These birds are endemic to Indonesia, meaning they aren’t naturally found anywhere else. Grosbeak Starlings nest in rotting or dying tree trunks.
A single colony of nesting starlings can have hundreds of pairs.
One of the most widely spread snakes across North America is the rattlesnake. Adapted for a wide range of weathers- from arid sandy deserts to the colder high…
They have specialized scales that form that typical rattle, that they’ll use in defense
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The strong beak of the Blue-and-Yellow Macaw helps it crack open nut shells and crush seeds. Sometimes, they eat clay from riverbeds. This helps them digest…
This helps them digest toxins from any unripe seeds they might have eaten.
Just like people, newts need safe places to live. Unfortunately the Okinawa newt’s breeding populations are declining rapidly. Habitat loss, road traffic…
Habitat loss, road traffic, the pet trade, and introduced species have caused this
The Queensland red claw yabby is the largest freshwater crayfish. Mature males display bright red patches on the outer part of the claw. They often dig under…
Because they are raised commercially for food, they have been accidentally introduced
These parrots are distinguished by a bright green body and yellow banded neck. It is estimated that the yellow-naped amazon has lost more than 92%
Yellow-naped amazons exhibit vocal learning behavior and have different geographical
Learn about the southern cassowary and where these ratites live in Australia. Meet Sedgwick County Zoo’s cassowary birds.
Berlari and Lembu In Australia, federal and Queensland state legislation have declared
These birds are sexually dimorphic. Both male and females sport a dark bill and light-yellow eyes. But the male is an iridescent purple with a white belly.
Females and juveniles have dark brown backs and brown-streaked white bellies.
While this turtle is currently endemic to China, and most likely restricted to the Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, pre-historic skulls of the Kwangtung river…
Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, pre-historic skulls of the Kwangtung river turtle have
