toad Hellbender Marine toad Mueller’s clawed frog Panamanian golden frog Yellow and blue poison dart frog Yellow-banded poison dart frog Birds African penguin Bald eagle Buffalo weaver Congo African grey parrot Golden-breasted starling Red-tailed hawk Rouen (Mallard) duck Ostrich Sandhill crane Senegal parrot Snow goose Snowy owl Speckled mousebird Spotted dikkop Superb starling Taveta golden weaver Coral Bubble (or Grape) coral Button mushroom coral Candy coral Frilly mushroom coral Green leather coral Hammer coral Kenya tree coral Star polyp Tree leather coral Fish Banggai cardinalfish Diamond goby Flame hawkfish Lake Malawi chichlid Lake sturgeon Largemouth bass Ocellaris clownfish Percula clownfish Yellow tang Invertebrates Jade headed buffalo beetle Madagascar hissing cockroach Mombasa golden starburst tarantula Rose bulb tip anemone Pacific cleaner shrimp Peppered cockroach Rose Tarantula Short-armed brittle star Spiny sea urchin Mammals African bush elephant Amur tiger California sea lion Canada lynx Chinchilla Domestic goat Domestic rat Four-toed hedgehog Gray wolf Masai giraffe Naked mole-rat North American river otter Olive baboon Plains zebra Polar bear Raccoon Red panda Rock hyrax Snow leopard Southern African lion Southern three-banded armadillo Southern white rhino' Reptiles African bush viper African pancake tortoise Ball python Burmese python Dumeril's ground boa East African spiny-tailed lizard Giant day gecko Great plated lizard Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko Madagascar tree boa New Caledonian crested gecko Red-eared slider Spotted turtle Western rat snake Exhibits The Rocky Coasts exhibit opened in 1997. It is an area dedicated to animals of the polar and temperate coastal regions of the world, including African penguins, California sea lions, snowy owls, Canada lynx, and sandhill cranes. The exhibit includes an underwater viewing area which places visitors close to the sea lions swimming behind large glass windows. A Step Into Africa was unveiled in 2012 and the exhibit includes a replica Maasai hut, Dig Zone for uncovering casts of fossils, interactive learning tools, and a stationary safari bus from which the zoo's African lions can be viewed. The area is home to the zoo's African bush elephants, olive baboons, and (Southern) African lions in naturalistic settings. Seneca Park Zoo is home to the first three African bush elephants in New York State. The zoo's animal collection changes periodically with AZA recommendations regarding breeding through the Species Survival Plans (SSPs), animal deaths and births. The spring of 2013 proved to be a very fruitful time at the zoo as it welcomed two lion cubs, six African penguin chicks,