Cool! I’ve clarified which species are only rare in the states when applicable.To add on a bit to this, ZooTierliste also gives 37 listings for the Nile Lechwe. Definitely not uncommon
Cool! I’ve clarified which species are only rare in the states when applicable.To add on a bit to this, ZooTierliste also gives 37 listings for the Nile Lechwe. Definitely not uncommon
Thanks for the correction, edited it into the table!Lehmann's Poison Frog should have 0 instead of no data in your list (it's https://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=4&ordnung=403&familie=40336&art=50902650&subhaltungen=1 ). The rest of the no data exhibit animals are all invertebrates, which ZTL do not list.
Indeed, I was surprised myself. The African Forest Buffalo is more common, but only by a small margin (20 holdings).Wait... Only 17 zoos in Europe have Cape Buffalos? Is this real? I've always seen them at Antwerp Zoo since I was a child and Pairi Daiza also have them. The two zoos I go to regularly. So I had never realized they were so uncommon. I will appreciate them even more next time.
I am pretty sure the domesticated ones are considered a subspecies of the wild ones. So if a zoo holds domestic buffaloes, it isn't wrong to call them Bubalus arnee, it is just unspecific.Is domesticated one considered subspecies or separate species?
Surprised by some of these tbh. I've never seen the cougar, badger, arctic fox, jaguar or ibex in a European zoo, but I've seen giant otters and African buffaloes multiple times. Also thought the Thompson's gazelle was more common.I don't know if you want to take into account non-US holdings, but I made a list of EAZA holdings that I thought would be fitting to share here. According to this source, this is how many holdings each PZ animal has:
Indian Peafowl (991)
European Fallow Deer (847)
Meerkat (590)
Llama (546)
Ring Tailed Lemur (485)
Bactrian Camel (397)
Common Ostrich (340)
Plains Zebra (312)
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (274)
Capybara (250)
Greater Flamingo (227)
Eurasian Lynx (218)
Reindeer (206)
Wolf (Eurasian Wolf: 204; Wolf [including Arctic Wolf]: 156)
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (194)
Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (194)
Red Panda (192)
Siberian Tiger (188)
Red-Crowned Crane (160)
Red Ruffed Lemur (147)
Spectacled Caiman (145)
American Bison (127)
Cheetah (126)
Moose (126)
Cougar (116)
Fennec Fox (113)
Alpine Ibex (111)
Arctic Fox (111)
European Badger (104)
Jaguar (104)
Snow Leopard (103)
Southern White Rhinoceros (99)
Hippopotamus (97)
Aldabra Giant Tortoise (96)
American Alligator (95)
Binturong (91)
Red Kangaroo (90)
California Sea Lion (89)
Giant Anteater (84)
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman (81)
Japanese Macaque (81)
African Penguin (77)
Southern Cassowary (74)
Pygmy Hippo (73)
Western Lowland Gorilla (69)
Mandrill (63)
Spotted Hyena (60)
Bongo (57)
Western Chimpanzee (57; Common Chimpanzee: 117)
African Wild Dog (54)
Nyala (54)
Indian Elephant (53; Asian Elephant: 72)
Polar Bear (52)
Reticulated Giraffe (52)
Grey Seal (48)
Clouded Leopard (47)
Bornean Orangutan (43)
Dhole (43)
Nile Monitor (40)
Komodo Dragon (39)
Sable Antelope (39)
Nile Lechwe (37)
Gemsbok (34)
Dingo (33)
Aardvark (31)
Indian Rhinoceros (31)
Black Wildebeest (30)
African Savannah Elephant (26)
Malayan Tapir (25)
Okapi (25)
Colombian White-Faced Capuchin (23)
Giant Otter (23)
King Penguin (22)
Saltwater Crocodile (22)
Common Warthog (20)
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (19)
Sun Bear (18)
African Buffalo (17)
Springbok (15)
American Beaver (14 [Eurasian Beaver: 37])
Koala (14)
Babirusa (12)
Giant Panda (12)
Bonobo (11)
Gharial (11)
Thomson's Gazelle (8)
Himalayan Brown Bear (5)
Dall Sheep (4)
Grizzly Bear (4)
Baird's Tapir (2 [South American Tapir: 166])
Chinese Pangolin (2)
Bengal Tiger (1 [Tiger: 176])
Formosan Black Bear (1 [Asiatic Black Bear: 22])
Proboscis Monkey (1)
West African Lion (1 [Lion: 275])
Platypus (0)
Pronghorn (0)
Wild Water Buffalo (0 [Domestic Water Buffalo: 22])Green Iguana (453)
Boa Constrictor (288)
Eastern Blue Tongued Skink (203)
Yellow Anaconda (130)
Golden Poison Frog (84)
Gila Monster (72)
Red-Eyed Tree Frog (64)
Fire Salamander (55)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (44)
Puff Adder (28)
Lesser Antillean Iguana (13)
Common Death Adder (8)
American Bullfrog (5)
Diamondback Terrapin (5)
Eastern Brown Snake (1)
Lehmann's Poison Frog (0)
no data found: Amazonian Giant Centipede; Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula; Giant Burrowing roach; Giant African Snail; Goliath Birdeater; Goliath Frog; Goliath Beetle; Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect; Desert Hairy Scorpion; Sacred Scarab Beetle; Giant Forest Scorpion; Mexican Red Knee Tarantula; Titan Beetle
Of course, this list doesn't take into account US or non-EAZA holdings, and I'm not sure if there are comparable websites for other regions or even worldwide statistics.
I heard on Bronx Zoo series, that big cattle isnt that common, because zoos prefer to keep rhinos in their place.Indeed, I was surprised myself. The African Forest Buffalo is more common, but only by a small margin (20 holdings).
The badger can be found in a lot of Wildparks, so it's not too surprising to see it so high up. I've also seen ibex exhibits quite a lot of times so far. The proboscis monkey is at 1 because Zootierliste includes the Singapore Zoo in their listing.Surprised by some of these tbh. I've never seen the cougar, badger, arctic fox, jaguar or ibex in a European zoo, but I've seen giant otters and African buffaloes multiple times. Also thought the Thompson's gazelle was more common.
Also, the proboscis monkey should be 0. Apenheul used to be the only zoo to keep them outside of Asia, but they sent their last male back a few years ago.
If you allow me to ask a sort of silly question, what does the number format used on ZooChat mean (for example, Common Eland: 66.116.3)? I know it refers to population, but what do the various numbers represent-- animal sexes? adults and juveniles? or something else?Looks like Nile lechwe, as of 2019, were kept in 10 zoos in the US. (Source)
On the other hand, I don't think fallow deer are quite as rare within the US as some of the others. Just based on personal experience, they seem a lot more common at smaller, non-AZA facilities, while it's actually the AZA ones that keep white-tailed deer. Might be a regional thing, but it's definitely something I've picked up on.
66 males, 116 females, 3 of unspecified sexfor example, Common Eland: 66.116.3)
Thanks so much! Good to know.66 males, 116 females, 3 of unspecified sex
I must be very lucky as there are two zoos within a 90 minute drive of my house in the UK with Giant OttersThen there are like 13-14 zoos with giant otter in US. I know 11 places, but there are definitely few more that i dont remember anymore, and dont want to search again.
22 in europe according to zootierliste. Probably bunch of zoos in South America keep them and additionaly we can count Singapore Zoo.
+ some zoos have plans to keep them in near future.
I think overall number of zoos with giant otter worldwide is around 40.
Now with more knowledge and its endangered status, this number is constantly rising, because back then it was very very hard to keep giant otters.
Dhole also have decent captivity presence thanks to Europe and Asia (mostly India/China)
Gemsbok same.
Everything else indeed is probably under 20 number.