HUMMINGBIRD FEEDING FROM A TRUMPET FLOWER

        

 

66” L x 60” W x 92” H
275 hours | 36,300 bricks

ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:

  • Called “hummers” due to flapping at 70 wingbeats per second that create a humming or chattering sound. 
  • Have amazing memories to remember every flower & feeder they’ve visited, as well as how long it takes a flower to refill their nectar.  
  • Hummingbirds see in ultraviolet light. Like bees, they follow “invisible” lines on flower petals to go straight to the nectar of a flower. 
  • Have “chopstick-like” beaks to catch insects out of the air. 
  • Planting more native wildflowers can help hummingbirds find food and increase pollination in your garden! 

CHINESE PANGOLIN

35” L x 30” W x 40” H
392 hours | 51,744 bricks

ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:

  • Have long sticky tongues (longer than their bodies) to eat ants & termites.   
  • Have powerful claws that can be used for digging & protection. 
  • They have scales made of keratin that can be utilized by curling into a ball to protect themselves from predators. 
  • Can release a stinky fluid from the gland at the base of their tails. 
  • Not buying illegal trade items such as folk medicines made with their scales can help protect pangolins from poaching. 

TREE FROG

   

46” L x 31” W x 103.5” H
450 hours | 47,000 bricks

ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:

  • The red-eyed tree frog can camouflage its surroundings, like a chameleon. 
  • Tree frogs live on every continent except Antarctica.  
  • To protect their territory, some male tree frogs will violently shake the vegetation in their territory. 
  • Some tree frogs, like the spring peeper, can be heard from over 2 miles away. 
  • The Costa Rican flying tree frog has webbing between its toes and can glide in the air from tree to tree.