River's Edge
In this section of the zoo you can find animals like black rhinos, bush dogs, elephants, cheetahs and hyenas.
Asain Elephant
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Subtribe: Elephantina
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta africana
Characteristics: Around 9 feet tall, grey in color, big floppy ears, and very dry looking skin
Behavior: When I saw the elephant, it was playing with a stick by picking it up with its trunk and moving it around in a large, outdoor, some-what grassy area surrounded by large rock walls with an occasional pond of water.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Subtribe: Elephantina
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta africana
Characteristics: Around 9 feet tall, grey in color, big floppy ears, and very dry looking skin
Behavior: When I saw the elephant, it was playing with a stick by picking it up with its trunk and moving it around in a large, outdoor, some-what grassy area surrounded by large rock walls with an occasional pond of water.
The Wild
In this section of the zoo you can find animals such as bears, penquins, birds, apes, and prarrie dogs.
Humboldt Penguin
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Spheniscus
Species: Spheniscus humboldti
Characteristics: About 22–28 inches in size, black and white in color, very dirty looking, blends in with the water because it's dark.
Behavior: When I saw the Humboldt penguins, they were being washed, they were very active and would jump in the water and climb all over the rocks in their small indoor exhibts.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Spheniscus
Species: Spheniscus humboldti
Characteristics: About 22–28 inches in size, black and white in color, very dirty looking, blends in with the water because it's dark.
Behavior: When I saw the Humboldt penguins, they were being washed, they were very active and would jump in the water and climb all over the rocks in their small indoor exhibts.
Red Rocks
In this section of the zoo you can find all of the "big cats", antelopes, camels, zebras, giraffes, ostrich, and babirusa.
Amur Tiger
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera tigris altaica
Characteristics: About 6 - 9 feet in length, black, white, and orange in color, very large
Behavior: When I saw the Amur tigers, they were asleep on the grass, they were in a giant outdoor grassy area with trees and high gates, to look at them you actually had to be on a bridge looking down on them.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: Panthera tigris altaica
Characteristics: About 6 - 9 feet in length, black, white, and orange in color, very large
Behavior: When I saw the Amur tigers, they were asleep on the grass, they were in a giant outdoor grassy area with trees and high gates, to look at them you actually had to be on a bridge looking down on them.
Personal Note:
Attending the Saint Louis Zoo was not only a fun expierence, but an educational one. I enjoyed reading all about the animals at their exhibits, especially because I had background knowledge on the anatomy of several of them. When I was younger, I would visit the zoo and it would be fun, but now that I'm older and understand more about the animals, going to the zoo is a much more beneficial and exciting expierence.