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New Okapi Exhibit at Jacksonville Zoo
Dave Wax – Taren Reed – First Coast News JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Is that a horse with a custom paint job, or is it a giraffe who got conscientious about her neck? It’s actually an Okapi, and if you’re not familiar with them, there’s good reason. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has become just the 21st [...]
17Mar2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Get Shooting Tips from Award Winning News Photographer Steve Campbell
(HOUSTON)… Enjoy a day of photography and fun at the Houston Zoo’s Photo Day on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The Houston Zoo opens its gates 2 hours early at 7 a.m. allowing Photo Day ticket holders to take advantage of the morning light and cooler weather to capture memorable shots of some of the Zoo’s [...]
16Feb2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Houston iPhone app helps you keep track of your favorite zoo animal
Elephants, giraffes and cheetahs. Oh my, how do I find them all? From Houston Chronicle At the Houston Zoo, anyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch can log onto a new application for a hand-held guide from the meerkats to Toby the red panda. It even offers a real-time, GPS-guided map to the nearest restrooms, [...]
15Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Littlest patients find distraction, comfort in live feeds from zoos
By Jeff Martin, USA TODAY SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A smile flashes across Raymond Clark’s face as the 8-year-old watches ZooTV, a welcome distraction from needle pokes and other tests during his treatment for a heart defect here at Sanford Children’s Hospital. The Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls launched ZooTV in March, using 14 [...]
8Sep2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Houston Zoo mourns death of sea lion
Houston Chronicle Deano, a sea lion shipped to the Houston Zoo in 1983 and frequent performer at marine parks, has died at age 26. The cause is not known. An autopsy is being performed, the zoo said Thursday. “Deano was such a charmer. We are missing him so much right now. He was very special [...]
14Aug2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Houston Zoo starting work on $50 million African Forest
By ALLAN TURNER – Houston Chronicle Moving away from the concept of bars and cages, the Houston Zoo in September will break ground for a $50 million African Forest, a 6.5-acre exhibit designed to give patrons the illusion they are strolling through an open landscape populated with chimpanzees, giraffes and other equatorial animals, zoo officials [...]
29Jul2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Leaping Leopards! It’s Enrichment Day at the Houston Zoo, May 9, 2009
REAL.WILD.FUN LEAPING LEOPARDS! IT’S ENRICHMENT DAY AT THE HOUSTON ZOO MAY 9, 2009 (HOUSTON) … It’s said that people believe just 23 percent of what they hear, but 100 percent of what they see. You won’t believe your eyes when you join us for Enrichment Day at the Houston Zoo. Given a choice, would a [...]
30Apr2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Around the Region: Houston Zoo Named In Top 10 Best
HOUSTON – The Houston Zoo is one of the 10 best zoos in the nation for kids according to Parents magazine’s 10 Best Zoos for Kids Survey. The results are the culmination of a three-month study. “We are thrilled to be recognized by a publication of Parents stature as one of the ten best zoos [...]
6Apr2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
HOUSTON ZOO RECOGNIZED FOR SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT
For the third year in a row, the Houston Zoo has received the top ranking – four out of a possible four stars – from Charity Navigator, the nation’s premier charity evaluator. “We are honored to receive this recognition for a third straight year,” said Houston Zoo President and CEO Deborah Cannon. “Only 11 % [...]
17Mar2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
GET OUT OF YOUR SHELL FOR SEA TURTLE SATURDAY AT THE HOUSTON ZOO
GET OUT OF YOUR SHELL FOR SEA TURTLE SATURDAY AT THE HOUSTON ZOO (HOUSTON) February 16, 2009 … Sea turtles are one of the earth’s most ancient species. Found in all the world’s oceans except the Arctic, sea turtles are among the planets most endangered creatures. Sea turtle populations are slowly recovering thanks to the [...]
19Feb2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued