I'm quite late, but this was an excellent thread! It really is interesting to see how zoos have developed and will continue to do so...
Oh - this is a typo. Cactus wren was indeed #85!
Birds 86. Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Went south for a few days. Basically not much new, excluding a cactus wren I saw in Joshua...
This is probably it for this year, unless something really new comes by somehow. Either way it's the final stretch. Mammals 12. Botta’s Pocket...
This is a massive shame (although I don't think there's much else they could've done). I've heard that chimps tend to be kill-on-sight in many...
The Barrel Amphipod was seemingly on display in Into the Deep a little over a week ago, but it seems like they may have been replaced with these...
I'm finally back from a trip. Pretty good haul. I narrowly missed my chance to see a coyote and I'm somewhat salty about that. Aquatic birds are...
Out of everything they could've partnered with, it's an NFT. Wow. I wasn't expecting that, but then again I'm pretty sure WWF did that earlier...
Ah, thanks for telling me! I did some research to ensure there were breeding populations (so no pelicans) but the pochards and geese slipped...
UK, France! Was fun. France was pretty hot though.
Went on a Europe trip last week! Glaucous-winged gull is due to a Vancouver stopby... Birds 52. Glaucous-Winged Gull Larus glaucescens 53....
Going to Europe tomorrow, hopefully I see some interesting new fauna! For now, take these bugs. Inverts 51. Western Yellowjacket Vespula...
Needed more freshwater in the freshwater episode - sure, there were rivers and lakes, but I think turtles and crocodiles should've been...
Ah, thanks for telling me! (Prehistoric Planet was a good doc, although I think some potential was squandered in ep 3. All in all, 9.5/10! Let's...
Inverts Couple of new guys. The sweat bee was a rarity, I was excited to see that! 48. Western Lynx Spider Oxyopes scalaris 49. Western Tiger...
Birds 51. Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus Inverts Nothing truly new, but the dragonflies have emerged and there have been a few of them...
Inverts 44. Greenhouse Millipede Oxidus gracilis
Inverts 41. Valley Carpenter Bee Xylocopa sonorina 42. California Dark-Necked Darkling Beetle Coelocnemis dilaticollis 43. Robber Fly Mallophora...
Inverts 39. Western Carpenter Ant Camponotus modoc 40. Delicate Cycnia Cycnia tenera
Took a trip to Monterey - coastal areas are a great place to find wild animals. Mammals 4. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus 5. Harbor Seal Phoca...
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