These birds are sexually dimorphic. While females are a brown color with darker eyes, males are brightly colored with yellow eyes. But both males and females…
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The bony crest on top of its large bill is called a casque. The function of the casque is unknown. The number of wrinkled hornbills is decreasing due to rapid…
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It’s time for an Australian walkabout! As the Kansas weather warms up, our Australian exhibit comes alive with a barrage of colorful plants and animals that…
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Learn all about brumation in this Bitesize Bonus episode of the Sedgwick County ZooCast. This is the sister episode to the hibernation episode. Be sure to give…
BISHOP: That’s David Kelley, an ectotherm zookeeper at Sedgwick County Zoo.
Wallabies, wallaroos, and kangaroos all belong to the same family of marsupials and macropods, and they all go by different common names. As a rule…
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The emerald starling is also referred to as the “iris glossy starling” due to its shiny coat of iridescent green feathers. One of the smallest starlings in West…
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These birds are migratory, spending the spring and summer months near Russia and flying east towards Japan in the winter. Although Baikal teals have on occasion…
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Just like people, newts need safe places to live. Unfortunately the Okinawa newt’s breeding populations are declining rapidly. Habitat loss, road traffic…
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The black swan is a large bird native to Australia, easily recognized by its striking black plumage, red bill, and graceful long neck. It inhabits lakes, rivers…
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The longnose gar has the longest snout of all gar species and specializes in eating small fish. Longnose gars are considered apex predators and have the ability…
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