Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, Illinois


Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago, Illinois

Sable Antelope ( Hippotragus niger) - East and Southeastern Africa from Kenya south to Mozambique and Angola. The horns are about 42 inches long and curve backwards. Notice the large pointed ears. They have a long tufted tail. They are dark brown to black with white on either side of the stripe of brown down the nose. Their mane usually sticks up The Sable Antelope always looks for water near by. The herd is dominated by a large bull.

Grevy's Zebra are from Africa in Kenya, Ethiopea and Somalia. In a herd, the zebra stripes blend together so it's more difficult for predators to see just one individual zebra, so it helps protects them..

This is a White Lipped (Thorold's) Deer (cervus albirostris) from Tibet and Central China.

Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) - There are oceanic islands above Australia where these beautiful pigeons live.

Golden-Breasted Starling (Cosmopsarus regius) - Africa from Somalia to Tanzania. A long, tapered tail, a golden-yellow breast, a purple upper breast set this starling apart from other Starlings. They have light yellow eye that appear to be staring.

White-Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) - They live in the tropical rain forest of Southeast Asia, swinging high in the forest eating fruit such as mangoe, grapes and figs.

Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella) - Southeast Asia

Arabian Oryx (oryx leucoryx) - Found in Oman in east Africa;

Sichuan Takin (budorcas taxicolor tibetana) live in the Himalaya Mountains and Western China and are related to the musk ox. "The takin's yellowish coat is believed to have inspired the mythological quest for the "golden fleece"" The takin secretes a strong-smelling, oily substance that protects it from fog and rain." "In China, the takin is considered a national treasure."

Serval (Felis Serval) - Africa - The Serval has long legs which helps them to see over tall grass when hunting.

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