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Animals rare in AZA zoo's but common in non-accredited zoos

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  1. noobmaster69

    noobmaster69 Well-Known Member

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    So a lot of such animals are usually hoofstock, blackbuck, fallow deer, mouflon, nilgai and a few more, they aren't that common in AZA accredited zoo's but they're pretty common in non-AZA zoos. Any other animals like these?
     
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    A lot of smaller carnivores, like Tayras, Grisons, and African Civets.
    Also Olive Baboons (at least compared to Hamadryas baboons).
     
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    Reticulated/Generic Giraffe and Bengal/Generic tigers. Not that AZA zoo's don't have them, but the pure sub-species are far more common and these are very common on non-AZA zoos.
     
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    I feel like serval is a species that you see much more as an off-exhibit ambassador animal in AZA, whereas it's more of an exhibit staple in non-AZA
     
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    Rhesus and Long-tailed Macaques. I don't know if any AZA facilities even have them, but they're common in both sanctuaries and roadsides.
     
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    Those are good examples. Indianapolis has Long-tailed macaque, but they are not really common in AZA zoos.
     
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    For mammals:
    - many primates: Common Marmosets, capuchins, guenons, baboons, macaques
    - mustelids and viverrids
    - hyenas

    For herps:
    - Green Iguana
    - Yellow Anaconda (AZA is predominantly Green)
    - Nile Crocodile
    - Common pet store herps (bearded dragons, leopard geckos, ball pythons, etc)
    - some monitor lizards (mostly those common in private trade)

    Hard to say with birds; it seems like many non-AZA facilities are often lacking in birds generally, with a few exceptions (ratites, peafowl, guineafowl, parrots).
     
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    Corangurilla Well-Known Member

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    Larger non-AZA facilities also tend to have large “exotic-domestic” bovines like Water Buffalo, Yak, and Watusi (although that last one seems to be seeping into AZA facilities from what I’ve read on this site :p).
    I guess they’re not valuable enough for most AZA facilities due to their domesticated nature and large size that requires a lot of space that would be better off used for a rhino or something like that.
     
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    Various parrot species. While the AZA zoos do have a pretty good macaw and amazon representation, the species tend to be narrow. Of course there are exceptions and places with very good parrot collections. However, quite a few non-AZA zoos have good macaw and parrot collections, many from "rescue"/surrendered animals that end up in their collections.
     
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    It seems Barbary sheep used to be very common in zoos but now appear primarily in non-AZA parks.
     
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    Celebus Crested Macaque immediately came to mind.
     
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    There are actually lot of AZA zoos with these (plus other common pet store herps like corn snakes). Granted, they're often either ambassador animals or in children's zoos.
     
  13. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Yes, to clarify I meant that these species are more commonly on exhibit in non-AZA zoos, while AZA zoos tend to exhibit rarer or breeding program species and keep pet store species as part of their education departments.