The Nature of Play in the New Bamboo Forest Reserve MYZOO Summer 2013 Dear Members

MYZoo for members of Woodland Park Zoo Summer 2013

The nature of play in the new bamboo forest reserve MYZOO Summer 2013 Dear Members,

Summer in Puget Sound brings us all outside to enjoy the beauty and wonder of our great region and its many treasures. Many new members have joined the zoo family – lions, sloth ON THE COVER bears and jaguars were all born here this winter and spring. Please come introduce your Two Asian small-clawed family to our new additions. otters have joined the LETTER Bamboo Forest Reserve. Ryan Hawk, WPZ May 4 heralds the opening of the first phase of our Bamboo Forest Reserve, brought to FROM THE life by generous zoo members and community donors like you. Asian small-clawed otters are the highlight of this new wildlife journey. The world’s smallest otter will bring a smile to PRESIDENT your face. The exhibit also immerses you in a new tropical aviary while a nature play space tests your youngest adventurer’s physical, cognitive and ecological skills. Join You will learn about the health of Asian tropical forest ecosystems and other species, such Matt Hagan as the sloth bear and the endangered Malayan tiger, and how scientists and communities ZooAction CONTENTS are collaborating to protect them. In phase two of our exhibit transformation, these two The Nature of Play species will also enjoy new, naturalistic homes. Meanwhile, our new partnership with Are you interested in public policy and Nature-play space sparks wonder in the new Bamboo Forest Reserve...... 4 Panthera is underway working to save wild tigers in Peninsular Malaysia. politics? Woodland Park Zoo needs you! We are launching a new effort, ZooAction Zoo Experiences...... 6 Accredited zoos are primary points of public engagement with science. In our living encouraging supporters to take action at Electric Colors, Lyrical Notes...... 8 classrooms, families and children of all backgrounds learn about animals and habitats the local, state and federal level to sup- while exploring scientific concepts. Employers and educators, policy makers and parents Conservation Education: port the zoo. agree that getting young people hooked early on the skills of STEM – science, technology, From Seattle to Borneo ...... 10 engineering and math – is a crucial priority. As demand for these skills increases, informal Decisions being made at all levels of Thriving on Science...... 12 science centers such as zoos play a vital role in the STEM learning ecosystem. government affect our education and Woodland Park Zoo and Panthera conservation programs and our ongoing That’s why I’m pleased to tell you that Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle Aquarium, Burke join forces to save tigers...... 14 quest to save wildlife and their habitats. Museum, IslandWood, Museum of Flight, and Pacific Science Center have joined to create Sloth bear cubs poster pull out...... 16 the Informal Science Education Consortium. Leveraging the power of our collaboration, If you are interested in advocating for these we’ll reach more Washington children and teachers with hands-on, inquiry-based science important efforts and making your voice Something foul in the tropical forest...... 20 learning than our individual institutions could alone. I look forward to sharing more with heard, sign up now for ZooAction. Go behind the scenes with you as our success story unfolds. the Tree Kangaroo Joey...... 22 You can find ZooAction at Sincerely, www.zoo.org/zooaction. Taking action Check out NEW WPZ mobile apP...... 24 and sharing the zoo’s mission with com- Classes and Camps...... 26 munity leaders and elected officials will MyZoo Kids: Secrets of the forest reserve...... 28 support the zoo in a powerful way!

Deborah B. Jensen, Ph.D. President and CEO

WOODLAND PARK ZOO Deborah B. Jensen Ph.D. BOARD MEMBERS ZOO HOURS MyZoo Spring 2013. Volume 15. Issue 2. OUR MISSION: FIND US ON Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA 601 NORTH 59TH STREET President and CEO Linda Allen Glenn Kawasaki Bryan Slinker General Information: 206.548.2500 Membership Department Bruce Bohmke Rick Alvord Cammi Libby Gretchen Sorensen SPRING/SUMMER and Address Changes: 206.548.2400, [email protected] SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98103 Woodland Park Zoo Saves Editor in Chief: Laura Lockard, [email protected] David S. Anderson Chief Operations Officer Rob Liddell Jay Tejera May 1 – September 30 Associate Editor: Kirsten Pisto, [email protected] Anthony Bay Steve Liffick Ed Thomas Design Editor: Misty Fried, [email protected] MAIN ZOO LINE animals and their habitats 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Photo Editor: Ryan Hawk, [email protected] Bruce Bentley 206.548.2500 Leigh McMillan Andrew Wappler Contributing Writers: Bettina Woodford, Jenny Mears, Sarah 2013 BOARD OF Marianne Bichsel Ann Moe Margaret Wetherald Valentine, Caileigh Robertson, Bobbi Miller, Rebecca Whitham through conservation CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY For Advertising Information: [email protected] or 206.548.2625 GENERAL EMAIL DIRECTORS OFFICERS Kristi Branch Jane Nelson Kathy Williams Lisa Caputo Laura Peterson Robert Williams Comments or questions? Write 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA [email protected] Nancy Pellegrino, Chair leadership and engaging Fall/Winter 98103-5858 or e-mail [email protected] Janet Faulkner Larry Phillips Susie Wyckoff Woodland Park Zoo is a City of Seattle facility managed and Laurie Stewart, Vice Chair David Goldberg Patti Savoy Deborah Jensen, ex officio October 1 – April 30 operated by the non-profit Woodland Park Zoological Society. MEMBERSHIP EMAIL experiences, inspiring people MyZoo (ISSN 2153-45659) is published quarterly for $6.00 Kenneth Eakes, Treasurer Lisa Graumlich Greg Schwartz Christopher Williams, ex officio 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. per year for Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) members from [email protected] Jason Hamlin Rob Short membership dues by WPZ at 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA Jeff Leppo, Secretary to learn, care and act. 98103-5858. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle WA. Leslie Hanauer Elizabeth Sicktich Stuart Williams, POSTMASTER send address change to: www.zoo.org Debora Horvath Ron Siegle MyZoo, WPZ 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA 98103-5858 Immediate Past Chair All photos are property of Woodland Park Zoo unless otherwise noted.

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Every summer Woodland Park Zoo in- troduces delightful new experiences and animals to our community. With phase OF PLAY one of the Bamboo Forest Reserve now unveiled, our littlest zoo adventurers Nature play space sparks wonder can enjoy a new nature play space next to the new Asian small-clawed otter in the new Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit and forest aviary. For young kids, what could be more Unknown fun than balancing on logs, crossing a Ryan Hawk, WPZ PLAY AND LEARNING wobble bridge, or flying along a mini zipline? For kids at heart (parents and Nature play is an activity shared by animals caregivers, that is) what’s better than and humans alike. Asian small-clawed a nature playscape designed with their otters, a new species joining the zoo family, early learners’ needs in mind? According are particularly playful, social animals. Their to neuroscientists and developmental intriguing vocalizations as they splash and psychologists, play is not only our cavort near a musical waterfall make the creative drive; it’s a fundamental mode visit irresistible. The new otter exhibit is of learning. Child-directed, or unstruc- the first animal area visitors encounter tured, nature play stimulates the brain’s upon entering the Bamboo Forest Reserve Ryan Hawk, WPZ neural pathways, leveraging thinking – a fitting introduction to the wildlife of and physical skills, problem solving, and tropical Asia. As a conservation indicator language expression. species, these otters’ survival in the wild depends on the health of the forest and Amidst the stress and rush of modern DID YOU KNOW? interconnected waterways. life, children need the chance to simply • Play is an underappreciated, misun- • Play fosters the acquisition of play – using their own ideas, initiative Complementing the free-form nature derstood concept in our culture. life skills and stimulates the and make believe. Modeled on a real play space, educator and docent-guided It is a primary way people, and more evolved part of our brains, conservation site, the Bamboo Forest experiential activities at the exhibit help many animals, learn. the cortex. Reserve evokes a setting where the kids connect their learning to actions that boundaries between humans and wildlife help wildlife and habitats. For many, it begins • Children playing together practice • Play enables us to discover our Play is an exercise in self-definition; it reveals what we are blurred. Bodies and imaginations can by collecting and trading artifacts at a new focus and self-control, make most essential selves, to find run wild, and storytelling opportunities Nature Exchange outpost. Others flex their connections, imagine creatively fulfillment and growth. choose to do, not what we have to do. We not only play abound. By feeling more comfortable in physical and mental skill playing Ecotower, a and think critically. • In natural settings, play promotes because we are. We play the way we are. And the ways “wild” settings, children are more likely Jenga-like game in which kids see how many • Play is a survival instinct. Like all the intelligences – intellectual, to develop a lasting love affair with the elements they can remove or change in a eating or sleeping, it is vital to our social and ecological – and can we could be. Play is our free connection to pure possibility. outdoors and embrace an ethic of care system, such as a forest, until it becomes mental and physical well-being. spark a lifelong fascination with for the planet, people and animals. unstable. Kids of all ages will enjoy seeing nature’s wonders. animals up-close, asking questions and – Hara Estroff Marano, “The Power of Play” sharing stories – all making a zoo visit an Source: The promise of play: A report from the 2010 Aspen Institute Ideas Festival. action that benefits kids and animals alike.

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MYZOO Summer 2013 BECU Zoo Experiences ZOOTUNES presented by Carter Subaru Some days we are privileged to-dos that envelope us daily, there are most of you come to unplug and reconnect to have experiences that provide flashes experiences that help guide and shape us. with nature, and others want to plug in and of insight about our world. Whether you Through the zoo, these experiences can have a digital guide to all the cool things June 23 JOHN PRINE WITH Kendel Carson & Dustin Bentall got lost in a great book, play in the spring help change our world. you can do during your visit with our drizzle with your kids as the daylight inches mobile app. JuNE 30 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW This summer we have created zoo experi- upward, or see something provocative that ences that will draw you into the moment, When you hand feed our largest elephant, make you reconsider what you thought th find fun, insights and memories, and—most you can’t help but feel a rush when she July 7 HUEY LEWIS & The NEWS: SPORTS 30 AnNIVERSARY TOUR you knew, these experiences are powerful importantly—help shape your thoughts and looks into your eyes, then checks out your and help us focus. The very opposite to actions about our rapidly changing world. bamboo! All that bamboo has to end up July 17 JOHN HIATT & The COMBO WITH HOLLY WILLIAMS the distractions and diversions and the We know you join us for family time, that somewhere, and you consider this when you JULY 24 AN EVENING WITH RANDY NEWMAN

Dennis Dow, WPZ JULY 26 LEANN RIMES

JULy 30 & 31 INDIGO GIRLS WITH LINDSAY FULLER

AUgust 7 Trombone Shorty & ORLEANS AVENUE WITH JJ GREY & MOFRO

AugUst 11 TODD SNIDER’S TRAVELING FOLK SHOW FEATURING: SHAWN MULLINS, HAYES CARLL, SARAH JAROSZ

August 15 LOREENA MCKENNITT

August 22 & 23 BRANDI CARLILE

Carla Bitter, WPZ See concerts. save animals. 30th Anniversary! are wrist deep in slurry of elephant dung reminds you that our individual actions Along with our amazing collections of making your own handmade poo paper. matter and are impacting the ecosystems animals and plants, and our award-winning and animals we love right now. exhibits, we hope to ignite your sense Next, a Zoomazium animal encounter has of wonder and get you lost in your own Tickets are on sale at www.zoo.org with a limited number of tickets available at zoo you running your fingers over silky snakes, Our new, enhanced mobile app helps you moments of insight. How will the zoo entrances during operating hours. All concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. with gates opening at 5:00 p.m. bumpy arthropods or fuzzy mammals find the places, people and experiences you change you? All concerts rain or shine, no refunds. One child (12 and under) admitted free with each ticket purchased. Produced by Bear Concerts • 2013 wondering how these remarkable creatures want at the zoo. It even lets you turn some have adapted. Playing On Thin Ice, Tipping of those insights into actions with our new For more information, visit www.zoo.org, call 206.548.2500, Point or EcoTower, just a few of our “doom photo pledge feature. or find ZooTunes on Facebook. + fun = hope” climate change engagements,

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Jacques Wei Dennis Dow, WPZ electric colors, lyrical notes Imagine yourself immersed in a red-billed leiothrix and Nicobar pigeon. Red-billed Leiothrix (above left) majestic bamboo forest, lush flora climbing Leiothrix lutea The five bird species are a very loquacious the hillsides, warm sunlight sifting through crew and are host to an array of flamboy- Listen for the long, complex warbling the canopy and the lyrical, persistent ant plumage. From the kwah-wau call of song of this bird—sometimes it chirps and warbles of a myriad of voices the great argus as he prepares a spectacular contains up to 15 notes. drifting through the trees. Flits of brilliant, dance for his mate to the sparkling metallic intoxicating feathers flash and dart along Nicobar Pigeon (above right) green feathers of the Nicobar pigeon, from the forest floor. the delicate porcelain songs of the white- Caloenas nicobarica Enjoy exquisite avian diversity from high rumped shama thrush to the cheerful Look on the ground as well as in the in the trees to low in the bush. Seem- warbles of the red-billed leiothrix, the trees. This bird walks as much as it ingly everywhere, these forest birds will aviary will invoke the harmony and colors flies, finding much of its food on the captivate with their electric colors and of the forest. forest floor. musical calls. Visit the aviary and join us in welcoming Great Argus (opposite) The tropical aviary—one of the first stops these beautiful birds to the Bamboo Argusianus argus visitors encounter upon entering the new Forest Reserve. The male argus clears away a large open Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit complex—is home to the collared finchbill, area on the forest floor, then does a white-rumped shama thrush, great argus, spectacular dance to attract a female.

8 9 Mat Hayward, WPZ MYZOO LIFE IS A Students divide their time between the ence with conservation action as they work Danau Girang Field Centre, located in the alongside Hutan staff following orangutans, PICNIC middle of dense secondary tropical forest, planting trees in a restoration site along the at Woodland Park Zoo Conservation and the village of Sukau, where Hutan river, and studying human-elephant conflict. Asian Elephant Conservation a Woodland Our zoo offers five unique picnic loca- By making connections to the surrounding Park Zoo Partner for Wildlife, is based. tions for 30-3,000. Your guests will enjoy wildlife, habitats and the people that a delicious menu offered by Lancer Ca- During the course, students observe the work to conserve them, students then tering, wild activities, educational games populations of primates in the forests work together to develop new ways to and animal photo ops! A 10% venue around the Kinabatangan River, including engage their home communities in saving discount applies for all weekday picnics. education orangutans, proboscis monkeys and orangutans and other wildlife in Borneo. For more information, visit zoo.org/events or gibbons. Students have the opportunity Woodland Park Zoo is thrilled to offer contact [email protected], 206.548.2590. to work in groups or on their own field from Seattle to Borneo Seattle area students these engaging inquiry investigations, collecting and course opportunities to experience For more than 20 years, Oxford, Ohio, offers two unique learning include dynamic field settings to develop analyzing data to answer questions about inquiry-based learning, then connect their Woodland Park Zoo has offered excep- experiences: the Advanced Inquiry firsthand understanding of community- wildlife and their forest habitats. own audiences with the natural world in tional professional development oppor- Program, a master’s program for educa- based conservation efforts. Students also work with Seattle area this experiential, participatory way. The tunities to help educators communicate tors, and an Earth Expedition to connect One such field program is the Earth people involved in Hutan, a community- zoo is especially excited to celebrate the firsthand the importance of conservation educators with the zoo’s conservation Expedition to Borneo, an island in based conservation program that works to graduation of the first Advanced Inquiry of the world’s animals and their habitats. partners in the field. Southeast Asia considered to be a hotspot protect orangutans, elephants and tropical Program class this December. Recently, the zoo has deepened those The zoo’s Advanced Inquiry Program of ecological diversity. forests in a way that also benefits the local experiences by engaging educators and Learn more at zoo.org/aip integrates graduate courses at the zoo, field communities. Students get firsthand experi- their audiences with inquiry-based learning This Earth Expedition focuses on the ecol- research and online education, empowering at the zoo and around the world. ogy of Southeast Asian tropical forests, educators to engage their communities with particular attention to Borneo’s Woodland Park Zoo, partnering with and students in a new way that contributes “We were welcomed warmly into the Sukau community.” exceptionally rich primate community. Project Dragonfly at Miami University in to conservation action. Graduate courses – Jenny Mears

Jenny Mears, WPZ Jenny Mears, WPZ Jenny Mears, WPZ

THAILAND Danau Girang Field Centre

MALAYSIA Sakou

Taman Negara National Park Kuala Tahan Additional Conservation Range

Kuala Lampur

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THRIVE 2013 THANK YOU!

PHOTOS: MAT HAYWARD

Woodland Park Zoo’s 8th annual spring fundraiser, Thrive 2013, From adventures for our youngest explorers in Zoomazium to was a tremendous success! At our third year as a breakfast, our backyard habitat and citizen science programs for adults more than 600 Puget Sound region business and philanthropic and families, your zoo offers a variety of hands-on, science-

Mat Hayward, WPZ leaders joined us to learn more about how Woodland Park learning experiences that deepen our relationship with the Zoo is bringing our community closer to nature and inspiring natural world, giving us the tools and inspiration to take action the next generation of conservation stewards. Our generous on behalf of animals and their wild places. guests also helped us raise nearly $400,000 which will directly A heartfelt thank you to all of our generous supporters benefit the zoo’s mission. Thriving on Science for celebrating Thrive 2013 with us! Together we are Host of NPR’s Science Friday and Thrive keynote speaker, creating more wonder for our community and more wild Ira Flatow, shared with guests the rising popularity of science for our world! This year’s Woodland Park Zoo Thrive whether it be through visiting a national selves, collect the data, and think critically in our society and how experiential education institutions like breakfast provided a great opportunity to park or visiting Woodland Park Zoo. about the world around them,” stated Woodland Park Zoo are contributing to increased science celebrate the science behind our excel- Flatow. “Teaching people the ability to In making the distinction of a successful learning for all ages. lent animal care, education outreach look for the truth and look for their own science education over a lifetime, Mr. and conservation. With more than 600 conclusions beyond what they hear in the Flatow was clear, “You don’t learn all of community leaders, zoo donors and classroom is critical to enjoying and being your science in school.” supporters, guests were enthralled by successful in science.” THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT keynote speaker and NPR’s Science Friday Mr. Flatow shared the statistically shocking Woodland Park Zoo is indeed the best host, Ira Flatow. numbers on science learning. Over an indi- place to capture the excitement and fun TITLE SPONSOR PREMIER SPONSORS LEADERSHIP SPONSORS vidual’s lifetime, an average of five percent With his subtle charm and quick, science- of science. The zoo allows kids and adults of their time is spent in the classroom, with concentrated wit, Mr. Flatow rallied for alike to energize their science brains and only a small fraction of that time dedicated Rick and Nancy Alvord the critical importance of hands on or better understand how science can help to science instruction1. While this formal, “informal” science learning in settings protect animals and their habitats. At the Leslie and Nicholas Hanauer classroom science education builds a outside the classroom. zoo, everyone can learn how to help care foundation, focusing on out-of-classroom, for and save animals, in our backyards and Susie Wyckoff Mr. Flatow’s theme “Science is Sexy” experiential science learning is the most in the wild. related to the entertainment industry, practical and successful means to raise the from the days of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos TV bar in science literacy. You can learn more about Ira Flatow and PATRON TABLE SPONSORS TABLE SPONSORS show to today’s Big Bang Theory. He also Science Friday at www.sciencefriday.com. “Woodland Park Zoo is an important drew on the importance of how families The Arbor Group • Kristi Branch and James Moore • Lisa and Mark Caputo • Cocker Fennessy place to learn science. Institutions such 1. Falk, John H., and Dierking, Lynn D., 2010, Kenneth and Pamela Eakes Debora and Robert Horvath • Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation • Jeff Leppo and Robin McManamin are investing time and money to indulge as the zoo teach kids informal science “The 95 Percent Solution,” American Scientist, Lane Powell PC • Cammi and Jeff Libby • Rob and Marti Liddell • Stephen Liffick and Rasa Raisys their extracurricular science cravings — p. 486-493. education and how to think for them- Ann and Frank Moe • Nancy and Mark Pellegrino • Regence BlueShield • Patti Savoy Greg Schwartz and Lisa Fazio • Seattle Parks and Recreation • Rob Short and Emer Dooley Bryan and Kathy Slinker • Gretchen Sorensen and Gene Stout • Sound Community Bank R. Jay and Martha Tejera • University of Washington College of the Environment Margaret Wetherald and Leonard Barson 12 13 MYZOO JOIN us at Woodland Park Zoo’s Woodland Park Zoo 37th annual Jungle Party! and Panthera join forces to save tigers

“The time to act is now Woodland Park Zoo’s This first activity is in collaboration with and we couldn’t be more Partners for Wildlife the Malaysian Conservation Alliance for initiative is joining forces with Panthera Tigers, Wildlife Conservation Society, and pleased to partner with (www.panthera.org) to immediately the Malaysian Department of Wildlife and Woodland Park Zoo’s North Meadow Panthera, renowned for address the plight of endangered tigers National Parks. The team will: (Panthera tigris) in Peninsular Malaysia. 1. Train 50 park rangers and managers in its conservation programs With approximately 3,200 tigers Friday, July 12, 2013, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. law enforcement and data collection remaining in the wild and fewer than 500 and significant field experi- methods. in Malayasia, taking on threats to tiger ence with large cats.” populations, primarily illegal poaching 2. Increase the number of anti- Join us for a fun and memorable evening, as we bring the African savanna to THANK YOU TO our JUNGLE PARTY and loss of habitat at sites in Malaysia’s poaching patrols. life at Seattle’s most-anticipated summer party! co-title sPONSORS Dr. Fred Koontz central forest region, is first priority. Director of Conservation 3. Assess the effectiveness of ranger • Behind-the-scenes animal tours • Lavish seated dinner “The time to act is now and we couldn’t patrols. • Silent and Live Auctions and • Live entertainment be more pleased to partner with Panthera, WPZ’s first-ever wine wall • And much more! 4. Share recommendations with senior renowned for its conservation programs THAILAND government officials. This initial and their significant field experience DanauJungle Girang P arty’s Fund-Our-Future: project will run until June 2013, with And thanks to our other Jungle Party with large cats,” said Dr. Fred Koontz, Field LCentreeaders, Tigers and Bears, Oh My! corporate sponsors a total investment of $30,000. Vice President of Field Conservation at Jungle Party’s “Fund-Our-Future” raises critical future funds for zoo programs Alaska Airlines Woodland Park Zoo. Panthera’s know-how Woodland Park Zoo and Panthera are MALAYSIA that encourage more than one million visitors each year to learn, care and act on Premier Airline Partner combined with the zoo’s conservation and humbled and honored to have this oppor- behalf of animals and theirSakou wild habitats. Your support will enable our zoo to Columbia Hospitality education expertise forms an effective tunity to work with Malaysian colleagues inspire and cultivate our youth to be future conservation stewards and, as leaders Taman Negara National Park collaboration to address the devastatingly to secure a future for these incredible by example, help the zoo provide guests with simple actions they can take here John and Deanna at home to help save animals in the wild. Support will also Oppenheimer Kuala Tahan fast decline of tiger populations. animals. Because of you, Woodland Park Additional aid our animal care experts to employ cutting-edge daily Conservation Zoo is able to provide a matching annual CameoWorks Range The Woodland Park Zoo and Panthera care for our zoo residents, including well-baby contribution of $50,000 per year for 10 Boeing partnership is envisioned as a decade-long care for our sloth bear cubs born in December. years, allowing for $100,000 annually Kuala Lampur effort to work with in-country counterparts ADP Cobalt with Panthera’s contribution, toward Questions? Please contact Katie Klump at to establish a series of critical field projects Chevron in-country tiger conservation. 206.548.2421 or [email protected]. For that focus on the Greater Taman Negara details on the event, auction item donations Northern Trust region of central Malaysia. The first project, What can you do to save tigers? Start MALAYSIA and volunteer opportunities, visit the Jungle Sound Community Bank launched last December, is aimed at reducing by visiting zoo.org and check out our Party website at: www.zoo.org/jungleparty. SINGAPORE Union Bank illegal tiger poaching by training rangers in conservation page. Taman Negara National Park, a 1,000,000- Barrier Audi acre pristine, rainforest sanctuary. Kibble and Prentice INDONESIA with Celeste DaVault NBBJ

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MYZOO $Summer 2013 ASIAN SMALL-CLAWED 69 MEMBERSHIP OTTER ADOPTION SPECIAL

Celebrate the arrival of the Asian small-clawed otters with a ZooParent adoption! Ryan Hawk, WPZ MATTERS Your adoption package includes: • Plush animal • Animal fact sheet Your Membership • ZooParent adoption certificate • ZooParent static cling Dollars at Work – #1 Tip for Avoiding Lines: • Color photo • Online recognition for one year New nature play area! Renew your membership online before visiting The new nature play area in the Or, upgrade your adoption to the $100 level and receive two one-time admission Renew online at zoo.org/renew or use our updated app (free for iPhone and Bamboo Forest Reserve is a must-visit passes and your name on the ZooParent recognition sign in March 2014!* Android users). Print your confirmation and use it as proof of membership at for all families. Your kids can balance the gate, or show it to us on your phone. You’ll need to pick up your member- Remember, ZooParent adoptions make great gifts, even for yourself! Your support on logs, cross a wobble bridge and fly ship cards eventually, but you can wait until a slower time, such as when you as a ZooParent will fund the daily care and feeding of all the zoo inhabitants, and $5 along a mini zipline, all while learning exit the zoo or on your next visit. will be donated directly to the zoo’s conservation efforts at home and around the world. about the forest. This exciting new feature is just another example of your Already a current member? Have your membership card and ID ready. With these Visit us online at zoo.org/ZooParent to membership dollars at work! in hand, you can bypass the membership office and head straight to the gate! adopt today! Hurry! Offer expires July 31, 2013. ZOOpareNT * Recognition sign is updated each March with the previous calendar year’s donors. Have You Seen our Spiky Backpacks? EXCLUSIVE MEMBER EVENTS Check out the zoo’s new Early Child- hood Adventure Packs to enhance your zoo visit! The backpacks are Discovery Passport and Save the Date! Maureen and John Harley: designed for children 3-5 years old and Wild at Heart Member Zoofari Member Appreciation night are filled with fun activities, games, Early Morning is moving this year to Thursday, Reflecting On the Values Meaningful to Us books, stuffed animals and other tools Discovery Passport and Wild at September 10. Mark your calendars to help your preschooler explore Maureen and John Harley, It is also a deeper connection that moved daily admissions, and we want it to remain Heart members are invited to join us for a night full of family fun as we say the zoo. Backpacks can be checked who in their 41-year marriage share among Maureen and John to make a bequest to accessible. If we, and others who have the Saturdays, June 15 and August 17, for thank you for being members! More out free of charge in Zoomazium but many things a great love of animals, were Woodland Park Zoo. “The zoo taught our opportunity, don’t support the zoo, then it an exclusive opportunity to watch the information to follow. must be returned the same day. Come Woodland Park Zoo members even before children, and our grandchildren, to respect may be smaller, not as nice, or fall short in its zoo wake up as we open an hour early! check out one today! the birth of their children. They have trav- animals and their environment. It is important mission. It is satisfying to be able to include See the animals stretch their legs (or We hope you enjoyed... eled to six of the seven continents, “always for children to grow up to appreciate the the zoo in our will…to leave something to a wings!) after a night of sleep, or catch We hope you enjoyed the member- to see animals.” Peru and the Galapagos interconnectedness of all things of the place that has been a big part of our lives.” a zookeeper getting ready for the day. only preview of the brand new Islands are their most recent destinations, natural world – whether that be animals, the Many animals won’t be on exhibit yet, John adds, “We tried to identify the things Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit! where they marveled at the Inca’s harmony environment or fellow human beings.” so there are no guarantees, but you that have given us pleasure, that we feel are Don’t forget to share the experience with nature and remarkable wildlife. They also value their legacy’s broader reach. of value and wish to see thrive and survive.” never know what you might see! with your friends on your next Their family has grown with the zoo, and “In the big picture, the zoo’s education visit—as members you can purchase Their philanthropy will indeed help ensure West Entrance only, 8:30 a.m. they now share it with their two daughters mission is very important,” says John. “The half-price tickets for two guests each the zoo thrives and survives, for their (one of whom was married in the Rose wild is being encroached upon from every Want to learn more about visit (per named adult). grandchildren and for all of ours. Just Garden in 2008), their sons in law, and three side, and unless people are educated about upgrading your membership to imagine what we could do, for our zoo grandchildren. As 40-plus year members, the value of wilderness, it won’t last.” a Discovery Passport? and for all wild animals and places, if more she and John have witnessed how philan- Along with their shared values and ideologi- of us joined with Maureen and John. thropy has supported the zoo’s evolution zoo.org/discoverypassport cal approach, Maureen and John appreciate into an “urban oasis” that they now enjoy on For more information, please email Sarah the realistic impact of their giving. Maureen early morning visits. Valentine at [email protected]. shares, “The zoo can’t support itself on 18 18 19 MYZOO Summer 2013

Rotten Delicacy? Here you can see both flowers that live on the spadix. The female flowers In China and Japan, the voo- are the first layer and are Something doo lily is used as a source deepest inside the leaf. The male flowers sit above the of flour, similar to a tofu-type female flowers and look like tiny beads. Above them substance and reduced to a are the sterile parts of the spadix (in purple). Foul in The block with a gelatin texture. It is often sold as a popular

weight control supplement. The entire plant is only fertile for a few days. Tropical The left photo shows the Looking at the plant, you might guess male flowers after they that its enormous scarlet leaf (spathe) is have become sterile. You can see they are now black a flower petal, but you have to get a lot instead of cream-colored. closer to see the clusters of inflorescence deep inside the plant. An inflorescence Forest is a cluster of tiny flowers arranged on A tuber (resembling a This winter we were witness to a most repugnant marvel, a glistening the spadix, the tall purple protuberance dinosaur tooth) is initially scarlet bloom, a beautiful, yet ghastly curiosity. In other words, a deceivingly exquisite reaching out of the spathe. kept behind the scenes in the zoo’s greenhouse. Blooms are voodoo lily that smells quite like a pile of rotting zombies. Insects cannot resist the smell of the lily’s both rare and unpredictable; blooming into a flower only The Amorphophallus konjac (also known as the voodoo lily, devil’s tongue, corpse flower decay. They land on the tall spadix, travel after the plant is about five or snake plant) is a type of carrion flower that emits a fetid odor comparable to rotten down to the flowers, realize there is no years old (right photo). meat. The putrid—trust us on this one—stench attracts carrion-eating beetles and meat and take off in search of another flies which help to pollinate the rare flower. meal. In doing so, the insects pollinate the female flowers or pick up the male pollen Native to second-growth forests of Southeast Asia, the voodoo lily needs a and carry it to another plant. warm climate to bloom, explains horticulture specialist Justin Schroeder. The flesh-colored leaf They are tough plants and spend the majority of the year as dirt-encrusted The entire growth, from tuber to bloom, (spathe) and ruby spadix dramatically stand out bulbs, called corms. In the winter, the corm grows a small bud. happens at warp speed. The stalk shoots among the voodoo lily’s lush up really fast and can grow up to six feet Here at the zoo, the voodoo lillies start in the humid greenhouse and are green environment, helping in two weeks. The blooming process and to lure pollinators to the moved to indoor locations throughout the zoo. We placed one near the the awful odor last only a couple days. plant. The flower deters boardwalk in the Tropical Rain Forest aviary dome and watched as visitors larger animals by producing Then the flowers die, the spathe curls discovered the stinky beauty. A lot of zoo-goers stuck their faces right a nasty-tasting sap. up, the stalk collapses and the foul smell up to the flower and took a big whiff. While this is not a recommended vanishes. The leftover tubers will produce approach, it is a sure way to get the full experience! The most common bulbettes (or mini tubers) which will reaction to the signature scent? “Ewww!” followed by a hasty retreat. grow nearby their parent tubers and lay dormant until the next winter. Hot Blooded “The plant does reek,” admits Schroeder, but he says, “it’s definitely one of the Voodoo lily at full The voodoo lily is one of a few rare thermogenic bloom in our Tropical coolest plants at the zoo!” Rain Forest aviary. plants. These plants can actually raise their tempera- Nothing like the smell of death and gym ture, using oxygen and protein, to a few degrees above socks! You can see the the surrounding air. The heat helps spread the scent pattern on the stem that explains one of its of a rotting carcass through the jungle. Delicious! nicknames, snake plant.

20 21 All photos by Kirsten Pisto, WPZ Ryan Hawk, WPZ MYZOO Little endangered tree kangaroo joey doing well behind the scenes TASTING FLIGHT Born the size of a lima bean tree kangaroo population: an adult female Wine Tasting Event presented by Umpqua Bank in June 2012, our new Matschie’s tree and the joey’s father. Since the joey’s dad kangaroo joey finally emerged from its is the most in-demand male in the captive mother’s pouch in February. It’s been a population and this joey is his only progeny, FRIDAY, JULY 19 long time coming, but with the help of a the joey’s birth is a significant success for behind-the-scenes webcam, you can catch the health of the population and the future 6:00 - 9:00 PM a glimpse into the daily happenings of the of the tree kangaroo SSP. joey and its mother, Elanna. When’s the Featuring more than 30 Northwest Elanna and the joey will remain off view best time to capture the family on camera? boutique wineries, live music on to visitors, but our live cam lets us pay When you’re making breakfast or heading the scenic North Meadow, animal them a visit without disturbing their quiet to bed! Tree kangaroos are crepuscular, experiences and access to zoo exhibits. environment. While there are no plans for which means they are most active in the this young family to go on view, you can visit TICKETS (including service fees) morning and at dusk. an adult tree kangaroo in the Day Exhibit. $27 if purchased in advance More than 16,000 of you watched the Swing by to learn more about the zoo’s Tree $32 on the day of the event joey and mom from our live, limited- Kangaroo Conservation Program. TKCP $100 for VIP tickets engagement webcam at zoo.org/animalcam. saves endangered Matschie’s tree kangaroos Tickets and information available Viewers spent an average of nearly four and their forest home by fostering wildlife at www.zoo.org/wine minutes watching the pair exchange a little and habitat conservation and local commu- Adults 21 and over only. Valid ID required. TLC. In internet time, that is incredible! nity livelihoods in the tree kangaroo’s native This is an after-hours and environmentally region, Papua New Guinea. friendly fundraising event, so BYOG “The live animal cam opens a window to (Bring Your Own Glass). the wonders of an incredible, endangered The tree kangaroo cam is a limited- species,” said Dr. Lisa Dabek, the zoo’s engagement event, so visit soon! The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program webcam will travel around the zoo to (TKCP) Director and Senior Conservation feature new babies, behind-the-scenes Scientist. “We hope that it will not only happenings and cool new perspectives on attract local viewers who want to keep up the exhibits you know and love. Presented by with the tree kangaroos in between zoo visits, but also viewers across the globe, many of whom may not otherwise have the opportunity to connect with such unique wildlife ambassadors.”

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EARLY CHILDHOOD YOUNG EXPLORERS PARENTS’ NIGHT Zoo Overnight SUMMER CAMPS Discoveries Day Camp Ages: 2-5 years CLASSES Time: 9:45-10:45 a.m. OUT and Evening KINDER CAMP FULL DAY, ZOOPER DAY Magizoology Fee: $20 each adult/child pair, CAMP and DISCOVERIES DAY CAMP Designed for parents/caregivers to attend Kids will enjoy a fun-filled evening with zoo Adventures $7/ additional family member 2-5 years I Spy with their children. Spaces are still available in many sessions. staff inside Zoomazium while you enjoy a All Zoo Adventures include a pizza dinner 2213: Jun 22, Colors of the Wild Programs for 3-9 years. See our website for a special discount offer night out on the town. Supervised activities and an exclusive after-hours look at the zoo! 2313: Jul 9, Slippery and Smooth Zoo University (Zoo U) on Zoo Sprouts and Young Explorers classes. include games, an educational film and a live Overnight Adventures also include a light See the zoo’s website at www.zoo.org/camps 2323: Jul 17, Now You See Me, Now You Don’t animal encounter, plus a pizza dinner! breakfast. Zoo Adventures are offered March for program dates and fees. For the 2333: Jul 20, Tracks and Trails 10 to 14 year olds study more advanced Ages: 4-11 years through November. Program runs rain or safety of the animals and participants, D CAMPS WALKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ 2343: Jul 25, Numbers in Nature topics while having fun and making new D CAMPS Time: 5:30-10 p.m. shine so come prepared for any weather. students will not have direct contact with Ages: Birth-18 months 2353: Jul 31, Diggin’ in the Dirt friends at the zoo. Fee: $30/child, $22 each additional sibling the zoo’s animals. Children are assigned Time: 9:15-10:30 a.m. 2363: Aug 2, Backyard Plants Ages: 7 years and up to age appropriate groups. We cannot Fee: $75/6-week session each adult/child pair 2373: Aug 13, Backyard Bugs 4223: Saturday, Jun 1 Time: Overnight Adventures run accommodate all “group with” requests. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 2383: Aug 24, Backyard Birds 4233: Friday, Jun 21 6:30 p.m.-9:00 a.m. Investigate what motivates animal behavior 9313: Fridays, Aug 9-Sept 13 Programs include: 4313: Saturday, Jul 13 Evening Adventures run 6:30-10:00 p.m. and how animals “learn” to do these things. 4323: Saturday, Aug 24 Fee: Prices range from $35-55/person, Participants will think like scientists as they TINY TYKE TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD depending on program selected. Kinder Camp explore animal behaviors and design their own Ages: 18-36 months DROP-OFF CLASSES projects focusing on interesting animal behaviors Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. BUG CLUB For more information and to register, visit www.zoo.org/overnights. Questions? Email ANIMAL SURVIVAL (North End) from snow leopards to gorillas to humans! Fee: $95/6-week session each adult/child pair Designed for children to attend without their BUG CONSERVATION LEADERS [email protected]. Children will be based at the north end and Ages: 10-14 years 9213: Wednesdays, May 29-Jul 3 parents/caregivers. from there explore animals of the Northern Ages: 5-12 years 9223: Fridays, May 31-Jul 5 Trail, Tropical Asia, Australia and more! Drop- Time: 10:00 a.m.-noon, generally the fourth Adventures for your Group ANIMALS ON THE FLY 9323: Tuesdays, Aug 20-Sep 24 KINDERZOO off/pick-up at the zoo’s old North Entrance. Sunday of every month of 22 or More: Take off with us as we explore the flying animals Ages: 4-5 years Fee: $50 per quarter plus a one-time $10 New Full Day Sessions Added! around the zoo. Through games, observations ZOO SPROUTS Time: 9:30 a.m.-noon • New Living Wild! materials fee for new members • A Zookeeper’s Life For Me! 7311 N: Jul 22-26 of zoo animals and experiments, participants Ages: 3-4 years Fee: $100/4-week session each child • Stealthy Science: Research After Dark 7319 N: Aug 19-23 will discover what makes flight possible. Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. 5313: Wednesdays, Aug 7-28 Ages: 10-12 years Fee: $25 each adult/child pair, $7/additional ANIMAL ANTICS (South End) family member 3-4 years Adventures for Individuals and Small Groups: Children will discover the wonders of the 3273: May 28, Outrageous Otters African Savanna, Tropical Rain Forest and ANIMAL QUEST 3283: Jun 6, African Animals • July 26: Stealthy Science: other exhibits on the southern half of the Head out into the world of a field researcher 3293: Jun 15, Jungle Kids Research After Dark zoo. Drop-off/pick-up at the Education exploring bird populations, aquatic habitats 3203: Jun 25, Terrific Tails • New Aug 3: Living Wild! Center near the zoo’s South Entrance. and invasive species through geocaching 3313: Jul 6, Bug Boogie Please see • Aug 9: A Zookeeper’s Life for Me! around Seattle. Note: This camp leaves zoo 3323: Jul 10, Animal Antics Zooper Day Camp grounds and utilizes public transportation. 3333: Jul 23, Poo at the Zoo! www.zoo.org/ Scouts for Adventure Ages: 12-14 years 3343: Aug 3, Powerful Predators education Multiple dates are available for small scout Animal Architects 3353: Aug 6, Gentle Giants: Giraffes groups; information is available on our website. for complete One Can Make a Difference CLASSES SUMMER AN 2013 listings and CLASSESSUMMER AN 2013 26 to register 27 s Secrets of the Aviary Auditions (adjective) Our new Bamboo Forest Reserve aviary is full of beautiful birds, but what is that racket? Each bird has its own unique set of songs and notes. 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Shama thrush: courtesy of Rosamond Gifford Zoo; Collared finchbill: copyright Jon Hornbuckle, England; Red-billed leiothrix: copyright Jacques Wei, China; Nicobar Pigeon: Dennis Dow, WPZ; Great Argus: Mat Hayward, WPZ.

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