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
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.
These birds used to live as far north as Arizona and New Mexico, but logging development and climate change has decreased the thick-billed parrot’s habitat.
They are medium-sized, bright green in color, and have distinct red patched on their
The African green toad’s long legs and webbed feet help them cover long distances quickly. In fact, they’re one of the fastest amphibians in the world…
They also have a loud call which can be heard from up to a kilometer away.
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
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In Conservation Academy, students will have the opportunity to assist with multiple
The Saddle-billed Stork is a large bird native to areas of sub-Saharan Africa. They are well known for their distinctive black and white coloring and long red…
These storks were once common in Egypt and even have their own hieroglyph.
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
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
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.
