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WHO LIVES AT THE ZOO?
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Jed
Age: Not sure.
Length: 16 feet
Weight: 95 pounds
Born: Not sure where. He came here in 1995 from the Detroit Zoo.
In the wild: Live in jungles in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Family: Mothers lay 30-50 eggs underground or in hollow trees and stay until they hatch.
Food: Pythons squeeze animals to death. In the wild, they eat rats up to antelopes. At the zoo, Jed eats a rabbit.
Fun fact: Jed only needs to eat once every eight to 10 months.
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Click below to hear Zookeeper Dave Messman tell you more about Jed the python.
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