ZooChat Challenge Europe 2021

Thank you!

 

Zoo Děčín, Czech republic 18/11/21

76/ Sus scrofa - Wild Boar (prase divoké)
77/ Capra cylindricornis - East Caucasian tur (kozorožec degestanský)

... sadly no Rusa alfredi :-(

 

Unfortunately this will remain my final list for this challenge. Because of the new lockdown all zoos in the Netherlands have closed again, so my plans for a december zoo visit had to be cancelled.

 

Zoo Wuppertal (visited on December 20th)
99. Baird's tapir / Tapirus bairdii
100. Yellow-backed duiker / Cephalophus silvicultor

I missed the babirusas, sadly, but I made it to 100!

 

Zoo Praha, Czech republic 24/12/21

Beautiful visit of Prague Zoo during Christmas day. I have scored one species. It is so nice to reach such a goal in December at my home zoo.

78/ Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis - Chinese Blue Sheep (nahur modrý)

 

Zoo Ostrava, Czech republic 28/12/21

Very nice visit. But we had a snow and animals were not quite active. It seemed I will end up with only one target species but finally I scored all 4 new species I could see during winter visit.

79/ Axis axis - Chital (axis indický)
80/ Elaphurus davidianus - Pere David's Deer (jelen milu)
81/ Antilope cervicapra - Blackbuck (antilopa jelení)
82/ Hyelaphus porcinus - Hog Deer (jelínek vepří)

And one forgotten species, Przewalski's Wild Horse. The species is kept outside the area of Prague Zoo but I managed to see them during April of 2021.

83/ Equus ferus przewalskii - Przewalski's Wild Horse (kůň Převalského)

 

Have you estimated the maximum number in Czech Republic for this Challenge?

 

Last update of the year, a shame to miss the kudu and Javan chevrotain.

MARWELL ZOO; 29th December
49. Nyala
50. Scimitar-Horned Oryx
51. Arabian Oryx
52. Addax
53. Dorcas Gazelle
54. Przewalski’s Horse
55. Pygmy Hippo

 

What I know, it should be 105 species. I could miss some domestic animals as I skip them most of the time and I always forget they count in the challenge in specific cases.

 

Missed one

56. Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra

 

Congratulations to our big winner @twilighter - who took the challenge extremely seriously and aimed to actively see every taxon on the list.

The Zoochat Europe Challenge 2022 thread will be up at some point later today, so keep your eyes peeled…

 

Challenge 2022 thread is up now - I will post a final leaderboard for the 2021 challenge in a bit

 

Final Leaderboard of 2021:

1. @twilighter - 136
2. @Someokapinextdoor - 101
3. @Penshet - 100
4. @pipaluk - 92
5. @Choco115 - 91
6. @Marhi - 83
7. @MagpieGoose - 70
8. @Brum - 67
9. @Mr. Zootycoon - 59
10. @Strix - 56
11. @Gil - 53
12. @CrashMegaraptor - 52
13. @ShonenJake13 - 44
14. @AthleticBinturong - 42
15. @Prochilodus246 - 41
16. @German Zoo World - 40
17. @amur leopard - 39
18. @HungarianBison - 28
19. (tied) @Mayki and @Najade - 20
20. @Tommy - 1

Hope to see at least some of you in the 2022 challenge!

 

Thank you @ShonenJake13 for hosting this challenge! I'm very happy with my result. Congratulations to the winner!

I just checked: You can draw a circle on th map with a radius of 83 km that encompasses al the species I've seen. The maximum possible within this circle would be 108 if I counted correctly. The additional ticks compared to my result would be balabac kantjil (no luck spotting it in ABH), white-bearded-wildebeest (arrived at Tierpark after my last visit), impala (no-show at Magdeburg), Thomson's gazelle (no-show at Leipzig), West Caucasian tur (Halle), Alpine ibex (Köthen) and european roe deer (Herzberg). For Cottbus (Baird's tapir and domestic yak) and Fürstenwalde (Alpine chamois) the circle would have to be extended slightly

 

Thanks @ShonenJake13, I enjoyed taking part, even though my only realistic target was top UK competitor!
I missed just 5 by my reckoning
Kiang
Dromedary
White tailed Gnu
Russian Sika Deer
Sambar deer (reckon I did see them at Port Lympne but too far away to be sure).

Congratulations @twilighter!

 

Thank you all kindly for the greetings and special thanks to @ShonenJake13! I enjoyed your company very much! Started this challenge with a thought to see some of the species I'm missing, but it ended up bit more than that. Decided to skip the American Moose and to prioritize the resources to fulfill the IUCN species list. @Penshet got this one, which means, together we covered all the available taxa this year. I need to get it soon. Between Europe and USA I also miss the Bay Duiker, Bushbuck and the Central American Red Brocket (species on display at a public collections), but hope I will fill those gaps in the future. Wish you a great year and many zoo visits ahead

 

Hello @ShonenJake13 i can not thank you enough.
This Challenge was funny and even i am Not the Winner i want to say thank you for this amazing Challenge.
Gratulationes for @twilighter for being a Winner who has Managed to See more than 136 Species of Hoofstok.

Now i Look Forward to the 2022 Challenge.