Zoos
Zoo's panda cub vigorous, growing rapidly
SIGNONSANDIEGO NEWS SERVICES
4:44 p.m. August 15, 2005
SAN DIEGO – The giant panda cub at the San Diego Zoo is growing rapidly and appears more vigorous than its mother's two previous cubs, a zoo official said Monday.
The cub, born two weeks ago, is getting its black and white markings and is beginning to resemble a miniature panda, said Don Lindburg, the leader of the zoo's panda team.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050815-1644-pandacub.html
Zoo Christens Miracle Baby Rhino
Thousands On Hand For Ceremony
POSTED: 12:25 pm PDT August 15, 2005
UPDATED: 12:37 pm PDT August 15, 2005
ERFURT, Germany -- A German zoo has christened its baby rhinoceros as part of its annual festival.
Baby rhino "Amari," an African name meaning "he who never gives up," was christened recently by zookeepers and local clergy. Thousands of onlookers were on hand as water was sprinkled on the animal. The rhino was named Amari because zookeepers had feared the baby would give up. Amari was born on June 11 and was immediately abandoned by his mother. As a result, he refused to eat or drink. Eventually Amari allowed caretakers at the zoo to nurture him and started eating a special milk drink. However, the rhinoceros didn't respond well to his new diet. A severe bout of diarrhea brought him within an inch of his life. Amari's caretakers wouldn't give up, and began feeding him through a tube. He eventually recovered.
http://www.nbc4.tv/irresistible/4854150/detail.html
Oregon Zoo Says "Bienvenidos" To Spanish Speaking Visitors By Offering Spanish Language Map
Portland, Oregon - In an effort to embrace Oregon's vibrant and expanding Hispanic communities, the Oregon Zoo has recently made Spanish-language zoo maps available with funding from sponsor KeyBank. Visitors are provided a map at time of admission ticket purchase and can find maps at the zoo's reception office.
http://www.medfordnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=309032&cp=10996
Young nets title at 'Zoo
Final a worthy short subject
August 15, 2005
BY GEORGE SIPPLE
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER
KALAMAZOO -- Game. Set. Match. Cut!
The 2005 version of "the Nats at the Zoo" concluded Sunday when left-hander Donald Young beat Sam Querrey, 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-2, to win the U.S. Tennis Association 18-and-under nationals at Kalamazoo College's Stowe Stadium. It also ended 10 days of filming for a documentary that was the brainchild of Hall of Fame tennis player Jim Courier.
The documentary, tentatively titled "The Zoo," has followed 10 junior players, including Young and Querrey, at various tournaments leading up to Kalamazoo. The movie is expected to be released next summer.
http://www.freep.com/sports/othersports/tennis15e_20050815.htm
Tulsa Zoo Gets Some Unexpected Guests
The Tulsa Zoo received some surprise guests this week. Two tiger cubs and two adult clouded leopards were rescued in a sting operation by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Tulsa Zoo agreed to hold these wild animals until a permanent home could be found for them. Zoo officials say the care and handling of wild and exotic cats should be left to trained professionals.
The Tulsa Zoo says they have no plans to put the animals on display.
They are working with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association to find them a good home.
http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=88500
Is that lizard a basilisk? How Harry Potter sparks interest in the reptile house
Films such as 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' could help zoos educate visitors about the world of wild animals and spark interest in creatures which would otherwise not get a second glance, according to new research sponsored by the ESRC's Science in Society Programme.
Fictional portrayals of animals in, for example, 'Harry Potter' or 'Finding Nemo' offer zoos a golden opportunity to capture the attention of children, even if the films may initially cause some confusion when youngsters see the real thing.
The study, led by Dr. Nils Lindahl-Elliot of the University of the West of England, investigated displays and visitors' responses to them at Bristol Zoo Garden and Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, where 'naturalistic' ways of presenting the animals have been introduced in recent years.
It suggests that there are fundamental flaws in how zoos are judged to be successful or not in getting across scientific and environmental messages.
Zoos are not schools, argues the report, pointing instead to the extraordinary variety of non-traditional forms of education which go on in them.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/esr-itl081505.php
USDA investigates Kedar's death at zoo
Updated: 8/14/2005 8:23 PM
By: Kristin Smith, News 10 Now Web Staff
Just 10 days after her baby's death, zookeepers say Kedar's mother is doing much better, but for Targa it's been a slow process.
"Targa kind of looked around for Kedar, a little bit the following day, and then she's just really been seeking a little bit more attention from keepers a little bit more comfort, as far as we can tell," said Sarah Fedele a spokesperson for the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
The death of her baby, Kedar, has had an even bigger impact on the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/central_new_york/?ArID=47249&SecID=86
Two die in crash near zoo
By Rebecca Neal
Two people leaving a wedding party at the Indianapolis Zoo at 12:11 a.m. today were killed in front of the zoo when their vehicle was struck by another vehicle, police said.
Police said the driver of a Ford Bronco disregarded a traffic light in the 1200 block of West Washington Street and collided with a Mercedes Benz SUV leaving the zoo in which the two people died.
The driver, who police identified as Rosalio Pedraza, 31, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of reckless homicide and two counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Police said Pedraza blew a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050814/NEWS01/50814003
Nandankanan Zoo loses one-yr-old Bengal tiger to infection
BHUBANESWAR: A one-year-old Royal Bengal tiger has died at the Nandankanan Zoo, due to an infection in its rectum. The death of the tiger comes three days after two rare four-horned antelopes were bitten to death by stray dogs that entered their enclosure at the zoo.
Sources at the zoo said the tiger had developed complications in its rectal sphincter due to an infection. Zoo officials reportedly attempted to treat the animal within its enclosure, but had failed in their attempts to do so.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=76313
Americas News
Baby hippo confined, zoo critics say
Aug 14, 2005, 17:23 GMT
VANCOUVER, BC, Canada (UPI) -- The Vancouver (Canada) Zoo is being disparaged for a lack of adequate housing for Hazina, its 700-pound baby hippopotamus.
In the 10 months since Hazina (Swahili for "treasure") came to the zoo via Quebec, the city`s Humane Society says, she has been confined to 8-by-8-foot quarters -- unsuitable for an animal with the size and social tendencies of the hippo.
Zoo officials defended Hazina`s housing. "She has two large stalls. She has an indoor pond. She has access to the door to get sunlight," said Jamie Dixon, animal care manager for the zoo.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southamerica/article_1041217.php/Baby_hippo_confined_zoo_critics_say
Baby hippo confined, zoo critics say
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Vancouver (Canada) Zoo is being disparaged for a lack of adequate housing for Hazina, its 700-pound baby hippopotamus.
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In the 10 months since Hazina (Swahili for "treasure") came to the zoo via Quebec, the city's Humane Society says, she has been confined to 8-by-8-foot quarters -- unsuitable for an animal with the size and social tendencies of the hippo.
Zoo officials defended Hazina's housing. "She has two large stalls. She has an indoor pond. She has access to the door to get sunlight," said Jamie Dixon, animal care manager for the zoo.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050814-13204300-bc-canada-hippo.xml
Protecting elephants from pain, illness
August 13, 2005
BY DEBBIE LEAHY
Regardless of how one feels about zoos and circuses, the proposed elephant protection ordinance makes good sense.
The ordinance sponsored by Ald. Mary Ann Smith (48th) would prohibit the chaining of elephants and the use of the bullhook; would require zoos to provide 10 acres of space per elephant and circuses to provide 3,600 square feet for a single elephant and an extra 1,800 square feet for each additional elephant.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/otherviews/cst-edt-ref13a.html
Bill Marvel:
Innkeeper at the Dallas Zoo's Bug U! buzzes about her charges
06:46 PM CDT on Monday, August 15, 2005
Lunchtime at the Dallas Zoo. A half-eaten cantaloupe, an apple and a dish of grapes wait on Samantha Snavely's desk. But they're not for her. They're for the beetles, crickets and other assorted insects that carry on their daily lives in dozens of nearby terrariums, jars and plastic boxes.
Samantha Snavely, assistant reptile and invertebrate keeper, gets touchy with a tarantula at the Dallas Zoo's Bug U! exhibit.
Think of Ms. Snavely as an insect concierge. An assistant keeper of reptiles and invertebrates at the zoo, she must make sure the thousands of tiny charges (some not so tiny) in the zoo's new Bug U! are comfortable, well-housed and well-fed.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/texasliving/columnists/all/stories/081405dnlivourtown.229886d7.html
It’s a first: Delhi Zoo breeds 2 pythons
Gopal Sathe
New Delhi, August 13: The Delhi Zoo has bred two pythons in captivity for the first time.
“With eggs hatched around four days back, the newborn pythons need proper care. It is too soon to put them on display,” said Zoo Director B.S. Bonal. The breeding showed that snakes were adapting well to their new enclosures, he said further.
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=143857
Zoo criticized for baby hippo barn
Last Updated Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:51:39 EDT
CBC News
The Greater Vancouver Zoo is at odds with the city's humane society over the treatment of a baby hippopotamus that arrived from Quebec 10 months ago.
The Vancouver Humane Society, along with some zoo visitors, say the barn housing the 317-kilogram (700-pound) animal is far from ideal.
Hazina, swimming in her pool
Hazina, whose name means "treasure" in Swahili, spends most of her waking hours submerged in a 2.4-metre-by-2.4-metre (eight-by-eight-foot) indoor pool, off limits to the public.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/13/hippo-zoo050813.html
Zoo's Prized Elephant Dies
7-Year-Old Was On Loan In Columbus
POSTED: 6:42 pm EDT August 16, 2005
UPDATED: 6:58 pm EDT August 16, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first elephant born in Ohio since the time of the woolly mammoth has died.
Ganesh was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in March 1998, and was on loan to the Columbus Zoo when keepers discovered him dead in his stall Tuesday morning, News 5 reported.
Zoo workers aren't sure how the 7-year-old elephant died.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4860043/detail.html
Chimp zoo house chopped
GARETH EDWARDS
AMBITIOUS plans for a new £4 million chimp enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo are to be put back after the attraction missed out on vital funding for the new arena.
Bosses at the zoo had hoped to create a modern enclosure which would help members of the public get closer to the animals than ever before. The design for the groundbreaking enclosure included video screens, interactive displays and a research centre for scientists.
But they have admitted they will have to go back to the drawing board after they were refused a vital grant for the Budongo exhibit, named after the rainforest which is home to many of the zoo's chimps.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1790592005
Pit bulls kill three animals at Saginaw children's zoo; nine others injured
August 16, 2005, 1:45 PM
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) -- Three children's zoo animals are dead and nine others injured after a pair of pit bulls burrowed under a fence and attacked goats, sheep, cattle and roosters.
Two goats and a rooster were killed in the petting area of the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square. The dogs sneaked into the zoo sometime before 6:30 a.m. Monday.
"It is a sad day at the zoo," Director Nancy J. Parker told The Saginaw News for a Tuesday story.
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw119908_20050816.htm
Karla Bonoff Performs August 24 At Oregon Zoo
By Joan Jones
Staff Writer / SouthernOregonNews.com
Portland, Oregon - Karla Bonoff got her start at the Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood. Now she'll be performing at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday, August 24 at 7 p.m. as part of the Wells Fargo Summer Concert Series.
http://www.medfordnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=309128&cp=10997
Casa de Fruta zoo worker injured after buffalo knocks him to ground
By Brandon Bailey
Mercury News
Rescue workers were called to a popular South County petting zoo on Monday after an agitated buffalo knocked down and trampled an employee at Casa de Fruta on Highway 152.
The 23-year-old man was airlifted to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. Officials say he suffered a bruise on his torso that did not appear life-threatening, but he needed to be checked in case of internal injuries.
The buffalo probably weighed about 1,000 pounds, said California Department of Forestry Capt. Dustin Hall, whose crew of firefighters and paramedics was called to the scene shortly after 3:30 p.m.
The employee apparently was feeding the buffalo when it lowered its head and butted him, knocked him down and then stepped on him, Hall said. The worker, whose name was withheld, was able to crawl out of the pen to safety, and Hall said it appeared the man was fortunate.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/the_valley/12394623.htm
Zoo enclosure is Out of Africa
GARETH EDWARDS
AN African enclosure offering visitors a safari-style experience at Edinburgh Zoo is to be unveiled tonight at a themed party.
The enclosure will allow visitors to gaze down on the zoo's African antelopes, monkeys, wild pigs, bush babies and owl-faced monkeys from an overhead walkway, while the animals below wander through a natural-looking environment.
African plants and a new layout have been used to create the illusion that all the animals are sharing the same African plain.
Their separate enclosures will be divided by natural wooden fencing, and around the monkey enclosure the trees have been trimmed so the monkeys can't escape, in a bid to make it appear that all the animals are in one open area. The development cost just over £100,000.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1770362005
Rare Baby Colubus Monkey Debuts At Oregon Zoo
Portland, Oregon - Another baby colobus monkey makes its Oregon Zoo debut in the Africa Rainforest exhibit on Tuesday, August 9, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. The new male, which was born on July 27, has yet to be officially named. Born just a little over a year after his brother, Oscar, the baby colobus weighed 1.48 pounds at birth, a little above average for the species.
http://www.medfordnews.com/articles/index.cfm?artOID=308836&cp=10996
Four Cheetah Cubs Born At the Zoo
SAN DIEGO — Four 4-day-old cheetah cubs were on display and being hand-fed in the nursery in the Children's Zoo section of the San Diego Zoo today, a park official said.
The cubs, born Tuesday, were neglected by their mother, according to senior nursery keeper Janet Hawes.
"The cubs will need 24-hour-a-day attention for the first two to three weeks of their lives, with nursery keepers giving them feedings every two hours," Hawes said. "As they grow, the feedings, and the need for non-stop attention, will diminish."
The cubs consume 22 percent of their body weight at each feeding, Hawes said.
Their eyes are expected to open in about a week, which is when they should be removed from their incubator, she said.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/081205_nw_cheetah_cubs.html
Zoo Welcomes Newborn Cheetah Cubs
Newborns Eat Very Little
POSTED: 11:40 am EDT August 12, 2005
UPDATED: 11:48 am EDT August 12, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Zoo has welcomed four newborn female cheetahs. The zoo provided video of the cubs, which are being kept in the Children's Zoo. Each weighs no more than 500 grams and eats very little. Zookeepers are keeping an around-the-clock watch on the newborns for two or three weeks. The cubs' mother stopped caring for them after birth.
http://www.nbc17.com/news/4843288/detail.html
http://nbc17.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=414131
Zoo offers discounts in hot weather
04:52 PM EDT on Friday, August 12, 2005
When the mercury rises, you can actually save money if you want to head out to the Louisville Zoo!
At 90 degrees or above, admission is only $5 a person.
Even though it's hot outside, the zoo has plenty of spray stations to keep you cool, not to mention the air-conditioned exhibit areas like Gorilla Forest.
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/WHAS11_LOCAL_Zoo.68cfe578.html
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