🐧 Some penguin ASMR for #wingedwednesday 🐧
Penguin spend a lot of time bathing and preening their feathers in order to keep them clean and waterproof. The waterproofing is important, since that is part of what keeps them warm in chilly water!
Happy Wednesday!
Charlie our gibbon is such a great painter!!!
As you get ready for holiday shopping, nothing beats these one-of-a-kind art pieces. You can grab some art on our online store or at some upcoming local events, as well as Brew at the Zoo!
Happy Wednesday from Lolohi!
Two-toed sloths are herbivores (plant eaters), and here at the zoo Lolohi gets a variety of fruits and veggies as part of her daily diet - including banana, which is one of her favorite foods!
It’s #fishyfriday
We have some new aquatic friends on exhibit!
Aquarist recently introduced pencil urchins, a Rosie urchin, a turbo snail, and a juvenile Sailfin Tang to the marine invertebrates exhibit located in the saltwater aquarium!
In this time lapsed video you can see the new urchins using their tube feet and spines to crawl along the substrate!
Be sure to swing by and check out these unique animals for yourself!
#cityofwaco #cameronparkzoowaco
🦜 Whatcha doing? 🦜
Parrots are known for their ability to mimic and can learn to “speak” a wide variety of words and sounds. Check out this video of our Golden Conure, Friar Tuck, being extra “chatty” with keeper staff!
Happy #wingedwednesday
Feeding time!
Pelicans catch fish by scooping them out of the water with their pouch-like bills. Brown Pelicans specifically hunt by “plunge diving,” meaning they dive down from high up and use the impact of hitting the water to stun a group of fish, making them easy to scoop up.
Happy #wingedwednesday
Being a silly goose…err…duck?
Comb Ducks are a large duck species native to South America and can weigh up to 6 pounds. They get their name from the fleshy knob, or comb, that grows on the males’ bills during breeding season. Our 2 Comb Ducks are full of personality and can be seen in our South America habitat!
Happy #wingedwednesday
Help us in wishing Phil and Lil, the two adorable Atlantic stingrays, a happy 6th birthday! 🥳
Phil and Lil are brother and sister and were born at Moody Gardens on September 3,2018. Cameron Park Zoo became their home in 2019. For their birthday, the keepers made them a delicious frozen fish cake made out of their favorite diet items, squid and shrimp! 🎂
Happy Birthday Phil and Lil!
Have you ever wondered what our giant tortoises do when we clean their habitat. Well here is a time lapsed video of our awesome intern Kaylee doing just that. Let us know what other reptiles you would like to see featured. #scalesandtales
Rey works hard to keep her nails sharp!
We have to rotate logs for our lions pretty regularly, since this behavior really rips them up.
Enjoy this video of Rey in her night house
This August is Wellness Month! Wellness in animal care looks like a lot of things, but one of the most fun, both for keepers and our animals, is enrichment!
Enrichment, or anything that makes our animals’ day unique or stimulating, is a large part of wellness in animal care. Enrichment allows our keepers to get creative on how to best fit their animals’ needs while providing new experiences and sensations. Here are just a few of our furry, scaly, and feathered friends’ favorite enrichment activities:
Tantrum the Caracara enjoys shredding bamboo and paper!
Alfredo, Ghost, and Meeko the Raccoons spend their time relaxing in bubble baths!
Charlie the Gibbon loves to play in his hammock!
Stevie Nicks the Spotted Moray and Jean the Spot-fin Porcupinefish like to play with their puzzle feeders!
Tembo the African Elephant can be found breaking open her frozen pumpkin treats!
Mowgli the Black Bear takes a dip in the pool to cool off!
Our Ball Pythons enjoy rummaging around in packing peanuts!
The reviews are in and everyone is enjoying our new Gloria and FM Young Penguin Shores. Come out and meet the today! We are open 11 am to 5 pm
