Wonders of Nature Cast
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Moby is a Yellow-Naped Amazon parrot. He is a fantastic mimic and will have you laughing for sure!
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Jedi is an Augur Buzzard. Don't be confused by the word "buzzard". Buzzard is a synonym for "hawk". In the 1500's, Pilgrims mistakenly started calling North Americas vultures "buzzards". Vultures eat carrion while buzzards (hawks) catch live prey. |
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Bambam is a Red-legged Seriama. There are 2 species of seriama. Despite their appearance, seriamas are related to falcons and parrots. Seriamas are native to South American and are famous for their extremely loud calls and their habit of beating lizards to death on rocks. |
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Turbo is a species of toucan called a Green Aracari (pronounced - are uh SAR ee). He demonstrates their highly specialized feeding technique. Feet that allow perching on vertical branches and a bill made for eating fruit. Turbo's wings are so small and beat so quickly, you may not even see them move! |
Scooby is an adult female Burmese python. She is 34 years old and has been with Matt since she hatched in 1986. She's 17 feet long. Contrary to their reputation in the media, Scooby is very gentle lets one lucky volunteer pet her and play a quick game of snake trivia.
Many, many small fuzzy animals are called "mice", however, most people consider "true" mice to be in the Genus Mus. This Genus contains several dozen species spread widely throughout the world. Mice are extremely important to hundreds of predatory species.
Wonders of Nature has a few mice trained to run as a group to demonstrate how camouflage can be the difference between life and death for the mouse.
Wonders of Nature has a few mice trained to run as a group to demonstrate how camouflage can be the difference between life and death for the mouse.
Mara is a sake falcon. Saker falcons are native to central Asia. Many, but not all sakers, migrate to central Africa to spend the winter. Saker falcons are the second largest falcon behind the gyr falcon. Saker falcons prey mostly on rodents and birds and can stoop (or dive from high heights) at well over 100 mph.
Mara was born in 2019.
Mara was born in 2019.
Velcro is a chestnut-fronted macaw. They live in a large area of South America. Velcro flies to a lucky volunteer to show the bright red colors on his wings' underside.