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🦜🦜🦜Happy World Parrot Day 🦜🦜🦜

Not only are parrots colorful, but their complex social behavior and long lives make them one of the most unique bird group.

All parrots have a hooked beak and 4 toes, 2 pointing forward and 2 pointing back. These toes help with the handling of fruit, nuts, and other objects.

Parrots disperse seeds, help regenerate forests, and help maintain the health and biodiversity of ecosystems.

Did you know that a group of parrots is called a pandemonium???!

Make sure to catch Henry Vilas Zoo's own wild and noisey parrots in the Aviary or on pleasant days in the parrot bungalows outside the Aviary.

Photo: Keeper Allyce

It's time to Shell-abrate Turtles!! It's World Turtle Day!!!! 🐢🐢🐢

Turtles today are as ancient as the dinosoars, but around the world turtles are in trouble. More than half of the 476 types of freshwater turtles, tortoises, sea turtles and tarrapins are threatened with extinction.

World Turtle Day is an annual obervance to bring attention and increase knowledge and respect for turtles and tortoises and to encourage human action to help them thrive.

Henry Vilas Zoo is home to a variety of species who would love to see you on your next visit.

📸: Turtle Survival Alliance
📸: Keeper Ellen