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.
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We have a new feathered addition to the zoo! ‘Rita’, a male African spoonbill joined our flock in the Rainforest Aviary. He is a recommended breeding match for our female spoonbill, ‘Hazel’. While only time will tell if they are a good pairing, we are hopeful!
The most distinctive feature of African spoonbills is their bill and how it is moved. These birds fish by opening their bill and swishing it back and forth through the water, and snapping it shut when they capture their prey, which is commonly fish and insects.