River's edge:
South America
bush dogs, capybara, giant anteater
Ant Eater:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Physical Attributes: elongated snouts, thin tongue that can be
extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped
mouths have lips but no teeth. They use their large, curved foreclaws to tear
open ant and termite mounds and for defense.
Behavior: No movement whatsoever
Africa Savanna
black rhino, carmine bee-eater
Africa Nile
hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and mongoose
Asia
Asian elephants including Raja, our only male elephant
North America
Missouri wetland, Missouri River aquarium
Red Rocks:
Big Cat Country: tigers, jaguars, lions and
leopards
Antelope Yards: zebra, camel, giraffe, okapi,
takin and more
Okapi:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Giraffidae
Genus:
Okapia
Physical Attributes:
Okapi are a medium sized, extremely shy, even-toed ruminants related to
giraffes
Reddish-brown to black, velvety pelage on body and face
Anklets and stockings of white on lower legs
Behavior: They stayed out of the sun and faced their butts towards onlookers
Historic Hill:
Primate House: monkeys and lemurs
Lemurs:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order:Primates
Physical Attributes:
Do not have prehensile tails (they cannot hang by their tails from trees like monkeys)
do have long, wet noses.
Their thumbs and big toes are opposable, but they mainly use their teeth and an extended "toilet claw" on
the second toe of their hind feet for grooming.
About the size of a house cat
Color: red, brown, black, and white
Behavior: They hung from their tails and ate
South America
bush dogs, capybara, giant anteater
Ant Eater:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Physical Attributes: elongated snouts, thin tongue that can be
extended to a length greater than the length of the head; their tube-shaped
mouths have lips but no teeth. They use their large, curved foreclaws to tear
open ant and termite mounds and for defense.
Behavior: No movement whatsoever
Africa Savanna
black rhino, carmine bee-eater
Africa Nile
hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and mongoose
Asia
Asian elephants including Raja, our only male elephant
North America
Missouri wetland, Missouri River aquarium
Red Rocks:
Big Cat Country: tigers, jaguars, lions and
leopards
Antelope Yards: zebra, camel, giraffe, okapi,
takin and more
Okapi:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Giraffidae
Genus:
Okapia
Physical Attributes:
Okapi are a medium sized, extremely shy, even-toed ruminants related to
giraffes
Reddish-brown to black, velvety pelage on body and face
Anklets and stockings of white on lower legs
Behavior: They stayed out of the sun and faced their butts towards onlookers
Historic Hill:
Primate House: monkeys and lemurs
Lemurs:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order:Primates
Physical Attributes:
Do not have prehensile tails (they cannot hang by their tails from trees like monkeys)
do have long, wet noses.
Their thumbs and big toes are opposable, but they mainly use their teeth and an extended "toilet claw" on
the second toe of their hind feet for grooming.
About the size of a house cat
Color: red, brown, black, and white
Behavior: They hung from their tails and ate