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Discussion in 'Quizzes, Competitions & Games' started by ZooBinh, 1 Jan 2022.

  1. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - January 8 2022
    9. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
    10. Straw-colored Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum
    11. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
    12. Cougar Puma concolor
    13. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
    14. North American Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
    15. Gray Wolf Canis lupus
     
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    pipaluk Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Colchester Zoo 9th January

    35 Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
    36 Leopard (Panthera pardus)
    37 Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)
    38 Spotted Hyaena (Crocuta crocuta)
    39 Pygmy Hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis)
    40 Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
    41 Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
    42 Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
    43 Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
    44 Slender - snouted crocodile (Mercistops cataphractus)
     
  3. MagpieGoose

    MagpieGoose Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    A much quieter non-Bank Holiday zoo visit helped bump my total up abit!

    Chester Zoo- 10.01.2022

    12. Northern Luzon cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
    13. Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    14. Philippine mouse deer (Tragulus nigricans)
    15. Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii)
    16. Palawan binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
     
  4. TNT

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    Starting with a banger... Exmoor Zoo - 12/01/2022.

    1. Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa
    2. Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
    3. Grey wolf, Canis lupus
    4. Bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis
    5. African hunting dog, Lycaon pictus
    6. Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus
    7. Bush dog, Speothos venaticus
    8. Caracal, Caracal caracal
    8. Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
    9. Serval, Leptailurus serval
    10. Fishing cat, Prionailurus viverrinus
    11. Margay, Leopardus wiedii
    12. Sand cat, Felis margarita
    13. Rusty-spotted cat, Prionailurus rubiginosus
    14. Generic leopard, Panthera pardus
    15. Puma, Puma concolor
    16. Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
    17. African civet, Civettictis civetta
    18. Tayra, Eira barbara
    19. Yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula
    20. Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
    21. Dwarf mongoose , Helogale parvula
    22. Cuviers dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
    23. Gray-handed night monkey, Aotus griseimembra
    24. Dusky pademelon, Thylogale brunii
    25. Bennetts wallaby, Notamacropus rufogriseus
    26. Parma wallaby, Notamacropus parma
    27. Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor
    28. Eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus
    29. Palawan binturong, Arctictis binturong whitei

    Missed a few species today, including the important Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus. It looks like I'll need to visit again... not that I'm complaining :p

    *I've omitted a couple of species as their arrival is yet to be announced by the zoo - If I see them in another collection, I'll include them then. If not, I'll retrospectively include them once the announcement is made*
     
  5. CrashMegaraptor

    CrashMegaraptor Well-Known Member

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    AFRICA ALIVE! - 13/1/2022

    11. Aardvark(Orycteropus afer)
    12. African Crested Porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
    13. Turkish Spiny Mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
    14. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
    15. African Lion (Panthera leo)
    16. African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
    17. Bat-Eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
    18. Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda)

    Now, for clarification, whilst the Aardvark house (where the spiny mice also live) was closed to the public, it was still possible to see both animals through the window, and as far as I'm concerned, that doesn't break any of the rules or guidelines. It's not like I was able to get special access into the house, otherwise I would have included the African Brush-Tailed Porcupine.
     
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  6. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You would be correct :)

    EDIT: It's been pointed out to me that this is my 10,000th post :p What an exciting one it was.

    ~Thylo
     
  7. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    My first visit of the year gave me a pretty solid start I think. I missed a few species, though, that I hope to get later in the year.

    Bronx Zoo
    1) Feathertail Glider Acrobates pygaemus
    2) Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo Dendrobates matschei
    3) Aardvark Orycteropus afer
    4) Malagasy Giant Rat Hypogeomys antimena
    5) Cactus Mouse Peromyscus eremicus
    6) Eastern Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
    7) California Mouse Peromyscus californicus
    8) Arabian Spiny Mouse Acomys dimidiatus
    9) Pallid Gerbil Gerbillus perallidus
    10) Bushy-Tailed Jird Sekeetamys calurus
    11) Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat Phloeomys pallidus
    12) House Mouse Mus musculus
    13) Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus
    14) South African Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides
    15) Nile Grass Rat Arvicanthis niloticus
    16) Mohol Bushbaby Galago moholi
    17) Rodrigues Flying Fox Pteropus rodricensis
    18) Indian Flying Fox Pteropus medius
    19) Greater Malay Chevrotain Tragulus napu
    20) Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta
    21) Tiger Panthera tigris
    22) Snow Leopard Panthera uncia
    23) Lion Panthera leo
    24) Leopard Panthera pardus
    25) Dhole Cuon alpinus
    26) African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus
    27) North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
    28) Snowy Owl Bubo scandiaca
    29) Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
    30) Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
    31) Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
    32) Carrot-Tailed Viper Gecko Hemidactylus imbricatus
    33) William's Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus williamsi
    34) Common Flat-Tailed Gecko Uroplatus fimbriatus
    35) Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis
    36) Ganges Gharial Gavialis gangeticus
    37) Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
    38) West African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
    39) Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer

    ~Thylo
     
  8. Ituri

    Ituri Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Sedgwick County Zoo 1/15
    1. Carrot-tailed Viper Gecko
    2. Prickly Gecko
    3. Chinese Alligstor
    4. Cuban Crocodile
    5. Indian Flying Fox
     
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  9. CrashMegaraptor

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    BANHAM ZOO (2) - 15/1/2022

    19. Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
     
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    Blackpool Zoo- 17.01.2022

    17. Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
    18. Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare)
    19. Bennett's wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
    20. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
    21. Long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
    22. Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus)
    23. Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
    24. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
    25. Red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
     
  11. CrashMegaraptor

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    COLCHESTER ZOO - 19/1/2022

    20. Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
    21. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    22. Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
    23. Linnaeus' Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
    24. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
    25. Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
    26. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
    27. Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus)
    28. Slender-Snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)

    I also saw a full Aardvark this time, so even if my Africa Alive! visit hadn't counted, I'd still have gotten it here.
     
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  12. Brum

    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'm in, but not the greatest collection for this particular challenge unfortunately! :(

    West Midlands Safari Park - 17/01/22

    1. Common Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
    2.Grey-legged Douroucouli (Aotus lemurinus)
    3. Rodriguez Fruit Bat (Pteropus rodricensis)
    4. Seba's Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
    5. Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
    6. African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
    7. Lion (Panthera leo)
    8. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
    9. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
     
  13. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Hi all, we are now about 3 weeks into the challenge and therefore I am hesitant to make any further changes, however @ZooBinh and I were wondering if there would be any interest in allowing sharks to count for the challenge. They're a group that's primarily nocturnal and they're one of the most readily identifiable groups of fishes for most people. At one point I toyed with the idea of having one year's challenge be sharks/rays but decided that wasn't going to work well so this might be a fun way to include them in somehow. I didn't include them originally because I figured it would be easiest to minimize the ectotherms on the list when there are already so many other animals to keep track of, but talking with Binh he thinks it could be a welcome addition. That said, I also don't want to just go changing things without popular consensus, especially now that a fair few people have already started their zoo visiting for the year. So let me know what people think and we can retroactively count them if enough players agree. If not, let the games continue uninterrupted!

    Sorry for the delay in response to this but, yes, let's count Dingos.

    ~Thylo
     
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  14. ZooBinh

    ZooBinh Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Yes, thank you Thylo for this announcement. In addition to being nocturnal fishes, I don't think the global challenge has included fish much (if ever?), so it would be a nice little change :).

    P.S. My support for adding sharks and rays 100% has nothing to do with the close vicinity of the Newport Aquarium to me.
     
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    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I'm not opposed to sharks and rays being added but I'm not for it, either. I think they would be hard to keep track of.
     
  16. Neil chace

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    I'm in agreement with you. They're a more difficult group to keep track of, and many people on here don't focus on fish as closely as the terrestrial vertebrates most challenges so far have focused on. I for one don't really pay more attention to sharks and know very little about them, and since most Aquariums I go to have had poor signage, keeping track would be difficult. If others feel strongly about adding them, I'd try it for purposes of the challenge, but wouldn't be thrilled by their addition.
     
  17. CrashMegaraptor

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    Sounds interesting. For clarification, would this be just sharks, or would rays count too?
     
  18. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I was thinking just sharks for the exact reason expressed above, that adding rays as well may make it more complicated and difficult to keep track of. I find sharks tend to be reliably signed at most places I go, and if not that's usually a touchpool and then there is a guide there who knows all the species regardless. Rays on the other hand I know can be hit or miss with signage. But again if people keep feel it would be too difficult to keep track of sharks as well then we need not include them. I do like the idea of including a group of fish considering we hardly ever focus on them in these challenges due to lack of general interest, but the challenge does have plenty of targets already if people would prefer to do without.

    ~Thylo
     
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    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The reason (for me) isn't lack of interest from myself - it's lack of interest from the zoos that seem to rarely have up-to-date signage with fish.
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    That's a fair concern. I can't say I've experienced that much with sharks who tend to be their big attractions, but I've not been to nearly as many aquariums as I have zoos so perhaps I've been lucky.

    ~Thylo