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Ocracoke Welcomes New Filly

A photo of the newest member of the Ocracoke Island pony herd. Paloma, a filly, was born on March 22, 2010.
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Date: March 24, 2010

The NPS Ocracoke pony herd welcomes a new member, a filly named Paloma.  Paloma was born on a warm spring morning, March 22, 2010, to Spirit, a full-blooded Ocracoke pony.  The Ocracoke School children chose the name of the newest member of the herd which means "dove" in Spanish.

Did You Know?

Sea Whip, though it looks like a plant, is actually whole colony of animals.

A piece of sea whip that washes up on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore is not a plant, but the skeleton of a whole colony of animals.

A tiny animal lived in each hole on the yellow, orange or purple stems.  It had a mouth, a stomach and eight tentacles to catch food.