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Featured reptiles (Reptile House)
Saltwater crocodile: at 17 feet long, the Zoo’s saltwater crocodile is the largest saltwater crocodile in North America. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptile species, weighing up to 2,200 pounds and reaching 20 feet or more in length. Large adults occasionally devour large mammals, including water buffalo and domestic livestock.
Saltwater crocodile
Photo: Adam Britton
Death adder: although small (rarely more than 3 feet in length), death adders are known for their ambushing skills and have one of the quickest strikes of any snake in the world. Native to Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands. Highly venomous.
This saltwater crocodile
brought to Toldeo by:
Coastal taipan: the taipan is known for its nervous temperament and rapid movements. Native to warmer parts of Australia’s northeastern and northern coast. It lives in a variety of habitats. Highly venomous.
Green tree python: completely arboreal (living in trees),
the green tree python kills its prey with a strike-and-constrict
technique. Native to New Guinea, Indonesia and the northern tip of Australia.
Double-wattled cassowary.
Inset (juvenile) photo: Stacy Burhart
Main (adult) photo: Marianne Hale,
San Francisco Zoo
Featured birds (Award-winning Aviary)
Birds of paradise: the adult male lesser bird of paradise has
stunning white, gold and brown feathers that take years to
fully develop. The adult male superb bird of paradise is glossy black
and, during courtship, displays a dazzling blue-green “breast shield.”
Double-wattled cassowary: these large, primitive-looking
birds are known for their startling color and aggressive behavior.
They leap up feet-first and use their dagger-like middle claws
to strike their enemies, sometimes with deadly results.
Native to Australia, New Guinea and the Aru Islands.
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Featured birds, continued
Kiwi (plural, kiwi): on January 12, the Toledo Zoo became one
of the very few zoos worldwide to successfully hatch a kiwi
chick. See enclosed media release. Native to New Zealand. Note: the kiwi is off exhibit at the Avian Breeding Center (ABC). Because the species is nocturnal, limited public viewing
opportunities are available.
Kookaburra: this member of the kingfisher family swoops
down to grab small reptiles, mammals and insects. If its prey
is large, the bird bashes it against a tree or a rock to kill and tenderize it.
Tawny frogmouth: often mistaken for owls, this nocturnal
species is more closely related to whippoorwills and nighthawks.
It has a calm nature.
Bennett’s wallaby
Photo: Linda Milks
Featured mammals
Wallaby: related to kangaroos, wallabies are marsupials native to eastern
and southeastern Australia, Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands.
Exhibit location: walk-through exhibit, near the award-winning Aviary
Dingo: dingoes were likely introduced to Australia some 4,000 years ago by Asian seafarers.
Although they appear dog-like, dingoes are primitive, quite different from dogs, and do not
make good pets. Exhibit location: near the penguin exhibit in Tiger Terrace
Featured fishes (Great Barrier Reef exhibit, Museum of Science)
Lionfish: hunting at night, lionfish use their widespread side fins to
guide prey into a corner where they can easily be swallowed.
They are considered invasive in the Atlantic Ocean, where they
are thought to have arrived through the pet trade; on some reefs, lionfish have consumed 90 percent of the available prey.
Featured insects (Museum of Science)
Giant prickly stick insect: the eggs of this 6- to 8-inch stick insect
look like plant seeds and can take 9 months to a year to hatch.
Juveniles resemble ants (which taste bad); this helps them avoid predation.
Wülfing’s stick insect: this stick insect grows up to 10 inches long; although
the species has wings, it rarely flies.
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Lionfish.
Photo: David Barnhardt,
Akron Zoo
Featured Education animals
Inland bearded dragon: the bearded dragon’s “beard” is actually
an expandable dewlap with spiky scales, which the reptile uses to
impress the opposite sex during courtship or to intimidate an
enemy when the animal is feeling threatened.
Sugar glider: this chipmunk-size marsupial gets its name
from two things: its ability to glide (up to 150 feet from
tree to tree) and its affinity for nectar-rich flowers.
Dingo: see description under Featured Mammals
Kookaburra: see description under Featured Birds
Wallaby: see description under Featured Mammals
Additional “Down Under”
species at the Zoo
Bearded dragon
Photo: Stacy Burhart
Reptiles
Blue-tongued skink*
Frilled lizard*
Tuatara (Reptile House)
Woma python*
Birds, continued
Diamond dove
Duyvenbode’s lory (New Guinea)*
Fawn-breasted bowerbird
Goldie’s lorikeet (New Guinea)
Gouldian finch
Kagu (New Caledonia)
Long-tailed finch
Magnificent ground pigeon (New Guinea)
Masked lapwing
Owl finch
Plum-headed (cherry) finch
Scarlet-chested parakeet
Star finch
Victoria crowned pigeon (New Guinea)
White-breasted wood swallow
White-collared kingfisher
Yellow-streaked Lorikeet (New Guinea)*
Amphibians
Marine/cane toad*
Birds
Australian magpie*
Beautiful fruit dove (New Guinea)
Black-capped lory (New Guinea)*
Blue-faced honeyeater
Blue-faced parrot finch
Bourke’s parrot
Chestnut-breasted manikin
Cockatiel*
*Education animal/Nature’s Neighborhood
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