The world’s most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.
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The domestic chicken has a small head, short beak and wings, and a round body perched on featherless legs. It is a subspecies of the red junglefowl, a species native to southern Asia.
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As curator of Asia Trail and giant pandas, Michael Brown-Palsgrove directs the care of sloth bears, clouded leopards, fishing cats, Asian small-clawed otters, red pandas and giant pandas. He leads a team of 10 animal care staff in the management of these exhibits.
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The Bird House’s redhead ducks share their exhibit with some skittish neighbors—flamingos. To monitor the duck’s health without disturbing the other birds, keepers have trained them to come inside for a physical (and some treats) on cue.
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Golden lion tamarins are small, social primates with reddish-gold coats and long, backswept manes. They live in the Atlantic coastal regions of southeastern Brazil, where their populations once dwindled to just 200 individuals. Thanks to intensive conservation efforts, this endangered species is recovering.
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The Zoo’s 4-month-old North American river otter pups are gaining confidence and
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Clouded leopards dwell in the cloud forests of Southeast Asia and are one of the most ancient cat species. However, they are neither a true great cat nor a true small cat, because they cannot roar or purr.
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The highly toxic emperor newt (also called the Mandarin or Yunnan newt) lives only in the mountains along a handful of rivers in western China. These newts face threats from over-harvesting and habitat destruction.
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The black pacu is a large, nonaggressive, fruit-eating species of fish found in the upper Amazon River basin.
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The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial found north of Mexico. It has a long, hairless, prehensile tail, a robust body and short legs with sharp claws.
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