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They may look like the fattest felines you've ever seen, but the Prospect Park Zoo's new pair of Pallas cats, Nicholas and Alexandra, aren't full on lasagna?they're built for the chilly climate of central Asia.
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Halloweens coming to the Prospect Park Zoo, where Pallas cats Nicholas and Alexandra are stalking pumpkins stuffed with holiday loot.
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Red sea monster: Meet orange pumpkin! A jack-o-lantern stuffed with fresh fish is the kind of Halloween treat that Squirt, the New York Aquariums Giant Pacific octopus, cant wait to get his tentacles on this time of year.
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Able to change the color and texture of his skin in the blink of an eye, Squirt, the New York Aquarium's giant Pacific octopus, goes from pale pink to bright red during one of his favorite activities ? playtime with his keeper!
What an ear-ful! The red-ruffed lemur matriarch at the Bronx Zoo's Madagascar! exhibit is named "Peacock," but that noisy bird has nothing on this group's volume. Shrieking is a regular part of the red-ruff's repertoire. But even zookeepers aren't sure what exactly causes it, and the chorus stops as suddenly as it begins!
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Brody is not your average porcupine?this people-oriented prickler at the Prospect Park Zoo takes morning walks on a leash with his keeper! See him daily on the Discovery Trail.
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That's not a cat's meow, it's one of the ring-tailed lemurs wide variety of calls. This busy group of females leaps through the spiny forest and plays follow-the-leader.
Watch as the Queens Zoo Spectacled Bears, Sisco and Spangles, discover unique stocking stuffers and holiday presents filled with fish, apples and peanut butter.
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Woo your date at the Zoo! Here in the jungle, one thing led to another for saki monkeys Opus and Winola. The two exchanged long looks and a little mutual grooming.
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Christy the Kangaroo's new joey ponders life outside of the pouch. Go to www.prospectparkzoo. com to see the baby's first hops.
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Now a holiday tradition for the Bronx Zoo monkeys, a family of red-handed tamarins at the Monkey House search hanging baskets and plastic eggs for dried fruits and apple sauce?finger-licking treats!
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The Prospect Park Zoo celebrates its 15th birthday, and some of Brooklyns most famous residents, including Simon, Moja, and the rest of the hamadryas baboon clan, get in on the fun.
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Agile red-ruffed lemurs clamber about the rainforest's branches and vines. In contrast to the other lemurs, their loud, deep calls echo through the exhibit
Lace monitors at the Bronx Zoos World of Reptiles lick their chops before diving head-first into pumpkins filled with their favorite Halloween loot: rats! http://bronxzoo.com
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Can you imagine 100,000 hissing cockroaches crawling around together in the trunk of a tree? It's one of Madagascar's sights to behold...but don't bug out?they're behind glass!
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Madagascar's fearsome fossa is only about a foot tall and 20 pounds. But don't be deceived. This agile hunter uses its great strength, big claws, and sharp teeth to bring down lemurs from the canopy.
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The world's population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas has received a huge boost. A new, groundbreaking census released by the Wildlife Conservation Society shows massive numbers of these secretive great apes alive and well in the Republic of Congo.