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What is the weirdest
animal fact you've
come across?
"The Helmeted
Honeyeater's
tongue is made up
of fine bristles like
a paint brush. This
style of tongue
helps this bird to
take up nectar from
flowers and sap
from trees."
HELMETED HONEYEATER
KEEPER MEAGAN
What is your favourite animal
fact you've come across working
with animals?
"I love that lemurs
do 'stink fighting'.
This is where they
rub scent from
their scent glands
on their tails, then
angle their tails
over their heads
like a scorpion curls
its tail over its
head, and aims it
at other lemurs to
show dominance."
PRIMATE KEEPER JESS
We know our staff have some weird and wacky stories from
working at the Zoo so we thought we'd share some of their weird,
funny and amazing animals stories with you. Enjoy!
VOX POP
Lakota turns three on June 9
and to celebrate his birthday,
we have asked the keepers to
help come up with five things
that you may not know about
Lakota and his species.
FIVE FAST FACTS
Lakota is named after a North
American Siouan language spoken
by the Lakota people of the Sioux
tribes.
He's quirky, cheeky, playful and
developing into a lovely young man!
His favourite food is browse, which
the Bison get as an occasional treat.
His thick winter coat and long hair
become extra woolly and shaggy
in autumn so by the time winter
comes he is protected from the cold
weather.
Found in parts of Canada and the
United States, the America Bison
are the largest living land animals in
North America.
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