ZooChat Cup Group A2: Munich vs Wroclaw

[CGSwans]

Barring something close to a miracle for Berlin, Munich is Germany’s last Cup contestant: something I never imagined might be the case. If it wants to salvage some Deutsch pride it’ll need to beat Wroclaw on Australia & Islands.

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Now this will be a tricky one - my gut feeling is that Munich clinches it, but I'll have to look over the factors concerned properly when back from work.

 

[amur leopard]

Wroclaw certainly wins in species:

Wroclaw:

Black and white ruffed lemur
Crowned lemur
Gray mouse lemur
Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur
Red kangaroo
Red ruffed lemur
Red bellied lemur
Ring tailed lemur
Tasmanian red necked wallaby

(9 species)

Munich:

Agile wallaby
Red kangaroo
Red ruffed lemur
Ring tailed lemur
Swamp wallaby

(5 species)

Wroclaw wins 9-5 in mammals and I have a suspicion that it does too in birds.

 

[FunkyGibbon]

Worth noting that Munchen's generally high standard of exhibity is rather less impressive in the case of their macropods.

 

[twilighter]

Wroclaw has nice Madagascar zone, with some rare mammals and birds, like
Madagascar teal, Madagascar turtle-dove, Lac Alotara bamboo lemur, Boky boky, Gray mouse lemur

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I don't know much about Munich, but I've been to Wroclaw so atm this seems like a pretty clear victory to me.

Note that the zoo almost undoubtedly has additional herps, fishes, and possibly even mammals/birds bts that aren't listed below.

Mammals-wise:
New Guinea Short-Beaked Echidna
Tasmanian Red-Necked Wallaby
Red Kangaroo
Narrow-Striped Boky-Boky
Grey Mouse Lemur
Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur
Crowned Lemur
Red-Bellied Lemur
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Red Ruffed Lemur
Pied Ruffed Lemur

Bird-wise:
Meller's Duck
Hottentot Teal
Cape Barren Goose
Black-Necked Swan
Victoria Crowned-Pigeon
Cattle Egret
Hamerkop
African Spoonbill
Greater Flamingo
Galah
Cockatiel
Greater Vasa
New Guinea Eclectus Parrot
Kea
Southern Cassowary
Emu

Herptile-wise:
Amboina Sailfin Lizard
Dwarf Bearded Dragon
Dumeril's Ground Boa
Madagascar Ground Boa
Malagasy Tree Boa
Veiled Chameleon
Gargoyle Gecko
Koch's Giant Day Gecko
Gold-Dust Day Gecko
Lined Day Gecko
Island Day Gecko
Peacock Day Gecko
Standing's Day Gecko
Lau Banded Iguana
Northern Tenerife Lizard
Tenerife Wall Gecko
Stimson's Python
Bismarck Ringed Python
Macklot's Python
Kimberley Rock Monitor
Mangrove Monitor
Komodo Dragon
Blue Tree Monitor
Quince Monitor
Merten's Water Monitor
Green Tree Monitor
Crocodile Monitor
Fly River Turtle
Northern Snake-Necked Turtle
Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle
Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle
Galapagos Giant Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise

Freshwater Fishes:
Red-Tailed Silverside
Forktail Blue-Eye
Red Madagascar Panchax
Powder-Blue Panchax

It's pretty well known that the enclosures in the Terrarium vary pretty wildly in terms of quality, however many of the better ones do belong to their "island" species. Annoyingly there aren't many photos of these on the forum but I included what I could find below:
(Relatively New) Komodo Dragon Area- Wroclaw Zoo Terrarium - ZooChat
Part of the Komodo Dragon Enclosure - Wroclaw Zoo Terrarium - ZooChat (animal in upper right corner for scale)
One of Three Rows of Small Terrariums for Geckos and Similar - Wroclaw Zoo Terrarium - ZooChat

The zoo also has a great Madagascar house, which includes both a walkthrough aviary and separate singular enclosures. I believe there's an outdoor aviary as well:
Inside Madagascar House - ZooChat
Inside Madagascar House - ZooChat
Inside Madagascar House - ZooChat
Madagascar House - ZooChat

Unfortunately after the above there don't appear to be any photos of the enclosures for their mammals, other birds, herps, or fishes which is quite annoying. The echidna enclosure is rather spacious with plenty of logs and mulch for them to hide under. The zoo has a very nice aquarium for small freshwater fish as well.

~Thylo