Animals at Montgomery Zoo

Every animal below can be seen at Montgomery Zoo in Montgomery, Alabama. Use these pages to prepare for a field trip or follow up afterward.

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Africa (16)

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An Abyssinian ground hornbill with black feathers, a curved bill and a red throat patch standing in tall grass.

Abyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusA big black hornbill of African savannas that walks the ground hunting snakes, lizards and small mammals. Also called the northern ground hornbill.

A male lion with a thick mane lying on a large rock in Serengeti National Park.

LionPanthera leoA large wild cat of the African savanna that lives in family groups called prides.

A small gray-brown blue duiker standing among green plants.

Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticolaA tiny forest antelope of central and southern Africa that weighs only 9 to 13 pounds and lives in pairs.

A bongo with a reddish-brown coat, thin white stripes and long horns grazing on grass.

BongoTragelaphus eurycerusA large forest antelope of tropical Africa with 10 to 15 pale stripes down each side and horns up to 3 feet long.

A spotted cheetah standing alert in a dry woodland.

CheetahAcinonyx jubatusA slim spotted cat of African grasslands, built for speed, that can sprint 60 to 70 miles per hour.

A chimpanzee sitting on a branch in Kibale Forest National Park.

ChimpanzeePan troglodytesAn endangered, tool-using great ape of African forests that lives in large communities.

A grey crowned crane with a golden crown of feathers walking in grass.

Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum (East African crowned crane: B. r. gibbericeps)An endangered African crane with a crown of stiff golden feathers, shown on the flag of Uganda. Also called the East African crowned crane.

A male African savanna elephant with short tusks walking through dry grass in Etosha National Park.

African Savanna ElephantLoxodonta africanaA huge plant-eater of Africa that lives in family herds led by an older female. African elephants are the largest mammals on land.

An Egyptian goose with a dark brown eye patch and pink legs walking on grass.

Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaA brown African waterbird with dark eye patches that grazes near rivers and lakes and has spread to parts of Europe.

A reticulated giraffe's head and neck, showing orange-brown patches outlined by white lines.

Reticulated GiraffeGiraffa reticulata (also listed as Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)An endangered giraffe of northern Kenya with orange-brown patches outlined by a network of bright white lines.

Two Grant's zebras, a kind of plains zebra, standing on a dirt road among dry trees.

Plains ZebraEquus quagga (subspecies include Grant's zebra)The most common zebra, a grass-grazing striped horse relative of eastern and southern Africa whose stripe pattern is one-of-a-kind on every animal. Grant's zebra is one kind.

A male greater kudu with long spiral horns and thin white stripes walking on red earth.

Greater KuduTragelaphus strepsicerosA large striped antelope of African woodlands whose males grow long, spiral horns with about two and a half twists.

A marabou stork with a bald pinkish head, a hanging throat pouch and dark wings standing on grass.

Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferA huge, bald-headed African stork that feeds mostly on dead animals and often gathers near lakes, rivers, garbage dumps and fishing villages.

Four ostriches, one black-and-white male and three brown females, walking on a sandy road.

OstrichStruthio camelusThe world's largest bird, a fast-running flightless bird of African savannas that lays the largest egg on Earth.

A dark, shiny pygmy hippopotamus grazing on grass.

Pygmy HippopotamusChoeropsis liberiensisA small, shy, endangered hippo that lives alone in the forests and swamps of West Africa, mostly in Liberia.

A black siamang hanging from ropes over water.

SiamangSymphalangus syndactylusA long-armed gibbon of Southeast Asian rainforests that calls with a deep boom, using a throat sac that swells as big as a grapefruit.

Australia (3)

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A shaggy black binturong climbing along a tree branch with its long tail hanging down.

BinturongArctictis binturongA shaggy, tree-climbing "bearcat" of Southeast Asia that smells like popcorn and grips branches with its tail.

Two green-and-yellow budgerigars close together against a dark background.

BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusA small green-and-yellow parrot of Australia's dry interior, and the most widely known pet bird in the world.

A dark, shiny pygmy hippopotamus grazing on grass.

Pygmy HippopotamusChoeropsis liberiensisA small, shy, endangered hippo that lives alone in the forests and swamps of West Africa, mostly in Liberia.

Asia (3)

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A Bengal tiger walking through dry grass at the edge of a forest.

Bengal TigerPanthera tigris tigrisAn endangered striped big cat of India and nearby countries that hunts alone and is an excellent swimmer.

A greater one-horned rhinoceros with thick, folded skin walking through grass.

Greater One-Horned RhinocerosRhinoceros unicornisA huge, armor-looking rhino of India and Nepal with a single horn, whose numbers have recovered from about 150 animals to thousands.

A swan goose with a long two-toned neck and a black bill walking near water.

Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesAn endangered long-necked goose of eastern Asia that migrates thousands of kilometers and is the ancestor of the Chinese domestic goose.

North America (8)

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A red wolf with a gray and reddish-brown coat walking across dirt.

Red WolfCanis rufusThe world's most endangered wolf, a family-pack hunter that now lives in the wild only in eastern North Carolina.

An Andean condor with black and white wings and a white neck ruff perched on a rock.

Andean CondorVultur gryphusA huge vulture of the Andes Mountains with a wingspan of about 3.2 meters, the longest of any land bird.

A bald eagle with its wings raised, about to take off from a tree stump in Alaska.

Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusThe national bird of the United States, a fish-eating eagle that came back from the edge of extinction.

A Canada lynx with black ear tufts and thick gray fur sitting in the snow.

Canada LynxLynx canadensisA northern forest cat with black ear tufts and big furry feet that let it walk on snow while it hunts snowshoe hares.

A tan cougar standing on rocks against a blue sky.

CougarPuma concolorA large, solitary wild cat of the Americas, also called a mountain lion, puma or panther, that hunts mostly deer.

A bull elk with large branching antlers standing in a forest.

ElkCervus canadensisA large North American deer whose males grow huge antlers every year and fill autumn valleys with high-pitched bugling.

An American bison with a shaggy brown coat standing in dry prairie grass.

American BisonBison bisonA huge, shaggy grazer of North America that once numbered in the tens of millions and nearly disappeared.

A male white-tailed deer with antlers standing in dry grass.

White-Tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusA common deer of the Americas that flashes its white tail as a warning and bounds away at up to 30 miles per hour.

South America (16)

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A large African spurred tortoise walking across green grass.

African Spurred TortoiseCentrochelys sulcata (also called Geochelone sulcata)The largest mainland African tortoise, a burrowing plant-eater of the dry lands south of the Sahara, also called the sulcata tortoise.

A brown capybara resting on a sandy riverbank.

CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisThe world's largest rodent, a grass-eating swimmer of South American riverbanks that lives in groups.

A clouded leopard with large cloud-shaped spots lying among green forest plants.

Clouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosaA tree-climbing wild cat of Asian forests with cloud-shaped spots and the longest canine teeth for its skull size of any wild cat.

A common marmoset with white ear tufts and a striped tail resting on a branch.

Common MarmosetCallithrix jacchusA tiny tree-sap-eating monkey of northeastern Brazil with white ear tufts, usually born as twins.

A gray southern screamer with a black ring around its neck standing in tall dry grass.

Southern ScreamerChauna torquataA South American wetland bird, also called the crested screamer, whose call carries up to 3 km and whose wings have sharp spurs.

A black male great curassow with a curly crest and a yellow knob on its bill walking on the forest floor.

Great CurassowCrax rubraA vulnerable fruit-eating forest bird of Mexico, Central America and northwestern South America.

A giant anteater with a long snout and bushy tail sniffing the ground.

Giant AnteaterMyrmecophaga tridactylaA toothless insect-eater of Central and South America that flicks its 2-foot tongue up to 150 times a minute.

A two-toed sloth hanging from branches by its long claws.

Two-Toed SlothCholoepus didactylusAn upside-down rainforest mammal of Central and South America that sleeps about 15 hours a day and grows algae in its fur.

A kori bustard with gray and brown feathers walking on sandy ground.

Kori BustardArdeotis koriOne of the world's heaviest flying birds, a ground-walking hunter of African grasslands that puffs up its neck to show off.

A blue-and-yellow macaw flying with its wings spread wide over green trees.

Blue-and-Yellow MacawAra araraunaA big blue-and-gold parrot of South American rainforests that mates for life and eats clay from riverbanks.

Two bright blue hyacinth macaws perched together on a branch among pink flowers.

Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusThe largest macaw, a bright blue parrot of central South America with yellow rings around its eyes.

A red green-winged macaw with blue and green wing feathers perched on a branch.

Green-Winged MacawAra chloropterusA big red South American macaw, also called the red-and-green macaw, with green and blue wings and lines of tiny red feathers on its face.

A green military macaw with a red forehead and blue wing feathers perched on a branch.

Military MacawAra militarisA green macaw with a red forehead that lives in scattered mountain and forest populations from Mexico to Argentina.

A maned wolf with long black legs and a reddish coat walking on grass.

Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurusA long-legged, red-coated South American canine that is neither a fox nor a true wolf, and eats as much fruit as meat.

A snow leopard with thick, spotted gray fur sitting on snowy rocks.

Snow LeopardPanthera unciaA smoky-gray big cat of Central Asia's high mountains with huge furry paws and a long tail it wraps around itself for warmth.

A ring-tailed lemur drinking from a pond with its black-and-white striped tail raised.

Ring-Tailed LemurLemur cattaAn endangered primate of southwestern Madagascar with a black-and-white striped tail, female-led troops and a love of sunbathing.

Reptile Junction (9)

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An eastern box turtle with an orange-and-brown patterned shell walking on pavement.

Eastern Box TurtleTerrapene carolinaA land turtle of the eastern United States that can close its shell like a box and may live more than 100 years.

A bright green tree python coiled over a branch.

Green Tree PythonMorelia viridisA bright green rainforest python of New Guinea and northern Australia whose babies hatch yellow or red and later turn green.

A gray rat snake with dark blotches coiled on moss.

Gray Rat SnakePantherophis spiloidesA harmless, tree-climbing constrictor of the eastern and southeastern United States that eats rodents, birds and eggs.

A mata mata turtle with a flat, fringed head resting on stones underwater.

Mata MataChelus fimbriataA camouflaged Amazon turtle with a flat head and snorkel nose that vacuums up fish by suddenly opening its mouth.

Three pancake tortoises with flat brown shells resting among rocks and straw.

Pancake TortoiseMalacochersus tornieriA critically endangered East African tortoise with a thin, flat, flexible shell that hides in rock cracks instead of in its shell.

Two poison dart frogs: a blue frog with black spots and a yellow-and-black banded frog.

Poison Dart FrogsFamily Dendrobatidae (about 220 species)A family of about 220 tiny, brightly colored rainforest frogs whose bold colors warn predators that their skin is poisonous.

A gray rhinoceros iguana with horn-like bumps on its snout standing on rocky ground.

Rhinoceros IguanaCyclura cornutaAn endangered plant-eating lizard found only on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, named for the horn-like scales on its snout.

A slender rough green snake coiled on the ground.

Rough Green SnakeOpheodrys aestivusA slender, harmless green snake of the southeastern United States that lives in shrubs and trees and eats insects and spiders.

A green Solomon Islands skink climbing on tree branches.

Solomon Islands SkinkCorucia zebrataThe world's largest skink, a tree-dwelling, mostly vegetarian lizard of the Solomon Islands with a tail that can grab branches.

Flight Aviary (4)

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A white cattle egret with buff-orange breeding feathers on its head perched on a branch.

Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisA small white heron that follows grazing animals to catch the insects they stir up, and has spread from Africa around the world.

A pink American flamingo standing in dark blue water.

American FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberThe brightest-colored flamingo, also called the Caribbean flamingo, that filter-feeds with its bill upside down.

A pair of ringed teals standing on a log above the water.

Ringed TealCallonetta leucophrysOne of the world's smallest ducks, a tree-perching duck of South American wetlands that nests in tree holes.

A bright red scarlet ibis with a long curved bill standing on a log.

Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruberA bright red wading bird of northern South America that feeds mostly on crayfish and small crabs.

Old World Aviary (6)

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A small gray-brown blue duiker standing among green plants.

Blue DuikerPhilantomba monticolaA tiny forest antelope of central and southern Africa that weighs only 9 to 13 pounds and lives in pairs.

Two blue-bellied rollers with cream-colored heads and dark blue wings perched in a tree.

Blue-Bellied RollerCoracias cyanogasterA cream-and-blue West and Central African bird named for the tumbling, rolling flights males perform in courtship.

A brown hamerkop with a hammer-shaped head perched on a dead tree stump.

HamerkopScopus umbrettaA brown African wading bird with a hammer-shaped head that builds the biggest nest of any bird in Africa.

A Ross's turaco with violet-blue feathers, a yellow bill and a red crest.

Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeA fruit-eating African forest bird, also called Lady Ross's turaco, whose red feathers get their color from a copper-containing pigment.

A bright red scarlet ibis with a long curved bill standing on a log.

Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruberA bright red wading bird of northern South America that feeds mostly on crayfish and small crabs.

A helmeted guineafowl with white-spotted gray feathers and a blue head walking on grass.

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisA spotted African ground bird with a bony helmet on its head that eats insects and ticks and would rather run than fly.

Komodo Dragon (1)

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A Komodo dragon walking on dry, rocky ground.

Komodo DragonVaranus komodoensisThe largest living lizard, a venomous predator found only on a few Indonesian islands that can smell food miles away.

Africa Forest (3)

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A grey crowned crane with a golden crown of feathers walking in grass.

Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum (East African crowned crane: B. r. gibbericeps)An endangered African crane with a crown of stiff golden feathers, shown on the flag of Uganda. Also called the East African crowned crane.

A bongo with a reddish-brown coat, thin white stripes and long horns grazing on grass.

BongoTragelaphus eurycerusA large forest antelope of tropical Africa with 10 to 15 pale stripes down each side and horns up to 3 feet long.

A male Nile lechwe with a dark brown coat, a white patch behind the head and long curved horns standing on grass.

Nile LechweKobus megacerosAn endangered swamp antelope of South Sudan and Ethiopia whose dark males and golden females look like different animals.