AN I MALS
Cont.
Babies, Babies and
More Babies!
O ur Nicobar pigeons welcomed
their very first chick to the
aviary. Three of our impala
moms brought calves onto our
African veldt. New spider and
saki monkey babies joined the
troops in La Selva. Mummichog fry populated the aquarium
touch tank and new terrapin tank in our Restore Our Shores
kiosk. Thirteen new meerkat pups appeared throughout the
year. Dedicated staff helped to hand rear countless lory and
cockatiel chicks. Lands of Change welcomed two kangaroo
joeys and two scimitar-horned oryx calves joined the herd in
the African train yard.
A New Ambassador
N ext time you are at the
...behaviors like hanging
Zoo be on the lookout for a
from one toe which allows
flash of teal and orange flying
past your head. You could get
them to grab nuts and fruits
the opportunity to meet our
from vines and branches.
newest ambassador, Beni, a
blue-throated macaw. Beni is
a two-year-old male who arrived at the Zoo last year. Blue-throated
macaws are critically-endangered in the wild and Beni was hatched
as part of AZA’s SSP. Beni and his trainers go for walks around the
Zoo daily and make appearances at the Lands of Change theater for
training demonstrations. Besides flying, Beni demonstrates other macaw
behaviors like hanging from one toe, which allows him to grab nuts and fruits
from vines and branches. Beni lives in a behind-the-scenes area in a large aviary
with another blue-throated macaw named Blue.
Hello Tamboro!
T amboro, an 80-pound, nine-year-old Komodo dragon, is arriving at the Zoo
soon! He will be housed separately from five-year-old Sha-Sha for the time
being, but we plan to introduce the pair once she gains a little more weight. If
they take a liking to each other, baby dragons could be in our future!
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