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Zoorasia Species list - 4th February 2016

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  1. devilfish

    devilfish Well-Known Member

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    I have made a list of all taxa visible/labelled at the time of my visit on the 4th February 2016.
    (squared brackets = not seen in enclosure but labelled; rounded brackets =further details/clarification)


    Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
    Rothschild’s mynah (Bali starling)
    Palawan peacock-pheasant
    New Caledonian Imperial-pigeon (Ducula goliath)
    Crested argus (Rheinardia ocellata ocellata)
    Bornean orangutan
    Pileated gibbon
    Malayan tapir
    Sumatran tiger
    Clouded leopard
    Francois’ langur
    Lion-tailed macaque
    Asiatic lion
    Golden takin
    Styan’s red panda
    Capercaillie
    Chukar partridge
    Himalayan monal
    Amur leopard
    Vietnamese pheasant
    White-eared pheasant
    Lady Amherst’s pheasant
    Mandarin duck
    Temminck’s tragopan
    Ruddy shelduck
    Victoria crowned pigeon
    [Japanese sparrowhawk]
    Spot-billed duck
    [Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra chinensis)]
    Steller’s sea eagle
    Herring gull
    Black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
    Humboldt penguin
    South African fur seal
    Polar bear
    Tohoku hare
    Snowy owl
    Red kangaroo
    Emu
    Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo
    [Proboscis monkey]
    Tibetan macaque
    Dhole
    Mongolian wild ass
    Oriental white stork
    Common crane
    White-naped crane
    Tsushima leopard cat (Amur leopard cat)
    [Japanese badger]
    Japanese raccoon dog
    Japanese red fox
    Japanese black bear
    [Japanese macaque]
    Bush dog
    Ocelot
    Common woolly monkey
    Capybara
    Spectacled bear
    Okapi
    African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
    Ball python
    Cichlid (Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus)
    Bell’s hingeback tortoise
    Violet turaco
    Red river hog
    Black-and-white colobus monkey
    Congo peafowl
    Livingstone’s turaco
    Black-headed weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
    Southern ground hornbill
    Vulturine guineafowl
    Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
    Red-billed firefinch
    Northern carmine bee-eater
    Lilac-breasted roller
    Bactrian camel
    Pygmy goat
    African wild dog
    Grant’s zebra
    Common eland
    Cheetah
    (Reticulated) giraffe
    Cape hyrax
    African lion
    Meerkat
    Eastern black rhino

    {Douc langurs, Eurasian otters, proboscis monkeys and Japanese macaques labelled as being off-show; Japanese macaques still visible from public viewing areas}
     
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  2. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Some very nice species in that lot!
     
  3. aardvark250

    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Update from 29th August 2019:

    Species I don't see signage:
    Palawan peacock-pheasant
    Capercaillie
    Chukar partridge
    Japanese sparrowhawk
    Congo peafowl
    Lilac-breasted roller

    Species which are offshow (stated by the zoo):
    Takin
    Polar bear
    Ocelot
    Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
    Red-billed firefinch

    Species I don't see any, but have exhibit and signage for them:
    Bush dog
    Fur seal

    Other stay the same, I don't think there are any new additions.
     
  4. zoomaniac

    zoomaniac Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Were the proboscis monkeys and the douc langurs still off-show?
     
  5. aardvark250

    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Both are onshow. See my photos in the gallery.
     
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