Zoo Blog

Bella and the Weeble-Wobble

Posted August 8, 2020 by Chelo Grubb & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Bella the jaguar recently spent some time enjoying weeble-wobbling enrichment in her habitat! Enriching an animal’s habitat comes in many forms, from scents to investigate to food puzzles to solve and objects to… more ›

Elephants Matriarchs

Posted August 7, 2020 by Chelo Grubb & filed under Elephant Calf.

Elephants follow a matriarchal society, which means a dominant female is the leader of the herd. Matriarchs in the wild lead the herd to water sources and food. Semba is matriarch at Reid… more ›

Cockatoo Enjoys Bamboo Leaves

Posted August 7, 2020 by Reid Park Zoo & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Kanecky the sulfur-crested cockatoo enjoys visiting one of the aviaries and shredding vegetation like this bamboo!

Why Do Ring-Tailed Lemurs Have Striped Tails?

Posted August 7, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Why do ringed-tail lemurs have their striking tail markings? When out foraging these lemurs will hold their tails high in the air where the bright pattern is easily seen. This helps keep the… more ›

Penzi and Nandi Like Mud Puddles!

Posted August 6, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Elephant Calf, Bringing the Zoo to You.

Monsoons mean mud, and mud means fun! Enjoy this video of baby Penzi and her sister Nandi enjoying fresh mud after a rainy storm.

Meet the Silver-Beaked Tanager

Posted August 6, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Two of the newer members of our South American aviary are a pair of silver-beaked tanagers. These birds are native to the Amazon and lay bright green-blue eggs with black-brown speckles. When the… more ›

Grizzly Bear Continues to Enjoy the Pool

Posted August 5, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

As long as the temperatures stay this high, the bears are going to stay in their pools! Here’s another moment with Ronan the grizzly bear relaxing in his favorite stream.

Peacock Tail Presentation

Posted August 5, 2020 by Reid Park Zoo & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Did you know that each peacock has a unique color pattern? No two peacock’s tails look the exact same!

Otters Enjoying an Afternoon Swim

Posted August 4, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

Did you know that our female spotted-necked otter, Pfeiffer, is over 20 years old? This is elderly for an otter, but she can still keep up with her much younger friend, Hasani, especially… more ›

Giraffes Enjoy Browse Enrichment

Posted August 3, 2020 by Sam Wilber & filed under Bringing the Zoo to You.

The giraffes are continuing to enjoy this newer enrichment device that allows their care staff to hang browse up at giraffe height! This provides the giraffes with another location in their habitat for… more ›