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Betty White heads to Washington to see the animals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Betty White is headed to Washington to see the wildlife — not the donkeys and elephants on Capitol Hill, but the animals in the National Zoo. After a stop at the Smithsonian on Thursday, White will visit the zoo one day later to indulge her passion: animal watching. She’s looking forward to [...]

16May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dads get half-price admission to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Father’s Day

What do dads really want for Father’s Day? It’s not a tie or a socket set, it’s the chance to hang out and have fun with their kids! Cleveland Metroparks Zoo makes it easy with half-price admission for all dads on Sunday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., making tickets just $6.25. The [...]

16May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Snow Monkey Arrivals

The resident Japanese macaque (snow monkey) troop at the Highland Wildlife Park recently welcomed new arrivals when a trio of babies were born. The three latest additions belong to mums Mang, Djangal and Angara. Still only 3 weeks old, the babies are staying close to their mums and it will be a while yet before [...]

10May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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HealthSpring and Nashville Zoo Present Eighth Annual Senior Day

Silver Stars Scheduled to Provide Musical Entertainment HealthSpring and the Nashville Zoo announced today they will present the eighth Senior Day at the Zoo to allow seniors ages 65 and older free admission to the Zoo on Friday, May 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additionally, seniors will receive a $3 coupon that can [...]

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A Trio of Black-Necked Swan Cygnets Hatch at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo

Bronx, NY – These cygnets will stay close to their parents for almost a year after hatching. While they are small, they ride on the backs of their parents for warmth, transportation, and protection from predators. Carrying cygnets is most pronounced in black-necked and mute swans, but all true swans are known to do this [...]

9May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

MOTHER’S DAY AT THE ZOO

Fun and Entertaining Kansas City Zoo: Its Mom’s day for TLC – so bring her to the Zoo and check out all our animal moms. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13 treat your Mom to free admission at the Kansas City Zoo plus a free ice cream/fruit bar treat compliments of Hy-Vee and Blue Bell, [...]

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Ohio zoo names newborn camel through online voting

CINCINNATI: Cincinnati zoo officials have named a newborn camel with the help of online voting. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden announced Tuesday the newborn camel’s name is Bogart. Nearly 5,000 people voted during a five-day period to name the camel, which is the facility’s first camel birth in nearly 30 years. Officials say the [...]

6May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Baltimore aquarium stops scheduled dolphin shows

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials at the National Aquarium in Baltimore say they are eliminating scheduled dolphin shows. The aquarium says that beginning Friday dolphin programs will be open all day. Visitors can spend as much time as they want watching the dolphins play, eat and work with trainers. Previously, visitors paid extra to watch dolphins [...]

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HealthSpring and Nashville Zoo Present Eighth Annual Senior Day

Silver Stars Scheduled to Provide Musical Entertainment   HealthSpring and the Nashville Zoo announced today they will present the eighth Senior Day at the Zoo to allow seniors ages 65 and older free admission to the Zoo on Friday, May 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additionally, seniors will receive a $3 coupon that [...]

3May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Take Flight at Avian Awareness Day

Nashville Zoo is celebrating its feathered residents at the annual Avian Awareness Day on Saturday, May 5. Guests can explore the importance of birds throughout the world with activities, keeper talks and shows for the entire family. Avian Awareness Day highlights the journey of migratory birds as they make passage between their breeding grounds in [...]

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First Annual Brew at the Zoo On Tap for June 1

  Nashville Zoo and Rhizome Productions are teaming up for Brew at the Zoo on Friday, June 1 from 6:30 – 11 p.m. Animals, live music, local food trucks, and 75 craft beers are on tap at this unique after-hours, adults only event. At Brew at the Zoo, guests can wander the Entry Village, Festival [...]

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Make summer memories at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Summer fun is just around the corner in Northeast Ohio and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is ready! The season officially kicks off Memorial Day weekend with the return of Professor Wylde’s Live Animal Show in the Zoo’s Savanna Theater on Saturday, May 26. Performances run three times daily, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., through [...]

2May2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Police Charge 2 Men With Break-In At Ohio Zoo

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officials at an Ohio zoo say two men have been charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct after a zoo employee saw them walking through the facility after midnight. Columbus Zoo officials say 21-year-old Kyle Pierce and 18-year-old Sir Jaredd Branner were arrested after an employee spotted them at about 1:15 a.m. [...]

29Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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It’s a girl for 16-year-old Long Beach aquarium harbor seal

Associated Press LONG BEACH – By harbor seal standards, Shelby is pretty old to be a first-time mom. Aquarium of the Pacific mammal and bird curator Dudley Wigdahl says Shelby is 16 years old and gave birth to her first pup Thursday. Most seals start having pups at 4 or 5. Wigdahl says the unnamed [...]

29Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Detroit Zoo has supporting role in feature film

AP ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Zoo has a part to play in a movie screening Monday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The zoo in Royal Oak serves as a backdrop for several scenes in Jenna Fischer romantic comedy “The Giant Mechanical Man.” Although the scenes are set at the [...]

20Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Ohio’s Toledo Zoo debuts 3 new ring-tailed lemurs born to twin sisters on consecutive days

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOLEDO, Ohio — Three ring-tailed lemurs born this month are debuting at the Toledo Zoo in northwest Ohio. The zoo says a pair of twin lemurs that arrived at the zoo last summer from North Carolina gave birth on consecutive days. One named Fanta gave birth on April 7, and her sister Fresca [...]

20Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Ga. Aquarium expecting rare beluga whale birth

The Associated Press ATLANTA — The world’s largest aquarium is expecting the pitter patter of giant fins. The Georgia Aquarium has a rare beluga whale pregnancy, the first mammal to conceive at the downtown Atlanta attraction since it opened in 2005. The mother, Maris, got pregnant naturally — not through insemination — which is rare [...]

20Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Black rhino at Sedgwick County Zoo dies

By The Associated Press WICHITA — One of the most popular animals at the Sedgwick County Zoo has died. Zoo officials say Eugene, an Eastern black rhinoceros, died Tuesday. At the age of 32, he was one of the oldest black rhinos in the nation. Mike Quick, the zoo’s curator of animals, says zoo officials [...]

20Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Two New Cougars at Nashville Zoo

Two new cougars are now on exhibit at Nashville Zoo. The 7-month old juveniles were part of a trio of cubs rescued in Washington State after being orphaned in the wild. The Zoo plans to alternate the juveniles onto exhibit with the Zoo’s existing cougar Jackson, who will be easing into retirement. Current plans are [...]

18Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Animal Planet unleashing a new season of shows

NEW YORK (AP) — Animal Planet has a menagerie of new shows for the season ahead that promise real-life drama, monstrous mystery, unusual human creatures and a new breed of cute. Also look for the network’s first competition show, with the provocative title “Top Hookers.” (Relax. It deals with fishing.) The slate of new programming, [...]

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Deaf Day at the Zoo Scheduled for April 21

Nashville Zoo and Gate Communications are presenting the seventh annual Deaf Day at the Zoo on Saturday, April 21. Presentations and programs designed specifically for the Deaf and Deaf/Blind community will be offered from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sign language specialists will partner with Zoo staff and docents to deliver educational presentations and answer [...]

17Apr2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

To The Arctic 3D Brings Polar Bears to the Giant Screen April 20th

In a Land of Snow and Ice, a Heart-warming Tale Emerges   Chattanooga, Tenn. (April 16, 2012) – Our planet’s northernmost latitudes are colder than cold. Above the Arctic Circle lies an immense place of extreme conditions and pure, breathtaking vistas that few people will ever experience firsthand. But beginning April 20th, audiences at the [...]

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