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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)
Saki, Pale-headed
(Pithecia pithecia)
Mammalia Head and body length are 12 to 28"; tail length 10.2 to 21.8"; weight 2.4 to 5.75 lbs. The male is uniformly black with a ...
Sea Lion, California
(Zalophus californianus)
Mammalia Sea lions differ from other eared seals in that the sea lion lacks the dense underfur which makes a seal coat so salable and attractive ...
Seal, Harbor
(Phoca vitulina)
Mammalia Harbor seals have short, round heads with a V-shaped arrangement of the nostrils. The background color is generally brownish or gray, marked with small spots. ...
Sheep, Southdown
(Ovis aries)
Mammalia The body of the Southdown is compactly made, very wide and deep with short legs. Mature rams weight between 225 to 250 lbs and mature ...
Shrew, Giant Elephant
(Rhynchocyon petersi)
Mammalia Despite their name, these animals are neither shrews nor insectivores. These are part of a 'catch-all' order of mammals informally called Afrotherians, which include aardvarks, ...
Skink, Prehensile-tailed
(Corucia zebrata)
Reptilia Average length is 24+ inches, but may reach a length up to 32 inches, approx. 2/3 of which is a relatively slender but strong prehensile ...
Sloth, Two-toed
(Choloepus didactylus)
Mammalia Sloths hair is course and grooved. The grooves are filled with greenish algae which help conceal the animal in its forest home. Males and females ...
Snake, Eastern Fox
(Elaphe vulpina gloydi)
Reptilia Length is 3 to 6 feet. Coloration is yellowish or light brown marked with bold chocolate-brown to black blotches down the midline of the back ...
Spoonbill, Roseate
(Ajaia ajaja)
Aves Of all the worlds spoonbills only one, the roseate spoonbill, is found in the Western Hemisphere. It is the only pink-colored spoonbill, and the only ...
Squirrel, Prevost's
(Callosciurus prevosti)
Mammalia Head to rump length 9-10 in, tail length 8-9 in, weight 13-18 ounces. A very colorful whose name means "beautiful squirrel," the top of the ...
Starling, Violet-backed
(Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
Aves Not your typical drab starling with a short tail. The male is beautiful with a head, neck, back and tail of brilliant purple. The underside ...
Stork, Marabou
(Leptoptilus crumeniferus)
Aves The marabou stork (also known as the adjutant stork for its style of marching about) is the largest of the storks. Its short, thick neck ...
Stork, White
(Ciconia ciconia)
Aves White storks have white plumage with some black in the wings, a dark red long conical bill and long pinkish-red legs. They are large birds ...
Swan, Trumpeter
(Cygnus cygnus buccinator)
Aves Trumpeter swans are the largest of all waterfowl, measuring 60-72 in. in length and weighing 19-28 lbs. It has a totally white body with black ...
 

 

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