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😴 CURRENT MOOD: Nap time is the best time...esp

😴 CURRENT MOOD: Nap time is the best time...especially during quarantine.
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📌 FUN FACTS: Virginia opossums are nocturnal, spending the day in dens or other protected spots. However, they can be seen at any time of day, especially in winter when food is scarce. At night, opossums forage in areas near their current dens, but can travel up to 2 miles in search of food!
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📸 Sam C., Animal Care Professional in Ambassadors

🦜🦜 TWO'S COMPANY: Although we are all practi

🦜🦜 TWO'S COMPANY: Although we are all practicing social distancing, it's wonderful to see our animals being able to get close and enjoy each other's company. 😊
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📌 DID YOU KNOW? Macaws are intelligent and inquisitive birds that like to explore and keep busy. As social birds, they spend a lot of time interacting with their mates and family groups. Macaws usually live in pairs, and after the nesting season, in family groups of 10 to 30. Adult macaws will form strong, monogamous pair bonds and typically mate for life!
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📸 Fred @justxfred

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ZOO MEMBERS: Your Members

📣 ONE MORE CHANCE to register for our FREE onli

📣 ONE MORE CHANCE to register for our FREE online ZooTeach Professional Development webinar on April 8 at 11am! We have opened up 25 more spots for Integrated STEM Part 2. *Space is limited, register today at www.birminghamzoo.com/zooteach
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🐢 Breakfast with TeeDee! Our female radiated to

🐢 Breakfast with TeeDee! Our female radiated tortoise is up early enjoying this Friday morning. What are you eating for breakfast!? 😊
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📌 FUN FACTS: The critically endangered radiated tortoise lives in the forests and scrublands of Madagascar. They are herbivores and grazing makes up approximately 80 to 90 percent of their diet. They feed during the day primarily on grasses, fruit and succulent plants. A favorite food in the wild is the Opuntia cactus. They are known to graze regularly in the same area, thus keeping the vegetation in that area closely trimmed!
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📸 Rachel @explorer_rachel

👁 MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Early morning fun fa

👁 MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Early morning fun fact...the pupils of big cats, like our female lion Akili, are round similar to humans and dogs; while small cats have vertical slit pupils!
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📌 Researchers suggest the shape of an animal's pupils is a direct link to its lifestyle. Species with vertical slit shaped pupils tend to be ambush predators and animals with circular pupils tend to be active foragers, which chase down prey.
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📸 Barry @bcaptivated

🦒 SUNNY SPOT: The sun is shining bright here at

🦒 SUNNY SPOT: The sun is shining bright here at the Zoo and it's great for admiring giraffe spots too!
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📌 FUN FACTS: Giraffes are known for their spotted coats. Different subspecies (types) of giraffes have different patterns and spots on males are darker than females. Reticulated giraffes (the kind we have at our Zoo) have large brown spots separated by cream-colored lines. Even more unique, giraffe spots can help researchers recognize which subspecies and where they live in Africa!
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📸Tim @timgoleman

💚 SUPPORT YOUR ZOO! Your Birmingham Zoo has tem

💚 SUPPORT YOUR ZOO! Your Birmingham Zoo has temporarily closed to help flatten the curve of COVID-19 in our community. We value the safety and well-being of our staff and volunteers, guests, and the animals in our care. Open or closed, we are committed to ensuring our animals receive the nutrition, veterinary care, and enrichment they deserve.
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The daily cost to feed our animals is $1,000, but every day the Zoo is closed, we lose an average of $30,000. Your support is more critical now than ever. Please consider giving to and asking others to give to our Emergency Animal Fund during this time of crisis. Donations of all sizes are important and make a tremendous difference. We are all in this together.
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📌 Click the link in our bio to donate to our EMERGENCY ANIMAL FUND! Thank you.
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