I would like to see more dhole packs. I found this species incredibly interesting; also captive breeding seems to be improved. It would be nice to see short-eared dog, Sechura fox and Ethiopian wolf. (For Darwin's fox ex-situ programme could be too late now?) And in general more species of foxes. My species list includes: 1. Grey wolf (captive + wild) + Dingo 2. African wild dog 3. Dhole 4. Maned wolf 5. Golden jackal 6. Black-backed jackal 7. Bush dog 8. Red fox (captive + wild) 9. Fennec fox 10. Arctic fox 11. Bat-eared fox 12. Corsac fox 13. Raccon dog (captive + wild) I really regret not seeing Cape fox in Plzen yet - the house was closed during my visit . PS Tabernas (Oasys Mini Hollywood) in Spain looks like european power of rarely-keep foxes. Somebody was there and can say something more about?
Can confirm a pale fox (Vulpes pallida) is currently held at Animal Adventures Family Zoo & Rescue Center in Massachusetts, USA
Ooo! I'm trying to do a new england trip this year, I don't think that was originally on my list but it'll be added now According to the bronx thread, dholes will be going into the old polar bear habitat.
Sometime this summer, depending on my dog's health (it's been a rough week). My Dad wants to do it the week of July 4th, which I'm totally against for obvious reasons. I need to check in with him again on it.
Well... A little bit Sometimes I think it's hard to be passionate about small carnivores... But maybe it will change soon for me, I won't give up only because a bad streak. Cape fox and palawan leopard cats are waiting...
Updated list: Added 2 species overall and 4 in the wild! 1.) (Vulpes cana) Blanford’s fox 2.) (Vulpes chama) Cape fox 3.) (Vulpes corsac) corsac fox 4.) (Vulpes lagopus) arctic fox 5.) (Vulpes macrotis) kit fox (also wild) 6.) (Vulpes pallida) pale fox 7.) (Vulpes rueppellii) Rueppell’s fox 8.) (Vulpes velox) swift fox 9.) (Vulpes vulpes) red fox (also wild) 10.) (Vulpes zerda) fennec fox 11.) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) gray fox (also wild) 12.) (Urocyon littoralis) island fox 13.) (Cerdocyon thous) Crab-eating Fox 14.) (Lycalopex culpaeus) Colpeo Fox 15.) (Lycalopex griseus) Argentine grey fox 16.) (Lycalopex gymnocercus) pampas fox 17.) (Lycalopex sechurae) Sechura Fox 18.) (Lycalopex vetulus) hoary fox 19.) (Canis anthus) African wolf (also wild) 20.) (Canis aureus) golden jackal 21.) (Canis latrans) coyote (also wild) 22.) (Canis lupus) gray wolf- including Dingo & Domestic Dog 23.) (Canis mesomelas) black-backed jackal (also wild) 24.) Canis simensis) Ethiopian wolf (wild only) 25.) (Canis rufus) red wolf 26.) (Chrysocyon brachyurus) maned wolf 27.) (Cuon alpinus) dhole 28.) (Lycaon pictus) African wild dog 29.) (Nyctereutes procyonoides) raccoon dog 30.) (Otocyon megalotis) bat-eared fox (also wild) 31.) (Speothos venaticus) bush dog Missed out on seeing side-striped jackals in Zambia/Ethiopia and as well as my first wild painted dogs in Zambia.
My canid list: 09 species African painted dog (L. pictus) Arctic fox (V. lagopus) Bush dog (S. venaticus) Coyote (C. latrans) (captivity + wild) Fennec fox (V. zerda) Grey wolf (C. lupus) - Domestic dog (C. l. familiaris) and Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi) Island fox (U. littoralis) Maned wolf (C. brachyurus) Red fox (V. vulpes) Question: What subspecies of African painted dog are kept at American zoos (specifically Oregon and LA)?
I wouldn't be too upset with less grey foxes and coyotes in zoos. I'd love to see more bush dogs, tanuki, dingoes, African wild dogs, and dholes for sure. I wish Ethiopian wolves were in zoos (at least in the US, I don't know if there are captive populations elsewhere).
There are no Tanuki in US zoos, all of the Raccoon Dogs over here are of the mainland variety. ~Thylo
I'm not realy a "dog-person" but evenso ( because everybody is making lists ) I also dived into my notes and made a list. To be honest it was much longer then I had expected ( 19 species ! ) : - Wolf - African wild dog - Dhole - Maned wolf - Golden jackal - Bush dog - Red fox ( only species seen both in captivity and the wild ) - Fennek - Arctic fox - Bat-eared fox - Corsac fox - Raccoon dog - Swift fox - Black-backed jackal - Cape fox - Crab-eating fox - Egyptian wolf - Rüppell's fox - Side-striped jackal and Dingo and New Guinean singing dog but they don't count as far as I understood.
They are just using the name "tanuki" as an alternative name for "Raccoon Dog" - but they are not Japanese Raccoon Dogs.
They're cool, it's just that for me, coyotes and grey foxes are the canids I've seen more in zoos than many others. I wish I could see wolves as often as I've seen coyotes.
Really? I've volunteered there for 3 years, and out of everything I found out, this is one thing that I never knew. I do know, however, they came from Italy. This was information from a carnivore keeper in a series they used to do on their YouTube channel called AskZooATL. She also went on to say they're the only zoo to house tanuki, although I think OKC Zoo had or still has raccoon dogs, which I guess aren't tanuki either.
I've only seen coyotes twice (one each time), grey foxes 2 or 3 times. The number of red foxes I've seen, though... and wolves...
