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ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018

Discussion in 'Quizzes, Competitions & Games' started by ThylacineAlive, 1 Jan 2018.

  1. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    A small addition from the Toronto Zoo yesterday somewhat pushed up my species count.

    20. Jaguar Panthera onca

    Subtotals:

    Nandiniidae (monotypic)
    0 species

    Prionodontidae
    0 species

    Felidae
    7 species

    Vivierridae
    0 species

    Hyaenidae
    1 species

    Eupleridae
    0 species

    Herpestidae
    1 species

    Canidae
    3 species

    Ursidae
    2 species

    Odobenidae (monotypic)
    0 species

    Otariidae
    1 species

    Phocidae
    0 species

    Ailuridae (monotypic)
    1 species

    Mephitidae
    1 species

    Mustelidae
    3 species

    Procyonidae
    0 species

    -:cool::cool:TheWalrus:cool::cool:
     
  2. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Just one to add from Twycross 6th May

    58 Yellow-throated Marten - Martes flavigula
     
  3. pachyderm pro

    pachyderm pro Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    47. South American Coati (Nasua nasua)
    48. Large-Spotted Genet (Genetta tigrina)

    Nandiniidae (0/1)

    Prionodontidae (0/2)

    Felidae (14/41)

    Vivierridae (2/35)

    Hyaenidae (1/4)

    Eupleridae (1/8)

    Herpestidae (2/32)

    Canidae (9/36)

    Ursidae (7/8)

    Odobenidae (1/1)

    Otariidae (2/15)

    Phocidae (2/18)

    Ailuridae (1/1)

    Mephitidae (0/10)

    Mustelidae (4/54)

    Procyonidae (2/18)
     
  4. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yesterday my wife and I visited Artis - Amsterdam and saw 16 species of carnivores. 10 of them - Red panda, Asian small-clawed otter, African wild dog, Meerkat, Raccoon, Striped skunk, Lion, Jaguar, Californian sea-lion and Dwarf mongoose - I had already seen before this year at other collections, leaving 6 new ones for the Challenge :
    33 ) Fossa - Crytoprocta ferox ( see Fossa | ZooChat )
    34 ) Binturong - Arctictis binturong
    35 ) Margay - Leopardus wiedii ( see Yucatan margay | ZooChat )
    36 ) Fennek - Vulpes zerda ( see Fennek | ZooChat )
    37 ) Yellow-throated marten - Martes flavigula
    38 ) Wolf - Canis lupus ( see Wolf | ZooChat )
     
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  5. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Just discovered I forgot one species seen last week at Zee-aquarium Bergen aan Zee :

    39 ) Harbour seal - Phoca vitulina ( see Harbour seal | ZooChat )
     
  6. pachyderm pro

    pachyderm pro Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Looks like @TheWalrus has been slacking again ;)
     
  7. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Don' worry! Here are the totals so far 5 months in.
    1. ShonenJake13- 77 species
    2. TeaLovingDave- 76 species
    3. Dormitator- 73 species
    4. ThylacineAlive- 69 species
    5. pipaluk- 58 species
    6. MagpieGoose- 54 species
    7. pachydermpro- 48 species
    8. lintworm- 45 species
    9. Lemur02- 44 species
    10. Mr. Zootycoon- 40 species
    11. vogelcommando- 39 species
    12. KevinVar- 35 species
    13. Vision- 31 species
    14. jayjds2- 26 species
    15. FunkyGibbon/Ggrarl- 21 species
    16. TheWalrus- 20 species
    17. Zoo Tycooner FR- 19 species
    18. ScottishWildcat/natel12/birdsandbats- 16 species
    19. aardvark250/LaughingDove/Najade/ThomasNotTom- 14 species
    20. Chlidonias- 10 species
    I now hereby promise that I will not slack ever again.:D

    -:cool::cool:TheWalrus
     
  8. Mehdi

    Mehdi Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Actually, I haven't visited any zoo this year as of yet so I should not be included. That post of mine was to show @Ggrarl how to list species. :D
     
  9. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    Although I'm sure it's fun to keep ignoring my later contributions, just for accuracy it's worth pointing out that I'm on 42 not 21.
     
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  10. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    And I'm at 17 ;)
     
  11. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yikes; sorry for all the mistakes. Can any of the moderators edit that post to update the information that I had missed?
     
  12. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yesterday I visited Wildlands - Emmen and saw 7 carnivores, 6 of which I had already seen earlier in 2018 at other collections ( Meerkat, Polar bear, Californian sea-lion, Lion, Dwarf mongoose and Asian small-clawed otter ) leaving just 1 new species for the Challenge :

    40 ) South american fur-seal - Arctocephalus australis ( see South american fur seal | ZooChat )
     
  13. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    53. Honey badger (Melivora capensis)
    54. American black bear (Ursus americanus)
    55. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
    56. Palawan leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
    57. Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga)
    58. Common palm civet (Paradoxurus hemaphroditus)
    59. Small-spotted genet (Genetta genetta)
    60. Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus)
    61. Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
    62. Dingo (Canis dingo)

    Zoo Berlin

    63. Ring-tailed vontsira (Galidia elegans)

    Northern fur seal have indeed left the Zoo and with both Alfred-Brehm house and the Carnivore house in the Zoo under renovation, the total is slightly lower than it should be....
     
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  14. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Two points:

    1) This is being regarded as P. javanensis for the purposes of this challenge.
    2)
    Where did you see this?
     
  15. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I was afraid I would get a comment from you on the taxonomy :p

    The two glass-fronted enclosures left of the main entrance of the AB-house were still inhabited, one with the Leopard cat, the other with the Margay (Margay were also signed in the former Caracal enclosure, but I did only see their food there....)
     
  16. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Interesting :) when I visited they were only visible inside the ABH, and there were three glass-fronted enclosures where you describe. Given the fact they only had the two Margay to begin with, this implies either that more have been obtained or that they have been split up.

    As for the taxonomy, look at it this way - you still have bengalensis to pick up!
     
  17. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I was basically to lazy to look up the name for the new split :p If I can make it to Parc des Felins this year I might see proper bengalensis, but I am not sure whether that will happen ;)

    I guess split up, I saw only one cat and there also seemed to be only food for one individual. The Margay still had the left and middle enclosure, the Leopard cat the right one.
     
  18. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Giving two enclosures to a single individual is a bit of an odd way round to have things given they have a fair few of the Palawan cats :p still, good to know the species is still on-display.
     
  19. pipaluk

    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Thrigby Hall 15th May

    59 Indochinese Leopard Cat - Prionailurus bengalensis
    60 Asian Golden Cat - Catopuma temminckii

    Amazona 16th May

    61 North American River Otter - Lontra canadensis
     
  20. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    21. African wild dog Lycaon pictus
    22. Syrian brown bear Ursus arctos (syriacus)
    23. American black bear Ursus americanus
    24. American badger Taxidea taxus
    25. African leopard Panthera pardus (pardus)
    - Amur leopard Panthera pardus (orientalis)
    26. American red fox Vulpes fulva (including one "silver fox")
    27. Canadian lynx Lynx canadensis

    Subtotals:

    Nandiniidae (monotypic)
    0 species

    Prionodontidae
    0 species

    Felidae
    9 species

    Vivierridae
    0 species

    Hyaenidae
    1 species

    Eupleridae
    0 species

    Herpestidae
    1 species

    Canidae
    5 species

    Ursidae
    4 species

    Odobenidae (monotypic)
    0 species

    Otariidae
    1 species

    Phocidae
    0 species

    Ailuridae (monotypic)
    1 species

    Mephitidae
    1 species

    Mustelidae
    4 species

    Procyonidae
    0 species

    Note that the second leopard subspecies does not count. I am also using @TeaLovingDave 's photographic guides to help with scientific names and subspecies in some cases.

    -:cool::cool:TheWalrus:cool::cool: