For 90 years, the Tulsa Zoo has provided public education and fun to families. Home to amazing, wild creatures, the zoo aims to create world class exhibits that showcase these
The St. Louis Zoo's Centene Grizzly Ridge opens to the public this week, marking another milestone in the history of the zoo's well-known bear pits.
On Saturday, the Sequoia Park Zoo held the grand opening of its newest exhibit, Watershed Heroes. As the result of a $2.3 million grant, river otters returned in a snazzy new habitat. Eventually, there will be three kinds of native salmon and a bald eagle aviary.
The Houston Zoo celebrates its 101 years and introduces new South America’s Pantanal highlighting animals of the Galapagos.
After a near two-decade delay, Cincinnati Zoo’s US$34m (€30m, £22m) Africa exhibit will enter its final phase of development after meeting a US$7.3m (€6.4m, £4.7m) target to build a new ...
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The Gemsbok or South African Oryx (Oryx gazella) is a large African ungulate featured in the Standard Edition of Planet Zoo. Population in the Wild: 373,000 The gemsbok (or Oryx gazella) is a species of antelope that lives in the Kalahari and Namib deserts of Southern Africa. They are characterized by several visual features: long, slim and spiral horns; a black face with white markings over the eyes and muzzle; a grey-brown coat with black markings on the upper legs and back; as well as white '
Omaha will soon be home to one of the largest and most immersive sea lion exhibits in the world.
The Islands (Moutere Rahui) A feature of this area is the volcanic lava rock, which has been used to create a small lava rock forest - representative of what you would see on Rangitoto Island The Islands are home to some plant species only found naturally on offshore islands, including: • Poor Knight’s Island lily (Xeronema callistemon) or raupo taranga and offshore island nikau species. Some of these were transplanted and saved from subdivisions years ago. • Tussock grasses and low shrubs within the aviary that house Campbell Island teal and Antipodes Island parakeet replicate the look of these sub-Antarctic islands • Tecomanthe speciosa – a climbing plant that was down to a single remaining wild plant on the Three Kings Islands. It was saved from extinction by the eradication of feral goats in 1946. Many vines have been grown from this one specimen, which is now a popular climbing plant • Pennantia baylisiana – one of the rarest plants in the world. This small tree from Great King Island (part of Three Kings group) was discovered in the 1940s • Elingamita johnsonii – also from Three Kings Island, it was discovered in the 1950s. It is named after the ship Elingamite, which came to grief on the rocks below the cliffs where it was growing. In addition, this habitat features: • Raupo (Typha orientalis) – a vigorous deciduous plant growing in aquatic areas, it does an important job filtering out sediment and helping to purify water. Maori bundle the long spongy leaves to make insulated cabins and light buoyant rafts known as mokihi. The semi-circular, air-filled leaves also make perfect covering for traditional kites and poi • Kauri (Agathis australis) – the 12m specimen near the entrance was transplanted from the northern end of the Zoo.
The Houston Zoo will be closed from Friday to Sunday in anticipation of Hurricane...
