Name: Kori Bustard

Scientific name: Ardeotis kori

Range: Eastern and Southern Africa

Habitat: Open thornbush and short grass plains

Status: Species not presently threatened but may become so…

Diet in the wild: Small invertebrates, insects (especially locusts) seeds, acacia gum

Diet in the zoo: Heart, liver, chunk beef, mice, vitamins, minerals 

Location in the zoo:  Upper Walkway above the African Hoof Stock Exhibit

Page author: Rosa Valdez

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