Endangered Spieces
These big cats known for there unique coats are critically endangered due to poaching and habitat loss
What are tigers?
What are the sea lions?
This is America's largest rodent and are vital for wetland habitats
What are beavers?
These four animals escaped the Central Park Zoo and become stranded on an island.
What are lion, zebra, hippo, and giraffe?
This cute animal spends its days eating bamboo and lounging around, but will not hesitate to attack you at full force with their massive bodies and teeth
What are pandas?
Due to poaching and disease the number of these apes has declined by over 60% in the last 25 years and because of they inhabit some of the most dense and remote rainforests in Africa, they are difficult to keep track of
What are gorillas?
These animals are huge and its tempting to want to jump in and cuddle with these big, soft creatures even though they are known to be extremely dangerous
What are grizzly bears?
Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the US where this animal has continuously lived since prehistoric times
What are American bison?
In Finding Nemo this sea creature rides the EAC (Eastern Australian Current) to Peru where they spend their life before going back to Australia to mate and lay eggs.
What are loggerhead sea turtles?
This special egg laying mammal looks absolutely adorable, but are venomous and getting stung by one can put you out of commission for weeks
What is a platypus?
This large ape known for its long orange hair are now only found in Indonesia with about 7,500 remaining
What is an orangutang?
During on of PAUS's trips to the zoo we got to meet this slow moving animal
What is a sloth?
This species of deer stands at around 5-7ft tall with antlers spanning about 6ft and weighing up to 80lbs
What is a moose?
This bird made famous by the movie Rio was pronounced extinct in the wild, but captive birds have recently been reintroduced into the wild!
What are Little Blue Macaws?
This animal looks like a cute and fluffy bear, but has an intense bite and carries some STDS
What are koalas?
This species is poached for their notorious horns made of keratin for medical use and as a symbol for wealth and success
What are rhinos?
Hiding in the Himalayan Mountains you could be lucky enough to spot this big cat
What is a snow leopard
This lizard, native to Southwestern USA, is the largest living lizard in the US and the country's only venomous lizard
What is the Gila Monster?
Black panthers, like Bagheera from The Jungle Book, are actually not its own species, but just a black color of this big jungle cat.
What are black leopards?
This Australian creature looks like your typical, cute dog, but equally as dangerous and aggressive as a pack of wolves
What are dingos?
Despite having no natural predators, these large sea creatures are threatened by polluted waters and boats near the Florida coasts
What are manatees?
Located in the Zoo Center, this large lizard spends its days basking in the sun and is known to eat pigs
What is a komodo dragon
The Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska holds a competition every year following this species preparation for hibernation, determining the fattest individual
What are brown bears?
This animal was made famous through a movie about it's story of receiving a prosthetic tail at the Clearwater Marine Hospital
What is a dolphin?
This cute, fat looking seal lives in the artic and are known to stalk and hunt humans, dragging them deep in the freezing water and drowning them as well as attacking platoon boats
What are leopard seals?