BABY PANDAS
7” L x 78” W x 53” H
405 hours | 53,460 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- Have vertical pupils to help them see in the dark
- Even at 5 months old, pandas start to climb & swim to protect themselves from danger.
- Have an extended wrist bone that is used to grip & grab food which helps them eat about 10-16 hours per day.
- Can do handstands when marking their scent to get the scent higher on trees.
- By supporting products with the Forest Stewardship Council logo on their box, you can help decrease habitat loss for pandas.
VENUS FLYTRAP
68” L x 47” W x 54” H
839 hours | 110,748 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- They are perennials which means they come back year after year!
- Some of these plants can live up to 20+ years.
- Get their energy from photosynthesis but also digests insects & arachnids.
- Can go months between meals without starving!
- Not using pesticides can support Venus fly traps as well as other plants to stay pollinated & fed!
- They use a variety of behavioral adaptations to capture, consume, and digest small insects.
WOODPECKER
39.5” L x 24.5” W x 71” H
300 hours | 22,671 bricks
ZOO ANIMAL FUN FACTS:
- Their tongue can equal the length of a third of their entire body length & coils around the back of the skull when retracted!
- Can cling to trees with their feet and stiff tail feathers, acting like a tripod to stabilize them.
- They have strong neck muscles & extra muscles around the skull which allow them to repeatedly drill up to 20 times per second!
- Can “drum” against resonant objects to attract mates in the spring.