ZooChat Challenge Global 2024

Missed two for Manor Wildlife Park on my prior list so will add it on now as still feels timely enough;
54) Przewalski's Horse, Equus ferus przewalskii
55) Parma Wallaby, Macropus parma


Axe Valley Wildlife Park 20.04.2024
56) Scottish Wildcat, Felis silvestris
57) Jaguarundi, Puma yagouaroundi
58) Caracal, Caracal caracal
59) Rusty-Spotted Cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus
60) Serval, Leptailurus serval *
61) Fishing Cat, Prionailurus viverrinus

*forgot to list them for Hamerton so counting them this time around.

A few brain fades there but think I am now all accounted for!

 

Yesterday, I finally got my last two Buffalo Zoo species.
57. Black-and-Gold Howler Monkey- Alouatta caraya
58. Puerto Rican Crested Toad- Peltophryne lemur

 

Was able to visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences recently, so I can mark down another couple species for my list
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - 4/21
Amphibians
11. Squirrel Tree Frog (Dryophytes squirellus)
12. Pine Woods Tree Frog (Dryophytes femoralis)

Current Total: 51 species (32 Mammals, 4 Birds, 3 Reptiles, 12 Amphibians)

 

Irvine Park Zoo - April 26 2024
19. Tiger Panthera tigris

 

I have just gotten back from a visit to the Philadelphia Zoo and added 23 eligible species from that facility. I have also visited the American Museum of Natural History and realized that facility netted me 1 eligible species. Here are my updates.

Updated the formatting, and each species is only counted once.

2024 visits to date

• North Carolina Zoo (February)
• Greensboro Science Center (March)
• Adventure Aquarium (April)
• American Museum of Natural History (April)
  
• Philadelphia Zoo (April)

Total - 59

Spoiler: Mammals - 34

• Kangaroos, Wallabies and Allies (Macropodidae) - 1
  • Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) - Philadelphia Zoo
• Equines (Equidae) - 1
  • Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) - Philadelphia Zoo
    • Grant’s Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) - North Carolina Zoo
• Deer (Cervidae) - 1
  • Elk (Cervus canadensis) - North Carolina Zoo
• Antelope (Antilopinae) - 1
  • Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) - North Carolina Zoo
• Felids (Felidae) - 12
  • Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Bobcat (Lynx rufus) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
    • Southern and Eastern African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Cougar (Puma concolor) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus)
    • Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Lion (Panthera leo) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Sand Cat (Felis margarita) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Serval (Leptailurus serval) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    • Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - Philadelphia Zoo
      
    • Sunda Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) - Greensboro Science Center
• Dwarf and Mouse Lemurs (Cheirogaleidae) - 1
  • Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) - North Carolina Zoo
• Typical Lemurs (Lemuridae) - 4
  • Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) - Greensboro Science Center
• Indris, Sifakas, and Woolly Lemurs (Indriidae) - 1
  • Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) - Philadelphia Zoo
• Aye-Ayes (Daubentoniidae) - 1
  • Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) - Philadelphia Zoo
• Marmosets and Tamarins (Callitrichidae) - 3
  • Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) - Philadelphia Zoo
• Sakis, Titis, and Uakaris (Pitheciidae) - 2
  • Bolivian Gray Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus) - Greensboro Science Center
  • White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
• Spider, Howler, and Woolly Monkeys (Atelidae) - 2
  • Black-and-gold Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Brown-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
    • Colombian Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) - Philadelphia Zoo
• Old World Monkeys (Cercopithecidae) - 4
  • Francois' Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) - North Carolina Zoo
    
  • Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius) - Philadelphia Zoo

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Spoiler: Birds - 3

• Penguins (Sphenisciformes) - 3
  • African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) - Greensboro Science Center
  • Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Little Blue Penguin (Eudyptula minor) - Adventure Aquarium

Spoiler: Reptiles - 3

• Crocodilians (Crocodylia) - 3
  • American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) - Philadelphia Zoo

Spoiler: Amphibians - 18

• Frogs and Toads (Anura) - 18
  • Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix) - Adventure Aquarium
  • American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Australian Green Tree Frog (Ranoidea caerulea) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Bell's Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Reticulated Poison Frog (Ranitomeya ventrimaculata) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) - North Carolina Zoo
  • Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Suriname Toad (Pipa pipa) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale) - Adventure Aquarium
  • Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas) - Adventure Aquarium

Spoiler: Invertebrates - 1

• Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Orthoptera) - 1
  • Eastern Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea microptera) - American Museum of Natural History

 

Finally got round to adding up my totals:

14/03/2024 Reaseheath College Zoo:

17) Ring-tailed lemur

10/04/2024 Newquay Zoo:

18) Goeldi's monkey
19) Coppery titi
20) Pygmy marmoset
21) Common squirrel monkey
22) Silvery marmoset
23) White-faced capuchin
24) Parma wallaby
25) Dusky pademelon
26) Plains zebra (Chapman's subspecies)
27) Philippine spotted deer
28) Nyala
29) Black wildebeest
30) Eurasian lynx (Carpathian subspecies)
31) Ruffed lemur (Black & white belted subspecies)
32) Crowned lemur
33) Humboldt penguin
34) Brush-tailed bettong

 

I was finally able to make a return visit to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park yesterday, and I was able to pick up a very elusive marsupial and see one of the Park's newest arrivals!


San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, CA) - 29 April 2024:
Macropodidae:
179. Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Cervidae:
180. Pere David’s deer (Elaphurus davidianus)

(@Prochilodus246 - Just so you know, neither the lowland nyala nor the black wildebeest are a part of the Antilopinae subfamily, so neither would count for this challenge.)

 

Ah but of course, my totals stand on 32. Thanks @Kudu21

 

Now that I know that I can share this (it does not appear the Park intends to officially announce them)... There was another even more exciting recent addition on display during my most recent visit to the Safari Park!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, CA) - 29 April 2024:
Caprinae:
181. Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)

 

Amazing! Where they can be seen?

 

They are in the Asian Plains field exhibit, so they be seen from the overlooks on the pathways between Condor Ridge and Tiger Trail and between Tiger Trail and the Elephant Valley development or on a cart or caravan tour. They’re pretty easy to pick out because they look so different from anything else out there. In the morning, I saw them from the pathway while they were on the grassy hillside closest to the overlooks, and in afternoon I saw them from the cart while they were were in the rocks under the big ficus trees close to the boma.