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Walkabout


African Lion

African Lion

Scientific Name: Panthera leo

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Origin: Africa

Fun Fact: When resting, lions display highly social behavior. They spend their time strengthening social bonds between members of the pride. This may include playing together, rubbing against each other's heads, as well as sleeping in groups.


American Bison

American Bison

Scientific Name: Bison bison

IUCN status: Near Threatened

Origin: North America

Fun Fact: Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the U.S. where bison have continously lived since prehistoric times.


Binturong

Binturong

Scientific Name: Arctictis binturong

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Origin: Southeast Asia

Fun Fact: The binturong is also known as the bearcat, though it's not closely related to bears or cats.


Caracal

Caracal

Scientific Name: Caracal caracal

IUCN status: Least Concern

Origin: Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia

Fun Fact: Despite their secretive habits, caracals have been a part of humans’ lives for hundreds of years. In India and Persia (now known as Iran), they were used to hunt birds for sport. Owners would have contests to see how many pigeons their cat could bring down in a single try, often reaching 10 or more! The saying “to put a cat among the pigeons” comes from this ancient practice.


Emu

Emu

Scientific Name: Dromaius novaehollandiae

IUCN status: Least Concern

Origin: Australia

Fun Fact: Emus have the ability to run up to speeds of 50 kilometers per hour.


Fallow Deer

Fallow Deer

Scientific Name: Dama dama

IUCN status: Least Concern

Origin: Mediterranean region of Europe and Asia Minor

Fun Fact: Fallow deer communicate with body language, vocalizations and smells. Vocalizations are of six different types: barking; bleating; peeping by fawns contacting their mothers or in distress; wailing, an intense sound of distress by fawns more than 2 days old; and groaning, made by rutting males.


Giraffe

Giraffe

Scientific Name: Giraffa

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Origin: Africa (specific subspecies are native to certain regions of Africa, most giraffes in captivity are some combo of sub species)

Fun Fact: They can run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances, or cruise at 10 mph over longer distances.


Mountain Coatimundi

Mountain Coatimundi

Scientific Name: Nasua nasua

IUCN status: Least Concern

Origin: South America, Central America, Mexico and southwestern United States

Fun Fact: The coati is a relative of the raccoon with a long, pointed muzzle and a long bushy and ringed tail.


Ring Tailed Lemur

Ring Tailed Lemur

Scientific Name: Lemur catta

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

Origin: Madagascar

Fun Fact: Ring tailed lemurs are social animals, they often spend hours soaking up the warmth of the sun - sitting on the ground facing the sun, with their arms outspread.


White Tiger

White Tiger

Scientific Name: Panthera tigris

IUCN status: Severly Threatened

Origin: India

Fun Fact: No two tigers have the same stripes. Since every tiger has their own pattern on their fur, they are all unique.