Meet Chopin, Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and Scarlatti

Brooklyn, NY 鈥� Jan. 5, 2011 鈥� Five male Sebastopol geese can now be seen waddling around the barn yard at the 菊花视频鈥檚 Prospect Park Zoo.

This ruffled breed is of Central European origin and has a look very different than most other geese. Sebastopol geese have frilly plumage on their backs that falls in tendrils while their neck feathers are smooth.
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Named for notable Baroque composers 鈥� Chopin, Haydn, Handel, Purcell, and Scarlatti 鈥� the five new geese are very vocal. Visitors can hear the them make their music in the barn where they reside near turkeys, alpacas, and sheep.

Contact:
Sophie Bass 鈥� 212-439-6527; sbass@wcs.org

Photo Credit: Julie Larsen Maher 漏 菊花视频



The 菊花视频鈥檚 Prospect Park Zoo - Open every day of the year. 听Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $5 for children 3 to 12, and free for children under 3. Zoo hours are 10am to 5pm weekdays, and 10am 鈥� 5:30pm weekends, April through October, and 10am 鈥� 4:30pm daily, November through April. Tickets are sold until one half-hour before closing. The zoo is located at 450 Flatbush Avenue. 听For more information call 718-399-7339 or visit www.prospectparkzoo.com.

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