article thumbnail

The Amusing Case of the Gulf Breeze Zoo Canada Geese

10,000 Birds

Next door to my hometown, the Gulf Breeze Zoo occupies 50 acres near the Santa Rosa Sound. The nest sat perilously close to a set of narrow train tracks, which guided an equally small train packed full of little kids and their parents to get a closer view of some of the animals. Had they merely hatched? Where were the babies?

Geese 113
article thumbnail

The return of the Old Man

10,000 Birds

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.

Morocco 219
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Common Moorhens at Hannover Zoo

10,000 Birds

Intriguingly, Common Moorhens are also rather common in Germany’s large ornamental city parks and zoos. I am not referring to the one incident when two Carrion Crows at Basel Zoo suddenly descended on a grazing Common Moorhen and ripped it apart for no apparent other reason than joyful play. Beware of Crocodiles.

Zoos 100
article thumbnail

Birding Kabul, Afghanistan

10,000 Birds

Some are in the zoo, such as … … Demoiselle Crane … … and Bearded Vulture … … while others live in cages near shops, with the Chukar Partridge a particular favorite … … or in cages at the bird market somewhere in the bustling downtown bazaar area.

article thumbnail

Followup: Some Zoo Keepers Fighting to Stop Elephant Transfer to Sanctuary

Critter News

War has erupted between Toronto Zoo elephant keepers and the animal rights group helping to co-ordinate a move of three aging elephants to a California sanctuary. Excepted from the Toronto News.

Sanctuary 100
article thumbnail

Angry Birds, What’s Black and White and Hungry All Over, and a Little Something for the Ladies: This Week in Bird News

10,000 Birds

If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. So crazy it just might work?

Penguins 100
article thumbnail

Noisy, but nice

10,000 Birds

So when, during a quiet morning on Key Biscayne, an Indian Peafowl rustled his train in preparation for his display, the inner voices cheered and pointed with relief. A zoo once stood at the south end and possibly contributed a few peafowl to the growing population in the USA. is home to a few exotic species.

Miami 108