Like most lizards, they are not vocal unless hissing when threatened. Instead, these animals communicate with visual signals such as color changing, head bobs, and arm waving.
This giant gecko is nocturnal and during the day, seeks shelter in the holes and cracks of trees. When night falls, they venture up into the canopy in order to forage.
Ball Pythons hunt using a variety of senses, including sight, smell, and thermal imaging.
The African Helmeted Turtle is a relatively small turtle with a shell length of 15-18 cm (6 to 7) as an adult. The shell is very thin, oval shaped, and brown to olive in color.
The African pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, is a small, very flattened tortoise with a thin, flexible shell. It is also known as the pancake tortoise, soft-shelled tortoise, and Tornier’s tortoise.
Meerkats are highly social, diurnal animals. They enjoy basking in the sun and may sleep in groups and form a tower.
The Cane Toad is the largest species in its family. Adult Cane Toads are usually heavy-built and weigh an average of up to 1.8kg. (4 lbs.).
Due to their voracious nature, these frogs are solitary and males can be fiercely territorial.
Elusive and shy, servals are for the most part nocturnal, hunting by sight and sound more than scent.
The Honolulu Zoo acquired two black rhinos through the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Plan in March of 1999.