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Scientific Name: Phoenicopterus ruber
Location: Los Angeles Zoo

The American flamingo is the most brightly colored of all flamingo species. These birds’ most noticeable features are probably their long, skinny legs—which are longer in relation to body size than any other bird. They often stand on just one leg, even while sleeping, with the other tucked up close to their body. Besides being comfortable for the animal, this posture helps reduce heat loss through the legs and feet. (lazoo.org/animals/birds/flamingo-american/)

Scientific Names: Trichoglossus haematodus
Location: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA

The Rainbow Lorikeet is a medium sized parrot. The head is deep blue with a greenish-yellow nuchal collar, and the rest of the upperparts (wings, back and tail) are deep green. Rainbow Lorikeets often travel together in pairs and occasionally respond to calls to fly as a flock, then disperse again into pairs. Rainbow Lorikeet pairs defend their feeding and nesting areas aggressively against other Rainbow Lorikeets and other bird species. They chase off not only smaller birds such as the Noisy Miner, but also larger and more powerful birds such as the Australian Magpie. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Lorikeet)

The giant Japanese spider crab isn't actually a very big crab, it just seems so big. It has big giant legs, that give you the impression that it's a gigantic sea monster. There are many stories that talk about these giant Japanese spider crab, for example it's been told that this crab feeds itself on the dead bodies from people who died on sea. It's a true story because the Japanese spider crab feeds itself with everything it can find on the bottom of the sea, including dead bodies. It's also been told that these crabs were spotted in the jungles of Japan.

The Japanese spider crab also known as Macrocheira kaempferi belongs to the family of the arthropods. This crab seem huge because of their great leg span, these legs can grow up to 4m. The actual body of the Japanese spider crab can only reach a size of 37 cm with a weight of 20 kg. You could compare them as little sea turtles with big legs and just like sea turtles the life expectancy of these sea creatures is estimated at around 100 years.

Griffith Observatory is in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with an extensive array of space- and science-related displays.

The garden’s name, Liu Fang Yuan, has both literal and symbolic meanings. The words liu fang, or “flowing fragrance,” refer to the scent of flowers and trees, including the pine, lotus, plum, and other native Chinese plants found here.

Sheltering woods were left undisturbed to create a sylvan backdrop. A man-made lake shimmers in the same deep spot where water naturally collected on the Huntington property after heavy rains. Chinese architecture and rocks from China’s Lake Tai, placed around the water’s edge, are balanced with native features such as California oaks.