A High-Flying Conservation Success
Big milestone alert! A southern bald ibis chick has fledged at the zoo — a first in our history! With the species listed as Near Threatened and AZA populations declining since 2018,…
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The outdoor Gorilla Amphitheatre is closed for the season. Gorillas are viewable in the indoor African Rainforest Building habitat.
Bite-Sized
There are two special birthdays in Gateway to Asia this month – our Komodo dragons are 10 years old!
‘Shruikan’ had his birthday on December 2nd, and ‘Thorn’ turns 10 today! It’s hard to believe that these two are only now reaching double digits, but that’s what happens when you’re the world’s largest lizard!
Being a large lizard comes with a long tongue. Komodo dragons use their long, forked tongues to taste the air. When their tongues touch the Jacobson’s organ in the top of their mouth, they analyze the chemical makeup of the airborne molecules to pinpoint where prey is.
Join us in wishing Shruikan and Thorn a happy birthday!