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Duikers & Dwarf Antelopes in North America

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  1. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    This is a list for captive institutions holding duikers (subfamily Cephalophinae) and dwarf antelopes (tribe Neotragini of subfamily Antilopinae) in American and Canadian zoos. Evidence for holding goes back no further than 01/01/2017 for all species. Please add or correct holdings to the best of your knowledge; an updated list will be posted if necessary.

    (This wasn't going to be my next list, but a discussion on the Discord chat prompted it and due to the small number of species it only took a couple of hours to compile. Hoping that more mammal lists will be upcoming.)

    Duikers

    Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) (24 holders)
    Baton Rouge
    Birmingham
    Brookfield
    Caldwell
    Chehaw Park
    Cincinnati
    Denver (Zoo)
    Houston (Zoo)
    Jacksonville
    Kansas City
    Knoxville
    Little Rock
    Los Angeles
    Memphis
    Metro Richmond
    Milwaukee County
    Naples
    Nashville
    Niabi
    Omaha's Henry Doorly
    San Antonio
    San Diego (Zoo)
    San Diego (Safari Park)
    San Francisco
    Virginia (Zoo)

    Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus) (7 holders)
    Birmingham
    Bronx
    Brookfield
    Gladys Porter
    Idaho Falls at Tautphaus Park
    Los Angeles
    San Diego (Safari Park)

    Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) (4 holders)
    Columbus
    Los Angeles
    Miami
    San Diego (Zoo)

    Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) (3 holders)
    Ellen Trout
    Miami
    Tampa (Lowry Park)

    Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) (9 holders)
    Abilene
    Birmingham
    Erie
    Hattiesburg
    Maryland (Baltimore Zoo)
    Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW Zoo) (Green Bay)
    Safari West
    San Antonio
    Tampa (Lowry Park)

    Neotragini

    Kirk’s Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) (13 holders)
    Baton Rouge
    Brookfield
    Honolulu
    Kansas City
    Little Rock
    Maryland (Baltimore Zoo)
    Metro Richmond
    Roosevelt Park
    San Antonio
    San Diego (Zoo)
    San Diego (Safari Park)
    Topeka
    Wildlife Safari (Oregon)

    Günther's Dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri) (1 holder)
    Cameron Park

    Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) (13 holders)

    Albuquerque (Zoo)
    Brevard
    Brookfield
    Cleveland Metroparks
    Dallas
    Honolulu
    Jacksonville
    Lincoln Park (Chicago)
    Memphis
    Metro Richmond
    Omaha's Henry Doorly
    San Diego (Zoo)
    Staten Island

    Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) (2 holders)
    Disney's Animal Kingdom
    San Diego (Safari Park)
     
  2. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Some queries to be answered:

    Do Brookfield or either San Diego facility still hold Royal Antelope?

    Does Denver still hold Kirk's Dik-dik or have they been phased out to make room for the penguins?

    Does SDZSP still hold Yellow-backed or Black Duikers?

    Does Tampa (Lowry Park) still hold Crowned Duiker?
     
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    Great thread!
    Some historical facts:
    Bush Gardens imported Adders's Duiker in 1968
    Gladis Porter holded Jentink's Duiker
    There were several holders of Zebra Duiker, like LA and Omaha
    Maxwell Duikers were imported in USA by Philadelphia in 1928. San Diego and Bronx had the species.
    Bronx had Black-fronted Duiker
    There are many holders of Natal Red Duiker in Europe, there were some in USA also, I believe.
    Bronx had White Bellied Duiker.

    Tampa do not have Crowned Duiker anymore.
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Bronx also held Bay Duiker for the while, and their last Maxwell's died in 2015.

    Nobody holds Crowned Duiker anymore, and SDZ is the only holder of Royal Antelope left.

    ~Thylo
     
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    Every year the AZA Ungulate TAG puts out an update of the various program populations in one long powerpoint following the midyear meeting. I've found these prove invaluable in tracking the status of US ungulate populations, though they do not list which zoos keep which taxa. I don't think they've uploaded a 2020 update (yet) since the 2020 midyear meeting was cancelled due to the obvious. According to the 2019 update, however:
    -11.6 Black Duiker resided in 5 collections; this is a decline in the population.
    -23.16 Blue Duiker resided in 11 collections; this is an increase in the population.
    -18.11 Kirk's Dik-Dik resided in 17 collections; this is a decline.
    -1.0 Gunther's Dik-Dik in 1 collection; this is a decline
    -21.20.1 Klipspringer in 10 AZA collections plus various non-AZA; this is a decline
    -12.19 Red-Flanked Duiker in 12 collections; this is an increase.
    -11.16.2 Cape Steenbok in 6 collections; this is an increase.
    -46.47 Yellow-Backed Duiker in 35 collections; population has remained stable

    Note that just because a species isn't listed above does not mean it's not kept in AZA zoos. Bay Duiker, for example, is kept in at least three zoos listed above despite not being an AZA program.

    ~Thylo
     
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    Wildlife World holds and breeds Blue Duiker.

    ~Thylo
     
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    I'm not surprised to see my numbers off somewhat, given the potential number of obscure non-AZA holders and non-public facilities. Of those discrepancies, I am most curious about who the other 4 Steenbok holders are.
     
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    Yeah the Steenbok surprised me as well!

    As far as Black Duiker goes, I'm pretty sure Tampa keeps them still.

    ~Thylo
     
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    They were not listed in Geomorph's 2019 species list (the most recent we have) so I would need some other type of confirmation.
     
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    When I visited (2013, though) they were unsigned and therefore unseen with the Okapi.

    ~Thylo
     
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    The Okapi now cohabit with Bay Duiker, which are signed for the exhibit (and signed in another yard as well).

    Here is the thread for reference: List Of Species On Exhibit 8/2/19 [Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park]
     
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    How old is the remaining Royal Antelope now? When's the last time it was confirmed to be around, since it's off exhibit?
     
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    Zoo Miami had a calf born in December 2018 (Zoo Miami Welcomes Newest Super Cute Addition): "The Steenbok are presently off-exhibit at the zoo and will eventually be introduced to a public exhibit in combination with another species of African antelope."
     
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    Ha! I was going to do this exact thread next week, once I finish my felid one. <3 duikers. I'll still keep an eye out for other places. I'll be doing hyenas, civets, genets, and fossa next then; I can throw in anything anyone else is interested in, as well.
     
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    Neither place still holds the species, leaving them absent from American zoos.
     
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    i believe there are several subspecies of Klipspringer kept in the US. i think three according to Zooinstitutes
     
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    I don't search for subspecies information myself unless there is a compelling reason to do so. However, if anyone has information about subspecies at individual holders I can include that info in future updates.
     
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    There are no pure subspecies of Klipspringer kept in the US. SDZ and Dallas have individuals listed as stevensoni but the family tree of these animals are clearly mixed with founders from various parts of Africa.

    ~Thylo
     
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    The first Jentink's duikers (Cephalopus jentinki) in the United States were imported by and kept at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, when Dr. Warren Thomas was their director. These animals were intended for the Gladys Porter Zoo during their construction, but Omaha was a temporary holding place until construction of the zoo in Brownsville was completed and the zoo was open. Los Angeles Zoo also kept them, again during Warren Thomas's directorship there. The Zoological Society of San Diego owned an individual, but I don't know if that animal was kept on-site at any of their parks, however the International Zoo Yearbooks volume from 1993 does list the San Diego Wild Animal Park as a holder of Cephalopus jentinki.
     
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    Besides Los Angeles and Omaha, Cincinnati Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo, and I want to say San Antonio Zoo kept Zebra duiker as well. I believe Fort Worth Zoo had ownership of Zebra duikers, but I am unaware of them having any on-site. Fort Worth Zoo purchased those animals for Cincinnati Zoo in exchange for gorillas if memory serves me right.
     
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