Animals
Animal Ambassadors
What's an Animal Ambassador?
Birch Aquarium is home to several Animal Ambassadors who play a key role in conservation outreach and education! Animal Ambassadors help guests build closer connections to wildlife and discover the impactful conservation work happening at the aquarium and with our partners.
Kookaburra
Laughing Kookaburras are large brown and white birds in the Kingfisher family with a distinctive “laughing” call that gives them their common name. They primarily eat insects, worms and other small prey, and will occasionally eat things like small snakes and frogs. Laughing Kookaburras are found throughout eastern Australia in woodlands and forests.
You can find the Laughing Kookaburra in the aviary at the aquarium’s Entrance Courtyard on a rotating schedule throughout the day.
Bearded Dragon
Central Bearded Dragons are wide and flat with elongated scales that make them appear spiky. They are omnivores, eating vegetation and fruit as well as insects and prey like small lizards and mammals. Central Bearded Dragons are found in forests, shrubland and grasslands across Australia and prefer warmer temperatures where they can bask in the sun.
Rosy Boa
Rosy Boas are constrictor snakes with smooth scales, wide bodies and short tails. They range in color from orange to brown with three darker color stripes running down the length of their bodies. They are ambush hunters and eat small mammals, lizards and other small prey. Rosy Boas are found in San Diego in rocky coastal and desert areas.
