Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

And you'd be able to tick off tarsiers too

 

An updated list:

I just used Zootierliste to see which species I still have yet to see in Europe and really want to see (outside Europe will be the next step, then):

Eastern quoll
Any species of wombat (missed out on them in Planckendael)
Feathertail glider
Any species of tree kangaroo
Swamp wallaby
Crowned sifaka
Red howler monkey
Any species of baboon except for hamadryas and mandrill
Red-cheeked gibbon
Silvery gibbon
Chinese pangolin
Any species of paca
Brazilian porcupine
Beluga
Killer whale
Orinoco dolphin
Grizzly bear
Kodiak bear
Ring-tailed cat
Giant otter
Greater grison
Malaysian civet
Aardwolf
Bobcat
Canadian lynx
Baikal seal
Bearded seal
Harp seal
Baird's tapir
Chacoan peccary
Visayan warty pig
Common hog deer
Sambar
White-lipped deer
Mountain anoa
Any species of gazelle except for sand gazelle
Bighorn sheep
Rocky Mountain goat
Any species of tinamou (also missed out on them in Planckendael)
North Island kiwi
Any species of cassowary except double-wattled
Blue penguin
Any American species of pelican
Gannet
Goliath heron
Oriental white stork
Shoebill
Harpy eagle
Australian brush-turkey
Any species of razorbill, puffin or guillemot
Any species of quetzal
Any species of cock-of-the-rock

 

I would like to see these which are definitely kept in captivity:

California condor
Philippine eagle
Quetzal
Snub-nosed monkey
Whale Shark
Pangolin (any species) - going to Leipzig later in the year for these

The following aren’t normally kept in captivity as far as I know (except I think there may be some honey possums at the University of WA in Perth) but I’m hoping to see one day…

Hoatzin
Solenodon
Honey possum
Indri

Of course I would trade all of the above for five minutes in front of a thylacine.

 

Did she take any pictures???

 

Here is my list:
Lappet-faced vulture
Philippine Eagle
Saiga
Sumatran Rhino
California Condor
Proboscis monkey
Uakari
Duckbill
Single-wattled Cassowary
Bennett's Cassowary
New Guinea Harpy Eagle
N. p. asiaeorientalis
Bird of Paradise
。。。。。。
There are many species I haven't seen，I hope I could have the opportunity to see them as many as possible

 

I’ve never seen whale shark, honey possum or indri but have been lucky enough to see the others.

I can recall when there was a monkey-eating eagle (Philippine eagle) in the old Birds-of-Prey Aviaries at London Zoo and I’ve also seen the species in Los Angeles and Planckendael.

I also remember the Hispaniolan solenodon in the early days of London Zoo’s Clore Pavilion.

So would I.

 

The last thylacine in Europe died at London Zoo in 1931.

 

Do you know exactly when it was kept, as I may have actually seen it without realising? (Not sure if that counts though)

 

London Zoo acquired the solenodon in 1967, the year that the Clore Pavilion opened. (It is listed in the ZSL Annual Report for 1967 as not only a species but also a family new to the collection.)

 

I have been staring at one for half an hour last Sunday, unfortunately it did not move at all of course.

 

Platypus
Yapok
African forest elephant
Cape buffalo
Sitatunga
Bongo
Bornean pygmy elephant

 

Principally all but at the moment I'd like to see maned wolves because it's really frustrating to have already visited 8 zoos (many of them many times) keeping them and never have seen them. But in nature, you would see them as rare as I see them in zoos.

 

African Forest Buffalo
Visayan Spotted Deer
Spotted-Necked Otter
Bornean Pygmy Elephant
Northern White Rhinoceros
Fanaloka
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Tiger Quoll
Javan or Sri Lankan Leopard
Marbled Cat
Fringe-Eared Oryx
Mhorr and/or Addra Gazelle
Twelve-Wired Bird-of-Paradise
Australian Brush-Turkey
Chinese Golden Coin Turtle
Whale Shark
one or both manta rays

~Thylo

 

Looks like that this thread was brought back to life after loooong time inactive.
And I've searched to the list that I've posted here in 2009 and I was surprised for being able to shut down some species in it Those marked in red:

I also realized that some of the above aren't as excitng for me as in the past, such as King and Asiatic cheetahs, as subspecies, variants, forms, etc. don't have for me so big importance.
And it lacks many additions that it could include. So, soon I will made a new remodelated list of wishes

 

In the spirit of 'updating'...

Chacoan Peccary (Berlin), Whooping Crane (Jacksonville, Lowry Park) and Orinoco Crocodile (St. Augustine, Miami, Lowry Park) all pleasingly sighted now.

 

I'm sure I had a list somewhere, but it doesn't seem to be on this thread. I've recently ticked off pronghorn, pangolin, northern white rhino, red uakari and Baird's tapir, so my feasible to see in captivity list is very much shrinking. All that's left is:

Dwarf & Northern Cassowary
Cloven-footed Dove
Hoatzin
Mole (any mole, including marsupial)
Kowari
Colugo
South American Deer (quite a few species)
South American Marsupials (quite a few there too)
Arctic Seals (any species)

The nearest any of these are (in captivity) is New Caledonia, so a trip there, and trips to South-East Asia and South America, are definitely in order.

 

Well, it tooks me more time than I've expected, and it also resulted in a much longer list than I've expected.
When I made my first list I was almost only interested in collecting bird feathers and not in have photos of almost every kind of life on Earth, and better when more spectacular

It was hard to decide what can be included and what can be excluded on this list. Actually, any animal species (identified to species) from which I lack photos, or even those from which I have bad photos, could be included in my wish list. However this would don't fit the thread title, as there are some very wished animals that I've already seen in zoos (killer whale, gang-gang cockatoo, common dolphinfish, tamandua...) but without having still a camera. So I deleted these animals, but instead I included some few animals that I've seen, but not in a zoo, such as Bateleur eagle (in a raptor show), from which I don't have photos. And, of course, I've included those animals that supposedly are on exhibit in enclosures that I've visited, but that are hidden and I was unable to see them (for example, giant isopod, guianan cock-of-the-rock, vampire bat...).

And by the other hand, more difficult is considering what is a zoo animal. I excluded from my list those that are almost impossible to keep, such as the saola, the indri, dragonflies, big whales, blister beetles or all deep water creatures. But, many zoos keep some very difficult, almost impossible to keep creatures, such as whale shark or many other pelagic animals. So I've included some pelagic creatures here. And what to do with nudibranchs? You will see that my list is full of sea slugs, however, they're almost impossible to keep in an aquarium. The reason for including them is that I've seen photos of nudibranchs taken at Prague Aquarium. Probably they don't live for more than a couple of weeks, but they was here. (unfortunately when I was here I didn't saw none). Probably not all nudibranchs was impossible to keep: it will depend mainly on the availavility of their prey.

I also excluded some animals that live buried in sand/mud (such as sea elephant tusk, that looks like almosy identical being alive or as an empty shell) or some species that are spectacular in defensive posture but cryptic, plain and boring in normal position (assuming that an animal in exhibit will not feel threatened by people).

However, any comment or correction is welcome!

So, let's start the list! (as it's very long, I will be adding sections in different days - as I can't just copy-paste all the list because I want to add links of each beautiful species!)


Abe’s Sea Slug (Polycera abei)
African Armoured Searobin (Peristedion cataphractum)
African Blue Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
African Flower Mantid (Pseudocreobotra ocellata)
African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
African Pelican’s Foot (Aporrhais pesgallinae)
African Pygmy Goose (Nettapus auritus)
Akohekohe (Palmeria dolei)
Alabaster Egg Cowrie (Diminovula alabaster)
Alabaster Sea Slug (Dirona albolineata)
Alagoas Curassow (Mitu mitu)
Allied Cowrie (Galera manifesta)
Allied Sea Slug (Tambja affinis)
Amazon Banded Snake (Rhinobothryum lentiginosum)
Amazon Flasher (Panacea prola)
American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus)
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
American Jabiru(Jabiru mycteria)
American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
American Pelecinid Wasp (Pelecinus polyturator)
American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
Andean Avocet (Recurvirostra andina)
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola peruviana)
Anderson’s Sea Slug (Aldisa andersoni)
Anemone Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata)
Angelshark (Squatina squatina)
Angular Rough Shark (Oxynotus centrina)
Anna’s Sea Slug(Chromodoris annae)
Annamite Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus timminsi)
Antenna Ray (Plesiotrygon iwamae)
Anthony’s Poison-arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia versicolor)
Antsingy Leaf Chamaleon (Brookesia perarmata)
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
Apo Myna (Basilornis miranda)
Apollo Metalmark (Lyropteryx apollonia)
Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs)
Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
Arabian Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi)
Araripe Manakin (Antilophia bokermanni)
Arctic Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus arcticus)
Arfak Parotia (Parotia sefilata)
Argentine Pearlfish (Austrolebias bellottii)
Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops)
Asian Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii)
Asian Luna Moth (Actias rhodopneuma)
Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
Assam Roofed Turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis)
Atlantic Flying Fish (Cheilopogon melanurus)
Atlantic Hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans)
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
Augrabies Flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)
Aurora Sea Slug (Pectenodoris aurora)
Australian Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)
Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
Australian Owlet-Nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella)
Australian Spiny Gurnard (Lepidotrigla papilio)

Baba’s Sea Slug (Flabellina babai)
Baba’s Sea Slug (Phyllidia babai)
Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus)
Bald Patch Urchin (Microscyphus rousseaui)
Bald-headed Uakari (Cacajao calvus)
Balearic Scorpion (Euscorpius balearicus)
Baler Volute (Melo melo)
Balfour’s Velvet Worm (Peripatopsis balfouri)
Bamboo Ratsnake (Elaphe porphyracea)
Banana Sea Slug (Notodoris minor)
Banana Slug (Ariolimax californicus)
Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola)
Banded Egg Cowrie (Prionovolva brevis)
Banded Flying Snake (Chrysopelea pelias)
Banded Hare-Wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus)
Banded Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus fasciatus)
Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella)
Banded Knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
Banded Linsang (Prionodon linsang)
Banded Lubber Grasshopper (Chromacris speciosa)
Banded Mantis Shrimp (Lysiosquillina maculata)
Banded Musang (Hemigalus derbyanus)
Banded Pitta (Pitta guajana)
Banded Ribbon Worm (Baseodiscus mexicanus)
Banded Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina)
Banded Seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus)
Banksia Sea Squirt (Sycozoa pulchra)
Barbarian Sea Slug (Janolus barbarensis)
Bare-necked Fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus)
Barred Knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria)
Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)
Bearded Mountaineer (Oreonympha nobilis)
Beautiful Striped Flatworm (Prostheceraeus bellostriatus)
Bee Hummingbird (Calypte helenae)
Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso)
Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis)
Bennet’s Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti)
Bennet’s Sea Slug (Hypselodoris bennetti)
Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis lidderdalei)
Big-headed Mole Rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)
Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum)
Biolley’s Velvet Worm (Epiperipatus biolleyi)
Black and Gold Sapsucking Slug (Cyerce nigricans)
Black and Rufous Elefant-shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)
Black and White Eagle (Spizastur melanoleucus)
Black and White Owl (Ciccaba nigrolineata)
Black Bearded Saki (Chiropotes satanas)
Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
Black Collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black Egret (Egretta ardesiaca)
Black Guan (Chamaepetes unicolor)
Black Harrier (Circus maurus)
Black Horseshoe Worm (Phoronis australis)
Black Katy Chiton (Catharina tunicata)
Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
Black Sea Slug (Aplysiopsis nigra)
Black Sicklebill (Epimachus fastuosus)
Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
Black Swallowtail Moth (Epicopeia mencia)
Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
Black-bordered Sea Slug (Glossodoris atromarginata)
Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapillus)
Black-dotted Sea Slug (Ceratophyllidia papilligera)
Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)
Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Black-headed Bee Eater (Merops breweri)
Black-headed Canary (Serinus alario)
Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)
Black-headed Woodpecker (Picus erythropygius)
Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymus azurea)
Black-legged Seriema (Chunga burmeisteri)
Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
Black-spotted Sea Cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei)
Black-striped Sea Slug (Hypselodoris nigrostriata)
Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae)
Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)
Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus)
Blackmouth Catshark (Galeus melastomus)
Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
Blind Goby (Typhlogobius californiensis)
Blind Scorpion (Belisarius xambeui)
Blister Beetle Mimic Cockroach (Melyroidea magnifica)
Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens)
Blood-red Glider (Cymothoe sangaris)
Blood-red Lamp Shell (Frenulina sanguinolenta)
Blood-red Skipper (Haemactis sanguinalis)
Blue Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi)
Blue Button (Porpita porpita)
Blue Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa caerulea)
Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea)
Blue Club Tunicate (Rhopalaea crassa)
Blue Coua (Coua caerulea)
Blue Dragon (Pteraeolidia ianthina)
Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus)
Blue Flatworm (Pseudoceros bifurcus)
Blue Folded Moth (Alcides agathyrsus)
Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Blue Lizard (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus)
Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana)
Blue Nuthacht (Sitta azurea)
Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)
Blue Peacock Limpet (Patella pellucida)
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca)
Blue Slug (Bielzia coerulans)
Blue Swallow (Hirundo atrocaerulea)
Blue Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus)
Blue Vanga (Cyanolanius madagascarinus)
Blue-banded Nymph (Nessaea aglaura)
Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti)
Blue-capped Rock Thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus)
Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata)
Blue-fanged Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus cyanognathus)
Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)
Blue-headed Bee Eater (Merops muelleri)
Blue-headed Pigeon (Starnoenas cyanocephala)
Blue-lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)
Blue-naped Mousebird (Colius macrourus)
Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
Blue-throated Motmot (Aspatha gularis)
Blue-throated Pikeblenny (Chaenopsis ocellata)
Blue-winged Minla (Minla cyanouroptera)
Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes cenchoa)
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi)
Bolle's Pigeon (Columba bollii)
Bonaire Banded Box Jellyfish (Tamoya ohboya)
Booted racket-tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)
Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala)
Bornean Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus)
Bornean Painted River Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis)
Bowfin (Amia calva)
Bowmouth Guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
Breathtaking Bubble Snail (Haminoea cymbalum)
Brehm’s Tiger Parrot (Psittacella brehmi)
Bronze Cockroach (Polyzosteria fulgens)
Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri)
Brown’s Sea Slug (Coryphella browni)
Budgett’s Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis)
Buff-fronted Owl (Aegolius harrisii)
Bug-mimicking Swift Spider (Supunna picta)
Bullock’s Sea Slug (Hypselodoris bullocki)
Bulwer’s Pheasant (Lophura bulweri)
Burbot (Lota lota)
Burmese Peacock Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia formosa)
Bus Stop Sea Slug (Chromodoris hintuanensis)
Bushveld Rain Frog (Breviceps adspersus)
Bushy Feather Star (Comaster schlegelii)
Butterfly Gurnard (Lepidotrigla vanessa)
By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella)

Cactus Longhorn Beetle (Moneilema gigas)
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
California Featherdust Worm (Phoronopsis californica)
California Sea Slug (Armina californica)
California Sea Slug (Felimare californiensis)
California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher)
California Two-spot Octopus (Octopus bimaculoides)
Cameroon Green Snail (Edentulina obesa)
Cameroon Land Snail (Lignus solimanus)
Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)
Canarian Sea Star (Narcissia canariensis)
Canary Islands Stonechat (Saxicola dacotiae)
Candy Cane Snail (Liguus virgineus)
Candy Striped Flatworm (Prostheceraeus vittatus)
Candy Striped Shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus)
Cantabrian Sea Slug (Felimare cantabrica)
Cape Coral Snake (Aspidelaps lubricus)
Cape Rockjumper (Chaetops frenatus)
Cape Sea Slug (Flabellina capensis)
Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
Capuchinbird (Perissocephalus tricolor)
Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea)
Caribbean Velvet Worm (Macroperipatus insularis)
Carnelian Cowrie (Cypraea carneola)
Casque-headed Lizard (Corytophanes cristatus)
Catalina Goby (Lythrypnus dalli)
Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczii)
Caucasian Viper (Vipera kaznakovi)
Caversham Velvet Worm (Peripatoides novaezelandiae)
Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)
Celestial Monarch (Hypothymis coelestis)
Celestial Sea Slug (Phyllidia coelestis)
Chapin’s Free-tailed Bat (Chaerephon chapini)
Chavez Sea Slug (Cerberilla chavezi)
Checkerboard Worm Lizard (Trogonophis wiegmanni)
Checkered Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon cirnei)
Chestnut Cowrie (Cypraea spadicea)
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris)
Chilean Woodstar (Eulidia yarrellii)
Chinese Egg Shell (Margovula marginata)
Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii)
Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis)
Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)
Circled Moth Bug (Bythopsyrna circulata)
Clear Sundial Snail (Architectonica perspectiva)
Clearwing Swallowtail (Cressida cressida)
Clicking Shieldbill (Peltops blainvillii)
Cloud Forest Shield Slug (Ibycus rachelae)
Cloven-feathered Pigeon (Drepanoptila holosericea)
Clown Sea Slug (Ceratosoma amoenum)
Clown Shield Bug (Pachycoris torridus)
Coastal Peacock Spider (Maratus speciosus)
Cock-tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus tricolor)
Cockatoo Flounder (Samaris cristatus)
Cockatoo Squid (Cranchia scabra)
Coconut Crab (Birgus latro)
Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus)
Coffin Ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Coi Sea Slug (Chromodoris coi)
Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
Collared Imperial Pigeon (Ducula mullerii)
Collared Inca (Coeligena torquata)
Collared Nightjar (Caprimulgus enarratus)
Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
Collared Puffbird (Bucco capensis)
Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris)
Colorful Amazonian Katydid (Paraxiphidium versicolor)
Colorful Grasshopper (Megacheilacris bullifemur)
Columbian Ramshorn Snail (Marisa cornuarietis)
Comb Jelly (Beroe ovata)
Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
Commerson’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii)
Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta)
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Common Dragonet (Callionymus lyra)
Common Green Birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus)
Common Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas)
Common Star Turret (Cochlespira radiata)
Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
Comoro Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas sganzini)
Compressed Spindle Cowrie (Hiatavolva coarctata)
Congo Bay Owl (Phodilus prigoginei)
Conspicuous Sea Slug (Polycera capensis)
Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Coral Black Widow (Latrodectus corallinus)
Coral Catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)
Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx renaudi)
Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree)
Cortez Barrel Shrimp (Gnathophyllum elegans)
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola)
Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous)
Crab-eating Raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus)
Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)
Cream-coloured Woodpecker (Celeus flavus)