ZooChat Challenge Europe 2021

Haven’t had much time nor have I visited many places with species I hadn’t already seen but here’s a couple from the past week:

Axe Valley Wildlife Park

42. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Wild Place

43. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata)
44. Common eland (Taurotragus oryx)

 

Zoo Cologne (18/10/2021):
86. Onager (Equus hemionus onager)
87. Common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus)
88. Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros)
Zoo Wuppertal (19/10/2021):
89. African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana)
90. Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
91. Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor)
That was it for me this year!

 

I am also on a trip to the Northern Rein Westfalia, since is the area with the most ungulate rarities, that I miss, but a cancelled plane to Düsseldorf broke my initial 7 zoo plan. That's way today I decided to squeeze 3 zoos that I know well and can navigate fast.

23/10 Wuppertal zoo

124. Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
125. Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor)

23/10 Duisburg zoo

126. Congo blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola congica)

23/10 Krefeld zoo

127. Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi)

 

You will truly be a worthy winner of this challenge! I'm really impressed. You are not far from the theoretical maximum.

 

Thank you for the kind words @Someokapinextdoor! I truly love this group of animals and the Challenge is a very good reason to see them back

24/10 Wildpark Donsbash

128. Taiwan Sika (Cervus taiouanus)
129. Alpine Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra)

24/10 Cologne zoo

130. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros)

 

I want to express my big gratitude to @KevinB, who informed me that the last Sender-horned Gazelle is on-show. Being at Cologne I decided to try my chances for the only Bovid species in European zoo I was still missing. I missed the species twice in Planckendael, arrived too late at San Diego and was unlucky at Bronx. You can imagine what great experience it was to see her up close and to spend time in front of the enclousure.

25/10 Planckendael zoo

131.Slender-horned gazelle/Gazella leptoceros

 

Very nice! In the first post Jake said there are 136 possible taxa. You're still missing bighorn sheep and American moose. Any others you know of?

 

Thank you @Penshet! There are actually 137, if I'm not mistaken. @ShonenJake13 can double check? I'm still missing 6: American Moose, Bighorn Sheep, Pyrenean Chamois, Lesser Kudu, Roan and Malayan Tapir. I was planning to have the last three already, but canceled plane changed the plans.

 

COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK: 27th October

47. Llama
48. Kirk’s Dik-Dik

 

Just the one to add and 6 more possible in the UK by my reckoning (7 if Chester still have the Chevrotain but someone posted they were gone?) plus the Russian Sika at Watatunga, where I won't be going this year now!

Amazona Zoo 28/10/21

89 Collared Peccary

 

The species just arrived at the Tierpark Berlin. Perhaps the Chester's animals?

 

I don't know, but what surprises me is that you don't have Malayan Tapir or Roan, got them easily early on at Port Lympne and lesser Kudu at Marwell.

 

The Roan and the Lesser Kudu need bit more effort, but I thought will get the Malayan Tapir easily at Madrid. Looks like it left the collection. I planned to visit Dortmund to see both the Roan and the Tapir, but been unlucky with the plane. Had a chance to visit Antwerp, but prioritised the Slender-horned gazelle at Planckendael. Still no Malayan Tapir

 

I organized this trip through Nederland, on the way back home with the idea to get the Bighorn Sheep. As you know, the species already left Arnhem, but I used the opportunity to take two more species. Rotterdam has adorable Malayan Tapir baby, BTW. There is no chance for me to reach Obterre this year, but still have some hope for the other three.

30/10 Burgers zoo

132. Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)

30/10 Diergaarde Blijdorp

133. Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)

 

Tierpark Gaxhardt 23.10. 2021

24. Alpaca


Nuremburg Zoo 31.10.2021

25. Rothschilds Giraffe
26. Reticulated Giraffe
27. Somali Wild Ass
28. Addax Antilope
29. Indian Rhino
30. Cape Buffalo
31. Common Eland
32. Asian Wild Ass
33. American Bison
34. Przewalskis Wild Horse
35. Grevys Zebra
36. European Bison
37. Nilgai
38. Blackbuck
39. Mishmi Takin
40. Aoudad

I know i have myself a Strong Push Forward with visiting nuremburg Zoo but this is It for me this Year. I Look Forward to Zoo Chat Challenge 2022

Your German Zoo World.

 

Sometimes, when one door is closed another opens. I had a whole day in Vienna and was considering to re-visit Schönbrunn or visit Haus des Meeres. Than the news for the Bratislava's new pair of Lesser Kudus reached me and I made easy decision. Since is one of the most sensitive to cold weather Ungulates, I was thinking that I am running out of time for this species.

06/11 Bratislava zoo

134.Southern Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis australis)

How many places in Europe have indoor access for the Lesser Kudu? Basel, Marwell, Dvur Kralove?

 

Lainzer Tiergarten, Wien, Austria 29/10/21

65/ Dama dama - European fallow deer (daněk evropský)

 

This year I've seen:

Knowsley Safari Park:
1) Axis deer
2) Blackbuck
3) Blue wildebeest
4) Common eland
5) Southern white rhinoceros
6) European fallow deer
7) Yak
8) Somali wild ass
9) Bactrian camel
10) Common waterbuck
11) Kafue lechwe
12) Myanmar thamin
13) Nilgai
14) Vicuna
15) Red river hog
16) European moose
17) European bison

Twycross Zoo:
18) Chapmann's zebra
19) Common nyala

Edinburgh Zoo:
20) Central Chinese goral
21) Przewalski wild horse
22) Visayan spotted deer
23) Pygmy hippo

Chester Zoo:
24) Lowland anoa
25) Grevy's zebra
26) Western sitatunga
27) Visayan warty pig
28) Sulawesi babirusa
29) Rothschild's giraffe
30) Persian onager
31) Lowland tapir
32) Malayan tapir
33) Javan banteng
34) Indian rhinoceros
35) Indian elephant
36) Eastern black rhinoceros
37) Congo buffalo
38) Okapi

Folly Farm:
39) Eastern bongo
40) Kirk's dikdik

Ponderosa Zoo:
41) Reindeer

 

Zoo Plzeň, Czech republic 13/11/21

66/ Rhinoceros unicornis - Indian Rhinoceros (nosorožec indický)
67/ Equus hemionus kulan - Turkmenian Kulan (kulan)
68/ Cervus canadensis nannodes - Tule Elk (wapiti zakrslý)
69/ Ovis dalli dalli - Common Dall Sheep (ovce aljašská)
70/ Ovis canadensis - Bighorn Sheep (ovce tlustorohá)

 

No Bighorn Sheeps, next to the Dall's Sheep exhibit?