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Meet the Animals: Patagonian Maras

Patagonian maras are large rodents that are native to Argentina. Meet the six maras running around our Flooded Forest habitat in Rainforest Revealed.

Meet the Animal: Cape Porcupine

Meet Loki our 3-year-old Cape porcupine! As a nocturnal animal, Loki can be a bit tricky to spot for Zoo goers. However, this quirky, quill-y porcupine is worth getting to know.

Meet the Animals: White-Faced Saki Monkeys

Get to know our saki monkeys, Chuckie, Stitch and Suni, and meet our two new sakis, Cecil and Frankie!

Meet the Animal: Amazon Puffing Snake

Today, we’re shedding some light on one of the coolest – but often overlooked – cold-blooded Zoo residents: Gerald our 7-year-old Amazon puffing snake.

Meet the Animal: Pancake Tortoise

Flap and Jack the African pancake tortoises are fantastic Animal Ambassadors. The live behind-the-scenes at our Zoo, so you may not have been formally introduced. Today, we’re changing that!

Scimitar-horned oryx

Meet the Animals: Scimitar-Horned Oryx

Our scimitar-horned oryxes are this month’s Meet the Animal stars! These animals are desert-dwellers native to North Africa. Their namesake comes from the special shape of their horns, the thin and curved keratin resembling a scimitar sword.

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