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If Bison Went Extinct

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

If bison went extinct, we’d lose our national mammal.

If bison went extinct, the Great Plains ecosystem would lose a keystone species.

If bison went extinct, grassland birds and many plants would lose the critical habitat that the bison creates.

If bison went extinct, many tribes and Indigenous communities, like the Mosquito and Lean Man First Nations in Canada and the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana, would lose a relative.

So, let’s keep bison around and prevent their extinction.

Click the link to learn more about bison.

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Behind the scenes early in the morning – Reptile Rounds

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This YouTube video was produced by The Australia Zoo.

Our keepers spend hours before opening each day getting everything ready before the floods of guests. Keeper Will is with us to head around on the 6am rounds and show us behind the scenes of what goes into saying good morning to some of our reptiles.

Here at Australia Zoo we are home to over 1200 beautiful animals and 400 staff. Join us as we give you a behind the scenes look at all the action. From new additions to animal highlights, our awesome zoo crew and fabulous zoo celebrations.

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