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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)
Galah
(Eolophus roseicapillus)
Aves The back, wings and tail are light gray. The head, neck and under-sides are pink. The male has an iris this is almost black, while ...
Gar, Longnose
(Lepisosteus osseus)
Pisces They resemble pike, but gars are thin and have a needle-like jaw set. On their skin they have scales resembling enameled armor. Longnose gars are ...
Gazelle, Slender horned
(Gazella leptoceros)
Mammalia A medium-sized gazelle, with the average adult height about 30 inches, and weighing 60 pounds. The horns are approximately 16 inches in length. These are ...
Gecko, Leopard
(Eublepharis macularius)
Reptilia A medium sized gecko ranging in size from 8-10 inches, half of which is tail. The tail is used for fat storage. Underside is whitish; ...
Gharial
(Gavialis gangeticus)
Reptilia One of the longest crocodilians. Adult males can reach 16 to 20 feet. Females are smaller, reaching 13 feet. Weight averages 200 to 500 lbs., ...
Gibbon, Mueller's
(Hylobates moloch muelleri)
Mammalia Head and body length range from 17 to 25 inches, and weight from 17-1/2 to 28-1/2 pounds. Females are the same size as males. General ...
Giraffe, Masai
(Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Mammalia This is the tallest living mammal, standing an average of 16 to 18 feet for a male and 1 or 2 feet less for a ...
Glider, Sugar
(Petaurus breviceps)
Mammalia Head & body length can vary from 5 to 12.5 inches; tail length from 6 to 8 inches, and weight from 3 to 5 ounces. ...
Goat, Nigerian Dwarf
(Capra hircus)
Mammalia The parts of the body are in balanced proportion. The nose is straight. The ears are upright. The coat is soft with short to medium ...
Goose, Egyptian
(Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Aves Adults are 24 to 28 inches long and weigh about 4½ pounds. The sexes are similar, the head and neck being a pale gray with ...
Goose, Red-breasted
(Branta ruficollis)
Aves This is the smallest and rarest of the European geese. The coloring of the upper and lower plumage shows a combination of black and white ...
Goose, Spur Winged
(Plectropterus gambensis)
Aves The spur-winged goose is a large, powerful, broad-winged bird with an odd spur on the forepart of the wing. Despite its large size (30 to ...
Gorilla, Western Lowland
(Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Mammalia The gorilla is the largest of the great apes with a standing height of 4 to 5.8 feet and an armspread of 6 to 6.9 ...
Guenon, Wolf's
(Cercopithecus wolfi)
Mammalia Head and body length: 17.5 to 20 inches; tail length: 27.4 to 32.4 inches; weight: 5.2 to 6.9 pounds. Wolf's guenons are dark gray with ...
Guineafowl, Kenya Crested
(Gluttera pucherani)
Aves Overall dark gray to black covered with whitish spots. The most recognizable feature is the short curly "mop" of black feathers on the head. The ...
 

 

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