Meet the Wildlife Rockstars Education Animals!
Want to know more about each animal? Click on the image to find out a fun fact!
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Salmon-Crested Cockatoo | TAJI
Did you know? Their beaks are powerful enough to crack the hardest nuts and can deliver a nasty bite in self-defense.
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Argentine Tegu| CLIFFORD
Did you know? The Argentine tegu loves honey, and will raid beehives in the wild. Even lizards have a sweet tooth!
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Eurasian Eagle Owl | OZZY
Did you know? Their distinct orange eyes are due to them being crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dusk and dawn, unlike other animals that are more active during the day or at night.
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Cross Fox | RINGO
Did you know? We call Ringo a cross fox, but in terms of species he's a red fox. A cross fox is a description given to partially melanistic foxes.
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New Guinea Singing Dog | NASH
Did you know? The New Guinea singing dog is one of the oldest species of canid in the world. They are very vocal howlers which is where the name "singing dog" comes from.
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North American Porcupine | PHYLLIS QUILLER
Did you know? A baby porcupine is called a porcupette! They're born with soft quills that begin hardening shortly after birth.
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Giant African Millipede | COMPOST MALONE
Did you know? The name "millipede" means 1000 feet in Latin, but there are no millipedes with that many. The giant African millipede typically has around 256 legs, but this can vary greatly from one to another.
