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  1. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    *after a word means sort of rare in a zoo
    **after a word means rare in a zoo
    ***after a word means that the species is the only one in a Us or world zoo
    zb, after a word stands for Zoo Baby
    (#) after a word means the number of animals that are on and even off exhibit. Numbers may be wrong.
    There are over 500 species at the zoo, 300 in which are on exhibit and there are over 2,000 animals total.
    Also just because there is number of animals at the zoo doesn't mean that all of them are on exhibit.


    Elephant Reserve
    *Indian elephant*(2)
    *Malaysian elephant***(2)

    Giraffe Ridge
    *Masai giraffe(2)
    *Grey-crowned crane(3)
    *Greater flamingo(43) zb

    Discovery Forest
    *Linnaeus's two-toed sloth(2)
    *Cane toad(4)
    *Blue-and-gold macaw(4)
    *Boa constrictor(4)

    Gibbon Islands
    *Siamang(2)
    *Buff-cheeked gibbon**(Nomascus gabriellae gabriellae) (2)

    Red panda

    Children's Zoo
    *Aardvark(2)
    *Bearcat(4)
    *Parma wallaby(1)
    *Bennet's wallaby(2)
    *Brown-nosed coatimundi(1)
    *Homing pigeon(4)+
    *Tawny Frogmouth(1)
    *Chicken(2)+
    *Red junglefowl(1)+
    *Radiated tortoise*(3)
    *Gopher tortoise*(2)
    *Red-footed Tortoise(2)
    *Southern three-banded armadillo*(7)
    *Six-banded armadillo*(1)
    *Nine-banded armadillo*(1)
    *Nigerian dwarf goat*(18)
    *Baby doll sheep**(6)
    *Jacob sheep**(10)
    *Dexter cattle(2)
    *Miniature cattle ***i believe (2)
    *Miniature Donkey*(2)
    *Llama(1)
    *Alpaca(1)

    Swan Lake
    *Mallard(na)
    *Canada Goose(na)
    *Mandarin Duck(na)
    *Northern Pintail(na)
    *Redhead duck(na)
    *Trumpeter Swan(na)
    *Wood Duck(na)
    *Red-crowned crane(2)
    *Florida Sandhill crane(1)

    Wildlife Canyon
    *Sumatran rhinoceros**(2)
    *Red river hog(6)
    *Sichuan takin**(4)
    *Przewalski's horse**(2)
    *Bactrian camel**(2)
    *Emu(2)

    Eagle Eyrie
    *Steller's sea eagle** zb (4)
    *Andean condor**(2)

    Reptile House
    *Lizards: Solomon Islands Skink(1), African fat-tailed gecko**(1), Razo Island Skink***(1), Sudan plated lizard**(1), Madagascar Giant Day Gecko(2), Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard*(1), Reticulated Gila Monster*(1), Blue Tree Monitor(1), Ornate Monitor**(1), Chinese alligator**(8)

    *Snakes: King cobra*(3), Asian Vine Snake**(1), Albino Nelson's Milksnake**(1), Gaboon viper(1), Rhinoceros Viper(1), Yucatan Neotropical Rattlesnake**(the babies went to Atlanta) (1), Albino California King Snake(1), Caatinga Lancehead**(1), Brazilian Rainbow Boa(4), Green Tree Python**(Morelia viridis viridis) (4), Terciopelo**(5), Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake**(3), Black Rat Snake zb (3), Angolan Python(6), Aruba Island Rattlesnake*(1), Eyelash Viper(1), Jameson's Mamba**(1)

    *Turtles: Pancake tortoise zb (4), Galapagos tortoise**(4), Red-eared slider(2)+, Common snapping turtle(1)

    *Amphibians: Cave salamander (Spotted-tail Salamander)**(3), Gray tree frog(1), Spring salamander***(Gyrinophilus porphyriticus)(2)

    Cockatoo Island
    *Salmon-crested cockatoo(1)
    *Major Mitchell's cockatoo**(Cacatua leadbeateri) (1)

    Monkey Island
    *Japanese macaque(11)

    Cat House (closed)
    *Caracal
    *Geoffrey's cat*
    *Margay*
    *Fossa*
    *Tayra**
    *Bat-eared fox
    *Meerkat
    *Fishing cat*
    *Bobcat
    *Arabian sand cat**(Felis margarita harrisoni)
    *Black-footed cat*
    *Ocelot
    *Serval
    *Clouded leopard*
    *Brown-nosed coatimundi
    *Pallas's cat**
    *Snow leopard**
    *Eurasian lynx
    *Eastern Siberian lynx**
    *Canadian lynx
    *Southern Brazilian Ocelot**(Leopardus pardalis mitis)

    Night Hunters
    *Eurasian eagle owl(1)
    *Pallas's cat** zb (7)
    *Fossa*(2)
    *Aardwolf***(2)
    *Clouded leopard(2)
    *Pygmy slow loris*(2)
    *Common vampire bat*(43)
    *Potto**(5)
    *Aardvark(3)
    *Indian flying fox(15)
    *Greater bushbaby**(5)
    *Southern Brazilian Ocelot**(3)
    *Ocelot(2)
    *Burmese python(1)
    *Black-footed cat*(4)
    *Arabian sand cat**(Felis margarita harrisoni) (4)
    *Caracal(1)
    *Bearcat zb (4)
    *Tayra** zb (3)
    *Bat-eared fox(2)
    *Fennec fox(2)
    *Fishing cat*(3)
    *Bobcat(3)-
    *Eastern Siberian lynx**(Lynx lynx wrangeli) (1)
    *Cougar(2)

    Gorilla World
    *Western lowland gorilla*(8 but by spring will have 6 but there might be babies next year)
    *Black-and-white colobus monkey(3)
    *Eastern black-and-white colobus monkey(5)
    *Grey's crowned guenon***(Cercopithecus pogonias grayi)(8)

    Nocturnal House (closed)
    *Barn owl
    *Blind Cave fish*
    *Common vampire bat
    *Southern three-banded armadillo
    *Large-spotted genet**
    *Bearcat*
    *Feather-tailed Glider**
    *Fennec fox
    *Potto**
    *Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
    *Six-banded armadillo*
    *Sugar glider
    *Black-headed Douroucouli***
    *Southern Douroucouli**
    *Central American Cacomistle**
    *Aardvark
    *Indian Flying Fox
    *Garnett's Galago**

    Lemur Lookout
    *Ring-tailed lemur(3)

    Dragons!
    *Ackies dwarf monitor (Spiny-tailed monitor)**(2)
    *Green tree monitor**(5) zb
    *Quince monitor**(3)
    *Crocodile Monitor*(2)
    *Komodo Dragon(1)

    Manatee Springs
    Greenhouse: American Alligator(7), Spotted gar, Florida cooter**, Florida snapping turtle*(1), American Crocodile*(1)

    Featured indoor exhibits: Caribbean Hermit Crab, Alligator Snapping Turtle*(4), Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Golden shiner*, Largemouth Bass, Redbreast sunfish, Redear sunfish, Knight Anole*(4), Golden Silk-orb weaver**(50)

    Manatee tank: Florida Manatee**(2), Alligator gar, Chain pickerel**, Channel Catfish, Grass Carp*, Florida Gar, Florida softshell turtle**(2), Longnose gar, Spotted gar, Golden shiner*

    Infamous Plant Invaders: Azureus Cichlid**, Banded dwarf cichlid**, Green Severum**, Tiger Oscar**, Red-bellied piranha*, Red Devil Cichlid**
    Mozambique Tilapia**, Mouthbrooder***

    Florida Biodiversity: Florida Cottonmouth(1), Two-toed Amphiuma*(1), Margarita Snail, Royal Gramma Basslet, Florida Decorated Crab, Peppermint Shrimp, Royal Coral Shrimp, Scarlet Hermit Crab, Turbo Snail, Southern Copperhead*(1), Mangrove Water Snake**(7), Loggerhead musk turtle**(1), Western mosquitofish**(50), Eastern Gulf Coast Waterdog***(Necturus) (4)

    Palmetto Scrub: Corn Snake(3), Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake(8), Everglades Rat Snake**(5), Timber Rattlesnake*(2), Yellow Rat Snake**(2)

    Rhino Reserve
    *Indian rhinoceros**(2)
    *Okapi- (1 will be 2 in December 2012 because Kuvua is prengant)
    *Eastern bongo zb(4)
    *East African crowned-crane(3)
    *Greater Flamingo zb(43)
    *Bar-headed goose(7)
    *Grevy's Zebra(4)
    *Eastern black rhinoceros(1)

    White Lions of Timbavati
    White African lion**(Transvaal lion, Panthera leo krugeri) (4)

    Jungle Trails
    Asian Animals: Mueller's gibbon(2), Lesser Adjutant Stork**(2), Sumatran Orangutan**(2), Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat**(2), Banded Palm Civet**(1), Sugar Glider(2), White-handed Gibbon zb (4), Lion-tailed Macaque(3), Francois Langur*(2)

    African Animals: Pink-backed Pelican(3), Saddle-billed stork*(2), Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur(3), White-naped Raven**(2), Angolan colobus monkey**(3), Bonobo** zb (10)+/-, African Striped Weasel**(1), Garnett's galago**(3), Grey Bamboo Lemur***(2), Diana monkey*(2), Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill**(2), Hamerkop(2), Golden-breasted Starling(2), Ruddy Shelduck(5)+/-, Emperor scorpion(60), Bonobo** zb (10)+/-, Aye-Aye**(1 soon to be 2), Potto**(5), Dumeril’s Ground Boa(5)

    Lords of the Arctic
    *Polar bear(3)
    *Barred owl*(2)
    *Bald Eagle (spring 2012) (2)

    Sea Lion Falls
    *California sea lion(2)

    Wolf Woods
    *Grey fox(2)
    *North American river otter(2)
    *Eastern box turtle(2)
    *Mexican wolf**(2)
    *Thick-billed parrot**(5)
    *Masked Bobwhite quail**(11)

    Wings of the World
    Outdoor exhibits: Laughing Kookaburra, Blue-and-gold Macaw, Blue-throated Macaw**, Southern Screamer*.

    Amazon: Matamata turtle*, Crested Screamer*, Opal-rumped Tanager***(Tangara velia iridina), Paradise Tanager**, Red-capped Cardinal, Elegant Crested Tinamou*, Guira Cuckoo**, Golden Conure, Northern Helmeted Curassow*, Northern Lapwing*, Pesquet's Parrot**, Red Shoveler**, Saffron Finch*, Scarlet Ibis, Sunbittern, Yellow-rumped Cacique**

    Australasia: Raggiana Bird-of-paradise**, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Giant Fruit Bat, Nicobar Pigeon, Asian Fairy Bluebird*, Bali Myna, Blue-crowned Laughing Thrush**, Jambu Fruit Dove**, White-naped Pheasant Pigeon**(Otidiphaps nobilis aruensis), White-throated Ground Dove**

    Montane: Masked Bobwhite Quail**, Thick-billed Parrot**

    Grasslands:Black-winged Red Bishop**, Blue-breasted Kingfisher**, Blue-naped Mousebird**, Four-banded Sandgrouse**, Golden-breasted Starling
    Northern Carmine Bee-eater**(Merops nubicus nubicus), Violet-backed Starling*

    Wetlands: Double-crested Cormorant**, Tri-colored Heron***(Egretta tricolor ruficollis), Ruddy Duck, Red-bellied Cooter*, Peninsula cooter*

    Enclosed wall exhibits: Bourke's Parakeet*, Red-flanked Lorikeet**(Charmosyna placentis placentis), Scarlet-chested Parrot**, Gouldian Finch

    Arctic Islands:Crested Auklet**, Harlequin Duck**, Least Auklet***, Whiskered Auklet***, Smew

    Arctic Sea Cliffs: Common Murre**, Harlequin Duck**, Horned Puffin**, Pigeon Guillemot***(Cepphus columba columba) zb, Spectacled Eider**

    Sub-antarctic Coast: Black-faced Ibis***(Theristicus melanopis melanopis)
    Chiloe Wigeon**, Blue-eyed Cormorant***(Phalacrocorax atriceps atriceps), Inca Tern*, King Penguin, Magellanic Penguin**, Southern Rockhopper Penguin zb

    Bear Line
    *Spectacled bear(2)
    *American black bear(2)

    Lorikeet Landing
    *Black-capped Lory
    *Chattering Lory
    *Ornate lorikeet**
    *Rainbow Lorikeet
    *Red-collared Lorikeet**
    *Sunset Lorikeet**
    *Weber's Lorikeet**
    *Cape-barren Goose*
    *Kea*
    *Magpie Goose*
    *Nicobar Pigeon
    *Pied-Imperial Pigeon
    *Ruddy Shelduck
    *Victoria Crowned Pigeon

    Penguin Walkabout
    *African penguin(2)+
    *Little penguin**(24) zb

    Cheetah Encounter
    *Cheetah (15)
    *Red river hog(6)
    *Serval(3)-

    Oriental Garden
    *Golden Koi fish

    Cat Canyon (spring 2012)
    *Cougar(2)
    *Malaya tiger**(May be 2)
    *Snow leopard*(Will be 2)

    World of the Insect
    Ants: Bullet Ant***, Leaf-cutting ant**

    Beetles: American Burying Beetle**, Emerald beetle***(Smaragdesthes africana oertzeni)
    Flamboyant flower beetle**, Western Hercules beetle***, Jade-Headed Buffalo Beetle**, Sunburst diving beetle**, Taxi-Cab Beetle**, Tin-Foil Beetle***
    Yellow-bellied beetle**

    Cockroaches: Bat Cave cockroach**, Green-Leaf Cockroach, Madagascar hissing cockroach, Zebra Bug

    Grasshoppers: Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Grey Bird Grasshopper

    Scorpions: Giant desert hairy scorpion, Vinegaroon, Water Scorpion

    Spiders:Brown recluse spider, Black Widow

    Walking Sticks:Australian Walking Stick, Giant Jumping Stick, Giant Walking Stick 100,000 zb

    Other Various Bugs and Insects: Giant African Millipede, Giant Water Bug, Giant Spiny leaf insect, Red-Eyed Assassin Bug, Tri-Colored Backswimmer, White-eyed assassin bug, Water Strider

    What Eats Insects:Naked mole rat zb, Spiny Blue Lizard, Black tree monitor, Rough Green Snake, Yellow and Blue Poison Dart Frog, Dyeing poison dart frog, Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Ornate Horned Frog, Emperor tamarin

    Butterfly Rainforest: African-helmeted turtle, Andean Cock-of-the-rock**, Blue Ground Dove**, Peruvian Pigeon**, Golden-headed Manakin**, Spangled Cotinga**
    White-naped Pheasant Pigeon**, African Pygmy Goose**,
    Passion Flower Butterfly
     
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  2. dmanwarren

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    what a fantastic list and thanks for all the hard work that you put into putting it together. My only question is where is ED'S Giant Chinese Salamaders. They were by far the ulgyest animal I had ever seen, but yet he was the proudes of them.
     
  3. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I have not heard of such species at the zoo, you must be thinking of the time that they had the Amphibian House in the now 4-D theater.
     
  4. Kudu21

    Kudu21 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You're mistaken.... The 4-D Theater was the Ape House and then an event hall ;) The Chinese Giant Salamanders were in the Reptile House. They had problems with the tank leaking and they were often off exhibit. I'm not sure if they still hold the species behind the scenes, but they are no longer on display. Quite impressive, yet rather "ugly", creatures. I was always quite fond of them.
     
  5. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    So that's what that empty exhibit is in the Reptile House. Are you sure that it wasn't an Amphibian House? I remember seeing a giant mudpuppy, and a bunch of toads.
     
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    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    This says that the Cin Zoo and four other zoos were the only one's to captivate it. I also think that giant mudpuppy was the salamander now that I saw the picture of one.

    [ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_giant_salamander[/ame]

    Here's pictures of it a the zoo

    Cincinnati Zoo - Caudata.org Newt and Salamander Forum
     
  7. gerenuk

    gerenuk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The old Ape House did house an temporary exhibition on amphibians called "Frogs" back in 2001(?)
     
  8. Kudu21

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    The Chinese Giant Salamanders have been gone for quite a few years, so the empty exhibit in the Reptile House was home to something else.

    Gerenuk beat me to it. I was going to say that I believe there was a special exhibit there, but it was never an "official" amphibian house. As for the exact time it was there, I don't quite remember, but 2001 sounds about right.
     
  9. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    it was, scroll down about 75% of this link

    Investigating Evolution at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
     
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    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You are correct
     
  11. Kudu21

    Kudu21 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It was only a special exhibit, similar to the Australian exhibit that was in the Children's Zoo back in the mid 2000's. It wasn't an "official" amphibian house. If you read closely, it says "traveling" exhibit, which is what it was.

    Edit: I see you realize that now. We posted at the same time.
     
  12. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Besides dman, what does everyone think, after spending 9 hours on it?
     
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    geomorph Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Thank you for such a thorough research! I especially appreciate the Insect lists, since whenever I think of this zoo I immediately remember this fantastic exhibit complex first!
     
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    Species name is actually Ridge-tail monitor, ackie is a hobbyist's name for the sp. Also they are a species that is being kept by many hobbyists so surley zoo's must be getting a few so ** seems a little extreme?

    However, this doesn't detract from what is a brilliant and well constructed list!
     
  15. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I know but the zoo has gotten me used to saying Ackies, the zoo says a lot of false facts about their animals. Such as telling us that a Sichuan takin is a takin at the zoo Ans website. Anyways thanks for the compliment.
     
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    Well done, you deserve great credit for that mighty piece of work, the only improvement would be the number of specimens of each species. :):)
    I have followed the progress of the Sumatran rhinos at this zoo for many years.
     
  17. Moebelle

    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Thank you very much!! I was thinking about doing the number of species but now that you say it would be an improvement I will.
     
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    Moebelle Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I have done about 80% of the list showing how many of the individual species are at the zoo. I will do the rest either tonight or tomorrow.
     
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    What happened to the zoo's male okapi?
     
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    No clue, it had to have left when Lisala Li got pregnant with Kuvua because I have never seen a male okapi at the zoo. I'm just wondering what happened to the yellow-backed duiker.