It is amazing how fast time flies, especially as we see our young orangutans grow and develop! I can’t believe it has been almost two years since Keju was
strong and could unintentionally hurt us) – so once Madu adopted Keju – it was hands
Sloths are arboreal animals and are slow and deliberate rather than swift and agile. Specialized, enlarged claws enable them to hang upside down below the branches they traverse. Sloths derive their entire diet of leaves and some fruits in the trees, and they do almost everything upside down.
The hands and feet are highly specialized, with naked, heavily calloused soles and
Guenons are a diverse group of Old World monkeys, characterized by enormous cheek pouches that they stuff with food opportunistically as they forage. They will then actually consume the bounty from their recent foraging bout in a secluded retreat, safe from predators. They mainly eat fruits and small animals such as insects or lizards. Like the other species of guenon, these are social animals living in family groups, with a single dominant male. Group size may reach 50 animals when resources are abundant, but groups may split into smaller units if resources become scarce.
cling by gripping the fur on the mother’s stomach while also being supported by her hands
A quick stroll around the Zoo can allow you to see the immense diversity of birds just by looking at one key anatomical feature – their beaks. Although birds
The blue-throated macaws use their bills as a substitute for their hands.
Halloween is coming up, and we’re all excited for this spooky time of year! For many of us it’s a time to don costumes, get silly or scary, and go to
but the reason their tails are hairless is the same reason we don’t have hairy hands
No creature looms larger over the savanna than the African elephant, and you’ll agree when you come face-to-trunk with one on our African elephant Wild Encounter!
course, no Elephant Wild Encounter would be complete without the opportunity to hand-feed
Today I’d like to spend some time talking about the turacos. You may have noticed these personable birds in our aviaries, hopping from branch to branch or
Birds do not have hands, so instead use their beaks to manipulate food and interact
These medium-sized mammals may weigh sometimes up to 50 pounds. They use their prehensile tails and specialized wrists and ankles to maneuver about rainforest trees in search of fruits, bird eggs or small animals.
straight down a vertical tree trunk, their specialized wrists and ankles can pivot the hands
Drills are very distinctive primates that are related to baboons. They live in complex social groups led by a single dominant male. Social interactions are mostly focused around grooming, and communication comes in the form of visual displays and vocalizations. Deforestation and unsustainable harvest for the commercialized bushmeat trade are creating an uncertain future for this species.
General Information: Drills walk on the flat surfaces of their feet and hands
What is the illegal wildlife trade, and equally importantly, what can you do to help?
Communities in or near areas where poaching occurs often fall victims to violence at the hands
