PNC holidays lights at Cincinnati Zoo 2010

http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/events/pnc_festival_lights.html
ome and enjoy the 28th year of the PNC Festival of Lights, the region's largest and most anticipated holiday event. This year we continue to "glow green" as we add more color and lights around the Zoo!


November 26, 2010 - January 2, 2011 5:00-9:00pm


2010 Highlights Include:
•NEW themed areas including Fairy Land!
•NEW Search for the 5 fairies hidden in Fairy Land
•Visit with Santa & his Reindeer
•“Winter Wonders” - Madcap Puppet Theater Black Light Show
•Storytelling with Mrs. Claus
•Rapping Elves
•Holiday Character Meet & Greet
•Holiday Post Office – send a letter straight to Santa
•Wild Lights Show on Swan Lake
•Gingerbread Village
•Talking Tigers
•Nativity Scene & Menorah Display
•Happy Feet 4D Experience




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Missing Cincinnati Zoo Hawk returned home

Missing Hawk Returned To Cincinnati Zoo                           

Neighbor Reports Bird In Clifton Tree
POSTED: 12:28 pm EDT August 17, 2010
UPDATED: 1:37 pm EDT August 17, 2010

Zookeepers have found a hawk that flew off last week during a public demonstration."Tex," a 9-year-old Harris hawk, escaped Aug. 9 from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, during a "Wings of the World" bird show.

The zoo received hundreds of calls after reporting the bird missing, and a neighbor called Tuesday morning to report Tex perched in a tree on Lafayette Avenue in Clifton.
Gary Denzler, the zoo's head bird trainer, lured the bird from his perch with a whistle and mice, its favorite treat.
Tex spotted the snack, flew from the tree and landed on Denzler's arm.
"We are just happy to have him home," Denzler said. "We are so grateful to the people that called in and reached out to help us during our search. We could not have brought Tex home without the community involvement."
Tex will take a break from the bird show for the rest of the summer, and zookeepers plan to work with the bird and reintroduce him next year when the show resumes in May 2011.



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Cincinnati zoo keeper-the vet that does it all!

http://news.Cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20100809/NEWS01/8080333/

The man that takes care of the animals at the zoo that has a lot of experience from his job over the years he has served.

Cincinnati Zoo Rhino Soon To Be A Dad

Cincinnati Zoo Rhino Soon To Be A Dad    

Andalas “Andalas,” the Cincinnati Zoo’s first Sumatran rhino calf has produced the first Sumatran rhino pregnancy in Southeast Asia for the global captive breeding program.
Andalas and his mate, “Ratu”, both eight-years-old, are expecting a calf in May of 2011. Both are living at the Sumatran Rhine Sanctuary in Indonesia
Andalas was borng in 2001, the first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in 112 years. Ratu, a native Indonesian, wandered into a village just outside the Way Kambas Park and was brought to the Sanctuary to keep her safe. The two rhinos will remain at the 250-acre complex built and supported by the International Rhino Foundation.
Considered the most endangered of all rhino species and perhaps the most endangered mammal species on earth, it is estimated that 50 percent of the Sumatran rhino population has been lost in the past 15 years. The primary cause is conversion of rhino habitat for agriculture, even in some national parks, and poaching for its horn which some Asian cultures believe contains medicinal properties.

Today, there are only 10 Sumatran rhinos living in captivity worldwide and fewer than 200 animals exist in isolated pockets of Sabah, Malaysia and the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sumatran rhinos can live 35-40 years.

Channel 12 news Cincinnati

HallZOOween

HallZOOWeen                                                            

October 10-11, 17-18, and 24-25

Little ghouls and boys can enjoy a spooktacular weekend of fun, from noon – 5 p.m. It's so fun, it's scary!
Activities include:
Trick-or-Treating around the Zoo (children 12 and under only)
Back by popular demand - Phil Dalton's Theater of Illusion
Animal Pumpkin Pandemonium
Frisch's Big Boy Pumpkin Patch
Giant Pumpkin Carving Demonstrations
Spooktacular Train Ride and Scare-ousel

NEW this year:
Frisch's Big Boy Costume Parade
Beauty Shop of Horrors
The Curse of Skull Rock - 4-D adventure
Kids are encouraged to wear a costume during HallZOOween, but it is not required.

Help the Zoo Go Green! Please Bring Your Own Treat Bag!