predator

Happy new year ZooChat!! I apologize for the delay in posting this year’s challenge, especially to those waiting in the more Eastern time zones. This year’s challenge? Predators. The fearsome hunters which dominate the food chains of the earth, seas, and skies. They have razor sharp talons...

Back in May, a wild fox killed 25 American flamingos and one Northern pintail duck at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. This made me wonder about other cases in which zoo animals are preyed upon by wild animals. Which zoo animals are most vulnerable to predation? Which types of exhibits are least...

The caiman lizard is a semi-aquatic species named for its large, heavy scales that resemble those of the caiman crocodile. It has a green body and a reddish-orange head.