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You can celebrate sloth birthdays with 30-percent discount on encounter at National Aviary | Penn Live - Patriot News

The National Aviary in Pittsburgh recently held birthday parties for two of its sloths - Vivien turned 3 and Wookiee turned 20.

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Rare Cardinal With Blue Feathers Spotted On Pennsylvania Wildlife Camera | CBS Pittsburgh

KDKA: An incredible sight was recently captured on a Pennsylvania wildlife camera.

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A Pittsburgh disability advocate shares her list of access wins and losses | ADA Pittsburgh

ADA Pittsburgh: A Pittsburgh disability advocate shares her list of access wins and losses.

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Sick penguin ‘saved from dying by loving soulmate who helped her to miracle recovery | Mirror

Mirror: Endangered African Penguin Dottie suddenly fell ill at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, US, and her keepers feared the worst until her companion Stanley began visiting her in intensive care.

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These Plants Can Turn Your Yard into a Hummingbird Haven (Featuring Insight from National Aviary Ornithologist Bob Mulvihill) | A-Z Animals

According to Bob Mulvihill, a Lead Ornithologist at The National Aviary, hummingbirds and flowers have spent millennia shaping each other.

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Peregrine falcons start incubating clutch of 4 eggs in Cathedral of Learning nest | WPXI

The National Aviary says Carla started incubating her eggs after laying a third one on Sunday afternoon.

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Peregrine falcon clutch of eggs growing in Cathedral of Learning nest | WPXI

The clutch of peregrine falcon eggs is growing up high on the Cathedral of Learning.

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Peregrine falcons on Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning lay first egg of season | CBS News

The National Aviary, which runs a livestream of the nest, said Carla laid the first egg around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. It's the first of up to six, though the average peregrine falcon clutch is four. 

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