Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen

From the exotic mammals in Australian zoos thread:

"*Black (Golden-rumped) Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)
Adelaide Zoo had one pair which bred at least once. There were two males and one female up until 2009 or 2010. I don't know if all three died or if they were exported."

 

I have a feeling that they may have died out, I can't remember where I read that though, but it did happen at several zoos which held the BLT historically.

I think that Jersey was the only one that stuck with the species through thick and thin.

 

Thank you all for sharing these data. It's actually kind of depressing being able to see bushdogs only in a handful of cities in the country that should have lots of specimens spread around its zoos.

 

The only zoos in Brazil I can think of holding BLTs are the BH, São Paulo and Sorocaba ones. None in Rio de Janeiro, sadly.

 

Do you have the numbers for both? I'd like to know. They seem to be pretty rare in developed countries.

 

Definitely depressing, I agree.

 

Sorocaba doesn't have them as far as I'm aware. In terms of lion tamarins they have a pair of female golden lion tamarins who are sisters and are quite elderly now.

Sorocaba did historically have both the black lion tamarin and the golden headed lion tamarin as well as the buffy tufted and Weid's marmoset too.

São Paulo does indeed have quite a number of BLT both on site in the zoo and off site at the CECFAU facility just outside of Sorocaba.

I believe there are some now at BH zoo aren't there ?

 

Both what? Caracaras?

 

Yes, I saw them when I went there for the first time (exactly two weeks ago).

 

Brilliant to hear that another zoo here is keeping them.

 

I was talking about the bushdogs and screamers, sorry for omitting the names. I'd also like to know the caracara numbers, so if you have them, could you please share with us?

 

There are apparently 39 bushdogs in collections across Europe (Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, England, Lithuania, Sweden, Russia) according to ZTL.

I have no idea how many or how common they are in zoos in the USA or Canada though.

 

Oh, I have also seen gray brockets (Idk if they are uncommon at zoos in developed countries) and marsh deer. I've probably seen pampas deer and foxes as well.

 

It's good to know that those numbers are fairly high. I hope they increase in the future.

 

Bush Dogs I think are now down to no more than ten individuals altogether in North America, another five to ten years and the species will probably be gone. Only 4 zoos are still confirmed to have them.

Horned screamers are currently kept by only two zoos in Europe, I do not believe there are any in North America.

Both crested caracara species are not too difficult to find in Europe, the northern species is uncommon in North American zoos. Yellow-headed Caracara is also in Europe in small numbers.

 

I feel lucky to have seen Bush Dogs at Detroit and Saint Louis over the past few years - they are now gone from both facilities, I have my doubts that I may ever again have an opportunity to see a Bush Dog. At the very least, I don't think I'll ever see another one in a US zoo.

 

Are Dugongs rare in captivity? I saw one at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

 

I believe the Fort Worth zoo has either Anoas or Bantengs although I think they may have removed them so they could start construction on the next stage of a wilder vision after Elephant Springs.

 

Although I’m not quite sure how rare they are, I haven’t seen them in any other zoos.