian Ambassis species which is noted on ZTL as Ambassis spec. nov. and 'Northwest Glassfish' which is seemingly absent from any Australian collection, and I assume any other collection in the world.

Completed: 0/29
In Progress: 18/26

Penguimonium:
1. Humboldt Penguin

Fly the Coop: 7/11
1 Megapode:
Australian Brushturkey
2 Cracids:
1. Great Curassow
1 Guineafowl:
Vulturine Guineafowl
6 Phasianids:
1. Himalayan Monal
2. Mountain Peacock-Pheasant
3. Collared Partridge
4. Roul-Roul Partridge

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap: 3/10
1. Cape Porcupine
2. Naked Mole Rat
3. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat

How many toes am I holding up? 1/9
3 Equids:
1. Plains Zebra

Let That Ruminate: 7/11
3 Pigs / Peccaries:
1. Common Warthog
2. Red River Hog
3. Babirusa
2 Hippo:
1. Pygmy Hippo
2 Giraffids:
1. Okapi
2. Giraffe
2 Non-Native Deer:
1. Southern Pudu
Bovids:
1. Red Forest Duiker

Check Your Feeders: 1/4
Eurasian Jay

Asian Songbird Challenge: COMPLETE
1. Javan Green Magpie
2. Bali Myna
3. White-Rumped Shama
4. Chestnut-Backed Thrush
5. Tricolour Parrotfinch

Thylo's Top 20: 3/8
1. Red-Billed Blue Magpie
2. Brazilian Tanager
3. Blue-Crowned Laughingthrush

Small But Will Fight: 7/10
2 Mongooses:
1. Meerkat
2. Dwarf Mongoose
5 Small Cats:
1. Rusty-Spotted Cat
2. Oncilla
3. Serval
4. Canada Lynx
2 Foxes:
1. Corsac Fox

Carnivore Carnival: 2/6
Cheetah
Ringtail

See, Don't Touch:
1. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog

River Giants: COMPLETE
1. Chinese Giant Salamander

Let's Give This Another Go:
1. Common Wombat
2. Squirrel Glider
3. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum
4. Common Brushtail Possum
5. Ground Cuscus
6. Long-Nosed Potoroo
7. Parma Wallaby
8. Swamp Wallaby
9. Bennett's Wallaby

Don't You Forget About Me: 4/13
4 Bats:
1. Rodrigues Flying Fox
2 Armadillos:
1. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
1 Anteater:
Giant Anteater
1 Sloth:
Linne's Two-Toed Sloth

Don't Turn on the Lights: COMPLETE
1. Ground Cuscus
2. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
3. Linne's Two-Toed Sloth
4. Aye-Aye
5. Grey Slender Loris
6. Pygmy Slow Loris
7. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat
8. Potto
9. Moholi Bushbaby
10. Naked Mole Rat

Embrace the ABCs: 5/18
Bennett's Wallaby 2/2
Ring-Tailed Lemur 2/2
Western Gorilla 1/2
Meerkat 2/2
Lion 1/2
Tiger 2/2
Asian Short-Clawed Otter 2/2
African Bullfrog 1/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach 1/2

Second Chance Red List Challenge: COMPLETE
VU:
Giant Anteater
Red-Breasted Goose
Snowy Owl
Cuban Conure
EN:
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Lar Gibbon
Grey Crowned Crane
CR:
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Hooded Vulture
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture
EW:
Socorro Dove
Partula tohiveana

Island Hoppers Challenge: 18/22
5 Mammals:
1. Ground Cuscus
2. Ring-Tailed Lemur
3. Collared Brown Lemur
4. Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
5. Aye-Aye
6 Birds:
1. Paradise Shelduck
2. Socorro Dove
3. Javan Green Magpie
4. Montserrat Oriole
5. Bali Myna
6. Java Sparrow
6 Reptiles:
1. Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle
2. Galapagos Giant Tortoise
3. Round Island Skink
4. Mindanao Water Monitor
5. Komodo Dragon
3 Amphibians:
1. Sardinian Brook Salamander
2. Mallorcan Midwife Toad

I'm Hot Blooded for Cold Blood: 7/24
4 Monitors:
1. Gillen's Pygmy Monitor
2. Mindanao Water Monitor
3. Komodo Dragon
10 Venomous Snakes:
1. King Cobra
3 Pythons:
1. Anthill Python
2. Reticulated Python
4 Crocodiles / Gharials:
1. Philippine Crocodile
Turtles/Tortoises:
1. Egyptian Tortoise
2. Big-Headed Turtle
3. Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle
4. Annam Leaf Turtle
5. Red-Footed Tortoise
6. Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 8/15
1. Dingo
2. Southern Cassowary
3. Grey Crowned Crane
4. Laughing Kookaburra
5. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
6. Black-Capped Squirrel Monkey
7. Pygmy Hippo
8. Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Rio Challenge: 5/8
1. Orange-Winged Amazon
2. Mealy Amazon
3. Sun Conure
4. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
5. Blue-Throated Macaw

Unbearable Challenge: 1/8
1. Brown Bear

Hall of Champions: 1/11
1. Okapi

One-Zoo Wonder: COMPLETE
Asian Songbird Challenge

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3
1. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum
2. Scarlet-Chested Sunbird

Bonus: Hamerton have an undescribed Australian Ambassis species which is noted on ZTL as Ambassis spec. nov. and 'Northwest Glassfish' which is seemingly absent from any Australian collection, and I assume any other collection in the world.

Completed: 5/29
In Progress: 21/24

ThylacineAlive · 19 Feb 2023

iluvwhales said:
In the Hall of Animals in the dark section along with with the straw-colored fruit bats and the moholi bushbaby exhibits near the entry doors that lead to the farm.

The habitat directly next to the doors? Odd, that held Black-Footed Cat on my visit in October.

birdsandbats said:
@ThylacineAlive It has come to my attention that Extinct Roach has not been formally classified by IUCN as EW, although it is completely extinct in the wild and does survive only in captivity.

So the species technically does not qualify for Second Chance Red List Challenge, although if IUCN did asses the species they would classify it as such.

So can I count it, or do I need to find a new extinct in the wild species that actually is "Extinct in the Wild"?

In the case of this cockroach specifically I will allow it to count, as it's known to be extinct in the wild even if not classified by the IUCN yet.

This is a special exception, though, and does not apply to just any species whose endangered status may be different to what the IUCN officially lists them as.

TheGerenuk said:
Toronto Zoo: 21 January 2023

Penguimonium (5 penguins):
5. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Fly The Coop (2/11):
1. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
2. Malay crested fireback (Lophura ignita)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (3/10):
2. Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
3. South African crested porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (2/9):
1. Przewalski's horse (Equus (ferus) przewalskii) (Does this count as a wild-type equid?)
2. Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Let That Ruminate (5/11 required, 2 bovids):
Required:
1. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyroussa celebensis)
2. Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
3. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
4. Masai giraffe (Giraffa (camelopardalis) tippelskirchi)
5. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Bovids:
1. Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
2. West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica)
Plus European mouflon which I won't be counting.

Check Your Feeders (2/4):
2. Loggerhead shrike (Landius ludovicianus)

Thylo's Top 20 (1/8):
1. Plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)

Small but Will Fight (3/10):
2. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
3. Red panda (Aliurus fulgens)

Let's Give This Another Go (1 marsupials/monotremes):
1. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Don't Turn On The Lights (5/10):
4. Prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebra)
5. Australian green tree frog (Ranoidea caerulea)

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (6/36):
1. Indian peafowl (Toronto)
2. Western lowland gorilla (Toronto)
3. Lion (Toronto)
4. Tiger (Toronto)
5. Meerkat (Toronto)
6. African penguin (Toronto)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (12/14):
VU 2: Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
VU 3: North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyroussa celebensis)
VU 4: San Esteban chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius)
EN 3: American eel (Anguilla rostrata)
EN 4: Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
CR 1: Butterfly goodeid (Ameca splendens)
CR 2: Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
CR 3: Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
CR 4: Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Island Hoppers Challenge (13/22):
2. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
3. North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyroussa celebensis)
4. Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)
5. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria)
6. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
7. Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
8. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
9. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
10. Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
11. Fijian banded iguana (Brachylophus bulabula)
12. Prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebra)
13. Puerto Rican crested toad (Peltophryne lemur)
Plus a few fish native to Madagascar I forgot to ID.

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (12/24 required, 14 chelonians):
Required:
1. Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
2. Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii)
3. Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
4. Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
5. Massasagua (Sistrurus catenatus)
6. Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)
7. Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
8. Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
9. Boelen's python (Simalia boeleni)
10. Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
11. Sunda gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
12. Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
Chelonians:
2. Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
3. Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
4. Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
5. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
6. Nile softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis)
7. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
8. Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
9. Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis)
10. Asian brown tortoise (Manouria emys)
11. Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
12. Black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri)
13. Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)
14. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (13/15):
3. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
4. Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
5. Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
6. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
7. Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum)
8. Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
9. Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
10. Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
11. Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor (ssp. constrictor and ortonii))
12. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
13. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

The Unbearable Challenge (1/8):
1. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Hall of Champions (1/10):
1. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)

Przewalski's Horse counts, yes.

twilighter said:
26.01 Colchester zoo

2013: Penguimonium (1)
2014: Fly the Coop (1/11)
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (8/10)
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (3/9)
2.Maneless zebra/Equus quagga borensis
3.Southern white rhinoceros/Ceratotherium simum simum
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (6/11) & (3)
1.Northern warthog/Phacochoerus africanus africanus
2.Negros warty pig/Sus cebifrons negrinus
3.Red River hog/Potamochoerus porcus
4.Western pygmy hippopotamus/Choeropsis liberiensis liberiensis
5.Reticulated giraffe/Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
6.Visayan spotted deer/Rusa alfredi

1.Greater kudu/Tragelaphus strepsiceros
2.Kirk's dik-dik/Madoqua kirkii
3.Western blue duiker/Philantomba monticola congica

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (0/2)
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (0/4)
2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (0/5)
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (0/8)
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (5/10)
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party(1/2)
1.South American sea lion/Otaria byronia
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (2/6)
2.South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (5)
3.Green and black poison dart frog/Dendrobates auratus
4.Yellow-banded poison dart frog/Dendrobates leucomelas
5.Trinidad poison frog/Mannophryne trinitatis
2019 (Part II): River Giants (0/1)
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (3)
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (5/13)
5.African savanna elephant/Loxodonta africana
2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (0/10)
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (13/36)
Bennett's wallaby 2/2
Southern White Rhinoceros 1/2
Lion 1/2
Tiger 1/2
Green Iguana 1/2
African elephant 1/2
Second Chance Red List Challenge (12/14)
Island Hoppers Challenge (17/22)
Mammals (5/5)
4.Visayan spotted deer
5.Negros warty pig
Birds (4/6)
3.Victoria Crowned Pigeon/Goura victoria
4.Rufous hornbill/Buceros hydrocorax
Reptiles (6/6)
5.Komodo dragon/Varanus komodoensis
6.Fiji banded iguana/Brachylophus fasciatus
Amphibians (1/3)
1.Trinidad poison frog
Fishes (1/2)
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (5/24) & (7)
Monitors (2/4)
Komodo dragon/Varanus komodoensis
Green tree monitor/Varanus prasinus
Geckos (0/4)
Venomous snakes (0/10)
Pythons (2/3)
Crocs and gharials (1/4)
Slender-snouted crocodile/Mecistops cataphractus
Turtles and tortoises (7)
4.West African mud turtle/Pelusios castaneus
5.African spurred tortoise/Centrochelys sulcata
6.Aldabra giant tortoise/Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea
7.Giant Asian pond turtle/Heosemys grandis
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (8/15)
4.Bornean orangutan
5.Pygmy Hippopotamus
6. King Vulture
7.Aldabra giant tortoise
8.East African crowned crane
The Rio Challenge (4/8)
The Unbearable Challenge (0/8)
One-Zoo Wonder (0/1)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (0/3)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - one zoo in the World (0/1)
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (0/1)

Just fyi Mannophryne trinitatis is not in Dendrobatidae, but rather in the sister family Aromobatidae! Otherwise all good so far!

Neil chace said:
Question: Does this rule only count towards Island Hoppers, or to the entirety of the challenge? For example, for Bonafide Rarity
Hunter, would the Santiago Giant Tortoises at Toledo, the only holder of C. darwini, count, or would they be disqualified due to other zoos holding different Galapagos tortoises?

Great Argus said:
Last I was aware SDZ also held a darwini?

I'm not sure if SDZ has a confirmed darwini but they may. The Galaps are certainly confusing...

But regardless, yes, I am counting the whole complex as one entry for all challenges.

Leaf Productions said:
Hi friends, I am hoping to be of the adding of my points to the full tally. I understand may be some errors but please bear with me (Get it? Like Bears!), it has been tough for me recently and this is how I like to have fun. If there is an issue please do not be mad at me and simply remind me, I am only human.

Alas I am going to show my completed and tallying ones only. Thank you for understanding.

We're Gonna Need A Bigger Trap

Rodent 1: Red-Rumped Agouti Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Rodent 2: Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023
Rodent 3: Chinchilla Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Rodent 4: Common Degu Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Rodent 5 Damaraland Mole-Rat Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Rodent 6: North American Porcupine Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
Rodent 7: Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
Rodent 8: African Crested Porcupine Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
Rodent 9: Patagonian Mara Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
Rodent 10: Groundhog Ecotarium 2/5/2023

Pinni-Party

Pinniped 1: Harbor Seal Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023
Pinniped 2: California Sea Lion Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

River Giants

Giant Salamander 1: Eastern Hellbender Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Don't Turn On The Lights

Nocturnal Animal 1: Bushy-Tailed Jird Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 2: Cactus Mouse Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 3: Feathertail Glider Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 4: Mohol Bushbaby Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 5: Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 6: North Island Brown Kiwi Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 7: House Mouse Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 8: Pallid Gerbil Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 9: Aardvark Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Nocturnal Animal 10: Southern White-Faced Owl Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Second Chance Red List Challenge

Vulnerable Species 1: Ebony Langur Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Vulnerable Species 2: Silvery Lutung Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Vulnerable Species 3: Fossa Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Vulnerable Species 4: Andean Condor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Endangered Species 1: Malayan Tapir Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Endangered Species 2: Tiger Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Endangered Species 3: Golden Poison Frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Endangered Species 4: Ring Tailed Lemur Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Critically Endangered Species 1: Red-Ruffed Lemur Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Critically Endangered Species 2: Radiated Tortoise Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Critically Endangered Species 3: Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Critically Endangered Species 4: Maleo Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Extinct in the Wild Species 1: Guam Kingfisher Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Extinct in the Wild Species 2: Pere David's Deer Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

I understand this one also had an error before so please bear with me. I believe I swapped out Sifaka for Golden Poison. Thank you.

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) [Checklist]

Monitor Species: Komodo Dragon ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Monitor Species: Blue Tree Monitor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Monitor Species: Black Monitor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Monitor Species: Grays Monitor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Gecko Species: Giant Leaf Tailed Gecko Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Gecko Species: Turquoise Dwarf Gecko Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Agamidae Species: Frilled Lizard Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Eyelash Viper ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Jumping Viper ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Black-tailed Montane Pit Viper ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Fer-de-Lance ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Indian Cobra Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: King Cobra Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Snorted Cobra Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Mang Mountain Pit Viper Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Southwestern Rattlesnake Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Venomous Snake Species: Ethiopian Mountain Viper Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Python Species: Green Tree Python Naples Zoo 1/5/2023
Python Species: Reticulated Python Naples Zoo 1/5/2023
Python Species: Burmese Python Naples Zoo 1/5/2023
Crocodile / Gharial Species: Cuban Crocodile ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Crocodile / Gharial Species: American Crocodile ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Crocodile / Gharial Species: Orinoco Crocodile ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Crocodile / Gharial Species: Dwarf Crocodile Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Red Kangaroo Red Kangaroo Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
Orangutan (either species) Bornean Orangutan ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Indian Rhinoceros Indian Rhinoceros ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Pygmy Hippopotamus Pygmy Hippopotamus ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Blue Wildebeest Blue Wildebeest Roger Williams Park Zoo 1/14/2023
American Bison American Bison Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Markhor Markhor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Clouded Leopard Clouded Leopard Naples Zoo 1/5/2023
Cassowary (any species) Southern Cassowary ZooMiami 1/3/2023
North Island Brown Kiwi North Island Brown Kiwi Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Great Indian Hornbill Great Indian Hornbill ZooMiami 1/3/2023
Kookaburra (any species) Laughing Kookaburra Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Blue-and-Yellow Macaw Blue-and-Yellow Macaw Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Giant tortoise (Aldabra or any of the Galapagos) Aldabra Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023
Common/Northern Boa (B. constrictor/imperator) Boa Constrictor Animal Adventures 2/5/2023
American Alligator American Alligator Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023

The Rio Challenge

Parrot Species: Military Macaw Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Scarlet Macaw Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Blue-and-Yellow Macaw Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Red-and-Green Macaw Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Yellow-Naped Amazon Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Yellow-Crowned Amazon Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023
Parrot Species: Sun Parakeet Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023
Parrot Species: Hyacinth Macaw Roger Williams Park Zoo 1/14/2023

One-Zoo Wonder

Trial: Second Change Red List Challenge Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Thylo's Bonus Challenge

Predator-Prey Exhibit: Bronx Zoo - African Lion and Prey Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Lists:
See, Don't Touch!

Dart Frog Species: Anthony's Poison Dart Frog ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Dart Frog Species: Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Dart Frog Species: Blue Poison Dart Frog ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Dart Frog Species: Green and Black Poison Dart Frog Naples Zoo 01/05/2023

Dart Frog Species: Brazilian poison frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Dart Frog Species: Blessed poison frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Dart Frog Species: Dyeing poison frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Dart Frog Species: Yellow Banded poison frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Dart Frog Species: Golden poison frog Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

I understand there was an issue the last time but I hope it was rectified.

Let's Give This Another Go

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Koala ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Matschie's Tree Kangaroo ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Feathertail Glider Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Brush-Tailed Bettong Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Red Kangaroo Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Marsupial / Monotreme Species: Bennett's Wallaby Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Pancake Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Aldabra Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Red-Footed Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Galapagos Giant Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Sulcata Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Leopard Tortoise Naples Zoo 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Gopher Tortoise Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Russian Tortoise Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Alligator Snapping Turtle Everglades Wonder Gardens 1/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Radiated Tortoise Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: McCord's Box Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Spotted Pond Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Giant Snake-Necked Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Roti Island Snake-Necked Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Cochin Black Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Indian Roofed Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Painted River Terrapin Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Giant South American River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Red-Headed Amazon River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Spider Tortoise Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Chinese Big-Headed Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Fly River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Mary River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Spotted River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Giant Asian River Turtle Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Asian Brown Tortoise Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Forestern's Tortoise Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Common Snapping Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Diamondback Terrapin Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Green Sea Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Eastern Box Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Painted Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Asian Pond Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Spotted Turtle Maritime Aquarium 1/8/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Common Map Turtle Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Side Necked Turtle Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Yellow-Footed Tortoise Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Yellow-Eared Slider Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Spiny Softshell Turtle Ecotarium 2/5/2023

Tortoise / Turtle Species: Reeve's Turtle Animal Adventures 2/5/2023

Penguimonium

Penguin 1: Magellanic Penguin Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Penguin 2: Little Blue Penguin Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Penguin 3: African Penguin Mystic Aquarium 1/29/2023

Let That Ruminate

Bovidae Species: Indian Gaur ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Banteng ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Lowland Anoa ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Thomspon's Gazelle ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Slender-Horned Gazelle ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Dama Gazelle ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: American Bison Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Bovidae Species: Giant Eland ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Mountain Bongo Naples Zoo 01/05/2023

Bovidae Species: Lesser Kudu ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Lowland Nyala ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Yellow-Flanked Duiker Naples Zoo 01/05/2023

Bovidae Species: Addax ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Sable Antelope ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Arabian Oryx ZooMiami 01/03/2023

Bovidae Species: Markhor Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Bovidae Species: Nubian Ibex Bronx Zoo 1/8/2023

Bovidae Species: Blue Wildebeest Roger Williams Park Zoo 1/14/2023

Bovidae Species: Takin Roger Williams Park Zoo 1/14/2023

Completed "Checklist" Challenges, 10/29

See, Don't Touch +9
Let's Give This Another Go +7
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) +43
Penguimonium +3
Let That Ruminate +19

1) Are you sure it's a Mexican prehensile-tailed porcupine you saw at Animal Adventures?
2) You're still listing "Blue Poison Dart Frog" on your list, this is not a valid species.
3) What do you mean by "side-necked turtle"?

ifesbob said:
@ThylacineAlive Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread, but I'm a bit confused by this one. Is it at least two zoos, to prevent people from doing it all at one, is it a maximum of two zoos, or is it exactly two zoos?

Every species needs to be seen twice between different zoos. They don't all need to be seen at the same two zoos.

Chlidonias said:
I hadn't even considered it meant that they all need to be seen twice (i.e. each species needs to be seen at two different zoos).

This is correct.

iluvwhales said:
I have a question about some of the challenges. Embrace the ABC's, Asian Songbird Challenge, Thylo's Bonus Challenge, and Bona Fide Rarity Hunter both say "at least" in their directions (e.g. "see at least one predator-prey exhibit set-up", "see all 18 of the common zoo animals in at least two different zoos"). Does this mean those challenes are technically open-ended in a way? I am permitted to post, say, gorilla sightings at three zoos or more two Hagenbeck-style predator-prey exhibits?

See above but you do not need to see more than one predator-prey exhibit.

Strix said:
Alright, first zoo of the year:

Fly the Coop: 4/11
1 Megapode:
Australian Brushturkey
2 Cracids:
1. Great Curassow
1 Guineafowl:
Vulturine Guineafowl
6 Phasianids:
1. Himalayan Monal

How many toes am I holding up? 1/9
3 Equids:
1. Plains Zebra

Let That Ruminate: 1/11
2 Non-Native Deer:
1. Southern Pudu

Check Your Feeders: 1/4
Eurasian Jay

Thylo's Top 20: 1/8
Red-Billed Blue Magpie

Small But Will Fight: 6/10
2 Mongooses:
1. Meerkat
5 Small Cats:
1. Rusty-Spotted Cat
2. Oncilla
3. Serval
4. Canada Lynx
2 Foxes:
1. Corsac Fox

Carnivore Carnival: 2/6
Cheetah
Ringtail

Let's Give This Another Go:
1. Common Wombat
2. Squirrel Glider
3. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum
4. Common Brushtail Possum
5. Ground Cuscus
6. Long-Nosed Potoroo
7. Parma Wallaby
8. Swamp Wallaby
9. Bennett's Wallaby

Don't You Forget About Me: 3/13
2 Armadillos:
Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
1 Anteater:
Giant Anteater
1 Sloth:
Linne's Two-Toed Sloth

Don't Turn on the Lights: 1/10
1. Ground Cuscus
2. Southern Three-Banded Armadillo
3. Linne's Two-Toed Sloth

Embrace the ABCs: 0/18
Bennett's Wallaby 1/2
Ring-Tailed Lemur 1/2
Meerkat 1/2
Tiger 1/2
Asian Short-Clawed Otter 1/2

Second Chance Red List Challenge: 12/14
VU:
Giant Anteater
Red-Breasted Goose
Snowy Owl
Cuban Conure
EN:
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Lar Gibbon
Grey Crowned Crane
CR:
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
Cotton-Top Tamarin
Hooded Vulture
Rüppell's Griffon Vulture

Island Hoppers Challenge: 5/22
5 Mammals:
Ground Cuscus
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Collared Brown Lemur
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur
6 Birds:
1. Paradise Shelduck

I'm Hot Blooded for Cold Blood: 2/24
4 Monitors:
Gillen's Pygmy Monitor
3 Pythons:
Anthill Python
Turtles/Tortoises:
Egyptian Tortoise

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 5/15
1. Dingo
2. Southern Cassowary
3. Grey Crowned Crane
4. Laughing Kookaburra
5. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw

Rio Challenge: 4/8
1. Orange-Winged Amazon
2. Mealy Amazon
3. Sun Conure
4. Blue-and-Yellow Macaw

Unbearable Challenge: 1/8
1. Brown Bear

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 1/3
1. Eastern Ring-Tailed Possum

Bonus: Hamerton have an undescribed Australian Ambassis species which is noted on ZTL as Ambassis spec. nov. and 'Northwest Glassfish' which is seemingly absent from any Australian collection, and I assume any other collection in the world.

Completed: 0/29
In Progress: 18/26

I am hesitant to accept the glassfish entry since this will be a species imported from Australia and therefore likely to be kept within Australia. How did you determine this animal isn't kept within Australia? Fish are fairly difficult to keep track of.

SusScrofa said:
Sorry for the late entry to the challenge. I was busy with travels and now work. I visited a number of facilities from January 18-27 during a road trip. If specific dates are needed I can look back and add them. Since I've visited many zoos without posting, I'll list by challenge and which zoo I saw each animal but will return to typical format after this posting.

COMPLETED CHALLENGES

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party - 2/2
1. California Seal Lion - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Harbor Seal - Riverbanks Zoo

2019 (Part II): River Giants - 1/1
1. Hellbender - Zoo Atlanta

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge - 15/15

1. Red Kangaroo - Brevard Zoo
2. Orangutan - Zoo Atlanta
3. Common Squirrel Monkey - Brevard Zoo
4. Reeve's Muntjac - Brevard Zoo
6. Blue Wildebeest - Eudora Wildlife Safari
7. American Bison - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
8. Clouded Leopard - Zoo Atlanta
9. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta
10. Southern Cassowary - Jacksonville Zoo
11. King Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
12. Gray Crowned Crane - Jacksonville Zoo
13. American Flamingo - Jacksonville Zoo
14. King Vulture - Brevard Zoo
15. Laughing Kookaburra - - Jacksonville Zoo

The Rio Challenge - 8/8

1. Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
2. Military Macaw - Brevard Zoo
3. Blue-throated Macaw - Brevard Zoo
4. Blue-yellow Macaw - Brevard Zoo
5. Scarlet Macaw - Brevard Zoo
6. Golden Conure - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
7. Fan Parrot - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
8. Sun Conure - Greenville Zoo

IN-PROGRESS/OPEN-ENDED CHALLENGES

2013: Penguimonium (4)
King Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Southern Rockhopper Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Gentoo Penguin - Riverbanks Zoo
Magellanic Penguin - Jacksonville Zoo

2014: Fly the Coop - 3/11
Cracidae 1/2
1. Helmeted Currasow - Greenville Zoo

Phasianidae 2/6
1. Blue Peafowl - Zoo Atlanta
2. Wild Turkey - Jacksonville Zoo

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap - 5/10
1. Capybara - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Patagonian Mara - Zoo Atlanta
3. Chilean Chinchilla - Zoo Atlanta
4. Naked Mole Rat - Zoo Atlanta
5. Crested Porcupine - Pine Mountain Safari

2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 4/9
Equids - 2/3
1. Plains Zebra - Zoo Atlanta
2. Grevy's Zebra - Jacksonville Zoo

Rhinoceros - 1/3
1. White Rhinoceros - Zoo Atlanta

Tapirs 1/3
1. Baird's Tapir - Brevard Zoo

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate - 9/11 + 15 Bovidae

Swine 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Babirusa - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Visayan Warty Pig - Brevard Zoo
3. Warthog - Zoo Atlanta

Giraffids - 1/2
1. Giraffe - Jacksonville Zoo

Native Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. White-tailed Deer - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
2. Wapiti - Charles Towne Landing

Exotic Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Chital Deer - Pine Mountain Safari
2. Reeve's Muntjac - Brevard Zoo

Bovidae (15)
American Bison - Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Bongo - Jacksonville Zoo
Greater Kudu - Jacksonville Zoo
Blue Wildebeest - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Scimitar Oryx - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Addax - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Blackbuck - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Nilgai - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Common Eland - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Barbary Sheep - Eudora Wildlife Safari
Gaur - Pine Mountain Safari
Nyala - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Impala - Brevard Zoo
Klipspringer - Brevard Zoo
Sitatunga - Bee City Zoo

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge 4/5
1. Bali Myna - Riverbanks Zoo
2. White-rumped Shama - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Asian Fairy Bluebird - Riverbanks Zoo
4. Chestnut-backed Thrush - Riverbanks Zoo

Have not seen white-eye or magpie

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - 7/8
1. Golden-breasted Starling - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Plush-crested Jay - Greenville Zoo
3. Venezuelan Troupial - Riverbanks Zoo
4. White-headed Buffalo Weaver - Zoo Atlanta
5. Snowy-crowned Robin Chat - Riverbanks Zoo
6. Turquoise Tanager - Riverbanks Zoo
7. White-crested Laughingthrush - Zoo Atlanta

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight - 8/9

Mongoose 1/2
1. Meerkat - Brevard Zoo

Felines 5/5 - COMPLETE
1. Serval - Bee City Zoo
2. Caracal - Bee City Zoo
3. Bobcat - Brevard Zoo
4. Ocelot - Greenville Zoo
5. Fishing Cat - Riverbanks Zoo

Foxes 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Red Fox - Bee City Zoo
2. Bat-eared Fox - Greenville Zoo

Panda 1/1 - COMPLETE
Red Panda - Zoo Atlanta

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival - 2/6
1. Cheetah - Brevard Zoo
2. Giant Otter - Brevard Zoo

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (5)
Green-black Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Black-legged Poison Dart Frog - Zoo Atlanta
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog - Brevard Zoo
Gulfodolcean Poison Dart Frog - Brevard Zoo

2020: Let's Give this Another Go (5)
Red Kangaroo - Brevard Zoo
Red-necked Wallaby - Riverbanks Zoo
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Koala - Riverbanks Zoo
Virginia Opossum - Oatland Island Wildlife Center

2021: Don't You Forget About Me - 7/13

Bats - 3/4
1. Common Vampire Bat - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Seba's Leafnose Bat - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Straw Fruit Bat - Jacksonville Zoo

Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Giant Anteater - Jacksonville Zoo

Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Northern Two-toed Sloth - Zoo Atlanta

Sea Cow - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Florida Manatee - Jacksonville Zoo

Elephants - 1/2
1. African Elephant - Zoo Atlanta

Haven't seen any others (armadillos are always no-shows)

Native Species Challenge (North America) - 2/5
1. Jaguar - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Blue Iguana - Brevard Zoo

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 11/18 + 2 in-progress

1. Bennett's Wallaby - Riverbanks Zoo, Bee City Zoo
2. African Elephant - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
3. Ringtail Lemur - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
4. Gorilla - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
5. White Rhinoceros - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
6. Meerkat - Zoo Atlanta, Brevard Zoo
7. Lion - Riverbanks Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
8. Tiger - Jacksonville Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo
9. Indian Peafowl - Zoo Atlanta, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
10. Bald Eagle - Jacksonville Zoo, Zoo Atlanta
11. Pond Slider - Tidelands Nature Center, UGA Aquarium

In Progress:
a) Asian Small-clawed Otter - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
b) Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
c) Madagascan Hissing Cockroach - Greenville Zoo

Second Chance Red List Challenge - 13/14

Vulnerable - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Lion - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Sun Bear - Zoo Atlanta
3. Clouded Leopard - Zoo Atlanta
4. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta

Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Siamang - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Diana Monkey - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Tiger - Jacksonville Zoo
4. Bonobo - Jacksonville Zoo

Critically Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Jamaican Iguana - Zoo Atlanta
2. Red Wolf - Sewee Visitor Center
3. Burmese Star Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
4. Central American River Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo

Extinct In The Wild 1/2
1. Scimitar Oryx - Eudora Safari Park

Island Hoppers Challenge - 18/22
I assume Madagascar and Papua New Guinea count here? If not, I'll remove the species from there.

Mammals - 5/5 COMPLETE
1. Bornean Orangutan - Zoo Atlanta
2. Babirusa - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Coquerel's Sifaka - Jacksonville Zoo
4. Ringtail Lemur - Zoo Atlanta
5. Crowned Lemur - Zoo Atlanta

Birds - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Bali Myna - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Cuban Amazon - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
4. White Cockatoo - Bee City Zoo
5. Salmon-crested Cockatoo - Brevard Zoo
6. Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo

Reptiles - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Blue Iguana - Brevard Zoo
2. Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Radiated Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
4. Fijian Banded Iguana - Zoo Atlanta
5. Spider Tortoise - Greenville Zoo
6. Utila Spinytail Iguana - Jacksonville Zoo

Amphibians - 1/3
Golden Mantella - Jacksonville Zoo

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 20/23 + 31 Testudines

Monitors 2/4
1. Komodo Dragon - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Spiny-tailed Monitor - Bee City Zoo

Geckos 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Henkel's Leaftail Gecko - Jacksonville Zoo

Agamid 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Dwarf Shield-tailed Agama - Jacksonville Zoo

Venomous Snakes 10/10 - COMPLETE
1. Gaboon Viper - Zoo Atlanta
2. Red Spitting Cobra - Zoo Atlanta
3. Southern Copperhead - Zoo Atlanta
4. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake -
5. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
6. Cottonmouth - Jacksonville Zoo
7. Timber Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
8. Eyelash Palm Viper - Jacksonville Zoo
9. Aruba Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
10. Bushmaster - Jacksonville Zoo

Pythons 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Burmese Python - Jacksonville Zoo
2. African Rock Python - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Green Tree Python - Zoo Atlanta

Crocodiles 2/3
1. Slender-snouted Crocodile - Zoo Atlanta
2. American Crocodile - Brevard Zoo

Testudines (31)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Radiated Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Burmese Star Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
Pancake Tortoise - Zoo Atlanta
Red-footed Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Yellow-footed Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Asian Giant Tortoise - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
Leopard Tortoise - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
African Spurred Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
Gopher Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
Spider Tortoise - Greenville Zoo

Barbour’s Map Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Diamondback Terrapin - Zoo Atlanta
River Cooter - Zoo Atlanta
Eastern Box Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Three-toed Box Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Coahilan Box Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Mexican Box Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Pond Slider - Tidelands Nature Center
Mexican Slider - Jacksonville Zoo
Spotted Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle - Greenville Zoo

Common Snapping Turtle - Bee City Zoo
Alligator Snapping Turtle - Zoo Atlanta
Eastern Mud Turtle - Tidelands Nature Center
Central American River Turtle - Jacksonville Zoo
Spiny Softshell Turtle - Bee City Zoo

Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle - Brevard Zoo
Krefft's Turtle - Brevard Zoo

The Unbearable Challenge - 4/8
1. Brown Bear - Riverbanks Zoo
2. American Black Bear - Charles Towne Landing
3. Sun Bear - Zoo Atlanta
4. Giant Panda - Zoo Atlanta

Hall of Champions - 4/11
1. (2013) Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
2. (2015) African Green Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo
3. (2021) Matschie's Tree Kangaoo - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
4. (2022) Gaur - Pine Mountain Safari

“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (North America) - 1/4
1. Drill - Zoo Atlanta

One-Zoo Wonder - ???
@ThylacineAlive Does Pinni-party count as a trial by itself, or must all the 2018 challenges be completed in a single zoo for this to count?

If that is not the case, I will use that trial to complete One-Zoo Wonder.

NOT YET WORKED ON

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds - 0/2

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders - 0/4

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - 0/10

Thylo's Bonus Challenge - 0/1

EDIT: I remember I saw Mantella at Jacksonville so I did see another island endemic if Madagascar counts.

Pinni-Party counts as its own separate challenge

As long as you know what mantella species it was, it counts.

~Thylo

15399 · 19 Feb 2023

@ThylacineAlive: I have a question about the rules I thought of when planning what zoos to visit this year. For "Fly the Coop", do we need to be able to prove the guineafowl seen is not domesticated, or can a domesticated guineafowl count? I know domesticated species often don't count for the challenges, but wanted to make sure that's still true in this instance.

ThylacineAlive · 19 Feb 2023

2 months and only 2 zoo visits in, it is time for me to throw my (very real) hat into the (metaphoric) ring!

2013: Penguimonium (2/∞)
1) Little Blue Penguin - Bronx Zoo
2) Magellanic Penguin - Bronx Zoo

2014: Fly the Coop (9/11)
See the following Galliformes:

Any 1 megapode species

Maleo - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 Cracidae (curassows, guans, chachalacas)

Blue-Billed Curassow - Bronx Zoo

The Vulturine OR Crested Guineafowl

Kenyan Crested Guineafowl - Bronx Zoo

Any 1 New World quail species
Any 6 Phasianidae species (typical pheasants, Old World quails, peafowl, turkeys, grouse, spurfowl, partridges, etc.)

Crested Wood-Partridge - Bronx Zoo
Chinese Bamboo-Partridge - Bronx Zoo
Bornean Crested Fireback - Bronx Zoo
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant - Bronx Zoo
Green Junglefowl - Bronx Zoo
Western Capercaillie - Bronx Zoo

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (4/10)
See 10 non-Muridae/Cricetidae rodents; meaning no "typical" mice/rats. The following are eligible for this challenge:

Damaraland Mole-Rat - Bronx Zoo
Common Degu - Bronx Zoo
Red-Rumped Agouti - Bronx Zoo
Long-Tailed Chinchilla - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (2/6)

See 3 wild-type equid.
See 3 rhinoceros.

Southern White Rhinoceros - Bronx Zoo

See 3 tapir species.

Malayan Tapir - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (2/11; 3/∞)
See the following ruminate ungulates:

Any 3 pigs/peccaries
The 2 hippos
The Okapi + any Giraffe sensu lato

Giraffe sensu lato - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 deer species native to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania)
Any 2 deer species exotic to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania)

Pere David's Deer - Bronx Zoo

As many members of the family Bovidae as you can see!

American Bison - Bronx Zoo
Nubian Ibex - Bronx Zoo
Thomson's Gazelle - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (0/4)
See any 2 cetacean species.

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (1/4)
See any 4 passerine species that are native to your continent.

Yellow-Rumped Cacique - Bronx Zoo

Here North America will be defined as north of the Colombia-Panama border but excluding the Caribbean.

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (2/5)
See EITHER Golden White-Eye OR Javan Green-Magpie, AND at least 4 of the following species:

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Bronx Zoo
Sunda Parrotfinch - Bronx Zoo

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (6/8)
See any 8 of the following 20 of my chosen passerine species:

Red Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock - Bronx Zoo
Golden-Breasted Starling - Bronx Zoo
Scarlet-Faced Liocichla - Bronx Zoo
White-Breasted Woodswallow - Bronx Zoo
Taveta Golden Weaver - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (2/10)
See the following small carnivores:

Any 2 mongoose species

Common Dwarf Mongoose - Bronx Zoo

Any 5 small-sized cat species (no Pantherinae, no Cougar, no Cheetah)
Any 2 fox species (including Bat-Eared Fox and the grey foxes)
Any 1 red panda species

Nepalese Red Panda - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (1/2)

California Sea Lion - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (1/6)
See any 6 of the following 12 unusual carnivore species:

Fossa - Bronx Zoo

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (5/∞)
See as many poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae) species as you can!

Golden Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo
Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo
Spotted Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1)
See any 1 giant salamander species (including Hellbender).

Hellbender - Bronx Zoo

2020: Let's Give this Another Go (2/∞)
See as many monotreme and marsupial species as you can!

Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo
Feathertail Glider - Bronx Zoo

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (2/13)
See the following oddball mammals:

Any 4 bat species

Indian Flying Fox - Bronx Zoo

Any 1 treeshrew species

Northern Treeshrew - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 armadillo species
Any 1 anteater species
Any 1 sloth species
Any 1 sea-cow species
Any 2 elephant species
Any 1 hyrax species

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10)
See 10 species of ANY kind in a nocturnal exhibit.

North Island Brown Kiwi - Bronx Zoo
Aardvark - Bronx Zoo
Southern White-Faced Owl - Bronx Zoo
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat - Bronx Zoo
Mohol Bushbaby - Bronx Zoo
Feathertail Glider - Bronx Zoo
Arabian Spiny Mouse - Bronx Zoo
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Bronx Zoo
Bushy-Tailed Jird - Bronx Zoo
California Mouse - Bronx Zoo

Native Species Challenge (2/5)
See all 5 assigned species native to your continent. No mix-matching for you international players.

Cayman Blue Iguana - Bronx Zoo
Panamanian Golden Toad - Bronx Zoo

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (10/18; 10/36)
See all 18 of the common zoo animals in at least TWO different zoos:

Bennett's Wallaby
Any elephant (you can choose the species, but you have to stick with one)
Ring-Tailed Lemur (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Western Lowland Gorilla
Southern White Rhinoceros (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Meerkat
Lion (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Tiger (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Indian Peafowl (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
African Penguin
Bald Eagle (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)
Hyacinth Macaw
Green iguana sensu lato (1/2 - Iguanaland)
Pond Slider (any subspecies) (1/2 - Iguanaland)
African Bullfrog
Sand Tiger Shark OR Blacktip Reef Shark (you can choose the species, but you have to stick with one)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (any species) (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14)

4 IUCN Vulnerable

Cuban Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
San Esteban Chuckwalla - Iguanaland
Yucatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Cachryx defensor - Iguanaland
Michoachan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura clarki - Iguanaland

4 IUCN Endangered

Rhinoceros Iguana - Iguanaland
Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Roatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura oedirhina - Iguanaland
Motagua Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura palearis - Iguanaland

4 IUCN Critically Endangered

Anegada Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Lesser Antillean Iguana - Iguanaland
McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland
Bornean River Turtle - Iguanaland

2 IUCN Extinct in the Wild

Pere David's Deer - Bronx Zoo
Guam Kingfisher - Bronx Zoo

Island Hoppers Challenge (20/22)
See animals (must be a species fully endemic; endemic subspecies do not count if there are other subspecies native to a mainland) that are endemic to single islands or island chains. The following are required:

5 mammals

Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Bronx Zoo
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat - Bronx Zoo
Javan Langur - Bronx Zoo
Ring-Tailed Lemur - Bronx Zoo

6 birds

Pink-Headed Fruit-Dove - Bronx Zoo
Sulawesi Ground-Dove - Bronx Zoo
Many-Colored Fruit-Dove - Bronx Zoo
Red Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo
Lesser Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo

6 reptiles

Rhinoceros Iguana - Iguanaland
Cuban Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Anegada Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Lesser Antillean Iguana - Iguanaland
Roatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana - Iguanaland

3 amphibians

Sambava Tomato Frog - Bronx Zoo

2 fishes

Spotted Damba Paretroplus maculatus - Bronx Zoo
Red Madagascar Panchax Pachypanchax sakaramyi - Bronx Zoo

Mainland Australia will not be counted as an island.
Galapagos tortoises will count as one species for this.

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24; 83/∞)
See the following reptiles:

Any 4 monitor species

Crocodile Monitor - Iguanaland
Perentie - Iguanaland
Clouded Monitor - Iguanaland
Large-Scaled Water Monitor - Iguanaland

Any 2 gecko species

Tokay Gecko - Iguanaland
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Iguanaland

Any 1 Agamidae species

Sulawesi Black Sailfin Lizard - Iguanaland

Any 10 venomous snakes (please stick with Viperidae/Elapidae)

Brongersma's Pitviper - Bronx Zoo
Santa Catalina Rattlesnake - Bronx Zoo
Southwest Speckled Rattlesnake - Bronx Zoo
Sidewinder - Bronx Zoo
Lesser Sundas White-Lipped Pitviper - Bronx Zoo
Philippine Pitviper Trimeresurus flavomaculatus - Bronx Zoo
Ethiopian Mountain Viper - Bronx Zoo
Indian Cobra - Bronx Zoo
Snouted Cobra - Bronx Zoo
Mangshan Pitviper - Bronx Zoo

Any 3 pythons

Ball Python - Iguanaland
Carpet Python - Iguanaland
Black-Headed Python - Iguanaland

Any 4 crocodiles/gharials (no alligators)

Cuban Crocodile - Bronx Zoo
West African Dwarf Crocodile - Bronx Zoo
Ganges Gharial - Bronx Zoo
Nile Crocodile - Bronx Zoo

As many turtles/tortoises as you can see!

Matamata - Iguanaland
Gibba Toadhead Turtle - Iguanaland
Guianan Toadhead Turtle - Iguanaland
McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland
Parker's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland
Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle - Iguanaland
Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland
West African Helmeted Turtle - Iguanaland
Okavango Mud Turtle - Iguanaland
West African Black Mud Turtle - Iguanaland
Fly River Turtle - Iguanaland
Nile Softshell Turtle - Iguanaland
Chinese Big-Headed Turtle - Iguanaland
Spotted Turtle - Iguanaland
Western Pond Turtle - Iguanaland
Blanding's Turtle - Iguanaland
European Pond Turtle - Iguanaland
Common Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Mexican Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Coahuilan Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Chicken Turtle - Iguanaland
Painted Turtle - Iguanaland
Florida Red-Bellied Cooter - Iguanaland
Northern Red-Bellied Cooter - Iguanaland
Peninsula Cooter - Iguanaland
Pond Slider - Iguanaland
Nicaraguan Slider - Iguanaland
D'Orbigny's Slider - Iguanaland
Meso-American Slider - Iguanaland
Northern Map Turtle - Iguanaland
Sabine Map Turtle - Iguanaland
Ouachita Map Turtle - Iguanaland
Black-Knobbed Map Turtle - Iguanaland
Painted Wood Turtle - Iguanaland
Black Wood Turtle - Iguanaland
Bornean River Turtle - Iguanaland
Indian Spotted Turtle - Iguanaland
Beale's Four-Eyed Turtle - Iguanaland
Yellow-Headed Temple Turtle - Iguanaland
Giant Asian Pond Turtle - Iguanaland
Sulawesi Forest Turtle - Iguanaland
Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland
Red-Necked Pond Turtle - Iguanaland
Chinese Pond Turtle - Iguanaland
Chinese Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Pan's Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Golden Coin Turtle - Iguanaland
Amboina Box Turtle - Iguanaland
Asian Forest Tortoise - Iguanaland
Greek Tortoise - Iguanaland
Egyptian Tortoise - Iguanaland
Hermann's Tortoise - Iguanaland
Elongated Tortoise - Iguanaland
Forsten's Tortoise - Iguanaland
Leopard Tortoise - Iguanaland
Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Iguanaland
Radiated Tortoise - Iguanaland
Common Spider Tortoise - Iguanaland
Flat-Backed Spider Tortoise - Iguanaland
Forest Hinge-Backed Tortoise - Iguanaland
Western Hinge-Backed Tortoise - Iguanaland
Galapagos giant tortoise sensu lato - Iguanaland
Red-Footed Tortoise - Iguanaland
Yellow-Footed Tortoise - Iguanaland
Indian Star Tortoise - Iguanaland
Burmese Star Tortoise - Iguanaland
Narrow-Bridged Musk Turtle - Iguanaland
Razorback Musk Turtle - Iguanaland
Oaxaca Mud Turtle - Iguanaland
Scorpion Mud Turtle - Iguanaland
Murray River Turtle - Iguanaland
Chinese Four-Eyed Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Indian Black Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Indian Roofed Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Painted River Terrapin - Bronx Zoo
Arrau River Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Red-Headed Amazon River Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Vietnamese Pond Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Mary River Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Giant Snake-Necked Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Yellow-Headed Box Turtle - Bronx Zoo
McCord's Box Turtle - Bronx Zoo
Florida Softshell Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (4/15)
See any 15 of the following 30 species from the Usborne Spotter's Guide wild animal checklist:

American Bison - Bronx Zoo
North Island Brown Kiwi - Bronx Zoo
Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Iguanaland
Northern Boa - Iguanaland

The Rio Challenge (2/8)
See any 8 species of parrot native to South America (defined as south of Panama and excluding the Caribbean).

Sun Conura - Bronx Zoo
Monk Parakeet - Bronx Zoo

The Unbearable Challenge (1/8)
See all 8 bear species!

Brown Bear - Bronx Zoo

Hall of Champions (4/11)

2013: @ThylacineAlive Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Bronx Zoo
2014: @TeaLovingDave Sand Cat (any quoll species for Oceania)
2015: @LaughingDove [unfortunately I could not get through to LD, who seems to have moved on from ZC. In his absence and honor, I will allow any African pigeon/dove to count] - Blue-Headed Wood-Dove, Bronx Zoo
2016: @devilfish Any bird-of-paradise species - Red Bird-of-Paradise, Bronx Zoo
2017: @Vision Long-Wattled Umbrellabird (Superb Lyrebird for Oceania)
2018: @Giant Eland Roan Antelope OR Sable Antelope
2019: @jayjds2 American Harpy Eagle (Wedge-Tailed Eagle for Oceania)
2020: @WhistlingKite24 Blue-Faced Honeyeater
2021: @twilighter Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo
2022: @twilighter Gaur OR Banteng
@Shorts: Okapi

“One-Zoo Wonder: complete one trial in a single zoo visit. Trials that require only seeing 1 species do not count.” (1/1)

Don't Turn on The Lights

“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: see at least 3 species exhibited by only 1 zoo" (2/3; 1/1)

Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland
Philippine Pitviper Trimeresurus flavomaculatus - Bronx Zoo

Bonus: Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

My initial plans for a very zoo-heavy international travel year have changed, so I'm not entirely sure how much further I'm going to progress from this point tbh. I don't have many other zoo trips planned for this year but I'm sure I'll hack away at a few more categories.

~Thylo

ThylacineAlive · 19 Feb 2023

Neil chace said:
@ThylacineAlive: I have a question about the rules I thought of when planning what zoos to visit this year. For "Fly the Coop", do we need to be able to prove the guineafowl seen is not domesticated, or can a domesticated guineafowl count? I know domesticated species often don't count for the challenges, but wanted to make sure that's still true in this instance.

Helmeted Guineafowl aren't admissible, the challenge calls for either Vulturine or Crested.

~Thylo

Chlidonias · 19 Feb 2023

ThylacineAlive said:
In the case of this cockroach specifically I will allow it to count, as it's known to be extinct in the wild even if not classified by the IUCN yet.

This is a special exception, though, and does not apply to just any species whose endangered status may be different to what the IUCN officially lists them as.

Except there doesn't seem to be any real evidence that the cockroach actually is extinct in the wild.

See my post here: What Extinct in the Wild Species Have You Seen?

ThylacineAlive · 20 Feb 2023

Chlidonias said:
Except there doesn't seem to be any real evidence that the cockroach actually is extinct in the wild.

See my post here: What Extinct in the Wild Species Have You Seen?

That's a fair note then! I'm only familiar with the species via European zoo personnel and private keepers I'm acquainted with and I simply took their word for it. Sounds like it might be similar to the recent "Mountain Anoa is extinct in the wild" story where there isn't any science backing the claim...

@birdsandbats I'll ask around a little bit to see if there's any more information on the species but for now let's not count the species. Sorry!

~Thylo

SusScrofa · 20 Feb 2023

@ThylacineAlive Thank you for that information. I will use Pinni-party to complete the One-Zoo wonder challenge.

A few mistakes I made on my list that need fixing:

1. Besides Golden Mantella, I also saw Puerto Rican Crested Toad at Jacksonville Zoo, and totally forgot Puerto Rico counts as an island. That will add one more to my Island Hopper list.

Island Hoppers Challenge - 19/22

Mammals - 5/5 COMPLETE
1. Bornean Orangutan - Zoo Atlanta
2. Babirusa - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Coquerel's Sifaka - Jacksonville Zoo
4. Ringtail Lemur - Zoo Atlanta
5. Crowned Lemur - Zoo Atlanta

Birds - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Bali Myna - Riverbanks Zoo
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo
3. Cuban Amazon - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
4. White Cockatoo - Bee City Zoo
5. Salmon-crested Cockatoo - Brevard Zoo
6. Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon - Riverbanks Zoo

Reptiles - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Blue Iguana - Brevard Zoo
2. Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Jacksonville Zoo
3. Radiated Tortoise - Brevard Zoo
4. Fijian Banded Iguana - Zoo Atlanta
5. Spider Tortoise - Greenville Zoo
6. Utila Spinytail Iguana - Jacksonville Zoo

Amphibians - 2/3
Golden Mantella - Jacksonville Zoo
Puerto Rican Crested Toad - Jacksonville Zoo

Fish - 0/2

2. On the Hot-blooded challenge I accidentally put Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake twice by the venomous snake section. I meant to put Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake, also seen at Jacksonville Zoo. This is the correct list:

Venomous Snakes 10/10 - COMPLETE
1. Gaboon Viper - Zoo Atlanta
2. Red Spitting Cobra - Zoo Atlanta
3. Southern Copperhead - Zoo Atlanta
4. Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
5. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
6. Cottonmouth - Jacksonville Zoo
7. Timber Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
8. Eyelash Palm Viper - Jacksonville Zoo
9. Aruba Rattlesnake - Jacksonville Zoo
10. Bushmaster - Jacksonville Zoo

3. I see from other posters that any specific enclosure with dim lighting can count towards the nocturnal challenge. If that's correct, can I count the two bat exhibits at Jacksonville Zoo? My updated list would be:

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - 2/10
1. Seba's Leafnose Bat - Jacksonville Zoo
2. Common Vampire Bat - Jacksonville Zoo

Kudu21 · 20 Feb 2023

Kudu21 said:
A very busy three days of zoo-visiting!

San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, TX) -- 09 February 2023:
Let That Ruminate (11/11): COMPLETE

Pigs/Peccaries (3/3):

North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Bovidae (28/∞):

Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola)

Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)

Asian Songbird Challenge (3/5):

Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)

Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Golden white-eye (Cleptornis marchei)

Thylo’s Top 20 (8/8): COMPLETE

Venezuelan troupial (Icterus icterus)

Western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)

Small but Will Fight (7/10):

Mongooses (2/2):

Common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula)

Small Cats (3/5):

Caracal (Caracal caracal)

Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

Foxes (2/2):

Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)

Carnivore Carnival (3/6):

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

See, Don’t Touch (7/∞):

Anthony’s poison frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)

Terrible poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis)

Don’t You Forget About Me (9/13):

Bats (2/4):

Seba’s short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)

Hyrax (1/1):

Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis)

Embrace the ABCs (14/18):

Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)

Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22): COMPLETE

Birds (6/6):

Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri)

Red bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra)

I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24):

Turtles/Tortoises (38/∞):

Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)

Arrau river turtle (Podocnemis expansa)

Indian flapshell turtle (Lissemys punctata)

Mexican mud turtle (Kinosternon integrum)

The Unbearable Challenge (2/8):

Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Hall of Champions (8/11):

Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea)

Namaqua dove (Oena capensis)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/4):

Halys viper (Gloydius halys)

TOTAL:
Completed: 14/29
In-Progress: 10/12

Reptilandia Reptile Lagoon (Johnson City, TX) -- 10 February 2023:
I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24):

Turtles/Tortoises (43/∞):

Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis)

Common map turtle (Graptemys geographica)

European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)

Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata)

Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)

Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, TX) -- 11 February 2023:
Penguimonium (3/∞):

Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor)

See, Don’t Touch (17/∞):

Amazonian poison frog (Ranitomeya amazonica)

Brazilian poison frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)

Harlequin poison frog (Oophaga histrionica)

Lehmann’s poison frog (Oophaga lehmanni)

Mimic poison frog (Ranitomeya imitator)

Oophaga anchicayensis

Oophaga solanensis

Red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica)

Sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis)

Summer’s poison frog (Ranitomeya summersi)

Don’t You Forget About Me (11/13):

Bats (3/4):

Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus)

Sirenian (1/1):

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24):

Turtles/Tortoises (45/∞):

Painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima)

Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Hall of Champions (9/11):

Long-wattled umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (4/4): COMPLETE

Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus)

TOTAL:
Completed: 15/29
In-Progress: 9/11

A small update from a visit to the Little Rock Zoo on Friday!

Little Rock Zoo (Little Rock, AR) -- 17 February 2023:
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Trap (8/10):

Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)

Carnivore Carnival (5/6):

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24):

Turtles/Tortoises (46/∞):
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)

The Unbearable Challenge (3/8):

Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

TOTAL:
Completed: 15/29
In-Progress: 9/11

As I have already stated in the North American Challenge thread, unfortunately for this challenge/fortunately for the population, since my visit to the Dallas Zoo last month, the Dallas Zoo has sent a group of their Sakishima grass lizards to the Little Rock Zoo. They are currently still in quarantine and thus are not yet on exhibit; however, the exhibit is signed and ready for them to go on display soon. After which, Dallas will no longer be the only collection in North America with this species on display.

ThylacineAlive · 20 Feb 2023

ThylacineAlive said:
2 months and only 2 zoo visits in, it is time for me to throw my (very real) hat into the (metaphoric) ring!

2013: Penguimonium (2/∞)
1) Little Blue Penguin - Bronx Zoo
2) Magellanic Penguin - Bronx Zoo

2014: Fly the Coop (9/11)
See the following Galliformes:

Any 1 megapode species

Maleo - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 Cracidae (curassows, guans, chachalacas)

Blue-Billed Curassow - Bronx Zoo

The Vulturine OR Crested Guineafowl

Kenyan Crested Guineafowl - Bronx Zoo

Any 1 New World quail species

Any 6 Phasianidae species (typical pheasants, Old World quails, peafowl, turkeys, grouse, spurfowl, partridges, etc.)

Crested Wood-Partridge - Bronx Zoo

Chinese Bamboo-Partridge - Bronx Zoo

Bornean Crested Fireback - Bronx Zoo

Palawan Peacock-Pheasant - Bronx Zoo

Green Junglefowl - Bronx Zoo

Western Capercaillie - Bronx Zoo

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (4/10)
See 10 non-Muridae/Cricetidae rodents; meaning no "typical" mice/rats. The following are eligible for this challenge:

Damaraland Mole-Rat - Bronx Zoo

Common Degu - Bronx Zoo

Red-Rumped Agouti - Bronx Zoo

Long-Tailed Chinchilla - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (2/6)

See 3 wild-type equid.

See 3 rhinoceros.

Southern White Rhinoceros - Bronx Zoo

See 3 tapir species.

Malayan Tapir - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (2/11; 3/∞)
See the following ruminate ungulates:

Any 3 pigs/peccaries

The 2 hippos

The Okapi + any Giraffe sensu lato

Giraffe sensu lato - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 deer species native to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania)

Any 2 deer species exotic to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania)

Pere David's Deer - Bronx Zoo

As many members of the family Bovidae as you can see!

American Bison - Bronx Zoo

Nubian Ibex - Bronx Zoo

Thomson's Gazelle - Bronx Zoo

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (0/4)
See any 2 cetacean species.

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (1/4)
See any 4 passerine species that are native to your continent.

Yellow-Rumped Cacique - Bronx Zoo

Here North America will be defined as north of the Colombia-Panama border but excluding the Caribbean.

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (2/5)
See EITHER Golden White-Eye OR Javan Green-Magpie, AND at least 4 of the following species:

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Bronx Zoo

Sunda Parrotfinch - Bronx Zoo

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (6/8)
See any 8 of the following 20 of my chosen passerine species:

Red Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo

Andean Cock-of-the-Rock - Bronx Zoo

Golden-Breasted Starling - Bronx Zoo

Scarlet-Faced Liocichla - Bronx Zoo

White-Breasted Woodswallow - Bronx Zoo

Taveta Golden Weaver - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (2/10)
See the following small carnivores:

Any 2 mongoose species

Common Dwarf Mongoose - Bronx Zoo

Any 5 small-sized cat species (no Pantherinae, no Cougar, no Cheetah)

Any 2 fox species (including Bat-Eared Fox and the grey foxes)

Any 1 red panda species

Nepalese Red Panda - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (1/2)

California Sea Lion - Bronx Zoo

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (1/6)
See any 6 of the following 12 unusual carnivore species:

Fossa - Bronx Zoo

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (5/∞)
See as many poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae) species as you can!

Golden Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

Spotted Poison Dart Frog - Bronx Zoo

2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1)
See any 1 giant salamander species (including Hellbender).

Hellbender - Bronx Zoo

2020: Let's Give this Another Go (2/∞)
See as many monotreme and marsupial species as you can!

Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo

Feathertail Glider - Bronx Zoo

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (2/13)
See the following oddball mammals:

Any 4 bat species

Indian Flying Fox - Bronx Zoo

Any 1 treeshrew species

Northern Treeshrew - Bronx Zoo

Any 2 armadillo species

Any 1 anteater species

Any 1 sloth species

Any 1 sea-cow species

Any 2 elephant species

Any 1 hyrax species

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10)
See 10 species of ANY kind in a nocturnal exhibit.

North Island Brown Kiwi - Bronx Zoo

Aardvark - Bronx Zoo

Southern White-Faced Owl - Bronx Zoo

Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat - Bronx Zoo

Mohol Bushbaby - Bronx Zoo

Feathertail Glider - Bronx Zoo

Arabian Spiny Mouse - Bronx Zoo

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Bronx Zoo

Bushy-Tailed Jird - Bronx Zoo

California Mouse - Bronx Zoo

Native Species Challenge (2/5)
See all 5 assigned species native to your continent. No mix-matching for you international players.

Cayman Blue Iguana - Bronx Zoo

Panamanian Golden Toad - Bronx Zoo

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (10/18; 10/36)
See all 18 of the common zoo animals in at least TWO different zoos:

Bennett's Wallaby

Any elephant (you can choose the species, but you have to stick with one)

Ring-Tailed Lemur (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Western Lowland Gorilla

Southern White Rhinoceros (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Meerkat

Lion (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Tiger (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Asian Small-Clawed Otter (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Indian Peafowl (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

African Penguin

Bald Eagle (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Hyacinth Macaw

Green iguana sensu lato (1/2 - Iguanaland)

Pond Slider (any subspecies) (1/2 - Iguanaland)

African Bullfrog

Sand Tiger Shark OR Blacktip Reef Shark (you can choose the species, but you have to stick with one)

Madagascar hissing cockroach (any species) (1/2 - Bronx Zoo)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14)

4 IUCN Vulnerable

Cuban Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

San Esteban Chuckwalla - Iguanaland

Yucatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Cachryx defensor - Iguanaland

Michoachan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura clarki - Iguanaland

4 IUCN Endangered

Rhinoceros Iguana - Iguanaland

Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Roatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura oedirhina - Iguanaland

Motagua Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura palearis - Iguanaland

4 IUCN Critically Endangered

Anegada Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Lesser Antillean Iguana - Iguanaland

McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland

Bornean River Turtle - Iguanaland

2 IUCN Extinct in the Wild

Pere David's Deer - Bronx Zoo

Guam Kingfisher - Bronx Zoo

Island Hoppers Challenge (20/22)
See animals (must be a species fully endemic; endemic subspecies do not count if there are other subspecies native to a mainland) that are endemic to single islands or island chains. The following are required:

5 mammals

Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo

Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec - Bronx Zoo

Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat - Bronx Zoo

Javan Langur - Bronx Zoo

Ring-Tailed Lemur - Bronx Zoo

6 birds

Pink-Headed Fruit-Dove - Bronx Zoo

Sulawesi Ground-Dove - Bronx Zoo

Many-Colored Fruit-Dove - Bronx Zoo

Red Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo

Lesser Bird-of-Paradise - Bronx Zoo

6 reptiles

Rhinoceros Iguana - Iguanaland

Cuban Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Anegada Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Lesser Antillean Iguana - Iguanaland

Roatan Spiny-Tailed Iguana - Iguanaland

3 amphibians

Sambava Tomato Frog - Bronx Zoo

2 fishes

Spotted Damba Paretroplus maculatus - Bronx Zoo

Red Madagascar Panchax Pachypanchax sakaramyi - Bronx Zoo

Mainland Australia will not be counted as an island.
Galapagos tortoises will count as one species for this.

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (24/24; 83/∞)
See the following reptiles:

Any 4 monitor species

Crocodile Monitor - Iguanaland

Perentie - Iguanaland

Clouded Monitor - Iguanaland

Large-Scaled Water Monitor - Iguanaland

Any 2 gecko species

Tokay Gecko - Iguanaland

Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Iguanaland

Any 1 Agamidae species

Sulawesi Black Sailfin Lizard - Iguanaland

Any 10 venomous snakes (please stick with Viperidae/Elapidae)

Brongersma's Pitviper - Bronx Zoo

Santa Catalina Rattlesnake - Bronx Zoo

Southwest Speckled Rattlesnake - Bronx Zoo

Sidewinder - Bronx Zoo

Lesser Sundas White-Lipped Pitviper - Bronx Zoo

Philippine Pitviper Trimeresurus flavomaculatus - Bronx Zoo

Ethiopian Mountain Viper - Bronx Zoo

Indian Cobra - Bronx Zoo

Snouted Cobra - Bronx Zoo

Mangshan Pitviper - Bronx Zoo

Any 3 pythons

Ball Python - Iguanaland

Carpet Python - Iguanaland

Black-Headed Python - Iguanaland

Any 4 crocodiles/gharials (no alligators)

Cuban Crocodile - Bronx Zoo

West African Dwarf Crocodile - Bronx Zoo

Ganges Gharial - Bronx Zoo

Nile Crocodile - Bronx Zoo

As many turtles/tortoises as you can see!

Matamata - Iguanaland

Gibba Toadhead Turtle - Iguanaland

Guianan Toadhead Turtle - Iguanaland

McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland

Parker's Snake-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland

Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle - Iguanaland

Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland

West African Helmeted Turtle - Iguanaland

Okavango Mud Turtle - Iguanaland

West African Black Mud Turtle - Iguanaland

Fly River Turtle - Iguanaland

Nile Softshell Turtle - Iguanaland

Chinese Big-Headed Turtle - Iguanaland

Spotted Turtle - Iguanaland

Western Pond Turtle - Iguanaland

Blanding's Turtle - Iguanaland

European Pond Turtle - Iguanaland

Common Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Mexican Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Coahuilan Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Chicken Turtle - Iguanaland

Painted Turtle - Iguanaland

Florida Red-Bellied Cooter - Iguanaland

Northern Red-Bellied Cooter - Iguanaland

Peninsula Cooter - Iguanaland

Pond Slider - Iguanaland

Nicaraguan Slider - Iguanaland

D'Orbigny's Slider - Iguanaland

Meso-American Slider - Iguanaland

Northern Map Turtle - Iguanaland

Sabine Map Turtle - Iguanaland

Ouachita Map Turtle - Iguanaland

Black-Knobbed Map Turtle - Iguanaland

Painted Wood Turtle - Iguanaland

Black Wood Turtle - Iguanaland

Bornean River Turtle - Iguanaland

Indian Spotted Turtle - Iguanaland

Beale's Four-Eyed Turtle - Iguanaland

Yellow-Headed Temple Turtle - Iguanaland

Giant Asian Pond Turtle - Iguanaland

Sulawesi Forest Turtle - Iguanaland

Chinese Stripe-Necked Turtle - Iguanaland

Red-Necked Pond Turtle - Iguanaland

Chinese Pond Turtle - Iguanaland

Chinese Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Pan's Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Golden Coin Turtle - Iguanaland

Amboina Box Turtle - Iguanaland

Asian Forest Tortoise - Iguanaland

Greek Tortoise - Iguanaland

Egyptian Tortoise - Iguanaland

Hermann's Tortoise - Iguanaland

Elongated Tortoise - Iguanaland

Forsten's Tortoise - Iguanaland

Leopard Tortoise - Iguanaland

Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Iguanaland

Radiated Tortoise - Iguanaland

Common Spider Tortoise - Iguanaland

Flat-Backed Spider Tortoise - Iguanaland

Forest Hinge-Backed Tortoise - Iguanaland

Western Hinge-Backed Tortoise - Iguanaland

Galapagos giant tortoise sensu lato - Iguanaland

Red-Footed Tortoise - Iguanaland

Yellow-Footed Tortoise - Iguanaland

Indian Star Tortoise - Iguanaland

Burmese Star Tortoise - Iguanaland

Narrow-Bridged Musk Turtle - Iguanaland

Razorback Musk Turtle - Iguanaland

Oaxaca Mud Turtle - Iguanaland

Scorpion Mud Turtle - Iguanaland

Murray River Turtle - Iguanaland

Chinese Four-Eyed Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Indian Black Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Indian Roofed Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Painted River Terrapin - Bronx Zoo

Arrau River Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Red-Headed Amazon River Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Vietnamese Pond Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Mary River Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Giant Snake-Necked Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Yellow-Headed Box Turtle - Bronx Zoo

McCord's Box Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Florida Softshell Turtle - Bronx Zoo

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (4/15)
See any 15 of the following 30 species from the Usborne Spotter's Guide wild animal checklist:

American Bison - Bronx Zoo

North Island Brown Kiwi - Bronx Zoo

Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Iguanaland

Northern Boa - Iguanaland

The Rio Challenge (2/8)
See any 8 species of parrot native to South America (defined as south of Panama and excluding the Caribbean).

Sun Conura - Bronx Zoo

Monk Parakeet - Bronx Zoo

The Unbearable Challenge (1/8)
See all 8 bear species!

Brown Bear - Bronx Zoo

Hall of Champions (4/11)

2013: @ThylacineAlive Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Bronx Zoo

2014: @TeaLovingDave Sand Cat (any quoll species for Oceania)

2015: @LaughingDove [unfortunately I could not get through to LD, who seems to have moved on from ZC. In his absence and honor, I will allow any African pigeon/dove to count] - Blue-Headed Wood-Dove, Bronx Zoo

2016: @devilfish Any bird-of-paradise species - Red Bird-of-Paradise, Bronx Zoo

2017: @Vision Long-Wattled Umbrellabird (Superb Lyrebird for Oceania)

2018: @Giant Eland Roan Antelope OR Sable Antelope

2019: @jayjds2 American Harpy Eagle (Wedge-Tailed Eagle for Oceania)

2020: @WhistlingKite24 Blue-Faced Honeyeater

2021: @twilighter Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo - Bronx Zoo

2022: @twilighter Gaur OR Banteng

@Shorts: Okapi

“One-Zoo Wonder: complete one trial in a single zoo visit. Trials that require only seeing 1 species do not count.” (1/1)

Don't Turn on The Lights

“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: see at least 3 species exhibited by only 1 zoo" (2/3; 1/1)

Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

Philippine Pitviper Trimeresurus flavomaculatus - Bronx Zoo

Bonus: Ricord's Ground Iguana - Iguanaland

My initial plans for a very zoo-heavy international travel year have changed, so I'm not entirely sure how much further I'm going to progress from this point tbh. I don't have many other zoo trips planned for this year but I'm sure I'll hack away at a few more categories.

~Thylo

Got a little ahead of myself it seems! Turns out Jacksonville also keeps Philippine Pitviper so I will be swapping that species out for Brongersma's Pitviper in Bona Fide Rarity Hunter!

~Thylo

TinoPup · 20 Feb 2023

I put all of these in my spreadsheet at the same time, so it’s easier for me to go through the challenges once and list the facility after each species. I’ll use abbreviations.

Greensboro Science Center (GSC)
Museum of Life + Science (MLS)
Reptile Lagoon at South of the Border (RL)
Ripley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach (RAMB)
Zootastic Park (ZP)

1. 2013: Penguimonium 1/12
African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus GSC

2. 2014: Fly the Coop 1/11
RoulRoul, Rollulus rouloul MLS

3. 2015: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap 2/10
Naked Mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, GSC
Patagonian Mara, Dolichotis patagonum ZP

4. 2016 Part 1: How Many Toes am I Holding Up? 2/9
1. Plains Zebra, Equus Quagga ZP
2. Brazilian Tapir, Tapirus terrestris ZP

5. 2016 Part II: Let That Ruminate 7/11, 10/∞ Bovids (63 I think?)
Required 3/4
Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
Giraffe Giraffa Camelopardalis ZP
Okapi Okapia johnstoni GSC
2 NA Native Deer 2/2
1. Elk Cevus canadensis ZP
2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus ZP
2 NA Exotic Deer 2/2
1. Axis Deer Axis axis ZP
2. Pere David’s Deer Elaphurus davidianus ZP
∞ Bovids
1. Aoudad Ammotragus lervia ZP
2. Banteng Bos javanicus ZP
3. American Bison Bison bison ZP
4. Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra ZP
5. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx ZP
6. Gemsbok Oryx gazella ZP
7. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus ZP
8. Scimitar Oryx Oryx dammah ZP
9. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus ZP
10. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus ZP

7. 2017 Part I: Check Your Feeders 2/4
1. American Robin Turdus migratorius MLS
2. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis MLS

10. 2018 Part I: Small But Will Fight 8/10
2 Mongooses
1. Meerkat Suricata suricatta GSC
5 Small Cats
1. Black-footed Cat Feliss negripes GSC
2. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus GSC
3. Sand Cat Felis margarita GSC
4. Serval Leptailurus serval GSC
5. Caracal Caracal caracal ZP
2 Foxes
1. Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda ZP
1 Red Panda
1. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens GSC

12. 2018 Part III: Carnivore Carnival 4/6
1. Binturong Arctictis binturong GSC
2. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus ZP
3. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus GSC
4. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus ZP

13. 2019 Part I: See, Don’t Touch 4/∞
1. Bumblebee PDF Dendrobates leucomelas GSC
2. Dyeing PDF Dendrobates tinctorius MLS
3. Golden PDF Phyllobates terribilis GSC
4. Green & Black PDF Dendrobates auratus GSC

15. 2020: Let’s Give This Another Go 1/∞
1. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus ZP

19. Embrace the ABCs Challenge 16/36
2/2 Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus GSC / ZP
1/2 Lion Panthera leo ZP
1/2 Meerkat Suricata suricatta GSC
2/2 Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta GSC / MLS
2/2 Tiger Panthera tigris GSC / ZP
2/2 African Penguin Spheniscus demersus GSC / RAMB
1/2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus ZP
1/2 Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ZP
2/2 Green Iguana Iguana iguana RAMB / ZP
1/2 Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus RAMB
1/2 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa MLS

20. Second Red List Challenge 14/14 COMPLETE
Vulnerable
1. Binturong Arctictis binturong GSC
2. Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes GSC
3. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin GSC
4. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus GSC
Endangered
1. African Penguin Spheniscus demersus GSC
2. Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotus GSC
3. Okapi Okapia johnstoni GSC
4. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
Critically Endangered
1. Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis RL
2. Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer RL
3. Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis RL
4. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
Extinct in the Wild
1. Pere David’s Deer Elaphurus davidianus ZP
2. Scimitar Oryx Oryx dammah ZP

21. Island Hoppers Challenge 12/22
Mammals 4/5
1. Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta GSC
2. Black & White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata ZP
3. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra ZP
4. Javan Gibbon Hylobates moloch GSC
Birds 1/6
1. RoulRoul Rollulus rouloul MLS
Reptiles 6/6
1. Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana RL
2. New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae RL
3. Solomon Islands Ground Boa Candoia paulsoni RL
4. Solomon Islands Skink Corucia zebrata MLS
5. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis RAMB
6. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
Amphibians 1/3
1. Sambava Tomato Frog Dyscophus guineti GSC

22.I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) 19/23, 12/∞
Crocodiles 4/4
1. American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus RL
2. New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae RL
3. Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis RL
4. Slender-snouted Crocodile Mecistops cataphractus RL
Geckos 2/2
1. Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus henkeli GSC
2. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis RAMB
Pythons 3/3
1. Blood Python Python brongersmai RL
2. Carpet Python Morelia spilota ZP
3. Children’s Python Antaresia childreni RL
Venomous Snakes 10/10
1. Rough-scaled Death Adder Acanthophis rugosus RL
2. Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana RL
3. Indochinese Spitting Cobra Naja siamensis RL
4. Zebra Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta RL
5. Jararacussu Bothrops jararacussu RL
6. Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis RL
7. Eastern Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps RL
8. Western Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridis RL
9. Inland Taipan Oxyuranus microlepidotus RL
10. Urutu Bothrops alternatus RL
Tortoises/Turtles 12/∞
1. Matamata Chelus fimbriata GSC
2. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin GSC
3. Aldabra Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC
4. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
5. Sulcata Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata ZP
6. Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina GSC
7. Fly River Turtle Carettochelys insculpta RL
8. Golden Thread Turtle Mauremys sinensis RL
9. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta MLS
10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas RAMB
11. Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii GSC
12. Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata GSC

23. Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt Challenge 11/15
1. American Bison Bison bison ZP
2. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus ZP
3. Pygmy Hippo Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
4. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus ZP
5. Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus ZP
6. Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber GSC
7. Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius GSC
8. Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae GSC
9. American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis MLS
10. Eastern Diamondback Crotalus adamanteus GSC
11. Aldabara Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC

24. The Rio Challenge 3/8
1. Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ZP
2. Red & Green Macaw Ara chloropterus GSC
3. Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva RL

25. Unbearable Challenge 2/8
1. American Black Bear Ursus americanus MLS
2. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus ZP

26. Hall of Champions 3/10
1. Aldabara Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC
2. Banteng Bos javanicus ZP
3. Sand Cat Felis margarita GSC

28. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3*
1. Tortuga Island Rattlesnake Crotalus tortugensis RL *counts for bonus worldwide

TOTAL:
Complete: 1/29
Started: 19/29

Chlidonias · 20 Feb 2023

TinoPup said:
21. Island Hoppers Challenge 12/22
Birds 1/6
1. RoulRoul Rollulus rouloul MLS
Reptiles 6/6
1. Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana RL

Neither of these are island endemics.

twilighter · 20 Feb 2023

ThylacineAlive said:
Just fyi Mannophryne trinitatis is not in Dendrobatidae, but rather in the sister family Aromobatidae! Otherwise all good so far!

~Thylo

Thanks for the correction ! I somehow missed to cross-check this one. Please keep checking on me

ThylacineAlive · 20 Feb 2023

TinoPup said:
I put all of these in my spreadsheet at the same time, so it’s easier for me to go through the challenges once and list the facility after each species. I’ll use abbreviations.

Greensboro Science Center (GSC)
Museum of Life + Science (MLS)
Reptile Lagoon at South of the Border (RL)
Ripley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach (RAMB)
Zootastic Park (ZP)

1. 2013: Penguimonium 1/12
African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus GSC

2. 2014: Fly the Coop 1/11
RoulRoul, Rollulus rouloul MLS

3. 2015: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap 2/10
Naked Mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, GSC
Patagonian Mara, Dolichotis patagonum ZP

4. 2016 Part 1: How Many Toes am I Holding Up? 2/9
1. Plains Zebra, Equus Quagga ZP
2. Brazilian Tapir, Tapirus terrestris ZP

5. 2016 Part II: Let That Ruminate 7/11, 10/∞ Bovids (63 I think?)
Required 3/4
Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
Giraffe Giraffa Camelopardalis ZP
Okapi Okapia johnstoni GSC
2 NA Native Deer 2/2
1. Elk Cevus canadensis ZP
2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus ZP
2 NA Exotic Deer 2/2
1. Axis Deer Axis axis ZP
2. Pere David’s Deer Elaphurus davidianus ZP
∞ Bovids
1. Aoudad Ammotragus lervia ZP
2. Banteng Bos javanicus ZP
3. American Bison Bison bison ZP
4. Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra ZP
5. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx ZP
6. Gemsbok Oryx gazella ZP
7. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus ZP
8. Scimitar Oryx Oryx dammah ZP
9. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus ZP
10. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus ZP

7. 2017 Part I: Check Your Feeders 2/4
1. American Robin Turdus migratorius MLS
2. Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis MLS

10. 2018 Part I: Small But Will Fight 8/10
2 Mongooses
1. Meerkat Suricata suricatta GSC
5 Small Cats
1. Black-footed Cat Feliss negripes GSC
2. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus GSC
3. Sand Cat Felis margarita GSC
4. Serval Leptailurus serval GSC
5. Caracal Caracal caracal ZP
2 Foxes
1. Fennec Fox Vulpes zerda ZP
1 Red Panda
1. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens GSC

12. 2018 Part III: Carnivore Carnival 4/6
1. Binturong Arctictis binturong GSC
2. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus ZP
3. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus GSC
4. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus ZP

13. 2019 Part I: See, Don’t Touch 4/∞
1. Bumblebee PDF Dendrobates leucomelas GSC
2. Dyeing PDF Dendrobates tinctorius MLS
3. Golden PDF Phyllobates terribilis GSC
4. Green & Black PDF Dendrobates auratus GSC

15. 2020: Let’s Give This Another Go 1/∞
1. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus ZP

19. Embrace the ABCs Challenge 16/36
2/2 Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus GSC / ZP
1/2 Lion Panthera leo ZP
1/2 Meerkat Suricata suricatta GSC
2/2 Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta GSC / MLS
2/2 Tiger Panthera tigris GSC / ZP
2/2 African Penguin Spheniscus demersus GSC / RAMB
1/2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus ZP
1/2 Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ZP
2/2 Green Iguana Iguana iguana RAMB / ZP
1/2 Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus RAMB
1/2 Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa MLS

20. Second Red List Challenge 14/14 COMPLETE
Vulnerable
1. Binturong Arctictis binturong GSC
2. Black-footed Cat Felis nigripes GSC
3. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin GSC
4. Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus GSC
Endangered
1. African Penguin Spheniscus demersus GSC
2. Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotus GSC
3. Okapi Okapia johnstoni GSC
4. Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
Critically Endangered
1. Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis RL
2. Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer RL
3. Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis RL
4. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
Extinct in the Wild
1. Pere David’s Deer Elaphurus davidianus ZP
2. Scimitar Oryx Oryx dammah ZP

21. Island Hoppers Challenge 12/22
Mammals 4/5
1. Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta GSC
2. Black & White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata ZP
3. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra ZP
4. Javan Gibbon Hylobates moloch GSC
Birds 1/6
1. RoulRoul Rollulus rouloul MLS
Reptiles 6/6
1. Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana RL
2. New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae RL
3. Solomon Islands Ground Boa Candoia paulsoni RL
4. Solomon Islands Skink Corucia zebrata MLS
5. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis RAMB
6. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
Amphibians 1/3
1. Sambava Tomato Frog Dyscophus guineti GSC

22.I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) 19/23, 12/∞
Crocodiles 4/4
1. American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus RL
2. New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae RL
3. Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis RL
4. Slender-snouted Crocodile Mecistops cataphractus RL
Geckos 2/2
1. Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus henkeli GSC
2. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis RAMB
Pythons 3/3
1. Blood Python Python brongersmai RL
2. Carpet Python Morelia spilota ZP
3. Children’s Python Antaresia childreni RL
Venomous Snakes 10/10
1. Rough-scaled Death Adder Acanthophis rugosus RL
2. Equatorial Spitting Cobra Naja sumatrana RL
3. Indochinese Spitting Cobra Naja siamensis RL
4. Zebra Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta RL
5. Jararacussu Bothrops jararacussu RL
6. Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis RL
7. Eastern Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps RL
8. Western Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridis RL
9. Inland Taipan Oxyuranus microlepidotus RL
10. Urutu Bothrops alternatus RL
Tortoises/Turtles 12/∞
1. Matamata Chelus fimbriata GSC
2. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin GSC
3. Aldabra Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC
4. Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata MLS
5. Sulcata Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata ZP
6. Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina GSC
7. Fly River Turtle Carettochelys insculpta RL
8. Golden Thread Turtle Mauremys sinensis RL
9. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta MLS
10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas RAMB
11. Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii GSC
12. Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata GSC

23. Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt Challenge 11/15
1. American Bison Bison bison ZP
2. Blue Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus ZP
3. Pygmy Hippo Choeropsis liberiensis GSC
4. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus ZP
5. Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus ZP
6. Caribbean Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber GSC
7. Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius GSC
8. Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae GSC
9. American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis MLS
10. Eastern Diamondback Crotalus adamanteus GSC
11. Aldabara Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC

24. The Rio Challenge 3/8
1. Hyacinth Macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ZP
2. Red & Green Macaw Ara chloropterus GSC
3. Turquoise-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva RL

25. Unbearable Challenge 2/8
1. American Black Bear Ursus americanus MLS
2. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus ZP

26. Hall of Champions 3/10
1. Aldabara Aldabrachelys gigantea GSC
2. Banteng Bos javanicus ZP
3. Sand Cat Felis margarita GSC

28. Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3*
1. Tortuga Island Rattlesnake Crotalus tortugensis RL *counts for bonus worldwide

TOTAL:
Complete: 1/29
Started: 19/29

Chlidonias said:
Neither of these are island endemics.

Chlidonias is correct!

~Thylo

TinoPup · 21 Feb 2023

ThylacineAlive said:
Chlidonias is correct!

~Thylo

Didn't see they both hit the mainland. Sorry.

CGSwans · 21 Feb 2023

One very minor correction I'll make now because it could be a few weeks before my next zoo visit. I listed long-nosed potoroo for my Healesville trip on Sunday, but that was a mistake - the correct species is long-footed potoroo (which would actually be my second qualifier for the bona fide rarity bonus challenge, I think).

This correction will be reflected in future posts.

15399 · 21 Feb 2023

Neil chace said:
It's Sunday, you know what that means!

Buffalo Zoo:
Hot Blooded for Cold Blood (16/24 plus 17 chelonians):
17. Gopher Tortoise- Gopherus polyphemus

Challenges completed remains 4/29. Looking forward, there's very little left I'm waiting on at Buffalo. A few Asian box turtle species continue to elude me (if they're even still on exhibit), but other than that I just need to wait for the weather to warm up enough for giraffes, one-horned rhinos, and lemurs!

Return visit to Rosamond Gifford Zoo yielded me a few more species (including a few birds I was surprised to see):
Let That Ruminate (3/11 plus 8 bovids):
3. Red River Hog- Potamochoerus porcus

Thylo's Top 20 (6/8):
5. Venezuelan Troupial- Icterus icterus
6. Taveta Golden Weaver- Ploceus castaneiceps (turns out they do still have two weavers after all!)

Don't You Forget About Me (5/13):
5. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth- Choelopus hoffmanni

Don't Turn On The Lights (9/10):
8. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth- Choelopus hoffmanni
9. Yellow Banded Pipefish- Dunckerocamphis pessuliferus
(Now I just need one of Rosamond Gifford's three frequent no-shows to appear on my next trip, the armadillo which I've seen once, or the kiwi/tamandua which I've never seen).

Embrace the ABC's (8/36):
Tiger: Rosamond Gifford (second tiger)

Challenges completed remains 4/29.

ZooChat Challenge Global 2023 - 10th Anniversary Special!

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