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A. Cincinnati Zoo B. Duke Primate Center C. Green Swamp D. Assateague Island
E. Prime Hook NWR F. Philadelphia Zoo G. Bronx Zoo H. AMNH
I. Baltimore Aquarium J. Chesapeake Bay K. National Zoo L. NMNH
ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
Trip 10
Golden-Crowned Sifaka, Propithecus tattersali, at the Duke Primate Center
Duke Primate Center Photo - Click to enlarge
 

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Many orders of animals have no representatives living in North America north of Mexico. If any of these animals are to be "experienced" in North America, it must be at a zoo.

Some species naturally exotic to North America, or difficult to experience in the wild, that can be found at zoos on Trip 10:

  • Vetigastropoda: Keyhole Limpet - National Zoo
  • Amblypygi: Giant Tailless Whip Scorpion - Cincinnati Zoo
  • Scorpiones Emperor Scorpion - National Zoo
  • Anomura: Butterfly Crabs, Hermit Crabs - National Zoo
  • Brachyura: Great Land Crab - National Zoo
  • Caridea: Shrimps - National Zoo
  • Palinura: Spiny & Slipper Lobsters - National Zoo
  • Hoplocarida: Mantis Shrimp - National Zoo
  • Lamniformes: Sand Tiger Shark - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Polypteriformes: Bichirs - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Gymnotiformes: Electric Eel - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Bombinatoridae: Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Hynobiidae: Clouded Salamander - Cincinnati Zoo
  • Amphiumidae: Amphiumas - Philadelphia Zoo, National Zoo
  • Pygopodidae: Legless Lizards - Bronx Zoo
  • Emydidae: Painted Turtle - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Carettochelyidae: Pitted-Shelled Turtle - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Dermatemydidae: Central American River Turtle - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Trionychidae: Soft-Shelled Turtles - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Galliformes/Numididae: Guineafowls - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Opisthocomiformes/Opisthocomidae: Hoatzin - Bronx Zoo
  • Charadriformes/Alcidae: Auklets - Baltimore Aquarium
  • Insectivora/Soricidae: American Least Shrew - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Hystricognathi/Petromuridae: Dassie Rat - Philadelphia Zoo
  • Scandentia/Tupaiidae: Common Tree Shrew - National Zoo
  • Strepsirrhini/Cheirogaleidae: Mouse Lemurs - Duke Primate Center, Bronx Zoo
  • Strepsirrhini/Daubentoniidae: Aye-Aye - Duke Primate Center
  • Strepsirrhini/Galagonidae: Bushbabies - Duke Primate Center
  • Strepsirrhini/Indridae: Sifakas - Duke Primate Center, Philadelphia Zoo


 
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