Red -tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Sex: Female Age: 28 years old (2016) Hatched Spring 1988 Lifespan in wild: up to 20 years When Received: 1989 Habitat: open habitat including grasslands, roadsides, fields and pastures, parks, broken woodland Food in Wild: squirrels, mice, voles, , , ground squirrels Size: Wingspan: 3.5 - 4.5 feet Weight: 2 - 3.5 pounds

Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio

Sex: Female Age: at least 4 years old (2016) Lifespan in wild: up to 14 years When Received: 2013, as an adult Habitat: woodland, , edges, and backyards; tree cavities or nest boxes essential Food in Wild: mice, voles, worms, insects, Size: Wingspan: 1.5 - 2 feet Weight: 0.25 - 0.5 pounds

Corn guttatus guttatus

Sex: Male Age: 8 years old (2016) Lifespan in wild: 6-8 years When Received: 2010 Habitat: wooded groves, rocky hillsides, meadowlands, woodlots, barns, and abandoned buildings Food in Wild: young feed on lizards and tree frogs, while adults feed on mice, rats, , and bats Size: can grow to be 2-6 feet long

Western Snake Pantherophis vulpinus

Sex: Male Age: 5 years old (2016) Lifespan in wild: 12-20 years When Received: 2013 Habitat: open , , and farmlands Food in Wild: mice, voles, frogs, birds, and Size: can grow to be 3-6 feet long

Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus anaxyrus americanus Sex: Female Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: 1-10 years When Received: Summer 2014 Habitat: freshwater pond for early development; adults need dense patches of vegetation, for cover and hunting grounds Food in Wild: adults are generalist carnivores, while tadpoles are herbivores

Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum

Sex: Unknown Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: 10-16 years

When Received: 2015 Habitat: deep burrows, up to two feet below the surface, near ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams

Food in Wild: worms, insects, frogs, and even other salamanders

Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus Sex: Male Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: 30-50 years When Received: Unknown Habitat: shallow streams and rivers, as well as lakes and ponds Food in Wild: small snails, mollusks, crayfish, aquatic insects (nymphs), small tadpoles and terrestrial insects that fall into the water, and duckweed

Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Sex: Male Age: 7 Years (2016) Lifespan in wild: up to 30 years

When Received: Fall 2010 Habitat: water bodies with muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation Food in Wild: herbivore when vegetation abundant; insects, crustaceans, snails, earthworms, leeches, fish, amphibians, snakes, small turtles, birds, and mammals, and carrion

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Sex: Female Age: Unknown

Lifespan in wild: 30-40 years old When Received: 1990

Habitat: open woodlands and adjacent meadows, thickets, and gardens

Food in Wild: worms, insects, spiders, caterpillars, frogs, small mammals, fruits, flowers, mushrooms

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina triunguis

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: 50-80 years old When Received: 1990

Habitat: forests, in meadows, pastures, fields with ample brush, floodplains and damp woodlands

Food in Wild: slugs, crickets, pill bugs, centipedes, beetles, berries, moss, grass, leaves, and mushrooms

Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta

Sex: Male Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: 10-40 years When Received: Unknown Habitat: marshes, lakes, ponds, rivers, and slow-moving streams Food in Wild: duckweed, algae, water lilies, earthworms, insects, leeches, snails, crayfish, tadpoles, frogs, fish, and carrion

Blanding’s Turtle Emydoidea blandingii Sex: Male Age: 4 years (2016) Hatched August 5, 2012 Lifespan in wild: up to 80 years When Received: Spring 2014 Habitat: wetlands with shallow clear standing water and abundant vegetation; nesting occurs in open grasslands Food in Wild: crayfish, insects, amphibians, earthworms, carrion, and seeds

Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Grammostola rosea

Sex: Male Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: Males – 5 years Females – 15-20 years When Received: 2008 Habitat: Bolivian, Argentinean, Chilean desert Food in Wild: grasshoppers, crickets, moths, beetles, cockroaches and mealworms.

Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Grammostola rosea

Sex: Male Age: Unknown Lifespan in wild: Males – 5 years Females – 15-20 years When Received: Summer 2014 Habitat: Bolivian, Argentinean, Chilean desert Food in Wild: grasshoppers, crickets, moths, beetles, cockroaches and mealworms