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The Moscow Zoo has a new addition: the Crested Pelecanus. This bird species has returned to the zoo after a long absence since the 2000s. Four young individuals, including three males and one female, arrived from the Krasnodar Safari Park.
"Zoologists are currently closely monitoring the birds' adaptation to their new surroundings. They plan to introduce them to anteaters and house them together for a while in the same enclosure. Both species are native to South America and can coexist in the wild. Until spring, both the anteaters and the anteaters will live in their winter enclosures, where they can be seen by visitors, and then they will begin to go for walks," noted Svetlana Akulova, General Director of the Moscow Zoo.
The birds are fed a grain mixture of various types of cereals, as well as lettuce leaves and insects. The anteaters are currently housed alongside two other famous South American residents—the giant anteaters Diego and Bella. Diego has moved into Bella's enclosure, and the vacant space has been occupied by new inhabitants.
The Crested or Collared Plover is a large bird with long legs, barely visible webbing between its toes, and a chicken-like bill. Its feathers come in shades of brown, gray, and black. Birds typically fly in large flocks, breaking into pairs only during the breeding season. The female lays about six uniformly dark yellow oval eggs and incubates them for 45 days. Newly hatched chicks are covered in yellow down. They leave the nest a few days after birth and fledge at 60–75 days.
These birds are native to South America, including Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, and Uruguay. They prefer marshy areas, wet meadows, and forest lakes, where they can comfortably fly, run, and swim. Their muscular system and skeletal structure are similar to those of ducks. When threatened, the scaly-sided owl emits loud cries. Humans rarely hunt this species, but they are easily tamed.
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