JEWELED CHAMELEON
40.5” L x 21.5” W x 59” H
377 hours | 49,764 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- Have a prehensile tail that aids in climbing trees and balance.
- Can change their coloring when defending territory or attracting a mate.
- Have long, sticky tongues that shoot out when ambushing prey.
- When basking in the sun, they increase the melanin in their skin to accelerate warming.
- Helping to reduce the effects of climate change can help these species decrease their vulnerability to fires & habitat loss.
MOTHER POLAR BEAR & CUBS
82” L x 66” W x 82” H
852 hours | 133,263 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- Their bodies are covered in thick fur & blubber to protect them from the harsh climates of the Arctic.
- They have black skin underneath their fur to soak up the sun’s rays.
- They don’t have white fur; they have translucent fur that helps them blend into their environment.
- Have wide, slightly webbed paws that are used like paddles in the water.
- Fighting against climate change can help to protect arctic environments & animals.
- Polar bears have adaptations that help them to survive at down to -104 degrees F, but those same adaptations will not allow them to survive at temperatures over 50 degrees F.
TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY
62” L x 45” W x 74” H
320 hours | 37,481 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- Can lay up to 250 eggs in their lifetime (only 2 months!)
- Caterpillars look like snakes to deter predators.
- If pecked at by birds or other predators such as caterpillars, they will produce a bright orange, foul smelling acid secretions to deter predators.
- It does not migrate like other butterflies, instead, it overwinters in its chrysalis.
- Adults use mimicry to resemble other, poisonous butterflies to deter predators.