Tigers, Lions, & Leopards OH, MY! (Big Cats)

Well, I do keep a list of my sightings. But your list did make me think of posting lists on here.

 

Do you keep a log of the animals you see in zoos/aquariums? Obviously, you must have one for Beardsley or do you just know the place so well you don't need one?

 

I'm working on a list for all the mammals I've seen, but so far I'm working on individual classes of animals. I don't do lists by zoo of what I've seen, although that's not a bad idea.

 

Smithsonian National Zoo:Caracal - Caracal caracal ,Cat, fishing - Prionailurus viverrinus,Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus ,Clouded leopard - Neofelis nebulosa,Lion, African - Panthera leo leo,Tiger, Sumatran - Panthera tigris sumatrae

Philadelphia Zoo:African lion Panthera leo krugeri,Amur leopard Panthera pardus orientalis,Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica,Black-footed cat Felis nigripes,Canada lynx Lynx canadensis canadensis,Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus jubatus,
Jaguar Panthera onca,Puma Puma concolor,Snow leopard Uncia uncia

Akron Zoo:AFRICAN LION(Panthera leo), JAGUAR(Panthera onca),SNOW LEOPARD(uncia uncia),SUMATRAN TIGER(Panthera tigris sumatrae)

Cincinnati Zoo:AFRICAN LIONPanthera leo,BLACK-FOOTED CATFelis nigripes,BOBCATLynx rufus,CARACALCaracal caracal,CLOUDED LEOPARDNeofelis nebulosa,COUGARPuma concolor,FISHING CATPrionailurus viverrinus,MALAYAN TIGERPanthera tigris jacksoni,PALLAS’ CATOctocolobus manul,SAND CATFelis margarita,SIBERIAN LYNXLynx lynx wrangeli,SNOW LEOPARDUncia uncia,SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN OCELOTLeopardus pardalis mitis,WHITE TIGER
Panthera tigris*Didn't see cheetah or ocelot

Toledo Zoo:Amur Tiger Panthera tigris altaica,Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus jubatus,Snow Leopard Panthera uncia

Detroit Zoo(Panthera leo) – Lion,Amur Tiger

Erie Zoo:AFRICAN LION(Panthera Leo),Amur Leopard(Pardus Orentalis),Amur Tiger(Tigris Altaica)Jaguar(Panthera Onca)Pallas' Cat(Octocolobus Manul)Sand Cat(Felis margarita)

Cleveland Zoo:Black-Footed cat(Felis Nigripes),Fishing Cat(Prionailurus viverrinus),Cheetah(Acinonyx Jubatus),Persian Leopard(Panthera Pardus Saxicolor)Snow Leopard(Panthera Uncia) Lion(Panthera Leo) Ocelot(Pongo Pygmaeus Pygmaeus),Tiger, Amur (Siberian)(Panthera tigris altaica)

Ogelbay Good Zoo:Ocelot

Elmwood Park Zoo:BOBCATLynx rufus,JAGUARpanthera onca,MOUNTAIN LIONPuma concolor

Cape May County Zoo:African LionPanthera leo,Amur TigerPanthera tigris,Bobcat,CheetahAcinonyx jubatus,OcelotLeopardus pardalis,Snow LeopardPanthera uncia uncia

Columbus Zoo:Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus),African Leopard (Panthera pardus),African Lion (Panthera leo),Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica),Pallas's Cat (Otocolobus manul),Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Cougar (Puma concolor),serval & Eurasian Lynx behind the scenes

San Diego Zoo:North Chinese Leopard,Malayan Tiger(Panthera Tigris Jacksoni),Serval,Jaguar (Panthera Onca) Black Jaguar,Amur Leopard(Panthera Pardus),Mountain Lion,Fishing Cat,Snow Leoaprd,Eurasian Lynx,Ocelot,Caracal

 

jusko88- Why is there a frowny face near Detroit?

 

its a typo hahahahaha

 

You've seen my website.
Still waiting to go to the Central Park Zoo. Definetly got to get that on there. Also, I'd love a pic of a Polar Bear and the only penguin species I've seen are Magellanic and African. But this is a Big Cat thread so I will not get into this.

 

Sorry no Panthera leo leos at the National Zoo. They are really Panthera lep krugeri. I made the same mistake but people like BeardsleyZooFan and jbnbsn99 had to kill my dream and correct me.

 

My list

Bobcat - my back yard
Generic Cougar - Local Sanctuary Untamed Mountain HOME OF TIGERS FOR TOMORROW
Generic Lion - Birmingham Zoo
Bengal Tiger - Birmingham Zoo
Malayan Tiger - Birmingham Zoo
Sumatran Tiger - Zoo Atlanta
Generic Tiger - Tigers for Tomorrow
Siberian Tiger - Tigers for Tomorrow
Generic Leopard - Birmingham Zoo Tigers for Tomorrow
Snow Leopard - Birmingham/Chattanooga Zoo
Clouded Leopard - Nashville Zoo
Ocelot - Tigers for Tomorrow
Serval - Tigers for Tomorrow

 

All tigers classified as Bengal Tigers are really Generic Tigers, in the US.

 

oh ok the one I was referring to was Moti who was a white tiger. I thought only Bengals went white.

 

All white tigers are inbred as far as my information goes, and have probably been bred with different subspecies in the past.

 

So, you're saying that, as a completely fictional example, if Black Rhinos were originally called "N***** Rhinos", that usage would be OK, as it is a species name, and you wouldn't change it even though the term "N*****" had since become offensive?

It appears that (from what I have read here) in the US, "Asiatic" has similar (although less extreme) negative connotations to "N*****", and so its use is inappropriate. In contrast, in Europe (and Australasia for that matter) the connotation does not exist as far as I am aware, so Asiatic is used. Just because Americans find it offensive, doesn't mean that everyone does, and if Europeans don't find it offensive, then why should they stop using it? For example, some find the word Eskimo offensive, but in NZ we don't, and have a marshmallow-type candy called "Eskimos" which apparently aggravate some people, but not most New Zealanders.

Interestingly, Asiatic appears to be specifically used for lions, but not for many other species, e.g. Asian small-clawed otters, Asian elephants, etc, etc.

 

I wonder when Eskimo Curlews will be officially renamed?

It is bizarre America is so PC on this front, as they are not very PC on many others!

 

Perhaps not, as most names seem to use a different word with a similar meaning, for example "N***** Mountain" became "Colored Mountain", while "Dead N***** Creek" became "Dead Negro Draw" (according to wikipedia). So Eskimo Curlew would should be renamed Inuit Curlew?