All Posts Tagged With: "Oklahoma City Zoo"

Tulsa Zoo marks oldest resident’s 60th birthday with ‘Elebration’

Source: Tulsa World The consensus of people attending the special elephant demonstration Tuesday at the Tulsa Zoo is that 60-year-old Gunda looks pretty good for her age. The zoo will celebrate a number of elephant milestones this weekend — Gunda’s 60th birthday and the scheduled return of two female elephants to the Oklahoma City Zoo. [...]

1Sep2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Chimp escapes zoo exhibit in Oklahoma

(CNN) — A chimpanzee in an Oklahoma zoo escaped from his exhibit on Monday, but was coaxed back to safety with no reported injuries, said a zoo spokeswoman. The male chimp was found in a dry moat, meant to separate the animals from the zoo’s visitors. It was not immediately clear how he broke out [...]

31Aug2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Zoo promotion puts the ‘free’ in freezing

BY MICHAEL KIMBALL – NewsOK Many animals at the Oklahoma City Zoo don’t mind freezing temperatures. If you don’t either, you can visit them for free. Zoo workers have prepared the animals and their enclosures for the coming cold front. Zoo spokeswoman Tara Henson said a new program begins today allowing patrons free admission on [...]

6Jan2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

At Oklahoma City Zoo exhibit, it’s a bear’s life

Ken Raymond, Newsok There are better times to visit the Oklahoma City Zoo than on a late autumn day when the temperatures are south of freezing, when the wind turns your fingers brittle as icicles and sets your nose to dripping. As you stand outside, you can’t help but bounce up and down, urging your [...]

28Dec2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Second gorilla dies of cancer at zoo

ASHEBORO — For the second time this week, a gorilla undergoing treatment for cancer was euthanized Wednesday after N.C. Zoo veterinarians determined her health had dramatically deteriorated and would not improve. Katie, a 36-year-old female gorilla, was euthanized shortly before noon Wednesday by veterinarians at the zoo’s Hanes Veterinary Medical Center. Katie had been at [...]

17Dec2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

N.C. Zoo euthanizes Donna the gorill

By Richard Stradling – The Charlotte Observer Donna, a gorilla at the N.C. Zoo who had been battling cancer for 21/2 years, was euthanized Monday after a relapse. She was 42. The effort to save Donna included a full hysterectomy performed in August 2008 by three women’s health specialists from the Triangle: an oncologist at [...]

15Dec2009 | Sara | 1 comment | Continued

Taru dies at SB Zoo

Santa Barbara, CA, — The Santa Barbara Zoo’s male giraffe, Taru, was humanely euthanized Friday, October 23, 2009. He was 17 years old. “We had been treating him for several issues over the past months, and he seemed to be doing fairly well,” notes Sheri Horiszny, Director of Animal Programs. “However, he became suddenly worse [...]

27Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Your morning adorable: Oklahoma City Zoo’s baby chimp celebrates her first birthday — with cake

The Oklahoma City Zoo’s baby chimpanzee, Zoe, isn’t such a baby anymore — she celebrated her first birthday Wednesday, and the zoo is hosting a two-day party in her honor. Thursday, Zoe and her chimpanzee family received a specially made…

16Oct2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Oklahoma City Zoo approves updates to new children’s exhibit

BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL – News OK The Oklahoma City Zoo Trust on Wednesday approved $105,000 in changes to the zoo’s new children’s exhibit. The additional cost is a compilation of necessary changes to the Children’s Zoo, said Tommy Bryant, zoo director of building and grounds. The changes include rock repairs, wall expansion, cage upgrades and [...]

29Aug2009 | Sara | 1 comment | Continued

OKC ZOO THANKS OKC TAXPAYERS WITH ANNUAL FREE DAY

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden will grant free admission to all visitors on Friday, July 17, to celebrate the 1/8 of a cent sales tax passed by the citizens of Oklahoma City to support the Zoo. The sales tax, passed in 1990, has lead to numerous improvements in the Zoo over the past [...]

10Jul2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued