Chilean Flamingos at Gulf Breeze Zoo 2
All flamingos feed with their bills upside-down. They tip their head into the water and filter feed, using special hair…
Chilean Flamingo at Gulf Breeze Zoo
Flamingos are not born with their beautiful pink plumage. Their color comes from the carotenoid pigments they consume as part…
Reticulated Giraffe at Gulf Breeze Zoo
Native to sub-Saharan Africa, a giraffe’s average lifespan in the wild is 25 years. Their primary predators are big cats,…
Magnolia Seed Pod
In the fall of the year after the flowers are long gone from a magnolia tree, the seed pods have…
American Beautyberry
Native American used root and leaf tea in sweat baths for rheumatism, fevers, and malaria. Root tea used for dysentery,…
Immature Green Anole
The Green Anole is the only species native to the United States.
Canada Goose
This big ‘Honker’ is among our best-known waterfowl. In many regions, flights of Canada Geese passing over in V-formation —…
Juvenile Little Blue Heron
Juvenile Little Blue Herons are entirely white, except for vague dusky tips to the outer primaries. Adult Little Blue Herons…
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The Ruby–throated Hummingbird is eastern North America’s sole breeding hummingbird.
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