I'm pretty sure it is possible to get a tour of the Sumatran Rhinoceros Sanctuary and see Sumatran rhinos. As for Javan rhinos, you are correct, the odds that I or @Anteaterman will ever see one are likely lower than 1 percent.
The rangers that guard them are lucky to see 1 Javan rhino per year. Sort of oddly I've seen Sumatran rhinos at 2 different zoos-LA and Cinn (of course). Maybe with luck sumatrans will in the future be seen in zoos. As for Javan- if they can relocate them to start another population that may well be a springboard for their exhibition also. I believe the Sumatran government would just as soon they both go extinct
I unfortunately believe that within my lifetime the Sumatran and Javan rhinos, along with the northern whites, will fall into extinction.
I actually at the moment feel fairly positive about the Javan but they need at least 1-2 more viable locations
OK I'll play too. These are the animals mentioned so far that I have seen:- mountain gorilla golden snub-nosed monkey red uakari aye-aye marbled cat African forest elephant northern white rhino Sumatran rhino mountain tapir Amazon river dolphin royal antelope saiga antelope zebra duiker Jentink's duiker cheetah Owston's palm civet banded palm civet long-beaked echidna pangolin giant armadillo Hispaniolan solenodon northern cassowary secretary bird imperial amazon Spix's macaw lammergier kagu
Since I'm the one that mentioned the species, I should add that I have too, I've touched several and fed some I just really love seeing them!
Some bad news for those of you hoping to see the sumatran rhino: No sightings of Sumatran rhinos in key areas of Sabah, extinction likely - Nation | The Star Online
This thread seems to be a bit of an exaggeration. I don't know much about the situation, but weren't there one or two captive ones?
Animals I could conceivably see at some point Lammergeier Eastern Gorilla Amazon River Dolphin Aardwolf (living, there's a dead one about 5 feet away from me rn) Arabian Oryx Spix's Macaw Mountain Tapir Emperor Penguin Hawaiian Monk Seal Cool animals I've seen in person Secretary Bird Cheetah Kagu Aye-Aye Tree Pangolin Kihansi Spray Toad
Love threads like this, so time to chime in. I've seen the following species that have already been mentioned: Mountain & Eastern Lowland Gorilla golden snub-nosed monkey red uakari aye-aye golden-crowned sifaka diademed sifaka marbled cat cheetah Northern Lion Aardwolf Banded linsang Owston's palm civet banded palm civet otter civet Leopard Seal Hawaiian Monk Seal northern white rhino Sumatran rhino mountain tapir Amazon river dolphin Blue Whale Dugong Hirola Arabian Oryx royal antelope Saiga zebra duiker Jentink's duiker Numbat long-beaked echidna Platypus pangolin (3 species) giant armadillo Silky Anteater Hispaniolan solenodon Honduran white bat secretary bird lammergier kagu Jabiru Black-faced Spoonbill Crested Ibis Northern Cassowary Emperor Penguin Moloch With very near misses for wild Falanouc and Javan Rhino.
The black tree-kangaroo is my holy grail. On the other hand, as a seventeen-year-old, I have already seen many rare species many here would like to see, including: - Alagoas curassow (Belo Horizonte zoo); - Alcatrazes tree frog (São Paulo zoo); - Amazonian manatee (São Paulo aquarium); - Black hawk eagle (São Paulo and Sorocaba zoos); - Blonde capuchin monkey (São Paulo zoo); - Crowned solitary eagle (São Paulo and Sorocaba zoos): - Giant armadillo (many zoos); - Harpy eagle (many zoos); - Lear's macaw (Rio de Janeiro zoo); - Golden lancehead (Instituto Butantan, São Paulo and Sorocaba zoos); - Marsh deer (Itatiba, Belo Horizonte and Gramado zoos); - Jabirou stork (Itatiba, Sorocaba and Gramado zoos); - Ornate hawk-eagle (São Paulo zoo); - Red uakari (Itatiba zoo); - Short-tailed parrot (Itatiba zoo); - Southern muriqui (São Paulo and Sorocaba zoos); - Southern naked-tailed armadillo (Pomerode zoo); - Tanimbar python (São Paulo zoo); - Uta Hick's bearded saki (Rio de Janeiro and Sorocaba zoos); - Yellow baboon (São Paulo zoo); Futurely, I might become the sole ZooChatter to have seen an Eastern silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), as I will visit ZooParque Itatiba in mid-December.
