WATCH: Endangered bird emerges from nest at Brevard Zoo after 10 weeks
By FOX 35 News Staff
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Endangered hornbill emerges at Brevard Zoo
The bird emerged from a nest box after a ten week stay. It has yet to be named or sexed even.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Brevard Zoo said that a young wrinkled hornbill emerged from a nest box on Tuesday after a 10-week stay.
They said that the chick, which is considered endangered, has not been named or sexed yet. It hatched on March 28th to parents Morticia and Gomez.
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Morticia and Gomez have reportedly lived with one another since 1993. They have raised six chicks together at the zoo, contributing to the Wrinkled Hornbill Species Survival Plan. These birds are typically native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are considered endangered due to habitat loss.
Alligators rescued from Midwest find warm home in Central Florida
David and Casanova now live at Gatorland
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Orlando, Fla. – Two new alligators, David and Casanova, are calling Gatorland home. The pair came from Illinois this week.
David was rescued from the cold waters of Lake Michigan after a kayaker found him with his mouth taped shut.
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“His belly was full of all kinds of different plastics! His liver was completely shut down,” Savannah Boan with Gatorland Orlando said.