Watch them in the water and the otters appear to be encased in a silver sheen. This is in fact a film of air bubbles that clings to the longer outer hairs covering their bodies.
Regent Honeyeater
Xanthomyza phrygia
This beautifully patterned bird has yellow and black lacy scalloping on its breast and back with brilliant yellow patches on its wings and tail feathers. It constructs its nest of bark and dried grasses, binding it with cobwebs. The male and female both help to feed the young.
With fewer than 1500 of these birds left in the wild, Taronga Zoo has played an important role in the recovery program for this species since 1994. Taronga has contributed vital research on breeding to this multi-agency program, which includes the protection of box ironbark woodland where these birds are found.
