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Flagler College visits Bermuda for Field ExperienceWednesday, July 01, 2015
Though only a small private college located in St. Augustine, Florida, Flagler College has some big dreams for their students in regards to protecting and conserving the environment.
Students facing their fears through Kids on the Reef
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Awakening a sense of the wonder of the natural world in the lives of students is a vital component of the BZS Education programmes.
Reef Life HD featured on Bermuda Stamps
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
The stunning photography that is the focus of the BZS’s Bermuda Reef Life HD app will now be featured on letters and parcels posted around the world as the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau launched a new set of Bermuda Reef Fish stamps on May 21st.
Breeding Success! Tawny Frogmouth Chicks
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
There has been a lot of excitement in the Zoo over the past few months with the birth of three Tawny Frogmouth chicks.
Trunk Island Project 101 – Clearing the Invasives
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
The BZS purchase of the cottage and 2.4 acres on Trunk Island is a visionary achievement that compliments the educational mission of the BZS in so many ways.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] recently announced the beginnings of new life in the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo’s Madagascar Exhibit, with both their Giant Day Geckos and Leaf-Tailed Geckos laying eggs.
The Bermuda Zoological Society newsletter said, “Female Giant Day Geckos will typically deposit a clutch of two eggs about 25-30 days after mating.
“The female rolls her first egg between her hind feet until it has hardened. As soon as this has happened, the second egg will follow, which the female presses into the first while it is still moist.
“Due to its calcium deposit, the two eggs cement themselves to each other, resulting in a characteristic ‘double egg’. Clutches can be expected at intervals of 25-30 days.”
The Giant Day Gecko [photo courtesy Sara Westhead]:
“Incubation normally takes 60-80 days, and it takes 30-60 minutes for a gecko to hatch. Normally, the second hatchling will emerge from its shell 24-48 hours after the first.
“In our exhibit, we house one male and two females whom appear very happy – so happy they have been laying eggs nearly every month. Eggs are usually laid on top of a planter or behind a leaf. At the moment, we have eight eggs in four clutches incubating.”
The Malagasy Leaf-Tailed Gecko [photo courtesy Sara Westhead]:
“Malagasy Leaf-tailed Geckos will usually deposit two eggs in the substrate, covered under loose foliage. They will not lay if they cannot find a suitable site, and have been known to reabsorb their eggs. Eggs will hatch after 70-120 days, and hatchlings usually weigh 1-3 grams.
“In our exhibit, we house one male and two females, and our last successful egg laying was on August 18, 2013, with hatchlings emerging on November 5, 2013. Only one survived and is now nearly 5 months old. There is also one other egg incubating.”