Mini Zoo

Visit live animals in a jungle centered around a replica Banyan tree; observe different habitats surrounded by live plants; listen to monkeys communicate and attend a Live Animal Experience!

Umbrella Cockatoo

Cacatua alba

Umbrella Cockatoos are named after their crest, a group of feathers located...

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Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

Vultures are one of nature’s most important clean up crews. The acid...

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Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

In the wild, they nest in tree holes where the females will...

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Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most common and largest species...

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Moluccan Cockatoo

Cacatua moluccensis

The Moluccan Cockatoo is very popular in the pet trade, but this...

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African Straw-colored Fruit Bats

Eidolon helvum

These fruit bats are quite large. In fact, they are the second...

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Eastern Screech Owl

Megascops asio

A small species of owl, they range from 6-10 inches long and...

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Chinchilla

Chinchilla lanigera

There are several defensive techniques that chinchillas employ when faced with a...

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Yellow-bellied Slider

Trachemys scripta scripta

One of the most common turtles found in Georgia, they have very...

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Uromastyx

Uromastyx sp.

Their ideal basking temperature is 130 degrees! Since they prefer to be...

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Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

One of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America, they have...

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Russian Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

In 1968, the Soviet Union sent a Russian Tortoise to space. This...

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Pine Snake

Pituophis melanoleucus

When disturbed, if often hisses loudly, flattens its head, vibrates its tail...

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Curly Hair Tarantula

Tlilocatl albopilosus

These spiders are nocturnal hunters that wait for prey to pass by...

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Gopher Tortoise

Gopherus polyphemus

These tortoises are great diggers. Their burrows provide them with a year-round...

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Geoffroy’s Tamarin

Saguinus geoffroyi

Geoffroy’s Tamarin is a monkey, not an ape. The easiest way to...

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Eastern King Snake

Lampropeltis getula

Kingsnakes are able to consume venomous snakes because they are immune to...

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Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Box turtles are primarily diurnal, but will switch to crepuscular tendencies during...

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Corn Snake

Pantherophis guttatus

When threatened, a corn snake may strike or rattle its tail. Rattling...

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Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Burmese Pythons compete with American Alligators as an apex predator in ecosystems,...

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