Birmingham Zoo Podcast Tour
By Birmingham Zoo
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Podcast Description
An audio tour of the Birmingham Zoo.
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Introduction | Welcome to the Birmingham Zoo’s Podcast. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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African Lion | Contrary to the title they’ve received as “King of the Jungle”, African lions live in the plains of Africa. A lion’s roar can be heard up to 5 miles away. Lions are the only big cats living in family groups called prides. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giraffe | The giraffe is the world’s tallest land mammal and can be found in the bush and savanna areas of Africa. They are able to run up to 30 to 35 miles per hour. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tiger | The tiger is the largest member of the cat family and is easily identified by its stripes. No two tigers have the same body markings. A tiger’s stripes provide camouflage. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gorilla | The Western Lowland gorilla is found in coastal western Africa. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks because of the silver hair on their backs. Gorillas can weigh up to 400 pounds when fully grown. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Flamingo | Flamingos are found in South America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. They like salt water areas or mudflats which have very few plants. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Komodo Dragon | The komodo dragon is the world’s largest and heaviest lizard. They are found only on eight different Indonesian islands. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ostrich | The kick of an ostrich, which has been known to disembowel a lion, is more potent than a kick from a horse. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Zebra | Grant’s zebras are native to Africa and are very social. They live in families of up to 20 zebras. Each Grant’s zebra has its own unique pattern of black and white stripes. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Greater Kudu | The Greater Kudu is one of the larger antelope, almost twice as large as the white-tailed deer. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Meerkat | The slender-tailed meerkat is a type of mongoose with course dark brown to gray fur. From the savanna region of Africa, they feed on a diverse diet including spiders, insects, mice, birds and lizards. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Red Panda | Is it a raccoon? Maybe a fox? Or a Bear? It’s the red panda! The red panda is also known as the lesser panda. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cotton Top Tamarin | Cotton-top tamarins are small, slender primates with white tufts of hair on their head. They come from the tropical and mountain forests of Columbia, South America. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rainbow Lorikeet | Rainbow lorikeets are found in rainforests, woodlands, parks and orchards throughout Australia and New Guinea. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Striped Skunk | Striped skunks are perhaps most well known for their smelly defense. When scared or confronted, striped skunks will face the threat, arch and raise their tail, erect the tail hairs, and stomp the ground. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Otters | The North American River Otter has short legs with webbed feet and claws. They catch their prey with their mouth, not their paws, using their sensitive whiskers to help them locate fish, crawfish and frogs. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Anaconda | Anacondas are considered to be the largest species of snakes in the world. Adults can be 15 to 20 feet long with some reaching over 20 feet. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eastern Diamondbacked Rattlesnake | The Eastern Diamondbacked Rattlesnake is found in a variety of dry habitats, such as pinelands, scrubs and golf courses. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sea Lion | The California Sea Lion has been entertaining guests at the Birmingham Zoo since 1975. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Scarlet Ibis | The Scarlet Ibis is a bright red bird found throughout northern South America near coastal, lagoon and mud flat areas. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Macaws | Macaws are colorful birds with even more colorful personalities. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hampshire Sheep | The Hampshire breed of sheep originated in Hampshire, England, in the 19th century by the breeding of the Wiltshire Horn and Berkshire Knot breeds. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pygmy Goat | The Pygmy Goat was originally called the Cameroon Dwarf Goat. The goat is mostly restricted to West African countries. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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American Alligator | Alligators are nocturnal predators. When the weather cools, alligators typically do not eat during the winter months. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spectacled Owl | These large owls are named for the white coloration surrounding their eyes which gives them the appearance of wearing glasses. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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American Beaver | The American Beaver is the largest rodent in North America. They eat bark and cambium (the softer growing tissue under the bark of trees) | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Red River Hogs | Their long, bristly red coat and contrasting black and white markings make red river hogs one of the most attractive and unique specimens of the hog world. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Giant Anteater | The Giant Anteater has a long nose or snout and a large, bushy tail. Anteaters do not have teeth so they use their long thin tongue to trap ants on it. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Bald Eagle | The bald eagle is named for the white head of mature adults. They do not develop this distinctive plumage until they are 3 to five years of age. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Orangutan | Orangutans are the world’s largest tree-dwelling mammal. Orangutans live in tropical forests on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Asia. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Closing | Be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter to get the latest news, visit birminghamzoo.com, or simply call 205-879-0409 for more information. And, again, a special thank you to Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company. | 4/16/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 31 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Does not work
We planned a visit to the Birmingham zoo and saw they had a podcast similar to our home zoo in Houston.
Unfortunately, we got the error, "... could not be played on this iPad".
Wrong audio format? We also got the same device relevant error for our iphones.
It was not a file size issue. We were downloading via wifi.
Worked great.
Used with the kids. Thanks for the podcasts.
