Comments on: Visiting the Birds http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/04/04/visiting-the-birds/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Annalisa Goode http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/04/04/visiting-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-240778 Annalisa Goode Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/visiting-the-birds/#comment-240778 We were at the W.A.P. a few weeks ago and saw a large straight standing, large billed, light grey bird. It moved very slowly almost looked robotic. What is this prehistoric looking bird? I've already rulled out the dwarf cassowary when viewing a previous blog entry. thanks. <em>Moderator's note: Perhaps you saw a shoebill stork? Take a look at a blog (with image) about them: </em>http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/the-sounds-of-shoebills/ We were at the W.A.P. a few weeks ago and saw a large straight standing, large billed, light grey bird. It moved very slowly almost looked robotic. What is this prehistoric looking bird? I’ve already rulled out the dwarf cassowary when viewing a previous blog entry.

thanks.

Moderator’s note: Perhaps you saw a shoebill stork? Take a look at a blog (with image) about them: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/the-sounds-of-shoebills/

]]> By: Stacy Lugo http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/04/04/visiting-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-226001 Stacy Lugo Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:59:18 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/visiting-the-birds/#comment-226001 Hi, I just have a question about one of the birds at the zoo. A few years ago I saw a huge almost prehistoric looking bird at the zoo. It was quite large and a bit scary looking. It was outside in a cement pit in the ground. I don't remember the name of it. Please help, I would like to know more about this creature. Thank you. <em>Moderator note: It sounds like you were impressed by a dwarf cassowary. You can learn more about this kind of bird in the Animal Bytes section http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-cassowary.html</em> Hi, I just have a question about one of the birds at the zoo. A few years ago I saw a huge almost prehistoric looking bird at the zoo. It was quite large and a bit scary looking. It was outside in a cement pit in the ground. I don’t remember the name of it. Please help, I would like to know more about this creature. Thank you.

Moderator note: It sounds like you were impressed by a dwarf cassowary. You can learn more about this kind of bird in the Animal Bytes section http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-cassowary.html

]]> By: Mae in NJ http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/04/04/visiting-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-221683 Mae in NJ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:24:39 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/visiting-the-birds/#comment-221683 Sounds like a fun, but educational day! And you got paid for this! :-) Enjoyed your blog. Thank you for taking the time to write an entertaining diary of your Visit-A-Job day. Sounds like a really great idea to create comraderie among the staff. Glad the secretary bird did not attack you and you lived to write this blog! Sounds like a fun, but educational day! And you got paid for this! :-) Enjoyed your blog. Thank you for taking the time to write an entertaining diary of your Visit-A-Job day. Sounds like a really great idea to create comraderie among the staff. Glad the secretary bird did not attack you and you lived to write this blog!

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