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Love is in the Air , & Tanagers…oh my! Setting the Mood for Love Birds MYZOO Spring 2015 ON THE COVER A paradise tanager, Tangara chilensis, LOVE STORY shows off its brilliant plumage. Colorful feathers and nest building skills are Dear Friends, key to attracting a mate in the LETTER As a conservation organization, Woodland Park Zoo seeks to inspire a love of in PASSION FOR Tropical Rain aviary. Dennis Dow, WPZ all our guests and community partners. A rewarding perk of my job is hearing what you FROM THE say you love about your zoo, especially about how our animals, keepers, and experiences CONSERVATION transform your passions into action. Dr. Deborah Jensen has ushered in many PRESIDENT One member shared how her foster son’s eyes light up as he explores the animals’ colors, firsts for Woodland Park Zoo since she shapes and sounds, and how he has become enthralled by the many creatures that exist in took the helm of the nonprofit in 2002: the world. A young student told us he became a big lover, thanks to the zoo, and now Matt Hagen wants to become a biologist and study wild cats in Africa to stop the senseless poaching. • First female chief executive CONTENTS Another member shared, “The zoo’s animals inspire our family to think about our global • First conservation scientist Love for Members ...... 4 footprint; we want to make our own small changes and inspire others.” Whether it’s initiating neighborhood efforts to promote backyard , recycling, or conservation- • First leader of the nonprofit under Hearts...... 6 themed fundraisers, the ways our animals inspire members to act on their passions are as a new public-private partnership diverse as the 300 that live here. with the City of Seattle Recognition for Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program...... 9 And it keeps getting better. Soon, you’ll have a whole new reason to love your zoo. Tigers! Her strong vision has helped this beloved Three young Malayan tigers join our zoo family this spring as we prepare for the May 2 Northwest institution give people hope Love is in the Air ...... 10 opening of our highly anticipated Banyan Wilds tiger and sloth bear exhibits. Located for the world’s wildlife. As president and in the heart of the zoo, this new wildlife conservation journey will leave you in awe Let’s Get Digital...... 13 CEO, she leads 350 passionate employees with closer-than-ever experiences of the sights, sounds, and scents of a tropical forest teeming with life. What’s more, interactive features will push the boundaries of what’s and 700 dedicated volunteers in a grand A regal match: possible with animal care, education and action. You will be empowered to help end challenge: to engage the entire community Adia and Xerxes start their pride...... 15 tiger poaching and sustain the landscapes on which both tigers and people depend. in creating a sustainable future for animals sustainability spotlight ...... 18 As with many species, the survival of wild tigers is in our hands. Look for our colorful and people, and have fun while doing it! Tigers on Tour this spring, and join your zoo, Panthera, and our field conservation From WPZ staff, volunteers, Membership Matters...... 19 partners in to save this iconic big cat. and Board of Directors: Northwest families are passionate about conservation. By uniting our passions, we will help Anmal Spotlight: Malayan Tapirs...... 20 ensure a sustainable future for animals and people. Sounds like a great love story to me. Congratulations to Dr. Jensen on her 2015 Executive Excellence Award as a Setting the Mood for Love Birds...... 22

Nonprofit CEO of the Year, as featured Classes and Camps...... 26 in Seattle Business Magazine. Deborah B. Jensen, Ph.D. MyZoo Kids: Valentine’s Special...... 28 President and CEO

WOODLAND PARK ZOO Deborah B. Jensen, Ph.D. DIRECTORS ZOO HOURS MyZoo Spring 2015. Volume 17. Issue 1. OUR MISSION: FIND US ON Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA 5500 Phinney Avenue North President and CEO Linda Allen Lisa Graumlich Kevin Schofield General Information: 206.548.2500 Membership Department Bruce Bohmke David S. Anderson Jason Hamlin Greg Schwartz SPRING/SUMMER and Address Changes: 206.548.2400, [email protected] SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98103 Woodland Park Zoo Saves Editor in Chief: Laura Lockard, [email protected] Marianne Bichsel Rick Holzli Chief Operations Officer Elizabeth Sicktich May 1 – September 30 Managing Editor: Kirsten Pisto, [email protected] Kristi Branch Glenn Kawasaki Bryan Slinker Design Editor: Misty Fried, [email protected] MAIN ZOO LINE animals and their habitats 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Lead Designer: Kelly Hampson, [email protected] Lisa Caputo Rob Liddell 206.548.2500 Jill Walker Photo Editor: Ryan Hawk, [email protected] 2015 BOARD OF Dino De Vita Leigh McMillan Margaret Wetherald For Advertising Information: [email protected] or 206.548.2625 Laura Peterson through conservation CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY GENERAL EMAIL DIRECTORS OFFICERS Janet Dugan Kathy Williams Comments or questions? Write 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, Kenneth Eakes Larry Phillips Susie Wyckoff WA 98103-5865 or email [email protected] [email protected] Laurie Stewart, Chair Matt Rosauer leadership and engaging Fall/Winter Woodland Park Zoo is a City of Seattle facility managed and David Goldberg Deborah Jensen, ex officio operated by the nonprofit Woodland Park Zoological Society. Jeff Leppo, Vice Chair Irwin Goverman Patti Savoy Christopher Williams, ex officio October 1 – April 30 MyZoo (ISSN 2153-45659) is published quarterly for $6.00 MEMBERSHIP EMAIL experiences, inspiring people per year for Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) members from Cammi Libby, Treasurer 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. membership dues by WPZ at 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, [email protected] Rob Short, Secretary WA 98103-5865. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle WA. to learn, care and act. POSTMASTER send address change to: Nancy Pellegrino, MyZoo, WPZ 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103-5865 www.zoo.org All photos are property of Woodland Park Zoo unless Immediate Past Chair otherwise noted.

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We Love Our Members

We have members representing 44 states as well as 3 Canadian provinces PLUS members Over the last 5 years, 1.8 million “Every October, when the membership across the pond in London! The most members (outside of Washington state) live in British members have visited the zoo! comes due, I think carefully about the Columbia, with California as a close second. We love our members, Members not only know a good deal when they see one, wisdom of spending resources on a zoo and with 40,000 member they are also inspired by wildlife conservation. When asked households, there’s plenty of why they joined the zoo, 40% of our new members said membership. And every year I decide love to go around! Members they joined to support the zoo’s conservation mission. The are part of the family here endangered animals around the world thank you! (sometimes after serious discussions with at Woodland Park Zoo. myself!) that it is probably a wise thing We appreciate your support, Since September 2011, $2.50 of whether you’ve been a member each membership purchase has VOTE to do. Then a litter of snow (for for one month or 20 years! directly supported the zoo’s conservation programs in the instance) is born, and I realize that buying Dennis Dow, WPZ You keep us on our toes, you Northwest and around the push us to be better, you world. That means $300,000 that membership is one of the best things strengthen our relationships in Quarters for Conservation within the community, and you helped the silverspot butterfly $300,000 equals I do for myself. The zoo pass rides in my remind us to have fun! And all the in the Pacific Northwest, while, members care as much as we do tree kangaroos in Papua New 1,200,000 hip-pocket, and when I am in need of “A for our amazing animals. We can tell from your Guinea, and snow leopards in quarters! emails, phone calls and conversations on Central Asia, just to name a few! Natural High”, I know where to go.” grounds that members are a unique and generous States with members group, and we are grateful to have you as part States without members Ms G M Wiegand (member since 1988) of our team in saving animals and their habitats. By Helen Lowery, Membership and Digital Sales Supervisor & Gabriel, SD Hearing Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ

Lauren LaPlante, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Mat Hayward, WPZ Lauren LaPlante, WPZ Woodland Park Zoo would not be the institution it is without Y OU. And that is why we love our members! 4 MYZOO SpringSpring 2015

Tigers are easy to love. Just saying acute smell and agility to scout out food degradation are taking a devastating the word “tiger” evokes symbols of beauty, hidden throughout their backyard, splash toll on Malayan tigers – so devastating that ferocity, strength, independence and through their pool on hot summer days, one day tigers may exist only in captivity. vitality. Across cultures, people have been and work one-on-one with their keepers With an estimated 3,200 tigers left in the in awe of this species since they were first at the training wall. All the while, we’ll wild, the subspecies is down encountered. Our imaginations run wild demonstrate how the zoo cares for such to fewer than 350 animals, a number far with visions of tigers stalking the jungles dangerous animals, keeping both humans more dangerous than the fierce tiger itself. of Asia and beyond… into our children’s and tigers safe. stories, our folklore, our paintings and Hope is in the stripes. Ours is a passionate songs, our tattoos, and the very fabric Visitors will be able to get closer to community of conservationists willing to of our richest adventures. this predator than any other at the zoo. take action to save Malayan tigers. Let’s Wide-eyed children will romp through the give the three tiger brothers a warm On May 2, the zoo is opening its largest roots of a Banyan tree to spy a tiger, and Seattle welcome by committing to the exhibit in nearly 20 years: Banyan Wilds. actually hear the breathing, chuffing, licking three actions below. Along with sloth bears, the future residents and roaring of these animals. And the tigers of this naturalistic, state-of-the-art exhibit will be watching us too. are three Malayan tiger brothers who will By Kerston Swartz, Public Affairs and surely mesmerize us with their “fearful While we are thrilled that Seattle will be Advocacy Manager, WPZ symmetry,” playfulness and grandeur. The welcoming tigers, overall our planet is Photos by Karen Caster, Little Rock Zoo young tigers will be very busy: they’ll use quickly losing them. Extensive poaching and Tiger Hearts

Eye of the tiger: This summer, visit Banyan Wilds and see the Orange and black is the new black: Being in demand isn’t a world through the tiger’s eyes. You’ll learn that saving umbrella good thing when you’re prized for fur and medicine. Woodland At the heart of the zoo, species at the top of the food chain, like the Malayan tiger, also Park Zoo is helping train rangers in Malaysia, putting eyes in the protects thousands of species sharing the same forest home: from forest and boots on the ground to deter the poaching driving the tigers will inspire lichens to trees, snails to and, yes, even humans. Stay up- Malayan tigers to near . With the Panthera-WPZ to-date on the plight of the tiger by signing up for Woodland Park Malayan Tiger Conservation Project and our Malaysian colleagues, us to see the world Zoo’s Tiger Team and join hundreds of others in your community WPZ supports efforts to train in-country rangers in the who are passionate about saving this magnificent species. latest tiger survey methods, law enforcement techniques through their eyes. and camera-trap technology. This work is critical in Power of choice: Shop smart. Your most average-day’s activities providing protection for these endangered animals. affect the fate of tigers: in the shower, during meals and even You can help us stop poachers in their tracks. doing laundry. That’s because many of our daily products contain Ensure the long-term survival of tigers by palm oil—from shampoo and detergent to ice cream and prepared making a donation, large or small, to foods. When grown unsustainably, palm oil agriculture can lead to our partnership. Learn more at the destruction of tiger . Become an educated consumer zoo.org/conservation. and learn more about products containing certified sustainable palm oil by visiting rspo.org.

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Ryan Hawk, WPZ Spring 2015 THRIVE breakfast Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Sheraton Seattle Hotel • 1400 6th Ave. UPCOMING Join us for breakfast to learn how our zoo is helping to protect animals and their habitats around the world. Featuring Dr. Cheryl Knott, Co-Founder of the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program and Dr. Tim Laman, National Woodland Park Zoo’s EVENTS Geographic Photographer Tree Kangaroo Conservation AT WOODLAND PARK ZOO Efforts Awarded AZA Top Honors

Woodland Park Zoo’s flagship conservation program, Valentine’s Day Enrichment...... February 14 the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP), was prized with top honors for the International Conservation Award at the Thrive...... February 24 2014 Association of & Aquariums (AZA) national conference! AZA names conservation as its highest priority, and annually Rose Garden Pruning recognizes exceptional efforts by AZA-accredited zoos, aquariums, Demonstration...... February 28 and partners toward habitat preservation, species restoration, and

Tim Laman, National Geographic support of biodiversity in the wild. Bunny Bounce and Admission to Thrive is complimentary and all are welcome to Easter Enrichment...... April 4 attend. Please help us keep Thrive free by making a donation. First established in 1996 as an research www.zoo.org/thrive endeavor, TKCP has developed into a holistic, community-based Party for the Planet...... April 11-19 Ryan Hawk, WPZ conservation program encompassing livelihoods, education, health, and land-use planning to protect the endangered Matschie’s tree * BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru kangaroo, its habitat, and other native species from the threat of lineup announcement...... April 20 and over-hunting. Five years ago, TKCP worked with local landowners and government officials to establish the Yopno- *BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru Uruwa-Som Conservation Area (YUS CA), the first of its kind member presale...... April 22 in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The 180,000-acre area, voluntarily pledged by local landowners to help protect the wildlife native *BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru to PNG’s Huon Peninsula, has become a model for locally-owned Tickets on sale...... April 24 habitat conservation to protect wildlife in balance with community needs and aspirations.

Member Preview for Russell A. Mittermeier Banyan Wilds...... April 30 UN Equator Prize TKCP has made great strides in empowering local residents to Summer zoo hours begin...... May 1 manage the community’s environmental and natural resources, and recently established TKCP-PNG—a locally-registered partner Grand Opening for non-governmental organization—to manage the YUS Conservation Banyan Wilds...... May 2 Area. TKCP-PNG was also recently honored by the United Nations for its advancements in sustainable wildlife conservation and local Early Morning Bird Walk...... May 9 livelihood solutions with the highly-esteemed UN Equator Prize. Mom & Me at the zoo...... May 9 We’re honored to be recognized for our continued contributions Ryan Hawk, WPZ to wildlife conservation, tree kangaroo research, and the Bear Affair: Living Northwest Conservation communities of Papua New Guinea. presented by Brown Bear Car Wash...... June 6 To learn more about the program, visit Trevor Holbrook, Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program Coordinator * Indicates a separately ticketed event. All other events are free www.zoo.org/treekangaroo with regular zoo admission or membership.

8 9 Amanda Lloyd Photography Alise and Kyle with Lorenzo! Amanda Lloyd Photography Amanda Lloyd Photography Aimee and Tristan’s Rose Garden Wedding. Flowers by Aria Style Flowers by Aria Style MYZOO Photo courtesy of Jenny GG. PhotosSpring courtesy of Amanda L2015loyd Photography. LOVE is in the

Stop and smell the roses: Since 1924, the Rose Garden has been a highly sought after ceremony location. It is now an award-winning ceremony destination for couples, selling out at a minimum of 18 months in advance! A Bird in a Tuxedo: When planning a wedding for Alise and Kyle, Alise’s mom Tina knew the perfect place for these animal lovers. The couple traveled all the way from Virginia to say “I do” Rock’n’roll love affair: The zoo receives a wild range of at the zoo. Alise grew up in Seattle, so she was thrilled to be able to share one of her fondest requests: jousting in the meadow for a Renaissance wedding, childhood haunts with her fiancé. The July 19 ceremony took place in the Rose Garden, at the height a penguin keeper as an official witness, special nuptials in the of its colorful bouquet. Afterwards the couple partied in the Rain Forest Food Pavilion, but not before strolling zoo grounds with their wedding photographer. When they approached the penguin exhibit, African Village to represent the couple’s meeting in South keeper John invited the newlyweds to meet the penguins and gave them an experience they would never Africa and even a couple who met at a ZooTunes concert and forget. With a blessing from Lorenzo, a tuxedo-clad Humboldt penguin, their nuptials were complete. were eventually married on the ZooTunes stage—rock on! Of course, no penguin visit would be official without a little extra something… which one penguin (who shall remain nameless) bestowed on the groom’s shiny shoe. As John says, “It’s good luck!” Amanda Lloyd Photography Amanda Lloyd Photography A little wild, a lot of love: Some couples have a deep Flowers by Aria Style Cake by New York Cupcakes affinity for certain residents and request to marry near them; , grizzly bears, flamingos, even Komodo dragons! By Sara and Sebastian dance into our Matt and Scott’s beautiful wedding including these animals in their ceremonies, a lifelong bond hearts at their Beech Grove ceremony. took place on the Northern Trail. Whether it’s a blind date at is established and we often see the newlyweds become Photos courtesy of Elissa Wanke. Photo courtesy of Mark Ratzer. the flamingo exhibit, a surprise members, bringing their children as their family grows into proposal with a grizzly audience, a lifelong visitors. wedding led by Humboldt penguins or Woodland Park Zoo is the perfect location to fall in love, an anniversary fit for party animals, the zoo is a hotbed for romantic arrange for a romantic proposal, celebrate a wedding, or occasions. Over the years, Woodland honor your lifelong commitment with an anniversary party. Park Zoo has become a pillar of love For more information on wedding events please contact stories; we receive dozens of letters [email protected] or 206-548-2590. and emails detailing a first look, a first kiss and everything that comes By Kirsten Pisto, Editor happily ever after. Wedding photos courtesy of: www.amanda-lloyd.com · www.elissawankephotography.com · www.jennygg.com

It All Began at the Zoo: It wasn’t until the third day of zoo ambassador training at Woodland Park True Love in the Northern Trail: Matt and Scott had been Kathryn, a WPZ summer Zoo when someone (fate?) took Sara’s seat and she was compelled to ask Sebastian if she could sit by together for nearly 16 years when they were finally able to plan their him instead. The rest is history. wedding in 2014. Their union was not only the most important moment in camp assistant, proudly Sebastian went on to become an exhibit attendant and Sara worked as Interpretive Engagements their lives, but a symbol for marriage equality in Washington. They made Specialist. Sebastian describes falling in love at the zoo, “Despite being in the middle of a city, the zoo is a list of a dozen locations, but after meeting Liza, a WPZ event specialist, sports a Woodland Park the couple decided on-the-spot that the zoo would be their venue. They an oasis of plants and animals. We are both such fans of the natural world, and being able to share that Zoo VIP guest button love with others kept us in a happy mood. I think this is true of all of those who come to the zoo, not just grew a fast friendship with Liza and even invited her to their ceremony! visitors but staff and volunteers alike, and this sets a joyous mood that is easy to fall in love with. This shared Matt and Scott were thrilled, “Our wedding was incredible, surpassing on her wedding day! wonderment of nature by staff, volunteers, and visitors, along with a dedication to the animals that live at even our dreams. Many who have attended said it was one of the most WPZ, creates a strong bond that makes everyone seem like family. This zoo family is the foundation of our beautiful weddings they’ve ever attended. We wouldn’t be surprised if She was married the day love and relationship.” The couple was married at the zoo and in June 2014 they moved to Texas where Liza didn’t have something to do with our perfect weather and are still Sebastian works as a bird keeper and Sara works in the Education department at . WPZ misses wondering how she got the wolves to howl on cue.” A beautiful wedding after busy summer camp these two, but their love story is legend around these parts, turning even the most stoic staff to mush. amidst the wolves and the grizzlies, a brand new family and a new friendship to boot… we can’t think of a sweeter ending. season was over! 10 11 MYZOO Spring 2015

Summer f GET MORE OF THE for the k un iddos! Visit zoo.org/education for STORIES YOU LOVE all your S pring and Summer Visit zoo.org for news on animals, upcoming events, conservation impacts and education opportunities. Camps and Classes needs, including a full schedule and Thank you! WE LOVE TO SEE YOUR PHOTOS easy-as-pie registration! Julie Larsen Maher, WCS Your pledge counted. Tag #woodlandparkzoo on Instagram and Twitter, or share your photos Over 5,200 of you signed a petition telling elected officials on our Facebook timeline. you want a ban on ivory sales in Washington state. Our work is not done. Woodland Park Zoo, with our partner Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, will continue to work hard until Washington state does its part to save African elephants from extinction. Right now, we’re in Olympia telling legislators that we must act now to save elephants.

Woodland Park Zoo joins more than 175 zoos, aquariums, Julie Larsen Maher, WCS and partners in the 96 Elephants campaign to stop the killing, stop the demand, and stop the trade. join the herd | zoo.org/96elephants @iam_arice

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Around 100 different species of Partula once existed Get Behind-the-Scenes Access with the Zoo Blog on islands stretching across the South Pacific from Palau to Go beyond 140 characters—read the official zoo blog, updated weekly with behind-the- French Polynesia, but due to the introduction of an invasive and scenes news about the animals and more, told from the people who know them best! carnivorous snail, Partula were reduced to about five species in Read more at zoo.org/blog less than 10 years in the 1980s. Before they vanished completely, scientists stepped in and collected small remnant populations of snails on the islands and sent these precious few to zoos for captive breeding. However, a survey conducted in 1987 on the island of How do you fit a Hippo in your pocket? Moorea could not locate a single living snail. With the free Woodland Park Zoo mobile app! In 2003, Woodland Park Zoo joined the Partula Species Survival Plan to begin breeding. Thanks to the specialized care by zookeepers, our Download the app for iOS and Android to put the zoo in population hovers at a little more than 1,000 snails at any given time. your pocket and make planning your visit, touring the zoo, Now with collaborative efforts among conservation zoos, plans are and staying in touch between visits easier than ever. underway to reintroduce Partula nodosa back to Tahiti in the next couple Featuring: of years. The wildlife preserve, an approximately 20-meter square • Interactive GPS Map protected site, might just be the smallest wildlife preserve in the world. READY TO • Customizable Daily Schedule DOWNLOAD? • Uniquely Themed Tours Prior to copulating, Partula shoot “love Now there’s a Search for “Woodland • Animal Fact Sheets darts”—tiny bits of calcium-based material— fun fact you can Park Zoo” in your app • Ticket and Membership Purchase like daggers into their partner. No one knows store to download now. • Photo Postcards, QR Scanner, and more! exactly why. Some think that this is the origin use to romance From Tahiti, of Cupid and his love arrows. your Valentine!

Like “Woodland Park Zoo” Follow @woodlandparkzoo Follow @woodlandparkzoo Watch “Woodland Park Zoo” with Love Learn more about partula conservation at zoo.org/partula. 12 13 Dennis Dow, WPZ Tagua nut ivory may be the MYZOO prettiest thing we’ve ever seen SpringSpring 2015 done to a nut. The sustainably harvested tagua nut, known When our new male Xerxes as “vegetable ivory,” is grown in arrived at Woodland Park Zoo last March, tropical regions of . When dried, the nut is easily keepers weren’t sure what Adia would carved into splendidly chic jewelry. A Regal think of her new mate. Xerxes had spent Earrings $12.99, nut rings $14.99 the last few years at El Paso Zoo and Supporting conservation has never been so chic! and necklaces $39.99 wasn’t used to his new, moist environment. Our conservation commerce collection consists of When he first wandered out to the lion sustainably made products created by craftspeople. yard here in Seattle, he was particularly By buying conservation commerce, you support puzzled by the drizzle. Keeper Christine local communities in wildlife areas, providing Anne chuckles when she recalls Xerxes’ income alternatives to non-sustainable Match first few days, “He would stare up at the agricultural practices, poaching and other clouds for long periods of time and he was really intrigued with licking dew drops off activities that harm habitat and wildlife. the grass. When we called him back inside All items shown are available at the ZooStore. he would be absolutely soaked.” Despite being spellbound by the dew drops, Xerxes Woodland Park Zoo’s own Tree Kangaroo was also quite interested in Adia. Keepers Conservation Program partners with Caffe began introductions between the two Vita to bring a deliciously mellow, honey- like roast all the way from Papua straight away. The early intros (which were New Guinea (PNG) to your cup! facilitated by introducing the two cats to Grown under native shade by each other while a mesh guard was placed farmers who have committed between them) were extremely positive. to conserving 180,000 acres Xerxes would chuff at Adia and she would for the preservation of the endangered Matschie’s tree show off for him. It was clear to keepers kangaroo, conservation that this match was love at first sniff. never tasted so good.

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Snow Trust partners with local families to produce handmade hats, mittens, slippers, purses and home décor, all of which protect snow leopards and their habitat in Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan. Our favorite? This tiny snow leopard finger puppet! Assorted knitwear $24.99, slippers How does your garden grow? $34.99, purse $49.99, felt booties for children Zoo Doo is just about the $22.00, finger puppet $8.00 best thing you can sprinkle on your flowerbed! Within a week of being officially introduced Sustainable and in the outdoor exhibit, the pair was oh-so-good for seen—ahem—“getting along” quite well! all things green, this It was no surprise when Adia gave birth to mixture of leaves, compost, animal manure and wood chips is three little cubs in late October. specially blended to produce a rich, dark and crumbly compost. All Because this is the first litter for mates proceeds support Woodland Adia and Xerxes, our keepers are thrilled Park Zoo. Zoo Doo 2-gallon containers $15.00, pint that their offspring are now represented containers $4.95 Woodland Park Zoo supports the Ruaha Carnivore in the lion Species Survival Plan (SSP). Project, which focuses on the importance of SSPs are a complex system that matches animals in North American zoos based on predators to healthy ecosystems. To help support genetic diversity and demographic stability. the conservation project, become a lion ZooParent. The cubs, born October 24, 2014 are now important ambassadors in the lion species www.zoo.org/zooparent/lion survival program.

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MYZOO Spring 2015 spot MEMBERSHIP As a member of the zoo, you know we Beyond all that technical stuff, it boils work hard to build a sustainable future for down to this: Day in and day out, your animals and people all over the world. zoo’s sustainability goals help to But did you know that local environmental preserve biodiversity for generations MATTERS responsibility is also a cornerstone value at to come…everywhere. It’s an exciting year to be a member! In addition to all the usual fun, your zoo? Indeed, we strive to continuously improve sustainable practices on our own like Bunny Bounce and the ZooTunes member presale, we have lion 92 acres as we provide exemplary care to cubs making their debut soon, not to mention the new, state-of- the zoo’s 1,000-plus animals. Even penguins have a discernable the-art complex that will house the return of tigers and sloth bears! palate: they choose sustainable anchovy snacks here at the zoo. Dennis Dow, WPZ Members will get a first look at the new exhibit at the Member As you can imagine, WPZ is a little different than Seattle’s other conservation organiza- Preview on Thursday, April 30. You won’t want to miss it! tions! Who else in town makes nearly a WPZ’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS million pounds of the richest compost in the Carbon reduction Waste reduction Water reduction A few tips for members... region from piles of giraffe, oryx and hippo 20% reduction below Reduce solid waste 30% reduction below • Membership cards can be picked up at the membership poop? Or houses more than 40 thriving 1990 levels by 2020. to landfill by 50% by 2009 levels by 2020. Humboldt penguins in a geothermal-regulat- office at either entry. Cards are not mailed, and your increasing recycling ed, closed-loop filtration pool, a design and membership starts at time of purchase, not when and composting. visitor-learning experience inspired by the cards are picked up. earth’s natural systems? Dennis Dow, WPZ • Once you have your card you’ll have easy access to the zoo! Just show your card plus your photo ID at the entrance, and avoid the lines to get looked up. Want to bring your ZOOpareNT • Feel free to contact Membership Customer Service at friends and family 206.548.2425 or [email protected] if you have members to see your LION ADOPTION SPECIAL any questions about your membership. My, how time flies! The lion cubs are 4 months old already, but they are still favorite animals? as cute as ever. Celebrate the three brothers with a ZooParent adoption! Annual Pass members Your adoption package includes: • Lion plush • Color photo of animal get up to two half- • ZooParent adoption certificate • ZooParent static cling $ • Animal fact sheet • Online recognition for 1 year price guests per named Or, upgrade your adoption to the $100 level and receive 69 adult per visit. Discovery 2 one-time admission passes and your name on the ZooParent recognition sign in March 2016!* Passport members get Remember, ZooParent adoptions make great gifts, up to five half-price even for yourself! Plus, your support will help the zoo’s conservation efforts here at home and around the world. guests per visit per

Visit us online at zoo.org/zooparent to adopt today. Hurry! membership! Offer expires *Recognition sign updated each March with the previous calendar year’s donors. Actual plush may vary. April 30, 2015.

18 Dennis Dow, WPZ 19 MYZOO Malayan tapirs, the largest Spring 2015 species of , are much larger than their cousins from Central and South America. The heaviest tapir on record Animal Spotlight: weighed over 1,000 pounds! Dennis Dow, WPZ The might have Bintang enjoys a back scrath from his keepers! Dennis Dow, WPZ rather poor eyesight, but its WPZ: It seems like these two are always Sometimes Bintang gets so relaxed after excellent hearing and sense napping. We know they are crepuscular being scratched down that it takes him MALAYAN TAPIRS of smell make sniffing out (active at twilight), but is there a good a couple of minutes to wake up after we time to see them at their most active? stop scratching him! snacks a breeze. Tapirs cruise A favorite stop on the Trail of Vines, the tapir exhibit is nestled We interviewed dedicated keeper, Karen: The tapirs are most active in the WPZ: What is one thing that people are Karen McRea, to learn more about the swamps and river basins mornings and late afternoon to evening in a quiet, shadowy patch of the zoo. With speckled sunlight time. They generally settle down for a nap most surprised to learn about tapirs? these whistling, yam-munching and for fruit, leaves, soft twigs streaming through the enormous magnolia trees and twisty often very playful animals. after breakfast around 10:30 a.m. and then Karen: The number one comment I and aquatic grasses. wake up and become more active again hear when someone sees a tapir in bamboo overhead, the tapirs appear as two slumbering rocks. around 3:30-4:00 p.m. WPZ: Karen, tell us a little about the person for the first time is “Wow! Their fleecy, black and white pattern is designed to obscure two tapirs at Woodland Park Zoo. I thought they were a lot smaller!” WPZ: What is the most challenging thing Another thing people are surprised these giant creatures, making them practically invisible in a Karen: We have a female named Ulan who about working with tapirs? to learn about tapirs is that they are is 3 years old and a male named Bintang WPZ: They are pretty massive animals, Karen: Tapirs startle easily. Loud sounds really good swimmers and like to spend shady forest environment. The rotund residents are quite who is 14 years old. Ulan weighs 640 lb. what do they eat? or unexpected movements all tend to time in the water. They can even stay and Bintang weighs 680 lb. often seen napping, legs tucked neatly underneath them, but Karen: The tapirs love their produce! startle the tapirs and cause them to bolt underwater for long periods and just Carrots, yams, apples and bananas. Ulan away. The best way to work around the put their nose above the surface to there is much more to these sleeping giants than may appear! WPZ: Do the tapirs know their names? is very fond of her romaine, while Bintang tapirs is to talk a lot so they know you’re breath—like a snorkel! Karen: I use their names all the time and seems to really enjoy his browse. They near them. I try to keep up a pretty the tapirs respond to me calling them or eat around 3½ lb. of produce, 10 lb. of constant stream of conversation when I’m By Kirsten Pisto, Editor with talking to them, but I’m not sure if they romaine, several cups of alfalfa pellets and working around them so they always know Karen McRea, Keeper recognize their individual names. It’s hard to unlimited grass hay each day. In addition where I am. They have little to add to our say because when I call one of them up from to their daily diet, our tapirs receive fresh conversations, but I’ve found that tapirs are the yard for a snack, they generally both browse on a regular basis. actually quite good listeners! respond—they know there’s a good chance WPZ: So, do the tapirs have a special that food will be waiting for them both! Malayan Tapir Territory greeting for their keepers? WPZ: What is the most interesting part of your work with these two? Karen: Every morning the tapirs come Keeper Karen McRae with tapir treats! over to their stall doors and put their Karen: Tapirs have an interesting response Tha ila wiggly noses up to the mesh windows so to being touched. When we scratch them n d they can smell who has arrived! Sometimes in the right spots, they get very sleepy-eyed we are also greeted with a whistle or a and relaxed, and will often lie down on “hiccup” vocal. Ulan, in particular, is very their side as if they are in a blissful trance. vocal with keepers. When I call her name When they are this relaxed, they will let to bring her in from the exhibit for a snack us check the bottoms of their feet, touch she usually answers my call with a loud or manipulate different areas of their whistle as if she’s saying, “I’m coming!” bodies for health checks, apply topical Our tapirs are also very vocal with each treatments, and eventually we hope to be Family: Tapiridae other, whistling, squeaking, and hiccupping able to voluntarily draw blood from a vein in their leg. This natural behavior of going Habitat: Dense rain forests back and forth to each other for several near river basins or swamps minutes at a time. into a relaxed state when being scratched seems to be common among all species ByMedian Kirsten Pisto,life expectancy:Editor Up to 30 years of tapir, and they really seem to enjoy it! with Karen McRea, Keeper Location at the zoo: 20 Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Trail of Vines exhibit in Tropical Asia 21 MYZOO Kirsten Pisto, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Setting the Mood for Spring 2015 Love Birds If you are a bird in the market for a love Keepers have learned a lot about nesting The zoo’s greenhouse holds about 1,000 nest, the Tropical Rain Forest aviary might preferences since the aviary dome was orchids and bromeliads at any given time. be your answer. Aflutter with feathers built in 1992. One thing is for sure… the These young plants get their start in the of all colors, the aviary dome’s steamy more orchids and bromeliads, the better! zoo’s greenhouse and are transplanted to ambiance and deep, earthy aromas are Lead gardener Katrina Lindahl says that exhibits around the zoo. The strong roots reminiscent of a paperback romance. “more and more, the keepers ask for of the orchids adhere to their host tree and Add a bouquet of exotic orchids and orchids, orchids, orchids.” This means become quite permanent, providing safe what chick could refuse? But it’s not the finding ways to tuck and grow orchids shelters for the birds to raise their young. orchid’s florescent flowers or opulent and bromeliads in every nook and cranny. petals that have these birds in a tizzy; it’s “Dense and diverse foliage is the preferred Tanagers use supplemental materials to actually the flowers’ root balls… nesting environment and it’s our job to insulate the inside of their chosen nest make sure the birds have a variety of pocket. The grand banyan branch stretch- A jewel colored turquoise tanager darts material to work with” explains Lindahl. ing across the boardwalk is a popular under a looming banyan branch. It flits hangout for silver-beaked tanagers and among the mosses and scraggly vines. The The zoo’s greenhouse holds blue-grey tanagers. Cocoa fibers and Span- tiny bird appears to vanish into the tangle ish moss are offered as cozy nest material. of plants, but on closer inspection it is about 1,000 orchids and Horticulture and keeper staff place tufts there, hidden in a slight crevice. Orchids bromeliads at any given time. of sphagnum moss and grass inside the and bromeliads alike grow as masses on dome and adjacent exhibits each week. larger trees or branches. The mess of plant These young plants get their Sometimes keepers add feathers or raffia material at their base – known as root start in the greenhouse and to the mix for a variety in nesting material. balls – provides protective pockets for When the nesting tanagers feel the urge, these nesting birds. are transplanted to exhibits they can forage for what they need. around the zoo.

The oropendola and cacique nests are easy Bananaquits are little yellow birds referred beautiful birds drag mud and moss up to to spot. These long basket-like nests drape to as the “sugar bird” for their fondness the canopy to construct their nests. delicately from lofty starts at the top of for nectar. These birds build dormitory A “wet spot” on the floor of the dome is the dome. The birds weave palm fronds, nests just for hooking up. Most birds only a popular spot to collect mud. Sometimes Spanish moss, raffia and grasses to create a nest for egg production. In the aviary keepers begin a mud ball and then leave it funnel-shaped sack. A tiny hole at the top dome at the zoo, the nomadic nesters are as inspiration for the pair. Call it “setting of the nest allows the birds to enter, while quite fond of the pothos vine (Epipremnum the mood.” the eggs rest at the bottom. Oropendola aureum) and blue ginger (Dichorisandra often have what keepers call “false starts.” thyrsiflora), which provide leafy curtains. Troupials are more than happy to have a The yellow-tailed birds will begin to build The bananaquit nests are identifiable by pre-fab nest. Keepers relocate second- a nest to woo their potential mate, but their side entrance hole. hand oropendola and cacique nests to the when it doesn’t work out, they’ll abandon troupials. In the wild these nest snatchers ship. The gregarious caciques are colonial Zookeepers also offer pre-built nests won’t build their own nest, they just take breeders, often building cacique “condos” that they affix to protected spots in the over someone else’s. with stacks of 5-10 nests all together. canopy, but most nesting birds want Raffia is provided for both these busy nest to design their own. Sometimes a little (continues) builders to supplement the palm fronds head start can spark intrigue. That’s how they naturally strip. it works with the sunbitterns. These

22 Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ 23 MYZOOZOO Spring 2015 We asked our teen volunteers and interns, Aromatic plants such as bleeding heart Growing a healthy biome requires a special recipe that (Clerodendrum thomsoniae), and star jasmine (Jasmine sp.) act as a haven for the birds. begins with the soil and reaches all the way to the top Why do you love ZooCorps? Draped amongst the palms and bromeli- Woodland Park Zoo’s youth programs engage a diverse group of ads, these plants are appreciated more for of the aviary dome. Gardeners start with a compost young people in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) their dense vines than their alluring scent. programming to help create the next generation of informed enhanced soil mix on the floor of the exhibit. The compost, citizens, skilled workers, and conservation leaders with the “The best thing about gardening in the knowledge and ability to advocate for a sustainable future for Tropical Rain Forest is the many personali- supplemented with a healthy regular dose of compost tea, wildlife and wild places. ties of the birds,” quips Lindahl. “The mot mots are one of my favorites because of provides a home for beneficial fungi and bacteria, which are In the 2014-2015 program year, 150 ZooCorps volunteers and 20 their elaborate coloring; they also make ZooCorps interns will develop job, communication and leadership really cool tunnel nests in the ground. all part of our living soil program. Weekly raking keeps fallen skills; increase their knowledge of animals and their habitats; and You have to watch out for Earl, a protec- expand their conservation awareness and action in a supportive, tive aracari dad, who will dive-bomb leaves and debris from overwhelming small plants. Light is fun learning environment. Participating teens benefit from the gardeners if they get too close to his nest training and mentorship needed to provide interpretation at box. And then there are our resident essential for the plants to thrive, so pruning and thinning is a exhibits and staff camps for young children, participate in local toucan troublemakers, Lulu and Patrick. conservation projects, and explore professional roles and Those two dance around on their never-ending task. And water? Gardeners and keepers spend activities at the zoo. avocado tree, breaking off its top. Tearing ZooCorps is complemented by ZooCrew, an out-of-school STEM stuff up and tossing the pieces to their one or two hours every day thoroughly soaking the entire program for underserved middle school students that enhances partner is their way of ‘flirting’, but it dome and other exhibits in the Tropical Rain Forest. in-class learning with hands on, student-led activities that address drives us gardeners mad!” a conservation need. With the support and expertise of zoo staff, students develop projects with real and significant impact. Empowered by the knowledge and skills they’ve gained, partici- By Kirsten Pisto, Editor pants might design a bat box to install at a local park to share with zoo visitors, write and post an article to the zoo’s blog, or create a movie to communicate a conservation message.

Woodland Park Zoo’s award winning youth programs are made possible through partnerships with individuals and foundations that recognize our unique contributions to the development of environmental advocates and educators. Dennis Dow, WPZ

“I love ZooCorps because of “I love ZooCorps because, I am able to “I love ZooCorps because of all the “I love ZooCorps because it the wonderful people I get work while doing something I love and amazing people that I’ve gotten to is a place where you get to to work with and the many being surrounded by amazing people meet and work with throughout my express yourself and pursue adventures that pop up out and being able to share our love and ZooCorps career, from the volunteers your passions.” of thin air!” knowledge to the community and help to the staff - y’all are great!” Matthew Charboneau, to save animals. It is amazing what Melissa Paez, Gabriella Olague, ZooCorps intern ZooCorps intern we all do together.” ZooCorps intern Kaitlin Peli, ZooCorps intern

We thank the following supporters for investing in our Youth Programs during the 2014-2015 program year: Anonymous, The City of Seattle, John C. and Karyl Kay Hughes Foundation, Stephen Liffick and Rasa Raisys, Microsoft Corporation, The Ocean Project, Pam Okano and Dick Birnbaum, RealNetworks Foundation Gardener Pam Claassen reaches into the canopy 24 to put the finishing touch on a freshly planted orchid. Dennis Dow, WPZ Kirsten Pisto, WPZ and The Dean Witter Foundation 25 Summ er EARLY CHILDHOOD PRESCHOOL AND BUG CLUB summer camps CLASSES KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS FOR Ages: 5-12 years Camp at Woodland Park Zoo is a terrific blend of learning and fun! Discoveries Day Camp Designed for parents/caregivers to attend Time: 10:00 a.m.-noon, generally the fourth See www.zoo.org/summercamp for camp schedule. with their children. SCHOOL GROUPS Sunday of every month Offered in partnership with Seattle Children’s Age Requirements: Ages listed for each camp indicate the age the child must be before Fee: $55 per quarter plus a one-time $12 Theatre Drama School, Discoveries Day See our website for class descriptions. Bring your young learners to the zoo for a the first day of camp. materials fee for new members camp offers a blend of theatrical and fun-filled class including a guessing game with Summer Camps are offered June 16-August 28. Camp may be offered the week of environmental education. animal specimens and a short tour! Programs WALKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ August 31-September 4 depending on Seattle Public Schools’ schedule. Registration For Discoveries Day Camps Ages: Birth-18 months are 45 minutes to one hour long and available ZOO OVERNIGHT 2015 For the safety of the animals and participants, students will not have direct contact with Time: 9:00 -10:30 a.m. to groups of 10-18 children and one adult for is through Seattle Children’s Theatre and AND EVENING the zoo’s animals. Children are assigned to age-appropriate groups. Fee: $100/6-week session each every four children. Offered Sept.-April each begins Feb. 9, 2015. We cannot accommodate all “group with” requests. adult/child pair year, please call for availability. ADVENTURES To register, call 206.443.0807 Ext. 1186 or Fee: $8.75 per person, includes admission go to www.sct.org/School/Classes. 9115: Wednesdays, Feb 25 - Apr 1 All Zoo Adventures include a pizza dinner

Extended Day for all summer camps: C and an exclusive after hours look at the zoo! Mornings available Tuesday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Fee per child: $28 Tuesday-Friday or $8/day MAGIZOOLOGY: Together we will new early birds WHO AM I? Overnight Adventures also include a light am embark on adventures to feed dragons, keep Up early? Experience Zoomazium before it breakfast. Zoo Adventures are offered March Afternoons available Monday-Friday, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Fee per child: $50/week or $12/day • African Savanna disappearing creatures in their exhibits, and is open! Bring the family for a unique class through mid-November. Program runs rain • Family Farm build a new home for a baby chimera at our incorporating hands on activities for children • Tropical Rain Forest or shine so come prepared for any weather. Kinder Camp Zooper Day Camp magical zoo. ps and their adults. Each class, discover a new Ages: 7 and up animal or habitat through crafts and creative Time: Overnight Adventures run Children must be fully potty trained. North We offer two themes so campers can attend I SPY: As a secret agent, you will use your play. Once the zoo is open, head out on SCOUT CLASSES 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. and South End curricula are offered each one or two weeks of Zooper Day Camp. detective skills to track down a culprit and grounds with your group to spot the animals Evening Adventures run 6:30-10:00 p.m. week throughout the summer Each curriculum is offered every other week. that were introduced during class. Each class is designed to meet scout award solve a mystery of the animal kingdom!

Fee: Prices range from $38-58/person, For full schedule andregister, to see zoo.org/summercamp • 206.548.2424 www.zoo.org/childandfamilyprograms • 206.548.2424 www.zoo.org/childandfamilyprograms Ages: Birth-8 years requirements for Girl Scout Brownies, Girl depending on program selected. North End: Children will be based in MYSTERY ANIMAL: A new animal has Scout Juniors or Cub Scouts. One adult for Full-day Session: Time: 8:15-9:30 a.m. For more information and to register, visit the carousel party rooms and from there been discovered in the jungles of Argentina every 6 scouts is required and included in Ages: 5-7 years Fee: $20 each adult/child pair, www.zoo.org/overnights. Questions? explore animals of the Northern Trail, and we need your help. Campers will work the registration fee. Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. $10/ additional family member Email [email protected] Tropical Asia, Australia and more! Drop-off together to decipher the daily updates from

PS Age: 5-12 years and pick-up for these sessions take place at our researchers in the field and classify the Fee before June 1: $310 2115: Mar 14, Safari at Sunrise Time: A.M. session: 10:00 a.m.-noon; the zoo’s old North Entrance. animal based on its strange characteristics. Fee after June 1: $335 2215: Apr 11, Chicken or the Egg P.M. session: 1:30-3:30 p.m. ADVENTURES FOR YOUR GROUP Fee: $18/scout, $10/additional adult. OF 22 OR MORE South End: Children will discover the MY ULTIMATE ZOO: Ever wanted to Zoo University (Zoo U) TINY TYKE TIME Cub Scouts Wildlife Conservation • A Zookeeper’s Life for Me! wonders of the African Savanna, Tropical work at a zoo? Campers will get the inside scoop Ages: 18-36 months 10 to 14 year olds study more advanced 1135: Mar 7 (a.m.) Rain Forest and other exhibits on the on what it takes to design, build and maintain a Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. • Stealthy Science: Research After Dark subjects while playing topic-based games 1145: Mar 7 (p.m.) southern half of the zoo. Drop-off and zoo through activities and games inspired by the Fee: $100/6-week session each adult/child pair • new Living Wild! is now offered with and making new friends at the zoo. Group Girl Scout Brownies Bugs pick-up for these sessions take place at the board game, Zooreka, by Cranium. age offerings vary by week. Each curriculum is 9125: Thursdays, Mar 5-Apr 9 1215: Apr 4 (a.m.) the option of sleeping indoors Education Center entrance near the zoo’s offered weekly, depending on students’ age. ND CAM 9215: Wednesdays, Apr 15-May 20 1225: Apr 4 (p.m.) South Entrance. Half-day Session: Girl Scout Juniors Geocacher SCOUTS FOR ADVENTURE Ages: 4-6 years EXHIBIT DESIGN: Discover the many ZOO SPROUTS 1235: May 16 (a.m.) Half-day Session: Time: 9:00 a.m.-noon or 1:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Multiple dates are available for small facets of creating and maintaining zoo Ages: 3-5 years 1245: May 16 (p.m.) Ages: 3-4 years Fee: $180 scout groups. exhibits to meet animal needs. Students Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Time: 9:00 a.m.-noon will learn about exhibit design and work in Fee: $25 each adult/child pair, $10 for each Fee: $180 Full-day Session: teams to design their own 3-D exhibits additional child 3-5 years SENIOR PROGRAMS SPRING BREAK CAMP Ages: 5-9 years based on the needs of the animals,

SSES A 3185: Mar 3, Ducky See, Ducky Do SENIOR CLASSES Full-day Session: Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. keepers and visitors. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES 3215: Apr 7, Animals Down Undah Each class will include an educational Ages: 4-5 years Fee: $295 To-Do list: find food, escape predators, 3225: Apr 23, Pride and Seek presentation and an activity before heading Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. WILD ECOSYSTEMS: Climate change conserve energy, locate watering hole…so 3235: May 7, on grounds for a short zoo tour. Fee: $295 is only one of the many forces affecting our much to do if you are a wild animal trying to 3245: May 14, Tigers global biomes. Get wild this summer with Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m., generally the first survive! Join us for an exciting look at the many 3255: May 21, …And Bears Oh My! creative ideas on how to conserve the earth’s Monday of every month different survival strategies animals employ. Fee: $20 ecosystems for ourselves and the animals Afternoon Extended Day is available. around us. PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT 5135: Mar 4, Towering Giraffes 5215: Apr 1, A World of Penguins Half-day Session: Full-day Session: Kids will enjoy a fun-filled evening with zoo 5225: May 6, Malayan Tigers Ages: 4-6 years staff inside Zoomazium while you enjoy a Fee: $180 Ages: 10-14 years Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. night out on the town. Supervised activities SENIOR ZOO WALKERS 6125: Apr 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-noon include games, an educational film, a live Fee: $320 For individuals 55 and older, please see our animal encounter, plus pizza for dinner! website for information at www.zoo.org/ Full-day Session: Ages: 4-11 years education/adult. Ages: 5-9 years Time: 5:30-10 p.m. Fee: $295 Fee: $30/child, $22 each additional sibling 6223: Apr 13-17, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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BUNNY BOUNCE

Hop, skip and jump to the 14 TH annual Bunny Bounce SATURDAY, April 4 9:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Fun for the whole family including egg hunts for kids, treats for the animals, and eggs-citing activities throughout the day. Visit www.zoo.org/bunnybounce for information and tickets.

Bunny Bounce is free with regular zoo admission or membership.