American alligators are predators with many special adaptations for hunting in dark waters. They see underwater by closing their clear, third eyelid (called a nictitating membrane) that acts like a built-in goggle. They have eyes and nostrils on the top of their heads so that the rest of their body can be hiding underwater like a submarine using its periscope.
Leucopsar rothschildi Unknown to science until 1912, this starling was first bred in captivity in 1928. Zoos in the U.S. (including Tulsa) have hatched…
Vanellus spinosus A type of wading bird, lapwings are found almost everywhere but North America with this species living primarily in Africa. Both parents…