Zoo animals you want to see but haven't yet

I'm counting 28 out of 60. Can't remember if I've seen an Orinoco croc. A few I've seen in both the wild and captive and Hoatzin only in the wild...

 

Of the list provided by "Dassie rat", I have seen the following:-

Sumatran rhinoceros
saiga
proboscis monkey
kiwi
Tasmanian devil,
giant panda
aardwolf
mountain tapir
douc langur
giant otter
gerenuk
Indian gharial
pangolin
California condor
kagu
uakari (several species / sub species)
beluga
Amazon River dolphin
tuatara
Philippine eagle (this species will always be monkey-eating eagle to me)
bird of paradise (several species)
giant armadillo
clouded leopard
brown hyaena
wolverine
Steller’s sea lion
shoebill
aye-aye
dingo
sun bear
sloth bear
markhor
zebra duiker
emperor penguin
kaka
hoatzin
aardvark
drill
gelada
golden snub-nosed monkey
spotted hyaena
crab-eating raccoon
Baird’s tapir
pronghorn
musk ox
Jentink’s duiker

 

To join in here are the ones that I have seen:

Platypus (wild and captive)
Proboscis Monkey (captive)
Kiwi (captive)
Tasmanian Devil (captive)
Giant Panda (captive)
Aardwolf (captive)
Numbat (captive)
Giant Otter (captive)
Gerenuk (wild and captive)
Indian Gharial (captive)
Pangolin (captive)
Kagu (captive)
Tuatara (captive)
Bird of paradise (wild and captive)
Clouded Leopard (captive)
Brown Hyaena (wild and captive)
Wolverine (captive)
Shoebill (captive)
Aye-aye (captive)
Dingo (captive)
Sun Bear (captive)
Sloth Bear (captive)
Markhor (captive)
Aardvark (captive)
Drill (captive)
Gelada (wild and captive)
Spotted Hyaena (wild and captive)
Baird's Tapir (captive)
Giant Forest Hog (captive)
Musk Ox (captive)

Which is a total of 30.

 

Thanks Dassie Rat - a great way to summarise the thread so far!

 

From the list, I've seen:
Sumatran rhinoceros
Whale shark
Kiwi
Tasmanian devil
Giant panda
Aardwolf
Mountain tapir
Douc langur (I was young and don't remember it)
Giant otter
Gerenuk
Indian gharial
Pangolin
California condor
Kagu
Uakari
Beluga
Tuatara
Bird of Paradise
Clouded leopard
Wolverine
Orinoco crocodile
Shoebill
Aye-aye
Dingo
Sun bear
Sloth bear
Markhor
Emperor penguin
Aardvark
Drill
Spotted hyena
Baird’s tapir
Pronghorn

That's 33, if I counted right.

Animals that I'd like to see:
Amazon river dolphin
Commerson's dolphin
Platypus
Common dolphin
Gelada
Honey badger (it's been too long, I saw one at Henry Doorly Zoo in like 2006)
Lots of birds (too many to list)
Bawean deer
Siberian musk deer
Chinese water deer
Kihansi spray toad
Goliath frog
Lots of other frogs
Boyd's forest dragon
Royal antelope
Bear cuscus
Mauritius pink pigeon
Ornate hawk eagle (never really got a good look at one)
Monkey eating eagle
And many more

 

1. Platypus (captive & wild)
2. Sumatran Rhino
3. Saiga
4. Proboscis Monkey
5. Kiwi
6. Tasmanian Devil
7. Giant Panda
8. Aardwolf
9. Mountain Tapir
10. Douc Langur
11. Kakapo
12. Numbat
13. Dugong
14. Gerenuk (captive & wild)
15. Gharial
16. Californian Condor
17. Uakaru
18. Tuatara
19. Philippine Eagle
20. Bird of Paradise (captive & wild)
21. Clouded Leopard
22. Brown Hyena
23. Wolverine
24. Shoebill (captive & wild)
25. Dingo (captive & wild)
26. Sun Bear
27. Sloth bear
28. Markhor
29. Zebra Duiker
30. Emperor Penguin
31. Kaka (captive & wild)
32. Aardvark (captive & wild)
33. Drill
34. Gelada
35. Spotted Hyena (captive & wild)
36. Leopard Seal
37. Crab-eating Raccoon
38. Baird’s Tapir
39. Pronghorn (captive & wild)
40. Musk Ox
41. Jentink’s Duiker




Hix

 

From the provided list I have seen:
1. Saiga
2. Proboscis monkey
3. Kiwi
4. Tasmanian devil
5. Giant Panda
6. Aardwolf
7. Douc langur
8. Giant otter
9. Gerenuk
10. Indian gharial
11. Pangolin
12. Kagu
13. Beluga
14. Amazon River dolphin
15.Tuatara
16. Bird of paradise
17. Clouded leopard
18. Brown hyena
19. Wolverine
20. Steller's sea lion
21. Shoebill
22. Aye-aye
23. Dingo
24. Sun bear
25. Sloth bear
26. Markhor
27. Aardvark
28. Drill
29. Gelada
30. Spotted hyena
31. Crab-eating racoon
32. Baird's tapir
33. Musk ox

Hoping to add Platypus, Numbat and Dugong next year during my planned trip through the smallest continent.

 

How many animals from this Top Fifty list has nobody on Zoochat seen? I'll presume Thylacine and Javan rhino to name two, would certainly be on that list.

 

Thanks Devilfish, Pertinax and other participants.

I must admit that I admire the memories and lists of participating Zoochatters.

Has anyone seen any of the following?

Javan rhinoceros Great white shark, Yapok, Marine iguana, Thylacine

 

I saw a Yapok at the Dallas World Aquarium in 2011.
And they have another one on display at present.

 

Great White Shark Dies After Just Three Days in Aquarium | PETA's Blog | PETA says that there was a captive great white shark at Japan's Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in January. https://www.sharkbookings.com/why-great-white-sharks-cannot-be-kept-in-captivity/ give reasons why the species doesn't adapt well to captivity.

 

I've seen
proboscis mo nkey, kiwi, Tasmanian devil, giant panda, aardwokf (both of them), giant otter, uakari, tuatara, bird of paradise (3 species at least), clouded leopard, wolverine, aye-aye, dingo, sun bear,sloth bear, markhor, aardvark, drill, gelada, spotted hyena, musk ox

I will be seeing one from the list more before the end of the year

I missed seeing Sumatran rhinoceros at Port Lympne. I had the chance to visit either Port Lympne or Howletts and thinking that the rhino had already left I went to Howletts. When I had the chance to go back to Kent the rhino had gone. My main aim to visit Port Lympne when I actually got round to it was to see a mammal I had never seen before and one which was kept in only two U.K. zoos. I suspected that I would not get the chance to see the species again, I got it wrong- red river hog.

 

So I have seen 16/60 of the animals. I have also seen a platypus in the wild.

 

I saw a thylacine at the Melbourne Museum! (Dead obviously).

 

Unless I've counted wrong I've seen 27 out of those 59, with plans to see a few more in the near future.

~Thylo

 

Thanks for the list Dassie Rat.

I have seen 41 of the 59(?) on the list, of those I'm missing the Sumatran & Javan Rhinos and Hoatzin would be top of my to-see list, with Crab-eating Raccoon the most surprising omission.

Platypus
Proboscis Monkey*
Kiwi*
Tasmanian devil
Giant panda
Aardwolf
Mountain tapir
Douc langur
Kakapo
Numbat
Dugong
Giant otter
Gerenuk
Indian gharial
Pangolin
California condor
Kagu
Uakari
Beluga
Tuatara
Bird of Paradise
Clouded leopard
Brown hyena
Wolverine
Steller’s sea lion
Shoebill
Aye-aye
Dingo*
Sun bear
Sloth bear
Markhor
Emperor penguin
Kaka*
Aardvark
Drill
Gelada
Spotted hyena
Leopard seal
Baird’s tapir
Pronghorn
Musk ox

* = also seen in wild.

 

Living in Australasia definitely helps . This list strongly reflects the interests of European and American ZooChatters, for whom Australasian species are extremely unusual. In contrast, there are very few species from those continents included (pronghorn, California condor) except those from the far north (e.g. wolverine, musk ox). My want-to-see list includes badgers and moles, neither of which rank on the overall list.

I also missed the crab-eating raccoon in Singapore, it is (or was?) supposed to be in the Night Safari show, which I have missed twice now...

 

Living in Asia or Australasia is definitely better than those live in Europe or America.