Please Believe ,Me, I Know It Ain't Easy by Mouselemur on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

These Birds actually occur in the wild in our own country, but it's getting more and more common to exhibit native animals in zoos - they're either bred by zoos, or rescues who are deemed unreleasable.

A close-up of this pretty one.

Species: Cattle Egret (Koereiger)

Latin name: Bubulcus Ibis

Originates from the tropics, sub-tropcis and warm-temperate zones.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

…Their name is a nod to one of their feeding behaviors; they will often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insects and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals.

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