Gharials are large, endangered crocodiles from India and Nepal. Adult males grow to be 16 to 20 feet long, and females reach 13 feet or more. Gharials have more than 100 teeth and a long, narrow snout. You might catch a glimpse of one of the Zoo's gharials, which hatched in 1979, in the underwater camera.
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The giant Pacific octopus is the world's largest octopus—large males may have an arm span up to 25 feet and weigh more than 100 pounds. Octopuses are mollusks, and are related to squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses.
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Three sloth bears live at the Zoo. A mother and her male cub, born in January 2006, live together, and the cub's father lives alone. You may see the bears climbing, foraging for insects, or sleeping. Native to India, Sri Lanka, and southern Nepal, sloth bears are the only bears to carry young on their backs.
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Two fishing cats live on Asia Trail. These short-tailed cats are about twice the size of the average housecat. They attract fish by lighting tapping the water's surface with a paw, mimicking insect movements. Then, they dive into the water to catch the fish.
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