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Asian Elephant Rita Jean – Certified Baby

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This YouTube video was produced by The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Phoebe’s baby boy, born October 21, 2025, may be the newest addition to our elephant herd, but Rita Jean wants you to know … she’s still a baby too!

Enjoy this adorable video of Sunny’s spunky baby girl, Rita Jean

Be on the prowl for fascinating animal encounters and pop-up zookeeper presentations. With 10,000 animals, on every visit you’ll see something new. Empowering People. Saving Wildlife.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Collecting Lichen for Caribou Conservation | Parks Canada

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This YouTube video was produced by Parks Canada.

In the wild, lichen is a vital winter food source for caribou when other foods are scarce. Lichen is a slowgrowing organism made up of a fungus and an alga.

Reindeer lichens grow in large patches on the ground across Canada’s tundra, forests and mountains. So, no surprise this is where you will find caribou!

In Parks Canada’s Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre, lichen is essential for supplementing pellet food with more natural forage. Lichen will be an ongoing need at the Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre, but collecting lichen is not something

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