Toucan Ridge focuses on the animals from Central and South America. However, due to construction, there are a few animals that also make Toucan Ridge their home. Some animals to watch for in Toucan Ridge include:
Our Cotton-top Tamarin:
Slick, Male: Jul 22, 2002
Arnold, Male: Oct 05, 2000
These cotton-top tamarins came from Calgary Zoo when they had a flood, and are listed as a Critically Endangered Species. Our Zoo has 4 species listed as Critically Endangered animals and three of those species can be found in Toucan Ridge.
Linne's Two-toed Sloth:
Chewy, Male: May 01, 1994
In the wild, a sloth may sometimes appear green as they move so slowly algae can grow in the fur. The sloth will also usually climb down their tree once a week to defecate. Scientists are looking into this behavior as the sloth is extremely vulnerable to predation when it is on the ground.
Our Ocelot:
Bragin, Male: Jul 17, 2000
An ocelot is a small cat from the New World. It ranges from the very southern region of Texas all the way to northern Argentina in South America. Ocelots are the second largest spotted cats in South America, after jaguars. When you see an ocelot, you may wish that you had one, but wild cats do not make good pets. Some pet ocelots in Florida escaped—or were released when people realized that they are not nice or cuddly—and now live in a small, wild colony.
Congratulations to JB, KurtB, Awol and Hakliva on the FTF for this one!