Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer I’m a Big Bird Standing up to five feet tall and weighing nearly 20 pounds, marabou storks are very big birds. The…
In memory of Indu The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo family is saddened to share the passing of 59-year-old female Asian elephant, Indu….
Mountain LionPuma concolor By Any Other Name Mountain lions, also called cougars, pumas, panthers, deer tigers, catamounts and many other names, are in the Guinness Book of…
Asian fairy-bluebirdIrena puella This species is not currently on view at the Phoenix Zoo. Two of a Kind Fairy-bluebirds are so unique they have their…
Horned LizardsPhrynosoma Spp. Horny Toads Most people, at least those in the Southwest, are familiar with “horny toads.” They might not realize that they are…
GILA MONSTERHeloderma suspectum BIG Lizards! Gila monsters are the largest lizards native to the United States, reaching a maximum length of up to 24 inches….
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus I am Unique With their foxlike heads, reddish-brown fur, and long, dark legs, maned wolves look a lot like foxes, but they’re…
collared peccaryDicotyles tajacu I Am Not a Pig Collared peccaries physically resemble their pig cousins with similar snouts, stocky bodies and thin legs. However, differences…
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