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At a glance Participants will explore the different habitats of the African

continent and will learn about some of the that live there.

Time requirement Goal(s) 1.5 hour program Insert general goals

Group size and grade(s) Objective(s) 8-25 participants x Learn about the kinds of habitats Due to the family nature of this class, found in Africa participant ages will vary (infant to x Learn about African animals and grandparent age range) their adaptations

Materials Theme mask craft materials Animals that live on the African continent Hike Helper cards have special adaptations that let them Radio survive in the different habitats. Black first aid bag Maasai lion bracelet (for you to wear during Sub-themes the program – please put it back in the bag 1. Every habitat has its own food web. after the program for the next instructor) 2. Every continent has many different types of habitat.

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 1 of 13 Cincinnati & Botanical Garden Background there. Camouflaged coloration, stealthy Africa is made up of mostly 3 biomes: savanna, hunting styles, speed or cooperative hunting desert, and rainforest. Each is host to a unique strategies often lead to success when hunting variety of wildlife with adaptations especially individuals within the many herds of suited to the habitats found there. herbivores. Savanna One of the most well known African Savannas is The African Savanna biome is a tropical the Serengeti. This grassland boasts the largest grassland that can be found in the African diversity of hoofed animals in the world countries of , , , Cote including antelopes, wildebeest, buffalos, D'ivore, , , , , zebras, and rhinoceros. , Central African Republic, Chad, The Zoo’s animals that live on the African , , Somalia, and the Democratic savanna include: , , black-footed Republic of the , Angola, Uganda, , , , Grevy zebra, giraffe, & Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, and South Africa. Desert Savannas have warm temperature year round Africa is home to three deserts: the Sahara, but two very different seasons; a very long dry the Kalahari, and the Namib; together they season (winter), and a very wet season comprise more than a quarter of the continent. (summer). In the dry season only an average of The is the strip of land that separates about 4 inches of rain falls. Between December savanna from the desert. Sahel comes from the and February no rain will fall at all. Oddly Arabic word for "edge" or "border" because it is enough, it is actually a little cooler during this the edge of the desert. dry season. Cooler does not mean cold, There are four major types of deserts in the however, and temperatures still stay around world, hot and dry deserts, cold deserts, coastal 70° F. In the rainy summer season, It gets hot deserts, and semi-arid deserts. and very humid. The monsoon rains begin in The average hot and dry desert temperature May, with an average of 15 to 25 inches of rain ranges from 68 to 77° F. The extreme maximum falls during this time. African savannas have temperature for a hot and dry desert ranges large herds of grazing and browsing hoofed from 110 to 120° F. Cold desert temperature animals. Each has a specialized eating ranges from 28.4°F in the winter to 79° F in the habit that reduces competition for food. summer. Coastal desert temperature ranges There are several different types of savannas from 24.8° F in the winter to 95° F in the around the world. The savannas of East Africa summer. Semi-arid deserts have an average are the ones that most people think of with flat temperature range of 70-80° F but can get as grassy land studded with acacia trees and hot as 100.4° F in the summer. At night, inhabited by predators such as lions and temperatures fall to around 50° F. and grazing and browsing animals Many of the animals that live in the desert have such as zebras, elephants, gazelles, and giraffes. the ability to underground. This Many of the larger animals that call the adaptation allows them to avoid the intense savanna home are grass-eating . They sun and heat of the day. They emerge from are so successful on the savanna because the their dens, holes, and at dusk or at grass is plentiful and they are able to move night when it is a little cooler. The animals that easily between grazing areas. The employ this strategy include small nocturnal that inhabit the savanna may not be as (only active at night) carnivores and as plentiful, but they are also well adapted to take well as some , , and reptiles. advantage of the habitat and prey that live Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 2 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Some of our animals that live in the desert Habitat – a place that provides food, water, include: black-footed cat, , naked mole shelter, and space for a living thing rats, and fennec . There are some desert animals that remain Nocturnal – an animal that is active at night and active during the day. Some birds, reptiles and asleep during the day. insects remain in the shade of or in cavities inside of the few plants. Sahel - the strip of land that separates savanna from the desert Rainforest In Africa, rainforests are found in the Zaire Replete – packed with nutrients basin, with a small area in ; also eastern Madagascar. Activity The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets Welcome/Intro higher than 93 °F or drops below 68 °F; average Getting ready humidity is between 77 and 88%; rainfall is Grab the red FNH bin from the shelf by ’s often more than 100 inches per year. There is desk. Radio Security to remind them that you usually a brief season of less rain. In monsoonal have a Family Night Hike tonight and will be out areas, there is a real dry season. Almost all rain in the Zoo in the Africa exhibit and Education forests lie near the equator. A tropical rain Center until 8pm. You do not need them to forest has more kinds of trees than any other leave any buildings open, but they need to area in the world. Scientists have counted know who is hiking around after hours. about 100 to 300 in one 2 1/2-acre (1- Make sure the room is set up and get your hectare) area in South America. Seventy demo animals. percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. About 1/4 of all the medicines we use come Doing the activity from rainforest plants. Greet people as they arrive and hand out All tropical rain forests resemble one another in nametags and coloring page/word search for some ways. Many of the trees have straight them to do while waiting for the rest of the trunks that don't branch out for 100 feet or group to arrive. more. There is no sense in growing branches Once everyone is there (or it is time to start), below the canopy where there is little light. The collect pencils, welcome the group, introduce majority of the trees have smooth, thin bark yourself, and thank them for joining you for this because there is no need to protect themselves program. from water loss and freezing temperatures. It Introduce the topic. Africa is a wild and also makes it difficult for epiphytes and plant wonderfully diverse place. Ask participants to parasites to get a hold on the smooth trunks. tell you what they think of when they imagine Some of the Zoo’s animals that live in this “Africa.” Is it the weather/climate? The plants? biome are: , lemur, , , Diana The habitat? Probably not. More than likely, monkey, potto, okapi when people think of Africa, they are imagining the animals that call this continent home. Vocabulary Animals that live on the continent are VERY Biome – A major regional or global biotic diverse. Most are adapted to handle a warmer community, such as a grassland or desert, climate, but from there, their adaptations and characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of appearances are really varied based on the type plant life and the prevailing climate. of habitat and the year-round weather in the area in which they are found. There are three main biomes in Africa, the desert, the

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 3 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden rainforest, and the savanna (savannah). . Eats leaves, seeds, grains, Tonight, we are going to learn a little about nuts, fruit, flowers, and each one and meet at least one animal that occasionally, insects. calls each of these places home. Are they ready . Coloration brightens with to begin and meet some African animals? maturity, heat, and stress.

Wrap-up o Kenyan sand boa Get ready for the next activity. . This snake species is found in semi-arid desert regions Animal Demonstration of East Africa Getting ready . It spends most of its life Make sure the animals and any props (biome buried in the sand, hidden photos) they need are ready and available. under stones, or in the Make sure there is hand sanitizer handy. burrows of other animals. By doing this, it avoids the Doing the activity midday heat. Continuing on the biome theme, the animals . Eyes and nostrils are for this demo will represent the different major placed on the head so that biomes that are found on the continent of they remain free of debris Africa. They will see animals in the classroom when the snake’s body is from the desert (1 demo animal) and the hidden below the sand. rainforest (1 demo animal). Once they go out to . If there is any danger, it the Africa exhibit, they will see the animals that quickly buries itself in the can be found there. sand. 1. Hold up a picture of the desert biome. . It is a constrictor, eating Ask them what they see there (dry, rodents (such as naked sand, hot, etc). Hang the picture on the mole rats), , and wall where it is still visible and get out ground-nesting birds. your desert animal. Talk about it and about how its adaptations help it 2. Next, hold up a picture of the rainforest survive in the desert of Africa. If able, biome. Ask them what they see (trees, allow them to touch this animal. wet, green, etc.). Hang this picture on x Possible desert demo animals: the wall and get out your rainforest animal. Talk about it and how its o Uromastyx . Found in desert habitats of adaptations help it survive in the northern Africa rainforest. If able, allow them to touch . Prefers to live in semi-rocky this animal. sandy areas in which it can x Possible rainforest demo animals: burrow. o Lady Ross’ turaco . Burrow are usually dug into . Native to woodlands and soft, stable sand, beneath rainforests of Angola, bushes, or high in rocky cliffs Burundi, Central Cameroon, where they can crawl Gabon, Guinea, Nigeria, North between natural cracks in Botswana, Rwanda, Sudan, the rock face. Zaire, Uganda, Western Tanzania, West Kenya, West to Mouth of Congo River,

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 4 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden South to Northern Zambia, and the Central African Craft Republic. Getting ready . They prefer to live in dense Get out the masks, tape, and paper curls and canopy trees either in pairs or set them out on the front table(s) small groups. . They eat fruit, flowers, plant Doing the activity shoots, , and snails Tell the group that you are now going to transform the kids in each family into an o Madagascar hissing cockroach African savanna animal. Tell them that this . These roaches are found in animal is big, eats mean, and is the king of its the dry litter of the forest pride. What is it? A lion! Show them the mask floor of tropical low land and invite them to come up and make their rainforests on the island of own. Declare them the fiercest lions you have Madagascar. ever seen and ask them if they are ready to . They are decomposers and lead their pride (family) as you go on a hike to feed on ripened fruits and explore the new Africa exhibit?! You should other plant matter that fall wear a mask too since you are the leader of to the rain forest floor. them all! . Their food provides much of the moisture required for Wrap-up the cockroach to survive but Again, reiterate bathroom use and remind they occasionally drink dew them to bring their mask with them. You will be from surrounding plants as dismissing from the lobby if there is a large NA well. that needs your classroom, so remember to . The hissing sound that they throw everything into the red bin and secure all produce is made when they animals before heading out. force air out of the spiracles (breathing pores) on the Zoo Hike sides of its abdomen and Getting ready thorax. There will be a second instructor meeting you at the African Animal Interpretive Area o Emperor (“mahali”) to help bring out the flamingos for . Found in the hot and humid the up close and personal demo and then to forests of western Africa and lead your group in a flamingo parade back to the Congo areas. the Ed Center. They will join the group around . They reside in burrows and 7:30-7:40pm, so make sure to listen for their prefer to live under leaf radio call. Before you head out, make sure that litter, forest debris, rocks, you have all of your participants, your radio, stream banks, and also in bag, and the laminated hike helper cards (see mounds. last page). . Feeds on insects, arachnids, mice, and small lizards. Doing the activity Wrap-up Hike to the following locations, sharing info Pass around hand sanitizer and encourage about these African savanna animals and their anyone who needs to use the restroom to do so adaptations. There are Hike Helper cards in the now.

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 5 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden bin. Each animal has a “What Do You Think?  CeCe (has a blocky “C” on question about them. Ask these at the exhibits. her left chest and a keyhole Hike to: dot in the middle of her o Maasai giraffe (you may have to peek at chest) them through the windows)  Tessa (looks like she has a x The spots of a Maasai giraffe are sliced pie shape on her chest jagged and “leaf-shaped.” (These & is usually near Lulu) look very different from the more  Lulu (Smallest, still a baby, straight-lined, geometric patterns on usually with Tessa) the reticulated giraffe’s coat)  Kimba (Largest. Might not x They can reach heights of 13 to 17 ft be visible, separated from tall as adults. The height variation is Jambo and CeCe) often the result of parent’s height o East African Crowned Crane much like human adults can be x Look at that crown! You can imagine different heights. how well it would blend in with the x Can weigh 1,210 to 4,250 lbs. tall, dry savannah grass, x Diet is leaves, shoots, and fruits camouflaging this long-legged bird which they pluck off of trees with as it walks around in search of food. their 18-inch long tongues. Their x Some food can be easier to find height allows them to reach food when an herbivore is around. that is inaccessible to other savanna Herbivores move through the grass, animals. They can eat up to 75 lbs of disturbing insects that move out of food per day! their path. These cranes can then x Their favorite wild leaves come from run up and catch a tasty treat. the acacia tree. This tree has 1-2 x They can reach heights of 3.3 to 3.5 inch long thorns along its branches ft. Despite that, due to hollow bones to protect it from herbivores. Thick and other bird adaptations, they saliva protects the giraffe from only weigh 6.5 to 8.7lbs these thorns as the quickly strip the x Lifespan: Up to 25 yrs in captivity branches of leaves. x Habitat: Wetland and savannah x Their long neck plus excellent vision x Diet: Grasses, seeds, insects, and makes them an ideal “look-out” on other small animals the flat, nearly tree-less savannah grassland. In fact, their long-distance o African cheetah (your roster should say color vision is what helps them spot which one is out that night) danger from far away, allowing x On a flat savannah, the cheetah uses them plenty of time to get away. its spots and color to blend into the Many other savanna animals watch grass and shadows while stalking its the giraffe for clues that a predator prey. When the cheetah gets close is near. enough, it takes off, chasing its prey x Our animals are: at speeds of up to 70mph. It can  Jambo (chest pattern looks only maintain this speed for short like a shell or “six- bursts and then must rest and catch pack” abs. She also has its breath. messy hair on her ossicone x A cheetah can sprint across a tips) distance of 92 feet in a single

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 6 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden second, catching up to its prey and it). It is often too hot to move tripping it up before grabbing it. around much during the day and x The savanna is a vast, flat racetrack resting saves energy and water. and these are adapted for a x Lions hunt by night, with the speedy chase. They achieve such lionesses, or females, being the speed thanks to: primary hunters for the pride. . Head—Small aerodynamic head Silently stalking through the tall . Shoulders—Long, thin grass, the lions will approach their streamlined body prey from downwind so that they . Spine—Flexible spine for can get as close as possible before maximum stretching jumping out to grab their prey. . Legs—Long, strong legs for long x Lions rely on strength in body and strides numbers rather than speed to take . Claws—Claws for traction, like down prey such as zebra, cleats on running shoes wildebeest, and other large, hoofed . Brake pads—Hard, pointed pads animals. This prey can outweigh a for braking lioness as it has to feed the pride, . —Long tail for balance and not just an individual. steering x Lions will also take smaller prey such x What are they chasing? Cheetah will as game birds and hares if the hunt small antelope, , hare opportunity presents itself. and game birds. x The Zoo is involved in a conservation x Baby cheetahs are born with a tan program in Kenya’s South Rift Valley. “ruff” of hair that runs down their Starting soon, there will be bracelets back like a blonde mohawk. like the one you are wearing on sale Researchers are divided about the in the gift shop. ALL of the money purpose that this serves. Some from the sale of the bracelets goes believe that the longer, lighter hair straight back to the African Resource blends into the grass to better Center’s conservation efforts with camouflage cubs while mom is away lions and the Maasai people in hunting. Others think that the ruff is Kenya. more of a disguise that makes the cubs resemble a . If Flamingo Meet and Greet and Parade other animals think the cubs are (Note, this may not be possible every Night really the notoriously bad tempered, Hike. If it is not, it will be noted on your sheet. If aggressive honey badger, they are there is NO flamingo parade, just look at the likely to leave it alone. Not even a flamingo exhibit and interpret as you would the lion will mess with a honey badger. others)

o African Lion Getting ready x A lion’s roar can be heard from miles Make sure that you touch base with the helper away. This helps when instructor. Lead the group over to the mahali communicating between members for one last animal adventure. of a pride that may be dispersed throughout their territory. Doing the activity x They spend around 20 hours a day The group has learned about African rainforest, resting in the shade (if they can find desert, and savanna animals, but there is Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 7 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden another type of habitat that exists in the age, the pigment builds up in their savannahs besides the grassland, the lakes, system, making them pinker. They rivers, and coastal waterways! We are going to legs are the last thing to change. meet some animals that live there now and With the right diet, they are fully THEY are going to get to help you put them pink by about 2 years of age. away for the night! Who are they? Lead them FLAMINGO PARADE over to the mahali to find out. Who wants to help walk the flamingos back to SPECIAL ANIMAL DEMO the Education Center? They do! Let the helper o Greater flamingo instructor take the lead and walk the flamingos x Head straight to the mahali and up the path. You should follow behind the last meet with the instructor who will flamingo and your group should follow you. It’s have the flamingos out and waiting a flamingo parade!! (They can walk next to the for you! Make sure that the group flamingos as long as they do not get in between stays around the edge of the mahali you and them or the helper instructor and so that they do not overwhelm the them. i.e. stay on the edges and give them birds. space). x Flamingo facts (if you shared these Once you get back to Education, the helper will already when you looked at giraffe, peel off and lead them into animal holding and treat this like a quiz to see what they you will continue on into the lobby with your learned): group.

o Our animals: We have 3 education flamingos, Hula, Tango, and Mambo Wrap-up that the group will meet. There are an Make sure that you have the entire group with additional 3 on exhibit. you when you reenter the Ed Center.

o Size of individuals: 4 to 6 ft tall, but VERY light, only 6 to 7 lbs Closing Getting ready o Life expectancy: More than 20 yrs in wild Head into the Education lobby

o Normal flock size: These are very social birds that congregate in groups Doing the activity anywhere from a few pairs to 10,000 Thank the group for coming. We hoped that individuals large. they had fun. Tell them to have a wonderful weekend and invite them to come back and o Heads upside down, flamingos pump water through the strainer-like edges of visit us again this summer! their beaks, trapping algae, shrimp and other little critters. Wrap-up Put away radio, bag, keys, program supplies o What Do You Think? x Why are flamingos pink? and animals and fill out attendance tracking Wild flamingos get their pink color form. from the carotenoid pigments found in the algae, krill, and other small Resources crustaceans that they eat. Ours get it Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, “Africa from the carotenoid pigment the Interpretive Guide 2013 (Phases 1-3)” manufacturer adds to the “flamingo chow” that we feed them. Not all of Cincinnati Zoo Animal Handler Resource Page: our flamingos are totally pink http://cincinnatizoo.org/zoo-educator- because they are still young. As they resources/animal-handlers/ Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 8 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden San Francisco Zoo: iNaturalist: http://www.sfzoo.org/ladyrossturaco http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/Uromastyx_ac anthinura University of California Museum of Paleontology: Kansas City Zoo: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biom http://www.kansascityzoo.org/Spotlight.asp?Id es/deserts.php S=004164-8596570&Id=42&~=

National Geographic: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animal s/mammals/african-lion/

Rosamond Gifford Zoo: http://www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/up loads/animals/pdf/KenyanSandBoa.pdf

San Diego Zoo: http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/birds/east -african-crowned-crane http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/flamin go

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Maasai Giraffe Greater flamingos Our animals: Kimba Our animals: We have 3 education flamingos, Hula, Tango, and Mambo that the group will Tessa meet. There are an additional 3 on exhibit. Size of individuals: 4 to 6 ft tall, 6 to 7 lbs Life expectancy: More than 20 yrs in wild Normal flock size: These are very social birds Lulu CeCe Jambo that congregate in groups anywhere from a Size of individuals: 13-17ft, 1,210 to 4,250 lbs few pairs to 10,000 individuals large. Life expectancy: 25 years Heads upside down, flamingos pump water Normal herd size: loosely associated herds (they through the strainer-like edges of their don’t hang out in a tight group) with an average beaks, trapping algae, shrimp and other little of ten individuals. critters. x They can eat up to 75 lbs of food per day! What Do You Think? x Their favorite wild leaves come from the Why are flamingos pink? acacia tree. This tree has 1-2 inch long Wild flamingos get their pink color from the thorns along its branches to protect it from carotenoid pigments found in the algae, krill, herbivores. Thick saliva protects the giraffe and other small crustaceans that they eat. from these thorns as the quickly strip the Ours get it from the carotenoid pigment the branches of leaves. manufacturer adds to the “flamingo chow” x Their long neck plus excellent vision makes that we feed them. Not all of our flamingos them an ideal “look-out” on the flat, nearly are totally pink because they are still young. tree-less savannah grassland. In fact, their As they age, the pigment builds up in their long-distance color vision is what helps system, making them pinker. They legs are them spot danger from far away, allowing the last thing to change. With the right diet, them plenty of time to get away. Many they are fully pink by about 2 years of age. other savanna animals watch the giraffe for clues that a predator is near. What Do You Think? How many neck bones do you think a giraffe has? The giraffe’s six foot long neck contains just seven bones, the same number as other mammals, including you. Its neck bones are just bigger and longer than ours.

Africa! Adventure, July 2013 Page 10 of 13 Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden African Lion African Cheetah Our animal: John Our animals: Sahara, Chance, Bravo, Nia Size of individuals: Male – 8.5 to 10.5 ft, 330 to Faye, Tommy T, and Savanna (your roster 530 lbs; Female – 5 to 6 ft, 270 to 400 lbs should say which one is out tonight) Life expectancy: Up to 18 years in the wild Size: 3.5 to 4.5 ft long, 85 to 140 lbs Normal pride size: Can be 15+ individuals (up to Life expectancy: Up to 12 years in the wild 3 males, a dozen females, and offspring) Normal group size: Females are solo, but x A lion’s roar can be heard from miles away. males form coalitions of 2-3 individuals. This helps when communicating between x On a flat savannah, the cheetah uses its members of a pride that may be dispersed spots and color to blend into the grass throughout their territory. and shadows while stalking its prey. x They spend around 20 hours a day resting When the cheetah gets close enough, it in the shade (if they can find it). It is often takes off, chasing its prey at speeds of too hot to move around much during the up to 70mph. It can only maintain this day and resting saves energy and water. speed for short bursts and then must Hunting is a high-energy activity and is rest and catch its breath. usually not worth the cost in the daytime. x A cheetah can sprint across a distance of x Lions hunt by night, with the lionesses, or 92 feet in a single second, catching up to females, being the primary hunters for the its prey and tripping it up before pride. Silently stalking through the tall grabbing it. grass, the lions will approach their prey x The savanna is a vast, flat racetrack and from downwind so that they can get as these cats are adapted for a speedy close as possible before jumping out to chase. grab their prey. x What are they chasing? Cheetah will x Lions rely on strength in body and numbers hunt small antelope, warthog, hare and rather than speed to take down prey such game birds. as zebra, wildebeest, and other large, x Baby cheetahs are born with a tan “ruff” hoofed animals. This prey can outweigh a of hair that runs down their back like a lioness as it has to feed the pride, not just blonde mohawk. Researchers are an individual. divided about the purpose that this What Do You Think? serves. Some believe that the longer, Why do male lions have manes? lighter hair blends into the grass to Males protect their pride from intruding males. better camouflage cubs while mom is A mane makes the male look large, strong and away hunting. Others think that the ruff intimidating, perhaps enough to scare the is more of a disguise that makes the intruder away. If they do fight, the mane’s cubs resemble a fierce honey badger. long, thick hair provides some protection from the claws and teeth of its rival. What Do You Think? Do you know what the dark lines beneath the cheetah’s eye are called? The dark tear mark below a cheetah’s eye, called a malar stripe, attracts the sunlight and keeps the glare of the sun out of its eyes. For the same reason, football players wear face paint beneath their eyes.

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African Crowned Crane Our animals: Shelley (purple and black leg bands) and unnamed male (green leg bands) Size of individuals: They can reach heights of 3.3 to 3.5 ft. and weigh 6.5 to 8.7lbs Life expectancy: 25 years in captivity Normal flock size: 3-20 individuals x Look at that crown! You can imagine how well it would blend in with the tall, dry savannah grass, camouflaging this long- legged bird as it walks around in search of food. x Some food can be easier to find when an herbivore is around. Herbivores move through the grass, disturbing insects that move out of their path. These cranes can then run up and catch a tasty insect treat. What Do You Think? Can birds dance? Cranes can! The males and females will “dance” with each other, hopping in circles around each other, bobbing their heads and spreading their wings to show off their 6-7 foot wide wingspan.

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