, the Reptile Discovery Center’s Cuban crocodile Blanche built up a large mound nest – She constructed the nest by kicking up the mulch in the exhibit into a central location
In April, our Cuban crocodile Blanche built up a large mound nest.
They have to have a tree in their habitat to nest.
They have to have a tree in their habitat to nest.
two months, the male feeds the female and the chicks through a slit in the mud nest
two months, the male feeds the female and the chicks through a slit in the mud nest
Just like their wild counterparts, orangutans in zoos build cozy nests.
Image: Bornean-Sumatran orangutan Iris lounges in her nest at the Great Ape House
Simultaneously, she is starting to build a nest in her den and to eat less.
Simultaneously, she is starting to build a nest in her den and to eat less.
By Lauren Augustine
I used some food to bait her away from the nest.
Meet the loggerhead shrike—a beautiful songbird with a gruesome reputation for impaling its prey on thorns and barbs. More frightening than the “butcher bird’s” hunting habit is the reality that their populations are in steep decline. Since 2005, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) has worked to breed and reintroduce this bird back into the wild. Get an inside glimpse of what it takes to care for and conserve shrikes from bird keeper Leighann Cline!
If a female is really smitten, she may start nest building immediately!
By Lauren Augustine
2015 By Lauren Augustine Our Chinese alligator built a large mound nest
Guam kingfishers are incredibly rare and difficult to breed, so we are thrilled to be closing out the breeding season with four new chicks. This has been our biggest year to date — and one of our busiest!
In my last update, Guam kingfisher Giha (gee-ha) had just started a new nest.
They monitor her behavior—is she nest-building, has her appetite decreased, is she
They monitor her behavior—is she nest-building, has her appetite decreased, is she
