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European zoos listed after their animal-rarities

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by Nasua, 18 Nov 2014.

  1. Nasua

    Nasua Well-Known Member

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    Here's the list about tenrecs, insectivora and elephant shrews
    together:

    1. Zoo Moskwa (RUS) - 32 points
    2. Arabia's Wildlife Centre Sharjah (UAE) - 18 points
    3. Zoo Plzen (CZE) - 17 points
    4. Wildwood Trust Canterbury (ENG) - 15 points
    5. Zoo Wroclaw (POL) - 14 points
    6. inatura Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn (AUT) - 13 points
    6. British Wildlife Centre Newchapel (ENG) - 13 points
    8. Zoo/Citadelle Besancon (FRA) - 10 points
    8. Zoo Ostrava (CZE) - 10 points
    8. Bizar Zoo Orvelte (NED) - 10 points
    8. Tierpark Berlin (GER) - 10 points
    8. Hai Ramon Mitspe Ramon (ISR) - 10 points
     
  2. Nasua

    Nasua Well-Known Member

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    I continued, after a very long while, with a few more specific lists, like we began with insectivoras, marsupials etc.

    This is the Top 8 list of BATS

    1. Zoo Plzen (CZE) - 45 points
    2. Wildwood Trust Canterbury (ENG) - 20 points
    3. Tierpark Berlin (GER) - 19 points
    4. Zoo Krefeld (GER) - 18 points
    5. Nowe Zoo Poznan (POL) - 12 points
    6. Zoo Berlin (GER), Tierpark Schönebeck (GER), Pension zur Fledermaus Waren (GER), Zoo Usti nad labem (CZE), Wingham WP Kent (ENG) - 10 points
    7. The Tisch Family Zoo Jerusalem (ISR), Australia Park Nir David (ISR), Zoo Leipzig (GER), Weltvogelpark Walsrode (GER) - 8 points
    8. Zoo Szeged (HUN) - 7 points

    Very noticeable is the big gap between Plzen and Canterbury regarding the, not little, but relatively little number of bats and fruitbats-species .

    Top 5 of LEMURS, DWARF LEMURS & MOUSE-LEMURS

    1. Zoo Zürich (SUI) - 18 points
    2. Zoo Plzen (CZE) - 16 points
    3. Rare Species Conservation Centre Sandwich (ENG) - 12 points
    4. Zoo de Vincennes Paris (FRA), Port Lympne WAP (ENG) - 10 points
    5. Zoo Duisburg (GER), Sóstó Zoo (HUN), Zoo Mulhouse (FRA), Zoo Linton (ENG) - 8 points

    Interesting here is the fact that Zürich scored 0 points at lemurs but 18 at dwarf and mouse lemurs.

    Top 3 (because of not many listed zoos) of LORIDS & GALAGOS

    1. Zoo Praha (CZE), Zoo London (ENG) - 16 points
    2. Wildlife Trust Shaldon (ENG), Nowe Zoo Poznan (POL), Zoo Plzen (CZE) - 11 points
    3. Zoo Moskwa (RUS) - 10 points

    Top 5 of SAKIS, CAPUCHIN MONKEYS & NEW WORLD
    MONKEYS


    1. Apenheul Apeldoorn (NED) - 18 points
    2. Monkey Park Kefar-Daniel (ISR) - 14 points
    3. Zoo de Vincennes (FRA) - 12 points
    4. Nowe Zoo Poznan (POL), Zoo Veszprem (HUN), Zoo Cordoba (SPA) - 10 points
    5. Zoo Praha (CZE), Zoo Zlin-Lesna (CZE) - 8 points

    Top 3 of MARMOSETS & TAMARINS

    1. Zooparc Overloon (NED) - 10 points
    2. Zoo Moskwa (RUS), Zoo Novosibirsk (RUS) - 8 points
    3. Arche Noah Zoo Braunschweig (GER), Zoo Le Vigen (FRA), Zoo Praha (CZE) - 7 points

    Top 10 of GUENONS

    1.Zoo Twycross (ENG) - 23 points
    2. Monkeys Nursery Sochi (RUS) - 19 points
    3. Zoo Saint Martin La Plaine (FRA) - 17 points
    4. Monkey Park Los Cristianos (SPA) - 16 points
    5. Zoo Mulhouse (FRA), Zoo Bojnice (SVK) - 13 points
    6. Oceanarium Moskwa (RUS) - 12 points
    7. Zooparc de Beauval Saint Aignan (FRA) - 11 points
    8. Palmitos Park Maspalomas (SPA), Monte Selvagem Montemor-o-Novo (POR), Apenheul Apeldoorn (NED) - 10 points
    9. Bioparc di Sicilia Carini (ITA) - 9 points
    10. Zoo Safari Park Hinojosa de San Vincente (SPA) - 8 points

    French zoos seem to tend to guenons...but I don't know why an aquarium keeps guenons and nearby the only chinese red pandas in Europe. xD

    In general, Plzen, Praha and Poznan are part of, nearly, every list even if they aren't under the top 5 or 10 they're permanently part of the ranking.
    That means these zoos keep almost every animal form in at least one species. It's terrifying, in a good way, how many rare species are kept in Plzen. I already visited the zoo and even if there are some rare species behind the scenes, there is an enormous number of them on-show.