The wood duck, also called the Carolina duck (Aix sponsa), is a species of perching duck that sometimes migrates and is found in North America. The male is one of the most colorful water birds in North America.
The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator), also called the trumpeter, is a type of swan found in North America. It is the heaviest bird naturally living in North America and the largest living species of waterfowl. These swans have wingspans between 185 and 304.8 centimeters (6 feet 2 inches to 10 feet 2 inches).
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), also called the common alligator or gator, is a large reptile found in the southeastern United States. It is one of two living species in the genus Alligator and is larger than the other living alligator species, the Chinese alligator. Adult male American alligators grow to be 3.4 to 4.8 meters (11.2 to 15.7 feet) long and can weigh up to 900 kilograms (2,000 pounds).
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird in the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of two that hunt by diving into water. It lives along the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American military aircraft that has had a history of accidents, which has raised concerns about its safety. The aircraft was created by Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters, which are responsible for building and maintaining it. As of November 2023, sixteen V-22 Ospreys have been destroyed in incidents that have resulted in the deaths of sixty-two people.
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act is a United States federal law that protects two species of eagle. The bald eagle was chosen as a national symbol of the United States by the Continental Congress in 1782. It received legal protection through the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.
The scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah), also called the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx, is a type of antelope that once lived widely across North Africa and parts of West and Central Africa. In 2000, it was listed as extinct in the wild on the IUCN Red List. However, in 2023, its status was changed to endangered because a small group of the species has been reintroduced to Chad.
The Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), also known as the white oryx, was no longer found in nature by 1972. However, efforts to bring the species back into the wild began in 1982. The first reintroduction used two main groups of oryx: the “World Herd,” which started at the Phoenix Zoo in 1963 with only nine oryx, and the Saudi Arabian herd, which began in 1986 using animals from private collections and some members of the “World Herd” provided by the Saudi National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC).
Return of the Wild Horses is a project led by Prague Zoo to help protect Przewalski’s horses in their natural home in Mongolia. The goal is to grow the population of these horses and increase the variety of their genes, which helps them survive better. The project continues past efforts in Europe by moving horses born in captivity to large protected areas in Mongolia.
The kākāpō (Māori: [ˈkaːkaːpɔː]; plural: kākāpō; scientific name: Strigops habroptilus), also called the owl-parrot, is a large, nocturnal parrot that lives on the ground. It belongs to the superfamily Strigopoidea and is found only in New Zealand. Kākāpō can grow up to 64 centimeters (25 inches) long.