A little place called the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center in Whethersfield, CT keeps White-Footed Mouse. ~Thylo
You sure they exhibit this species? Here is a list of rare animals I know Lupa Zoo- Northern tamandua, Three-striped night monkey Maine Wildlife Park- Albino American porcupine, some nocturnal creatures which I don't know Center for Wildlife, Cape Neddick ME- Eastern gray squirrel, Big brown bat Squam Lakes Natural Science Center- White-footed mouse, have heard that wild Muskrats can been seen here. Stone Zoo- Markhor, Ringtail Animal Adventures- Agile wallaby, Carpathian lynx Zoo in Forest Park- Indian muntjac, Western bobcat Mystic Aquarium- Steller's sea lion Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center- White-footed mouse Ansonia Natue Center- Little brown bat Earthplace- Big brown bat Roger Williams Park Zoo- Pronghorn
Just a question that I thought I would ask here, how may collections in the US hold Black-tufted Marmoset?
What is this based off of? I remember they had a sign saying Northern Tamandua but I don't know how reliable that is, especially since the sign was just that name written down and no other information given. ~Thylo
That's the one of their two animals that looks less like a Northern... She looks like an Unstriped Tamandua, T. t. nigra. As far as I know, T. mexicana does not have an unstriped form. ~Thylo
It is possible it is an abnormal individual, but the much more likely option is that it is really a Southern Tamandua. Are there any Northerns in USA zoos or private trade? Lupa Zoo seems like the sort of place that gets a lot of their animals by buying them from dealers. p.s. I saw your photo in the gallery of their sign - so informational!
I've heard that some mexicana have entered the trade in recent years. Southwick Zoo lists their tamandua as being one. It looks much more like photos seen online and came from the now-closed LEO Zoo in CT, which got it from a private dealer. I don't know of any other rumored animals other than the above (highly informational) sign. Considering Lupa also signs their Scimitar-Horned Oryx as a Beisa and their Grant's Zebra as a Grevy's, I don't exactly trust their identification skills. @drill, nigra tamanduas are not completely uniform in color despite the common name being "unstriped". I think we can agree, though, that the animal in question lacks the dark black markings typical tamanduas have. ~Thylo
The Northern Tamanduas at the recently opened Aggieland Safari appear like the one in question from Lupa Zoo. I am still waiting for the gallery to be created so I can upload photos of them.
Unfortunately I think you are correct. I am wondering how many more "Northern Tamandua" are floating around.
