Louisville Zoo
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Founded in 1969, the Louisville Zoo, or the Louisville Zoological Garden, is a 135 acres (54.6 ha) zoo
in Louisville, Kentucky
, situated in the city's Poplar Level
neighborhood. The "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,300 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats.
The Louisville Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums
(AZA) and the American Association of Museums
(AAM). During the 2006-07 season, the zoo set an all-time yearly attendance record with 810,546 visitors.
The Louisville Zoo's mission is "To better the bond between the people and our planet."
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In December 2009, the chief restorer of the Louisville Clock
Adam Burckle came to an agreement with Louisville Metro mayor Jerry Abramson to install the clock in a new landscaped plaza at the entrance of the Louisville Zoo in Spring 2010, where it would be viewed by about 900,000 zoo visitors a year.
In December 2010, zoo officials decided the cost, to be as much as $200,000 or more,
to create a centerpiece and a stand for the clock is too much, and is therefore unaffordable for now.
The Louisville Zoo has six geographic settings within the zoo: The Islands, African Veldt, Asian Plains, North and South America Panorama, Aquatics and the Australian Outback.
Exhibit Award for its 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) exhibit "Gorilla Forest". The exhibit currently houses eleven Western Lowland Gorilla
s, three Patas Monkey
s and four Pygmy Hippopotamus
.
Inside the circular Gorilla Sanctuary, visitors are separated only by glass and can get nose to nose with the gorillas. And there are several different outdoor vantage points to the see the gorillas playing and relaxing.
The HerpAquarium features 100 species of reptiles, amphibians and fish from around the world.
A notable resident of the HerpAquarium is a 6 feet (1.8 m) rare white American Alligator
named King Louie. He is named after King Louis XVI, which the city of Louisville is also named after.
The Louisville Zoo currently houses a group of the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog
s. The Louisville zoo is working to preserve this species of frog from extinction. Their numbers have declined in the wild partly due to the chytrid fungus and habitat destruction.
On March 31, 2006, the zoo added a bachelor group of seven vampire bat
s obtained from the Philadelphia Zoo
. And another 10 males from the Sedgwick County Zoo
were added to the group in late May 2006. Eventually the exhibit will house around 40 bats. The exhibit is designed to look like an old mine shaft. Zoo guests can get an up-close view of the bats flying, eating and raising families.
The zoo has a distinctive zoological exhibit called "Islands", which is the first exhibit in the world that uses a system of rotating a variety of animals into one exhibit. This way, the animals can explore different habitats throughout the day, as they would in the wild. This helps to give the animals needed stimulation and heightens their awareness. Moreover, the exhibit is the first to have natural predator and prey in the same space. There are three outdoor exhibit areas and one indoor area. All animals in this exhibit are endangered or threatened species. The animals that are on display here change from day to day so that visitors will have a new and different experience with each visit to the zoo. The animals that can be seen in this exhibit include the Sumatran Tiger
, Orangutan
, Siamang
, Babirusa
, Anteater
, and the Malayan Tapir
.
The Islands Pavilion is an indoor area that houses many species of birds, including the White-throated Ground-dove
. The zoo was the first zoo in the world to hatch this rare dove in captivity. The first hatchling was born on October 17, 2006 and a second followed on December 1, 2006. Some of the other birds species included in the Islands Pavilion are the Mariana Fruit Dove
, Madagascar Fody
and the Rockhopper Penguin
. The Pavilion also houses the Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Cuban Crocodile
and the Komodo Dragon
.
and Red-necked Wallaby
, as well as some Australian birds including the Kookaburra
, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Emu
and the Tawny Frogmouth
. You are able to interact with the Wallaroos and Wallabies as well, such as pet them if they stay on the walkway.
s. Visitors can feed nectar to the birds right out of their hands. The lorikeet species at the Louisville Zoo are the Black-winged Lory
, Green-naped Lorikeet, Perfect Lorikeet
, Red Lory
and the Swainson's Lorikeet
.
The exhibit also includes classrooms, party rooms available for rental, viewing areas above and below water, and a 200-seat outdoor auditorium for watching animal training demonstrations.
parties in the United States
.
The zoo also includes a Zoo Key System
. At the front of the park, a key, usually in the shape of an animal, may be purchased. Around the park, visitors can insert these keys into Zoo Key boxes for a song and/or information about the animal.
The zoo has a booth called "Handimals" located by the entrance where kids can make an animal out of their hand prints.
Often when an animal is born in the zoo, the zoo holds a contest where participants send in ideas for names.
On July 1, 1994 a man was picked up and dropped several times by an African elephant named Kenya. As a result of the man’s injuries, his spleen and part of his pancreas were removed. The elephant had just finished giving rides to zoo visitors and was being led away when she wandered off and picked up the man. Zoo officials claimed that the elephant, who was normally considered calm and docile, was just “horsing around.”
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, situated in the city's Poplar Level
Poplar Level
Poplar Level is a neighborhood five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is part of the larger Camp Zachary Taylor area....
neighborhood. The "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,300 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats.
The Louisville Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums was founded in 1924 and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.The AZA headquarters is located in Silver...
(AZA) and the American Association of Museums
American Association of Museums
The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...
(AAM). During the 2006-07 season, the zoo set an all-time yearly attendance record with 810,546 visitors.
The Louisville Zoo's mission is "To better the bond between the people and our planet."
History
The Louisville Zoo was founded in 1969, on land acquired by the City of Louisville in the 1960s from the estate of Ben Collins. Much of the initial funding was donated by local philanthropist James Graham BrownJames Graham Brown
James Graham Brown was an American businessman and real estate developer best known as the builder of the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky and for his philanthropy. Born in Madison, Indiana, he moved to Louisville in 1903 and founded, with his brother and father, the W.P. Brown and Sons Lumber...
.
In December 2009, the chief restorer of the Louisville Clock
Louisville Clock
The Louisville Clock is a high ornamental clock once located on Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. It was designed in the appearance like a gigantic wind-up toy, incorporating themes of Kentucky culture, especially the Kentucky Derby horse race. Eight ornamental columns support an elevated...
Adam Burckle came to an agreement with Louisville Metro mayor Jerry Abramson to install the clock in a new landscaped plaza at the entrance of the Louisville Zoo in Spring 2010, where it would be viewed by about 900,000 zoo visitors a year.
In December 2010, zoo officials decided the cost, to be as much as $200,000 or more,
to create a centerpiece and a stand for the clock is too much, and is therefore unaffordable for now.
Exhibits
Gorilla Forest
The zoo was awarded the 2003 Association of Zoos and AquariumsAssociation of Zoos and Aquariums
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums was founded in 1924 and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation.The AZA headquarters is located in Silver...
Exhibit Award for its 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) exhibit "Gorilla Forest". The exhibit currently houses eleven Western Lowland Gorilla
Western Lowland Gorilla
The western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is the gorilla usually found in zoos...
s, three Patas Monkey
Patas Monkey
The patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus...
s and four Pygmy Hippopotamus
Pygmy Hippopotamus
The pygmy hippopotamus is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa . The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal...
.
Inside the circular Gorilla Sanctuary, visitors are separated only by glass and can get nose to nose with the gorillas. And there are several different outdoor vantage points to the see the gorillas playing and relaxing.
Herpaquarium
A notable resident of the HerpAquarium is a 6 feet (1.8 m) rare white American Alligator
American Alligator
The American alligator , sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae...
named King Louie. He is named after King Louis XVI, which the city of Louisville is also named after.
The Louisville Zoo currently houses a group of the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog
Panamanian golden frog
The Panamanian golden frog is a critically endangered toad which is endemic to Panama. It has been considered a subspecies of A. varius, but is now generally regarded as a separate species. While the IUCN still lists it as critically endangered, it may have been extinct in the wild since 2007...
s. The Louisville zoo is working to preserve this species of frog from extinction. Their numbers have declined in the wild partly due to the chytrid fungus and habitat destruction.
On March 31, 2006, the zoo added a bachelor group of seven vampire bat
Vampire bat
Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. There are three bat species that feed solely on blood: the Common Vampire Bat , the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat , and the White-winged Vampire Bat .All three species are native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to...
s obtained from the Philadelphia Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, was the first zoo in the United States. Chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, its opening was delayed by the American Civil War until July 1, 1874...
. And another 10 males from the Sedgwick County Zoo
Sedgwick County Zoo
The Sedgwick County Zoo is an AZA-accredited wildlife park and major attraction in Wichita, Kansas. Founded in 1971 with the help of the Sedgwick County Zoological Society, the zoo has quickly become recognized both nationally and internationally for its support of conservation programs and...
were added to the group in late May 2006. Eventually the exhibit will house around 40 bats. The exhibit is designed to look like an old mine shaft. Zoo guests can get an up-close view of the bats flying, eating and raising families.
Islands
Sumatran Tiger
The Sumatran tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra and has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected at 176 to 271 mature individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 50...
, Orangutan
Orangutan
Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping...
, Siamang
Siamang
The siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg...
, Babirusa
Babirusa
The North Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis, is a pig-like animal native to northern Sulawesi and the nearby Lembeh Islands in Indonesia. It has two pairs of large tusks composed of enlarged canine teeth. The canines in the maxilla penetrate the top of the snout, curving back toward the...
, Anteater
Anteater
Anteaters, also known as antbear, are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa...
, and the Malayan Tapir
Malayan Tapir
The Malayan Tapir , also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat...
.
The Islands Pavilion is an indoor area that houses many species of birds, including the White-throated Ground-dove
White-throated Ground-dove
The White Throated Ground Dove is a species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba. Their distribution is on the Northern Mariana Islands inhabiting the native forests. It has become extirpated from Guam by predation from the introduced brown tree snake Boiga irregularis...
. The zoo was the first zoo in the world to hatch this rare dove in captivity. The first hatchling was born on October 17, 2006 and a second followed on December 1, 2006. Some of the other birds species included in the Islands Pavilion are the Mariana Fruit Dove
Mariana Fruit Dove
The Mariana Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla, also known locally as Mwee’mwe in the Carolinian language, Totot on Guam or Paluman Totut in Northern Mariana Islands, is a small, up to 24 cm long, green fruit dove native and endemic to Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific...
, Madagascar Fody
Madagascar Fody
The Red Fody , sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody, is a small bird native to Madagascar....
and the Rockhopper Penguin
Rockhopper penguin
The rockhopper penguins are three closely related taxa of crested penguins that have been traditionally treated as a single species and are sometimes split into two or three species. Not all experts agree on the classification of these penguins...
. The Pavilion also houses the Rodrigues Fruit Bat, Cuban Crocodile
Cuban crocodile
The Cuban crocodile is a small species of crocodile found only in Cuba's Zapata Swamp and the Isle of Youth, and highly endangered, though it formerly ranged elsewhere in the Caribbean...
and the Komodo Dragon
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon , also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases...
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Wallaroo Walkabout
The new Wallaroo Walkabout that opened in 2007 lets guests walk directly through the exhibit which is home to the WallarooWallaroo
A Wallaroo is any of three closely related species of moderately large macropod, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The name "wallaroo" is a portmanteau of wallaby and kangaroo. The term is not generally used by Australians...
and Red-necked Wallaby
Red-necked Wallaby
The Red-necked Wallaby is a medium-sized marsupial macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania.- Description :...
, as well as some Australian birds including the Kookaburra
Kookaburra
Kookaburras are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, and is onomatopoeic of its call...
, Blue-faced Honeyeater, Emu
Emu
The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...
and the Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth
The Tawny Frogmouth is an Australian species of frogmouth, a type of bird found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. The Tawny Frogmouth is often mistaken to be an owl...
. You are able to interact with the Wallaroos and Wallabies as well, such as pet them if they stay on the walkway.
Lorikeet Landing
Lorikeet landing is an Australian exhibit that is a walkthrough aviary filled with several brightly colored birds known as LorikeetLorikeet
Lories and lorikeets are small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the parrot family Psittacidae...
s. Visitors can feed nectar to the birds right out of their hands. The lorikeet species at the Louisville Zoo are the Black-winged Lory
Black-winged Lory
The Black-winged Lory, Eos cyanogenia also known as Biak Red Lory is a medium-sized, up to long, long-tailed lory. It has a bright red plumage, black shoulder, red iris, an orange red bill and violet ear-patch behind eye. The underwings are red, becoming yellowish with black tips...
, Green-naped Lorikeet, Perfect Lorikeet
Olive-headed Lorikeet
The Olive-headed Lorikeet , also called the Perfect Lorikeet, is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in forest, woodland and cultivated areas on Timor and smaller nearby islands.-Description:...
, Red Lory
Red Lory
The Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests....
and the Swainson's Lorikeet
Rainbow Lorikeet
The Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania...
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Glacier Run
Finished in early 2011, this 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) outdoor exhibit is based on the theme of an old gold-mining town bordered by a glacier. It features polar bears, grizzly bears, seals, and sea lions, as well as a splash park for children. The splash park opened in 2007, and was the first part of this $25 million exhibit to open.The exhibit also includes classrooms, party rooms available for rental, viewing areas above and below water, and a 200-seat outdoor auditorium for watching animal training demonstrations.
Animals
- Mojo, a patas monkeyPatas MonkeyThe patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus...
previously owned by NASCAR driver Tony StewartTony StewartAnthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
, was given to the zoo on 24 August 2007 when he became too aggressive to keep as a pet. - Scotty, an African elephant born on 18 March 2007, was the first elephant born in Kentucky. Scotty died on 12 May 2010 when he was only three years old due to severe gastric and intestinal problems.
- The Louisville Zoo has hand-raised three baby siamangSiamangThe siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg...
s—Sungai (from the San Francisco zooSan Francisco ZooThe San Francisco Zoo, housing more than 260 animal species, is a zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway...
), Zoli (born at the Louisville Zoo), and Zain (from the Albuquerque Biological ParkAlbuquerque Biological ParkThe Albuquerque Biological Park is an environmental museum located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It contains four separate facilities:...
) after Zoli's parents died of E. coli septicemia and the other two were brought in as companions—and is thought to be the only Zoo to ever hand raise three baby siamangs this young. - The zoo is also home to several Black-footed FerretBlack-footed FerretThe Black-footed Ferret , also known as the American polecat or Prairie Dog Hunter, is a species of Mustelid native to central North America. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations...
s, as it participates in the Black-footed Ferret breeding program. The ferrets are one of the most endangered species in North America. - Bakari (Whose name is SwahiliSwahili languageSwahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
for hopeful) the Masai GiraffeMasai GiraffeThe Masai Giraffe or Maasai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-Description:...
was born on 17 February 2009 with angular limb deformity, and had periosteal stripping performed on his leg. He is believed to be the first giraffe to undergo this procedure.
| Western Lowland Gorilla Western Lowland Gorilla The western lowland gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It is the gorilla usually found in zoos... |
Brown Woolly Monkey Brown Woolly Monkey The brown woolly monkey or common woolly monkey or Humboldt's Woolly Monkey is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. It lives in groups of 2 to 70 individuals, usually splitting the group into smaller subgroups while in activity.Many published sources give the systematic name as L... |
Cottontop Tamarin Cottontop Tamarin The cotton-top tamarin , also known as the Pinché tamarin, is a small New World monkey weighing less than 1 lb... |
Patas Monkey Patas Monkey The patas monkey , also known as the Wadi monkey or Hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa. It is the only species classified in the genus Erythrocebus... |
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| Orangutan Orangutan Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping... |
Siamang Siamang The siamang is a tailless, arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Malaysia, Thailand, and Sumatra. The largest of the lesser apes, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching 1 m in height, and weighing up to 14 kg... |
African Lion | Cougar | |
| Jaguar Jaguar The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico... |
Ocelot Ocelot The ocelot , pronounced /ˈɒsəˌlɒt/, also known as the dwarf leopard or McKenney's wildcat is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean... |
Amur Tiger Amur Tiger The Siberian tiger , also known as the Amur tiger, is a tiger subspecies inhabiting mainly the Sikhote Alin mountain region with a small subpopulation in southwest Primorye province in the Russian Far East. In 2005, there were 331–393 adult-subadult Amur tigers in this region, with a breeding adult... |
Grizzly Bear Grizzly Bear The grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America... |
Snow Leopard Snow Leopard The snow leopard is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of South Asia and Central Asia... |
| African Elephant | Asian Elephant Asian Elephant The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m.... |
Addax Addax The Addax , also known as the screwhorn antelope, is a critically endangered species of antelope that lives in the Sahara desert. As suggested by its alternative name, this pale antelope has long, twisted horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large... |
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra Hartmann's Mountain Zebra Hartmann's mountain zebra, Equus zebra hartmannae, is a subspecies of the mountain zebra found in far south-western Angola and western Namibia.Hartmann's mountain zebras prefer to live in small groups of 7-12 individuals... |
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| Masai Giraffe Masai Giraffe The Masai Giraffe or Maasai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-Description:... |
Mhorr Gazelle | Polar Bear Polar Bear The polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size... |
Babirusa Babirusa The North Sulawesi babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis, is a pig-like animal native to northern Sulawesi and the nearby Lembeh Islands in Indonesia. It has two pairs of large tusks composed of enlarged canine teeth. The canines in the maxilla penetrate the top of the snout, curving back toward the... |
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| Bongo Bongo (antelope) The western or lowland bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus eurycerus, is a herbivorous, mostly nocturnal forest ungulate and among the largest of the African forest antelope species.... |
Rodrigues Fruit Bat | Vampire Bat Vampire bat Vampire bats are bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. There are three bat species that feed solely on blood: the Common Vampire Bat , the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat , and the White-winged Vampire Bat .All three species are native to the Americas, ranging from Mexico to... |
Dromedary Camel | |
| Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew The Black and Rufous Elephant Shrew , also known as the Black and Rufous Sengi, is one of 16 species of elephant shrew alive today in Africa. As other members of the genus Rhynchocyon, it is a relatively large species, with adults averaging c. 28 cm in length and 450-700 g in weight. It is... |
Black-footed Ferret Black-footed Ferret The Black-footed Ferret , also known as the American polecat or Prairie Dog Hunter, is a species of Mustelid native to central North America. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN, because of its very small and restricted populations... |
Guanaco | Four-toed Hedgehog Four-toed hedgehog The Four-toed Hedgehog , or African Pygmy Hedgehog, is a species of hedgehog found throughout much of central and eastern Africa.... |
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| Pygmy Hippopotamus Pygmy Hippopotamus The pygmy hippopotamus is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa . The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal... |
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Black-and-white ruffed lemur The black-and-white ruffed lemur is the more endangered of the two species of ruffed lemurs, both of which are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Despite having a larger range than the red ruffed lemur, it has a much smaller population that is spread out, living in lower population densities... |
Meerkat Meerkat The meerkat or suricate, Suricata suricatta, is a small mammal belonging to the mongoose family. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan"... |
Naked mole rat Naked Mole Rat The naked mole rat , also known as the sand puppy or desert mole rat, is a burrowing rodent native to parts of East Africa and the only species currently classified in the genus Heterocephalus... |
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| Virginia Opossum Virginia Opossum The Virginia opossum , commonly known as the North American opossum or tlacuache in Mexico, is the only marsupial found in North America north of Mexico. A solitary and nocturnal animal about the size of a domestic cat, and thus the largest opossum, it is a successful opportunist... |
Brazilian Porcupine Brazilian Porcupine The Brazilian Porcupine is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, the Guyanas, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. It inhabits tropical forests at elevations up to 1500 m.... |
White Rhinoceros White Rhinoceros The White Rhinoceros or Square-lipped rhinoceros is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exist. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species... |
Rock Hyrax | |
| Grey Seal Grey Seal The grey seal is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals". It is the only species classified in the genus Halichoerus... |
California Sea Lion California Sea Lion The California sea lion is a coastal sea lion of western North America. Their numbers are abundant , and the population continues to expand about 5% annually. They are quite intelligent and can adapt to man-made environments... |
Malayan Tapir Malayan Tapir The Malayan Tapir , also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat... |
Sumatran Tiger Sumatran Tiger The Sumatran tiger is a tiger subspecies that inhabits the Indonesian island of Sumatra and has been classified as critically endangered by IUCN in 2008 as the population is projected at 176 to 271 mature individuals, with no subpopulation having an effective population size larger than 50... |
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| Wallaroo Wallaroo A Wallaroo is any of three closely related species of moderately large macropod, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The name "wallaroo" is a portmanteau of wallaby and kangaroo. The term is not generally used by Australians... |
Red-necked Wallaby Red-necked Wallaby The Red-necked Wallaby is a medium-sized marsupial macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia, including Tasmania.- Description :... |
Warthog Warthog The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P... |
Maned Wolf Maned Wolf The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the... |
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| Malayan Tapir Malayan Tapir The Malayan Tapir , also called the Asian Tapir, is the largest of the four species of tapir and the only one native to Asia. The scientific name refers to the East Indies, the species' natural habitat... |
Red Ruffed Lemur Red Ruffed Lemur The red ruffed lemur is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur . Like all lemurs, it is native to Madagascar and occurs only in the rainforests of Masoala, in the northeast of the island... |
Ringtailed Lemur | Zebra Mouse | |
| Spiny mouse Spiny mouse The term spiny mouse refers to any species of rodent within the genus Acomys. Similar in appearance to mice of the genus Mus, spiny mice are small mammals with bare, scaled tails... |
Donkey Donkey The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E... |
Nigerian Dwarf Goat Nigerian Dwarf (goat) The Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature dairy goat breed of West African ancestry. Originally brought to the United States on ships as food for large cats such as lions, the survivors originally lived in zoos. Nigerian Dwarf goats are popular as hobby goats due to their easy maintenance and small... |
Angora goat Angora goat The Angora goat is a breed of domestic goat that originated in Ankara , Turkey and its surrounding region in central Anatolia... |
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| Nubian Goat Anglo-Nubian The Anglo-Nubian, or simply Nubian in the United States, is a breed of domestic goat.The breed was developed in Great Britain of native milking stock and goats from the Middle East and North Africa. Its distinguishing characteristics include large, pendulous ears and a "Roman" nose... |
African Pygmy Goat Pygmy goat A pygmy goat is a small breed of domestic goat. Although they produce a very large amount of milk for their size, and can be eaten, pygmy goats are not typically used for milk or meat, unlike larger dairy and meat goat breeds. Pygmy goats tend to be more robust and breed more continually throughout... |
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| Chinese Alligator Chinese Alligator The Chinese alligator or Alligator Alligator sinensis) is one of two known living species of Alligator, a genus in the family Alligatoridae. The Chinese alligator is native only to China... |
Anaconda Anaconda An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. Although the name actually applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular, the common or green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the world.Anaconda... |
Bearded Dragon | Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor The Boa constrictor is a large, heavy-bodied species of snake. It is a member of the family Boidae found in North, Central, and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean. A staple of private collections and public displays, its color pattern is highly variable yet distinctive... |
| Rosy Boa Rosy boa The Rosy Boa is a snake of the Boidae family, one of only two members of that family native to the United States. The other is the Rubber Boa... |
Panther chameleon Panther chameleon The Panther Chameleon is a species of chameleon. It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.- Taxonomy :... |
Chuckwalla Chuckwalla Chuckwallas are large lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Some are found on coastal islands... |
Cuban Crocodile Cuban crocodile The Cuban crocodile is a small species of crocodile found only in Cuba's Zapata Swamp and the Isle of Youth, and highly endangered, though it formerly ranged elsewhere in the Caribbean... |
| African Clawed Frog African clawed frog The African clawed frog is a species of South African aquatic frog of the genus Xenopus. Its name is derived from the three short claws on each hind foot, which it uses to tear apart its food... |
Poison Dart Frog Poison dart frog Poison dart frog is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly-colored bodies... |
Argentine Tegu | Tomato Frog Tomato Frog The Tomato Frog or Crapaud rouge de Madagascar is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.-Origin of Name:Its common name comes from its bright-red color, and its tendency to puff up when in danger.... |
| White's Tree Frog White's Tree Frog The Australian Green Tree Frog, simply Green Tree Frog in Australia, White's Tree Frog, or Dumpy Tree Frog is a species of tree frog native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand and the United States. The species belongs to the genus Litoria... |
Gila Monster Gila monster The Gila monster is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexican state of Sonora... |
Komodo Dragon Komodo dragon The Komodo dragon , also known as the Komodo monitor, is a large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang and Gili Dasami. A member of the monitor lizard family , it is the largest living species of lizard, growing to a maximum length of in rare cases... |
American Alligator American Alligator The American alligator , sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae... |
| Philippine Sailfin Lizard Sailfin lizard The Philippine Sailfin Lizard, Crested Lizard, Sail-fin Lizard, Sailfin Water Lizard, or Soa-soa Water Lizard is an oviparous lizard living only in the Philippines.... |
Western green mamba Western green mamba The Western green mamba , or also known as the West African green mamba or Hallowell's green mamba, is a long, thin and highly venomous arboreal snake of the family Elapidae.-Geographic range:... |
Andean Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum andesiana The Andean Milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum andesiana, is an alpine subspecies of milk snake. These colorful snakes are covered in stripes of red, black, and yellow, often with black speckles on each scale. At up to long, this is one of the two largest subspecies of milk snake.-Range:Milk... |
Ball Python Ball python Python regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade. No subspecies are currently recognized. They are also known as royal pythons or ball pythons. The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into... |
| Calabar Python Calabar Python Charina reinhardtii is a nonvenomous erycine boa species endemic to west and central Africa. The specific name or epithet, reinhardtii, is dedicated to Danish herpetologist Johannes Theodor Reinhardt .-Taxonomy:... |
Reticulated Python Reticulated Python Python reticulatus, also known as the reticulated python is a species of python found in Southeast Asia. Adults can grow to over 8.7 m in length but normally grow to an average of 3-6 m . They are the world's longest snakes and longest reptile, but are not the most heavily built... |
Timber Rattlesnake | River cooter |
| Blue-tongued skink | Shingleback Skink | Corn Snake Corn Snake The Corn Snake , or Red Rat Snake, is a North American species of Rat Snake that subdues its small prey by constriction. The name "Corn Snake" is a holdover from the days when southern farmers stored harvested ears of corn in a wood frame or log building called a crib... |
Eastern Indigo Snake |
| Sonoran Gopher Snake | Western Hognose Snake | Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabra Giant Tortoise The Aldabra giant tortoise , from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world.... |
Desert Tortoise Desert Tortoise The desert tortoise is a species of tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They can be located in western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. The species name agassizii is in honor of... |
| Greek Tortoise Greek Tortoise The spur-thighed tortoise or Greek tortoise is one of four European members of the Testudinidae family of tortoises... |
Star Tortoise | Chicken Turtle Chicken Turtle The Chicken turtle , is a cold-blooded uncommon freshwater turtle found in the southeast of the United States.It is in the monotypic genus Deirochelys.... |
Matamata Turtle Mata mata The mata mata or matamata is a freshwater turtle found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.-Taxonomy:... |
| Musk Turtle Musk turtle Musk turtle is the common name given to three genera of aquatic turtles:*Sternotherus, the musk turtles proper,*Staurotypus, variously called Mexican, three-keeled or giant musk turtles, and.*Claudius, the narrow-bridged musk turtle.... |
Razor-back Musk Turtle Sternotherus carinatus The razor-backed musk turtle is a species of turtle native to the United States.-Geographic range:It is found in the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Louisiana.- Description :... |
Gaboon Viper | Panamanian golden frog Panamanian golden frog The Panamanian golden frog is a critically endangered toad which is endemic to Panama. It has been considered a subspecies of A. varius, but is now generally regarded as a separate species. While the IUCN still lists it as critically endangered, it may have been extinct in the wild since 2007... |
| Grey Tree Frog Grey tree frog The Gray Treefrog or Gray Tree Frog, is a species of small arboreal frog native to much of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.... |
American Toad American toad The American Toad is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. It is divided into three subspecies—the Eastern American Toad , the Dwarf American Toad , and the rare Hudson Bay Toad... |
Sonoran Desert Toad Colorado River Toad The Colorado River toad, Bufo alvarius, also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a psychoactive toad found in northern Mexico and the southwestern United States... |
Smoky Jungle Frog Smoky Jungle Frog The Smokey Jungle Frog or Smoky Jungle Frog is a species frog in the Leptodactylidae family. Its local Spanish name is sapo-toro comun .... |
| African Bullfrog African Bullfrog The African Bullfrog is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is also known as the Pixie frog due to its Latin name.... |
Puerto Rican Crested Toad Puerto Rican Crested Toad The Puerto Rican Crested Toad or simply Puerto Rican Toad is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico. It is the only species of toad native to Puerto Rico. The species formerly occurred in Virgin Gorda. It is listed as a threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service due to habitat loss and... |
Sinai Desert Cobra Walterinnesia aegyptia Walterinnesia aegyptia is a genus of venomous elapid snake, also known as the Desert Black Snake or Desert Cobra. It was long considered to be the only species within the genus Walterinnesia. However, it was recently found that the eastern populations actually represent a different species, W.... |
Egyptian Cobra Egyptian cobra The Egyptian cobra is a species in the genus Naja found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the largest Naja species in Africa.- Description :... |
| Green Tree Python Green Tree Python Morelia viridis, the green tree python, is a species of python found in New Guinea, islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia.-Description:Adults average in length, with a maximum length of about 7 feet... |
Eyelash Viper | Gopher Snake | Red Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber Crotalus ruber is a venomous pitviper species found in southwestern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:... |
| Aruba Island Rattlesnake | Madagascar Tree Boa Madagascar Tree Boa Boa manditra is a non-venomous boa species endemic to the island of Madagascar. The specific epithet is also the Malagasy common name for this snake... |
Spotted Skaapsteker | Emerald Tree Boa Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus is a non-venomous boa species found in the rainforests of South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description: Adults grow to about 6 feet in length... |
| Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes Crotalus cerastes is a venomous pitviper species found in the desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:... |
Cottonmouth Cottonmouth Cottonmouth may refer to:Snakes* Agkistrodon piscivorus, a.k.a. the water moccasin, a venomous and semiaquatic pitviper found in the US* Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, a.k.a... |
Copperhead Copperhead Copperhead may refer to:Snakes:* Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America.* Agkistrodon piscivorus, a.k.a. the cottonmouth, another venomous pit viper species found in North America.... |
African House Snake |
| Red-tailed Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma oxycephalum The Red-tailed Green Ratsnake is a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It is a thin snake with powerful and rough scales on its belly, ideal for climbing and moving in trees... |
Angolian Python Python anchietae Python anchietae is a nonvenomous python species found in Angola and Namibia. It is a rare species closely related to the royal python, P. regius. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:Adults may grow up to 183 cm in length... |
Rough Scaled Sand Boa | Prairie Rattlesnake Prairie rattlesnake Prairie rattlesnake may refer to:* Crotalus viridis, a.k.a. the plains rattlesnake, a venomous pitviper species native to the western United States, southwestern Canada, and northern Mexico.... |
| Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake | Green vine snake Oxybelis fulgidus The Green Vine Snake, Oxybelis fulgidus, is a long, slender arboreal Colubrid snake that inhabits Central America and northern South America.-Description:... |
Black Kingsnake Kingsnake Kingsnakes are a type of colubrid snake that are members of the Lampropeltis genus, which also includes the milk snake along with another four species and 45 sub-species.... |
Trans-Pecos Ratsnake Bogertophis subocularis The Trans-Pecos rat snake is a medium to large , nonvenomous rat snake native to the Chihuahuan Desert, that extends northward into Texas. It has a row of small scales between the lower border of the eye and the upper labials. This is a beautiful snake, yellow to tan dorsally with a series of... |
| Schneiders Skink Eumeces schneideri Schneider's Skink , Eumeces schneideri, is a species of skink found in central and west Asia and north Africa. It is named after the German zoologist, Johann Gottlob Schneider.-Description:Head moderate; snout short, obtuse... |
Sandfish Sandfish Sandfish is a common name of:* Scincus scincus, a skink* Holothuria scabra, a sea cucumber* Beaked sandfish, a genus of fish, see Gonorynchus* Southern sandfish, a familia of fish* Belted sandfish, a species of fish... |
Mali Uromastyx Uromastyx The Uromastyx is a genus of lizard whose members are better-known as Spiny-tailed lizards, uromastyxes, mastigures, or dabb lizards. Uromastyx are primarily herbivorous, but occasionally eat insects, especially when young. They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in... |
Madagascan Giant Day Gecko |
| Sheltopusik Scheltopusik The Scheltopusik or European Legless Lizard is a large glass lizard found from southern Europe to Central Asia. Its common name comes from the Russian . It was previously in the genus Ophisaurus but has been placed in its own genus Pseudopus.- Description :This lizard can reach a length of... |
Pygmy Spiny Tailed Skink Egernia Egernia is a genus of skinks that occurs in Australia. These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats... |
Green Basilisk Plumed basilisk The plumed basilisk, Basiliscus plumifrons, also called a green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of corytophanid to Latin America.-Taxonomy and etymology:... |
Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis The Amboina box turtle , or southeast Asian box turtle is a species of Asian box turtle.It is found in the Nicobar Islands, eastern India , Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, central and southern Vietnam, West Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines , Indonesia The Amboina box turtle (Cuora... |
| Diamondback Terrapin Diamondback terrapin The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin, is a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal swamps of the eastern and southern United States. It belongs to the monotypic genus, Malaclemys... |
Red-footed Tortoise Red-footed tortoise The red-footed tortoise is a tortoise native to South America. It has also been introduced to many islands in the Caribbean. It draws its name from the red or orange scales visible on its limbs, as well as its head and tail... |
Eastern Box Turtle | Red-eared Slider Red-eared slider The red-eared slider is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of pond slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and also popular in the rest of the world... |
| Wood Turtle Wood Turtle The wood turtle is a turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a designation given to only one other turtle: the bog turtle. The wood turtle reaches a carapace length of , its defining characteristic being the pyramidal pattern on its upper shell... |
Green Iguana Green Iguana The Green Iguana or Common Iguana is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana native to Central and South America... |
Hellbender Hellbender The hellbender , also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of giant salamander that is endemic to eastern North America... |
Alligator Snapping Turtle Alligator Snapping Turtle The alligator snapping turtle is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. It is not closely related to, but is often associated with the common snapping turtle. They are the sole living member of the genus Macrochelys--while common snappers are in the genus Chelydra... |
| Argentine horned frog Argentine horned frog The Argentine Horned Frog , also known as the Argentine wide-mouthed Frog or Pacman frog, is the most common species of Horned Frog, from the rain forests of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil... |
California Kingsnake California Kingsnake The California Kingsnake is a non-venomous colubrid snake found in the western United States and northern Mexico. It is a relatively small subspecies of the Common Kingsnake and is naturally found in a wide variety of habitats... |
Four-Lined Zonosaur Zonosaurus -Classification:Genus Zonosaurus*Zonosaurus aeneus*Zonosaurus anelanelany*Zonosaurus bemaraha*Zonosaurus boettgeri*Zonosaurus brygooi*Zonosaurus flavescens*Green Zonosaur, Zonosaurus haraldmeieri... |
Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus klauberi Crotalus lepidus klauberi is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southern United States, in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and northern Mexico, including the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Durango, Zacatecas, San luis Potosi and Jalisco... |
| Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus tigris Crotalus tigris is a venomous pit viper species found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. No subspecies are currently recognized. The specific name is Latin for tiger and is an allusion to many narrow dorsal crossbands that create a pattern of vertical stripes.-Description: A... |
Sinaloan Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae The Sinaloan milk snake is an egg laying species of non-venomous colubrid snake. It is one of the most commonly bred milk snakes in captivity. It is a fairly docile species and will rarely bite. If handled, it will discharge a pungent smelling exudate from the cloaca as a warning... |
Black Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus cerberus Crotalus oreganus cerberus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southwestern United States.-Description:According to Wright and Wright , adults grow to an average length of 78-109 cm... |
Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus Crotalus molossus is a venomous pitviper species found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Four subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.-Description:... |
| Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus is a venomous pitviper subspecies found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. A medium-sized snake, it is found mostly in rocky country, active at night and feeding on small mammals... |
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| Mariana Fruit Dove Mariana Fruit Dove The Mariana Fruit Dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla, also known locally as Mwee’mwe in the Carolinian language, Totot on Guam or Paluman Totut in Northern Mariana Islands, is a small, up to 24 cm long, green fruit dove native and endemic to Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands in the Pacific... |
Pink-headed Fruit Dove | White-throated Ground-dove White-throated Ground-dove The White Throated Ground Dove is a species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba. Their distribution is on the Northern Mariana Islands inhabiting the native forests. It has become extirpated from Guam by predation from the introduced brown tree snake Boiga irregularis... |
Wompoo Fruit-dove Wompoo Fruit-Dove The Wompoo Fruit Dove , also known as Wompoo Pigeon, is the largest of Fruit Doves native to New Guinea and Australia.-Description:... |
| Pink Pigeon Pink Pigeon The Pink Pigeon, Columba mayeri, is a species of Columbidae endemic to Mauritius, and is now very rare. It was on the brink of extinction in 1991 when only 10 individuals remained, but its numbers have increased due to the efforts of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust since 1977... |
Jambu Fruit-dove | Beautiful Fruit-dove Beautiful Fruit-dove The Beautiful Fruit Dove , also known as the Rose-fronted Pigeon or Crimson-capped Fruit Dove , is a small, approximately 19 cm long, mainly green fruit dove. It has a red crown, whitish throat, a greenish-yellow bill and purplish-red feet... |
Caribbean Dove Caribbean Dove The Caribbean Dove is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in the Cayman Islands, Colombia , Honduras , Jamaica and Mexico . It has been introduced to New Providence in the Bahamas... |
| White-crowned Pigeon White-crowned Pigeon The White-crowned Pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae . It inhabits the northern and central Caribbean islands and some places on the North and Central American mainland... |
Papuan Mountain-pigeon Papuan Mountain-pigeon The Papuan Mountain Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:... |
Nicobar Pigeon Nicobar Pigeon The Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica, is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas.... |
Pied Imperial-pigeon Pied Imperial-Pigeon The Pied Imperial Pigeon is a relatively large, pied species of pigeon. It is found in forest, woodland, mangrove, plantations and scrub in Southeast Asia, ranging from Myanmar and Thailand south to Java and east to the Philippines and the Bird's Head Peninsula in New Guinea. It is mainly found on... |
| Cinnamon Ground-dove Cinnamon Ground-dove The Cinnamon Ground Dove, also known as Golden-heart Dove, Red-throated Ground-dove or Golden-heart Pigeon is a species of ground-dwelling dove in the genus Gallicolumba.... |
Violaceous Euphonia Violaceous Euphonia The Violaceous Euphonia, Euphonia violacea, is a small passerine bird in the true finch family. It is a resident breeder from Trinidad, Tobago and eastern Venezuela south to Paraguay and northeastern Argentina... |
Demoiselle Crane Demoiselle Crane The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane that breeds in Central Asia and winters in India, with a few found in Cyprus and eastern Turkey as well. The crane annually migrates to Africa and South Asia in winter... |
Red-crowned Crane Red-crowned Crane The Red-crowned Crane , also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane , is a large east Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world... |
| Wattled Crane Wattled Crane The Wattled Crane, Bugeranus carunculatus is a large bird found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is monotypical for its genus.At a height of up to , it is the largest crane in Africa and is the second tallest species of crane, after the Sarus Crane. The wingspan is , the length is... |
East African Crowned Crane | Steller's Sea Eagle Steller's Sea Eagle The Steller's Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It lives in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish. It is, on average, the heaviest eagle in the world, at about , but often lags behind the Harpy Eagle and Philippine Eagle in other... |
Bald Eagle Bald Eagle The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. It is the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle... |
| Hawaiian Hawk Hawaiian Hawk The Hawaiian Hawk or Io, Buteo solitarius, is a raptor of the Buteo genus endemic to Hawaii. Buteos tend to be easily recognized by their bulky bodies relative to their overall length and wingspan. The Io is the only hawk that is native to Hawaii, and fossil evidence indicates that it inhabited... |
American Kestral | African Openbill Stork African Openbill Stork The African Openbill is a species of stork in the Ciconiidae family.-Habitat and distribution:It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,... |
Oriental Stork Oriental Stork The Oriental Stork, Ciconia boyciana, is a large, white bird with black wing feathers. It is closely related and resembles the European White Stork, of which it was formerly often treated as a subspecies. It is typically larger than the White Stork, at 100–129 cm long, tall, a weight of and... |
| White Stork White Stork The White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to end of tail, with a wingspan... |
African Pygmy-falcon | Black Winged Lorikeet | Perfect Lorikeet |
| Green Naped Rainbow Lorikeet | Red-flanked Lorikeet Red-flanked Lorikeet The Red-flanked Lorikeet is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.... |
Rupell's Griffon Vulture | Chilean Flamingo Chilean Flamingo The Chilean Flamingo is a large species closely related to Caribbean Flamingo and Greater Flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific... |
| Asian Fairy Bluebird Asian Fairy Bluebird The Asian Fairy-bluebird, Irena puella, is a medium-sized, arboreal passerine bird.This fairy-bluebird is found in forests across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayan foothills, India and Sri Lanka east through Indochina, the Greater Sundas and Palawan . Two or three eggs are laid in a small... |
Blue-gray Tanager Blue-gray Tanager The Blue-grey Tanager, Thraupis episcopus, is a medium-sized South American songbird of the Tanager family, Thraupidae. Its range is from Mexico south to northeast Bolivia and northern Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin, except the very south. It has been introduced to Lima... |
Bay-headed Tanager Bay-headed Tanager The Bay-headed Tanager, Tangara gyrola, is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, South America south to Ecuador, Bolivia and southern Brazil, and on Trinidad.... |
Eastern Screech Owl Eastern Screech Owl The Eastern Screech Owl or Eastern Screech-Owl is a small owl that is relatively common in Eastern North America, from Mexico to Canada.-Description:... |
| White-rumped Shama White-rumped Shama The White-rumped Shama is a small passerine bird of the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly classified as a member of the Thrush family, Turdidae, causing it to be commonly known as the White-rumped Shama Thrush or simply Shama Thrush.-Distribution:They are native to South and Southeast Asia, but... |
Ostrich Ostrich The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a... |
Greater Rhea | Emu Emu The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia... |
| Rockhopper penguin Rockhopper penguin The rockhopper penguins are three closely related taxa of crested penguins that have been traditionally treated as a single species and are sometimes split into two or three species. Not all experts agree on the classification of these penguins... |
Bird of Paradise | Peafowl Peafowl Peafowl are two Asiatic species of flying birds in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae, best known for the male's extravagant eye-spotted tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen, and the offspring peachicks. The adult female... |
Black-necked Stilt Black-necked Stilt The Black-necked Stilt is a locally abundant shorebird of American wetlands and coastlines. It is found from the coastal areas of California through much of the interior western United States and along the Gulf of Mexico as far east as Florida, then south through Central America and the Caribbean... |
| Bali Starling Bali Starling The Bali Starling , also known as Rothschild’s Mynah, Bali Myna, or Bali Mynah, locally known as Jalak Bali, is a medium-sized , stocky myna, almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tips on the wings and tail. The bird has blue bare skin around the eyes, greyish legs and a yellow... |
Masked Laughingthrush | Inca Tern Inca Tern The Inca Tern is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna.This uniquely-plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and Chile, and is restricted to the Humboldt current... |
Red-crested Cardinal Red-crested Cardinal The Red-crested Cardinal is a bird species in the tanager family . It was formerly placed in the Emberizidae, and notwithstanding its common name, it is not very closely related to the true cardinals .It is found in northern Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay... |
| Madagascar Fody Madagascar Fody The Red Fody , sometimes known as the Red Cardinal Fody or Common Fody, is a small bird native to Madagascar.... |
Blue-winged Leafbird | Wattled Jacana Wattled Jacana The Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana is a wader which is a resident breeder from western Panama and Trinidad south through most of South America east of the Andes.... |
Yellow-hooded Blackbird Yellow-hooded Blackbird The Yellow-hooded Blackbird is a species of bird in the Icteridae family. It is found in grassy and brush areas near water in northern South America, and is generally fairly common... |
| Japanese White-eye Japanese White-eye The Japanese White-eye , also known as the mejiro , is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. The specific epithet is occasionally written japonica, but this is incorrect due to the gender of the genus. Its native range includes much of east Asia, including Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan,... |
Golden White-eye Golden White-eye The Golden White-eye is a species of bird in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is the only species within the genus Cleptornis. The Golden White-eye was once considered to be a honeyeater in the family Meliphagidae and although it is now known to be a white-eye, its position within that family... |
Crested Wood-partridge | Blue Dacnis Blue Dacnis The Blue Dacnis or Turquoise Honeycreeper, Dacnis cayana, is a small passerine bird. This member of the tanager family is found from Nicaragua to Panama, on Trinidad, and in South America south to Bolivia and northern Argentina... |
| Egyptian Goose Egyptian Goose The Egyptian Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen... |
Yellow-headed Amazon | Red-billed Hornbill Red-billed Hornbill Red-billed Hornbill is a relatively small species of hornbill found in savanna and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa. It is sometimes split into five species, the Northern Red-billed Hornbill , Western Red-billed Hornbill , Tanzania Red-billed Hornbill , Southern Red-billed Hornbill Red-billed... |
Hawaiian Goose Hawaiian Goose The Nene, also known as Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The official bird of the state of Hawaii, the Nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauai and Hawaii... |
| Hyacinth Macaw Hyacinth Macaw The Hyacinth Macaw , or Hyacinthine Macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about 100 cm it is longer than any other species of parrot... |
Barn Owl Barn Owl The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical... |
Red Shoveler Red Shoveler The Red Shoveler , formerly known as Red Shoveller, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is found in southern South America, in Argentina, southern Peru, southern Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, southern Brazil, and Chile... |
Emerald Starling |
| Sun Conure Sun Conure The Sun Parakeet or Sun Conure is a medium-sized brightly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female... |
Tawny Frogmouth Tawny Frogmouth The Tawny Frogmouth is an Australian species of frogmouth, a type of bird found throughout the Australian mainland, Tasmania and southern New Guinea. The Tawny Frogmouth is often mistaken to be an owl... |
Chestnut Teal Chestnut Teal The Chestnut Teal is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.-Description:The Chestnut Teal is darker and a slightly bigger bird than the Grey Teal.... |
Turkey Vulture Turkey Vulture The Turkey Vulture is a bird found throughout most of the Americas. It is also known in some North American regions as the Turkey Buzzard , and in some areas of the Caribbean as the John Crow or Carrion Crow... |
| Chiloe Wigeon Chiloe Wigeon The Chiloe Wigeon is one of three species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. Unlike other wigeons, the sexes are similar and pairs are monogamous. This bird has a metallic green head, and a gray bill with a black tip. Its breast is barred black and white and its sides are orange brown... |
Bernier's Teal Bernier's Teal Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri is a duck species of the genus Anas. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found only along the west coast.... |
Barnacle Goose Barnacle Goose The Barnacle Goose belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species... |
Bar-headed Goose Bar-headed Goose The Bar-headed Goose is a goose which breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. It lays three to eight eggs at a time in a ground nest.... |
| Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba Swan The Coscoroba Swan is a species of waterfowl inhabiting southern South America. It is the smallest of the birds called "swans", but still a large species of waterfowl, averaging 4.2 kg , 1 m long and 1.57 m across the wings... |
Barnacle Goose Barnacle Goose The Barnacle Goose belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species... |
Southern Screamer | Blue-faced Honeyeater |
| Kookaburra Kookaburra Kookaburras are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, and is onomatopoeic of its call... |
Bridled White-eye Bridled White-eye The Bridled White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to the Mariana Islands, where it is today restricted to the islands of Tinian, Saipan and Aguijan in the Northern Mariana Islands... |
Geen-naped Pheasant Pigeon | Victoria Crowned Pigeon Victoria Crowned Pigeon The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests. Both sexes are similar. It is on average 74 cm long and weighs 2,384 grams... |
| Waldrapp Ibis | Geen-naped Pheasant Pigeon | Black Stork Black Stork The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but rare, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe, predominantly in central and eastern regions. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork. It is seen in... |
Sun Bittern |
| Red-billed Leiothrix Red-billed Leiothrix The Red-billed Leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea, is a member of the Old World babbler family. It is a common cagebird and amongst aviculturists it goes by various names: Pekin Robin, Pekin Nightingale, Chinese Nightingale, Japanese Nightingale, and Japanese Robin, the last two being misnomers as it is... |
Swainson's Lorikeet Rainbow Lorikeet The Rainbow Lorikeet, is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia , Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In Australia, it is common along the eastern seaboard, from Queensland to South Australia and northwest Tasmania... |
Red Lory Red Lory The Red Lory is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Moluccas and surrounding islands in Indonesia.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.... |
Oriental White-eye Oriental White-eye The Oriental White-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is a resident breeder in open woodland in tropical Asia east from India to China and Indonesia. They forage in small groups, feeding on nectar and small insects. They are easily identified by the... |
| Red-tailed Hawk Red-tailed Hawk The Red-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey, one of three species colloquially known in the United States as the "chickenhawk," though it rarely preys on standard sized chickens. It breeds throughout most of North America, from western Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West... |
Peregrine Falcon Peregrine Falcon The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"... |
Victoria Crowned Pigeon Victoria Crowned Pigeon The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. The bird may be easily recognized by the unique white tips on its crests. Both sexes are similar. It is on average 74 cm long and weighs 2,384 grams... |
Yellow-breasted Ground Dove |
| Bucktooth tetra Bucktooth tetra The bucktooth tetra is the only member of the genus Exodon and is a freshwater fish of the characin family of order Characiformes. It is native to South America... |
Green Severum Severum The ', , is a freshwater tropical cichlid native to the Amazon region in South America. It is rarely found in the aquarium trade, The Fish commonly found in the Aquarium trade is not the , but the more common Heros efasciatus, Hybrids between the two are possible but unlikely because of different... |
Silver arowana Silver arowana The silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, sometimes spelled arawana, is a freshwater bony fish of the family Osteoglossidae, commonly kept in aquaria... |
Redhook Metunnis Myleus rubripinnis Myloplus rubripinnis, the Redhook myleus, is a medium to large omnivorious fish of the family Characidae that is found in the Amazon River in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It is peaceful and schools often, and can grow to a length... |
| African Lungfish Protopterus The African lungfishes are the genus Protopterus and constitute the four species of lungfish found in Africa. Protopterus is the sole genus in the family Protopteridae.-Description:... |
Banded Archer Fish Archerfish The archerfish are a family of fish known for their habit of preying on land based insects and other small animals by literally shooting them down with water droplets from their specialized mouths... |
Banded Lepornus Leporinus Leporinus is a genus of Anostomid fish. Seven species have been recently separated in Hypomasticus, but Leporinus is still paraphyletic and needs to be split up further.-Species list:... |
Lookdown Lookdown The lookdown, Selene vomer, is a game fish of the Carangidae family. The lookdown was first described in 1758 by the "father of taxonomy", Carolus Linnaeus, in the 10th edition of his book Systema Naturae.-Description:... |
| Silver moony Silver moony The silver moony also known as mono argentus, silver moonfish, fingerfish or Malayan angel, is a perciform fish, usually found in the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, North to the Yaeyamas, south to New Caledonia and Australia . Silver moony has a silver body in a triangular shape. The big eyes... |
French Grunt Haemulidae The grunts are a family, Haemulidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are numerous and widespread, with about 150 species in 19 genera, found in tropical fresh, brackish and salt waters around the world... |
Red-bellied piranha Red-bellied piranha -Diet:Their diet consists largely of fish, insects, worms, crustaceans, and the occasional larger animal. In contrast to their reputation, they usually feed on dead, dying, and injured vertebrates in the wild, but have been known to attack healthy animals. The fish usually feed in large schools... |
Largemouth bass Largemouth bass The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth... |
| Redear sunfish Redear sunfish The redear sunfish , also known as the shellcracker, Georgia bream, cherry gill, chinquapin, improved bream, rouge ear sunfish and sun perch, is native to the southeastern United States, but since it is a popular sport fish it has been introduced to bodies of water all over North America... |
Bluegill Bluegill The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:... |
African moony | Spanish Hogfish Spanish hogfish The Spanish hogfish is a species of hogfish whose range includes South Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil.. Typically between 20 cm and 35 cm in size, it can reach 60 cm. It inhabits reefs at depths of 3 m up to 30 m, where it... |
| Spotted gar Spotted gar The spotted Gar is a primitive freshwater fish of the family Lepisosteidae, native to North America from the Lake Erie and southern Lake Michigan drainages south through the Mississippi River basin to Gulf Slope drainages, from lower Apalachicola River in Florida to Nueces River in Texas, USA. It... |
Longnose gar Longnose gar The longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus, is a primitive ray-finned fish of the gar family. It is also known as the needlenose gar.- Description :... |
Dolphin Catfish Oxydoras Oxydoras is a genus of catfishes of the family Doradidae. This genus includes three species, O. kneri, O. niger, and O. sifontesi.-Distribution:... |
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| Blue Bloom Birdeater Pamphobeteus nigricolor Pamphobeteus nigricolor is a large species of tarantula found in Colombia and Brazil. First described in 1875 by Anton Ausserer as Lasiodora nigricolor, in 1901 Reginald Innes Pocock moved it to the new genus Pamphobeteus, and designated it as the genus's type species.-References:... |
Texas Brown Tarantula Aphonopelma Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas, members of which are native to the Americas. It includes nearly all of the North American tarantulas north of Mexico and a considerable part of the tarantulas which range into Central America. Only a few species are described from South America... |
Venezuelan Suntiger Tarantula Psalmopoeus Psalmopoeus is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of tarantulas. The genus is native to Central America and South America including the West Indies. These species are believed to be relatively venomous, and research in the venom of P. cambridgei shows it to be similar... |
| Salem Ornamental Tarantula Poecilotheria Poecilotheria is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of arboreal tarantula. This genus is known for vivid color patterns, fast movement, and potent venom compared to other tarantulas. The genus is native to Sri Lanka and India. The name Poecilotheria is derived from... |
King baboon spider King baboon spider The King baboon spider is a tarantula species native to East Africa. The King baboon spider can grow up to 20 cm in leg span. It is a slow growing species. The spider is often rusty brown or orange in colour. As a burrowing species, the back legs are very thick and used for digging burrows... |
Mexican redknee tarantula Mexican redknee tarantula The Brachypelma smithi , is a terrestrial tarantula native to the western faces of the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre del Sur mountain ranges in Mexico. They are a large species, of which are a popular choice for enthusiasts... |
| Chilean rose tarantula Chilean rose tarantula The Chilean rose tarantula , also known as the Chilean flame tarantula, Chilean fire tarantula or the Chilean red-haired tarantula or the Chilean rose hair tarantula , is probably the most common species of tarantula available in pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens... |
Mexican fireleg tarantula Brachypelma boehmei Brachypelma boehmei, , is a tarantula native to Mexico in Estado Guerrero - state.... |
Brazilian salmon pink Lasiodora parahybana The Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula is a relatively large spider originating from northeastern Brazil, hence its common name. This spider typically grows to a leg span of 20 cm , although occasionally exceptional specimens can reach leg spans of 25 cm . Large females can... |
| Giant Millipede Millipede Millipedes are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment . Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one... |
Madagascar hissing cockroach Madagascar hissing cockroach The Madagascar hissing Cockroach , also known as the Hissing Cockroach or simply Hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 2–4 inches at maturity. They are from the island of Madagascar off the African coast, where they can be found in rotting logs.Unlike most cockroaches, they... |
Deathstalker Deathstalker The deathstalker , is a species of scorpion, a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as Palestine yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and numerous other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal... |
Activities
During October, the zoo hosts the "World's Largest Halloween Party", one of the largest HalloweenHalloween
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The zoo also includes a Zoo Key System
Zoo key
A Zoo Key is a key that activates talking storybook boxes located throughout a zoological garden. The story recordings provide an audio tour of the zoo.-Origin:...
. At the front of the park, a key, usually in the shape of an animal, may be purchased. Around the park, visitors can insert these keys into Zoo Key boxes for a song and/or information about the animal.
The zoo has a booth called "Handimals" located by the entrance where kids can make an animal out of their hand prints.
Often when an animal is born in the zoo, the zoo holds a contest where participants send in ideas for names.
Incidents
On June 1, 2009 the zoo train had derailed the tracks. Three open-air cars and the engine went off the tracks and caused the passenger car to topple over. The incident injured 22 people. An Indiana family that was on the train when the accident happened has sued the Louisville Zoo. Amy and Darren Bamforth filed the lawsuit on June 10, 2009. They are seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as a court order preventing the zoo from altering or destroying the train while the lawsuit proceeds. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is investigating. A spokesman for the zoo declined to comment. The zoo train is currently closed.On July 1, 1994 a man was picked up and dropped several times by an African elephant named Kenya. As a result of the man’s injuries, his spleen and part of his pancreas were removed. The elephant had just finished giving rides to zoo visitors and was being led away when she wandered off and picked up the man. Zoo officials claimed that the elephant, who was normally considered calm and docile, was just “horsing around.”
See also
- List of attractions and events in Louisville, Kentucky
- List of parks in Louisville, Kentucky
- Senning's ParkSenning's ParkSenning's Park was a park located across New Cut Road from Iroquois Park in Louisville, Kentucky, on the site of present-day Colonial Gardens. It was the site of the first zoo in Louisville, Kentucky's largest city.-Zoo days:...
, Louisville's first zoo