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Grizzly Bear Forages Through a Log Pile
A pile of heavy logs is no match for a grizzly bear! Wild grizzly bears use their strong muscles, claws, and sense of smell to locate and dig up nuts, roots, and berries.
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Play Like an Elephant
Young children and young animals learn through play. Play provides opportunities to build, develop, and practice skills that youngsters need once they become adults. Baby elephants like Penzi need to learn how to protect their skin from the sun’s rays…
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Tapir Chows Down on Delicious Branches
Our Baird’s tapirs have favorite types of plants to browse on, and Tupi was recently caught on camera with one of his favorite snacks: pepper tree! Despite more leafy branches being available, he chose to dig in on some drool-worthy…
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Listen to a Lion’s Territorial Roar!
Sound on! Kaya the lion is Queen of Reid Park Zoo, and she uses this territorial call to tell any other lions that might be in the area that the Zoo is her turf! Both male and female lions make…
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Peafowl Shed Their Tails
Just like that, peafowl breeding season is over! The peacocks are now all shedding their beautiful tail feathers to prepare to grow new ones for next year’s season. All birds molt their feathers, but when peacocks drop their tails, the…
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Trumpeter Hornbills Growing Up
The trumpeter hornbill chicks have fledged the nest! In early August three hornbill chicks left their log nest along with their mom, Nancy. This video shows the progression of Nancy and the chicks from building the nest till fledging!
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Anteater Discovers a Rotting Log
Nico the giant anteater has encountered an anteater delicacy: an old rotting log! Anteaters use their long claws and strong forelimbs to rip into logs like this in pursuit of delicious insects.
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How Giraffes Browse on Tree Leaves
Did you know that giraffes are ruminants with four stomach chambers? This complex digestive system helps them break down tough materials like leaves. One step in their digestive process is to regurgitate food from their stomach all the way back…
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World Goat Day 2020
Today is World Goat Day! Enrichment doesn’t always have to be complicated! A simple way to make a head of lettuce more entertaining for a goat is to just stick it into the fence. Having to pull on the lettuce…
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Relaxing Poolside with an Otter
Now is the perfect time to lounge poolside with Pfeiffer the spotted-necked otter. Enjoy this calm minute of Bringing the Zoo to You.
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