Oh, it's fine. It's really something that could just be admitted as a "yeah, some parts of the country will have it easier than others", as there's no way to ensure that zoo Hotspot (Chicago, NYC, DFW, San Diego, etc.) are on a level playing field with areas that have less zoos or smaller zoos (New England, Great Plains states, etc.) I totally understand that some people will always have it easier than others, and the winner of every challenge so far has done at least some traveling outside their "home base".
Zoochat Challenge North America 2022
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Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
Sighted some psittacines today at the bird show.
Polly Want 20 13/20:
1. Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Kea (Nestor notabilis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
3. Green-naped lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
4. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
5. Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
6. Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
7. Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
8. Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
9. Lilac crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
10. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
11. Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacacuta leadbeateri) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
12. Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galleria) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
13. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccencis) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
Complete (11/36): Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, Duck Dynasty, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Release the Kraken, Cold as Ice, Namesake Challenge
In progress (24/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), White With Black Stripes (2/3), Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9), Unbearable Challenge (2/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (1/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (6/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (1/4), Parliament is now in Session (5/6), Polly Wants 20 (13/20), The Edgar Allen Poe (1/5), The Big Squeeze (3/5), Slow & Steady (2/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6), One Drop One Life (13/18), Silk & Stinger (4/6), The Kingmaker (2/3), Champion of the Sun (1/3), The Steve Irwin (12/15), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (5/12), Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Yet to be started (1/36): The Alfred Russell Wallace
Sighted some psittacines today at the bird show.
Polly Want 20 13/20:
1. Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/3
2. Kea (Nestor notabilis) – Cincinnati Zoo 1/12
3. Green-naped lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
4. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) – Louisville Zoo 3/16
5. Monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) – Queens Zoo 4/15
6. Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
7. Green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
8. Plum-headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
9. Lilac crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) – Central Park Zoo 4/15
10. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
11. Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacacuta leadbeateri) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
12. Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galleria) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
13. Salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccencis) – Cincinnati Zoo 6/2
Complete (11/36): Planet of the Apes, Three Little Pigs, Late to the Party, Duck Dynasty, Nocturnal Birding, Rookery Roundabout, Sharknado, One Zoo Wonder (Sharknado), Release the Kraken, Cold as Ice, Namesake Challenge
In progress (24/36): Have Trunk Will Travel (3/4), White With Black Stripes (2/3), Cat Got Your Tongue (8/9), Unbearable Challenge (2/5), Ring ‘n’ Ruff (2/3), Puny Primates (1/6), Another Dang Meerkat (2/4), Bovine Bonanza (6/20), You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4), Pretty in Pink (1/4), Parliament is now in Session (5/6), Polly Wants 20 (13/20), The Edgar Allen Poe (1/5), The Big Squeeze (3/5), Slow & Steady (2/4), The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6), One Drop One Life (13/18), Silk & Stinger (4/6), The Kingmaker (2/3), Champion of the Sun (1/3), The Steve Irwin (12/15), Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (5/12), Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Yet to be started (1/36): The Alfred Russell Wallace
SEDGWICK COUNTY ZOO 6/3/22
Australia/South America has reopened!
You Must Be This Tall To Fly COMPLETED
Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
Polly Wants 20:
10 Salmon crested Cockatoo - Cacatua moluccensis
11Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla
12 Eastern Rosella - Platycercus eximius
13 Pale-headed Rosella - Platycercus adscitus
14 Kea - Nestor notabilis
15 Yellow-headed Parrot - Amazona oratrix tresmariae
16 Yellow-collared Macaw - Primolius auricollis
The Steve Irwin
Mammals:
3 Common Wallaroo - Osphranter robustus
I miscounted last time.
15/36
Australia/South America has reopened!
You Must Be This Tall To Fly COMPLETED
Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
Polly Wants 20:
10 Salmon crested Cockatoo - Cacatua moluccensis
11Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla
12 Eastern Rosella - Platycercus eximius
13 Pale-headed Rosella - Platycercus adscitus
14 Kea - Nestor notabilis
15 Yellow-headed Parrot - Amazona oratrix tresmariae
16 Yellow-collared Macaw - Primolius auricollis
The Steve Irwin
Mammals:
3 Common Wallaroo - Osphranter robustus
I miscounted last time.
15/36
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The Seas with Nemo and Friends at EPCOT - June 1 2022
Sharknado - 4/4 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Sand Tiger Shark Carcharias taurus
2. Smooth Hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
3. Blacknose Shark Carcharhinus acronotus
4. Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
Redemption Arc - 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
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In-Progress Trials
Cat Got Your Tongue - 2/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 0/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 2/5
Puny Primates - 1/6
Bovine Bonanza - 1/20
Duck Dynasty - 15/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 1/1 wild
Cold as Ice - 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 4/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 1/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 2/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 3/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 1/4 mammals 0/4 birds 0/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 5/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge - June 2 2022
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes - 1/3
1. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra
Bovine Bonanza - 8/20
2. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
3. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx
4. Addax Addax nasomaculatus
5. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus
6. Impala Aepyceros melampus
7. Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis
Duck Dynasty - 16/18
16. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
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In-Progress Trials
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes - 1/3
Cat Got Your Tongue - 2/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 0/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 2/5
Puny Primates - 1/6
Bovine Bonanza - 8/20
Duck Dynasty - 16/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 1/1 wild
Cold as Ice - 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 4/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 1/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 2/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 3/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 1/4 mammals 0/4 birds 0/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 5/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
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Disney's Animal Kingdom - June 4 2022
Have Trunk, Will Travel - 1/2 elephant 0/2 tapir
1. Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes - 3/3 - NOW COMPLETE
2. Plains Zebra Equus quagga
3. Grevy's Zebra Equus grevyi
Cat Got Your Tongue - 3/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
3. Tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae
4. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 0/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 2/3 gibbon
1. Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
2. Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
3. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
1. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus
2. Northern Sulawesi Babirusa Babyrousa celebensis
Another Dang Meerkat - 1/4
1. Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Bovine Bonanza - 12/20
9. Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger
10. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis
11. Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus
12. Common Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly - 1/4
1. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
1. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
2. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Duck Dynasty - 18/18 - NOW COMPLETE
17. Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
18. Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
Polly Wants a 20 - 9/20
5. Blue-throated Macaw Ara glaucogularis
6. Military Macaw Ara militaris
7. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao
8. Green-winged Macaw Ara chloropterus
9. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 1/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 1/1 wild - NOW COMPLETE
5. Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
Slow and Steady - 2/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
3. Galapagos Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis niger
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
2. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 1/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma - NOW COMPLETE
18. Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis
Pick Your Poison - 3/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
1. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus
2. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates tinctorius
3. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 3/3 scorpion - NOW COMPLETE
6. Desert Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis
The Steve Irwin - 3/5 Mammals 5/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
6. Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufus
7. Western Gray Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
8. Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
9. Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
10. Tammar Wallaby Notamacropus eugenii
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 2/4 mammals 1/4 birds 1/4 herps
2. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
3. Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus
4. Plated-leaf Chameleon Brookesia stumpffi
Breakfast of Champions - 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris
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In-Progress Trials
Cat Got Your Tongue - 3/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 2/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 0/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 2/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 1/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Bovine Bonanza - 12/20
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly - 1/4
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Polly Wants a 20 - 9/20
Cold as Ice - 1/3
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 2/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 1/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 3/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
The Steve Irwin - 3/5 Mammals 5/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 2/4 mammals 1/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 11/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
Disney has Plains Zebra now?
Where do they keep a Domestic Dog at DAK?
I saw some Grant's on the safari ride, meaning they are actually keeping all three species at the moment.
Security dog at the entrance.
Just realized I forgot a species, and I forgot to update one of the trail on my progress chart:
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 2/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
5. Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco
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In-Progress Trials
Cat Got Your Tongue - 3/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 2/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 0/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 2/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 1/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 1/4
Bovine Bonanza - 12/20
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly - 1/4
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Polly Wants a 20 - 9/20
Cold as Ice - 1/3
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 2/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 1/2 crocodile
Pick Your Poison - 3/6 dart frog or 0/4 mantella
The Steve Irwin - 3/5 Mammals 5/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 2/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 11/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding
-Sharknado
-Redemption Arc
-White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes
-Duck Dynasty
-The Edgar Allen Poe
-One Drop, One Life
-Silk and Stinger
-Breakfast of Champions
Huh. I didn't realize there were Grant's on the safaris. Thought it was just Hartmann's Mountain. I didn't even think about counting a security dog when I went to DAK! Since that was five months ago, I won't count one retroactively, but you're smart to take note of that and count it.
Brookfield Zoo (6/3/22) Additions:
-MAMMALS
Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/4) 0/2 elephants (1/2) Tapirs
1. Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
1. Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9) 5/6 Pantherinae 1/3 Regional Small Cat
1. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
4. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
5. Clouded Leopard (Neogelis nebulosa)
6. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
An Unbearable Challenge (3/5)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
3. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Ring ‘n Ruff (1/3) 1/1 Ring-tailed Lemur 0/2 Ruffed Lemurs
1. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Planet of the Apes (1/6) 1/3 Great Ape 0/3 Gibbons
1. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Three Little Pigs (1/3)
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4) At the Mundane I indeed rejoiced!
1. Brookfield Zoo (6/3/22)
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
1. Addax (addax nasomaculatus)
2. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
3. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
4. Kirk’s Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
5. Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
6. Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silviculator)
7. Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)
Redemption Arc (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
-BIRDS
Rookery Roundabout (3/6)
3. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Duck Dynasty (5/18)
3. Puna Teal (Spatula puna)
4. Rosybill Pochard (Netta peposaca)
5. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Nighttime Birding (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
-ECTOTHERMS
The Big Squeeze (3/5 constrictor snakes) 0/1 Anaconda, 1/1 Reticulated Python, 1/1 Burmese Python, 0/1 Boa Constrictor, 1/1 other boa or python
2. Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
3. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
Slow and Steady (3/4) 1/2 Giant Tortoise 1/1 Madagascar Tortoise 1/1 Gopherus sp.
1. Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina)
2. Madagascar Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides)
3. Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri
The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6) 1/2 alligators, 0/2 gharials, 2/2 crocodiles
2. African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
3. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
One Drop, One Life (6/20)
2/8 Rattlesnakes 3/4 Non-rattlesnake Vipers, 0/4 elapids 0/1 Komodo Dragon 1/1 Heloderma
1. Santa Catalina Island Rattleless Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
2. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
3. Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
4. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum
5. Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
6. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
-MULTI-CLASS
Cold as Ice (1/3)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
The Steve Irwin (14/15) (4/5) mammals (4/5) birds (5/5) reptiles/amphibians
3. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
4. Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
5. Magnificent Tree Frog (Litoria splendida)
6. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
7. Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis)
8. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
9. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
10. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
11. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
12. Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
13. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
14. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12) 1/4 Mammals 3/4 Birds 3/4 Herps
1. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
2. Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglosssus beauharnaesii)
4. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
5. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
6. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
7. Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
1. African White-bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
-MAMMALS
Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/4) 0/2 elephants (1/2) Tapirs
1. Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
1. Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9) 5/6 Pantherinae 1/3 Regional Small Cat
1. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
4. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
5. Clouded Leopard (Neogelis nebulosa)
6. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
An Unbearable Challenge (3/5)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
3. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Ring ‘n Ruff (1/3) 1/1 Ring-tailed Lemur 0/2 Ruffed Lemurs
1. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Planet of the Apes (1/6) 1/3 Great Ape 0/3 Gibbons
1. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Three Little Pigs (1/3)
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4) At the Mundane I indeed rejoiced!
1. Brookfield Zoo (6/3/22)
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
1. Addax (addax nasomaculatus)
2. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
3. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
4. Kirk’s Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
5. Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
6. Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silviculator)
7. Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)
Redemption Arc (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
-BIRDS
Rookery Roundabout (3/6)
1. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
2. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
3. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Duck Dynasty (5/18)
1. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
2. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
3. Puna Teal (Spatula puna)
4. Rosybill Pochard (Netta peposaca)
5. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Polly Wants 20 (1/20)
1. Hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Nighttime Birding (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
-ECTOTHERMS
The Big Squeeze (3/5 constrictor snakes) 0/1 Anaconda, 1/1 Reticulated Python, 1/1 Burmese Python, 0/1 Boa Constrictor, 1/1 other boa or python
1. Emerald tree boa (Corallus batesii)
2. Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
3. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
Slow and Steady (3/4) 1/2 Giant Tortoise 1/1 Madagascar Tortoise 1/1 Gopherus sp.
1. Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina)
2. Madagascar Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides)
3. Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri
The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6) 1/2 alligators, 0/2 gharials, 2/2 crocodiles
1. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
2. African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
3. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
One Drop, One Life (6/20)
2/8 Rattlesnakes 3/4 Non-rattlesnake Vipers, 0/4 elapids 0/1 Komodo Dragon 1/1 Heloderma
1. Santa Catalina Island Rattleless Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
2. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
3. Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
4. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum
5. Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
6. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
Pick Your Poison (6/6) COMPLETE
1. Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
2. Splashback poison dart frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
3. Black-legged poison dart frog (Phyllobates bicolor)
4. Yellow-headed dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
5. Phantasmal dart frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
6. Dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Sharknado (6/6) COMPLETE
1. Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
2. Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
3. Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
4. Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Silk and Stinger (1/6) 1/3 spider 0/3 scorpion
1. Goliath bird-eater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi)
Release the Kraken (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)
-MULTI-CLASS
Cold as Ice (1/3)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
The Steve Irwin (14/15) (4/5) mammals (4/5) birds (5/5) reptiles/amphibians
1. Red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
2. Fly river turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
3. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
4. Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
5. Magnificent Tree Frog (Litoria splendida)
6. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
7. Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis)
8. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
9. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
10. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
11. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
12. Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
13. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
14. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
One-Zoo Wonder (1/1 challenges) COMPLETE
Sharknado (6/6)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12) 1/4 Mammals 3/4 Birds 3/4 Herps
1. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
2. Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglosssus beauharnaesii)
4. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
5. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
6. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
7. Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
1. African White-bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/4) 0/2 elephants (1/2) Tapirs
1. Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
1. Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9) 5/6 Pantherinae 1/3 Regional Small Cat
1. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
4. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
5. Clouded Leopard (Neogelis nebulosa)
6. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)
An Unbearable Challenge (3/5)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
2. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
3. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Ring ‘n Ruff (1/3) 1/1 Ring-tailed Lemur 0/2 Ruffed Lemurs
1. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
Planet of the Apes (1/6) 1/3 Great Ape 0/3 Gibbons
1. Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Three Little Pigs (1/3)
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4) At the Mundane I indeed rejoiced!
1. Brookfield Zoo (6/3/22)
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
1. Addax (addax nasomaculatus)
2. Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
3. Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
4. Kirk’s Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
5. Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus)
6. Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silviculator)
7. Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus)
Redemption Arc (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)
-BIRDS
Rookery Roundabout (3/6)
1. Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
2. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
3. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Duck Dynasty (5/18)
1. Brazilian teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
2. White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
3. Puna Teal (Spatula puna)
4. Rosybill Pochard (Netta peposaca)
5. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Polly Wants 20 (1/20)
1. Hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
Nighttime Birding (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
-ECTOTHERMS
The Big Squeeze (3/5 constrictor snakes) 0/1 Anaconda, 1/1 Reticulated Python, 1/1 Burmese Python, 0/1 Boa Constrictor, 1/1 other boa or python
1. Emerald tree boa (Corallus batesii)
2. Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
3. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
Slow and Steady (3/4) 1/2 Giant Tortoise 1/1 Madagascar Tortoise 1/1 Gopherus sp.
1. Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina)
2. Madagascar Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides)
3. Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri
The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6) 1/2 alligators, 0/2 gharials, 2/2 crocodiles
1. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
2. African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
3. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
One Drop, One Life (6/20)
2/8 Rattlesnakes 3/4 Non-rattlesnake Vipers, 0/4 elapids 0/1 Komodo Dragon 1/1 Heloderma
1. Santa Catalina Island Rattleless Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
2. Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
3. Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
4. Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum
5. Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)
6. Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
Pick Your Poison (6/6) COMPLETE
1. Golden poison dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
2. Splashback poison dart frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
3. Black-legged poison dart frog (Phyllobates bicolor)
4. Yellow-headed dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
5. Phantasmal dart frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
6. Dyeing poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Sharknado (6/6) COMPLETE
1. Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
2. Zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum)
3. Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
4. Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Silk and Stinger (1/6) 1/3 spider 0/3 scorpion
1. Goliath bird-eater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi)
Release the Kraken (1/1) COMPLETE
1. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)
-MULTI-CLASS
Cold as Ice (1/3)
1. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
The Steve Irwin (14/15) (4/5) mammals (4/5) birds (5/5) reptiles/amphibians
1. Red-bellied short-necked turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
2. Fly river turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)
3. Western Gray Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
4. Bennett’s Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
5. Magnificent Tree Frog (Litoria splendida)
6. Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi)
7. Green Tree Python (Chondropython viridis)
8. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
9. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
10. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
11. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
12. Beautiful Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus)
13. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
14. Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
One-Zoo Wonder (1/1 challenges) COMPLETE
Sharknado (6/6)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12) 1/4 Mammals 3/4 Birds 3/4 Herps
1. Rodrigues Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
2. Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota)
3. Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglosssus beauharnaesii)
4. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
5. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus)
6. Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
7. Lake Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
1. African White-bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
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In Progress (21/30)
Have Trunk, Will Travel (1/4)
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (1/3)
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)
An Unbearable Challenge (3/5)
Ring ‘n Ruff (1/3)
Planet of the Apes (1/6)
Three Little Pigs (1/3)
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
Rookery Roundabout (3/6)
Duck Dynasty (5/18)
Polly Wants 20 (1/20)
The Big Squeeze (3/5 constrictor snakes)
Slow and Steady (3/4)
The Sobek Six-Pack (3/6)
One Drop, One Life (6/20)
Silk and Stinger (1/6)
Cold as Ice (1/3)
The Steve Irwin (14/15)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (7/12)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Completed Trials - (6/36)
Nighttime Birding (1/1) COMPLETE
Redemption Arc (1/1) COMPLETE
Pick Your Poison (6/6) COMPLETE
Sharknado (6/6) COMPLETE
Release the Kraken (1/1) COMPLETE
One-Zoo Wonder (1/1 challenges) COMPLETE
Corangurilla
Well-Known Member
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This year, I have only been to four zoological facilities so far: Phoenix Zoo (January 9th), Odysea Aquarium (January 5th), Henry Vilas Zoo (sooo many times), and Milwaukee County Zoo (March 14th). Here are the species I have seen at each facility and what trials they fall under.
Have Trunk, Will Travel (3/4)
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (2/3)
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Plains Zebra (Equus quagga), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)
Lion (Panthera leo), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
(Sumatran) Tiger (Panthera tigris), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Snow Leopard (Panthera unica), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Jaguar (Panthera onca), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo (African cat)
Cougar (Puma concolor), seen at the Phoenix Zoo (American cat)
An Unbearable Challenge (2/5)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Ring 'n Ruff (3/3) Complete!
Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), first seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Red-Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Black-and-White-Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Puny Primates (3/6)
Goeldi's Monkey (Camillico goeldii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Planet of the Apes (6/6) Complete!
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Bonobo (Pan paniscus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Three Little Pigs (3/3) Complete!
Javelina (Dicotyles tajacu), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri ), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), only seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo so far
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
American Bison (Bison bison), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Thompson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4)
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Pretty in Pink (3/4)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Rookery Roundabout (2/6)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Duck Dynasty (2/20)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Parliament is Now in Session (3/6)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Polly Wants 20 (4/20)
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Thick-Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Golden Conure (Guaruba guarouba), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
The Alfred Russell Wallace (0/1)
The Edgar Allen Poe (2/5)
Common Raven (Corvus corax), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Nighttime Birding (0/1)
The Big Squeeze (3/5)
Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Boa Constrictor (...Boa constrictor...), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Slow and Steady (3/4)
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
The Sobek Six-Pack (2/6)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
One Drop, One Life (12/20)
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Saharan Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Pick Your Poison (4/6)
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Sharknado (4/4) Complete!
Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Silk and Stinger (3/6)
Desert Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Brazilian Black Tarantula (Grammostola pulchra), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Release the Kraken (1/1) Complete!
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
The Kingmaker (1/3)
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cold as Ice (1/3)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Champion of the Sun (0/3)
The Steve Irwin (4/15)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
One-Zoo Wonder Complete!
I completed Planet of the Apes when I went to Milwaukee. Is that how this works?
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/12)
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
I have yet to do Breakfast of Champions or the Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, and I probably won't be able to.
Completed Challenges:
Ring 'n Ruff
Planet of the Apes
Three Little Pigs
Sharknado
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder (I think)
When will I update this? Whenever I get to another zoo, or whenever Henry Vilas decides to open up their aviary (bird flu has ruined my chances at bird challenges). Anyways, I may not win this challenge over all, but I'll try my hardest!
This year, I have only been to four zoological facilities so far: Phoenix Zoo (January 9th), Odysea Aquarium (January 5th), Henry Vilas Zoo (sooo many times), and Milwaukee County Zoo (March 14th). Here are the species I have seen at each facility and what trials they fall under.
Have Trunk, Will Travel (3/4)
Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes (2/3)
Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Plains Zebra (Equus quagga), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)
Lion (Panthera leo), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
(Sumatran) Tiger (Panthera tigris), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Snow Leopard (Panthera unica), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Jaguar (Panthera onca), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo (African cat)
Cougar (Puma concolor), seen at the Phoenix Zoo (American cat)
An Unbearable Challenge (2/5)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Ring 'n Ruff (3/3) Complete!
Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), first seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Red-Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Black-and-White-Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Puny Primates (3/6)
Goeldi's Monkey (Camillico goeldii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Planet of the Apes (6/6) Complete!
Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Bonobo (Pan paniscus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus gabriellae), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Three Little Pigs (3/3) Complete!
Javelina (Dicotyles tajacu), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri ), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), only seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo so far
Bovine Bonanza (7/20)
American Bison (Bison bison), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Common Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Thompson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly (2/4)
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Pretty in Pink (3/4)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Rookery Roundabout (2/6)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
Duck Dynasty (2/20)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Parliament is Now in Session (3/6)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Polly Wants 20 (4/20)
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Thick-Billed Parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Golden Conure (Guaruba guarouba), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
The Alfred Russell Wallace (0/1)
The Edgar Allen Poe (2/5)
Common Raven (Corvus corax), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Nighttime Birding (0/1)
The Big Squeeze (3/5)
Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Boa Constrictor (...Boa constrictor...), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Slow and Steady (3/4)
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
The Sobek Six-Pack (2/6)
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
One Drop, One Life (12/20)
Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), first seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Saharan Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Rhinoceros Viper (Bitis nasicornis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Pick Your Poison (4/6)
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Sharknado (4/4) Complete!
Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Silk and Stinger (3/6)
Desert Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Brazilian Black Tarantula (Grammostola pulchra), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Release the Kraken (1/1) Complete!
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), first seen at the Odysea Aquarium
The Kingmaker (1/3)
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Cold as Ice (1/3)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Champion of the Sun (0/3)
The Steve Irwin (4/15)
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Fly River Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
One-Zoo Wonder Complete!
I completed Planet of the Apes when I went to Milwaukee. Is that how this works?
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (4/12)
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
I have yet to do Breakfast of Champions or the Bona Fide Rarity Hunter, and I probably won't be able to.
Completed Challenges:
Ring 'n Ruff
Planet of the Apes
Three Little Pigs
Sharknado
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder (I think)
When will I update this? Whenever I get to another zoo, or whenever Henry Vilas decides to open up their aviary (bird flu has ruined my chances at bird challenges). Anyways, I may not win this challenge over all, but I'll try my hardest!
2/4 - you picked up Emu at NEW Zoo earlier this year.
What an interesting find! Brookesia chameleons are very rare in zoos around here per my research.
You can always count things retroactively when you make a mistake or didn't realize they counted. This is assuming you definitely recall seeing what @birdsandbats saw; if you don't then that's a different story.
Just a heads up on this one: 20 is a typo in my opening post, the subtotals add up to 18.
If you saw gorilla, orangutan, chimp/bonobo, and 3 species of gibbon all at Milwaukee then yes, that's how that challenge would work.
Corangurilla
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Well, I guess I didn’t complete One-Zoo wonder, then! Even if Milwaukee had 3 gibbon species, their orangutans are hybrids, so they don’t count, right?
I think I can complete the ratite challenge in one go at a different zoo, but that’ll have to wait a while.
You actually did complete One-Zoo Wonder, as you completed Sharknado after visiting Odysea Aquarium
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I'm not confident enough that I definitely saw them at Animal Kingdom, hence I'm not going to count them. I also wasn't exactly looking for them either.
Corangurilla
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Oh shoot, I did! Good catch! Unfortunately, the challenge I completed One-Zoo Wonder with is named after an infinitely worse movie.
Corangurilla
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Well, looks like I forgot a category last night:
Late to the Party (8/8) Complete!
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), seen at the Odysea Aquarium
North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
American Badger (Taxidea taxus), seen at the Henry Vilas Zoo
Wapiti (Cervus canadensis), seen at the Milwaukee County Zoo
In my defense, I posted super late last night and interpreted the trial as a line break
. Alright, here is the updated list of completed trials:
Ring 'n Ruff
Planet of the Apes
Three Little Pigs
Sharknado
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder
Late to the Party
7/36
Saint Louis Zoo - June 11 2022
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
3. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
An Unbearable Challenge: 5/5*NOW COMPLETE
4. Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
5. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Three Little Pigs: 3/3*NOW COMPLETE
3. Babirusa (Babyrousa)
Puny Primates: 5/6
5. Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
Bovine Bonanza: 14/20
8. Javan Banteng (Bos javanicus)
9. Urial (Ovis vignei)
10. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
11. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
12. Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
13. Addra Gazelle (Nanger dama)
14. Soemmering's Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 2/4
2. Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Rookery Roundabout: 5/6
5. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Duck Dynasty: 13/18
9. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
10. Canvasback Duck (Aythya valisineria)
11. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
12. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
13. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Parliament Is Now In Session: 6/6*NOW COMPLETE
5. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
6. Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
1. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
One Drop, One Life: 15/18
5. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
6. Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
7. Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus morulus Klauber)
8. Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)
9. Mexican Lance-headed Rattlesnake (Crotalus polystictus)
10. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
11. Black-tailed Horned Pit Viper (Mixcoatlus melanurus)
12. Fan-Si-Pan Horned Pit Viper (Protobothrops cornutus)
13. Eastern Long-nosed Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
14. King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
15. Caspian Cobra (Naja oxiana)
Pick Your Poison: 3/6
3. Kiki Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica)
Silk and Stinger: 6/6*NOW COMPLETE
3. Red-knee Tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii)
4. Missouri Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)
5. Asian Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
6. Flat-rock Scorpion (Hadogenes troglodytes)
The Kingmaker: 3/3*NOW COMPLETE
1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
2. King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
3. King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Champion of the Sun: 2/3
2. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 4/4, 3/4, 4/4
4. Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
4. Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
Miller Park Zoo - June 13 2022
Cat Got Your Tongue: 8/9
8. Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
Pretty in Pink: 3/4
3. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Pick Your Poison: 4/6
4. Mimic Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya imitator)
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In-Progress Trials 20/36
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
Cat Got Your Tongue: 8/9
Puny Primates: 5/6
Another Dang Meerkat: 2/4
Bovine Bonanza: 14/20
You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 2/4
Pretty in Pink: 3/4
Polly Wants 20: 2/20
Rookery Roundabout: 5/6
Duck Dynasty: 13/18
The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
The Big Squeeze: 4/5
One Drop, One Life: 15/18
Pick Your Poison: 4/6
The Sobek Six-Pack: 4/6
Champion of the Sun: 2/3
Cold as Ice: 2/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 4/4, 3/4, 4/4
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3
Completed Trails - 14/36
-Nighttime Birding
-One Zoo Wonder
-Planet of the Apes
-Redemption Arc
-Release the Kraken
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Sharknado
-Slow and Steady
-The Steve Irwin
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Three Little Pigs
-Parliament is Now in Session
-Silk and Stinger
-The Kingmaker
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
3. Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
An Unbearable Challenge: 5/5*NOW COMPLETE
4. Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
5. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Three Little Pigs: 3/3*NOW COMPLETE
3. Babirusa (Babyrousa)
Puny Primates: 5/6
5. Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
Bovine Bonanza: 14/20
8. Javan Banteng (Bos javanicus)
9. Urial (Ovis vignei)
10. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
11. Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
12. Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei)
13. Addra Gazelle (Nanger dama)
14. Soemmering's Gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 2/4
2. Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Rookery Roundabout: 5/6
5. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Duck Dynasty: 13/18
9. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
10. Canvasback Duck (Aythya valisineria)
11. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
12. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
13. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Parliament Is Now In Session: 6/6*NOW COMPLETE
5. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
6. Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
1. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
One Drop, One Life: 15/18
5. Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
6. Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis)
7. Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus morulus Klauber)
8. Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi)
9. Mexican Lance-headed Rattlesnake (Crotalus polystictus)
10. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
11. Black-tailed Horned Pit Viper (Mixcoatlus melanurus)
12. Fan-Si-Pan Horned Pit Viper (Protobothrops cornutus)
13. Eastern Long-nosed Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
14. King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
15. Caspian Cobra (Naja oxiana)
Pick Your Poison: 3/6
3. Kiki Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga sylvatica)
Silk and Stinger: 6/6*NOW COMPLETE
3. Red-knee Tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii)
4. Missouri Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)
5. Asian Forest Scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
6. Flat-rock Scorpion (Hadogenes troglodytes)
The Kingmaker: 3/3*NOW COMPLETE
1. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
2. King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah)
3. King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Champion of the Sun: 2/3
2. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 4/4, 3/4, 4/4
4. Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
4. Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
Miller Park Zoo - June 13 2022
Cat Got Your Tongue: 8/9
8. Pallas Cat (Otocolobus manul)
Pretty in Pink: 3/4
3. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Pick Your Poison: 4/6
4. Mimic Poison Dart Frog (Ranitomeya imitator)
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In-Progress Trials 20/36
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
Cat Got Your Tongue: 8/9
Puny Primates: 5/6
Another Dang Meerkat: 2/4
Bovine Bonanza: 14/20
You Must Be This Tall to (NOT) Fly: 2/4
Pretty in Pink: 3/4
Polly Wants 20: 2/20
Rookery Roundabout: 5/6
Duck Dynasty: 13/18
The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
The Big Squeeze: 4/5
One Drop, One Life: 15/18
Pick Your Poison: 4/6
The Sobek Six-Pack: 4/6
Champion of the Sun: 2/3
Cold as Ice: 2/3
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 4/4, 3/4, 4/4
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 2/3
Completed Trails - 14/36
-Nighttime Birding
-One Zoo Wonder
-Planet of the Apes
-Redemption Arc
-Release the Kraken
-Ring ‘n Ruff
-Sharknado
-Slow and Steady
-The Steve Irwin
-An Unbearable Challenge
-Three Little Pigs
-Parliament is Now in Session
-Silk and Stinger
-The Kingmaker