Woodland Park Zoo

The Komodo Dragon is a large species of monitor lizard native to the Komodo Islands of South East Asia. In Woodland Park Zoo, they are displayed at the Adaptations Building, being housed next to Flying Foxes, Three-Toed Sloths and Meerkats. 

The Coscoroba Swan is a small species of waterfowl native to South America. In Woodland Park Zoo, they are housed at the temperate forest section in the same exhibit as the Chilean Flamingos (another South American species).

The Indian Rhinoceros is a beautiful and massive pachyderm native to Asia. The male and female pair in the zoo take up residence in an enclosure once housing African and Asian elephants, and have access to the full length of the elephants old home, and some newer private yards to enjoy as well.

Home to a smelly exhibit, the Chilean Flamingo is an animal you won't forget! These tall wonders of the natural world hail from South America, where they hunt for shrimp (giving them their distinctive color) in the briny waters they call home. Because of all the shrimp they eat, their exhibit has a strong smell of rotting fish, which makes it all the more memorable.

A medium sized bird native to the open woodlands of Oceania, the Blue-Faced Honeyeater is colorful zoo resident that is sure to catch your eye! Being insectivores first and herbivores next, these omnivorous birds spend their days foraging in the branches, socializing in flocks that sometimes range up to 30 individuals.

Though uncommon in the wild, Bornean-Sumatran Orangutan hybrids (sometimes referred to as "Cocktail Orangutans") are extremely common in captivity due to a lack of understanding of Orangutan Speciation, which changed in the later 1980's.

Extremely common in Zoos for their tolerance for warmer climates, the Humboldt Penguin is a tuxedo wearing sight to behold! Hailing from the southern coast of South America, these penguins live in a far warmer environment than their Antarctic cousins. Like African Penguins, Humboldt Penguins produce a bray thats very similar to that of a Donkey. 

Like many other smaller primates, Patas Monkeys live in multi-female harems, lead and defended by a leading male. In the zoo this is no different, with this old male leading his troop for many years. Sadly he has recently passed away, but his troop and legacy live on as one of the zoo's most popular and elusive animals!

Despite their commonality in Zoos and Aquariums throughout the world, the Red Ruffed Lemur is listed as critically endangered and struggling in their natural range. Thankfully, captive breeding programs such as the SSP (Species Survival Plan) have allowed their wild populations to start their track to recovery.

The largest of the kingfishers and likely the loudest too, the Laughing Kookaburra is a true day pleaser. Although the Woodland Park Zoo's exhibit for them dampens much of the noises the birds make, these giggly comedian's calls are very reminiscent of a human laugh, which gives them their name and popularity. Don't be fooled though, these birds are efficient predators that prey primarily on smaller mammals and other birds.

One of two in the zoo, this tall canid is the largest of them all! Despite being called wolves, they primarily wolf down large fruits in the wild. At the zoo the male and female pair can be seen lounging in dens, playing with toys, and occasionally catching a field mouse who made its way to the wrong habitat.

More popular than their Red Ruffed neighbors, the Ring Tailed Lemur isn't just a color variation of any other Lemur. Lacking the ruffs of a Red Ruff Lemur, these Prosimians also battle each other by spraying their wrists with scent glands and trying to out-smell the other.