The elephants' outdoor cam is where you can see the Zoo's elephants doing what elephants do. They flap their large ears, swing their trunks in the air to sense and move things, munch on hay and fresh produce, throw sand on their backs or get in the pool to keep cool in summer, interact with the other elephants, play, participate in training sessions, and get groomed by keepers. Every day at 11 a.m. EST, you can watch the elephants in a training session.
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You are viewing the nest box of a family of golden lion tamarins. Parents and two sets of twins who were free-ranging this summer are now in the Zoo's Small Mammal House. There are only about 1,500 of these small monkeys in the wild. For decades, Zoo scientists have collaborated with conservation organizations to help save from extinction these small endangered monkeys.
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The Zoo is home to six western lowland gorillas, three adult females and three males. Two of the males are juveniles who were born here at the Zoo—Kojo, who was born in November 2001, and Kwame, who was born in November 1999. The third male, Baraka, is an adult who was born here in in 1992. Gorillas are the world's largest primates and, after chimpanzees, our closest relatives.
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Six orangutans live at the Zoo. They can travel between the Great Ape House and Think Tank along the Orangutan Transport System (O Line), a series of towers and cables, 35 to 40 feet above ground. You may see them swinging on the ropes and making nests of hay to rest on.
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