Halloween at the Bergen County Zoo
Happy Halloween from all the staff and animals at the Bergen County Zoo! 🎃👻
Chicken Enrichment at the Bergen County Zoo
What did you have for lunch? Our Dorking Chickens at the Bergen County Zoo received their diet presented in a different way to encourage their natural foraging behaviors!
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Halloween Pig Enrichment at the Bergen County Zoo
Halloween is approaching and we love to give our animals holiday-themed enrichment! Consider checking out our “Holidays” section on our Amazon Wishlist to help us prepare: www.FriendsofBergenCountyZoo.org/wishlist . Plus, visit the Bergen County Zoo on October 31st to see what our animals get on Halloween!
Check out some Halloween enrichment we did last year! While themed enrichment may be fun for us to observe, all enrichment given to the animals have specific behavior-based goals and are intended to allow animals to act like how they would in the wild!
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10.8.24 – Bison & Elk.mp4
Today and tomorrow is Amazon Prime Day! Run over (like our bison and elk) to our Amazon wishlist! www.FriendsofBergenCountyZoo.org/wishlist . Plus, help us prepare for Halloween with our special “Holidays” section! The staff and animals at the @bergencountyzoo appreciate your generosity and continued support!
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Giant Anteater at the Bergen County Zoo
Today is our Giant Anteater’s 20th birthday! Check out our giant anteater at the Bergen County Zoo interacting with some food enrichment! Anteaters feed almost exclusively on ants and termites. They rip up nests with their powerful forelimbs and claws, and then ingest them with their sticky tongue. They can consume about 140 insects in a single feeding and can eat up to 30,000 insects in one day. In this video, our anteater is slurping up an “insect smoothie”!
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Guinea Pig at the Bergen County Zoo
Happy Sunday! Take a look at our ambassador guinea pig, Kit, foraging on grass at the Bergen County Zoo!
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Prairie Dogs at the Bergen County Zoo
When two prairie dogs meet, they touch their front teeth to identify each other, giving the appearance that they’re kissing! This “kiss” is used to distinguish a friend from a stranger. Can you spot the moment where these two prairie dogs at the Bergen County Zoo “kiss”? As social animals, prairie dogs also have various distinct calls and postures that they use to communicate with others. They warn each other of danger with high pitched yips and barks!
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Baird's Tapir at the Bergen County Zoo
This week is a hot one so this is your reminder to stay hydrated and keep cool, just like our Baird’s Tapir at the Bergen County Zoo! Tapirs are excellent swimmers and will often enter water to drink, cool down, and escape predators. They even use their long snout as a built-in snorkel! Our tapir especially likes pushing around enrichment in his pool!
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Giant Anteater at the Bergen County Zoo
Did you know that Giant Anteaters are excellent diggers? Check out our Giant Anteater at the Bergen County Zoo using her long claws and strong arms to dig a hole to slurp up some insects! She also walks around on the sides of her feet to avoid dulling her claws!
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Horse Training at the Bergen County Zoo
You can definitely teach an old horse new tricks! Our Belgian Draft Horse at the Bergen County Zoo knows a variety of behaviors that allows for mental and physical stimulation. Check out what our zookeepers taught her recently!
Attention Members! Don’t forget to come to Members’ night tomorrow, June 4th from 5:30pm – 8:30pm! See more animal training, ride the train and carousel, learn from our educators, and more! Visit www.friendsofbergencountyzoo.org/events for more information. Questions? Email [email protected]
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Sheep Shearing at the Bergen County Zoo
Ever wondered how a sheep gets sheared? Sheep shearing is a specialized job and only experienced people can successfully do it in a few minutes. No sedation is needed, a trained professional knows how to maneuver the sheep in a way that is comfortable and safe. Once positioned correctly, the wool is sheared off in one big piece.
Now our sheep at the Bergen County Zoo ready for the warm weather!
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Agouti Coconut Enrichment.mp4
Come visit our Agoutis at the Bergen County Zoo!
Red-rumped Agoutis are small but mighty rodents whose diet typically consists of seeds and fruit, but their jaws are strong enough to get through coconut shells when in search of something sweet to eat!
Agoutis are important seed dispersers for tropical plants in their native South American region, and they have a special relationship with Brazil nut trees. They have ever-growing incisors and are one of the very few animals that can chew through the hard outer shell of a Brazil nut to get the nearly two dozen nuts inside. Afterwards, they will bury extra nuts to eat later. Afterwards forgotten nuts and seeds will germinate and grow into new trees!
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