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November/December 2017 ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL Nov. 16, 2017 6:30pm | Orpheum Theatre ORPHEUM SHOWS: $15 | $20 VIP SEATING HALLORAN CENTRE SHOWS: $15 GROUPS 10+ CALL (901) 529-4226 FOR DISCOUNTED PRICING Feb. 9, 2018 6:30pm | Halloran Centre For a complete list of shows the entire family can enjoy, visit us online at Orpheum-Memphis.com Sponsored by: EXZOOBERANCE is a bimonthly Memphis Zoological Society publication providing information for friends of the Memphis Zoo. Send comments to MZS, 2000 Prentiss Place, ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL Memphis, TN 38112, or call (901) 333-6500 or log onto memphiszoo.org VOL. XXVII, No. 6 Our Mission Connecting people with wildlife NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017 Memphis Zoo, Ya Ya and Le Le are trademarks of the Memphis Zoo. Memphis Zoological Society Board of Directors as of June 2016 Officers THOMAS C. FARNSWORTH III, Chair RICHARD W. SMITH, Vice Chair DOROTHY KIRSCH, Secretary RUSSELL T. 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Folivores eat mature, hard-to- Wanything but. bear cuscus is the only member of digest leaves, that don’t provide a lot Meet “Shemp” also known as the genus Ailurops. A marsupial, of energy. For this reason, the bear “Kuzco,” Memphis Zoo’s newest the animal gets its name from it’s cuscus spends most of its day resting. addition to the Animals of the Night appearance. The soft, dense fur looks They are monogamous animals, and exhibit. Shemp is a bear cuscus vaguely bear-like. only produce one young at a time. (Ailurops ursinus), and the only Bear cuscuses are only found The pup is not fully formed, and one on exhibit in the United States. on the small, Indonesian island of crawls into the mother’s pouch to Shemp is housed in the Animals of Sulawesi, which is considered to be fully develop. Unlike other marsupials, the Night building. He joined the part of Asia. However, marsupials however, the mother’s milk changes Memphis Zoo family in March 2017, are generally not found in Asia; they composition as the young gets older. and is currently two years of age. are typically found in the southern When the baby is born, the milk “The bear cuscus is a different sort hemisphere, around Australia and is high in carbohydrates. As the of animal,” said Dr. Steve Reichling, New Zealand. infant matures, the milk changes to area curator. “Many things that we Another unusual thing about a formula that’s high in fat, which usually think of when it comes to an bear cuscuses is they’re diurnal. allowed the young to grow quickly. animal like this, don’t necessarily This means, unlike their nocturnal apply to the bear cuscus.” counterparts, bear cuscuses are Cuscuses are actually in the awake during the day. 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