ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2016

Yep, just figured that out myself as well! Thanks regardless.

So now the zoo keeps 2 female Cape giraffes, a male Rothschild's giraffe and a young hybrid, right? How about the Night safari?

 

And forgot about another one at Singapore zoo, it seems...

Singapore Zoo:
121) Nubian ibex, Capra nubiana

 

Time for an update (still far behind though!)


Parque Jaime Duque 26/4/16:
77. Kabomani tapir - Tapirus kabomani
78. Grey brocket deer - Mazama nemorivaga
79. White-tailed deer - Odoceilus virginianus

Santa Cruz Zoo 28/4/16
80. White-lipped peccary – Tayassu pecari
81. Marsh deer – Blastoceros dichotomus
82. Red brocket deer – Mazama whitelyi
83. Grey brocket deer – Mazama gouazoubira

Tatu Carreta 4/4/16
84. Axis deer – Axis axis

Mendoza Zoo 9/4/16
85. Mouflon – Ovis musimon ;are we counting mouflon?

Bioparque Temaiken 13/4/16
86. Greater (Zambezi?) kudu – Strepsiceros zambesiensis
87. Sable antelope – Hippotragus niger
88. Southern pudu – Pudu puda

Buin Zoo 19/4/16
89. Serengeti Thomson’s gazelle – Eudorcas nasalis

Guira Oga 27/4/16
90. Pygmy brocket deer – Mazama nana

C.I.A.S.I. 28/4/16
91. Chacoan peccary – Catagonus wagneri

Zoologico Roberto Ribas Lange 28/4/16
92. Small red brocket deer – Mazama Bororo(?)

Parque de las Leyendas 9/5/16
93. North Andean huemul – Hippocamelus antisensis
94. Peruvian vicuna – Lama mensalis

Quistococha Zoo 12/5/16
95. Peruvian brown brocket – Mazama tschudii
96. Amazon river dolphin – Inia geoffrensis

Zoologico Huachipa 13/5/16
97. Red brocket – Mazama zamora

Bioparque los Ocarros 15/5/16
98. Colombian brown brocket deer – Mazama murelia?

Cali Zoo 16/5/16
99. Colombian red brocket? – Mazama zetta
100. Mountain tapir – Tapirus pinchaque

 

Warsaw Zoo have replaced their Sitatunga with Nile Lechwe which I saw yesterday:

56) Nile Lechwe

 

Very impresive list devilfish ! Esp. seeing 9 species of Brocket deers, a genus represented by 1 species in 1 collection in Europe ( Grey brocket deer ( Mazama gouazoubira ) at Faunia Madrid.
You list 2 species with question-marks ( M. bororo and M. murelia ), why when I am allowed to ask ?
As far as I can remember I've sofar only seen one species in real live but its a species which is ( still ) missing on your 2016-list, the Yucatan brocket deer.

 

Thanks! Merida brockets were my nearest miss (that I'm aware of) - Yucatans will have to wait some time for me. I still have to finalise identification for several taxa - some of these I'm not entirely convinced about (like the greater kudus), and for others I'm going mostly on localities and old species (e.g. Mazama gouazoubira wild-caught from Meta province [Colombia] is assumed to be Mazama murelia). Reasonable logic but I prefer to be better-informed and to have identified some identifying morphological features.

 

Yetserday Rotterdam Zoo was very good to make my 2016-list a little longer :
69 ) Indian rhino ( Rhinoceros unicornis )
70 ) Tuffted deer ( Elaphodus cephalophhus )
71 ) Balabac chevrotain ( Tragulus nigricans )
72 ) Black rhino ( Diceros bicornis )
73 ) American bison ( Bison bison )
74 ) Visayan warty pig ( Sus cebifrons )
75 ) Dama gazelle ( Nanger dama )

Missed ( afaik ) one species, the Philippine spotted deer. Seen this species before but sofar not this time and not this year. Walked along the enclosure but I guess they were all inside.

 

Here's my full list as things stand. Please feel free to advise/constructively challenge any listings.

London Zoo 29/1/16:
1. Malayan tapir – Acrocodia indica
2. Warthog – Phacochoerus africanus
3. Common zebra - Equus quagga
4. Pygmy hippo - Choeropsis liberiensis
5. Rothschild’s giraffe - Giraffa rothschildi (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Chatsworth estate 30-31/1/16:
6. Red deer - Cervus elaphus
7. Fallow deer - Dama dama

Zoorasia 4/2/16:
8. Golden takin - Budorcas bedfordi
9. Mongolian wild ass - Equus hemionus (hemionus)
10. Okapi – Okapia johnstoni
11. Red river hog - Potamochoerus porcus
12. Common eland – Taurotragus oryx
13. Black rhino - Diceros bicornis (michaeli)

Hakkeijima Sea Paradise 4/2/16:
14. Bottlenose dolphin – Tursiops aduncus
15. False killer whale - Pseudorca crassidens
16. Beluga - Delphinapterus leucas
17. Short-finned pilot whale - Globicephala macrorhynchus
18. Pacific white-sided dolphin - Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Ueno Zoo 5/2/16:
19. Ezo sika deer - Cervus nippon (yesoensis)
20. Japanese serow - Capricornis crispus
21. Collared peccary - Pecari tajacu
22. Javan mousedeer? (more likely T. kanchil?) - Tragulus javanicus

Alexandria Zoo 17/2/16:
23. Barbary sheep – Ammotragus lervia
24. Common hippo - Hippopotamus amphibius
25. Nubian ibex - Capra nubiana

Giza Zoo 19/2/16:
26. Nilgai - Boselaphus tragocamelus
27. Scimitar-horned oryx – Oryx dammah
28. Nile lechwe - Kobus megaceros
Greater kudu - Tragelaphus sp.
29. Dorcas gazelle - Gazella dorcas
30. Defassa waterbuck - Kobus defassa
31. White rhinoceros - Ceratotherium simum
32. Gemsbok - Oryx gazella
33. Blue wildebeest - Connochaetes taurinus

Attica Zoo 20/2/16:
34. Guanaco - Lama guanicoe
35. Black Sea bottlenose dolphin - Tursiops truncatus (ponticus)
36. Somali wild ass - Equus asinus somalicus
37. Cretan wild goat - Capra aegagrus cretica
38. Wild boar - Sus scrofa
39. Western sitatunga - Tragelaphus gratus
40. Kafue flats lechwe - Kobus kafuensis
41. Arabian oryx - Oryx leucoryx

Blijdorp Zoo 25/2/16:
42. Reticulated giraffe - Giraffa reticulata
43. Balabac chevrotain - Tragulus nigricans
44. Indian rhino - Rhinoceros unicornis
45. Blackbuck – Antilope cervicapra
46. Banteng - Bos javanicus
47. Tufted deer - Elaphodus cephalophus
48. Philippine spotted deer - Cervus alfredi
49. Forest buffalo - Syncerus nanus
50. Vicuña - Vicugna vicugna
51. American bison - Bison bison

Burgers Zoo 26/2/16:
52. Natal Red duiker - Cephalophus natalensis
53. Eurasian forest reindeer - Rangifer tarandus (fennicus)
54. Desert bighorn sheep - Ovis canadensis (nelsoni)
Kirk’s dikdik - Madoqua sp.
55. Western blue duiker - Philantomba congicus
56. Bongo - Tragelaphus euryceros (isaaci)
57. Eastern white-bearded wildebeest - Connochaetes albojubatus
58. Roan antelope - Hippotragus equinus
59. Common hog deer - Axis porcinus
60. Reeves’ muntjac - Muntiacus reevesi
61. Brazilian tapir - Tapirus terrestris
62. Thamin - Panolia thamin

Artis 27/2/16:
63. Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis?
64. Alpine ibex - Capra ibex
65. Axis deer - Axis axis
66. Grevy’s zebra - Equus grevyi
Lesser mousedeer - Tragulus sp.
67. Lowland anoa - Bubalus depressicornis
Greater kudu - Tragelaphus sp.

Whipsnade 9/3/16:
68. Chinese water deer - Hydropotes inermis
69. Moose - Alces alces
70. European bison - Bos bonasus
71. Blesbok - Damaliscus phillipsi
72. Pere David’s deer - Elaphurus davidianus
73. Barasingha - Rucervus duvaucelii
74. Impala - Aepyceros melampus
75. Gaur - Bos gaurus
76. Common waterbuck - Kobus ellipsyprymnus

British Wildlife Centre 13/3/16:
77. European roe deer – Capreolus capreolus

Parque Jaime Duque 26/3/16:
78. Kabomani tapir - Tapirus kabomani
79. Grey brocket deer - Mazama nemorivaga
80. White-tailed deer - Odoceilus virginianus

Santa Cruz Zoo 28/3/16
81. White-lipped peccary – Tayassu pecari
82. Marsh deer – Blastoceros dichotomus
83. Red brocket deer – Mazama whitelyi
84. Grey brocket deer – Mazama gouazoubira

Mendoza Zoo 9/4/16
85. Mouflon – Ovis musimon ;are we counting mouflon?

Bioparque Temaiken 13/4/16
86. Greater (Zambezi?) kudu – Strepsiceros zambesiensis
87. Sable antelope – Hippotragus niger
88. Southern pudu – Pudu puda

Buin Zoo 19/4/16
89. Serengeti Thomson’s gazelle – Eudorcas nasalis

Guira Oga 27/4/16
90. Pygmy brocket deer – Mazama nana

C.I.A.S.I. 28/4/16
91. Chacoan peccary – Catagonus wagneri

Zoologico Roberto Ribas Lange 28/4/16
92. Small red brocket deer – Mazama Bororo(?)

Parque de las Leyendas 9/5/16
93. North Andean huemul – Hippocamelus antisensis
94. Peruvian vicuna – Lama mensalis

Quistococha Zoo 12/5/16
95. Peruvian brown brocket – Mazama tschudii
96. Amazon river dolphin – Inia geoffrensis

Zoologico Huachipa 13/5/16
97. Red brocket – Mazama zamora

Bioparque los Ocarros 15/5/16
98. Colombian brown brocket deer – Mazama murelia?

Cali Zoo 16/5/16
99. Colombian red brocket? – Mazama zetta
100. Mountain tapir – Tapirus pinchaque

Taipei Zoo 11&12/6/16:
101. Formosan serow – Capricornis swinhoei
102. Formosan sika – Cervus taiouanus
103. Formosan wild pig – Sus taevanys
104. Addax – Addax nasomaculatus
105. Beisa? – Oryx beisa

Taiping Zoo 13/6/14:
106. Lesser mouse-deer – Tragulus kanchil
107. Bearded pig – Sus barbatus
108. Bawean deer – Axis kuhli
109. Banded pig – Sus vittatus
110. Red lechwe – Kobus leche
111. Red muntjac – Muntiacus muntjak

Ragunan Zoo 16/6/16:
112. Rusa – Rusa timorensis
113. Mountain anoa – Bubalus quarlesi

Taman Safari Bogor 18/6/16:
114. Johnston’s wildebeest – Connochaetes johnstoni

Dusit Zoo 26/6/16:
115. Fea’s muntjac – Muntiacus feae
116. Indochinese serow – Capricornis maritimus
117. Siamese brow-antlered deer – Panolia siamensis
118. Masai giraffe – Giraffa tippelskirchi
119. Nyala – Nyala angasii

Singapore Zoo 28&30/6/16:
120. Desert warthog – Phacochoerus aethiopicus
121. Southern giraffe – Giraffa giraffa
122. Greater mouse-deer – Tragulus napu

Singapore night safari 28&30/6/16:
123. Markhor – Capra falconeri
124. Bharal – Pseudois nayaur
125. Himalayan tahr – Hemitragus jemlahicus
126. Cape buffalo – Syncerus caffer
127. Yellow-striped mousedeer – Moschiola kathygre

Ninoy Aquino park 3/7/16:
128. Philippine Brown deer – Cervus mariannus

Avilon Zoo 4/7/16:
129. Philippine warty pig – Sus philippensis
130. Visayan warty pig – Sus cebifrons
131. Mindoro warty pig – Sus oliveri

It’s possible that the Brown deer here are a different species, but I can’t find any reliable sources to help distinguish them.


Beijing Zoo 5-6/7/16:
132. Siberian roe deer – Capreolus pygargus
133. Baird’s tapir – Tapirus bairdii
134. Red goral (potentially hybrid) – Nemorhaedus baileyi
135. Yarkand gazelle – Gazella yarkandensis
136. Chinese goral – Nemorhaedus griseus
137. Black muntjac – Muntiacus crinifrons
138. Tibetan argali – Ovis hodgsoni (dalailamae)
139. Gobi argali – Ovis darwini
140. Marco Polo sheep – Ovis polii
141. Manchurian wapití – Cervus xanthopygus
142. Sichuan chou - Cervus macneili
143. Siberian Ibex – Capra sibirica
144. Sichuan takin – Budorcas tibetanus
145. White-lipped deer – Cervus albirostris
146. Bontebok – Damaliscus pygargus
147. Kiang – Equus kiang
148. Chinese red muntjac - Muntiacus nigripes?

Lake District Wildlife Park 7/8/16:
149. Black wildebeest – Connochaetes gnou

Jerez Zoo 5/10/16:
150. Hartmann’s mountain zebra – Equus hartmannae

Selwo Aventura 7/10/16:
151. Cuvier’s gazelle – Gazella cuvieri
152. Dama gazelle – Nanger dama

In the previous update I forgot to list European roe deer (which I’ve now added) and I had listed axis deer twice. To minimise the effect on the running total, I slipped the roe deer listing in chronologically, near the deleted axis.

I also assume we’re now going by the latest taxonomy involving just four species of giraffe? I’ve listed them to reflect this.
Re: mouflon. Does Ovis (orientalis) musimon not have a place in G&G’s listings? What are the wild European mouflon thought to be?

I’m expecting numbers to potentially change a little with the identification of some unknowns, and the dismissal of others (e.g. bison, following earlier discussion).

 

The male giraffe in Dusit is a Masai, if you saw him.

 

Yesterday (August 20) from the top of Bizarro Roller Coaster at 6 Flags Great Adventure

43) Blackbuck

 

23) Sinai Ibex

Is this Nubian Ibex?

 

Yes, I was going off my Castello bovid book which differentiated them

 

Even if there were a divison between the two (which Groves and Grubb mention, but don't give evidence for), the captive population is of hybrid origin.

 

Interesting thank you for that.
However, as I have chosen to count my taxa without all the odd splits I am still able to count Nubian ibex as Capra nubiana

 

Wow you have seen a lot of amazing species ! But the brown-colored muntjacs in Beijing Zoo are Reeve's muntjac BTW I am sure there are Marco Polo and Tibetan argali, but I am a little confusing about the Gobi argali

 

21 onwards is from ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (15/10/2016):
1. Visayan Warty Pig Sus cebifrons
2. Red River Hog Potamochoerus porcus
3. Scimitar-horned Oryx Oryx dammah
4. Kafue Flats Lechwe Kobus kafuensis
5. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
6. Brazilian Tapir Tapirus terrestris
7. Vicuna Vicugna vicugna
8. Southern White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
9. Rothschild Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
10. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
11. Plains Zebra Equus quagga
12. Lesser Malay Mouse Deer Tragulus kanchil
13. Southern Pudu Pudu puda
14. Western Pygmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
15. Red Deer Cervus elaphus
16. Fallow Deer Dama dama
17. Przewalski's Horse Equus przewalskii
18. Common Eland Taurotragus oryx
19. Reticulated Giraffe Giraffa reticulata
20. Addax Addax nasomaculatus
21. Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis
22. Pere David's Deer Elaphurus davidianus
23. Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
24. Sika Deer Cervus nippon
25. Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
26. Gaur Bos gaurus
27. Persian Onager Equus hemionus
28. Grevy's Zebra Equus grevyi
29. Ellipsen Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
30. Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
31. Impala Aepyceros melampus
32. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
33. Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii
34. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus
35. Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus
36. Gemsbok Oryx gazella
37. European Bison Bison bonasus
38. European Elk Alces alces
39. American Bison Bison bison
40. Wild Boar Sus scrofa
41. Nile Lechwe Kobus megaceros

 

At Dudley Zoo

74 White-lipped Peccary
75 Guanaco

This will probably be my final total unless I go to West Midland Safari Park and New Forest Wildlife Park( both possible but not planned). Other than that it would mean trips to the furthest parts of the UK and I have no chance of going to Scotland or the South West in the next 2 months!

 

And some additions from Wroclaw Zoo from early last week:

57) Reticulated Giraffe
58) Chacoan Peccary
59) Philippine Mouse-deer
60) Mesopotaian Fallow Deer
61) Dybowski Deer
62) Pere David's Deer
63) (Cretian) Wild Goat (Does this count? I feel like it should as Capra aegagrus cretica though Wikipedia seems to suggest that it may have ancient domestic origins)
64) Siberian Ibex
65) Barasingha
66) Banteng
67) Guanaco
68) Okapi
69) (Libyan) Barbary Sheep
70) Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest
71) Defassa Waterbuck

Unfortunately I was unable to spot two of Wroclaw's ungulates, including probably their most unusual species, as both the Cape Hartebeest and Tufted Deer were no-shows.

This will probably be my last update for this challenge as I don't think I will be visiting any new zoos until early January next year.