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this year only, entertain them with DINOSAURS! Holding your family reunion or Friday, corporate event during ZOORASSIC PARK 2 June 26, 2015 this summer is an opportunity to enjoy all that Hogle- and Zoo more! has to offer 5 – 9 p.m. Olympus Hills Lanes Our catering department can provide everything from casual picnic fare to 4015 S. Wasatch Blvd. exquisite plated dinners in the beautiful SLC, UT 84124 Event Pavilion. The Utah Chapter American Association of Zoo You can even rent the Zoo after-hours! Keepers would like to invite you to join us at our annual Bowling For Rhinos fundraiser! Call our Group Sales department at Since 1992, we have raised more than $197,000 towards (801)584-4501 rhino conservation in Africa and Indonesia. or email us at This is a fun, family event that includes all-you-can-eat [email protected] pizza, as well as the opportunity to win fabulous prizes. before the dinosaurs go extinct – again! Registration for adults and $25 for children under 10 years. For event details, and $10 all that’s new For more event info, please visit our website: - or prehistoric - www.utahaazk.org or email us at [email protected] at Hogle Zoo, You can also follow us on visit the Group Parties page on our website at BOWL ZK IN A G www.hoglezoo.org A F S O O R R HIN Features Get Ready For Some Dino-Size Fun Utah’s Zoological Society Board Members This Summer at Utah’s Hogle Zoo! 2 Chairman James E. Hogle Jr President Paul M. Dougan Vice President Patrick Hogle Secretary/Treasurer Blake Fisher Jr. Executive Committee Steven Barth Marianne Woolsey Moyle John D. Garfield Greg Williams Sam Granato Members J. Scott Anderson Rick Graham Tim Dahle Norma Matheson Gina Gay Daines Patty Miller Analecia Dumke Jeri Neese Pugh Missy Ekstrom Julie Anne Thomas Amy A. Garff Lauryn Wingate Dino Facts 4 Utah’s Hogle Zoo nurtures respect and appreciation for the natural world by providing diverse educational, recreational and conservation opportunities. This is accomplished through imaginative exhibits and programs, professional animal care and a commitment to excellence. Introducing Tuah! 8 The Safari Team Executive Director: Craig Dinsmore Editors: Lesley Scoville Eve Mary Verde Art Direction: Matt Bates The Safari is printed on acid-free paper with a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled fiber, using earth-friendly inks. How to reach us: (801) 584-1700 Development ext. 708 Marketing ext. 749 Docents ext. 713 Memberships ext. 542 Education ext. 714 Public Relations ext. 729 Education Programs ext. 763 Volunteers ext. 737 Public Events ext. 750 Zootique ext. 734 Group Sales ext. 792 hoglezoo.org Postmaster: Send address changes to The Safari Calendar Utah’s Hogle Zoo 10-11 2600 Sunnyside Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84108 Follow us on Open every day at 9 a.m. Closed only on September 10 & 21, Christmas and New Year’s Day GET READY FOR SOME DINO-SIZE FUN THIS SUMMER AT UTAH’S HOGLE ZOO! BY BRAD C. PARKIN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MARKETING SERVICES & CORPORATE RELATIONS Zoorassic Park is Back by Popular Demand with More Dinosaurs, More Events and More Activities than Ever Before! elcome to Zoorassic Park 2! The famous words of billionaire John Hammond from the classic 1993 W movie Jurassic Park ring true as Utah’s Hogle Zoo is proud to bring back for a summer-long encore those fascinating prehistoric predators – dinosaurs! More than 16 giant sauropods, theropods and ceratops representing species from multiple eras, will be roaring back to life at Utah’s Hogle Zoo beginning Friday, May 1, and operating daily through the end of September. Why dinosaurs? We all know that Utah children LOVE dinosaurs! Kids everywhere will be immersed in the prehistoric world as they walk around Zoo grounds, while marveling at the intricacy and dynamics of each and every dinosaur. From the bony-plated Stegosaurus to the fierce Carnotaurus (featured so prominently in Disney’s 2000 movie ‘Dinosaur’) to, yes, Utah’s own Diabloceratops and the king of all dinosaurs, that ‘tyrant lizard,’ the ever-popular Tyrannosaurus Rex! Learn why extinction is forever and, more important, what you and your family can do to help Schwab Tire Centers, and with support from other important save today’s predators from suffering the same fate as the major and supporting sponsors, help make the appearance dinosaurs. of these animatronic wonders at Hogle Zoo possible. Please Other dinosaurs to be found at Zoorassic Park 2 join Hogle Zoo in thanking these organizations for their include the always popular spitting Dilophosaurus, an adult valuable support and by frequenting their establishments. and juvenile; the 20-foot long Edmontonia, the massive The dinosaurs of Zoorassic Park 2 use futuristic Brachiosaurus, which stood over 50 feet tall and weighed technology that makes these monsters come to life; moving, as much as six elephants; the wily Coelophysis; the bird-like snarling, blinking, and, yes, sharing the occasional spritz of Citipati; a couple of nests featuring baby dinosaurs, and water (consider yourself warned). Zoorassic Park 2 is FREE lastly the thick-nosed Pachyrhinosaurus, which will with your Zoo membership or paid Zoo admission and will be a fun, interactive photo-op for families. be open for dinosaur lovers of all ages during all Zoo hours. Zoorassic Park 2, presented by the Les Zoorassic Park offers your family a photo opportunity with a cool-looking dinosaur with which you may not be familiar – the engaging and very l-a-r-g-e, Pachyrhinosaurus. Youngsters will be encouraged to sit astride this behemoth as parents snap that soon-to-be-awesome, one-of-a-kind, keepsake photo. 2 Utah’s Hogle Zoo www.hoglezoo.org Hey kids! Play Skull casts of two spectacular new Utah dinosaurs paleontologist and search will join Zoorassic Park 2 this summer. “The Museum is for bones at this popular excited to be a sponsor of Zoorassic Park and to share dig site, back by popular the skulls of Utahceratops and Kosmoceratops with demand, located smack Zoo visitors,” said Museum Executive Director Sarah dab in the heart of the Zoo George. “These horned dinosaurs are two of the many where kids can excavate new species excavated by Museum paleontologists in fossils using brushes and southern Utah since 2000.” Relatives of the famous sifters, and search for clues Triceratops, Utahceratops and Kosmoceratops had about the world of dinosaurs. enormous heads, ornamented with numerous horns and spikes. Get nose-to-nose with these ancient giants at the Museum’s outdoor exhibit to be located just east of the lion habitat. You’ll also learn about some of the other new Utah dinosaurs on display in the Museum’s stunning Past Worlds exhibit featuring the world’s largest display of horned dinosaurs. This is a must-see! These magnificent mechanical dinosaurs were designed and built to scale by The Dinosaur Company, a subsidiary of Billings Productions of McKinney, Texas. Each dinosaur is built on a steel frame and covered with intricately painted rubber skin. State-of-the-art electronics and air pistons power the dinosaurs’ movements, which include grasping hands, menacing claws and gnashing teeth. “From the educational aspect, there is a whole world of dinosaurs out there,” states Trey Billings, vice president of operations. “There are more than 300 different species of dinosaurs and more are being discovered all the time.” In order to bring a new level of engagement to Zoorassic Park 2, guests may point their mobile device at ‘targets’ located at each dinosaur that will bring the dinosaurs to life in new and exciting ways! The first step is to download the application that is called ‘DinosaurCo AR,’ which is available for download FREE on iOS (Apple) and Android devices at the app store and Scan Me Google Play, respectively. So download the app, try it out on the ‘targets’ you see here – and learn more about Zoorassic Park 2! Utah’s Hogle Zoo www.hoglezoo.org 3 DINO FACTS Look for the bolded words in the word search below • A paleontologist is a scientist who digs up fossils. • Diabloceratops was a dino found in Utah. • Edmontonia and Edmontosaurus are both herbivores found near Edmonton, Canada. • The name Citipati means “Funeral Pyre Lord.” A baby of this bird-like dinosaur hatched from eggs laid in a nest. • Both the Coelophysis and Dilophosaurus probably hunted in packs- like wolves today. • The Carnotaurus and Tyrannosaurus were both carnivores with small arms. • Brachiosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus and Stegosaurus were all herbivores. Zoorassic Park Word Search T E R O M C G G R Y L S R E Y Q P N C Q M A D C B Y R L O J U B D J B P A B E B T S S M C T N D V R T M E M A G L P O J U V N U O U B M U I O J S W B Q E N L I V H D Z R N X A J N D O C I X C O S Y I S T Z I N U T Z T S K I N D I E N U P D D O S M A O A O V I N L U T G M T R H L H N W E N B S S N C D W I J C S O U I M D O Q R N A L E O I I P R S V S L A S F X I A I U U O O L I A F R G O J O S Q G Z C G R U T A H C T H E O U M J G O F L B G U V F E Y Z I E G C Y E P M I N E C K S L I S S O F R A R K A I U J S N S M P A C H Y R H I N O S A U R U S T A G H H F A O X H K W N W R I T W B Q H R A Q G Z N K H B Y I N C Q P P O Z R N Y C D X H U F F Z D B S G M S F G P A U T E B W A R L I V P U F R B W B H Z S V C P C R F M Z T F S U R U A S O H P O L I D C L O I I H S T E G O S A U R U S X A J A 4 Utah’s Hogle Zoo www.hoglezoo.org Toad-ally Cool! BY LIZ LARSEN, CONSERVATION COORDINATOR hat is covered in warts and toad eggs smells like peanut butter? which grew WBoreal toads! And they into toads.