141.Why is critically endangered ruffed lemur, Akondro, rubbing his chest against this perch Akondro is actually scent-marking in his new enclosure! Unlike most primates, lemurs have an excellent sense of smell, and sce
140.Happy World Goat Day! 🐐 Did you know Goat domestication began by our ancestors nearly 11,000 years ago! 😧 Among the first domesticated animals, goats provide humans with food, fertilizer, clothing, and companionsh
14.Southern ground hornbill, Azula, loves a good head scratch 🥰
139.These two are just too cute! Our crested guineafowl chick and Von Der Decken’s hornbill, Zulu, have become great friends! 💞
138.Good afternoon from Ozai, our 35 year old black palm cockatoo! ✨ Ozai is a retired breeder from the palm cockatoo Species Survival Program, and is now an animal ambassador here at the NFWC 🤩
137.Why choose between bath time and play time when you can have both! 🤩
136.It’s meal time for baby Aztec, our king vulture chick! 🥹
135.Our goats are a huge help when it comes to trimming and weeding around the wildlife center 🌿🐐
134.Baby Aztec zoomies! 🤩 Aztec, our king vulture chick, gets free roam of the Education Pavilion every morning! ☀️
133.What a yawn! 🥱 Good morning from King Bumi, your favorite teenage, late-riser giant anteater 👅
132.King vulture chick, Aztec, is attending our daily morning meeting to make sure everyone is on task! 😉
131.🌪️ Hurricane Idalia Update🌪️ We are so thankful to announce that our animal residents and staff made it through the storm unharmed. Most of our residents were moved back into their habitats Wednesday, after the st
130.Meet Iris, a rufous hornbill! These birds are native to the rainforests of the Philippines, where they are an endemic species. Rufous hornbills are endangered due to hunting pressure and widespread habitat loss. Iri
129.Gouda is a princess 💅🏼
127.Aztec, our king vulture chick, is quickly losing his down feathers and learning how to use his impressive six foot wingspan! 😮
126.Our Kenyan crested guineafowl are so curious to inspect their caretakers and their cameras! 😅
125.The NFWC offers incredibly unique and up-close experiences to visitors, such as our Anteater Encounter with our resident giant anteater, Bumi! This mind-boggling species can grow to be eight feet in length, has a tw
123.We hope you had as relaxing of a Sunday as Bumi, the giant anteater 👅
122.ALIENS 👽 This prickly stick insect looks like something from another world, and is excellently camouflaged 🍂
121.Marlu, our red kangaroo, loves to forage on his favorite browse - grape vine! 😋🍇🦘