10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2019

Next door to my hometown, the Gulf Breeze Zoo occupies 50 acres near the Santa Rosa Sound. The first time I visited the 30 acre enclosure, I walked the raised boardwalk over the space with eyes wide. A few weeks later, I returned to the zoo, and sure enough, the nest was empty. Had they merely hatched? Where were the babies?

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World states that “disturbance by local people, tourists, and egg and zoo collectors has similarly reduced the colonies, and more protection is vital”. In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections.

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. With no prior training they can make hooks from straight pieces of wire to obtain out-of-reach food. They get much of their food using tools, and they do this better than chimpanzees.

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Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

What the Owl Knows is organized into nine chapters: introduction, adaptation (including vision and flight), research and researchers, vocalization, courtship and breeding, roosting and migration, cognition, and two chapters on owls and humans–captive owls (not zoos, educational owls) and owls in our cultural history.

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 213

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

Seriously, Panama raises the art of under-communication to new, deplorable heights. Park in the lot across from Summit Gardens and Zoo, then walk across the railroad tracks. One along the train tracks near Summit Ponds. Let’s be honest: driving around Panama sucks. Unfortunately, Summit Ponds themselves can be tough to find.

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Panama 2017 Monkeys Family 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. Strangely, the photo accompanying the Wikipedia entry on Collared Finchbills , Asian birds, was taken at Cincinnati zoo. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day. You should try it too.

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