How ironic that @Coelacanth18 said that Sus scrofa don’t count towards the Three Little Pigs trial, and then you, with your username won the whole dang challenge!
Congrats, @SusScrofa! I may have lost this challenge, but I’ll try to get a “high score” of sorts before the year ends.
(PS: Platypus, Uakari, AND Ring-tailed Mongoose in half a year? I’m jealous! )
Thanks! But if we're being technical, @Kudu21 was the first to complete the challenge, so he technically "won". This was definitely a travel year for me, lots of personal life changes occurred that caused me to pursue my passion of visiting new places (and of course zoos ). I'd doubt I'll get as many zoos next year, though.
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)
------------------------- 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)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (9/12) 2/4 Mammals 4/4 Birds3/4 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)
8. Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
9. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
1. African White-bellied Tree Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis)
2. Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata)
------------------------- In Progress (23/29)
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)
Puny Primates (3/6)
Planet of the Apes (3/6)
Three Little Pigs (2/3)
Another Dang Meerkat (1/4)
Bovine Bonanza (8/20)
You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly (1/4)
Rookery Roundabout (3/6)
Duck Dynasty (8/18)
Parliament Is Now In Session (1/6)
Polly Wants 20 (2/20)
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 (2/3)
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval (9/12)
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (2/3)
Completed Trials - (7/36) 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 The Steve Irwin (15/15) COMPLETE
One-Zoo Wonder (1/1 challenges) COMPLETE
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 - 3/5
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 - 16/20
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 - 4/5 Mammals 5/5 Birds 4/5 Herps
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 12/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
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 - 3/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 0/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 2/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 2/4
Bovine Bonanza - 16/20
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Rookery Roundabout - 1/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 11/20
Cold as Ice - 2/3
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 Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 13/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
The Steve Irwin
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 - 3/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 0/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 2/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 2/4
Bovine Bonanza - 16/20
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Rookery Roundabout - 1/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 11/20
Cold as Ice - 2/3
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 Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 13/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
The Steve Irwin
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 - 3/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 1/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 2/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 2/4
Bovine Bonanza - 16/20
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Rookery Roundabout - 1/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 11/20
Cold as Ice - 2/3
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 Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 13/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
The Steve Irwin
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 - 3/5
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 1/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon
Puny Primates - 2/6
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 2/4
Bovine Bonanza - 16/20
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Rookery Roundabout - 1/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 11/20
Cold as Ice - 2/3
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 Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 13/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
The Steve Irwin
In-Progress Trials
Cat Got Your Tongue - 4/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 1/1 African small cat
An Unbearable Challenge - 3/5
Ring ‘n Ruff - 1/1 Ring-tailed Lemur 0/2 ruffed lemur
Puny Primates - 2/6
Planet of the Apes 1/1 gorilla 1/1 orangutan 0/1 Pan 3/3 gibbon
Three Little Pigs - 2/3
Another Dang Meerkat - 2/4
Bovine Bonanza - 16/20
Pretty in Pink - 2/4
Rookery Roundabout - 1/6
Polly Wants a 20 - 12/20
Cold as Ice - 2/3
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 Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 3/4 mammals 2/4 birds 1/4 herps
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter - 1/3
Completed Trails - 13/36
-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
-You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly
The Steve Irwin
The Big Squeeze: 5/5*NOW COMPLETE
5. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
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In-Progress Trials 18/36
Have Trunk, Will Travel: 3/4
White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes: 2/3
Puny Primates: 5/6
Another Dang Meerkat: 3/4
Bovine Bonanza: 15/20
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: 15/18
The Edgar Allen Poe: 1/5
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 - 16/36
-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
-Cat Got Your Tongue
-The Big Squeeze
Throwing a late hat into the ring, but for my own interest in the challenge rather than an active competitor. Finally got myself over to a zoo yesterday and picked up a fair handful of challenge stuff, no retroactive stuff here sadly.
A shocking amount of parrots fairly common in the trade are rare in zoos for whatever reason over here. Most of he introduced species aren't even found in zoos at all, at least as far as this thread could find: Parrots in North America
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
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
Challenger Approaching: Corangurilla has joined the battle!
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!
Well, looks like I have to update this again. Not because I saw more animals, but because one that I’ve already seen counts for another trial! Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1/3)
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium brasilianum), seen at the Phoenix Zoo
Thank you, @Great Argus for helping me with that one. Anyways, I’m back in Arizona and hoping to get to the Phoenix Zoo sometime soon, but the extreme heat+that zoo’s early closing time (1pm?!) in the summer are making that task difficult.
An important note: the challenge specifies "on exhibit", not just holder.
It's an interesting find, but for the moment I'm not convinced that it discounts the Bona Fide entry from @Great Argus . I don't see any evidence on that website that Scaly-breasted Lorikeet specifically is exhibited there; it doesn't say any of the species in the showroom. Also the bird section is just a series of photos with the birds' individual names; it's not zero evidence of them having one, but I'm not sure that it clears the bar for me.
I may have lost this challenge, but I’ll try to get a “high score” of sorts before the year ends.
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