Sarasota News Leader

03/15/2013

Issue link: https://newsleader.uberflip.com/i/115375

Contents of this Issue

Navigation

Page 82 of 97

Sarasota News Leader March 15, 2013 what he saw, and stayed! Squint says peacocks are very affectionate and crave companionship. I think she has great empathy for Buster's loneliness and admiration for his fading beauty. Page 83 A Flamboyance of Flamingos. That is what a flamingo group is called, and they are always a crowd pleaser. Visitors actually get to feed these birds with little food pellets bought at the entry ticket counter. Squint advises a person to extend an arm with the pellets plainly displayed in an open palm with fingers held together. Squint assured me no one has ever lost a finger to these birds because flamingos do not eat sausages. Bocca and Pepper are the Sun Conures. Charming pair! You can (for a small fee) have your photo taken with them sitting on your shoulder, or you can choose from a variety of other spectacular parrots, such as the CataliI also have included a picture of an unidenna macaw, to have the kids pose with. tified bird at SJG. Can you guess what it is? Sulcata Tortoise pair: The third largest tor- I will give you a hint: Its scary, cacophonous toise species on earth! Squint confides that call was used in many Tarzan movies, but it is they are at "it" nonstop! Squint once asked an Australian, not an African, native. them their names, but they pretended not to Otus % hear her, or maybe they actually did not. The mystery bird at Sarasota Jungle Gardens. File photo

Articles in this issue

Archives of this issue

view archives of Sarasota News Leader - 03/15/2013