Aruba Island Rattlesnake

The Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus unicolor) is one of the rarest rattlesnake species in the world. It is critically endangered as it is restricted to the southern tip of Aruba Island which is only 12 square kilometers around. There are estimated to only be about 230 adults left in the wild.
 Their dwindling habitat is rocky desert area sparsely covered with thorny plants. Encroachment by humans gives this serpent less and less range to live in all the time.
 They are a rattle snake, which are in the same family of snakes as vipers, so they have very long hollow fangs which they use like hypodermic needles when they bite. They inject venom and are quite lethal. By limiting their living space, they have to contend with humans and other animals invading their space.

  
Zoos they can be seen in:

Pacific region
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington
San Diego Zoo  San Diego, California

Mountain region


Central region
San Antonio Zoo San Antonio, Texas
Houston Zoo  Houston, Texas
St. Louis Zoo  St. Louis, Missouri 
Milwaukee County Zoo  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lincoln park Zoo  Chicago, Illinois

Eastern region
Detroit Zoo  Detroit, Michigan 
Knoxville Zoo  Knoxville, Tennessee
Cincinnati Zoo  Cincinnati, Ohio
Toledo Zoo  Toledo, Ohio
Pittsburgh Zoo  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Central Florida Zoo Sanford, Florida
Jacksonville Zoo  Jacksonville, Florida

DeBrazza's Guenon

DeBrazza's Guenon (Cercopithicus neglectus) are found high in tree tops near rivers and other sources of water. They prefer forested areas in and around central Africa. Found from Cameroon to Ethiopia and Kenya to Angola.
 They feed early in the morning and at dusk.
Predators to these beautiful monkeys, are African Eagles, leopards and other primates.
They are very territorial and live in small groups.

 Zoos they can be seen in:

Pacific region
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington
Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon 
San Diego Zoo  San Diego, California

Mountain region
Tautphaus Park Zoo  Idaho Falls, Idaho
Albuquerque Zoo  Albuquerque, New Mexico

Central region
Bramble Park Zoo  Watertown, South Dakota
Sedgwick County Zoo  Wichita, Kansas
Tanganyika Wildlife Park  Goddard, Kansas
Ellen Trout Zoo  Lufkin, Texas 
Minnesota Zoo  Apple Valley, Minnesota 

Baton Rouge Zoo  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lincoln Park Zoo  Chicago, Illinois

Eastern region
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo  Fort Wayne, Indiana
Potawatomi Zoo  South Bend, Indiana
Claws 'N Paws  Hamlin, Pennsylvania
York's Wild Kingdom  York's Beach, Maine
Capron Park Zoo  Attleboro, Massachusetts
Southwick's Zoo  Mendon, Massachusetts 
Virginia Safari Park, Natural Bridge, Virginia
Riverbanks Zoo  Columbia, South Carolina 

Patas Monkey

The Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) is part of the Guenon (pronounced gay - non) family. It is also known as the 'Red Guenon'.
It is found in open bush and grassy, woodland savanna areas. It's range is from Senegal to Ethiopia and to the south to Tanzania.
Male Patas Monkeys have proportionally the longest canine teeth of any primate.

 They can be viewed at Woodland Park Zoo's African Savanna exhibit.

Zoos they can be seen in:

Hawaii region
Honolulu Zoo Honolulu, Hawaii

Pacific region
Woodland Park Zoo  Seattle, Washington
San Francisco Zoo  San Francisco, California
 
Mountain region
Zoo Boise  Boise, Idaho

Central region
Wild Wilderness Drive Through Safari  Gentry, Arkansas

Eastern region 
Louisville Zoo  Louisville, Kentucky
Living Treasures Wild Animal Park  New Castle, Pennsylvania
York's Wild Kingdom  York Beach, Maine
Southwick's Zoo  Mendon, Massachusetts 
Tregembo Animal Park  Wilmington, North Carolina
Lowry Park Zoo  Tampa, Florida

New Zealand Kaka

New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

The New Zealand Kaka is an endangered parrot species in the Nestor family of parrots. The Kea (Nestor notabilis) can be seen at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington. I'll be bringing you a post all about it in the future.
 The Kaka has two subspecies, the North Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) and the South Island Kaka (Nestor meridionalis meriodionalis).
The Kaka lives in lowland and mid-altitude forests.
 They are a very rare bird indeed, and I am happy to be able to have them here in My Zoo!
To my knowledge, there are no zoo's that house the New Zealand Kaka.

Zoos where they can be seen in:
There are no zoos anywhere in the world to view these birds. 

New Zealand Kakapo

Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)

The video provided here is short, but it shows these amazing birds from New Zealand. As of February of this year (2012) there are only 126 known to exist. These guys are critically endangered. I dare say that seeing one in person is a dream, so here is one of the worlds rarest animal species, here in My Zoo.
Kakapo in the Maori language means 'Night Parrot'.

Well... I guess somethings are best left in the wild! I'm still glad to have the endangered Kakapo in My Zoo, even if it is a bit species confused...

Zoos they can be seen at:
There are no zoos to view these extremely rare parrots in. 

Old World Comb Duck

Old World Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos)

 Also known as a Knob-billed duck, is fairly common and can be found in tropical wetlands and swamp areas of Asia (from Pakistan to Laos), and Sub-Saharan Africa. Also a second subspecies (Sarkiniodornis melanotos sylvicola) is found in South America in Paraguay, Brazil and the extreme north east of Argentina. The South American Comb Duck has darker flanking than its Asian and African relatives.

 The Old World Comb Duck nests in tree holes and tall grasses.

Zoos where they can be seen at are:

Hawaii region

Honolulu Zoo Honolulu, Hawaii

Pacific region  

Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington



They can also be seen at the Honolulu Zoo in Honolulu, Hawaii

African Wild Dog

Name: African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)

Also known by several other names, such as African Hunting Dog, African Wild Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, and Painted Wolf. The Latin name Lycaon pictus is most closely translated "wolf"/ Lycaon and "colored" or "painted"/ pictus.

 They are an endangered species that lives in a wide range of places on the African continent. Their ranges is from south of the Sahara Desert in lightly wooded and savanna areas. They are diminished to about 3,000 to 5,500 in about 14 countries. The range they cover is mainly dependent on the size of their family pack.

Lions and hyenas are their main adversaries, besides humans.

The African Wild Dog is a very family oriented animal. The pack generally consists of an alpha male and an alpha female. Males generally rear the pups. The pack feeds their pups first and ensure their well being.

The pack generally hunts and is most active at dusk and dawn.

There are 5 subspecies of African Wild Dog and they are:
Lycaon pictus pictus
Lycaon pictus lupinus
Lycaon pictus manguensis
Lycaon pictus sharicus
Lycaon pictus somalicus 
 

Zoos that they can be seen at are:

Hawaii region 
Honolulu Zoo Honolulu, Hawaii 


Pacific region
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle, Washington
Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon
Los Angeles Zoo Los Angeles, California
San Diego Zoo San Diego, California
The Living Desert  Palm Desert/ Indian Wells, California

Mountain region
Phoenix Zoo  Phoenix, Arizona
Denver Zoo  Denver, Colorado 
Albuquerque Zoo  Albuquerque, New Mexico


Central region
Henry Doorly Zoo  Omaha, Nebraska
Sedgwick County Zoo Wichita, Kansas
San Antonio Zoo  San Antonio, Texas
Gladys Porter Zoo  Brownsville, Texas
Houston Zoo  Houston, Texas
Brookfield Zoo  Brookfield, Illinois
Henson Robinson Zoo Springfield, Illinois
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois
Kansas City Zoo  Kansas City, Missouri
Birmingham Zoo  Birmingham, Alabama

Eastern region
Binder Park Zoo  Battle Creek, Michigan
Potawatomi Zoo South Bend, Indiana
Knoxville Zoo  Knoxville, Tennessee
The Wilds  Cumberland, Ohio
Toledo Zoo  Toledo, Ohio 
Oglebay's Good Zoo  Wheeling, West Virginia
Pittsburgh Zoo  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Erie Zoo  Erie, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Zoo  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bronx Zoo  New York, New York 
Roger Williams Park Zoo  Providence, Rhode Island
Miami Metro Zoo  Miami, Florida