ZooChat Cup - rebooted

Brum said:
I personally think that Group H is the definitive group of death. Best zoo in the UK, potentially the best zoo in the whole of Eastern Europe, arguably the best zoo in the US (Depending on who you ask... ;) ), and Dallas, which is also a contender as well! Definitely worse than Group C in my opinion! ;) :p
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I'd agree with this one. I've heard both Prague and Omaha called the world's best zoo in the past, and Chester isn't all that far behind them. Dallas is probably the underdog in this group, but with their world class herp collection and fantastic Africa exhibit they're not one to turn one's nose to.

~Thylo
 
Collections I've been to:

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague

~Thylo
 
Munich and Frankfurt are maybe a little bit surprising, I would personally have expected Doue, but I guess this one was left out as it is relatively little visited by zoochatters. I could also have imagined Basel, Stuttgart or Nuremberg above the chosen zoos, but Munich and Frankfurt are also good zoos in their own right.

Personally I would also not be too happy with Group F, which has some very different zoos with their individually completely different strengths.

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
 
The 23 in bold are zoos I've visited:

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague[/QUOTE]
 
CGSwans said:
And a little more housekeeping. Would you like to see the draw? Yes? Alright then.

All of these were determined using a random list generator, without any seedings being put in place:

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
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I really like the look of this draw, every group seems to be well balanced and I can't wait for the cup to start. I particularly can't wait to see the cultural differences between European and North American zoochatters when it comes to the criteria in which they choose who the winner is. I'm also really glad Detroit made the cut, it's an excellent but underrated zoo.

I've visited 8/32 zoos on the list with the ones I've visited being: Los Angeles, Detroit, San Diego Safari Park, Columbus, San Diego Zoo, Miami, Bronx and Taronga.
 
I have visited Los Angeles and St. Louis many times, San Diego once in full, and Omaha once in part (although hopefully I will see the rest soon, maybe by the time it is featured in a match).
 
Still not been outside the US for zoos, but I have been to every US zoo listed but Woodland Park and Denver.
 
snowleopard said:
I've now visited 23 out of the 32 'world's best zoos'.
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I'm delighted to realise that I can trump @snowleopard, having visited 24 of the 32 - unless the remainder of his current Euro-trek suddenly swings south to Munich, I should be safe....

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
lintworm said:
Personally I would also not be too happy with Group F, which has some very different zoos with their individually completely different strengths.
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I'd agree with this - pace discussion elsewhere on the merits of Antwerp and the Bronx, plus the undoubted excellence of both Leipzig and Zurich (even if neither is, wholly, My Sort of Place....)...
 
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sooty mangabey said:
I'm delighted to realise that I can trip @snowleopard, having visited 24 of the 32 - unless the remainder of his current Euro-trek suddenly swings south to Munich, I should be safe....
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Moreover, I think you're the only person to post thus far who can boast a clean sweep of two groups :)
 
Great competition, @CGSwans. I'm on 21, plus Beauval in a couple of weeks.

Group A:
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B:
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C:
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D:
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E:
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F:
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G:
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H:
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
 
I haven't visited that many zoos, but I still think I've got a reasonable list when it comes to the European zoos. I guess there will be few instances where I've visited both zoos, so I'll base my vote on the arguments put forward by those who have visited.

Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
 
Group A
Los Angeles
Munich
North Carolina
Vienna

Group B
Berlin Zoo
Detroit
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Wroclaw

Group C
Columbus
Plzen
Rotterdam
Singapore

Group D
Beauval
Frankfurt
San Diego Zoo
St Louis

Group E
Cologne
Denver
Miami
Pairi Daiza

Group F
Antwerp
Bronx
Leipzig
Zurich

Group G
Berlin Tierpark
Burgers
Taronga
Woodland Park

Group H
Chester
Dallas
Omaha
Prague
Shame on me...although I plan to tick off a few more very soon :D
 
Meanwhile im over here having only visited Bronx, the San Diego’s, Denver & North Carolina. Been to plenty of other American zoos, just never have had the chance to go leave the country or go to some of the American zoos in more obscure locations.:D Miami & Los Angeles should be the next ones I see.
 
For the record, I've been to ALL 32 of your listed zoos. But I'd say that I strongly disagree with some of the included zoos (Antwerp, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Plzen), and you are clearly missing some much better zoos (Sedgwick County, Hagenbeck, Hannover, Loro Parque).
 
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ANyhuis said:
For the record, I've been to ALL 32 of your listed zoos. But I'd say that I strongly disagree with some of the included zoos (Antwerp, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Plzen, and maybe Bronx), and you are clearly missing some much better zoos (Sedgwick County, Hagenbeck, Hannover, Loro Parque).
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Hagenbeck, although very significant on a historical level, is by no means superior to Frankfurt in my opinion - neither in terms of collection nor exhibit quality!

I'm curious what has made Bronx drop even further in your estimations, too :P a few weeks ago you stated that although it didn't make the top 5 North American collections for you, it was safely within the top 10.... now you imply it doesn't even make the top 13!
 
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