ZooChat European Cup Round 1: Edinburgh v Paignton v Paris Menagerie

[CGSwans]

Two elderly zoos that remain very pleasant days out, despite having seen their glory days, and one with a monotreme that is about to become in very handy. Why? Because the topic is miscellaneous mammals.

 

[Ned]

Miscellaneous mammals tends to mean small mammals so we won't be looking at vast and extensive enclosures, this will be all about the animals so I imagine we'll see Frexit.

 

[Dassie rat]

Monotremes
Paignton: Short-beaked Echidna

Dasyuromorphs
Paris: Eastern quoll

Diprotodontians
Edinburgh: Koala, New Guinea ground cuscus, Swamp wallaby
Paris: Dusky pademelon, Eastern grey kangaroo, Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo, Red-necked wallaby, Western woylie

Hyraxes
Edinburgh: Common rock hyrax

Armadillos
Edinburgh: Southern three-banded armadillo

Pilosans
Edinburgh: Giant anteater

Tree shrews
Paignton: Northern treeshrew

Lagomorphs
Paignton: European rabbit

Rodents
Paignton: Cape porcupine, Capybara, Crested porcupine, Hazel dormouse
Paris: Black-rumped agouti, Common Rock squirrel, Greater guinea pig, Indian crested porcupine, Northern Luzon giant cloud rat

Orders
Edinburgh: 3 (hyraxes, armadillos, pilosans)
Paignton: 3 (monotremes, tree shrews, lagomorphs)
Paris: 1 (dasyuromorphs)

Families for Ediburgh and Paignton
Edinburgh: 6 (koalas,cuscuses, kangaroos, hyraxes, armadillos, anteaters)
Paignton: 6 (echidnas, tree shrews, leporids, Old World porcupines, cavies, dormice)

Species
Edinburgh:6
Paignton: 7

Paignton wins after a very close battle

 

[Ned]

Paris has a bit more to offer than I thought. Could Frexit be avoided?

 

[lintworm]

Paris has quite a number of wonderful little enclosures for marsupials and rodents, with quite some rarities in a very nice cohesive atmosphere.