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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

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NAME

CLASS

DESCRIPTION (summary)

Deer, Tufted
(Elaphodus cephalophus)

Mammalia

Similar to muntjac, but slightly larger with a head and bodylength of 43-62", tail length 3-6", shoulder height 19.5-27.5" and weights of 37-110 lbs. They ...

Dingo
(Canis lupus dingo)

Mammalia

Head and body length – 46.06 to 48.8 inches. Tail length – 11.8 to 12.9 inches. Shoulder height – about 19.68 inches. Weight – 22 ...

Donkey, Miniature
(Equis asinus, asinus miniature )

Mammalia

Weigh 200 – 350 lbs at maturity. Height is 24 – 34 inches at the withers. ...

Dragon, Bearded
(Pogona vitticeps)

Reptilia

Adult head & body length – up to 10 inches, and tail length up to 12”. The body can be gray, brown, rufous or yellow, ...

Duck, Mandarin
(Aix galericulata)

Aves

The Mandarin duck is 17-20 ins. in length and weighs 1-1.3 lbs. This perching duck is certainly one of the most spectacular of the ducks, ...

Duck, Pintail
(Anas acuta)

Aves

This slim-bodied, long-necked bird has a sharply pointed tail in contrast to the more common rounded one. The male has gray feet, a gray to ...

Duck, White-Faced Whistling
(Dendrocygna viduata)

Aves

These birds average 15-19 inches in length and weigh between 1 – 1 ½ pounds. Males are usually smaller than females. The name white-faced whistling ...