Haliaeetus lencocephalus
Range: North America
Wingspan: 6-8 feet
Weight: 9-14 pounds (females are about 25% larger than males)
Lifespan: 20-30 in the wild; up to 50 years in captivity
Creature Features
Creature Feature – Rocky Mountain Goat
New creature feature in honor of the Black Hills mountain goat population survey coming up next weekend. If you’re in the area (or are looking for a last minute roadtrip) and are interested in volunteering for the survey visit goatalliance.org for more info.
Oreamnos americanus
Range: primarily the Rocky Mountains and Cascade Range
Height: about 3.5 feet at the shoulder
Weight: 100 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: 9 to 13 years in the wild. Up to 20 years in captivity.
Creature Feature – Polar Bear
International Polar Bear Day is coming up on February 27th! Read on to learn more about these cold loving sea bears and how you can help them!
Creature Feature – Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Range: Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Northern Europe, Northern Asia
Height: 30–60 inches at the shoulder
Weight: 130–600 pounds
Lifespan: up to 20 years
Caribou inhabit the tundra and boreal forests in Canada, the northern United States, Europe, and Asia. In Europe and the Russian Far East caribou are kept in herds and used for meat, fur, and milk. Tame caribou pull sleighs and carry loads. In Europe caribou are called reindeer. In the United States a small domesticated type of caribou is called a reindeer.
Creature Feature – Trumpeter Swan
THE TRUMPETER SWAN
Cygnus buccinator
Creature Feature – Common Wildebeest
The Africa exhibit is closed after Labor Day. Come visit one more time this weekend!
THE COMMON WILDEBEEST
Connochaetes taurinus
Creature Feature – Ostrich
THE OSTRICH
Struthio camelus
Creature Feature – Gemsbok
THE GEMSBOK
Oryx gazella
Creature Feature – Hatmann’s Mountain Zebra
THE HARTMANN’S MOUNTAIN ZEBRA
Equus Zebra hartmannae
Creature Feature – Domestic Goat
Come visit the zoo for Farm Babies. Only two weekends left to see the cute! 🙂
THE DOMESTIC GOAT
Capra hircus
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