Breeding season at the Bird House can create some spectacular behavior among the Zoo’s raucous flock of ducks.
and melting snow fills millions of shallow ground depressions
White-naped cranes are an elegant species native to Northern Mongolia, southern Siberia, Korea, Japan and central China. They are slightly smaller than red-crowned cranes. This bird has a white nape and vertical gray stripes on its neck, as well as a distinct red patch surrounding its eyes.
meadows and reedbeds in broad river valleys, lake depressions
Komodo dragons are the largest, heaviest lizards in the world and one of the few with a venomous bite. They rely heavily on their sense of smell, using their forked tongues to sample the air.
Females lay about 30 eggs in depressions dug on hill
