Phoenix Zoo

the wandering chick

...the Phoenix Zoo

A male mandrill

A crested screamer

A galapagos tortoise

Above and Below: a common squirrel monkey

Above and Below: a rhinoceros iguana

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I hear he's really sweet.

The black-necked stilt. The same bird is on the left.

Bobcat

Surrounding shots: the Komodo Dragon

The horns of (African) Watusi cattle can reach up to eight feet.

The common eland is also from Africa and is in the antelope family.

The golden eagle

Above and Left: The Sumatran tiger, a bit smaller than the Siberian tiger

The Mexican wolf

A masked lapwing

The Hamadryas baboon...at lunch time

A bunch of crazy, flamin' flamingoes

Above and Below: A king vulture

Camel rides are offered at the Phoenix zoo for an additional charge.

The Phoenix zoo, despite its urban location, has a wonderfully pleasing setting, providing comfort and beauty for its visitors and expansive natural habitats for its 1300 animals, 200 of which are on the endangered species list. It's been named one of the top five zoos for kids in the nation, and is particularly devoted to the well-being of its animals.

Hollyhock

Pink-backed pelicans cruise the waters of one of three huge lakes.

The Milkoha is in the cuckoo family. This is the chestnut-breasted Milkoha.

The rhinoceros hornbill, this one a male.

The white-faced whistling duck

The Phoenix zoo is rightfully proud of its Bornean Orangutan exhibit. Four orangutans make up the exhibit: Duchess, Bess, Michael and Kasih. Kasih is pictured here. She is the daughter of Michael and Bess. She was born at the Phoenix zoo in 2006.

Michael, her dad (pictured far below) was born in Los Angeles in 1987 and came to the Phoenix zoo in 2000. Michael is the only male in the group, and is distinguishable by his extra heavy cheek-pads. Finger tip -to-finger tip, his arm span reaches nearly eight feet.

Duchess is the matriarch of the group and the mother of Bess. She is the oldest Bornean orangutan in North America at age 50. She came to the Phoenix zoo when she was two years old and has produced seven babies, four of which are still living.

Kasih

Michael

This is probably Bess. She likes to cover her head with a sheet or a palm frond. Bess was born in Phoenix in 1979 and is the daughter of Duchess. She's said to be the most intelligent of the group.