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All Posts Tagged With: "giraffes"
Veterinarian who was fired from Topeka Zoo regains her job after arbitration
By Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veterinarian who was fired from the Topeka Zoo has returned to work after an arbitrator ruled she should get her job back. Shirley Llizo was fired in October after a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection criticized her and the zoo for keeping expired medications and not maintaining [...]
19Aug2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
First Ever Giraffe Herd in Naples
Naples Zoo Premieres Five Reticulated Giraffe in Temporary Home Naples, FL – Naples will soon publicly welcome its first ever giraffe herd. Five representatives of the world’s tallest animal will make their debut on Saturday, July 31st at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. Guests will enjoy looking up at the giraffe in their temporary home [...]
26Jul2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Zoo Fined For Giraffe Death
Tulsa Zoo Fined $5,000 After Giraffe Died Of Hypothermia TULSA, Okla. — A federal agency has fined the Tulsa Zoo $5,000 after an investigation into the death of a 9-year-old giraffe. The giraffe, named Amira, died of hypothermia in January during extremely cold conditions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation found that zoo officials didn’t [...]
4Jun2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
SC zoo selling animal waste for fertilizer
The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina zoo is expecting a sellout of its poo. Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia begins selling its waste for use as fertilizer Saturday. Elephants, giraffes and zebras are working on the project. The composted droppings are available in three convenient sizes, a cubic yard from comPOOst.org, or in [...]
1May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Baby Giraffe Names Narrowed To 3 Choices
You Choose: Crosby, Sebastian, Or Steve LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Masai giraffe was born Jan. 11 at the Louisville Zoo, and he needs a name. Close to 6,700 names were submitted in the Louisville Zoo’s baby giraffe-naming contest. The judges, comprised of animal managers and zookeepers who care for the giraffes, narrowed the baby giraffe [...]
1May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Love giraffes this Valentines day
Despite the recent freezing weather and heavy snow, the animals in the zoo can still provide that warm fuzzy feeling, particularly if you or your loved one has a soft spot for giraffes. By adopting an animal in the zoo before Valentines Day, you can enter yourself and your partner in with the chance to [...]
29Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Autopsy links giraffe death at B.C. zoo to cold, bad diet
Canwest News Service An animal autopsy indicated that lack of warmth and inappropriate diet likely killed one of two giraffes that died recently at Langley’s Mountain View Conservation Centre, says the facility’s veterinarian. Two Masai giraffes, a six-week old and a young adult, died at the rare-species zoo within days of each other during an [...]
19Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Zoo names baby giraffe Monday
Langley Advance To mark the third-month birthday of a new baby giraffe born at the Greater Vancouver Zoo, the animal keepers are holding a unique party on Monday. They’re having a little celebration, where they will reveal the new name of the latest female addition to the Rothschild’s giraffe family, said zoo marketing manager Jody [...]
18Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Second giraffe dies at Tulsa Zoo
By SHANNON MUCHMORE – Tulsa World A female giraffe at the Tulsa Zoo died early Sunday, probably from hypothermia, officials said. Amira, a 9-year-old giraffe who came to the zoo from California in October, is the second giraffe to die at Tulsa Zoo in as many months. Amali, a 5-year-old, died Dec. 3 after injuring [...]
11Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Twycross Zoo keepers start annual animal stock take
Leicester Mercury From the ant to the elephant, staff at Twycross Zoo have begun the mammoth job of counting their animals. Along with zoos up and down the country, workers at the Leicestershire attraction are beginning their annual stock take. New arrivals at Twycross in 2009 included elephant Ganesh Vijay, woolly monkey Branco, tufted deer [...]
8Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued