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Julie Larsen Maher © WCS Many of us have conflicting emotions about zoos. On the one hand, it's good to be able to see and study wildlife from all over the world up relatively close and kind of personal in a safe environment. On the other hand, being animals lovers, it may gnaw at us that that animals in zoos are kept in captivity in a state that could be seen an imprisonment. Well here's a fun solution: The Lego Wildlife Expedition exhibit at the Bronx Zoo. The exhibit features elaborate, lifelike Lego sculptures of a variety of zoo animals, including tigers, flamingos, gorillas, penguins, giraffes, and toads. It might not be the real deal, but the Lego art is just as impressive. And ...
Julie Larsen Maher © WCS You might remember last May when we told you about those three new lion cubs debuting at the Bronx Zoo. Well, it's been a year, and the three little cub are now slightly less little! We've got this up-to-date photo of the three "teens," who are now about 150 pounds each, according to the zoo. When we wrote about them last year, the zoo was looking for name suggestions for the cubs, and many of you left your own in our comments section. One of those, "Nala," ended up being chosen! That's her on the far left. Next to her is her brother, Shani. Check out the beginnings of his mane. That's sister Adamma to his left. And last but not least, papa M'wasi rounds out the ...
Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society. The Bronx Zoo seems to be having some difficulty holding onto its animals these days. Last month that cobra famously went missing for six days before it was found on zoo grounds. And yesterday, a female peafowl (aka a peahen, as opposed to the male peacock) disappeared for several hours. While the peahen was missing for much less time than the cobra, it did outpace the snake in the sense that it was actually able to escape the confines of the zoo. The bird was found in the garage of a local business, according to WPIX-11 in New York. No word yet on whether, like her slithery counterpart, she'll be given a new name based on the ...
Julie Larsen Maher © Wildlife Conservation Society The cold weather sure makes us reluctant to leave the house, but the Bronx Zoo's Magellanic penguins, Danny and Hugo, saw New York City's recent snowfall as the perfect excuse to burn off some energy! Magellanic penguins are native to Southern Chile, Argentina and the Falkland Islands, where mated, monogamous couples live within large groups. However, commercial fishing and habitat pollution has put these creatures in danger. The Wildlife Conservation Society is working hard to protect breeding sites and manage penguin populations in Coastal Patagonia. If you're looking for a way to help out the penguins, consider signing up for the third ...
Malayan tiger cubs. Julie Larsen Maher, Wildlife Conservation Society What's cuter than a tiger cub? Half a dozen tiger cubs! Six tiger cubs made their public debut at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo in New York this week, according to to the WCS. The cubs come from two litters and two different subspecies of tiger. Three are Amur tigers and three are Malayan tigers. Their arrival has zoo staff cheering. This is the first litter of Amur tigers born at the Bronx Zoo in more than 13 years. And it's the first time that Malayan tigers have ever been exhibited in the Bronx. The cubs can be seen at the zoo's Tiger Mountain exhibit, in adjacent exhibits that separate the ...
Corbis Wanna have the cheetahs come alive next time you head to the zoo? Be sure to wear a big-cat-approved fragrance. In 2003, general curator of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo, Pat Thomas, made a fascinating discovery: Big cats of all stripes go wild for designer fragrances. Oddly enough, however, these cats won't get frisky for just any perfume or cologne. They have highly discriminating tastes when it comes to fragrance. You might even call it a feline "obsession." The Wall Street Journal reports that in a scientific test of 24 designer fragrances, Thomas found that his subjects (two of the zoo's cheetahs) spent an average of two seconds interacting with objects ...