Just as clarification, does this part of the challenge have the same rules as the Europe Challenge a few years back (i.e. can either see domestic form or wild form, not both, for all except domestic cattle and yak)?
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Just as clarification, does this part of the challenge have the same rules as the Europe Challenge a few years back (i.e. can either see domestic form or wild form, not both, for all except domestic cattle and yak)?
Good question. I believe there is technically a breeding center for this species in Puerto Rico that is sometimes open to the public. But while geographically part of North America, for the sake of the bird challenges I discounted the Caribbean due to the high overlap of otherwise South American birds in the Lesser Antilles. I'll think on it, but ultimately I think you'll be good to keep it.
As for your turtles, we will be following IUCN and keeping Three-Toed Box Turtle synonymized with Eastern Box Turtle.
~Thylo
ifesbob
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Luckily, I don't think that changes my counts
Corangurilla
Well-Known Member
Finally back in Wisconsin! I was expecting these last two visits to be horribly rushed messes, but they went surprisingly smoothly! First on the docket is Racine, which was so overwhelmingly mid that I completed it in less than an hour (also, how the herpestidae did I miss the meerkats at all 3 zoos that had them on this trip?!?!??!)
Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023
Let that Ruminate (3/3 Piggcaries, 1/2 Hippos, 2/2 Giraffidae, 0/2 Native Deer, 2/2 Exotic Deer, 6 Bovids)
Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)
Small But Will Fight (2/2 Mongeese, 5/5 Small Cats, 2/2 Foxes, 1/1 Red Panda) Complete!
Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Let's Give This Another Go (6) This should've been 4 yesterday but I was a silly goose
Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
Next was Milwaukee, a zoo I'm not overtly fond of, but after the mehsterpiece that was Racine, it was a nice palate cleanser!
Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023
Penguimonium (5)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Let that Ruminate (3/3 Piggcaries, 2/2 Hippos, 2/2 Giraffidae, 1/2 Native Deer, 2/2 Exotic Deer, 8 Bovids)
Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus canadensis)
Scimitar-Horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Don't You Forget About Me (4/4 Bats, 0/1 Treeshrews, 2/2 Armadillos, 0/1 Anteaters, 1/1 Sloths, 0/1 Sirenians, 1/2 Elephants, 1/1 Hyraxes)
Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Native Species (5/5) Complete!
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Embrace the ABC's (28/36)
Completed Previously
Lion (Panthera leo) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Tiger (Panthera tigris) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Phoenix and Henry Vilas
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Phoenix and Lincoln Park
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) Odysea and Lincoln Park
Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Odysea and Shedd
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Odysea and Shedd
Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Completed on this Visit
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Started on this Visit
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) I'm going with this one because I'm not confident that Phoenix's Asian Elephant is going to be alive by the time I'm back home for the summer.
Island Hoppers (5/5 Mammals, 6/6 Birds, 6/6 Reptiles, 2/3 Amphibians, 2/2 Fish)
Tomato Frog (Dyscophus antongilii)
The Unbearable Challenge (4/8)
I didn't see any new bears today, just wanted to correct this mistake. My brain was so frazzled from yesterday's trip to Brookfield that I forgot I saw the Andean bear at Phoenix this year.
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) Complete!
African Waterhole/Big Cat Country, Milwaukee County Zoo
Lion (Panthera leo)
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Completed Challenges (15/29)
Check Your Feeders
One-Zoo Wonder
Pinni-Party
Thylo's Top 20
Second Chance Red List
Sea Shepherds
River Giants
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
Carnivore Carnival
Don't Turn on the Lights
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
The Rio Challenge
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Thylo's Bonus Challenge
Small But Will Fight
Native Species
In-Progress (14/29)
Penguimonium
Fly The Coop
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Let That Ruminate
Asian Songbird Challenge
See, Don't Touch
Don't You Forget About Me
Embrace the ABC's
Island Hoppers
I'm Hot-Blooded for Cold Blood
The Unbearable Challenge
Hall of Champions
Let's Give This Another Go
Certified "shamone" moment! And with that, I can peacefully stagnate until July. Seriously, Henry Vilas is useless for this challenge now. The only thing they have that matters for this challenge that I didn't see this past week are their Ornate Box Turtles. I know I'm not going to win, but I've still got plans to increase my score! Just gotta keep those grades up if I want to make them happen...
SusScrofa
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Went to Zoo Miami, first zoo visit in nearly two months.
I actually do have some questions regarding certain animals I saw:
1. I would like to use Green Jay for the Bird Feeder challenge. However, the species seems to be split by some authorities. The Green Jays in Miami are signed as Cyanocorax yncas but the map distribution on the sign matches Cyanocorax luxuosus plus they're never called Inca Jays anywhere. How are you treating this complex?
2. There is a bat exhibit thats outdoors, but the enclosure is set up in a way that its completely dark so much so that its extremely hard to tell which of the three species inside you're looking at. I was wondering if this would count as a nocturnal exhibit (the only bat I could confirm I saw was Seba's Bat which I already used in the challenge, and I won't be counting the other species for the challenge).
Zoo Miami 3/17/23
CHALLENGES WITH ADDITIONS
2014: Fly the Coop - 9/11 (+6)
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap - 7/10 (+2)
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 5/9 (+1)
Too bad the Malayan Tapir and Black Rhino were off exhibit...
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (Mandatory) - 10/11 (+2)
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (BOVIDAE) - 23 (+8)
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders - 3/4 (or possibly complete)
Since anything found in Mexico to Panama counts as NA, I will use the neotropical passerines I saw at Miami.
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - 8/8 (+1) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival - 3/6 (+1)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch - 6 (+1)
2021: Don't You Forget About Me - 8/13 (+1)
2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - Possibly 3/10 or still 2/10
Native Species Challenge (North America) - 3/5 (+1)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 12/18 + 2 in-progress (+1)
I'm Hot Blooded (Mandatory) - 21/23 (+1)
I'm Hot Blooded (TESTUDINES) - 37 (+6)
The Unbearable Challenge - 5/8 (+1)
Hall of Champions - 7/11 (+3)
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (North America) - 2/4 (+1)
CHALLENGES WITH NO ADDITIONS/COMPLETED ALREADY
2013: Penguimonium - 4
2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge - 4/5
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight - 8/9
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party - 2/2 COMPLETE
2019 (Part II): River Giants - 1/1 COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go - 5
Second Chance Red List Challenge - 13/14
Island Hoppers Challenge - 19/22
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge - 15/15 COMPLETE
The Rio Challenge - 8/8 COMPLETE
One-Zoo Wonder - COMPLETE
NOT YET WORKED ON
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds - 0/2
Thylo's Bonus Challenge - 0/1
I actually do have some questions regarding certain animals I saw:
1. I would like to use Green Jay for the Bird Feeder challenge. However, the species seems to be split by some authorities. The Green Jays in Miami are signed as Cyanocorax yncas but the map distribution on the sign matches Cyanocorax luxuosus plus they're never called Inca Jays anywhere. How are you treating this complex?
2. There is a bat exhibit thats outdoors, but the enclosure is set up in a way that its completely dark so much so that its extremely hard to tell which of the three species inside you're looking at. I was wondering if this would count as a nocturnal exhibit (the only bat I could confirm I saw was Seba's Bat which I already used in the challenge, and I won't be counting the other species for the challenge).
Zoo Miami 3/17/23
CHALLENGES WITH ADDITIONS
2014: Fly the Coop - 9/11 (+6)
Cracidae 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Helmeted Currasow
2. Blue-knobbed Curassow
Numididae 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Vulturine Guineafowl
Phasianidae 6/6 - COMPLETE
1. Blue Peafowl
2. Wild Turkey
3. Green Junglefowl
4. Green Peafowl
5. Great Argus
6. Crested Partridge
Just need a Megapode and New World Quail..
1. Helmeted Currasow
2. Blue-knobbed Curassow
Numididae 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Vulturine Guineafowl
Phasianidae 6/6 - COMPLETE
1. Blue Peafowl
2. Wild Turkey
3. Green Junglefowl
4. Green Peafowl
5. Great Argus
6. Crested Partridge
Just need a Megapode and New World Quail..
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap - 7/10 (+2)
1. Capybara
2. Patagonian Mara
3. Chilean Chinchilla
4. Naked Mole Rat
5. Crested Porcupine
6. Common Agouti
7. Brazilian Porcupine
2. Patagonian Mara
3. Chilean Chinchilla
4. Naked Mole Rat
5. Crested Porcupine
6. Common Agouti
7. Brazilian Porcupine
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 5/9 (+1)
Too bad the Malayan Tapir and Black Rhino were off exhibit...
Equids - 2/3
1. Plains Zebra
2. Grevy's Zebra
Rhinoceros - 1/3
1. White Rhinoceros
2. Indian Rhinoceros
Tapirs 1/3
1. Baird's Tapir
1. Plains Zebra
2. Grevy's Zebra
Rhinoceros - 1/3
1. White Rhinoceros
2. Indian Rhinoceros
Tapirs 1/3
1. Baird's Tapir
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (Mandatory) - 10/11 (+2)
Swine 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Babirusa
2. Visayan Warty Pig
3. Warthog
Hippos - 1/2
1. Pygmy Hippopotamus
Giraffids - 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Giraffe
2. Okapi
Native Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. White-tailed Deer
2. Wapiti
Exotic Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Chital Deer
2. Reeve's Muntjac
1. Babirusa
2. Visayan Warty Pig
3. Warthog
Hippos - 1/2
1. Pygmy Hippopotamus
Giraffids - 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Giraffe
2. Okapi
Native Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. White-tailed Deer
2. Wapiti
Exotic Deer 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Chital Deer
2. Reeve's Muntjac
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (BOVIDAE) - 23 (+8)
American Bison
Bongo
Greater Kudu
Blue Wildebeest
Scimitar Oryx
Addax
Blackbuck
Nilgai
Common Eland
Barbary Sheep
Gaur
Nyala
Impala
Klipspringer
Sitatunga
Banteng
Anoa
Giant Eland
Addra Gazelle
Sable Antelope
Arabian Oryx
Black Duiker
Yellow-backed Duiker
Bongo
Greater Kudu
Blue Wildebeest
Scimitar Oryx
Addax
Blackbuck
Nilgai
Common Eland
Barbary Sheep
Gaur
Nyala
Impala
Klipspringer
Sitatunga
Banteng
Anoa
Giant Eland
Addra Gazelle
Sable Antelope
Arabian Oryx
Black Duiker
Yellow-backed Duiker
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders - 3/4 (or possibly complete)
Since anything found in Mexico to Panama counts as NA, I will use the neotropical passerines I saw at Miami.
1. Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus)
2. Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
3. Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
"Green Jay" awaits decision.
2. Spot-breasted Oriole (Icterus pectoralis)
3. Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela)
"Green Jay" awaits decision.
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - 8/8 (+1) COMPLETE
1. Golden-breasted Starling
2. Plush-crested Jay
3. Venezuelan Troupial
4. White-headed Buffalo Weaver
5. Snowy-crowned Robin Chat
6. Turquoise Tanager
7. White-crested Laughingthrush
8. White-breasted Woodswallow
2. Plush-crested Jay
3. Venezuelan Troupial
4. White-headed Buffalo Weaver
5. Snowy-crowned Robin Chat
6. Turquoise Tanager
7. White-crested Laughingthrush
8. White-breasted Woodswallow
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival - 3/6 (+1)
1. Cheetah
2. Giant Otter
3. Sloth Bear
2. Giant Otter
3. Sloth Bear
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch - 6 (+1)
Green-black Poison Dart Frog
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Black-legged Poison Dart Frog
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog
Gulfodolcean Poison Dart Frog
Anthony's Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Black-legged Poison Dart Frog
Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog
Gulfodolcean Poison Dart Frog
Anthony's Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog
2021: Don't You Forget About Me - 8/13 (+1)
Bats - 3/4
1. Common Vampire Bat
2. Seba's Leafnose Bat
3. Straw Fruit Bat
Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Giant Anteater
Sloth - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Northern Two-toed Sloth
Sea Cow - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Florida Manatee
Elephants - 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. African Elephant
2. Asian Elephant
1. Common Vampire Bat
2. Seba's Leafnose Bat
3. Straw Fruit Bat
Anteater - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Giant Anteater
Sloth - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Northern Two-toed Sloth
Sea Cow - 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Florida Manatee
Elephants - 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. African Elephant
2. Asian Elephant
2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - Possibly 3/10 or still 2/10
1. Seba's Leafnose Bat
2. Common Vampire Bat
3. Phyllostomid Bat exhibit??
Awaiting decision on #3
2. Common Vampire Bat
3. Phyllostomid Bat exhibit??
Awaiting decision on #3
Native Species Challenge (North America) - 3/5 (+1)
1. Jaguar
2. Blue Iguana
3. Panamanian Golden Toad
2. Blue Iguana
3. Panamanian Golden Toad
Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 12/18 + 2 in-progress (+1)
1. Bennett's Wallaby
2. African Elephant
3. Ringtail Lemur
4. Gorilla
5. White Rhinoceros
6. Meerkat
7. Lion
8. Tiger
9. Indian Peafowl
10. Bald Eagle
11. Pond Slider
12. Asian Small-clawed Otter - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Zoo Miami
In Progress:
a) Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
b) Madagascan Hissing Cockroach - Greenville Zoo
2. African Elephant
3. Ringtail Lemur
4. Gorilla
5. White Rhinoceros
6. Meerkat
7. Lion
8. Tiger
9. Indian Peafowl
10. Bald Eagle
11. Pond Slider
12. Asian Small-clawed Otter - Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Zoo Miami
In Progress:
a) Hyacinth Macaw - Brevard Zoo
b) Madagascan Hissing Cockroach - Greenville Zoo
I'm Hot Blooded (Mandatory) - 21/23 (+1)
Monitors 2/4
1. Komodo Dragon
2. Spiny-tailed Monitor
Geckos 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko
2. Henkel's Leaftail Gecko
Agamid 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Dwarf Shield-tailed Agama
Venomous Snakes 10/10 - COMPLETE
1. Gaboon Viper
2. Red Spitting Cobra
3. Southern Copperhead
4. Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake
5. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
6. Cottonmouth
7. Timber Rattlesnake
8. Eyelash Palm Viper
9. Aruba Rattlesnake
10. Bushmaster
Pythons 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Burmese Python
2. African Rock Python
3. Green Tree Python
Crocodiles 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Slender-snouted Crocodile
2. American Crocodile
3. Cuban Crocodile
1. Komodo Dragon
2. Spiny-tailed Monitor
Geckos 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Turquoise Dwarf Gecko
2. Henkel's Leaftail Gecko
Agamid 1/1 - COMPLETE
1. Dwarf Shield-tailed Agama
Venomous Snakes 10/10 - COMPLETE
1. Gaboon Viper
2. Red Spitting Cobra
3. Southern Copperhead
4. Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake
5. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
6. Cottonmouth
7. Timber Rattlesnake
8. Eyelash Palm Viper
9. Aruba Rattlesnake
10. Bushmaster
Pythons 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Burmese Python
2. African Rock Python
3. Green Tree Python
Crocodiles 3/3 - COMPLETE
1. Slender-snouted Crocodile
2. American Crocodile
3. Cuban Crocodile
I'm Hot Blooded (TESTUDINES) - 37 (+6)
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise
Burmese Star Tortoise
Pancake Tortoise
Red-footed Tortoise
Yellow-footed Tortoise
Asian Giant Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Gopher Tortoise
Spider Tortoise
Barbour’s Map Turtle
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Diamondback Terrapin
River Cooter
Eastern Box Turtle
Three-toed Box Turtle
Coahilan Box Turtle
Mexican Box Turtle
Pond Slider
Mexican Slider
Spotted Turtle
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Central American River Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle
Krefft's Turtle
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Southern Batagur (Batagur affinis)
Painted Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima)
Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvini)
Hilaire’s Toad-headed Turtle (Phrynops hilari)
Twistneck Turtle (Platemys platycephala)
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise
Burmese Star Tortoise
Pancake Tortoise
Red-footed Tortoise
Yellow-footed Tortoise
Asian Giant Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Gopher Tortoise
Spider Tortoise
Barbour’s Map Turtle
Yellow-blotched Map Turtle
Diamondback Terrapin
River Cooter
Eastern Box Turtle
Three-toed Box Turtle
Coahilan Box Turtle
Mexican Box Turtle
Pond Slider
Mexican Slider
Spotted Turtle
Black-breasted Leaf Turtle
Common Snapping Turtle
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Eastern Mud Turtle
Central American River Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle
Krefft's Turtle
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Southern Batagur (Batagur affinis)
Painted Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima)
Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvini)
Hilaire’s Toad-headed Turtle (Phrynops hilari)
Twistneck Turtle (Platemys platycephala)
The Unbearable Challenge - 5/8 (+1)
1. Brown Bear
2. American Black Bear
3. Sun Bear
4. Giant Panda
5. Sloth Bear
2. American Black Bear
3. Sun Bear
4. Giant Panda
5. Sloth Bear
Hall of Champions - 7/11 (+3)
1. (2013) Aldabra Giant Tortoise
2. (2015) African Green Pigeon
3. (2021) Matschie's Tree Kangaoo
4. (2022) Gaur
5. (2018) Sable Antelope
6. (2019) Harpy Eagle
7. (OTHER) Okapi
2. (2015) African Green Pigeon
3. (2021) Matschie's Tree Kangaoo
4. (2022) Gaur
5. (2018) Sable Antelope
6. (2019) Harpy Eagle
7. (OTHER) Okapi
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (North America) - 2/4 (+1)
1. Drill - Zoo Atlanta
2. White-rumped Vulture
2. White-rumped Vulture
CHALLENGES WITH NO ADDITIONS/COMPLETED ALREADY
2013: Penguimonium - 4
King Penguin
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Magellanic Penguin
Southern Rockhopper Penguin
Gentoo Penguin
Magellanic Penguin
2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge - 4/5
1. Bali Myna
2. White-rumped Shama
3. Asian Fairy Bluebird
4. Chestnut-backed Thrush
2. White-rumped Shama
3. Asian Fairy Bluebird
4. Chestnut-backed Thrush
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight - 8/9
Mongoose 1/2
1. Meerkat
Felines 5/5 - COMPLETE
1. Serval
2. Caracal
3. Bobcat
4. Ocelot
5. Fishing Cat
Foxes 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Red Fox
2. Bat-eared Fox
Panda 1/1 - COMPLETE
Red Panda
1. Meerkat
Felines 5/5 - COMPLETE
1. Serval
2. Caracal
3. Bobcat
4. Ocelot
5. Fishing Cat
Foxes 2/2 - COMPLETE
1. Red Fox
2. Bat-eared Fox
Panda 1/1 - COMPLETE
Red Panda
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party - 2/2 COMPLETE
1. California Seal Lion
2. Harbor Seal
2. Harbor Seal
2019 (Part II): River Giants - 1/1 COMPLETE
1. Hellbender
2020: Let's Give this Another Go - 5
Red Kangaroo
Red-necked Wallaby
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Koala
Virginia Opossum
Red-necked Wallaby
Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Koala
Virginia Opossum
Second Chance Red List Challenge - 13/14
Vulnerable - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Lion
2. Sun Bear
3. Clouded Leopard
4. Giant Panda
Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Siamang
2. Diana Monkey
3. Tiger
4. Bonobo
Critically Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Jamaican Iguana
2. Red Wolf
3. Burmese Star Tortoise
4. Central American River Turtle
Extinct In The Wild 1/2
1. Scimitar Oryx
1. Lion
2. Sun Bear
3. Clouded Leopard
4. Giant Panda
Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Siamang
2. Diana Monkey
3. Tiger
4. Bonobo
Critically Endangered - 4/4 COMPLETE
1. Jamaican Iguana
2. Red Wolf
3. Burmese Star Tortoise
4. Central American River Turtle
Extinct In The Wild 1/2
1. Scimitar Oryx
Island Hoppers Challenge - 19/22
Mammals - 5/5 COMPLETE
1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Babirusa
3. Coquerel's Sifaka
4. Ringtail Lemur
5. Crowned Lemur
Birds - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Bali Myna
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
3. Cuban Amazon
4. White Cockatoo
5. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
6. Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon
Reptiles - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Blue Iguana
2. Aldabra Giant Tortoise
3. Radiated Tortoise
4. Fijian Banded Iguana
5. Spider Tortoise
6. Utila Spinytail Iguana
Amphibians - 2/3
1. Golden Mantella
2. Puerto Rican Crested Toad
No Fish yet..
1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Babirusa
3. Coquerel's Sifaka
4. Ringtail Lemur
5. Crowned Lemur
Birds - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Bali Myna
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
3. Cuban Amazon
4. White Cockatoo
5. Salmon-crested Cockatoo
6. Green-naped Pheasant Pigeon
Reptiles - 6/6 COMPLETE
1. Blue Iguana
2. Aldabra Giant Tortoise
3. Radiated Tortoise
4. Fijian Banded Iguana
5. Spider Tortoise
6. Utila Spinytail Iguana
Amphibians - 2/3
1. Golden Mantella
2. Puerto Rican Crested Toad
No Fish yet..
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge - 15/15 COMPLETE
1. Red Kangaroo
2. Orangutan
3. Common Squirrel Monkey
4. Reeve's Muntjac
6. Blue Wildebeest
7. American Bison
8. Clouded Leopard
9. Giant Panda
10. Southern Cassowary
11. King Penguin
12. Gray Crowned Crane
13. American Flamingo
14. King Vulture
15. Laughing Kookaburra
2. Orangutan
3. Common Squirrel Monkey
4. Reeve's Muntjac
6. Blue Wildebeest
7. American Bison
8. Clouded Leopard
9. Giant Panda
10. Southern Cassowary
11. King Penguin
12. Gray Crowned Crane
13. American Flamingo
14. King Vulture
15. Laughing Kookaburra
The Rio Challenge - 8/8 COMPLETE
1. Hyacinth Macaw
2. Military Macaw
3. Blue-throated Macaw
4. Blue-yellow Macaw
5. Scarlet Macaw
6. Golden Conure
7. Fan Parrot
8. Sun Conure
2. Military Macaw
3. Blue-throated Macaw
4. Blue-yellow Macaw
5. Scarlet Macaw
6. Golden Conure
7. Fan Parrot
8. Sun Conure
One-Zoo Wonder - COMPLETE
Pinni-party
NOT YET WORKED ON
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds - 0/2
Thylo's Bonus Challenge - 0/1
Wow, this was a lot to keep track of! (Even more so than last year, it feels)
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 2/4/2023
The Global Challenges: A Game in Review
2013: Penguimonium Penguins (1)
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (1/8)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch Poison Dart Frogs (1)
Homage to the Other Challengers
Native Species Challenge (1/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (1/18) (0/18)
Second Chance Red List Challenge (12/14), 4/4 VU, 4/4 EN, 4/4 CR, 0/2 EW
slow methodical, this would be a one-zoo-wonder
Island Hoppers Challenge (8/22), 0/5 mammals, 1/6 birds, 4/6 reptiles, 1/3 amphibians, 2/2 fish
I'm Hot Blooded For Cold Blood (7/24 +3) 0/4 monitors, 2/2 geckos, 0/1 agamidae, 2/10 Viperidae/Elapidae, 3/3 pythons, 0/4 crocodiles/gharials
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (2/15)
The Rio Challenge (1/8), 1/7 SA parrots, 0/1 non-macaw SA parrot
Cheers to Coelacanth
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: (1/4) 1/3 continent, 1/1 worldwide
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 2/4/2023
The Global Challenges: A Game in Review
2013: Penguimonium Penguins (1)
1. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (1/8)
1. Burnished-buff tanager (Tangara cayana)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch Poison Dart Frogs (1)
1. Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio)
Homage to the Other Challengers
Native Species Challenge (1/5)
1. Panamanian golden toad (Atelopus zeteki)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (1/18) (0/18)
1. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) (1/2)
Second Chance Red List Challenge (12/14), 4/4 VU, 4/4 EN, 4/4 CR, 0/2 EW
1. VU Cherry barb (Puntius titteya)
2. VU Southeastern girdled lizard (Zonosaurus maximus)
3. VU Luristan newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
4. VU Lake Tebera rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)
5. EN African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
6. EN Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
7. EN Blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
8. EN Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
9. CR Panamanian golden toad (Atelopus zeteki)
10. CR Turquoise dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
11. CR Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longipes)
12. CR Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis)
CAS does really good work with endangered species and their propagation, if it weren't for IUCN being so 2. VU Southeastern girdled lizard (Zonosaurus maximus)
3. VU Luristan newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
4. VU Lake Tebera rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)
5. EN African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
6. EN Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
7. EN Blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
8. EN Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
9. CR Panamanian golden toad (Atelopus zeteki)
10. CR Turquoise dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
11. CR Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longipes)
12. CR Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis)
Island Hoppers Challenge (8/22), 0/5 mammals, 1/6 birds, 4/6 reptiles, 1/3 amphibians, 2/2 fish
1. Beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
2. Southeastern girdled lizard (Zonosaurus maximus)
3. Sambava tomato frog (Dyscophus guineti)
4. Common flat-tail gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
5. Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
6. Sungei Taiwan toad (Phrynoidis juxtaspera)
7. Forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus)
8. Lake Tebera rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)
2. Southeastern girdled lizard (Zonosaurus maximus)
3. Sambava tomato frog (Dyscophus guineti)
4. Common flat-tail gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
5. Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
6. Sungei Taiwan toad (Phrynoidis juxtaspera)
7. Forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus)
8. Lake Tebera rainbowfish (Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi)
I'm Hot Blooded For Cold Blood (7/24 +3) 0/4 monitors, 2/2 geckos, 0/1 agamidae, 2/10 Viperidae/Elapidae, 3/3 pythons, 0/4 crocodiles/gharials
1. Turquoise dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
2. Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
3. Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix)
4. Canebreak rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
5. Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
6. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi)
7. Cenralian carpet python (Morelia bredii)
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) Turtles (3)
1. Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
2. Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminickii)
3. Spotted turtle (Ciemmys guttata)
2. Madagascar day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
3. Southern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix)
4. Canebreak rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
5. Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
6. Woma python (Aspidites ramsayi)
7. Cenralian carpet python (Morelia bredii)
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) Turtles (3)
1. Spiny turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
2. Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminickii)
3. Spotted turtle (Ciemmys guttata)
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (2/15)
1. Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
2. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
2. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
The Rio Challenge (1/8), 1/7 SA parrots, 0/1 non-macaw SA parrot
1. Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
Cheers to Coelacanth
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: (1/4) 1/3 continent, 1/1 worldwide
1. Peppermint angelfish (Centropyge boylei)
11/29 challenges started
Came back to this thread for a quick update and noticed a lot of people are using spoilers now... not sure if this is because of my suggestion:
but I do wonder if people misunderstood what I meant. What I meant was using *one* spoiler for *all* of the updates in a post, not an individual spoiler for each category. It doesn't really make posts shorter or pages more navigable to use 20 spoilers of one species each... and also it's a lot more work
again, not my game and nobody has to use them at all - but I thought I'd clarify in case people didn't understand what I was suggesting initially.
And now my update - quite small, since my third visit of the year was to an aquarium with only fish and marine invertebrates:
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - Mar 17
Second Chance Red List Challenge
Critically Endangered:
2. Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas)
3. Bocaccio Rockfish (Sebastes paucispinus)
Vulnerable:
2. California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
3. Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) (also saw at CALM, didn't realize it counted)
but I do wonder if people misunderstood what I meant. What I meant was using *one* spoiler for *all* of the updates in a post, not an individual spoiler for each category. It doesn't really make posts shorter or pages more navigable to use 20 spoilers of one species each... and also it's a lot more work
again, not my game and nobody has to use them at all - but I thought I'd clarify in case people didn't understand what I was suggesting initially.And now my update - quite small, since my third visit of the year was to an aquarium with only fish and marine invertebrates:
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - Mar 17
Second Chance Red List Challenge
Critically Endangered:
2. Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas)
3. Bocaccio Rockfish (Sebastes paucispinus)
Vulnerable:
2. California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
3. Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) (also saw at CALM, didn't realize it counted)
ifesbob
Well-Known Member
Finally back home! After finishing up my trip with @Corangurilla , I turned right around and went to DC with my dad and visited the National Zoo. This list, therefore, since I never had time to finish up my Brookfield, Racine, and Milwaukee lists, will include those three zoos and the National Zoo.
Penguimonium (5/∞)
4. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Fly the coop (7/11 – 0/1 megapode, 2/2 Cracidae, 1/1 guineafowl, 1/1 new world quail, 3/6 Phasianidae)
Blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10) (COMPLETE)
Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cymomys ludovicianus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporine, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
How many toes am I holding up? (5/9 – 3/3 EQUID, 1/3 RHINO, 1/3 TAPIR)
Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Let that ruminate (8/11 + 10/∞ - 1/3 piglike, 2/2 hippo, 2/2 O&G, 1/2 native deer, 2/2 exotic deer)
Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Rocky mountain elk (Cervus canadensis, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus, Racine Zoo, 3/15/2023)
3. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Red-flanked duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
6. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
7. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
8. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
9. Addax (Addax nasomacaculatus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
10. Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbiis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Check your feeders (4/4) (COMPLETE)
2. Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023) (signed as northern oriole)
3. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Common raven (Corvus corax, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Thylo's top 20 8/8 (COMPLETE)
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
White-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Common raven (Corvus corax, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Small but will fight (10/10 – 2/2 mongooses, 5/5 small cats, 2/2 fox, 1/1 red panda) (COMPLETE)
Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Serval (Leptailurus serval, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Binturong (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Fossa (Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Cheetah (Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Sloth Bear (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
See, don't touch (11/∞)
9. Brazilian poison dart frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
10. Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus, Miilwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
11. Blessed poison frog (Ranitomeya benedicta, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
River giants (1/1) (COMPLETE)
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Let's give this another go (6/∞)
2. Bennet’s wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
3. Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
6. Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Don't you forget about me (11/12 – 4/4 BATS, 1/1 TREESHREW, 2/2 ARMADILLO, 1/1 ANTEATER, 1/1 SLOTH, 0/1 SEA-COW, 2/2 ELEPHANT, 1/1 HYRAX)
Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 2/16/2023)
Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Don't turn on the lights 10/10 NOCTURNAL CRITTERS (COMPLETE)
9. Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
10. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Native species challenge (3/5)
Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
Embrace the ABCs (25/36)
Bennett’s wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
African elephant (Loxidonta africana, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
African penguin (Speniscus demersus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22 – 5/5 mammals, 5/6 birds, 6/6 reptiles, 2/3 amphibians, 2/2 fishes)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Papuan python (Apodora papuana, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Solomon Islands leaf frog (Cornufer guentheri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24 + 28/∞ - 4/4 MONITORS, 2/2 GECKOS, 1/1 AGAMIDAE, 10/10 VENOMOUS SNAKES, 3/3 PYTHONS, 4/4 CROCODILES/GHARIALS, 37/∞ TORTOISES/TURTLES) (COMPLETE)
Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
White-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis albigularis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Mertens’ water monitor (Varanus mertensi, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Snouted cobra (Naja annulifera, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/19/2023)
Burmese python (Python bivittatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelli, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylusz rhombifer, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
20. Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
21. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
22. Home’s hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
23. Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
24. Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
25. Black-breasted leaf turtle (Geomyda spengleri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
26. River cooter (Psuedemys concinna, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
27. Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
28. Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
29. Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornate, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
30. Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
31. Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
32. Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
33. McCord’s box turtle (Cuora mccordi, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
34. Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
35. Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
36. Eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
37. Northern red-faced turtle (Emydura australis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cymomys ludovicianus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
The Rio challenge (5/8)
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Barred parrakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Giant panta (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Sand Cat (Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Okapi (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
African white bellied tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
Thylo's bonus challenge (COMPLETE)
African Waterhole/Big Cat Country, Milwaukee County Zoo
Lion (Panthera leo)
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
4. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Fly the coop (7/11 – 0/1 megapode, 2/2 Cracidae, 1/1 guineafowl, 1/1 new world quail, 3/6 Phasianidae)
Blue-billed curassow (Crax alberti, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10) (COMPLETE)
Prevost’s Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cymomys ludovicianus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporine, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
How many toes am I holding up? (5/9 – 3/3 EQUID, 1/3 RHINO, 1/3 TAPIR)
Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Let that ruminate (8/11 + 10/∞ - 1/3 piglike, 2/2 hippo, 2/2 O&G, 1/2 native deer, 2/2 exotic deer)
Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Rocky mountain elk (Cervus canadensis, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus, Racine Zoo, 3/15/2023)
3. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Red-flanked duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
6. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
7. Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
8. Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
9. Addax (Addax nasomacaculatus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
10. Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbiis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Check your feeders (4/4) (COMPLETE)
2. Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023) (signed as northern oriole)
3. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Common raven (Corvus corax, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Thylo's top 20 8/8 (COMPLETE)
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
White-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Common raven (Corvus corax, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Small but will fight (10/10 – 2/2 mongooses, 5/5 small cats, 2/2 fox, 1/1 red panda) (COMPLETE)
Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Serval (Leptailurus serval, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Binturong (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Fossa (Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Cheetah (Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Sloth Bear (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
See, don't touch (11/∞)
9. Brazilian poison dart frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
10. Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus, Miilwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
11. Blessed poison frog (Ranitomeya benedicta, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
River giants (1/1) (COMPLETE)
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Let's give this another go (6/∞)
2. Bennet’s wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
3. Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
4. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
5. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
6. Common wallaroo (Osphranter robustus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Don't you forget about me (11/12 – 4/4 BATS, 1/1 TREESHREW, 2/2 ARMADILLO, 1/1 ANTEATER, 1/1 SLOTH, 0/1 SEA-COW, 2/2 ELEPHANT, 1/1 HYRAX)
Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 2/16/2023)
Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Don't turn on the lights 10/10 NOCTURNAL CRITTERS (COMPLETE)
9. Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
10. Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Native species challenge (3/5)
Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Panamanian Golden Toad (Atelopus zeteki, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Shedd Aquarium, 3/14/2023)
Embrace the ABCs (25/36)
Bennett’s wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
African elephant (Loxidonta africana, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
African penguin (Speniscus demersus, Racine Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22 – 5/5 mammals, 5/6 birds, 6/6 reptiles, 2/3 amphibians, 2/2 fishes)
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Papuan python (Apodora papuana, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Solomon Islands leaf frog (Cornufer guentheri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24 + 28/∞ - 4/4 MONITORS, 2/2 GECKOS, 1/1 AGAMIDAE, 10/10 VENOMOUS SNAKES, 3/3 PYTHONS, 4/4 CROCODILES/GHARIALS, 37/∞ TORTOISES/TURTLES) (COMPLETE)
Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
White-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis albigularis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Mertens’ water monitor (Varanus mertensi, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Rhinoceros viper (Bitis nasicornis, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
Snouted cobra (Naja annulifera, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/19/2023)
Burmese python (Python bivittatus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelli, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Cuban crocodile (Crocodylusz rhombifer, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
20. Indochinese box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
21. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
22. Home’s hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
23. Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
24. Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
25. Black-breasted leaf turtle (Geomyda spengleri, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
26. River cooter (Psuedemys concinna, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
27. Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
28. Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
29. Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornate, Milwaukee County Zoo, 3/16/2023)
30. Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
31. Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
32. Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
33. McCord’s box turtle (Cuora mccordi, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
34. Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
35. Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
36. Eastern long-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
37. Northern red-faced turtle (Emydura australis, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cymomys ludovicianus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
The Rio challenge (5/8)
Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Barred parrakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Brown bear (Ursus arctos, Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Giant panta (Ailuropoda melanoleuca, Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Sand Cat (Smithsonian National Zoo, 3/18/2023)
Okapi (Brookfield Zoo, 3/15/2023)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
African white bellied tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
Thylo's bonus challenge (COMPLETE)
African Waterhole/Big Cat Country, Milwaukee County Zoo
Lion (Panthera leo)
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Challenge progress
In progress (14/29):
Fly the coop (7/11)
How many toes am I holding up (5/9)
Let that ruminate (8/11)
Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Don't you forget about me (11/12)
Native species challenge (3/5)
Embrace the ABCs challenge (25/36)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
The Rio challenge (5/8)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
Completed (12/29):
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10)
Sea shepherds (2/2)
Check your feeders (4/4)
Thylo's top 20 (8/8)
Small but will fight (10/10)
Pinni-party (2/2)
River giants (1/1)
Don't turn on the lights (10/10)
Second chance red list (14/14)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24)
One-zoo wonder (1/1)
Thylo's bonus challenge (1/1)
Infinite counts:
Peguimonium (5)
Bovids (10)
See, don't touch (11)
Let's give this another go (6)
Turtles/tortoises (37)
Fly the coop (7/11)
How many toes am I holding up (5/9)
Let that ruminate (8/11)
Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Don't you forget about me (11/12)
Native species challenge (3/5)
Embrace the ABCs challenge (25/36)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
The Rio challenge (5/8)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
Completed (12/29):
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10)
Sea shepherds (2/2)
Check your feeders (4/4)
Thylo's top 20 (8/8)
Small but will fight (10/10)
Pinni-party (2/2)
River giants (1/1)
Don't turn on the lights (10/10)
Second chance red list (14/14)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24)
One-zoo wonder (1/1)
Thylo's bonus challenge (1/1)
Infinite counts:
Peguimonium (5)
Bovids (10)
See, don't touch (11)
Let's give this another go (6)
Turtles/tortoises (37)
Bronx Zoo 3/21
A sunny warmish day in this part of the country, but a shame more hoofstock or the hyrax weren't out. A bigger shame that the otters were noshows at Jungleworld.
Another day... Still, I'm proud of this much progress
A sunny warmish day in this part of the country, but a shame more hoofstock or the hyrax weren't out. A bigger shame that the otters were noshows at Jungleworld.
Another day... Still, I'm proud of this much progress2014: Fly the Coop – 10/11
Equids:
1. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
Rhinos:
1. Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
2. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
Tapirs:
1. Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate – 6/11 +7 bovids
2020: Let's Give this Another Go:
1. Dama wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
2. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
3. Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) - Bronx Zoo 3/21
2021: Don't You Forget About Me – 8/13
Completed: Bigger Mousetrap, Sea Shepherds, Thylo’s Top 20, River Giants, Pinni Party, Don’t Turn on the Lights, Second Chance, Island Hoppers, Hot-Blooded, Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt, One Zoo Wonder, Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, Bonus Challenge
10 facilities, 10 visits, 9 days
- Maleofowl (Macrocephalon maleo) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Blue billed curassow (Crax alberti) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) – Bronx Zoo 3.\/21
- Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) – Queens Zoo 3/6
- Any 6 Phasianidae species:
- Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) – Central Park 1/7
- Green peafowl (Pavo muticus) – Central Park Zoo 1/7
- Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) – Central Park Zoo 1/7
- Taiwan blue pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Silver blue pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis patagonum) – Central Park Zoo 1/7
- North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Degu (Octodon degus) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Damaraland mole rat (Fukomys damarensis) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Short-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Desert jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
Equids:
1. Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
Rhinos:
1. Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
2. White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
Tapirs:
1. Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate – 6/11 +7 bovids
- Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri) – Queens Zoo 3/6
- Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardus) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis) – Queens Zoo 3/6
- As many members of the family Bovidae as you can see!
- Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- American bison (Bison bison) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Thompson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thompsonii) Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Lowland nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
1. Dama wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
2. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
3. Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) - Bronx Zoo 3/21
2021: Don't You Forget About Me – 8/13
- Any 4 bat species
- Short-tailed fruit bat (Carollia perspicillata) – Central Park Zoo 1/7
- Straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- Northern tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) - Bronx Zoo 2/22
- Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Hoffman’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- African elephant (Loxodonto Africana) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Tiger (Panthera tigris) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29 & Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29 & Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) – Bronx Zoo 2/2 (free-roaming) & Zoo Atlanta 2/8 (exhibit animal)
- African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) – New York Aquarium 1/12 & Georgia Aquarium 2/7
- Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) – Bronx Zoo 2/2 & Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29 & Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) – Bronx Zoo 2/2 & Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) – New York Aquarium 1/12 & Georgia Aquarium 2/7
- Meerkat (Suricata suricata) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29 & Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Lion (Panthera leo) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29 & Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) – Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Pond slider (Trachemys sripta) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8 & Bronx Zoo 3/21
- African elephant (Loxodonta africana) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) –Bronx Zoo 3/21
- As many turtles/tortoises as you can see!
- Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) – New York Aquarium 1/12
- Roti Island snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi) - Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Mata mata (Chelus fimbriata) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Fly River turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Chinese big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Amazon big-headed turtle (Peltocephalus dumerilianus) – Prospect Park Zoo 1/12
- Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) - Aquarium of Niagara 1/28
- Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Annam leaf turtle (Mauremys annamensis) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Red footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) - Buffalo 1/29
- Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Yellow spotted Amazon turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa) - Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- Forsten’s tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Red-headed Amazon turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Painted river terrapin (Batagur borneoensis) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Giant snake-neck turtle (Chelydera expansa) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Red-bellied short-neck turtle (Emydura subglobosa) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Spotted pond turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Cochin black turtle (Testudo kleinmanni) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) - Georgia Aquarium 2/7
- Pond Slider (Trachemys scripsta) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Eastern river cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Alligator snapping turtle (Pseudemys concinna) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Mexican box turtle (Terrapene mexicana) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Yellow-blotched map turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Diamondback terrapin (Malclemmys terrapin) - Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- Indian roofed turtle (Pangshura tecta) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- Black breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- Asian forest tortoise (Manouria emys) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
- 2013: @ThylacineAlive Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) – Zoo Atlanta 2/8
- 2014: @TeaLovingDave Sand cat (Felis margarita) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- 2015: @LaughingDove Blue headed wood dove (Turtur brehmeri) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- 2016: @devilfish Lesser bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea minor) - Bronx Zoo 2/2
- 2018: @Giant Eland Roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) – Buffalo Zoo 1/29
- 2021: @twilighter Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) – Bronx Zoo 3/21
Completed: Bigger Mousetrap, Sea Shepherds, Thylo’s Top 20, River Giants, Pinni Party, Don’t Turn on the Lights, Second Chance, Island Hoppers, Hot-Blooded, Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt, One Zoo Wonder, Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, Bonus Challenge
10 facilities, 10 visits, 9 days
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Visited both the Oklahoma City Zoo and Tulsa Zoo for the first time. Plenty of new species for this challenge and a few completed challenges.
2014: Fly the Coop (11/11) - Complete
6. Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi) - Tulsa
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (8/10)
6. lowland paca (Cuniculus paca) - Tulsa
7. naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) - Tulsa
8. red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) - OK City
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (8/11 + 9 bovids)
2 Exotic Deer Species (1/2)
1. Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) - OK City
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (10/10) - Complete
5 Small-Sized Cat Species (5/5)
5. serval (Leptailurus serval) - OK City
1 Red Panda Species (1/1)
1. red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - OK City
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (1/2)
1. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) - Tulsa
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (9/13)
Tree shrew (1/1)
1. northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) - Tulsa
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (27/36)
Western Lowland Gorilla (Fort Worth, Ok City)
Southern White Rhino (San Antonio, Tulsa)
Meerkat (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (Austin Nature Center, Ok City)
African Penguin (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Bald Eagle (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Indian Peafowl (Animal World, Ok City)
Tiger (San Antonio, Tulsa)
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) - Complete
Birds (6/6)
6. Mount Apo lorikeet (Saudareos johnstoniae) - Tulsa
Fish (2/2)
2. Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani) - Tulsa
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - Complete + 44 turtles
Turtles & Tortoises (44)
33. matamata (Chelus fimbriata) – OK City
34. spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) – Ok City
35. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) – Ok City
36. Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) – Ok City
37. Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani) – Ok City
38. northern yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga) – Ok City
39. yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) – Tulsa
40. bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) – Tulsa
41. Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) – Tulsa
42. Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) – Tulsa
43. southern river terrapin (Batagur affinis) – Tulsa
44. Bornean river turtle (Orlitia borneensis)
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
3. brown bear (Ursus arctos) - Tulsa Zoo
Not Started Yet:
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds, Thylo’s Bonus Challenge
Completed: (10)
2019 (Part II): River Giants, 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20, I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood), 2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders, 2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights, The Rio Challenge, One Zoo Wonder, Island Hoppers Challenge, 2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight, 2014: Fly the Coop
2014: Fly the Coop (11/11) - Complete
6. Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi) - Tulsa
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (8/10)
6. lowland paca (Cuniculus paca) - Tulsa
7. naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) - Tulsa
8. red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) - OK City
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (8/11 + 9 bovids)
2 Exotic Deer Species (1/2)
1. Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) - OK City
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (10/10) - Complete
5 Small-Sized Cat Species (5/5)
5. serval (Leptailurus serval) - OK City
1 Red Panda Species (1/1)
1. red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - OK City
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (1/2)
1. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) - Tulsa
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (9/13)
Tree shrew (1/1)
1. northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) - Tulsa
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (27/36)
Western Lowland Gorilla (Fort Worth, Ok City)
Southern White Rhino (San Antonio, Tulsa)
Meerkat (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (Austin Nature Center, Ok City)
African Penguin (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Bald Eagle (Fort Worth, Tulsa)
Indian Peafowl (Animal World, Ok City)
Tiger (San Antonio, Tulsa)
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) - Complete
Birds (6/6)
6. Mount Apo lorikeet (Saudareos johnstoniae) - Tulsa
Fish (2/2)
2. Boeseman's rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani) - Tulsa
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - Complete + 44 turtles
Turtles & Tortoises (44)
33. matamata (Chelus fimbriata) – OK City
34. spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) – Ok City
35. painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) – Ok City
36. Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) – Ok City
37. Pan's box turtle (Cuora pani) – Ok City
38. northern yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga) – Ok City
39. yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) – Tulsa
40. bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) – Tulsa
41. Coahuilan box turtle (Terrapene coahuila) – Tulsa
42. Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) – Tulsa
43. southern river terrapin (Batagur affinis) – Tulsa
44. Bornean river turtle (Orlitia borneensis)
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
3. brown bear (Ursus arctos) - Tulsa Zoo
Not Started Yet:
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds, Thylo’s Bonus Challenge
Completed: (10)
2019 (Part II): River Giants, 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20, I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood), 2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders, 2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights, The Rio Challenge, One Zoo Wonder, Island Hoppers Challenge, 2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight, 2014: Fly the Coop
Corangurilla
Well-Known Member
Reeve's Muntjac also counts for the Usborne Scavenger Hunt.
Just realized I forgot to mark that challenge as complete. I completed it with cassowary on March 14th at the San Antonio Zoo but didn't put it in my running list of completed challenges.
Completed: (11)
2019 (Part II): River Giants, 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20, I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood), 2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders, 2022: Don’t Turn on the Lights, The Rio Challenge, One Zoo Wonder, Island Hoppers Challenge, 2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight, 2014: Fly the Coop, Usborne Scavenger Hunt
ifesbob
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I have a couple logistical questions. (1) How far back are we allowed to go in counting visits? I mean obviously within 2023, but could I, for example, go through species from very early in the year? and (2) I know the facilities have to be open to the public, but I'm still a bit confused on what facilities count. Do rescues/sanctuaries/nature centers/etc. count? Is there a critical mass of animals needed to count? Obviously a fish tank in a hotel probably wouldn't count, but I'm still a little bit confused. Specifically, I'm asking because early in the year I visited a wildlife rescue/sanctuary when I was in Costa Rica and I want to know if I can count those. I also think it could be useful for other people to know.
1. 2023. It's only March, you're fine going back to Jan 1st. Time period only becomes an issue when it's late in the year and someone makes their first post that puts them at/near the top of the leaderboard.
2. All of those count, as long as they are open to the public and have regular visiting hours. Places with very limited openings (like a couple weekends a year), places that are tour only, stores, things like that don't count.
ifesbob
Well-Known Member
I figured as much for all of that, I was just unsure and wanted confirmation. Thank you!
ifesbob
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On my Costa Rica trip, we visited a wildlife sanctuary, "Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas" (Las Pumas Rescue Center and Sanctuary). They have two sections, the active rehabilitation area that can't be visited, and the area with unreleasable animals that can be visited. We visited the main area during their normal opening hours (8am-4pm). It is accessible to the general public.
Let that ruminate (10/11 + 10/∞ - 2/3 piglike, 2/2 hippo, 2/2 O&G, 2/2 native deer, 2/2 exotic deer)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
Native Species Challenge (4/5)
Jaguar (Panthera onca, Centro de Rescate y Sanutario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
The Rio Challenge (7/8)
6. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
7. Red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
Collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
Native Species Challenge (4/5)
Jaguar (Panthera onca, Centro de Rescate y Sanutario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
The Rio Challenge (7/8)
6. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
7. Red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis, Centro de Rescate y Santuario Las Pumas, 1/12/2023)
In progress (14/29):
Fly the coop (7/11)
How many toes am I holding up (5/9)
Let that ruminate (10/11)
Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Don't you forget about me (11/12)
Native species challenge (4/5)
Embrace the ABCs challenge (25/36)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
The Rio challenge (7/8)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
Completed (12/29):
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10)
Sea shepherds (2/2)
Check your feeders (4/4)
Thylo's top 20 (8/8)
Small but will fight (10/10)
Pinni-party (2/2)
River giants (1/1)
Don't turn on the lights (10/10)
Second chance red list (14/14)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24)
One-zoo wonder (1/1)
Thylo's bonus challenge (1/1)
Infinite counts:
Peguimonium (5)
Bovids (10)
See, don't touch (11)
Let's give this another go (6)
Turtles/tortoises (37)
Fly the coop (7/11)
How many toes am I holding up (5/9)
Let that ruminate (10/11)
Asian songbird challenge (3/5)
Carnivore carnival (5/6)
Don't you forget about me (11/12)
Native species challenge (4/5)
Embrace the ABCs challenge (25/36)
Island hoppers challenge (20/22)
Usborne's scavenger hunt (12/15)
The Rio challenge (7/8)
The unbearable challenge (5/8)
Hall of champions (4/11)
Bona-fide rarity hunter (2/3)
Completed (12/29):
We're gonna need a bigger trap (10/10)
Sea shepherds (2/2)
Check your feeders (4/4)
Thylo's top 20 (8/8)
Small but will fight (10/10)
Pinni-party (2/2)
River giants (1/1)
Don't turn on the lights (10/10)
Second chance red list (14/14)
I'm hot blooded (for cold blood) (24/24)
One-zoo wonder (1/1)
Thylo's bonus challenge (1/1)
Infinite counts:
Peguimonium (5)
Bovids (10)
See, don't touch (11)
Let's give this another go (6)
Turtles/tortoises (37)
It would be really interesting if you could post a full species list of the facility.
ifesbob
Well-Known Member
I'll probably post a full "review"/species list at some point. With the heavy caveat that I wasn't experiencing it with that goal in mind. I definitely think it would improve the lack of Latin America coverage on this site, at least slightly.