Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

I think LA did once hold Zebra Duiker.

I believe DAK has held Blackbuck, Banteng, and Brow-Antlered Deer quite recently but I'm not sure whether or not they still do. I would imagine so, though. Bronx Zoo keeps both Blackbuck and Brow-Antlered Deer but no Banteng, they have Gaur instead.

~Thylo

 

Monrovia Zoo, Liberia　

 

Indeed, Los Angeles Zoo did exhibit zebra duiker; I saw them there several times back in the 1980s. The only other collection where I've ever seen the species is Frankfurt, also long ago.

I would dearly love to see zebra duiker again but, sadly, I doubt that I ever will.

 

You're right, HowlerMonkey. I saw zebra duikers when I visited LA Zoo in 1991. LA Zoo also had giant eland, gerenuk, red wolf, sifaka, drill, mountain and Baird's tapirs, red uakari, serow, yellow-footed rock wallaby and a two-headed garter snake.

 

Thankfully, all of those other species are still around in US zoos, although some are significantly rarer than others. Seen the wolf, sifaka, and wallaby myself and fingers crossed I'll see the others at some point.

~Thylo

 

I don't believe DAK has banteng but has replaced them with domestic water buffalo

 

Kagu
Yellow-backed Duiker
Tentacled Snake
Lord Howe's Stick Insect
Chinese Giant Salamander
Tiger Moray Eel

All in European zoos.

 

Come to London, we have a giant salamander!!

 

Only if I had a break from school

 

For the kagu and duikers, Wuppertal in Germany is your best bet. Valencia aquarium has the moray. A bit closer to home for the others; Bristol apparently have the stick insect, and Chester have the snake (though whether these are onshow is another question).

 

any duiker apart from Red Natal
lammergeier
shoebill
milky stork
kagu
any bird of paradise except red,greater and Wilson's
horned parakeet
kaka
pangolin
gerenuk
springbok
Marco Polo sheep
forest reindeer
hellbender
Mhorr gazelle
Madagascan ground boa
Indian gavial
ploughshare tortoise
reedbuck
walrus
Steller's sealion
northern elephant seal

 

Platypus
Yapok
Cuscus
Javan gibbon
Aye-aye
Potto
Hamlyn's owl-faced monkey
Gelada
Sulawesi macaque
Steller's sea lion
Sable antelope
Gaur
Kiwi
Little penguin
Kagu
Kea
Tuatara
Ocean Sunfish

I'm quite lucky to have seen most/almost all of the reptile and amphibian species I've always wanted to see. Tuataras are pretty much the only ones left on that list.

 

A few more to my list:
Northern cassowary
Rufous hare wallaby (not sure if there are any in captivity)
Gilbert's potoroos
Coxen's fig parrot (sadly none in captivity)
Ground parrots (either species)
Golden shouldered parrot
Numbat
Kakapo
Colenacth (sadly none in captivity)
Orca
Pink pigeon
Anoa (either species)
Capuchin bird
Cloven featherd pigeon
Sickle billed Vanga
Three watteld bell bird
Long watteld bell bird
Crimson fruit crow
Pink headed fruit dove

Of course if somebody rediscovers/clones a thylacine, kouprey, quagga, stellers sea cow, raven parrot or a Haast's eagle I would be the first in line to see it.

 

Also none kouprey in the wild. It,s as extinct as the last species that you mention.
About coelacanth, it,s impossible to keep one in captivity. The conditions needed for it (specially water pressure) cannot be recreated artificially.

 

Technically we actually can create aquariums with pressure that is mimicking the pressure of the depths where the coelacanth lives. It is not a deep sea species and has been spotted at depths of 100 meters, which would give a pressure of around 11 bar which is feasible to build (even though expensive taking into account the size of the species). Also take into account that Vancouver has build an aquarium which recreates the pressure at 2000 meters (yes it is very small but still it has to create a pressure of 200 bar).

We do not really enough about the coelacanth to know what they need, water pressure is one those but the husbandry will give more challenges than pressure alone.

 

Extremely interesting news! Where can I find more info about this deepwater tank at Vancouver?
About coelacanth, I believe that those found at 100 meters depth are just warrants and the species is found usually much deeper. I think that is like a giant squid (and most squid species) breeding and borning in great depths but adults can occasionally be found near surface.

 

It is called the Abyss Box and you can read more about it here:
Deep Sea Life On View in 'Abyss Box' . I just found out it is actually a travelling exhibition and it is currently at the Oceanopolis in Brest.

And we do not know enough about Coelacanth to be sure about which depths the species' normal range is and if the fish at 100 meters are indeed warrants or not. More study is needed and I think we would agree that taking any into captivity at the moment is not desirable. I have seen preserved fish in museums and they are of an impressive size.

 

I realise it is impossible to keep coleancth in captivity (at least not yet anyway) but kouprey are listed crictally endangered, not extinct am I missing something?

 

The last Kouprey seen was a brief glimpse in 1981. Before that, it was about 1960 (there may have been a very few unreported sightings in the 70s). Chances are, that large of an animal going unnoticed for 35 years are slim. Safe bet is on being extinct.