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ZooChat Challenge North America 2021

Discussion in 'Quizzes, Competitions & Games' started by Coelacanth18, 30 Dec 2020.

  1. TinoPup

    TinoPup Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    54. Eastern grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

    Probably the worst zoo I've ever been to.
     
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    55) Derby's Woolly-Opossum Caluromys derbianus


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  3. Kudu21

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    Dallas Zoo (Dallas, TX) -- 06 October 2021:
    41. American beaver (Castor canadensis)
    42. Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
     
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    22. American Red Fox- Vulpes fulva
    23. Kinkajou- Potos flavus
     
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  5. Coelacanth18

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    For everyone's reference, the IUCN still considers all Red Fox to be the same species - namely Vulpes vulpes. Therefore, I'm counting them all as V. vulpes and you don't have to confirm they are North American for me to do so. More than welcome to, though.
     
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    I'd guess Animal Adventures has the more domestic version, which wouldn't be American, anyway.
     
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    Don't remember exactly but I think they just had the silver-forms when I went. There were a few fox enclosures, though.

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    There were two- one was a red fox and the other was a silver form.
     
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    41. Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
    42. Eastern Chipmunk (Taimas striatus)
     
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    43. Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
     
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    44. Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)
    45. Short-Tailed Fruit Bat (Carollia perspicillata)
    46. Greater Spear-Nosed Bat (Phyllostomus
    hastatus)

    47. Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus)
    48. Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
    49. Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
    50. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
    51. Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
    52. White-Nosed Coati (Nausa narcia)


     
  12. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Double-count, this was already counted for you here:

    There appears to have been a mistake here, one that unfortunately slipped my attention until now. Greater Spear-nosed Bat does not count for this challenge, as its range does not extend into Mexico or any U.S. territories. It is actually one of the few Neotropical bats kept in captivity within the US, Mexico, or Canada that doesn't count, which might be why it was erroneously counted and why I overlooked it. My apologies, but these listings will have to be removed.

    Correcting for that oversight and the recent double-count, these are each of your revised totals:

    @birdsandbats: 51
    @Dhole dude: 50
    @pachyderm pro: 41

    I double-checked all other species I've counted thus far and they were all correct, so we should be solid going forward.
     
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  13. birdsandbats

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    I think the range map on the sign at Omaha showed it going that far north.
     
  14. Coelacanth18

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    It's possible; the official IUCN page for them, however, does not show their range extending into Mexico.
     
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    From August 13, Pittsburgh Zoo, I forgot to include
    55. Jamaican Fruit Bat, Artibeus jamaicensis
     
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    Standings will be updated on November 15. Regular reminder for everyone to catch up on your list if you've fallen behind.
     
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    Realized I'd already seen Striped Skunk so 29 was a double-count. Going off from 28:

    Oakland Zoo - November 12
    29. American Bison (Bison bison)
    30. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
     
  18. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Here are the standings as of November 15:

    @ThylacineAlive @TinoPup: 55
    @birdsandbats: 51
    @Dhole dude: 50
    @Kudu21: 42
    @pachyderm pro: 41
    @Ituri: 40
    @nczoofan: 37
    @BerdNerd: 32
    @Westcoastperson @PogoFord: 31
    @Coelacanth18: 30
    @Echobeast @ZooBinh: 25
    @Neil chace: 23
    @TZDugong: 21
    @Hipporex: 18
    @TheGerenuk: 16
    @ChunkyMunky pengopus: 13
    @Mai Thai: 10
    @Julio C Castro: 9
    @jayjds2: 8

    Home stretch - only 6 weeks left to go in the challenge, with the top two currently tied.

    Just a reminder to anyone who hasn't joined that the deadline for entering this challenge has passed, so no new participants will be taken... but if you're interested there will be another one next year :cool:
     
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  19. birdsandbats

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    So close, yet so far...
     
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  20. Kudu21

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    Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, TX) -- 16 November 2021:
    43. Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
     
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