ZooChat Challenge Global 2023 - 10th Anniversary Special!

[TheGerenuk]

Unexpected zoo visit today.
African Lion Safari: 19 July 2023

Spoiler

Let That Ruminate (9/11 required; 16 bovids):
8. Elk (Cervus canadensis)
9. European fallow deer (Dama dama)
Bovids:
10. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
11. Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
12. Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
13. Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
14. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
15. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor (tibetana))
16. Markhor (Capra falconeri)

Thylo's Top 20 (2/8):
2. Pied crow (Corvus albus)

Let's Give This Another Go (4 marsupials/monotremes):
4. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

Don't You Forget About Me (7/13):
Elephant 1: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Native Species Challenge (2/5):
2. American barn owl (Tyto furcata)

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (17/36):
Bald eagle (Buffalo Zoo and African Lion Safari)
Asian elephant (African Lion Safari)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) - COMPLETE:
EW 1: Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)
EW 2: Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

Island Hoppers Challenge (21/22):
21. Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
One mammal left.

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (21/24 required; 28 chelonians):
Chelonians:
27. African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
28. Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)

The Rio Challenge (6/8, including 1 non-macaw):
4. Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
5. Military macaw (Ara militaris)
6. Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Trials Completed: 5

Also saw three species which would've counted for Bona Fide Rarity Hunter in North America: striated caracara, steppe eagle (also a lifer), and black-chested buzzard-eagle.

One week and three zoos later, I'm back with a large update!

Six Flags Great Adventure: 8 August 2023

Spoiler: Six Flags Great Adventure

Let That Ruminate (9/11 required; 22 bovids):
17. Ellipsen waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus)
18. Beisa (Oryx beisa beisa)
19. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
20. Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger)
21. Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou)
22. Red lechwe (Kobus leche)

Don't You Forget About Me (8/13):
Elephant 2: African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)

The Unbearable Challenge (3/8):
2. American black bear (Ursus americanus)
3. European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos)

Philadelphia Zoo: 11 August 2023

Spoiler: Philadelphia Zoo

Penguimonium (6 penguins):
6. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)

Fly the Coop (8/11):
Phasianidae 4: Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Phasianidae 5: Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
Phasianidae 6: Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis)
Guineafowl: Vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (5/10):
5. Prehensile-tailed porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)

Check Your Feeders (3/4):
3. Blue-grey tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

Asian Songbird Challenge (1/5):
1. Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildii)

Thylo's Top 20 (5/8):
3. Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
4. Taveta golden weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
5. Blue-grey tanager (Thraupis episcopus)

Carnivore Carnival (2/6):
2. Giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

See, Don't Touch (6 Dendrobatidae):
6. Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus)

Don't You Forget About Me (9/13):
Bat 4: Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis)

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (19/36):
Southern white rhinoceros (Toronto Zoo and Philadelphia Zoo)
Indian peafowl (Toronto Zoo and Philadelphia Zoo)

Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) - COMPLETE
Mammal 5: Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquerelii)
And just in case Nicobar pigeon is disallowed;
Guam rail (Hypotaenidia owstoni)

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (22/24; 32 chelonians):
22. Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi)
Chelonians:
29. Eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
30. Common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
31. Flat-tailed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
32. Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger porteri)

The Unbearable Challenge (4/8):
4. Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Hall of Champions (4/11):
4. Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)

Rosamond Gifford Zoo: 12 August 2023

Spoiler: Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Fly The Coop (9/11):
Cracidae 2: Helmeted currasow (Pauxi pauxi)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (7/10):
6. North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
7. Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis)

Let That Ruminate (9/11 required; 23 bovids):
23. Armenian mouflon (Ovis gmelini gmelini) (Let me know whether this counts or not)

Thylo's Top 20 (6/8):
6. Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

Small But Will Fight (6/10):
Fox 1: Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)

Let's Give This Another Go (5 marsupials/monotremes):
4. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
5. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)

Don't You Forget About Me (11/13):
Treeshrew: Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
Armadillo 2: Big hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Don't Turn On The Lights (10/10) - COMPLETE
8. Moholi bushbaby (Galago moholi)
9. Feathertail glider (Acrobates pygmaeus)
10. North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (20/36):
Asian elephant (African Lion Safari and Rosamond Gifford Zoo)

Trials Completed: 7

 

[birdsandbats]

Newport Aquarium - August 11 2023

Penguimonium - (7)
6. Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
7. Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus

See, Don't Touch - (5)
5. Splashback Poison Dart Frog Adelphobates galactonotus

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 13/18 completed
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2

Island Hoppers Challenge - 5/5 mammals 6/6 birds 6/6 reptiles 3/3 amphibians 2/2 fish - NOW COMPLETE
20. Boseman's Rainbowfish Melanotaenia boesemani
21. Kamata Rainbowfish Melanotaenia kamaka
22. Brown Mantella Mantella betsileo

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
50. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
51. New Guinea Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina novaeguineae
52. Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
53. Arrau Turtle Podocnemis expansa
54. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta

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In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 8/10
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/3 equid (0/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (5)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 13/18 completed
Bush Elephant: 1/2
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 13/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge

Circus World Museum - August 16 2023

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Asian Elephant: 2/2

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In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 8/10
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/3 equid (0/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (5)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Asian Elephant: 2/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 13/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge

 

[birdsandbats]

Circus World Museum - August 16 2023

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Asian Elephant: 2/2

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In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 8/10
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/3 equid (0/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (5)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Asian Elephant: 2/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 13/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge

Ochsner Park Zoo - August 16 2023

We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 9/10
9. American Beaver Castor canadensis

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In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 9/10
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/3 equid (0/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (5)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Asian Elephant: 2/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 13/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge

 

[Prochilodus246]

Again I may be late to the thread but we still have 4 months left of the year and I have some more collections booked to visit.

Penguimonium

1) Humboldt penguin

2) Northern rockhopper penguin

3) African penguin

Fly the Coop


We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap

1) Prevost’s squirrel

2) Azara’s agouti

3) Cape porcupine

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

1) Grevy’s zebra

2) Somali wild ass

3) Persian onager


1) Indian rhinoceros

2) Southern white rhinoceros


1) Malayan tapir

2) Lowland tapir

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate

1) Sulawesi babirusa

2) Common warthog

3) Wild boar


1) Common hippopotamus

2) Pygmy hippopotamus


1) Okapi

2) Reticulated giraffe


1) Red deer


1) Chinese water deer

2) Visayan spotted deer


1) American bison

2) European bison

3) Gaur

4) Lowland anoa

5) Banteng

6) Sitatunga

7) Nilgai

8) Common eland

9) Waterbuck

10) Blue wildebeest

11) Blesbok

12) Sable antelope

13) Scimitar-horned oryx

14) Gemsbok

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge

1) Bali myna

2) White-rumped shama

3) Asian Fairy-Bluebird

4) Chestnut-backed ground thrush

5) Tricolour parrotfinch

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20

1) Red-billed blue magpie

2) Azure-winged magpie

3) Black-naped oriole

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight

1) Yellow mongoose

2) Meerkat


1) Eurasian lynx

2) Serval

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival

1) Fossa

2) Cheetah

3) Giant otter

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch

1) Blue poison dart frog

2) Golden poison dart frog

3) Mimic poison dart frog

4) Maranon poison dart frog

5) Strawberry poison dart frog

2019 (Part II): River Giants

1) Chinese giant salamander

2020: Let's Give this Another Go

1) Red-necked wallaby

2) Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo

2021: Don't You Forget About Me

1) Rodriguez flying fox

2) Seba’s short-tailed bat


1) Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth



1) Asian elephant


1) Rock hyrax

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights

1) Aye-aye

2) Malagasy giant jumping rat

3) Grey slender loris

4) Potto

5) Moholi bushbaby

Native Species Challenge

1) European adder

Embrace the ABCs Challenge

1) Bennett's wallaby (Reaseheath & London)

2) Asian elephant (Woburn, Whipsnade & Chester)

3) Ring-tailed lemur (Reaseheath, Woburn, Chester & Whipsnade)

4) Southern white rhinoceros (Woburn & Whipsnade)

5) Meerkat (Reaseheath & Woburn)

6) Lion (Woburn, Whipsnade, London, Chester)

7) Tiger (Woburn, Whipsnade, London, Chester)

8) ASCO (Reaseheath, Woburn, Whipsnade, Chester)

Second Chance Red List Challenge

Vulnerable

1) Gaur

2) Lion

3) Cheetah

4) Indian rhinoceros

Endangered

1) Tiger

2) Asian elephant

3) Malayan tapir

4) Black lemur

Critically endangered

1) Bali myna

2) Black rhinoceros

3) Bornean orangutan

4) Sumatran orangutan

Extinct in the Wild

1) Scimitar-horned oryx

2) Socorro dove

Island Hoppers Challenge

Mammals 1) Fossa 2) Narrow-striped mongoose 3) Black lemur 4) Ring-tailed lemur 5) Red-bellied lemur

Birds 1) Victoria crowned pigeon 2) Socorro dove 3) Bali myna 4) Grosbeak starling 5) Palawan peacock-pheasant 6) Mindanao lorikeet

Reptiles 1) Philippine crocodile 2) Round Island skink 3) Panther chameleon 4) Parson’s chameleon 5) Western girdled lizard 6) Mindanao water monitor

Amphibians 1) Golden mantella 2) Borneo rock frog 3) Sardinian brook salamander

Fish 1) Bandula barb 2) Snakeskin barb

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)

Monitors: 1) Mindanao water monitor 2) Quince monitor 3) Komodo dragon 4) Blue-spotted tree monitor

Geckos: 1) Greater Madagascar day gecko 2) William’s electric blue gecko

Agamidae: Sahara mastigure

Venomous Snakes: 1) King cobra 2) Common European adder 3) Indonesian pit viper 4) Gaboon viper

Pythons: 1) Reticulated python 2) Macklot’s python 3) Boelen’s python

Crocodilians: 1) Spectacled caiman 2) Philippine crocodile 3) African dwarf crocodile 4) False gharial

Turtles & Tortoises:

1) Galapagos giant tortoise

2) Middle-Eastern spur-thighed tortoise

3) African spurred tortoise

4) Red-footed tortoise

5) Asian forest tortoise

6) Aldabra giant tortoise

7) Ploughshare tortoise

8) Radiated tortoise

9) Painted batagur

10) Annam leaf turtle

11) Chinese three-keeled pond turtle

12) McCord’s snake-necked turtle

13) Chinese three-striped box turtle



Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge

1) Bornean orangutan

2) Bolivian squirrel monkey

3) Indian rhinoceros

4) Pygmy hippopotamus

5) Blue wildebeest

6) American bison

7) American flamingo

8) Spectacled owl

9) Great Indian hornbill

10) Laughing kookaburra

11) Blue & yellow macaw

12) Aldabra giant tortoise

13) Boa constrictor

The Rio Challenge

1) Military macaw

2) Green-winged macaw

3) Blue & yellow macaw

4) Great green macaw

5) Blue-throated macaw

The Unbearable Challenge

1) Spectacled bear

2) American black bear

Hall of Champions

2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

 

[twilighter]

Again I may be late to the thread but we still have 4 months left of the year and I have some more collections booked to visit.

Penguimonium

1) Humboldt penguin

2) Northern rockhopper penguin

3) African penguin

Fly the Coop


We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap

1) Prevost’s squirrel

2) Azara’s agouti

3) Cape porcupine

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

1) Grevy’s zebra

2) Somali wild ass

3) Persian onager


1) Indian rhinoceros

2) Southern white rhinoceros


1) Malayan tapir

2) Lowland tapir

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate

1) Sulawesi babirusa

2) Common warthog

3) Wild boar


1) Common hippopotamus

2) Pygmy hippopotamus


1) Okapi

2) Reticulated giraffe


1) Red deer


1) Chinese water deer

2) Visayan spotted deer


1) American bison

2) European bison

3) Gaur

4) Lowland anoa

5) Banteng

6) Sitatunga

7) Nilgai

8) Common eland

9) Waterbuck

10) Blue wildebeest

11) Blesbok

12) Sable antelope

13) Scimitar-horned oryx

14) Gemsbok

2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge

1) Bali myna

2) White-rumped shama

3) Asian Fairy-Bluebird

4) Chestnut-backed ground thrush

5) Tricolour parrotfinch

2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20

1) Red-billed blue magpie

2) Azure-winged magpie

3) Black-naped oriole

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight

1) Yellow mongoose

2) Meerkat


1) Eurasian lynx

2) Serval

2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival

1) Fossa

2) Cheetah

3) Giant otter

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch

1) Blue poison dart frog

2) Golden poison dart frog

3) Mimic poison dart frog

4) Maranon poison dart frog

5) Strawberry poison dart frog

2019 (Part II): River Giants

1) Chinese giant salamander

2020: Let's Give this Another Go

1) Red-necked wallaby

2) Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo

2021: Don't You Forget About Me

1) Rodriguez flying fox

2) Seba’s short-tailed bat


1) Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth



1) Asian elephant


1) Rock hyrax

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights

1) Aye-aye

2) Malagasy giant jumping rat

3) Grey slender loris

4) Potto

5) Moholi bushbaby

Native Species Challenge

1) European adder

Embrace the ABCs Challenge

1) Bennett's wallaby (Reaseheath & London)

2) Asian elephant (Woburn, Whipsnade & Chester)

3) Ring-tailed lemur (Reaseheath, Woburn, Chester & Whipsnade)

4) Southern white rhinoceros (Woburn & Whipsnade)

5) Meerkat (Reaseheath & Woburn)

6) Lion (Woburn, Whipsnade, London, Chester)

7) Tiger (Woburn, Whipsnade, London, Chester)

8) ASCO (Reaseheath, Woburn, Whipsnade, Chester)

Second Chance Red List Challenge

Vulnerable

1) Gaur

2) Lion

3) Cheetah

4) Indian rhinoceros

Endangered

1) Tiger

2) Asian elephant

3) Malayan tapir

4) Black lemur

Critically endangered

1) Bali myna

2) Black rhinoceros

3) Bornean orangutan

4) Sumatran orangutan

Extinct in the Wild

1) Scimitar-horned oryx

2) Socorro dove

Island Hoppers Challenge

Mammals 1) Fossa 2) Narrow-striped mongoose 3) Black lemur 4) Ring-tailed lemur 5) Red-bellied lemur

Birds 1) Victoria crowned pigeon 2) Socorro dove 3) Bali myna 4) Grosbeak starling 5) Palawan peacock-pheasant 6) Mindanao lorikeet

Reptiles 1) Philippine crocodile 2) Round Island skink 3) Panther chameleon 4) Parson’s chameleon 5) Western girdled lizard 6) Mindanao water monitor

Amphibians 1) Golden mantella 2) Borneo rock frog 3) Sardinian brook salamander

Fish 1) Bandula barb 2) Snakeskin barb

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)

Monitors: 1) Mindanao water monitor 2) Quince monitor 3) Komodo dragon 4) Blue-spotted tree monitor

Geckos: 1) Greater Madagascar day gecko 2) William’s electric blue gecko

Agamidae: Sahara mastigure

Venomous Snakes: 1) King cobra 2) Common European adder 3) Indonesian pit viper 4) Gaboon viper

Pythons: 1) Reticulated python 2) Macklot’s python 3) Boelen’s python

Crocodilians: 1) Spectacled caiman 2) Philippine crocodile 3) African dwarf crocodile 4) False gharial

Turtles & Tortoises:

1) Galapagos giant tortoise

2) Middle-Eastern spur-thighed tortoise

3) African spurred tortoise

4) Red-footed tortoise

5) Asian forest tortoise

6) Aldabra giant tortoise

7) Ploughshare tortoise

8) Radiated tortoise

9) Painted batagur

10) Annam leaf turtle

11) Chinese three-keeled pond turtle

12) McCord’s snake-necked turtle

13) Chinese three-striped box turtle



Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge

1) Bornean orangutan

2) Bolivian squirrel monkey

3) Indian rhinoceros

4) Pygmy hippopotamus

5) Blue wildebeest

6) American bison

7) American flamingo

8) Spectacled owl

9) Great Indian hornbill

10) Laughing kookaburra

11) Blue & yellow macaw

12) Aldabra giant tortoise

13) Boa constrictor

The Rio Challenge

1) Military macaw

2) Green-winged macaw

3) Blue & yellow macaw

4) Great green macaw

5) Blue-throated macaw

The Unbearable Challenge

1) Spectacled bear

2) American black bear

Hall of Champions

2013, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023

Where you saw those species

 

[amur leopard]

Asa Zoo and Miyajima Aquarium (11/08 and 10/08 respectively).

All additions from Asa unless otherwise stated.

2013: Penguimonium (5)
2014: Fly the Coop (7/11)

Phasianidae (6/6)
6. Eurasian quail, Coturnix coturnix

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) COMPLETE

7. Japanese flying squirrel, Pteromys momonga
8. Japanese giant flying squirrel, Petaurista leucogenys
9. Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber (forgotten from Seoul Zoo)
10. American beaver, Castor canadensis (forgotten from COEX)

2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (5/9)

Tapirs (1/3)
1. Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus
Rhinos (2/3)
2. Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (11/11) and (17) COMPLETE

Bovids:
16. Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra
17. Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus

2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (2/2) COMPLETE
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (2/4)

2. Java sparrow, Padda oryzivora

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5) COMPLETE
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (2/8)
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (7/10)

Foxes (2/2)
2. Red fox, Vulpes vulpes

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (2/2) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (2/6)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (3)
2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1) COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (1)
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (10/13)

For whatever reason forgot to put in the sloths and anteaters (both seen at Colchester), so adding these now along with the additions from today)

Elephants (2/2)
2. African forest elephant, Loxondonta cyclotis
Anteaters (1/1)
1. Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Sloths (1/1)
1. Linnaeus's two toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
Bats (3/4)
3. Leschenault's rousette, Rousettus leschenaulti

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10) COMPLETE
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (30/36)

Italics indicate progress.

Red necked wallaby (2/2)
Ring-tailed lemur (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)
Tiger (2/2)
Lion (2/2)
Meerkat (2/2)
Hyacinth macaw (2/2)
Western lowland gorilla (2/2)
Southern white rhino (2/2)
Blacktip reef shark (2/2)
Green iguana (2/2)
Elephant (2/2)
Pond slider (2/2)
Indian peafowl (2/2)
African bullfrog (1/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) COMPLETE
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) COMPLETE
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (14/24) and (27)

Venomous snakes (2/10)
2. Mamushi, Gloydias blomhoffi
Turtles and tortoises (22)
21. Elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata
22. Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys phayrei
23. Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonicus
24. Reeves' pond turtle, Mauremys reevesii
25. Northern Australian snake necked turtle, Chelodina rugosa
26. Amboina box turtle, Cuora amboinensis
27. Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (14/15)
The Rio Challenge (8/8) COMPLETE
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
Hall of Champions (4/11)
“One-Zoo Wonder” (1/1) COMPLETE
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter" (3/3) COMPLETE
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) COMPLETE

In summary:
Challenges complete: 13/29

Japan Amphibian Laboratory 18/08

2013: Penguimonium (5)
2014: Fly the Coop (7/11)
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) COMPLETE
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (5/9)
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (11/11) and (17) COMPLETE
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (2/2) COMPLETE
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (2/4)
2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5) COMPLETE
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (2/8)
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (7/10)
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (2/2) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (2/6)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (4)

4. Phantasmal poison dart frog, Epipedobates tricolor

2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1) COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (1)
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (10/13)
2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10) COMPLETE
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (31/36)

Italics indicate progress.

Red necked wallaby (2/2)
Ring-tailed lemur (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)
Tiger (2/2)
Lion (2/2)
Meerkat (2/2)
Hyacinth macaw (2/2)
Western lowland gorilla (2/2)
Southern white rhino (2/2)
Blacktip reef shark (2/2)
Green iguana (2/2)
Elephant (2/2)
Pond slider (2/2)
Indian peafowl (2/2)
African bullfrog (2/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) COMPLETE
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) COMPLETE
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (14/24) and (27)
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (14/15)
The Rio Challenge (8/8) COMPLETE
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
Hall of Champions (4/11)
“One-Zoo Wonder” (1/1) COMPLETE
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter" (3/3) COMPLETE
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) COMPLETE

In summary:
Challenges complete: 13/29

 

[Kalaw]

Another update after visits to Cotswold Wildlife Park (26th July) and Shaldon Zoo (29th July), this is my updated list:

Spoiler: CWP and Shaldon

Penguinmonium (Open-ended):
1. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
2. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
3. King Penguin (Apenodytes patagonicus)
4. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
5. Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)

Fly the Coop (9/11)
Cracidae (2/2):
1. Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
2. Blue-throated Piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis) - Cotswold

Phasanids (6/6):
1. Collared Hill Partridge (Arborophila gingica)
2. Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
3. Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
4. Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
5. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
6. Blue Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

Guineafowl (1/1):
1. Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) Complete!
1. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
2. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
3. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
4. Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
5. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
6. Pallas' Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
7. Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
8. African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
9. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
10. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (7/9)

Equids (3/3):
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
3. Onager (Equus hemionus)

Rhinos (3/3):
1. Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)
2. White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
3. Indian Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Tapirs (1/3):
1. Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Let that Ruminate (11/11 + open-ended) Complete!

Pigs / peccaries (3/3):
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
2. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
3. Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Hippos (2/2):
1. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
2. Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Giraffes (2/2):
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
2. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Exotic Deer (2/2):
1. Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
2. Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Native Deer (1/2):
1. Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
2. European Forest Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Bovids (Open-ended):
1. Plains Buffalo (Bison bison)
2. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
3. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
4. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
5. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
6. Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus)
7. Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
8. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
9. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
10. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
11. Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus)
12. European Bison (Bison bonasus)
13. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
14. Western Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
15. Eastern Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
16. Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)
17. Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
18. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Sea Shepherds (0/2):

Check your Feeders (2/4):
1. Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) - Cotswold
2. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) - Cotswold

Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5): Complete!
1. Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
2. Chestnut-backed Thrush (Geokichla dohertyi)
3. Forbes Parrot-finch (Erythrura tricolor)
4. Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)
5. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

Thylo's Top 20 (5/8):
1. Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)
2. Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia)
3. Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
4. Taveta Golden Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
5. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

Small but Will Fight (9/10):
Mongooses (2/2)
1. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
2. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Small-sized Cats (5/5)
1. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
2. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
3. Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
4. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
5. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Foxes (1/2)
1. Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)

Red Pandas (1/1)
1. Nepalese Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Pinni-Party (2/2): Complete!
1. Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
2. South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)

Carnivore Carnival (6/6): Complete!
1. Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
2. Sudan Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
3. Indochinese Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
4. Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
5. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
6. Ratel (Mellivora capensis)

See Don't Touch (Open-ended):
1. Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
2. Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
3. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
4. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
5. Splashback Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
6. Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tricolor)
7. Marañón Poison Dart Frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)
8. Bicolor Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) - Shaldon

Let's Give This Another Go (Open-ended):
1. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
2. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
3. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
4. Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma)
5. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
6. Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) - Cotswold
7. Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata) - Shaldon

Don't You Forget About Me (12/13):

Bats (4/4):
1. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
2. Pallas's Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina)
3. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
4. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum) - Cotswold

Treeshrews (1/1):
1. Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) - Shaldon

Armadillos (2/2):
1. Big Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
2. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Anteaters (1/1):
1. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Sloths (1/1):
1. Linnaeus' Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

Elephants (2/2):
1. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) - Hagenbeck
2. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Magdeburg

Hyraxes (1/1):
1. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) - Hagenbeck

Don't Turn On The Lights (10/10): Complete!
1. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
2. Grey Slender Loris (Loris lydekkerianus)
3. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
4. Moholi Galago (Galago moholi)
5. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
6. Potto (Perodicticus potto)
7. Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
8. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata) - Hagenbeck
9. Blind Cave Tetra (Astyanax jordani) - Hagenbeck
10. Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)

Native Species Challenge (0/5):

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (25/36)
1. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus ruforgriseus) (2/2)
2. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) (2/2)
3. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (1/2)
4. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) (2/2)
5. Lion (Panthera leo) (2/2)
6. Tiger (Panthera tigris) (2/2)
7. African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) (1/2)
8. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina oblongonota) (2/2)
9. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) (2/2)
10. Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) (2/2)
11. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) (2/2)
12. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1/2)
13. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (2/2)
14. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) (1/2)
15. Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) (2/2)
16. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) (2/2)
17. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) (1/2)
18. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta) - Cotswold

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14): Complete!

Vulnerable (4/4):
1. Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
2. Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
3. Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
4. Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

Endangered (4/4):
1. Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella)
2. Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
3. Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
4. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Critically Endangered (4/4):
1. Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
2. Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
3. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
4. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Extinct in the Wild (2/2):
1. Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni)
2. Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) - Complete!

Mammals (5/5)
1. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
2. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
3. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
4. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
5. Sulawesi Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)

Birds (6/6)
1. Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)
2. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
3. Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
4. Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
5. Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
6. Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)

Reptiles (6/6)
1. Round Island Skink (Leiolopisma telfarii)
2. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
3. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
4. Mindanao Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi)
5. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
6. Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)

Amphibians (3/3)
1. Sardinian Brook Salamander (Euproctus platycephalus)
2. Majorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis)
3. Borneo Eared Frog (Polypedates otilophus) - Cotswold

Fish (2/2)
1. Pinstripe Damba (Paretroplus menarambo)
2. Mangarahara Cichlid (Ptychochromis insolitus)

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (20/24 + Open-ended)

Monitors (4/4)
1. Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)
2. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
3. Mindanao Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi)
4. Black-throated Monitor (Varanus albigularis)

Geckos (2/2)
1. William's Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
2. Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)

Agamids (1/1)
1. Black Hardun (Stellagama stellio)

Venomous Snakes (7/10)
1. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
2. Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)
3. Western Diamondback (Crotalus atrox)
4. Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
5. Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus)
6. Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
7. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) - Cotswold

Pythons (3/3)
1. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
2. Royal Python (Python regius)
3. Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)

Crocodiles/gharials (3/4)
1. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
2. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
3. Western Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Turtles and Tortoises (Open-ended)
1. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
2. Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
3. Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
4. Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
5. Big-headed Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
6. McCord's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
7. Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
8. European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)
9. African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
10. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea)
11. Malayan Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
12. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta) - Cotswold
13. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) - Cotswold
14. Yellow-margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata) - Cotswold
15. Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) - Cotswold
16. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - Cotswold
17. Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus) - Shaldon

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) Complete!
1. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
2. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
3. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
4. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
5. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
6. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
7. Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
8. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
9. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
10. East African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
11. American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
12. Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
13. Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
14. Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
15. Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)

Rio Challenge (8/8) Complete!
1. Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
2. Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
3. Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
4. Blue-throated Macaw (Primolius couloni)
5. Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis)
6. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) -
7. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
8. Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)

The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
3. Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Hall of Champions (1/11)
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
2. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
3. African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
4. Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus)
5. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3 + 1/1 bonus)
1. Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)
2. Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)
3. Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter Bonus:
1. Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)

Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1):
1. Tierpark Hagenbeck's Eismeer (Polar Bear + Pacific Walrus) - Hagenbeck

Not the most productive of visits, but at this stage in the challenge, that maybe should be expected. Hopefully, a visit to a zoo on the continent planned in a couple of weeks should help...

In-Progress:
Penguimonium
Fly the Coop
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Thylo's Top 20
Small but Will Fight
See, Don't Touch
Let's Give this Another Go
Don't You Forget About Me
Embrace the ABCs Challenge
Island Hoppers Challenge
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)
The Unbearable Challenge
Check Your Feeders

Completed (14/29):
Asian Songbird Challenge
River Giants
One Zoo Wonder
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Trap
Pinni-Party
Rio Challenge
Thylo's Bonus Challenge
Don't Turn On The Lights
Let that Ruminate
Carnivore Carnival
Second Chance Red List
Usborne's Scavenger Challenge
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Island Hoppers

After visits to Zoo Zurich (10th August) and Voliere Zurich (11th August), here is an update:

Spoiler: Zoo Zurich and Voliere Zurich

Penguinmonium (Open-ended):
1. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
2. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
3. King Penguin (Apenodytes patagonicus)
4. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
5. Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)

Fly the Coop (9/11)
Cracidae (2/2):
1. Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)
2. Blue-throated Piping-guan (Pipile cumanensis)

Phasanids (6/6):
1. Collared Hill Partridge (Arborophila gingica)
2. Crested Wood Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
3. Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
4. Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
5. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
6. Blue Eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

Guineafowl (1/1):
1. Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) Complete!
1. Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
2. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
3. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
4. Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
5. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
6. Pallas' Squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)
7. Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
8. African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus)
9. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
10. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (7/9)

Equids (3/3):
1. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
2. Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
3. Onager (Equus hemionus)

Rhinos (3/3):
1. Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis)
2. White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
3. Indian Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)

Tapirs (1/3):
1. Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Let that Ruminate (11/11 + open-ended) Complete!

Pigs / peccaries (3/3):
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
2. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
3. Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Hippos (2/2):
1. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
2. Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Giraffes (2/2):
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
2. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Exotic Deer (2/2):
1. Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
2. Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Native Deer (1/2):
1. Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
2. European Forest Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Bovids (Open-ended):
1. Plains Buffalo (Bison bison)
2. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
3. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
4. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
5. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
6. Blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus)
7. Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
8. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
9. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
10. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)
11. Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus)
12. European Bison (Bison bonasus)
13. Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
14. Western Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
15. Eastern Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
16. Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)
17. Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
18. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Sea Shepherds (0/2):

Check your Feeders (2/4):
1. Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) - Cotswold
2. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) - Cotswold

Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5): Complete!
1. Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi)
2. Chestnut-backed Thrush (Geokichla dohertyi)
3. Forbes Parrot-finch (Erythrura tricolor)
4. Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)
5. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)

Thylo's Top 20 (5/8):
1. Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)
2. Brazilian Tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia)
3. Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
4. Taveta Golden Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
5. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)

Small but Will Fight (9/10):
Mongooses (2/2)
1. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula)
2. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

Small-sized Cats (5/5)
1. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
2. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
3. Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
4. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
5. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

Foxes (1/2)
1. Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)

Red Pandas (1/1)
1. Nepalese Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Pinni-Party (2/2): Complete!
1. Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
2. South American Fur Seal (Arctocephalus australis)

Carnivore Carnival (6/6): Complete!
1. Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
2. Sudan Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
3. Indochinese Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
4. Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
5. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)
6. Ratel (Mellivora capensis)

See Don't Touch (Open-ended):
1. Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
2. Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
3. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
4. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
5. Splashback Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
6. Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tricolor)
7. Marañón Poison Dart Frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)
8. Bicolor Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)
9. Anchicaya Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga anchicayensis) - Zurich
10. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) - Zurich
11. Red-backed Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya reticulata) - Zurich

Let's Give This Another Go (Open-ended):
1. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
2. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
3. Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
4. Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma)
5. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
6. Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
7. Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
8. Northern Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

Don't You Forget About Me (12/13):

Bats (4/4):
1. Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis)
2. Pallas's Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricina)
3. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
4. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum) - Cotswold

Treeshrews (1/1):
1. Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) - Shaldon

Armadillos (2/2):
1. Big Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)
2. Six-banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Anteaters (1/1):
1. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Sloths (1/1):
1. Linnaeus' Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

Elephants (2/2):
1. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) - Hagenbeck
2. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Magdeburg

Hyraxes (1/1):
1. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) - Hagenbeck

Don't Turn On The Lights (10/10): Complete!
1. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
2. Grey Slender Loris (Loris lydekkerianus)
3. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
4. Moholi Galago (Galago moholi)
5. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
6. Potto (Perodicticus potto)
7. Pygmy Slow Loris (Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus)
8. Seba's Short-tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata) - Hagenbeck
9. Blind Cave Tetra (Astyanax jordani) - Hagenbeck
10. Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)

Native Species Challenge (0/5):

Embrace the ABCs Challenge (25/36)
1. Bennett's Wallaby (Notamacropus ruforgriseus) (2/2)
2. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) (2/2)
3. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (2/2) - Zurich
4. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) (2/2)
5. Lion (Panthera leo) (2/2)
6. Tiger (Panthera tigris) (2/2)
7. African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) (1/2)
8. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina oblongonota) (2/2)
9. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) (2/2)
10. Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea) (2/2)
11. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) (2/2)
12. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) (1/2)
13. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) (2/2)
14. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) (1/2)
15. Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) (2/2)
16. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) (2/2)
17. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) (1/2)
18. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta) (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14): Complete!

Vulnerable (4/4):
1. Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)
2. Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
3. Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
4. Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)

Endangered (4/4):
1. Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella)
2. Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
3. Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor)
4. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

Critically Endangered (4/4):
1. Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
2. Edward's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
3. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
4. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Extinct in the Wild (2/2):
1. Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni)
2. Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) - Complete!

Mammals (5/5)
1. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
2. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
3. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
4. Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
5. Sulawesi Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)

Birds (6/6)
1. Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina)
2. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
3. Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora)
4. Mindanao Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera)
5. Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi)
6. Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)

Reptiles (6/6)
1. Round Island Skink (Leiolopisma telfarii)
2. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
3. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
4. Mindanao Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi)
5. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
6. Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)

Amphibians (3/3)
1. Sardinian Brook Salamander (Euproctus platycephalus)
2. Majorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis)
3. Borneo Eared Frog (Polypedates otilophus) - Cotswold

Fish (2/2)
1. Pinstripe Damba (Paretroplus menarambo)
2. Mangarahara Cichlid (Ptychochromis insolitus)

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (20/24 + Open-ended)

Monitors (4/4)
1. Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)
2. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
3. Mindanao Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi)
4. Black-throated Monitor (Varanus albigularis)

Geckos (2/2)
1. William's Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
2. Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)

Agamids (1/1)
1. Black Hardun (Stellagama stellio)

Venomous Snakes (7/10)
1. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
2. Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)
3. Western Diamondback (Crotalus atrox)
4. Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
5. Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus)
6. Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
7. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) - Cotswold

Pythons (3/3)
1. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
2. Royal Python (Python regius)
3. Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)

Crocodiles/gharials (3/4)
1. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
2. Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
3. Western Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Turtles and Tortoises (Open-ended)
1. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
2. Spur-thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
3. Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
4. Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
5. Big-headed Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
6. McCord's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
7. Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
8. European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)
9. African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
10. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea)
11. Malayan Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
12. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)
13. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
14. Yellow-margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
15. Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
16. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
17. Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus)
18. Black-bellied Slider (Trachemys callirostris) - Zurich
19. Mata-mata (Chelus fimbriata) - Zurich

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) Complete!
1. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
2. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
3. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
4. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
5. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
6. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
7. Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
8. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
9. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
10. East African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
11. American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
12. Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
13. Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
14. Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
15. Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)

Rio Challenge (8/8) Complete!
1. Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
2. Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
3. Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
4. Blue-throated Macaw (Primolius couloni)
5. Red-shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis)
6. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) -
7. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
8. Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)

The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
3. Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Hall of Champions (5/11)
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
2. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
3. African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
4. Indian Gaur (Bos gaurus)
5. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (3/3 + 1/1 bonus)
1. Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)
2. Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)
3. Spix's Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter Bonus:
1. Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)

Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1):
1. Tierpark Hagenbeck's Eismeer (Polar Bear + Pacific Walrus) - Hagenbeck

Even after one of Europe's top zoos, progress seems to be slowing down at this stage. I think it will be a struggle to complete many more challenges before the end, but it should be interesting all the same.

In-Progress:
Penguimonium
Fly the Coop
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Thylo's Top 20
Small but Will Fight
See, Don't Touch
Let's Give this Another Go
Don't You Forget About Me
Embrace the ABCs Challenge
Island Hoppers Challenge
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)
The Unbearable Challenge
Check Your Feeders

Completed (14/29):
Asian Songbird Challenge
River Giants
One Zoo Wonder
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Trap
Pinni-Party
Rio Challenge
Thylo's Bonus Challenge
Don't Turn On The Lights
Let that Ruminate
Carnivore Carnival
Second Chance Red List
Usborne's Scavenger Challenge
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Island Hoppers

 

[amur leopard]

Japan Amphibian Laboratory 18/08

2013: Penguimonium (6)
2014: Fly the Coop (7/11)
2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) COMPLETE
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (5/9)
2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (11/11) and (17) COMPLETE
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (2/2) COMPLETE
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (2/4)
2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5) COMPLETE
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (2/8)
2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (7/10)
2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (2/2) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (2/6)
2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (4)

4. Phantasmal poison dart frog, Epipedobates tricolor

2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1) COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (1)
2021: Don't You Forget About Me (10/13)
2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10) COMPLETE
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (31/36)

Italics indicate progress.

Red necked wallaby (2/2)
Ring-tailed lemur (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)
Tiger (2/2)
Lion (2/2)
Meerkat (2/2)
Hyacinth macaw (2/2)
Western lowland gorilla (2/2)
Southern white rhino (2/2)
Blacktip reef shark (2/2)
Green iguana (2/2)
Elephant (2/2)
Pond slider (2/2)
Indian peafowl (2/2)
African bullfrog (2/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) COMPLETE
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) COMPLETE
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (14/24) and (27)
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (14/15)
The Rio Challenge (8/8) COMPLETE
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
Hall of Champions (4/11)
“One-Zoo Wonder” (1/1) COMPLETE
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter" (3/3) COMPLETE
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) COMPLETE

In summary:
Challenges complete: 13/29

Ueno Zoo 19/08

2013: Penguimonium (7)

7. African penguin, Spheniscus demersus

2014: Fly the Coop (9/11)

Megapodes (1/1)
1. Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami
Cracidae (2/2)
2. Bare-faced curassow, Crax fasciolata

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) COMPLETE
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (5/9)

Tapirs (2/3)
2. South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (11/11) and (17) COMPLETE
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (2/2) COMPLETE
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (4/4) COMPLETE

3. Lidth's jay, Garrulus lidthi
4. Warbling white eye, Zosterops japonicus

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5) COMPLETE
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (4/8)

3. Golden breasted starling, Lamprotornis regius
4. White headed buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (8/10)

Small cats (3/5)
1. Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (2/2) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (3/6)

3. Fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (4)
2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1) COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (6)

5. Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps
6. Woylie, Bettongia penicillata

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (12/13)

Bats (4/4)
4. Ryukyu flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus
Hyrax (1/1)
1. Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10) COMPLETE
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (33/36)

Italics indicate progress.

Red necked wallaby (2/2)
Ring-tailed lemur (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)
Tiger (2/2)
Lion (2/2)
Meerkat (2/2)
Hyacinth macaw (2/2)
Western lowland gorilla (2/2)
Southern white rhino (2/2)
Blacktip reef shark (2/2)
Green iguana (2/2)
Elephant (2/2)
Pond slider (2/2)
Indian peafowl (2/2)
African bullfrog (2/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (2/2)
African penguin (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) COMPLETE
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) COMPLETE
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (15/24) and (31)

Geckos (2/2)
2. Leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius
Turtles (31)
28. Oblong turtle, Chelodina oblonga
29. Sri Lankan black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga
30. Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
31. Yellow footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) COMPLETE

15. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus

The Rio Challenge (8/8) COMPLETE
The Unbearable Challenge (5/8)

4. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus
5. Giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Hall of Champions (5/11)

5. Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto

“One-Zoo Wonder” (1/1) COMPLETE
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter" (3/3) COMPLETE
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) COMPLETE

In summary:
Challenges complete: 15/29

 

[Astrotom3000]

My progress for this year so far. Planning on hitting all 3 of Virginia's AZA facilities next month!

Spoiler: 2023 Visits

• Durham Museum of Life and Sciences (March 11, 2023)
  
• North Carolina Museum of Life and Sciences (March 11, 2023)
• Riverbanks Zoo and Garden (May 22, 2023)
• Sylvan Heights Bird Park (May 25, 2023)
• North Carolina Zoo (June 16, 2023)
• Greensboro Science Center (July 03, 2023)
• Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (August 19, 2023)

Spoiler: 2013: Penguimonium - 4/?

• African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
  
• Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
• King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
• Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)

Spoiler: 2024: Fly the Coop - 9/11

• Msegapodes - 0/1
  
• Cracidae - 1/2
  • Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti)
• The Vulturine OR Crested Guineafowl - 1/1
  • Eastern Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)
• New World Quails - 1/1
  • Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
• Any 6 Phasianidae species (typical pheasants, Old World quails, peafowl, turkeys, grouse, spurfowl, partridges, etc.) - 6/6
  • Edwards's Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi)
  • Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
  • Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
  • Great Argus (Argusianus argus)
  • Temminck's Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
  • Blue Eared-Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)

Spoiler: 2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap - 3/10

• Non-Muridae/Cricetidae Rodents - 3/10
  • Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
  • Brazilian Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
  • North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)

Spoiler: 2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/9

• 3 Wild-type Equids - 1/3
  • Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga ssp. boehmi)
• 3 Rhinoceros species - 1/3
  • Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum ssp. simum)
• 3 Tapir species - 0/3

Spoiler: 2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate - 6/11

• Any 3 Pigs/Peccaries - 2/3
  • Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
  • Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
• The 2 Hippos - 1/2
  • Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
• The Okapi + any Giraffe - 2/2
  • Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
  • Reticulated Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis ssp. reticulata)
• Any 2 deer species native to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania) - 1/2
  • Elk (Cervus canadensis)
• Any 2 deer species exotic to your continent (any 1 deer counts for Oceania) - 0/2
  
• As many members of the family Bovidae as you can see! - 6/?
  • Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
  • American Bison (Bison bison)
  • Fringe-eared Oryx (Oryx beisa ssp. callotis)
  • Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)
  • Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)
  • Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ssp. defassa)

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

• Any 2 cetacean species - 0/0

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

• 4 Passerine Species that are native to your continent - 4/4
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
  • Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)

Spoiler: 2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge - 4/5

• Golden White-Eye OR Javan Green-Magpie - 0/1
  
• At least 4 of the following secies - Bali Myna, White-Rumped Shama, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Asian Fairy-Bluebird, Chestnut-Backed Thrush, Sunda/Tricolor Parrotfinch - 4/4
  • Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
  • Asian Fairy-Bluebird (Irena puella)
  • White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
  • Chestnut-backed Thrush (Geokichla dohertyi)

Spoiler: 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - 8/8

• See any 8 of the following 20 of my chosen passerine species - Any bird-of-paradise species, Hooded Pitta, Any cock-of-the-rock species, Siberian Rubythroat, Golden-Breasted Starling, Any laughingthrush species, Chestnut-Backed Scimitar-Babbler, Plush-Crested Jay, White-Breasted Woodswallow, African Long-Tailed Shrike, Pin-Tailed Whydah, Crested Oropendola, Venezuelan Troupial, White-Headed Buffalo-Waver, Taveta Golden Weaver, Red-Billed Blue-Magpie, Snowy-Crowned Robin-Chat, Any tanager species (Thraupidae), Any Corvus species, Black-Naped Oriole - 8/8
  • Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)
  • Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius)
  • Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus courtoisi)
  • Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
  • White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus)
    
  • Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus)
  • White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
  • Taveta Golden-Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)
  • Red-billed Blue-Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
  • Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
  • Turquoise Tanager (Tangara mexicana)

Spoiler: 2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight - 8/10

• Any 2 mongoose species - 1/2
  • Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
• Any 5 small-sized cat species (no Pantherinae, no Cougar, no Cheetah) - 5/5
  • Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
  • Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
  • Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
  • Serval (Leptailurus serval)
  • Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
• Any 2 fox species (including Bat-Eared Fox and the grey foxes) - 1/2
  • Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
• Any 1 red panda species - 1/1
  • Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

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

• Any 2 pinniped species - 2/2
  • Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
  • California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Spoiler: 2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival - 2/6

• See any 6 of the following 12 unusual carnivore species - Binturong, Fossa, Aardwolf, Cheetah, Maned Wolf, Sloth Bear, Ring-Tailed Cacomistle, Fisher/Pekan, Ratel, Giant Otter, Sea Otter, Walrus - 2/6
  • Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
  • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)

Spoiler: 2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch - 4/?

• As many poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae) species as you can! - 4/?
  • Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
  • Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
  • Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
  • Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis)

Spoiler: 2019 (Part II): River Giants - 1/1

• Any 1 giant salamander species (including Hellbender) - 1/1
  • Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Spoiler: 2020: Let's Give this Another Go - 4/?

• See as many monotreme and marsupial species as you can! - 4/?
  • Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
  • Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
  • Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
    
  • Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)

Spoiler: 2021: Don't You Forget About Me - 5/13

• Any 4 bat species - 1/4
  • Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
• Any 1 treeshrew species - 0/1
  
• Any 2 armadillo species - 1/2
  • Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
• Any 1 anteater species - 0/1
  
• Any 1 sloth species - 1/1
  • Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
  • Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
• Any 1 sea-cow species - 0/1
  
• Any 2 elephant species - 1/2
  • African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
• Any 1 hyrax species - 0/1

Spoiler: 2022: Don't Turn On the Lights - 5/10

• See 10 species of ANY kind in a nocturnal exhibi - 5/10
  • Woylie (Bettongia penicillata)
  • Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus)
  • Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
  • Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes)
  • Sand Cat (Felis margarita)

Spoiler: Native Species Challenge - 3/5

• North America: Jaguar, American Barn Owl, Cayman Blue Iguana, Panamanian Golden Toad, American Paddlefish - 3/5
  • Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki)
  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
  • Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)

Spoiler: Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 6/18

• Bennett's Wallaby - 0/2
  
• Any Elephant species - 1/2
  • North Carolina Zoo (African)
• Ring-Tailed Lemur 2/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
  • Museum of Life and Sciences
  • Riverbanks Zoo
• Western Lowland Gorilla - 2/2
  • North Carolina Zoo
  • Riverbanks Zoo
• Southern White Rhinoceros - 2/2
  • North Carolina Zoo
  • Riverbanks Zoo
• Meerkat - 1/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
• Lion - 2/2
  • North Carolina Zoo
  • Riverbanks Zoo
• Tiger - 2/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
  • Riverbanks Zoo
• Asian Small-Clawed Otter - 1/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
• Indian Peafowl - 1/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
• African Penguin - 1/2
  • Greensboro Science Center
• Bald Eagle - 0/2
  
• Hyacinth Macaw - 1/2
  • Sylvan Heights Bird Park
• Green iguana - 0/2
  
• Pond Slider - 1/2
  • Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center
• African Bullfrog - 0/2
  
• Sand Tiger Shark OR Blacktip Reef Shark - 0/2
  
• Madagascar hissing cockroach - 2/2
  • Museum of Life and Sciences
  • Riverbanks Zoo

Spoiler: Second Chance Red List Challenge - 12/14

• Vulnerable - 4/4
  • Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
  • Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
  • Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
  • Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
• Endangered - 4/4
  • Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
  • Cape Fear Shiner (Notropis mekistocholas)
  • Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)
  • Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
• Critically Endangered - 4/4
  • Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)
    
  • Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla ssp. gorilla)
  • Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
  • Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
• Extinct in the Wild - 0/2

Spoiler: Island Hoppers Challenge - 19/22

• 5 Mammals - 5/5
  • Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
  • Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi)
    
  • Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch)
    
  • Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
    
  • Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)
• 6 Birds - 6/6
  • Black-naped Fruit-Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
    
  • Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
    
  • Crested Coua (Coua cristata)
  • Pheasant Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis)
    
  • Victoria Crowned-Pigeon (Goura victoria)
    
  • Luzon Bleeding-Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica)
• 6 Reptiles - 6/6
  • Solomon Islands Skink (Corucia zebrata)
    
  • Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
    
  • Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
  • Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
  • Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger ssp. porteri)
  • Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta)
• 3 Amphibians - 1/3
  • False Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti)
• 2 Fishes - 0/2

Spoiler: I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 21/24

• Any 4 monitor species - 4/4
  • Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
  • Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
  • Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei)
  • Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)
• Any 2 gecko species - 2/2
  • Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)
  • Banded Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)
• Any 1 Agamidae species - 1/1
  • Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
• Any 10 venomous snakes (please stick with Viperidae/Elapidae) - 10/10
  • Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
  • Arizona Black Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerberus)
  • Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus)
  • Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)
  • Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
  • Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
  • Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
  • Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
  • Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
  • Wagner's Viper (Montivipera wagneri)
• Any 3 pythons - 3/3
  • Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
  • Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
  • Boelen's Python (Simalia boeleni)
• Any 4 crocodiles/gharials (no alligators) - 1/4
  • Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
• As many turtles/tortoises as you can see! - 25/?
  • Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
    
  • Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina)
  • Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  • Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
  • Amazonian Mata Mata (Chelus fimbriata)
  • Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
  • Burmese Starred Tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
  • Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
  • Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
  • Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
  • Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
  • Stripe-necked Musk Turtle (Sternotherus peltifer)
  • Mccord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi)
  • Central American Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima)
    
  • Desert Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ssp. luteola)
  • River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
  • Crevice Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
  • Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
  • Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
  • African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
  • Burmese Black Mountain Tortoise (Manouria emys ssp. phayrei)
  • Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger ssp. porteri)
  • Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)
  • Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
  • Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)

Spoiler: Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge - 17/15

Observed species in bold

• Red Kangaroo
• Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
• Orangutan (either species)
• Squirrel monkey (any species)
• Indian Rhinoceros
• Pygmy Hippopotamus
• Reeves’s Muntjac
• Blue Wildebeest
• American Bison
• Markhor
• Clouded Leopard
• Dingo
• Polar Bear
• Giant Panda
• Cassowary (any species) (Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius))
• North Island Brown Kiwi
• Hawaiian Goose
• Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
• King Penguin
• African crowned crane (either species) (Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum))
  
• American Flamingo
• Spectacled Owl
• King Vulture
• Great Indian Hornbill
• Kookaburra (any species) (Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae))
• Blue-and-Yellow Macaw
• Giant tortoise (Aldabra or any of the Galapagos) (Both)
• Common/Northern Boa (B. constrictor/imperator) (Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor))
• Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
• American Alligator

Spoiler: The Rio Challenge - 7/8

• Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
• Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
• Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
• Military Macaw (Ara militaris)
• Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
• Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
• Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis)

Spoiler: The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8

• American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
• Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)
• Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Spoiler: Hall of Champions - 5/10

Ones I have fulfilled are in bold

• 2013: @ThylacineAlive Aldabra Giant Tortoise
• 2014: @TeaLovingDave Sand Cat
  
• 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]
• 2016: @devilfish Any bird-of-paradise species
• 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 Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo (Europe) OR Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo (NA) (any tree-kangaroo for Oceania)
• 2022: @twilighter Gaur OR Banteng

Spoiler: One-Zoo Wonder - 1/?

• 2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 - Sylvan Heights Bird Park
  
• 2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party - Riverbanks Zoo

Spoiler: Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 0/3

• N/A

Spoiler: Thylo's Bonus Challenge - 0/1

• N/A

 

[birdsandbats]

Ochsner Park Zoo - August 16 2023

We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 9/10
9. American Beaver Castor canadensis

_______________________________________________________________________

In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 9/10
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 2/3 equid (0/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (5)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 14/18 completed
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Asian Elephant: 2/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 13/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge

Henry Vilas Zoo - August 21 2023

We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap - 10/10 - NOW COMPLETE
10. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 3/3 equid (1/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
6. African Wild Ass Equus africanus

See, Don't Touch - (6)
6. Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates vittatus

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 15/18 completed
Southern White Rhinoceros: 2/2

I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
55. Sonoran Desert Tortoise Gopherus morafkai

_______________________________________________________________________

In-Progress:
Penguimonium - (7)
Fly the Coop - 0/1 megapode 2/2 Cracidae 1/1 guineafowl 1/1 New World quail 6/6 Phasianidae
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? - 3/3 equid (1/1 non-zebra) 2/3 rhino 1/3 tapir
Let That Ruminate - 3/3 pigs/peccaries 2/2 hippos 2/2 giraffe 2/2 native deer 2/2 exotic deer (8 Bovidae)
Asian Songbird Challenge - 2/5
Carnivore Carnival - 4/6
See, Don't Touch - (6)
Let's Give This Another Go - (5)
Native Species Challenge - 2/5
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) - 4/4 monitor 2/2 gecko 1/1 Agamidae 10/10 venomous snake 3/3 python 4/4 crocodile/gharial (30 chelonian)
The Rio Challenge - 6/8, 1/1 non-macaw
The Unbearable Challenge - 3/8
Hall of Champions - 3/10

Embrace the ABCs Challenge - 15/18 completed
Bennett's Wallaby: 1/2
Blacktip Reef Shark: 1/2
Southern White Rhinoceros: 2/2
Asian Elephant: 2/2
Western Lowland Gorilla: 2/2
Meerkat: 2/2
Hyacinth Macaw: 2/2
African Penguin: 2/2
Ring-tailed Lemur: 2/2
Tiger: 2/2
Lion: 2/2
Indian Peafowl: 2/2
Green Iguana: 2/2
African Bullfrog: 2/2
Bald Eagle: 2/2
Pond Slider: 2/2
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach: 2/2

Completed - 14/29
-Check Your Feeders
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Don't Turn On The Lights
-Thylo's Top 20
-River Giants
-Second Chance Red List Challenge
-Thylo's Bonus Challenge
-Small but Will Fight
-Pinni-Party
-Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
-Don't You Forget About Me
-Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
-Island Hoppers Challenge
-We're Going to Need a Bigger Trap

 

[Chlidonias]

Finally visited more than the one zoo this year (!). Auckland Zoo on 22 August and Butterfly Creek on 23 August. In the listings below the ones in bold are the new additions.

In case of adjudication being required - I have included Subantarctic Fur Seal under Island Hoppers because it breeds only on the subantarctic islands (it is only a vagrant to continents).


Penguimonium
(1 of all penguins)
1. Little Blue Penguin - Wellington Zoo, 6 Feb

Fly The Coop
(0 of 1 megapode)
(0 of 2 cracids)
(0 of the two chosen guineafowl)
(0 of 1 New World quail)
(1 of 6 phasianids)
1. Himalayan Monal - Wellington Zoo, 6 Feb

We're Gonna Need A Bigger Trap
(3 of 10 non-murid rodents)
1. Capybara - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Red-rumped Agouti - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. South African Crested Porcupine - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
(1 of 3 equids)
1. Common Zebra - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
(1 of 3 rhinos)
1. Southern White Rhino - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
(0 of 3 tapirs)

Let That Ruminate
(0 of 3 pigs)
(0 of 2 hippos)
(1 of 2 giraffids)
1. Giraffe - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
(0 of 2 deer)
(2 of all bovids)
1. Lowland Nyala - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Waterbuck - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Sea Shepherds
(0 of 2 cetaceans)

Check Your Feeders
(3 of 4 Oceanian passerines)
1. Zebra Finch - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
2. Gouldian Finch - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
3. NZ Bellbird - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Asian Songbird Challenge
(0 of chosen species)

Thylo's Top 20
(0 of chosen species)

Small But Will Fight
(1 of 2 mongooses)
1. Meerkat - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
(1 of 5 small cats)
1. Serval - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
(0 of 5 foxes)
(1 of 1 red panda)
1. Red Panda - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan

Pinni-Party
(1 of 2 pinnipeds)
1. Subantarctic Fur Seal - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Carnivore Carnival
(1 of 6)
1. Cheetah - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

See, Don't Touch
(0 of all poison arrow frogs)

River Giants
(0 of 1 giant salamander species)

Let's Give This Another Go
(4 of all marsupials and monotremes)
1. Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Tasmanian Devil - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Swamp Wallaby - Wellington Zoo, 6 Feb
4. Parma Wallaby - Wellington Zoo, 11 March

Don't You Forget About Me
(0 of 4 bats)
(0 of 1 treeshrew)
(0 of 2 armadillos)
(0 of 1 anteater)
(0 of 1 sloth)
(0 of 1 sirenian)
(1 of 2 elephants)
1. Asian Elephant - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
(0 of 1 hyrax)

Don't Turn On the Lights
(5 of 10 nocturnal display species)
1. Duvaucel's Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
2. North Island Brown Kiwi - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
3. Morepork - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
4. Black Mudfish - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
5. Giant Kokopu - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Native Species Challenge - COMPLETE
(5 of 5 species for New Zealand)
1. Wellington Green Gecko Naultinus punctatus - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Duvaucel's Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
3. Subantarctic Fur Seal - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
4. Blue Duck - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
5. NZ Longfin Eel - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Embrace the ABCs Challenge
(12 of 36)
Seen once (four species):
Ring-tailed Lemur - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan [Forgot to look at these at Auckland Zoo!!]
Southern White Rhino - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Asian Elephant - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Tuatara [replacement species for Oceania] - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Seen twice (eight species):
Meerkat - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Lion - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Tiger - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Small-clawed Otter - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Kea - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea [replacement species for Oceania] - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Little Blue Penguin [replacement species for Oceania] - Wellington Zoo, 6 Feb; Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Leopard Tortoise [replacement species for Oceania] - Auckland Zoo, 22 August; Butterfly Creek, 23 August

Second Chance Red List Challenge
(12 of 14 species)
Vulnerable (4 of 4):
1. Small-clawed Otter - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Wellington Green Gecko Naultinus punctatus - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Lion - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
4. Giraffe - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
Endangered (4 of 4):
1. Golden Lion Tamarin - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Chimpanzee - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Kea - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
4. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
Critically Endangered (3 of 4):
1. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Black and White Ruffed Lemur - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Cottontop Tamarin - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
4. Orange-fronted Kakariki - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Island Hoppers Challenge
(19 of 22)
Mammals (5 of 5):
1. Tasmanian Devil - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Ring-tailed Lemur - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Black and White Ruffed Lemur - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
4. Bornean Orangutan - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
5. Subantarctic Fur Seal - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Birds (6 of 6):
1. Kea - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. North Island Brown Kiwi - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
3. Antipodes Island Parakeet - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
4. NZ Scaup - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
5. Kaka - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
6. Takahe - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Reptiles (6 of 6):
1. Wellington Green Gecko Naultinus punctatus - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Madagascar Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascarienis - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. Otago Skink Oligosoma otagense - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
4. Grand Skink Oligosoma grande - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
5. Duvaucel's Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
6. Falla's Skink Oligosoma fallai - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Amphibians (0 of 3)
Fish (2 of 2)
1. Black Mudfish - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
2. Giant Kokopu - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

I'm Hot-blooded (For Cold Blood)
(9 of how ever many species)
Monitors (1 of 4)
1. Lace Monitor - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
Geckos (2 of 2):
1. Wellington Green Gecko Naultinus punctatus - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Madagascar Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascarienis - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
Agamids (1 of 1)
1. Eastern Water Dragon - Butterfly Creek, 23 August
Venomous Snakes (0 of 10)
Pythons (0 of 3)
Crocodiles (2 of 4)
1. False Gharial - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
2. Saltwater Crocodile - Butterfly Creek, 23 August
Chelonians (3 of all species)
1. Galapagos Tortoise - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
2. Leopard Tortoise - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
3. Red-bellied Turtle - Butterfly Creek, 23 August

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge
(6 of 15)
1. Bolivian Squirrel Monkey - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. Dingo - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
3. North Island Brown Kiwi - Wellington Zoo, 11 March
4. Bornean Orangutan - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
5. Galapagos Tortoise - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
6. American Alligator - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Rio Challenge
(3 of 8)
1. Yellow-crowned Amazon - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
2. Sun Conure - Auckland Zoo, 22 August
3. Scarlet Macaw - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Unbearable Challenge
(1 of 8 bears)
1. Sun Bear - Wellington Zoo, 6 Feb

Hall of Champions
(1 of 11)
2013: Galapagos Tortoise [replacement species for Oceania] - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

One-Zoo Wonder

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
(2 of 3)
1. Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus - Wellington Zoo, 15 Jan
2. False Gharial - Auckland Zoo, 22 August

Thylo's Bonus Challenge

 

[Astrotom3000]

• Durham Museum of Life and Sciences (March 11, 2023)

• North Carolina Museum of Life and Sciences (March 11, 2023)

• Riverbanks Zoo and Garden (May 22, 2023)

• Sylvan Heights Bird Park (May 25, 2023)

• North Carolina Zoo (June 16, 2023)

• Greensboro Science Center (July 03, 2023)

• Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (August 19, 2023)

Whoops, just realized I made a few errors here. In case there is any confusion, here is the correction for my visits this year.

• Durham Museum of Life and Sciences (February 21, 2023)

• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (February 21, 2023 and March 11, 2023)

• Riverbanks Zoo and Garden (May 22, 2023)

• Sylvan Heights Bird Park (May 25, 2023)

• North Carolina Zoo (June 16, 2023)

• Greensboro Science Center (July 03, 2023)

• Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center (August 19, 2023)

 

[KiwiBirb]

Bergen County Zoological Park Revisit 7/18, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium 7/20, and the International Crane Foundation 7/21

Spoiler: Bergen 7/18, Toledo 7/20, and ICF 7/21

Penguimonium
1. Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Bronx 5/6
2. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Bronx 5/6
3. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Turtle Back 5/30

Fly the Coop
Megapode
1. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6

Vulturine/Crested Guineafowl
1. Kenya Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) Bronx 6/22

Phasianidae
1. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Bronx 5/6
2. Reeve’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) Bronx 5/6
3. Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Bronx 5/6
4. Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) Bronx 5/6
5. Cabot’s Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) Bronx 5/6
6. Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) Bronx 5/6

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
1. Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) Bronx 5/6
2. Common Degu (Octodon degus) Bronx 5/6
3. Damaraland Mole Rat (Fukomys damarensis) Bronx 5/6
4. Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Bronx 5/6
5. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsata) Bergen 5/24
6. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Bergen 5/24
7. Black-tailed Parrie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Bergen 5/24
8. African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) Turtle Back 5/30
9. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Bronx 6/22
10. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) Toledo 7/20

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?

Wild-type Equid
1. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) Bronx 5/6
2. Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) Bronx 5/6
3. Plains Zebra (Equus Quagga) Toledo 7/20

Rhinoceros
1. White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) Bronx 5/6
2. Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) Bronx 5/6

Tapir
1. Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) Bronx 5/6
2. Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) Bergen 5/24

Let That Ruminate

Pigs/Peccaries
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) Bronx 5/6
2. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) Bronx 5/6

Hippo
1. Nile Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Toledo 7/20

Okapi/Giraffe
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) Bronx 5/6
2. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Bronx 5/6

Native Deer
1. Mexican Red Brocket (Cervus temama) Bergen 5/24
2. American Elk (Cervus elaphus) Bergen 5/24

Exotic Deer
1. Sandbar Deer (Rusa unicolor) Bronx 5/6
2. Formosan Sika Deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) Bronx 5/6

Bovidae
1. American Bison (Bison bison) Bronx 5/6
2. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Bronx 5/6
3. Gaur (Bos gaurus) Bronx 5/6
4. Markhor (Capra falconeri) Bronx 5/6
5. Lowland Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) Bronx 5/6
6. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) Bronx 5/6
7. Thompson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) Bronx 5/6
8. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) Bronx 5/6
9. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) Bronx 5/6
10. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) Turtle Back 5/30
11. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) Turtle Back 5/30
12. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Bronx 6/22
13. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) Bronx 6/22

Sea Shepherds

Check Your Feeders

Asian Songbird Challenge
1. Bali Myna Bronx 6/22
2. Golden White-Eye Toledo 7/20

Thylo’s Top 20
1. Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Bronx 5/6
2. White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) Bronx 5/6
3. Taveta Golden Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Bronx 5/6
4. Common Raven (Corvus corax) Turtle Back 5/30
5. Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Bronx 6/22
6. Plush-Crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) Bronx 6/22
7. White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) Toledo 7/20
8. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) Toledo 7/20

Small but Will Fight

Mongoose
1. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) Bronx 5/6
1. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Toledo 7/20

Foxes
1. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) Bronx 6/22

Red Panda
1. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Bronx 5/6

Pinni-Party
1. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Bronx 5/6
2. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Toledo 7/20

Carnivore Carnival
1. Fossa Bronx 5/6
2. Manned Wolf Turtle Back 5/30
3. Cheetah Turtle Back 5/30

See, Don’t Touch
1. Dyeing Poison Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) Bronx 5/6
2. Green and Black Poison Frog (Dendrobates auratus) Bronx 5/6
3. Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) Bronx 5/6
4. Yellow-banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Bronx 5/6
5. Golden Arrow Dart Frog (Phyllobates lerribilis) Toledo 7/20
6. Blessed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya Benedicta) Toledo 7/20
7. Splash-Back Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabillis) Toledo 7/20
8. Summers’ Poison Frog (Ranitomeya summersi) Toledo 7/20

River Giants
1. Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Bronx 5/6

Let’s Give This Another Go
1. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) Bronx 5/6
2. Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Turtle Back 5/30
3. Tasmanian Devil (Sacrophilus harrisii) Toledo 7/20

Don’t You Forget About Me
Bats
1. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis) Bronx 5/6

Tree shrew
1. Northern Tree Shrew (Tupaia Belangeri) Bronx 5/6

Anteater
1. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Bergen 6/12

Sloth
1. Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) Bergen 5/24

Elephant
1. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Bronx 5/6
2. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Toledo 7/20

Hyrax
1. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) Bronx 6/22

Don’t Turn On the Lights
1. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) Bronx 5/6
2. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinopsm telfairi) Bronx 5/6
3. House Mouse (Mus musculus) Bronx 5/6
4. North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Bronx 5/6
5. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Bronx 5/6
6. Aardvark (Orycteropis afer) Bronx 5/6
7. Lesser Bushbaby (Galago moholi) Turtle Back 5/30
8. Malagasy Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Bronx 6/22
9. Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) Bronx 6/22
10. African Rock Python (Python sebae) Bronx 6/22

Native Species Challenge: North America
1. Cayman Blue Iguana Bronx 5/6
2. Panamanian Golden Toad Bronx 5/6
3. Jaguar Turtle Back 5/30
4. American Barn Owl Bergen 6/12

Embrace ABCs Challenge
1. Bald Eagle 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Bergen 5/24
2. Lion 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
3. Indian Peafowl 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
4. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
5. Pond Slider 2/2 Bergen 6/12, Bronx 6/22
6. Ring-tailed Lemur 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
7. Western Lowland Gorilla 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
8. Tiger 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
9. African Penguin 2/2 Turtle Back 5/30, Toledo 7/20
10. Indian Elephant 1/2 Bronx 5/6
11. Southern White Rhinoceros 1/2 Bronx 5/6
12. Asian Small-clawed Otter 1/2 Bronx 5/6
13. Bennett’s Wallaby 1/2 Turtle Back 5/30* Forgot to note during last postings but did see them
14. Green Iguana 1/2 Bergen 7/18
15. Meerkat 1/2 Toledo 7/20
16. African Bullfrog 1/2 Toledo 7/20
17. Blacktip Reef Shark 1/2 Toledo 7/20

Second Chance Red-list Challenge
Vulnerable
1. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Bronx 5/6
2. Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Bronx 5/6
3. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Bronx 5/6
4. Reeve’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) Bronx 5/6

Endangered
1. Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Bronx 5/6
2. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Bronx 5/6
3. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) Bronx 5/6
4. Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) Bronx 5/6

Critically Endangered
1. Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) Bronx 5/6
2. Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) Bronx 5/6
3. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Bronx 5/6

Extinct in the Wild
1. Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Bronx 5/6
2. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Bronx 5/6

Island Hoppers Challenge
Mammals
1. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Bronx 5/6
2. Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans) Bronx 5/6
3. Fossa (Cryptoprecta ferox) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Bronx 5/6
5. Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Bronx 5/6

Birds
1. North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Bronx 5/6
2. Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Bronx 5/6
3. Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Bronx 5/6
5. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6
6. Mariana Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Bronx 6/22

Reptiles
1. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Bronx 5/6
2. Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) Bronx 5/6
3. Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) Bronx 5/6
4. Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) Bronx 5/6
5. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Bronx 5/6
6. Malagasy Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Bronx 6/22

Amphibians
1. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur) Bergen 5/24
2. Sambava Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti) Bronx 6/22

Fish
1. Polleni Cichlid (Paratilapia polleni) Bronx 5/6
2. Sakaramy Killifish (Pachypanchax sakaramyi) Bronx 5/6

I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood)
Monitors
1. Gray’s Monitor (Varanus olivaceus) Bronx 5/6
2. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Bronx 5/6
3. Blue Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) Bronx 5/6
4. Mertens’ Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) Bronx 5/6

Gecko
1. William’s Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Bronx 5/6
2. Banded Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus wheeleri) Turtle Back 5/30

Agiamidae
1. Shield-tailed Agama (Xenagama taylori) Bronx 5/6

Venomous Snakes
1. Brongersma’s Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus brongersmai) Bronx 5/6
2. Ethiopian Mountain Viper (Bitis parviocula) Bronx 5/6
3. Indian Cobra (Naja naja) Bronx 5/6
4. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Bronx 5/6
5. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) Bronx 5/6
6. Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera) Bronx 5/6
7. Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) Bronx 5/6
8. Taiwan Mountain Pitviper (Trimeresurus gracillis) Bronx 5/6
9. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Toledo 7/20
10. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Toledo 7/20

Pythons
1. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) Bronx 5/6
2. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) Bronx 5/6
3. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) Bronx 5/6

Crocodiles/Gharial (not Alligators)
1. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Bronx 5/6
2. Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) Bronx 5/6
3. Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Bronx 5/6
4. Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) Turtle Back 5/30

Turtles and Tortoises
1. Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) Bronx 5/6
2. Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) Bronx 5/6
3. Four-eyes Turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) Bronx 5/6
4. Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Bronx 5/6
5. Indian Roofed Turtle (Pangshura tecta) Bronx 5/6
6. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) Bronx 5/6
7. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Bronx 5/6
8. Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) Bronx 5/6
9 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) Bronx 5/6
10. Spotted Pond Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) Bronx 5/6
11. Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) Bronx 5/6
12. Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Bergen 5/24
13. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Bergen 5/24
14. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Bergen 5/24
15. Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) Bergen 5/24
16. Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) Turtle Back 5/30
17. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Turtle Back 5/30
18. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Bergen 6/12
19. Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Bergen 6/12
20. Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) Bronx 6/22
21. African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) Bronx 6/22
22. Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca) Bronx 6/22
23. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) Bronx 6/22
24. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) Toledo 7/20
25. Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) Toledo 7/20
26. Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) Toledo 7/20

Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt Challenge
1. Indian Rhinoceros Bronx 5/6
2. American Bison Bronx 5/6
3. Markhor Bronx 5/6
4. North Island Brown Kiwi Bronx 5/6
5. American Flamingo Bronx 5/6
6. King Vulture Bronx 5/6
7. Laughing Kookaburra Bronx 5/6
8. Black-tailed Parrie Dog Bergen 5/24
9. Clouded Leopard Turtle Back 5/30
10. American Alligator Bergen 6/12
11. Spectacled Owl Bergen 6/12
12. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Bronx 6/22
13. Blue and Gold Macaw Bergen 7/18
14. Polar Bear Toledo 7/20
15. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Toledo 7/20

The Rio Challenge
1. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Bergen 5/24
2. Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) Bronx Zoo 6/22
3. Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara Ararauna) Bergen 7/18

The Unbearable Challenge
1. Brown Bear Bronx 5/6
2. American Black Bear Turtle Back 5/30
3. Polar Bear Toledo 7/20

Hall of Champions
1. Lesser Bird of Paradise Bronx 5/6
2. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo Bronx 5/6
3. Gaur Bronx 5/6
4. Okapi Bronx 5/6
5. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Bronx 6/22
6. Pink Pigeon Bronx 6/22

Bona Fide Rarity Hunt
1. Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans) Bronx 5/6
2. Brolga (Antigone rubiconda) ICF 7/21

One-Zoo Wonder
1. Bronx Zoo- Second Chance Red-list Challenge

Thylo’s Bonus Challenge
1. Nyala-Lion Bronx Zoo Bronx 5/6

Haven’t Started
Sea Shepards
Check your Feeders

Partially Completed
Fly the Coop (8/11)
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (7/9)
Let That Ruminate (9/11)
Asian Songbird Challenge (2/5)
Small but Will Fight (4/10)
Carnivore Carnival (3/6)
Don’t You Forget About Me (7/13)
Native Species Challenge (4/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (26/36)
Island Hoppers Challenge (21/22)
The Rio Challenge (3/8)
The Unbearable Challenge (3/8)
Hall of Champions (6/11)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunt (2/3)

Fully Completed
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
Thylo’s Top 20
Pinni-Party
River Giants
Don't Turn on the Lights
Second Chance Red List Challenge
I’m Hot-Blooded (For Cold Blood)
Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt
One-Zoo Wonder
Thylo’s Bonus Challenge

Open Ended
Penguimonium- 3
Bovidae- 13
See, Don’t Touch- 8
Let’s Give this Another Go- 3
Turtles/Tortoises- 26

Reptile Gardens 7/24
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center 8/15 (CW&WC)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo 8/16
Denver Zoo 8/17
Topeka Zoo 8/20
Saint Louis Zoo 8/22
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 8/23
I wasn't able to update for a while as my computer stopped working after I got to Reptile Gardens

Spoiler: Summer Trip 2023

Penguimonium
1. Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Bronx 5/6
2. Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Bronx 5/6
3. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Turtle Back 5/30
4. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) St Louis 8/22
5. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) St Louis 8/22
6. Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) St Louis 8/22
7. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) St Louis 8/22

Fly the Coop [COMPLETE]
Megapode
1. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6

Cracidae
1. Blue-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cumanensis) Topkea 8/20
2. Horned Guan (Oreophasis derbianus) St Louis 8/22

Vulturine/Crested Guineafowl
1. Kenya Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) Bronx 6/22

New World Quail
1. Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) Columbus 8/23

Phasianidae
1. Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Bronx 5/6
2. Reeve’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) Bronx 5/6
3. Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Bronx 5/6
4. Congo Peafowl (Afropavo congensis) Bronx 5/6
5. Cabot’s Tragopan (Tragopan caboti) Bronx 5/6
6. Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) Bronx 5/6

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap [COMPLETE]
1. Red-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) Bronx 5/6
2. Common Degu (Octodon degus) Bronx 5/6
3. Damaraland Mole Rat (Fukomys damarensis) Bronx 5/6
4. Long-tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera) Bronx 5/6
5. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsata) Bergen 5/24
6. Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Bergen 5/24
7. Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Bergen 5/24
8. African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata) Turtle Back 5/30
9. Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Bronx 6/22
10. Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber) Toledo 7/20

How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? [COMPLETE]

Wild-type Equid
1. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) Bronx 5/6
2. Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) Bronx 5/6
3. Plains Zebra (Equus Quagga) Toledo 7/20

Rhinoceros
1. White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) Bronx 5/6
2. Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) Bronx 5/6
3. Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16

Tapir
1. Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) Bronx 5/6
2. Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) Bergen 5/24
3. Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16

Let That Ruminate

Pigs/Peccaries
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) Bronx 5/6
2. North Sulawesi Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) Bronx 5/6
3. Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) St Louis 8/22

Hippos
1. Nile Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) Toledo 7/20

Okapi/Giraffe
1. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) Bronx 5/6
2. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Bronx 5/6

Native Deer
1. Mexican Red Brocket (Cervus temama) Bergen 5/24
2. American Elk (Cervus elaphus) Bergen 5/24

Exotic Deer
1. Sandbar Deer (Rusa unicolor) Bronx 5/6
2. Formosan Sika Deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) Bronx 5/6

Bovidae
1. American Bison (Bison bison) Bronx 5/6
2. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Bronx 5/6
3. Gaur (Bos gaurus) Bronx 5/6
4. Markhor (Capra falconeri) Bronx 5/6
5. Lowland Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) Bronx 5/6
6. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) Bronx 5/6
7. Thompson’s Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) Bronx 5/6
8. Slender-horned Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) Bronx 5/6
9. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) Bronx 5/6
10. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) Turtle Back 5/30
11. Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) Turtle Back 5/30
12. Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Bronx 6/22
13. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) Bronx 6/22
14. Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
15. Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) Denver 8/17
16. Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Denver 8/17
17. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) Denver 8/17
18. African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Denver 8/17
19. Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei) St Louis 8/22
20. Soemmerring's Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii) St Louis 8/22
21. Banteng (Bos javanicus) St Louis 8/22
22. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros) St Louis 8/22
23. Urial (Ovis vignei) St Louis 8/22
24. Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama) St Louis 8/22
25. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus) St Louis 8/22
26. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Columbus 8/23
27. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) Columbus 8/23

Sea Shepherds

Check Your Feeders [COMPLETE]
1. Common Raven (Corvus corax) Turtle Back 5/30 (forgot to add)
2. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Columbus 8/23
3. Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Columbus 8/23
4. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Columbus 8/23

Asian Songbird Challenge
1. Bali Myna Bronx 6/22
2. Golden White-Eye Toledo 7/20
3. Oriental Magpie-robin St Louis 8/22

Thylo’s Top 20 [COMPLETE]
1. Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) Bronx 5/6
2. White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus) Bronx 5/6
3. Taveta Golden Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) Bronx 5/6
4. Common Raven (Corvus corax) Turtle Back 5/30
5. Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Bronx 6/22
6. Plush-Crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) Bronx 6/22
7. White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) Toledo 7/20
8. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) Toledo 7/20

Small but Will Fight

Mongoose
1. Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale parvula) Bronx 5/6
1. Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) Toledo 7/20

Cat
1. Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
2. Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) Denver 8/17
3. Sand Cat (Felis margarita) Columbus 8/23
4. Serval (Leptailurus serval) Columbus 8/23

Foxes
1. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) Bronx 6/22
2. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) CW&WC 8/15

Red Panda
1. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Bronx 5/6

Pinni-Party [COMPLETE]
1. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Bronx 5/6
2. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Toledo 7/20

Carnivore Carnival
1. Fossa Bronx 5/6
2. Manned Wolf Turtle Back 5/30
3. Cheetah Turtle Back 5/30
4. Sloth Bear Columbus 8/23
5. Binturong Columbus 8/23

See, Don’t Touch
1. Dyeing Poison Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) Bronx 5/6
2. Green and Black Poison Frog (Dendrobates auratus) Bronx 5/6
3. Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) Bronx 5/6
4. Yellow-banded Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) Bronx 5/6
5. Golden Arrow Dart Frog (Phyllobates lerribilis) Toledo 7/20
6. Blessed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya Benedicta) Toledo 7/20
7. Splash-Back Poison Frog (Ranitomeya variabillis) Toledo 7/20
8. Summers’ Poison Frog (Ranitomeya summersi) Toledo 7/20
9. Kiki Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica) St Louis 8/22
10. Anthony’s Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) Columbus 8/23

River Giants [COMPLETE]
1. Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Bronx 5/6

Let’s Give This Another Go
1. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) Bronx 5/6
2. Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) Turtle Back 5/30
3. Tasmanian Devil (Sacrophilus harrisii) Toledo 7/20
4. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) Denver 8/17
5. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii) St Louis 8/22
6. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) Columbus 8/23
7. Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) Columbus 8/23
8. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Columbus 8/23
9. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) Columbus 8/23
10. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Columbus 8/23
11. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) Columbus 8/23

Don’t You Forget About Me
Bats
1. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis) Bronx 5/6

Tree shrew
1. Northern Tree Shrew (Tupaia Belangeri) Bronx 5/6

Anteater
1. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Bergen 6/12

Sloth
1. Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) Bergen 5/24

Elephant
1. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Bronx 5/6
2. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Toledo 7/20

Hyrax
1. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) Bronx 6/22

Don’t Turn On the Lights
1. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) Bronx 5/6
2. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinopsm telfairi) Bronx 5/6
3. House Mouse (Mus musculus) Bronx 5/6
4. North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Bronx 5/6
5. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Bronx 5/6
6. Aardvark (Orycteropis afer) Bronx 5/6
7. Lesser Bushbaby (Galago moholi) Turtle Back 5/30
8. Malagasy Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Bronx 6/22
9. Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) Bronx 6/22
10. African Rock Python (Python sebae) Bronx 6/22

Native Species Challenge: North America
1. Cayman Blue Iguana Bronx 5/6
2. Panamanian Golden Toad Bronx 5/6
3. Jaguar Turtle Back 5/30
4. American Barn Owl Bergen 6/12

Embrace ABCs Challenge
1. Bald Eagle 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Bergen 5/24
2. Lion 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
3. Indian Peafowl 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
4. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Turtle Back 5/30
5. Pond Slider 2/2 Bergen 6/12, Bronx 6/22
6. Ring-tailed Lemur 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
7. Western Lowland Gorilla 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
8. Tiger 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Toledo 7/20
9. African Penguin 2/2 Turtle Back 5/30, Toledo 7/20
10. African Bullfrog 2/2 Toledo 7/20, Reptile Gardens 7/24
11. Meerkat 2/2 Toledo 7/20, Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
12. Bennett’s Wallaby 2/2 Turtle Back 5/30, Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
13. Indian Elephant 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Denver 8/17
14. Asian Small-clawed Otter 2/2 Bronx 5/6, Denver 8/17
15. Blacktip Reef Shark 2/2 Toledo 7/20, Columbus 8/23 (unsigned)
11. Southern White Rhinoceros 1/2 Bronx 5/6
14. Green Iguana 1/2 Bergen 7/18

Second Chance Red-list Challenge [COMPLETE]
Vulnerable
1. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) Bronx 5/6
2. Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Bronx 5/6
3. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Bronx 5/6
4. Reeve’s Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) Bronx 5/6

Endangered
1. Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Bronx 5/6
2. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) Bronx 5/6
3. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) Bronx 5/6
4. Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi) Bronx 5/6

Critically Endangered
1. Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita) Bronx 5/6
2. Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) Bronx 5/6
3. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Bronx 5/6

Extinct in the Wild
1. Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Bronx 5/6
2. Père David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Bronx 5/6

Island Hoppers Challenge [COMPLETE]
Mammals
1. Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) Bronx 5/6
2. Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans) Bronx 5/6
3. Fossa (Cryptoprecta ferox) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Bronx 5/6
5. Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus) Bronx 5/6

Birds
1. North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Bronx 5/6
2. Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) Bronx 5/6
3. Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) Bronx 5/6
4. Red Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Bronx 5/6
5. Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Bronx 5/6
6. Mariana Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla) Bronx 6/22

Reptiles
1. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Bronx 5/6
2. Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) Bronx 5/6
3. Rote Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) Bronx 5/6
4. Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) Bronx 5/6
5. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Bronx 5/6
6. Malagasy Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) Bronx 6/22

Amphibians
1. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur) Bergen 5/24
2. Sambava Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti) Bronx 6/22
3. Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus fallax) St Louis 8/22

Fish
1. Polleni Cichlid (Paratilapia polleni) Bronx 5/6
2. Sakaramy Killifish (Pachypanchax sakaramyi) Bronx 5/6

I’m Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) [COMPLETE]
Monitors
1. Gray’s Monitor (Varanus olivaceus) Bronx 5/6
2. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Bronx 5/6
3. Blue Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) Bronx 5/6
4. Mertens’ Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) Bronx 5/6

Gecko
1. William’s Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Bronx 5/6
2. Banded Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus wheeleri) Turtle Back 5/30

Agiamidae
1. Shield-tailed Agama (Xenagama taylori) Bronx 5/6

Venomous Snakes
1. Brongersma’s Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus brongersmai) Bronx 5/6
2. Ethiopian Mountain Viper (Bitis parviocula) Bronx 5/6
3. Indian Cobra (Naja naja) Bronx 5/6
4. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Bronx 5/6
5. Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) Bronx 5/6
6. Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera) Bronx 5/6
7. Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) Bronx 5/6
8. Taiwan Mountain Pitviper (Trimeresurus gracillis) Bronx 5/6
9. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) Toledo 7/20
10. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Toledo 7/20

Pythons
1. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) Bronx 5/6
2. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota) Bronx 5/6
3. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) Bronx 5/6

Crocodiles/Gharial (not Alligators)
1. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) Bronx 5/6
2. Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) Bronx 5/6
3. Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Bronx 5/6
4. Tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) Turtle Back 5/30

Turtles and Tortoises
1. Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) Bronx 5/6
2. Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) Bronx 5/6
3. Four-eyes Turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata) Bronx 5/6
4. Giant South American River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) Bronx 5/6
5. Indian Roofed Turtle (Pangshura tecta) Bronx 5/6
6. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) Bronx 5/6
7. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Bronx 5/6
8. Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) Bronx 5/6
9 Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) Bronx 5/6
10. Spotted Pond Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) Bronx 5/6
11. Vietnamese Pond Turtle (Mauremys annamensis) Bronx 5/6
12. Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Bergen 5/24
13. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Bergen 5/24
14. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Bergen 5/24
15. Yellow-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) Bergen 5/24
16. Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) Turtle Back 5/30
17. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Turtle Back 5/30
18. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) Bergen 6/12
19. Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Bergen 6/12
20. Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) Bronx 6/22
21. African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) Bronx 6/22
22. Greek Tortoise (Testudo graeca) Bronx 6/22
23. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) Bronx 6/22
24. Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger) Toledo 7/20
25. Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) Toledo 7/20
26. Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) Toledo 7/20
27. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) Reptile Gardens 7/24
28. Murray River Turtle (Emydura macquarii) Reptile Gardens 7/24
29. Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) Reptile Gardens 7/24
30. Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
31. Pearl River Map Turtle (Graptemys pearlensis) Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
32. Hilaire's Side-necked Turtle (Phrynops hilarii) Denver 8/17
33. Yellow-blotched Map Turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata) Denver 8/17
34. Coastal Plain Cooter (Pseudemys floridana) Denver 8/17
35. Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) Denver 8/17
36. Reimann's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina reimanni) Denver 8/17
37. Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) Topeka 8/20
38. Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) St Louis 8/22
39. Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) St Louis 8/22
40. Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis) St Louis 8/22
41. Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa) St Louis 8/22
42. Indian Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle (Chitra indica) St Louis 8/22
43. McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi) St Louis 8/22
44. Asian Forest Tortoise (Manouria emys) Columbus 8/22
45. Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) Columbus 8/23
46. Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) Columbus 8/23
47. Northern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina rugosa) Columbus 8/23
48. Coahuilan Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) Columbus 8/23

Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt Challenge [COMPLETE]
1. Indian Rhinoceros Bronx 5/6
2. American Bison Bronx 5/6
3. Markhor Bronx 5/6
4. North Island Brown Kiwi Bronx 5/6
5. American Flamingo Bronx 5/6
6. King Vulture Bronx 5/6
7. Laughing Kookaburra Bronx 5/6
8. Black-tailed Parrie Dog Bergen 5/24
9. Clouded Leopard Turtle Back 5/30
10. American Alligator Bergen 6/12
11. Spectacled Owl Bergen 6/12
12. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Bronx 6/22
13. Blue and Gold Macaw Bergen 7/18
14. Polar Bear Toledo 7/20
15. Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Toledo 7/20

The Rio Challenge
1. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Bergen 5/24
2. Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) Bronx Zoo 6/22
3. Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara Ararauna) Bergen 7/18
4. Military Macaw (Ara militaris) Denver 8/17

The Unbearable Challenge
1. Brown Bear Bronx 5/6
2. American Black Bear Turtle Back 5/30
3. Polar Bear Toledo 7/20
4. Asiatic Black Bear Cheyenne Mt. 8/16
5. Sun Bear St Louis 8/22
6. Sloth Bear Columbus 8/23

Hall of Champions
1. Lesser Bird of Paradise Bronx 5/6
2. Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo Bronx 5/6
3. Gaur Bronx 5/6
4. Okapi Bronx 5/6
5. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Bronx 6/22
6. Pink Pigeon Bronx 6/22
7. Blue-faced Honeyeater Columbus 8/23
8. Sand Cat Columbus 8/23

Bona Fide Rarity Hunt [COMPLETE]
1. Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans) Bronx 5/6
2. Brolga (Antigone rubiconda) ICF 7/21
3. Rough-Scaled Python (Morelia carinata) Reptile Gardens 7/24

One-Zoo Wonder [COMPLETE]
1. Bronx Zoo- Second Chance Red-list Challenge

Thylo’s Bonus Challenge [COMPLETE]
1. Nyala-Lion Bronx Zoo Bronx 5/6

Haven’t Started
Sea Shepards

Partially Completed
Let That Ruminate (10/11)
Asian Songbird Challenge (3/5)
Small but Will Fight (9/10)
Carnivore Carnival (5/6)
Don’t You Forget About Me (12/13)
Native Species Challenge (4/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (32/36)
The Rio Challenge (4/8)
The Unbearable Challenge (6/8)
Hall of Champions (8/11)

Fully Completed (15)
Fly the Coop
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Trap
How Many Toes Am I Holding Up?
Check your Feeders
Thylo’s Top 20
Pinni-Party
River Giants
Don't Turn on the Lights
Second Chance Red List Challenge
Island Hoppers Challenge
I’m Hot-Blooded (For Cold Blood)
Usborne’s Scavenger Hunt
Bona Fide Rarity Hunt
One-Zoo Wonder
Thylo’s Bonus Challenge

Open Ended
Penguimonium- 7
Bovidae- 27
See, Don’t Touch- 10
Let’s Give this Another Go- 11
Turtles/Tortoises- 48

 

[SusScrofa]

Since there isn't much challenges left to complete I decided to wait a bit before posting any progress. We did a lot of local traveling this month and I visited many zoos. Combining visits done from beginning of August until 8/25 into one post.

I saw Fringe-eared Oryx at North Carolina Zoo but they're considered a subspecies of Beisa for this challenge, right?

Mote Marine Aquarium = MMA
Marine Science Center (Florida) = MCS
North Carolina Zoo = NCZ
North Carolina Museum Of Natural Sciences = NCMNS


2020: Let's Give this Another Go - 13 (+1)
13. Woylie - NCZ


I'm Hot Blooded (TESTUDINES) - 109 (+5)
105. Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) - MMA
106. Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia) - MSC
107. Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis) - MSC
108. Florida Cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) - MSC
109. Loggerhead Musk Turtle (Sternotherus minor) - NCMNS


Challenges Completed: 23
Fly The Coop
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Trap
How Many Toes
Let That Ruminate (Non-bovid)
Check Your Feeders
Asian Songbird Challenge
Thylo's Top 20
Carnivore Carnival
Small But Will Fight
Pinni-party
River Giants
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't Turn On the Lights
Embrace The ABCs
Second Chance Red List Challenge
Island Hoppers Challenge
I'm Hot-blooded (Non-testudines)
Usborne's Scavenger Hunt
Rio Challenge
Unbearable Challenge
One Zoo Wonder
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter
Thylo's Bonus Challenge

Challenges In-progress: 3
Sea Shepherds - 1 left
Native Species Challenge - 1 left
Hall of Champions - 1 left

Open-ended Challenge Totals
Penguimonium - 9
See, Don't Touch - 13
Let's Give this Another Go - 13
Bovids - 39
Testudines - 109

 

[15399]

A repeat visit, so not much to add, and unfortunately there were a lot of no-shows today as well. Bizarrely enough, I only saw three mammals that weren't sleeping on this visit, and one of those was a sloth!

Rosamond Gifford Zoo (8/27/23):

Let's Give This Another Go (6/unlimited):
6. Queensland Koala

 

[amur leopard]

Ueno Zoo 19/08

2013: Penguimonium (7)

7. African penguin, Spheniscus demersus

2014: Fly the Coop (9/11)

Megapodes (1/1)
1. Australian brushturkey, Alectura lathami
Cracidae (2/2)
2. Bare-faced curassow, Crax fasciolata

2015: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Trap (10/10) COMPLETE
2016 (Part I): How Many Toes Am I Holding Up? (5/9)

Tapirs (2/3)
2. South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris

2016 (Part II): Let That Ruminate (11/11) and (17) COMPLETE
2016 (Part III): Sea Shepherds (2/2) COMPLETE
2017 (Part I): Check Your Feeders (4/4) COMPLETE

3. Lidth's jay, Garrulus lidthi
4. Warbling white eye, Zosterops japonicus

2017 (Part II): Asian Songbird Challenge (5/5) COMPLETE
2017 (Part III): Thylo's Top 20 (4/8)

3. Golden breasted starling, Lamprotornis regius
4. White headed buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli

2018 (Part I): Small but Will Fight (8/10)

Small cats (3/5)
1. Pallas's cat, Otocolobus manul

2018 (Part II): Pinni-Party (2/2) COMPLETE
2018 (Part III): Carnivore Carnival (3/6)

3. Fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox

2019 (Part I): See, Don't Touch (4)
2019 (Part II): River Giants (1/1) COMPLETE
2020: Let's Give this Another Go (6)

5. Sugar glider, Petaurus breviceps
6. Woylie, Bettongia penicillata

2021: Don't You Forget About Me (12/13)

Bats (4/4)
4. Ryukyu flying fox, Pteropus dasymallus
Hyrax (1/1)
1. Cape hyrax, Procavia capensis

2022: Don't Turn On the Lights (10/10) COMPLETE
Native Species Challenge (0/5)
Embrace the ABCs Challenge (33/36)

Italics indicate progress.

Red necked wallaby (2/2)
Ring-tailed lemur (2/2)
Asian small-clawed otter (2/2)
Tiger (2/2)
Lion (2/2)
Meerkat (2/2)
Hyacinth macaw (2/2)
Western lowland gorilla (2/2)
Southern white rhino (2/2)
Blacktip reef shark (2/2)
Green iguana (2/2)
Elephant (2/2)
Pond slider (2/2)
Indian peafowl (2/2)
African bullfrog (2/2)
Madagascar hissing cockroach (2/2)
African penguin (1/2)

Second Chance Red List Challenge (14/14) COMPLETE
Island Hoppers Challenge (22/22) COMPLETE
I'm Hot Blooded (For Cold Blood) (15/24) and (31)

Geckos (2/2)
2. Leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius
Turtles (31)
28. Oblong turtle, Chelodina oblonga
29. Sri Lankan black turtle, Melanochelys trijuga
30. Chinese softshell turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis
31. Yellow footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulatus

Usborne's Scavenger Hunt Challenge (15/15) COMPLETE

15. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus

The Rio Challenge (8/8) COMPLETE
The Unbearable Challenge (5/8)

4. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus
5. Giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Hall of Champions (5/11)

5. Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto

“One-Zoo Wonder” (1/1) COMPLETE
“Bona Fide Rarity Hunter" (3/3) COMPLETE
Thylo's Bonus Challenge (1/1) COMPLETE

In summary:
Challenges complete: 15/29

Aquazoo Duesseldorf 30/08
Koelner Zoo 31/08

All additions from Koeln unless otherwise indicated with an (AD).

Fly the Coop (10/11)
Guineafowl (1/1)
1. Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum

How Many Toes (7/9)
Equids (3/3)
3. Onager, Equus hemionus

Let that Ruminate COMPLETE and (20)
18. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus
19. Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros
20. Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii

Thylo’s Top 20 (6/8)
19. Taveta golden weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
20. White necked raven, Corvus albicollis

Small but will fight (9/10)
Small cats (4/5)
4. Geoffroy’s cat, Leopardus geoffroyi

See don’t touch (6)
5. Bicolored poison frog, Phyllobates bicolor (AD)
6. Anthony’s poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi

Hot blooded (18/24) and (39)
Geckos (2/2)
2. White throated gecko, Gonatodes albogularis
Agamas (1/1)
1. Peters’ butterfly lizard, Leiolepis guentherpetersi
Venomous snakes (4/10)
4. Desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes
Turtles (39)
32. Black breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda spengleri
33. Burmese star tortoise, Geochelone platynota
34. Chinese stripe necked turtle, Mauremys sinensis
35. Yellow margined box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
36. Vietnamese three striped box turtle, Cuora cyclornata
37. False map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica (AD)
38. Florida red belly turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni (AD)
39. Ouachita map turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis (AD)

Unbearable challenge (6/8)
6. Spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus

Hall of Champions (6/11)
5. Blue headed quail dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala
6. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Blue headed quail dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala

This isn't a Hall of Champions species!

 

[amur leopard]

This isn't a Hall of Champions species!

Apologies been a long day- here is an actual African pigeon seen at Koeln:

6. African olive pigeon, Columba arquatrix

 

[amur leopard]

Aquazoo Duesseldorf 30/08
Koelner Zoo 31/08

All additions from Koeln unless otherwise indicated with an (AD).

Fly the Coop (10/11)
Guineafowl (1/1)
1. Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum

How Many Toes (7/9)
Equids (3/3)
3. Onager, Equus hemionus

Let that Ruminate COMPLETE and (20)
18. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus
19. Nile lechwe, Kobus megaceros
20. Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekii

Thylo’s Top 20 (6/8)
19. Taveta golden weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
20. White necked raven, Corvus albicollis

Small but will fight (9/10)
Small cats (4/5)
4. Geoffroy’s cat, Leopardus geoffroyi

See don’t touch (6)
5. Bicolored poison frog, Phyllobates bicolor (AD)
6. Anthony’s poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi

Hot blooded (18/24) and (39)
Geckos (2/2)
2. White throated gecko, Gonatodes albogularis
Agamas (1/1)
1. Peters’ butterfly lizard, Leiolepis guentherpetersi
Venomous snakes (4/10)
4. Desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes
Turtles (39)
32. Black breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda spengleri
33. Burmese star tortoise, Geochelone platynota
34. Chinese stripe necked turtle, Mauremys sinensis
35. Yellow margined box turtle, Cuora flavomarginata
36. Vietnamese three striped box turtle, Cuora cyclornata
37. False map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica (AD)
38. Florida red belly turtle, Pseudemys nelsoni (AD)
39. Ouachita map turtle, Graptemys ouachitensis (AD)

Unbearable challenge (6/8)
6. Spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus

Hall of Champions (6/11)
5. Blue headed quail dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala
6. Javan banteng, Bos javanicus

Zoo Wuppertal 01/09

How Many Toes (8/9)
Tapirs (3/3)
3. Baird’s tapir, Tapirus bairdii

Small but will fight (10/10) COMPLETE
Small cats (5/5)
5. Asian golden cat, Catopuma temmincki

Let that Ruminate COMPLETE and (22)
21. Siberian ibex, Capra sibirica
22. Yellow backed duiker, Cephalophus silvicultor

Hot blooded (18/24) and (42)
Turtles (42)
40. Speckled padloper, Chersobius signatus
41. European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis
42. Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni

Embrace the ABCs (34/36)
African penguin (2/2)
All but both Bald eagles seen now.

Hall of Champions (7/11)
7. Sand cat, Felis margarita

Challenges complete: 16/29

 

[twilighter]

Zoo Wuppertal 01/09

How Many Toes (8/9)
Tapirs (3/3)
3. Baird’s tapir, Tapirus bairdii

Small but will fight (10/10) COMPLETE
Small cats (5/5)
5. Asian golden cat, Catopuma temmincki

Let that Ruminate COMPLETE and (22)
21. Siberian ibex, Capra sibirica
22. Yellow backed duiker, Cephalophus silvicultor

Hot blooded (18/24) and (42)
Turtles (42)
40. Speckled padloper, Chersobius signatus
41. European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis
42. Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni

Embrace the ABCs (34/36)
African penguin (2/2)
All but both Bald eagles seen now.

Hall of Champions (7/11)
7. Sand cat, Felis margarita

Challenges complete: 16/29

Have you seen the Asian Golden Cat outside or inside the house?