Great Hoof-Stock/Antelope Enclosures/Collection

Toronto has a nice collection of hoofstock, though like many zoos, not as large as it once was. They have:

Greater Kudu
Common Impala
White Rhino
Indian Rhino
Grevy's Zebra
Masai Giraffe
Warthog
Red River Hog
Wapati
Wood Bison
North American Moose
Bactrian Camel
Barbary Sheep (being phased out)
Chamois (being phased out)
Scimitar Horned Oryx (being phased out)
West Caucasian tur
Domestic yak
Reindeer
Malayan Tapir
Sable Antelope
Mouflon
Przewalski's horse

It is rumoured that they may get Blue Sheep, and planned are Okapi and duiker. In the past they had Bongo, Musk Ox, Barasingha Deer, Dall's Sheep, Wisent, Thomson's Gazelle, European Wild Boar, Pronghorn, Dwarf Water Buffalo, Chinese Water Deer, Dromedary camel, Cape buffalo (I know they were in the 70's plans, not sure if they were ever exhibited though), Baird's Tapir (never exhibited), Black tailed deer, Gemsbok, White-tailed deer, Reeves's muntjac (which the zoo is planning on getting again), Manchurian sika deer, Topi, Plains Zebra.

 

Nr. one hoofstock in Europe is Dvur Kralove:

1 Bohm's zebra
2 Damara zebra
3 Chapman's zebra
4 Grevy's zebra
5 Hartmann's mountain zebra
6 Northern white rhinoceros
7 Sudan plain zebra
8 Eastern black rhinoceros
9 Indian rhinoceros
10 Somali wild ass
11 Southern white rhinoceros

12 Arabian oryx
13 Blesbok
14 Defassa Waterbuck
15 Slender-horned gazelle(will leave in 2010)
16 Common eland
17 Common waterbuck
18 Common warthog
19 Greater kudu
20 Western bushpig
21 Impala
22 Cape buffalo
23 Kafue lechwe
24 Kirk's dikdik )
25 Lesser kudu
26 Barbary sheep
27 Addax
28 Reticulated giraffe
29 Okapi
30 Eastern bongo
31 Eastern white-beared wildebeest
32 Roan antilope
33 Red forest buffalo
34 Natal red duiker
35 Nubian red-necked gazelle
36 Rothschild's giraffe
37 Scimitar-horned oryx
38 Springbock
39 Black sable antelope
40 Southern mountain reedbuck
41 Gemsbok
42 Blue wildebeest
43 Nyala
44 Nile lechwe
45 Black wildebeest
46 Western sitatunga
47 Pygmy hippopotamus

Thats it according to zootierliste. From many of these species they are breeder nr. 1 and have the biggest group of them in Europe.

 

The indian rhino's have left Dvur, but i think in Europe Berlin Tierpark is the no.1 in absolute numbers. The list of Dvur has more rarities and more appealing species if you ask me... here's their list of Zootierliste;

Chapman's zebra (Equus quagga chapmani (Syn.: Equus burchellii chapmani))
Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)
Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus hartmannae)
Kulan (Turkmenian kulan) (Equus hemionus kulan)
Eastern kiang (Equus kiang holdereri)
Great Indian rhinoceros (Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros) (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Przewalski' horse (Equus przewalskii)
Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somalicus)

Barren ground musk ox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus)
Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra)
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Chital (Axis deer) (Axis axis)
Himalayan blue sheep (Bharal) (Pseudois nayaur)
Bactrian deer (Bukharian deer) (Cervus yarkandensis bactrianus (syn.: Cervus elaphus bactrianus))
Tajik markhor (Turkomen markhor) (Capra falconeri heptneri)
Myanmar thamin (Cervus eldi thamin (Rucervus eldii thamin))
Pere David's deer (Milu) (Elaphurus davidianus)
Common waterbuck (Ellipsen waterbuck) (Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus)
European elk (Alces alces alces)
Corsica mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon)
Giraffe (no subspecies-status) (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
Collared peccary (no subspecies-status) (Pecari tajacu (syn.: Tayassu tajacu))
Malayan sambar (Cervus unicolor malaccensis (Rusa unicolor malaccensis))
Cape buffalo (Savanna buffalo) (Syncerus caffer caffer)
Afghan urial (Ovis vignei cycloceros)
Cretan wild goat (Agrimi) (Capra aegagrus cretica)
Javan Rusa (Cervus timorensis (syn.: Rusa timorensis))
Manitoba elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis)
Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)
Persian fallow deer (Dama dama mesopotamica)
Addra gazelle (Western dama) (Mhor) (Gazella dama mhorr)
Mishmi takin (Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor)
Chinese goral (Nemorhaedus caudatus arnouxianus)
Eurasian wild boar (Central European wild boar) (Sus scrofa scrofa)
Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
Michie's tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus michianus)
Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi (syn.: Rusa alfredi))
Red buffalo (Forest buffalo) (Congo buffalo) (Syncerus caffer nanus)
Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi)
Rocky Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus)
Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)
Southern mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula fulvorufula)
Tonkin sika deer (Cervus hortulorum pseudaxis)
Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna)
Common hog deer (Axis porcinus porcinus)
American wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)
White-lipped deer (Thorold's deer) (Cervus albirostris)
European bison (Wisent) (Bison bonasus)
Tule elk (Dwarf wapiti) (Cervus canadensis nannodes)

I also like Hannover's species list, they have quite a few rarities

 

disney's animal kingdom lodge has a few different interesting species such as: hartmann's mountain zebra, nyala, greater kudu, waterbuck, okapis, reticulated giraffe, grant's zebra, impala, thomson's gazelle, ankole cattle, blesbok, roan, sable, patterson's eland, red river hogs, yellow-backed duiker, and white-bearded wildebeest

 

WOW! Meaghan I never knew we had so many species! The buffalo were exhibited, however I can't remember where, Ungulate did say!

 

Just for your information, if there is a best zoo in the world -- for comparing different hoofstock species, it would have to be the Berlin Tierpark (in the former East Berlin). They have 3 different species of zebras, exhibited in side-by-side open paddocks. They also have all 4 llama species, right next to each other in huge grassy fields. It's also the only zoo where I've seen both Sizuan and Mischmi (sp) takins. Plus, they have so, so much more! An amazing zoo.

 

Thank you all so much! All of the information will be put to good use.

 

Okay... Everyone says the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Wild Animal park are the best for seeing animals. NOT! I have gone to these places all of my life and have realized that there are many other zoos that are better for seeing animals... hoofstock at least. Over the years the two facilities have gotten rid of soooo many good hoofed animals and now they are left with no rare and different ungulates.

 

I agree with Jedibiscuits. As I have stated on another thread, it seems as if the San Diego Wild Animal Park has gone way down in antelope numbers. I mean both herd sizes as well as number of different species.

 

Jim Dolan (America's "last great collector") must be rolling in his grave. (and he's still alive and well)

 

Now I just found out that the Toronto Zoo got rid of their chamois and west caucasian tur, as well as a few other hoofed animals. Now the only place that I'm aware of to see chamois is in Europe. Am I right? Does anyone know if there are chamois in any North American zoos, preferably the US? How about the turs?

 

I am almost certain that the chamois are still at the Toronto Zoo. However I know that the turs have left.

 

Ok thanks. I just emailed and asked and they didnt say that they had them like I asked. Is that the only place in North America to see them? How about roe deer? Does anyone know if there is a zoo in North America with roe deer?

 

I am not certain but I think that the Mountain View Conservation Centre might have chamois. I have not herd of the chamois leaving as a matter of fact I saw them yesterday...

 

Thanks a lot! Maybe you can answer my questions about the Toronto zoo because they couldn't:

Which of the following animals does the Toronto zoo have:
moose
blue sheep, bharal
wild boar
musk ox
barasingha deer
dall's sheep
European bison, wisent

 

The Toronto Zoo has moose out of all of that list. They had Dall's Sheep which were moved out 3 years back. We also had wisent, and musk ox which our last of each species died last summer (2009)

We have never had barasingha deer or blue sheep, bharal or if I am wrong I could be corrected, but we have had wild boars.

 

We did have Barashinga at one point, you could see them on the Monorail in the Indomalaya area, out of walking view

 

Isn't Gladys Porter Zoo in southern Texas supposed to be a hoof stock/antelope specialist? For example, don't they have species of duikers which no-one else has?

 

Ya Gladys Porter has Jetnik's duiker I think. And they have bushbuck unlike any other zoo in North America

 

Shadow Nursery has European roe deer. They are the last in North America. As far as hoofstock go Shadow Nursery probably has one of the best for diversity. For equids they have hartmanns(30+), grevys(4), grants, damaras(10+), kiang(9), kulan(40+), onagers(40?), przewalksi(30?), somali wild ass(5), nubian wild ass(8), poitou.

Cervids they have mexican red brockett, chinese water deer, indian muntjac(around 25 of them!), roe deer, formosan muntjac, reeves muntjac, mandrian sika, dybowski sika, japanese sika(extremely rare and beautiful), formosan sika, vietmanese sika, white lipped deer, siberian musk deer, bactrian deer, pere david, indian hog deer, axis deer, european fallow, persian fallow.

In the suids there are warthog, javalinas, red river hogs, southern bush pigs, meishan hogs, tamworth hogs, european wild boars,

The list goes on and on. Probably the largest herds of camelids in the country with all members displayed except for vicuna, extensive primate collection and avian collection, numerous rare cattle species and etc!