ZooChat Challenge Global 2022

Didactylus is a much better exhibit animal than hoffmanni anyways, seeing that the former tends to be diurnal and the latter tends to be nocturnal, and morphologically being indistinguishable to the untrained eye (or when asleep and all you see is fur, lol). Judging by the morphological similarity and behavioral differences, I much prefer seeing zoos display didactylus as these are more likely to be active when zoos are open, making a more interesting display for visitors. Of course, being sloths, both species are still likely to sleep sometimes during the day, but the behavioral differences are significant enough that I think it's clear which one makes better exhibit animals.

 

Skansen has one young and one old male Hoffmann's. The young animal was very active yesterday and the keeper said that he usually is.

 

Can vouch for this. The sloths at my local zoo do sleep a lot, but when they're active... they can definitely get quite the wiggle on.

Wouldn't mind seeing other sloths besides Linne's Two-Toed, but I get it - I understand keeping any Three-Toed species in captivity is almost impossible due to their very particular diet (I recall reading that somewhere).

 

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 28/12
66. Common Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
67. Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)- I assume Canadian Lynx and Eurasian Lynx can be counted separately?
68. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
69. African Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)- I would say it is pretty impressive I have managed to see two Hyena species before I've seen African Hunting Dogs this year!

A trip to Shepreth Wildlife Park before the end of the year would be ideal (but not necessary likely) as it would see me visit my first nocturnal house of the year (amazingly) and close in on the 75 mark, but probably not reach it. If I don't manage to get to Shepreth, I think I will still be pretty content and proud of the list (predators especially) I have gathered, despite not really seeing a conventional nocturnal house for the whole challenge.

 

Zoo Hellabrunn Münich, Germany, 27/06/22

63/ Eurasian Arctic Hare / Lepus timidus / zajíc bělák

Zoo Ostrava, Czech republic, 01/07/22

64/ Blind Shark / Hemiscyllium ocellatum / žralůček okatý

Zoo Praha (Prague Zoo), Czech republic, 03/07/22

65/ Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat / Phloemys pallidus / krysa obláčková
66/ Ground Cuscus / Phalanger gymnotis / kuskus novoguinejský
67/ Greater Slow Loris / Nycticebus coucang / outloň váhavý
68/ Chinese Pangolin / Manis pentadactyla / luskoun krátkoocasý
69/ Philippine Porcupine / Hystrix pumila / dikobraz filipínský

Zoo Zlín, Czech republic, 05/07/22

70/ North Island Brown Kiwi / Apteryx mantelli / kivi hnědý

Zoo Augsburg, Germany, 08/07/22

71/ Eurasian Beaver / Castor fiber / bobr evropský
72/ Amur Leopard Cat / Prinailurus bengalensis / kočka krátkouchá
73/ Bolivian Night Monkey / Aotus azarae boliviensis / mirikina Azarova bolivijská

 

Vogelpark Olching, Germany, 09/07/22

74/ Great Gray Owl / Strix nebulosa / puštík vousatý
75/ Northern Hawk-Owl / Surnia ulula / sovice krahujová
76/ Little Owl / Athene noctua / sýček obecný

Zoo Brno, Czech republic, 21/07/22

77/ Striped Skunk / Mephitis mephitis / skunk pruhovaný

Zoo Praha (Prague Zoo), Czech republic, 02/10/22

78/ Short-beaked Echidna / Tachyglossus aculeatus / ježura australská
79/ Bush Dog / Speothos venaticus / pes pralesní
80/ Bat-eared Fox / Otocyon megalotis / pes ušatý
81/ North American Porcupine / Erethizon dorsatum / urzon kanadský

Zoo Plzeň (Pilsen Zoo), Czech republic, 23/10/22

82/ Snow Leopard / Panthera uncia / irbis
83/ Rodriguez Flying Fox / Pteropus rodricensis / kaloň rodrigueský
84/ Malagasy Giant Rat / Hypogeomys antimena / křeček velký

Tierpark Zittau, Germany, 28/10/22

85/ Jungle Cat / Felis chaus / kočka bažinná
86/ Red Fox / Vulpes vulpes / liška obecná
87/ Six-banded Armadillo / Euphractus sexinctus / pásovec šestipásý
88/ European Pine Marten / Martes martes / kuna lesní
89/ Beech Marten / Martes foina / kuna skalní

Zoo Plzeň (Pilsen Zoo), Czech republic, 30/10/22

90/ Philippine Crocodile / Crocodylus mindorensis / krokodýl filipínský
91/ Barbary Striped Grass Mouse / Lemniscomys barbarus / myš zebrovaná
92/ Seurat's Spiny Mouse / Acomys seurati / bodlinatka čadská
93/ African Grass Rat / Arvicanthis niloticus / myš nilská
94/ Flower's Gerbil / Gerbillus floweri / pískomil Flowerův
95/ Loring's Acacia Rat / Thallomys loringi / krysa
96/ Pale Gerbil / Gerbillus perpallidus / pískomil světlý
97/ Lesser Egyptian Jerboa / Jaculus jaculus / tarbík egyptský
98/ Garnett's Greater Galago / Otolemur garnetti / komba Garnettova
99/ Haussa Genet / Genetta thierryi / ženetka savanová
100/ Four-toed Hedgehog / Atelerix albiventris / ježek bělobřichý
101/ Cape Fox / Vulpes chama / liška kapská
102/ Palla's Long-tongued Bat / Glossophaga soricina / glosofága dlouhojazyčná
103/ Bobcat / Lynx rufus / rys červený
104/ Brazilian Porcupine / Coendou prehensilis / kuandu obecný
105/ Large Hairy Armallido / Chaetophractus villosus / pásovec štětinatý

 

Got to my last zoo visit of the year, bumping my total to exactly 100. I had a lot of fun with this challenge this year, and a big thansk to @ZooBinh for making it happen!

98. Greater Grison (Galictis vittata)
99. Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)
100. Brown Greater Galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

 

Nice Which zoo ?

 

Here's my final list...

1. Dingo (Dreamworld)
2. Eastern Grey-Kangaroo
3. Freshwater Crocodile
4. Greater Bilby
5. Koala
6. Lumholtz's Tree-Kangaroo
7. Red Kangaroo
8. Saltwater Crocodile
9. Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat
10. Tasmanian Devil
11. Tawny Frogmouth
12. Tiger (Dreamworld)
13. Blacktip Reef-Shark (Seaworld)
14. Brown-Banded Bamboo-Shark
15. Dusky Whaler
16. Epaulette Shark
17. Nervous Shark
18. Tawny Nurse-Shark
19. Whitetip Reef-Shark
20. Zebra Shark (Seaworld)
21. African Lion (Taronga Zoo)
22. Barking Owl
23. Barn Owl
24. Binturong
25. Brush-Tailed Rock-Wallaby
26. Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna
27. Fennec Fox
28. Fishing Cat
29. Giant Cave-Gecko
30. House Mouse
31. Pygmy Hippopotamus
32. Quokka
33. Short-Beaked Echidna
34. Spinifex Hopping-Mouse
35. Swamp Wallaby (Taronga Zoo)
36. Common Wallaroo (Featherdale Wildlife Park)
37. Common Wombat
38. Eastern Grass-Owl
39. Lesser Sooty Owl
40. Long-Nosed Potoroo
41. Parma Wallaby
42. Powerful Owl
43. Red-Necked Pademelon
44. Rufous Owl
45. Southern Boobook
46. Tammar Wallaby
47. Western Grey-Kangaroo
48. Yellow-Footed Rock-Wallaby (Featherdale Wildlife Park)
49. African Wild-Dog (Taronga Western Plains Zoo)
50. Cheetah
51. Common Hippopotamus
52. Red-Necked Wallaby (Featherdale Wildlife Park)
53. Grey Reef-Shark (Cairns Aquarium)
54. Papuan Frogmouth (Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome)
55. Red-Legged Pademelon (Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome)
56. American Alligator (Hartley's Crocodile Adventures)
57. Centralian Knob-Tailed Gecko
58. Masked Owl
59. Northern Spiny-Tailed Gecko
60. Rufous Bettong
61. Spectacled Flying-Fox (Hartley's Crocodile Adventures)
62. Agile Wallaby (David Fleay Wildlife Park)
63. Bridled Nailtail-Wallaby
64. Platypus
65. Proserpine Rock-Wallaby (David Fleay Wildlife Park)
66. Cape Porcupine (Darling Downs Zoo)
67. Caracal
68. Serval
69. Sri Lankan Leopard (Darling Downs Zoo)
70. Fringe-Toed Velvet-Gecko (Crocosaurus Cove)
71. Jewelled Velvet-Gecko
72. Marbled Velvet-Gecko (Crocosaurus Cove)
73. Antilopine Wallaroo (Territory Wildlife Park)
74. Australian Owlet-Nightjar
75. Australian Water-Rat
76. Black Flying-Fox
77. Black-Footed Tree-Rat
78. Black Wallaroo
79. Common Planigale
80. Coral Catshark
81. Fat-Tailed Dunnart
82. Ghost Bat
83. Golden Bandicoot
84. Nabarlek
85. Northern Brown-Bandicoot
86. Northern Brushtail-Possum
87. Northern Quoll
88. Savanna Glider
89. Speckled Catshark
90. Spectacled Hare-Wallaby (Territory Wildlife Park)
91. Feathertail Glider (Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary)
92. Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo
93. Greater Glider
94. Grey-Headed Flying-Fox
95. Squirrel Glider (Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary)
96. Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre)

 

Sustainable Safari in Maplewood, MN.

 

Interesting, their web-page state that they even have Olingo!

 

Their collection is constantly rotating, so the Olingo (If that is what it truly is) must not have been out when I visited . They also claim to have Sunda and Palawan Porcupines!

 

This was like Mbappe's a goal from the spot in the 118th minute! Good that my goalkeeper is in a good shape

 

Probably requires VAR too as doesn't conform to rule 7 but at least it doesn't stop you winning my friend. Congratulations @twilighter ( I will take a small amount of credit for most of your UK additions either going there with you or showing you where to go - British Wildlife Centre)
Posting 6 months worth of visits on 31/12 is breaking the rules, I really don't care whether I am 2nd 3rd or 10th I'm not bothering next year as it's too complicated I will just help @twilighter win again with his UK zoo visits

 

Thank you my friend! You deserve credit for at least 100 of my additions and for one of the most exciting zoo experiences I ever have ! Your help was invaluable and I am very grateful, as you know.

 

Only difference is you posted on 31/12 ! I bear you no personal grudge but had you won it would have been ridiculous and breaking rule 7 so should not have counted! You have had plenty of time to post all those or at least some of them surely? I even voted for your thread FFS. I just think posting 6 months worth on the last day is bordering on cheating but doesn't really matter as you lost too!

 

Doesn't make any difference really as I said we both LOST! Only difference was rule 7 which may as well not exist as it is never even considered