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The Nature Company brings the best animals to you for an animal birthday party in New York City your child will never forget. Our travelzoo has over 30 reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and more to choose from to make you child’s birthday party the wildest party ever.
If you are looking for animal birthday party ideas, look no further. Our live animal shows have been entertaining children and adults for 20 years. Our live animal birthday party travels to Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, NYC, and Long Island. The birthday images of animals in your living room will be one you will never forget. It's the best kids birthday party in NYC.
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The Nature Company is your go-to for awesome animal science programming for students aged 3 - 12. Our instructors have taught 1,000's of classrooms in NYC since 2005. It's the best in-class field trip for your school. Meet live animals in your classroom! We've visited thousands of classroom's introducing students to the most amazing wildlife! Your students will learn about the most amazing animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, snakes, and more. We will travel to your classroom introducing kids to life on the pond, the rain forest, the desert, the mountains, and even their own neighborhoods.
The Nature Company’s been teaching kids about animals everyday since we started programming back in 2005. Mr. Anthony created The Nature Company in 2005, but has been teaching kids about animals every year for over 2 decades. His first animal demo was at Animal Zoo Camp in the Summer of 1996. It was with a bullfrog named Marie. He’s been teaching kids about animals ever since.
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Type your paragraph herePogona vitticeps was first described by German zoologist Ernst Ahl in 1926
ETYMOLOGY: Pogona, from Greek pogon, beard, and vitticeps from Latin vitta (ribbon) plus ceps (head) referring to the pattern of spines on their head. (New Zealand Herpetological Society)
“Through selective breeding, many different versions of the central bearded dragon have been developed, referred to as "morphs". They have a few main genetic traits, including "hypomelanism" and "translucent", which refer to traits physically displayed by the dragon. Bearded dragons with hypomelanism tend to have lighter and more vibrant coloration. Translucents have a less opaque quality to their skin, making their colors seem stronger, and have black eyes. “Leatherbacks" have reduced scale texture to give a smoother skin, "silkbacks" have softer outer skin, and "German giants" are larger than average.”.
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Since the 1960's, Australia has strictly prohibited wildlife exports. Captive bred bearded dragons found outside of Australia today are offspring of animals smuggled out between 1974 and 1990 (Grenard 1999).
Bearded dragons have been featured in many movies, from Harry Potter to James Bond (https://beardeddragonforum.com/threads/beardies-in-movies-tv.23090/).
The oldest bearded dragon on record was Sebastian, who lived to be 18 years and 237 days old. He was born on June 1, 1997 and died on January 24, 2016 in the United Kingdom.
One potential threat to bearded dragons is traffic, as they enjoy basking in the sun on roads.
Lizards are symbols of healing and rebirth to Native American groups of the Southwest and the Plains.
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Bearded dragons have a third eye, also called a parietal eye, which allows them to regulate their body temperature, detect predators (via shadows), and more effectively navigate
The Rankin’s subspecies of bearded dragon is native to Queensland, where they occupy hot, dry deserts with black soil
Bearded dragons can change color through the use of chromatophores, specialized cells located at the surface of their skin. These cells contain small sacs of pigment, which becomes visible when the cell pulls taut.
If it gets too cold, bearded dragons enter torpor to conserve heat.
The diet of young bearded dragons typically slants insectivorous, while that of older dragons slants more toward vegetation.
The most common pet bearded dragon around the world is the “central bearded dragon” (Pogona vitticeps)
Bearded dragon eggs have temperature dependent sex determination, with warmer eggs becoming female and colder ones becoming male.
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