ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2018

As @FunkyGibbon said.

But on another note, do they not still have Black-Footed Ferret and Eastern Spotted Skunk?

~Thylo

 

Trying again-
Capron park zoo
Slender-tailed meerkat -suricata suricatta
African lion- panthera lio
Amur leopard- panthera pardus orientalis
Fennec fox- vulpes zerda
NA river otter- lontra canadensis
Sloth Bear- melursus ursinus
Serval- leptailurus Serval
Red panda- ailurus fulgens
Buttonwood park zoo
Harbor seal- phoca vitulina
Cougar- puma concolour
Canada lynx- lynx canadensis
Bobcat- lynx rufus
NA black bear- ursus Americanus
Coyote- canis latrans
National zoo-
Giant panda- ailuropoda melanoluca
Fishing cat- prionailurus vivverinus
Clouded leopard- neofelis nebulosa
Sand cat- felis margarita
Black-footed ferret- mustela nigripes
Coatimundi- nasua nasua
Maned wolf- chrysocyon brachyursus
Cheetah- acinonyx jubatus
ZooAmerica-
American marten- martes americana
Grey wolf- canis lupus
Ocelot- leopardus pardulus
Roger Williams Zoo
Binturong- arctistic binturong
Snow Leopard- panthera uncia
Red wolf- canis rufus
Asiatic black bear- ursus thibetanus
This means I have 29 species so far

 

It is easier if you number them as you go and to use enters between the zoos or have some other way to make your list more readable like bold or underscore.

 

Adding some
Ecotarium

30. Red Fox vulpes vulpes
31. Striped Skunk mephitis mephitis

 

So I know I did that whole 10 days count down and it's been 11 days since then but I switched the zoo I was doing first last minute and wanted to come back with a bit more of a bang so:

Faunia
77) Common Genet Genetta genetta
78) Steller's Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus

Madrid Zoo & Aquarium
79) Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus
80) European Mink Mustela lutreola
81) Patagonian Sea Lion Otaria flavescens

Nandiniidae (monotypic)
0 species

Prionodontidae
0 species

Felidae
20 species

Vivierridae
1 species

Hyaenidae
2 species

Eupleridae
2 species

Herpestidae
3 species

Canidae
15 species

Ursidae
7 species

Odobenidae (monotypic)
1 species

Otariidae
4 species

Phocidae
3 species

Ailuridae (monotypic)
1 species

Mephitidae
2 species

Mustelidae
13 species

Procyonidae
5 species

Worthy Note: I've officially seen six subspecies of Brown Bear this year and total (won't see any more, unless you split Iberian), three of which have been lifers.

Probably won't keep up as I go- sorry for breaking the rules- but I have a lot of running around to do in the upcoming weeks and I don't have my computer so just posting this took a lot longer than it should have.

~Thylo

 

Impressive list! Which subspecies of brown bear did you see?

 

I've seen Grizzly, Sitka, Syrian, Ussuri, Kodiak, and now European (technically Iberian but idt any split of them is considered valid despite how different they look from other animals I've seen in UK zoos). The Syrian, Ussuri, and Kodiak have all been lifers this year.

~Thylo

 

Fantastic Iberian Lynx!!! I've never seen one and hope to see my first also at Madrid zoo at the end of September. What time of day did you see them, how active were they, good photos?

I'll be stuck at 96 until my European adventure (with a smattering of Dubai) begins September 16th ...after that the real fun begins!! Can't wait to finally tick off damned Red Pandas lol.

 

So I have a two week window to try and squeeze a temporary lead!

 

I suggest getting to the zoo at opening and then making a hard left to their enclosure right away. I never saw them after the morning but they were very active then. The mink were let out about half an hour after opening and the one on the left was very showy too.

@FunkyGibbon maybe if you both wait a while to post I can win for a bit, yeah?

~Thylo

 

Greetings from Walsrode!

Duisburg
82) European Wildcat Felis silvestris
83) Wolverine Gulo gulo

Krefeld Zoo
84) Jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Nandiniidae (monotypic)
0 species

Prionodontidae
0 species

Felidae
22 species

Vivierridae
1 species

Hyaenidae
2 species

Eupleridae
2 species

Herpestidae
3 species

Canidae
15 species

Ursidae
7 species

Odobenidae (monotypic)
1 species

Otariidae
4 species

Phocidae
3 species

Ailuridae (monotypic)
1 species

Mephitidae
2 species

Mustelidae
14 species

Procyonidae
5 species

~Thylo

 

The sad thing is, despite having more visits scheduled for the coming weeks, it's entirely possible that I won't add more than two species for the rest of the year. I'm just at that point where I've hit everything that's common in China and I am hoping that the odd rarity shows up.

I'm looking forward to following Jake's updates from his European leg; I'm suspecting/hoping that he's in a similar situation.

 

Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover

88. Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus)
89. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)

 

The exhibit and sign for Black-footed Ferrets was still there at ZooAmerica in mid-August but in 3 visits over 2 days I never saw them. The Eastern Spotted Skunk, I believe is no longer there. The exhibit was empty and the sign gone but they do have a Striped Skunk as an ambassador animal.

 

@thylo, I'm assuming a white morph American mink counts as a domestic?

 

If it's like a silver fox situation then yeah they count as dometics.

~Thylo

 

Apologies @FunkyGibbon, but here goes nothing.

Berlin Zoo

90. Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
91. Sand cat (Felis margarita)

Berlin Tierpark

92. Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga)
93. Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
94. Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis)
95. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)

Wildpark Connewitz

96. Stone marten (Martes foina)

Magdeburg Zoo

97. Marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna)

 

Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover
85) Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus

Berlin Zoo
86) Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus
87) Brown Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus

Tierpark Berlin
88) Asian Palm-Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
89) Malayan Civet Viverra tangalunga
90) Sunda Leopard Cat Prionailurus javanensis
91) Dhole Cuon alpinus

Wildpark Connewitz
92) European Pine Marten Martes martes
93) Beech Marten Martes foina

Magdeburg Zoo
94) Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna
95) Yellow Mongoose Cynictis penicillata
96) Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

Nandiniidae (monotypic)
0 species

Prionodontidae
0 species

Felidae
23 species

Vivierridae
4 species

Hyaenidae
2 species

Eupleridae
2 species

Herpestidae
5 species

Canidae
16 species

Ursidae
8 species

Odobenidae (monotypic)
1 species

Otariidae
6 species

Phocidae
3 species

Ailuridae (monotypic)
1 species

Mephitidae
2 species

Mustelidae
17 species

Procyonidae
5 species

As successful as these past few days have been, I've also managed to miss six planned species from the various zoos above. This also brings the very disappointing announcement that Magdeburg's Marsh Mongoose are currently behind the scenes and due to leave the zoo imminently for an unknown collection.

~Thylo

 

Do you have any information on how many they currently have? They received a pair from the Netherlands and later on a third one, the latter was subsequently send back when introductions with the pair were unsuccessful.