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Zoo's with the most species of one genera/animal family ?
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Is there a term for a zoo that has one or two representatives of every genera/animal family? In the sense of Burgers' having Cuvier's dwarf caiman as their crocodilian, sun bear as their bear, etc.
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it would be literally impossible for a zoo to have a representative of every animal genus!
Duke lemur center not technically a zoo has 14 species of lemur
Lubee bat conservancy not technically a zoo has 16 species of bat
Japan monkey center technically a zoo probably has the most primates. Not sure of count
Yes. Noah's Ark (not technically a zoo)
Lubee bat conservancy not technically a zoo has 16 species of bat
Japan monkey center technically a zoo probably has the most primates. Not sure of count
Yes. Noah's Ark (not technically a zoo)
cornu aspersum
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I have never been to those places, but how are they not zoos?
How are Duke and Lubee not technically zoos?
Although you can make arrangements to visit them, they are not open to the general public
Local_Shark
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Believe it or not, as of my visits to both in 2022-2023, SeaWorld Orlando had the most shark species by a fairly wide margin (12 to 19) though was at least five species short of the total elasmobranch group as Georgia had many more rays. Now, if you count Aquatica as part of SWORL (I don’t, as I view them as separate parks and it seems so do their staff), they actually may widen their lead on sharks and even overtake the total elasmobranch number. Supposedly they have at least blacktip sharks over there now and possibly as many as four or five other smaller species of sharks and rays, in addition to duplicates of some of the ones at SWORL.
I SUSPECT the Peregrine Fund (not technically a zoo) may have the most species of raptors
but I can't find a species list
The Gibbon Conservation center (not technically a zoo)has 5 species of gibbon.
I suspect the Kalaweit project (not a zoo) may have 7, but they have 2 locations and
I can't find a species list.
but I can't find a species list
The Gibbon Conservation center (not technically a zoo)has 5 species of gibbon.
I suspect the Kalaweit project (not a zoo) may have 7, but they have 2 locations and
I can't find a species list.
Here are some zoos in Japan that have strength in species of particular groups:
Kawazoo (Shizuoka Prefecture)
120 species of frogs and toads
Taiji Whale Museum (Wakayama, Japan)
9 species of cetaceans
Japan Monkey Center (Aichi, Japan)
53 species of primates
Japan Amphibian Laboratory (Tochigi, Japan)
27 species of salamanders
Kamo Aquarium (Yamagata, Japan)
80 species of jellyfish
Susami Crustacean Aquarium (Wakayama, Japan)
150 species of crustaceans
Kawazoo (Shizuoka Prefecture)
120 species of frogs and toads
Taiji Whale Museum (Wakayama, Japan)
9 species of cetaceans
Japan Monkey Center (Aichi, Japan)
53 species of primates
Japan Amphibian Laboratory (Tochigi, Japan)
27 species of salamanders
Kamo Aquarium (Yamagata, Japan)
80 species of jellyfish
Susami Crustacean Aquarium (Wakayama, Japan)
150 species of crustaceans
Local_Shark
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Okay all of those are incredible, and I just love the very concept of a crustacean specific aquarium - but heavens, which 9 cetacean species does that museum have?? That must be a LOT of tanks.
Actually this place has only two main tanks for cetaceans. The rest are in the 3 acre natural cove area, separated by nets.
Local_Shark
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Oh wow, that’s even more fascinating! Adding that to my Japanese aquarium bucket list. I can’t speak the language so I couldn’t tell what the website said about what was there, but I saw Risso’s dolphins and I think pilot whales?
Yes, it's worth the visit. The species are probably going to decrease in the future.
The facility has these species:
- Short-finned Pilot Whale
- False Killer Whale
- Risso's Dolphin
- Common Bottlenose Dolphin
- Pacific White-sided Dolphin
- Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
- Striped Dolphin
- Melon-headed Whale
- Rough-toothed Dolphin
Local_Shark
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I’ve seen Risso’s, common bottlenose and pantropical spotteds in the wild and bottlenose again, Pacific white-sided, short-finned pilot, and rough-toothed in captivity. I would be so fascinated to see the others. Definitely will make the trip someday!
During my visit in July Aquatica had three shark species in the Commersons Dolphin exhibit: Gully Shark, Leopard Shark, and Grey Smooth hound. The only exhibit suitable for Black-tip reef sharks in Aquatica would be that tank if that is true.
Local_Shark
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Yeah the staff member I talked to in 2023 claimed their blacktip shark(s) (C. limbatus) had been moved there. To be honest I never set much stock in that report, but perhaps they’ve now passed on. But they didn’t have gully sharks or grey smoothhounds at the main SeaWorld, so if you count them as one facility that raises their shark count to 21 species.