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It Began with a Roar! ® ZOOSAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL N OOZ MAY 2016 IT BEGAN WITH A ROAR! Special Centennial Issue: A Proud Look at Lions + 100 Years of History WITH A MOTHER’S DAY BUFFET AT THE ZOO AND SAFARI PARK THIS YEAR SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016 CONTINUOUS SEATING BEGINS AT 11 A.M. SEATINGS AT 10 A.M. AND 1 P.M. Enjoy the casual elegance of our Treetops Celebrate Mother’s Day at the San Diego Zoo Banquet Room as you make selections from our Safari Park with a delicious spring brunch. endless omelet bar, or choose from many generous Guests will be seated at their own reserved table, entrée choices and delectable desserts. set according to their guest count. $44.95 for adults; $18.95 for children ages 3 to 11, $44.95 for adults; $18.95 for children plus tax and gratuity. Nonmembers add Zoo admission. ages 3 to 11, plus tax and parking. For reservations, please call 619-557-3964 Nonmembers add Safari Park admission. between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. Secure your For reservations, call 619-718-3000, reservation with a credit card. or book online. May 2016 VOL. LXXXIX–NO. 03 Nooz Notes 2 Chairman’s Note; President’s Note; Save the Date; Centennial; What’s In Store; It’s Only a Number Graphically Speaking 8 Lions Revealed Discover the magnificent lion. BY AMY BLANDFORD AND WENDY PERKINS Cover Story 10 The Life of Lion What sets the “king of beasts” apart from other big cat species? A lion’s share of unique attributes, both physical and behavioral. BY WENDY PERKINS Features 16 Legendary Lions Lions have been a source of “pride” at the Zoo and Safari Park for 100 years! BY PEGGY SCOTT 20 The “Mane” Highlights of Lion Care Find out how keepers keep lions healthy and engaged at the Zoo and the Safari Park. BY KARYL CARMIGNANI 22 Saving Simba Why have lion populations declined more than 40 percent in the last 20 years? The king of the savanna needs our help! BY KARYL CARMIGNANI 24 100 Years of the San Diego Zoo, Part 5 The story of the San Diego Zoo continues, exploring the growth and innovative exhibits of the 1950s and 1960s. BY KAREN E. WORLEY More 14 WorldWild Tours CELEBRATE 26 Support OUR CENTENNIAL 28 That Was Then May 14, 2016 is the © day to party—and you’re invited! Visit ON THE COVER: African lion Panthera leo our centennial website PHOTO BY: Ken Bohn, SDZG Photographer sandiegozoo100.org. © CHAIRMAN’S NOTE ROBERT B. HORSMAN A Celebration Handmade to Roar About in Mexico, ur centennial year is NOOZ NOTES NOOZ $164. in full swing, with a new show at Wege- forth Bowl, beautiful short films about our conservation projects at the Bus Tour theater, and San Diego OZoo birthday parties that kicked off dur- ing Play Days in March. Now comes the biggest party of the year: our Centen- WHAT’S IN STORE? nial Community Celebration on May 14, 2016. I invite everyone in San Diego to join us for this festive, colorful, and musical tribute to 100 years of the San Show Your Pride Diego Zoo, which will be held in Balboa The king of beasts also reigns supreme at our Park, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Spreckels gift shops. Our collection of lion-centric books, apparel, Organ Pavilion. and décor items is certainly something to roar about! Zoo Ambassador Rick Schwartz will Visit our stores at the Zoo and Safari Park to see be sharing animal stories and introduc- our entire collection. Available in select stores. ing our animal ambassadors; there will be food vendors, performers, face painting, and craft making; and several Balboa Park museums will be open late, includ- ing the San Diego History Center, with its wonderful exhibition about the San Diego Zoo’s history, “The Lore Behind the Roar.” Then at 8 p.m., the main event takes place at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion stage, with a spectacular and unique perfor- Serengeti mance backed by original music from Spy book, $42. Counting Lions a 50-piece orchestra, trumpeters, and a book, $22. Vintage- 130-member choir, along with a multi- inspired tude of dancers—and some big surprises. centennial T-shirt, Special guests Joan Embery and San Di- Small-3XL, ego Mayor Kevin Faulconer will be there, $21.95. and Tony- and Grammy-winning vocalist Heather Headly, who originated the role of Nala in “The Lion King” on Broadway, will headline the show. The program ends with an opportunity for all of us to set a Guinness World Record. SHOP We are so happy to share this tre- ONLINE mendous milestone year for the San Diego Visit our new Zoo with you, looking back at our long online store at and extraordinary history and looking shopzoo.com. ahead to the future, as we seek to fulfill Recycled our vision of leading the fight against snare wire lion, $38. extinction. I hope you will join us on May 14 and help us share the “ROAR!” 2 / ZOONOOZ / MAY 2016 AT THE SAFARI PARK BREAKFAST FATHER’S DAY BREWMASTER DINNER WITH TIGERS BUFFET FEATURING Saturday, May 28, 2016 Sunday, June 19, 2016 Tiger Trail, Hunte Nairobi Pavilion, 8 to 9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Before the Safari Park opens, Celebrate the king of your pride enjoy a bountiful breakfast while in the wild setting of the Safari Park! Saturday, July 9, 2016 watching our beautiful tigers, and see A lavish buffet will include hearty Hunte Nairobi Pavilion, how the big cats start their day. Our dishes and chef’s specialties as 5:30 p.m. buffet, featuring a traditional American you raise a toast to Dad while hot breakfast, awaits you in Tiger Trail’s enjoying live entertainment. Following a visit with our animal ambassadors, a representative from Sambutan Longhouse, which offers Guests will be seated at their The Lost Abbey brewery will be on hand amazing views of our tiger habitat. own reserved table. Cost is to present selected beers, accompanied The morning also includes a keeper $44.95 for adults and $18.95 by a four-course gourmet meal. talk and tiger enrichment. for children (ages 3 to 11), plus tax Cost is $45 per person, plus tax and parking. Nonmembers Cost is $89 per person, plus tax and parking. Nonmembers add add Park admission. and parking. Must be 21 years Safari Park admission. of age or older to attend. TO MAKE RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL 619-718-3000 OR VISIT SDZSAFARIPARK.ORG/DINING TO BOOK ONLINE AND SEE MENUS. MAY 20, JUNE 17/JUNE 5 Plant Day & Orchid Odyssey/ Orchid Odyssey Take a self-guided Save the Date tour of our botanical What’s happening at the Zoo and gardens, or a Botanical Bus Tour; get a rare Park this month and next look inside the Zoo’s (Z) Zoo events (P) Park events Orchid House. (Z) NOOZ NOTES NOOZ MAY 1 Park’s unique surround- Epiphyllum Show ings. For reservations, and Sale call 619-718-3000 or visit Check out the “orchid sdzsafaripark.org/ cactus” that bursts dining. (P) into glorious bloom in April and May. (P) Albert’s Mother’s Day Brunch MAY 6, 7, 13, 21, 28, 29; Honor Mom with a mem- JUNE 4, 11, 17, 18, 25 orable spring brunch at All Ages Roar & the Zoo. For reservations, Snore Safari call 619-557-3964, 10 Spend the night at the a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. (Z) Safari Park with camping sleepovers for everyone. MAY 14 MAY 14, 21, 28; by a three-course dinner. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 619-718-3000. (P) Centennial Community JUNE 4, 11 Ages 21 and up. (Kids’ daily. (Z) Celebration KinderTots Wild Night Out also Father’s Day Buffet MAY 7–8 This once-in-a-lifetime Children ages 18 months available at additional Treat Dad to a buffet in Garden Festival celebration of the San to 3 years have fun cost.) For reservations, wild surroundings. presented by Sparkletts Diego Zoo’s 100th birth- discovering and meeting visit zoo.sandiegozoo. For reservations: Discover beautiful and day starts at 6 p.m. at animals. To book, call org/dining-events or call sdzsafaripark.org/dining fascinating plants, Spreckels Organ Pavilion 619-557-3962 or visit 619-718-3000. (Z) or 619-718-3000. (P) enjoy family activities, in Balboa Park. Open to sandiegozoo.org. (Z) and get advice from everyone—join us! JUNE 18 garden experts. (Z) MAY 28 R•I•T•Z Gala JUNE 19–SEPTEMBER 5 Nativescapes Breakfast “It Began with a Roar” is Nighttime Zoo with Tigers presented by Cymer MAY 7, 8, 28; Garden Tour the theme for this year’s JUNE 4, 5, 25 A free guided walking Watch our tigers start Rendezvous in the Zoo Enjoy a summer full of Sunrise tour of the Park’s garden; the day—then start yours (R•I•T•Z) black-tie fun activities, live enter- Surprise Strolls begins at 10 a.m. (P) with a buffet breakfast. fund-raiser, to benefit tainment, and extended For reservations, call Learn “inside secrets” and the Children’s Zoo. (Z) summer hours. (Z) hear animal stories. Call MAY 14, 20, 21; 619-718-3000. (P) 619-718-3000 or visit JUNE 4, 10, 11 JUNE 19 JUNE 25–AUGUST 14 sandiegozoo.org. (Z) KinderNights JUNE 4 Albert’s Father’s Summer Safari Animal interaction and Albert’s Day Brunch presented by SunPower MAY 8 fun for children ages 3 to Centennial Dinner Celebrate Dad with Discover a full schedule Mother’s Day Brunch 6.
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