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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

The list of animals below is sorted alphabetically. Click on the letter of the alphabet to view a list of animals whose name begins with that letter. To search animal names and scientific names, please use the search box in the header.

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NAME CLASS DESCRIPTION (summary)
Deer, Thorold's
(Cervus albirostris)
Mammalia Head and body length 63 to 66 inches; Tail length 4 to 5 inches; weight 286 to 308 pounds. The nose, lips, chin and throat ...
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 ...
Dik Dik, Kirks
(Madoqua kirki)
Mammalia Head and body length 20 to 26 inches; weight 10 to 12 pounds. (Female is slightly larger). The generic name of this little antelope means ...
Dog, New Guinea Singing
(Canis hallstromi)
Mammalia The New Guinea Singing Dog (NGSD) resembles the Australian dingo (Canis familiaris dingo) , but the NGSD it is smaller, averaging 17 inches in length ...
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, Plumed Whistling
(Dendrocygna eytoni)
Aves Length ranges from 15.7 to 17.7 inches, and wingspan from 29.5 to35.4 inches. Weight is from 1.3 to 3.0 pounds. The head, neck and shoulders ...
Duiker, Red-Flanked
(Cephalophus rufilatus)
Mammalia Head & Body length: 24-28”; Tail length: 3-4”, Weight: 20-26 lbs. The coat is reddish yellow to reddish brown, with a dark dorsal stripe from ...