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MYZoo for members of Woodland Park • Summer 2014

MEET OUR FASTEST : GUARD OF AFRICA PLUS: KIDS CONTEST! MYZOO

Dear Members,

As protecting nature grows increasingly challenging, people ask me where I find hope. My reply: the zoo is a place of hope. Every day I witness it in the wonder on children’s LETTER faces; in the perseverance with which passionate, highly trained experts care for FROM THE here and in wild places; and in the can-do attitude our educators create in schools. Your zoo is a hope-building enterprise. In addition to getting you up close to amazing PRESIDENT animals, we do scientific research on ’ health, social behavior and reproduction. And we connect millions of visitors to more than 35 inspiring conservation collaborators saving wild animals and helping to protect 1.25 million acres of here and globally. Matt Hagan Without actions like these, many iconic species will go extinct in 15 to 50 . Take Earth’s largest land . A century ago, more than 5 million elephants roamed Africa, while some 200,000 did so across Asia. Today, as few as 400,000 and 25,000 remain, respectively. Each day, nearly 100 African elephants are killed illegally by poachers to fund organized . Ivory is now more valuable than gold, and and the U.S. are its top markets. In Asia, illegal is compounded by rapidly dwindling as numbers there soar.

That’s why over the next five years, we will invest an additional $1.5 to $3 million to expand our elephant program and significantly improve the Elephant Forest exhibit. We will focus it exclusively on the highly endangered Asian elephant, double our zoo’s commitment to Asian elephant conservation in range countries, and play a key role in the 96 Elephants campaign to secure a U.S. moratorium on ivory sales and educate our community about the devastating effects of illegal ivory trade. This strategy endorses many options proposed by the Elephant Task Force – internationally distinguished scientists, care professionals and local community members helping us envision our elephant program’s future. Look for updates on zoo.org/elephantnews.

Your role in preserving elephants into the future is vital. Lend your voice and join the international 96 Elephants effort through zoo.org/zooaction. Your passion for the zoo and for saving animals will build a world of hope for wildlife and people. “Our vision is to reduce Sincerely, human-elephant conflict and help people share the planet with wildlife.” Deborah B. Jensen, Ph.D. President and CEO

WOODLAND PARK ZOO Deborah B. Jensen Ph.D. BOARD MEMBERS 601 NORTH 59TH STREET President and CEO Linda Allen Glenn Kawasaki Bryan Slinker SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98103 Bruce Bohmke David S. Anderson Cammi Libby Gretchen Sorensen Chief Operations Officer Anthony Bay Rob Liddell Jay Tejera MAIN ZOO LINE Bruce Bentley Leigh McMillan Margaret Wetherald Marianne Bichsel 206.548.2500 Jane Nelson Kathy Williams 2014 BOARD OF Kristi Branch Laura Peterson Susie Wyckoff GENERAL EMAIL DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Caputo Larry Phillips Deborah Jensen, ex officio Dino DeVita Matt Rosauer Christopher Williams, ex officio [email protected] Nancy Pellegrino, Chair Janet Dugan Patti Savoy Laurie Stewart, Vice Chair David Goldberg Greg Schwartz MEMBERSHIP EMAIL Kenneth Eakes, Treasurer Lisa Graumlich Rob Short [email protected] Jeff Leppo, Secretary Jason Hamlin Elizabeth Sicktich Debora Horvath Ron Siegle www.zoo.org Stuart Williams, Immediate Past Chair

2 summer 2014 ON THE COVER This photo of Missy the Summer Fun enjoying some sunshine was the perfect What is your favorite summer zoo experi- image to welcome our ence? Is it hearing a zookeeper talk about summer season! Ryan Hawk, WPZ the amazing animals in their care? Playing one of our giant games like On Thin Ice? Is it being THIS CLOSE to an elephant and hearing her crunch through the piece of bamboo you just gave her? Maybe it’s making your own handmade poo CONTENTS paper from what comes out of the other end of that elephant! Guard Dogs of Africa...... 4 This summer, we are excited to introduce WPZ’s African Conservation...... 6 the new Wildlife Survival Zone, located in Spot the Difference...... 10 the southwest corner of the zoo. This area will feature new cheetahs and other Species Thanks for Creating More Wonder, More Wild. . 12 Survival Plan ambassadors as we tell the story of the behind-the-scenes conserva- 96 Elephants ...... 15 tion work that do to maintain healthy populations of animals in our care and in Welcome Missy and Liz...... 18 the wild. Stop by to discover the details of Membership Matters ...... 19 saving endangered species such as the , western pond and Tahitian Bamboo Bonanza...... 22 Partula snail. Animal Spotlight: West African Dwarf Crocs. . . 24 Summer is our favorite time of at the zoo, for more reasons than the Classes and Camps...... 26 sunshine! We hope you discover your own summer favorites and, when you do, MyZoo Kids: Conservation on the . . . . 28 be sure to let us know!

ZOO HOURS MyZoo SUMMER 2014. Volume 16. Issue 2. OUR MISSION: FIND US ON , Seattle, WA General Information: 206.548.2500 Membership Department SPRING/SUMMER and Address Changes: 206.548.2400, [email protected] Woodland Park Zoo Saves Editor in Chief: Laura Lockard, [email protected] May 1 – September 30 Associate Editor: Kirsten Pisto, [email protected] Design Editor: Misty Fried, [email protected] animals and their habitats 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Photo Editor: Ryan Hawk, [email protected] For Advertising Information: [email protected] or 206.548.2625 through conservation CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY Comments or questions? Write 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA 98103-5858 or email [email protected] Woodland Park Zoo is a City of Seattle facility managed leadership and engaging Fall/Winter and operated by the non-profit Woodland Park Zoological Society.MyZoo (ISSN 2153-4659) is published quarterly for October 1 – April 30 $6.00 per year for Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) members experiences, inspiring people from membership dues by WPZ at 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 98103-5858. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle WA. POSTMASTER send address change to: to learn, care and act. MyZoo, WPZ 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA 98103-5858 All photos are property of Woodland Park Zoo unless otherwise noted.

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GUARD DOGS OF AFRICA Can you spot the in the herd?

With a mere 10,000 wild farmland, not in protected means necessary. For an already vulnerable cheetahs left roaming areas or on reserves where they find it species, each loss brings the cheetah closer Africa’s ever encroached more difficult to compete with and to . upon savanna lands, con- for prey. Add prey shortages servationists have turned from the hard drought that hit Namibia Let the dogs out to an unlikely ally for in the 1980s and cheetah extinction The daunting task of protecting these large these incredible cats: dogs. becomes more likely. All of these factors cats while maintaining an area fit for livestock Guard dogs, specifically Anatolian leave cheetahs with few options but to has fallen to some improbable heroes, the shepherds and kangals, are helping shape prey on livestock in to survive. As guard dogs of Africa. In 1994, Cheetah a more sustainable African landscape, cheetahs spend more and more time on Conservation Fund (CCF) recognized the preserving vital habitats for cheetah and farms with easy access to water, and to potential in these guard dogs, and brought other large predators while protecting ranchers’ livestock, the inevitable human/ 10 Anatolian shepherds from the U.S. to the livestock that local people so fiercely wildlife conflict occurs, with cheetahs Namibia. Farmers chosen to receive a dog depend on. losing out far more often than not. are trained so they can, in turn, train their Although cheetahs are listed as dog for a successful career as a livestock Cheetah trouble vulnerable by the International Union for guard. Farmers employing CCF guard dogs in Namibia Conservation of Nature and protected in have found their loss rates fall by 80% or Cheetahs face a difficult existence in a Namibia, when they come into contact more, meaning cheetahs are less likely to complicated landscape. In Namibia, most with livestock, ranchers are allowed to be persecuted. In 2008 the first two kangal cheetahs live on commercial or communal remove the offending animal through any puppies arrived at CCF. In 2009, several more

4 summer 2014 kangal puppies were donated to CCF, es- proven successful, the next step in preven- This is the sort of collaborative relationship tablishing a breeding program that is already tion is to incorporate livestock guard that Woodland Park Zoo’s field conserva- supplying new guard dogs to farmers. dogs. Enter the Cheetah Conservation tion department is proud to support. Both Fund and their livestock guard program. the Cheetah Conservation Fund and the Both Anatolian shepherds and kangals Ruaha Project are a part of the have a rich history as working dogs. In the past 12 months, four Anatolian zoo’s Wildlife Survival Fund. To learn more Used for guarding livestock, these dogs shepherds from CCF have been placed about these dynamic conservation projects, are bred and trained to work in wide with local farmers in Tanzania to deter- visit zoo.org/conservation. open spaces without human supervision. mine whether these specialized dogs can Both are massive dogs – standing up to help reduce livestock attacks in the bush 30 inches at the shoulder, and weighing by day, while the reinforced enclosures By Bobbi Miller, Field Conservation Coordinator 110 to 120 pounds. They may not seem protect the livestock by night. This and Kirsten Pisto, Associate Editor like a menacing animal compared to a protection is especially critical in an area Photos courtesy of Rob Thomson, 500-pound , but these dogs can be where livestock loss costs ranchers more Cheetah Conservation Fund quite intimidating. The guard dogs are than 2% of their annual income. not herding dogs, but actually take on the Because the dogs were small when placed role of protecting livestock, easily bond- in the herd, the local Maasai and Barabaig ing with their charges, and showing a true households were unconvinced about and deep devotion to their . their toughness, but the dogs are growing Both prefer to intimidate potential fast, bonding well with the livestock, and predators, rather than to physically already showing their protective nature. attack, making them an ideal deterrent This is the first time that livestock guard for cheetahs, which more often than not dogs have been trialed in East Africa. prefer running to fighting. As hard as it is to believe, a dog could be The dogs have become an integral part of responsible for preserving the population these working farms. Puppies are weaned of cheetahs in Namibia and Tanzania. and placed in their new herds at 7 to 8 weeks old. It is at this young age that the dogs bond with the livestock they will be protecting. These dogs live, eat and sleep with the livestock daily, and are always on the alert to protect their herd.

From Cheetahs to Lions

Two thousand miles away in Iringa, Tanzania, Dr. Amy Dickman is working to build the Ruaha Carnivore Program. The program supports over 10% of the world’s remaining lions, as well as important popu- lations of leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs and spotted . These face the same farmer/predator conflict as the cheetahs in Namibia. This conflict has resulted in the highest documented rate of lion killings in East Africa.

While a program teaching farmers how to reinforce their livestock enclosures has

5 MYZOO WPZ AND AFRICAN CONSERVATION With help from our visitors and members like you, we are able to support a variety of organizations that share one mission: to protect the endangered native species of Africa and preserve their habitats.

1 Turtle Survival Alliance 9 Location: and Madagascar Focal species: Many critically endangered and

Madagascar and Senegal are both consid- ered and turtle diversity hot spots. TSA’s efforts are directed at improving 2 1 populations and reintroduction to the wild.

2 Conservation Fund’s Saharan Red- Necked Recovery 3 Location: , region of Zinder, district of Kellé 8 2 Partners for Wildlife Focal species: North African ostrich Creating “Living Landscapes” for wildlife and people The long-term goal of the North African 7 6 Ostrich Recovery Project is to reintro- 2 Wildlife Survival Fund duce self-sustaining populations of ostrich Investing in endangered back into the wild. This program includes species before it’s too late 4 and reintroduction. 5

Mbeli Bai 3 1 Gorilla Study Location: Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo Focal species: Western lowland gorilla

Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered and have undergone dramatic declines in parts of their range. The Mbeli Bai Study is a long-term conservation project that studies the population demography of gorillas and other large . The data collected by this project is vital to assess the vulnerability of western lowland gorilla populations to formulate effective

Courtesy of Mbeli Bai conservation strategies.

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Cheetah Conservation Fund of Andasibe 4 5 Location: Namibia Location: East central Madagascar Focal species: Cheetah Focal species: Golden mantella

Cheetahs have been heavily persecuted by Of the 292 species of frog found in Mada- farmers, who often resort to killing preda- gascar, nearly one quarter are threatened tors as a pre-emptive measure to livestock with extinction. The community-run losses. CCF has placed more than 400 guard Mitsinjo has developed the first bio-secure

dogs on livestock farms throughout Africa, facility in the country specifically for Courtesy of Mustafa Hassanali / Tarangire Elephant Project with an 80% decrease in livestock losses. establishing captive populations of amphib- ians to safeguard against extinction. ACROSS 6 Tarangire Elephant Project Location: Northern Tanzania Focal species: African elephants AFRICA

The Tarangire Elephant Project focuses on elephant research and conserva- AZA Ape Tag tion, but the work also protects other migratory wildlife in the , Conservation Initiative particularly zebra, wildebeest and buffalo. The program focuses on anti- Location: Across Africa poaching efforts related to elephant ivory and bush meat poaching of zebra, Focal species: Apes giraffe, wildebeest and other antelope species. It also seeks to allocate land The AZA Ape TAG Conservation use and property rights of designated livestock areas, helping protect the Initiative is focused on sustaining a area from agricultural encroachment and permanent settlement. future for one of the planet’s most imperiled animal groups – apes. It is 7 Ruaha Carnivore Project 9 Egyptian Tortoise estimated that some ape species will Location: Ruaha landscape, Conservation Program be extinct within 20 years. Iringa region, Tanzania Location: North Sinai, Focal species: Lion, , cheetah, Focal species: Egyptian tortoise Bat Conservation , spotted International The Egyptian tortoise is one of the Location: Across Africa The Ruaha landscape supports over 10% smallest, most endangered, and the least Focal species: Africa is home to of the world’s remaining lions, as well studied tortoises in the world. The local 20% of the world’s bats. as globally important populations of Bedouin community is heavily involved leopards, cheetahs, African wild dogs and by patrolling for wildlife collectors, while Bat Conservation International spotted hyenas. Ruaha works to reduce also collecting scientific data to study the works with partners around the globe the costs imposed by carnivores on local effectiveness of habitat restoration on to protect bats and their habitat. people, and to improve local conservation Egyptian tortoise populations. knowledge and awareness. International Elephant Foundation Colobus Conservation Ltd. Location: Africa, Asia and the 8 Location: Diani Beach, Kwale District, Kenya Focal species: Asian and African elephants Focal Species: and white International Elephant Foundation Angolan colobus works internationally to generate and Colobus Conservation works to support, effectively invest resources to support promote, and advocate forest conserva- elephant conservation, education, tion as the primary means of ensuring the research and management programs. long-term survival of the Angolan black and white colobus monkey.

Courtesy of Eqyptian Tortoise 7 Conservation Program

UPCOMING TASTING FLIGHT EVENTS Wine Tasting Event presented by KeyBank AT WOODLAND PARK ZOO FRIDAY, JULY 25 6:00 - 9:00 PM Sample fine wines on the zoo’s North Affair: Living Northwest Conservation Meadow at this after-hours, adults-only presented by Bear Car Wash...... June 7 event. Ages 21 and over only, ID required. For info and tickets, visit zoo.org/wine *BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru...... June-August Presented by

*Jungle Party...... July 11 Seattle Met • Seattle Weekly *Tasting Flight wine event Seattle Uncorked presented by KeyBank...... July 25

Asian Day...... August 9

zoofari...... September 9

* Indicates a separately ticketed event. All other events are free with regular zoo admission or membership.

EXCLUSIVE SINGLE-0RIGIN COFFEE FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA in collaboration with WOODLAND PARK ZOO & TREE KANGAROO CONSERVATION PROGRAM

8 BECU ZOOTUNES presented by Carter Subaru

June 18 Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood

JuNE 22 Mavis Staples / Marc Cohn

July 2 Gregg Allman

July 6 Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Del McCoury Band

JULY 30 Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band with special guests Lake Street Dive

JULY 31 Lucinda Williams

August 6 Taj Mahal Trio / John Hiatt & The Combo

AUgust 10 Robert Cray BAND / Shemekia Copeland

AugUst 17 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Galactic

August 20 & 21 Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes & Storm Large

August 24 Ziggy Marley

Tickets are on sale at zoo.org/zootunes. One child 12 and under free with each paid ticket. All concerts rain or shine, no refunds. For more information, visit www.zoo.org/zootunes or call 206.548.2500. MYZOO SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Ryan Hawk, WPZ Ryan Hawk, WPZ

Cheetah ( jubatus) ( uncia)

Status: Vulnerable Status: Endangered Range: Africa, small populations in southwestern Asia Range: High mountains of Habitat: , , deserts and other vast, open habitats Habitat: Alpine mountain habitat Diet: Gazelle, springbok, impala, guineafowl, hare, juvenile wildebeest Diet: , musk , , and occasionally and zebra domestic livestock On the spot On the spot The cheetah’s spots are one of the most easily recognized. Small The smoky white, gray, and black of the snow leopard’s spotted black dots cover the cheetah’s coat evenly. This offers some coat are helpful for camouflaging against stony mountains. These for the predator as it slinks along savanna grasses, elusive cats are indeed hard to spot, and therefore also hard stalking prey before bursting into attack mode at high speed. to study! Woodland Park Zoo’s Partner for Wildlife, the Snow Leopard Trust, uses hidden cameras to find, study and protect At the zoo wild snow leopard populations in Central Asia. Look for a pair of 14-year-old female cheetahs who debuted at Woodland Park Zoo this month. This temporary cheetah exhibit At the zoo will assist the Species Survival Plan, a conservation breeding Look for adult female Helen on exhibit in the zoo’s Australasia program across Association of Zoos & Aquariums-accredited zone. Helen has had two litters in recent years, and her cubs have zoos, in providing a home for older cats. each moved on to other zoos. We have identified a new mate to pair with this successful mom as part of the Species Survival Plan conservation efforts. He will debut sometime this summer.

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Break out your polka dots to welcome the newest addition to the Woodland Park Zoo ! We’re talking about cheetahs, of course, and we’re celebrating the arrival of this speckled species by putting the spotlight on spots. Though they come in different shapes and sizes, all wild cats’ spots are designed to provide these predators with camouflage when for prey. Here we round up the freckled felines—a who’s who of the dotted denizens of Woodland Park Zoo—to learn how to spot the difference. By Rebecca Whitham, Digital Communications Manager

Mat Hayward, WPZ Dennis Dow, WPZ

Jaguar (Panthera onca) ( pardalis)

Status: Near Threatened Status: Least Concern Range: , Central and Range: through , northern parts of South America Habitat: Rain forests Habitat: Rain forests, dry scrubland and shrublands Diet: Deer, , monkeys, , , , amphibians, Diet: Young deer and peccaries, monkeys, birds, reptiles, fish, fish, small and domestic stock and small rodents On the spot On the spot The ’s spots tend to cluster into a shape, just like The ocelot’s stunning coat can best be described as a little of this leopard spots. The difference is that the jaguar’s rosettes are and a little of that. Black or dark brown spots are dotted over typically larger and feature small spots in the center of the shape. the ocelot’s golden , but those spots sometimes run together These spots are designed to help the jaguar disappear into the and turn into chains or stripes. As with the other cats, these dappled light of the rain forest. markings likely help with camouflage, and the dark spots may prove especially useful as the ocelot hunts at night. At the zoo Jaguar pair Junior and Nayla gave us three cubs in March 2013. At the zoo The male cub, Kuwan, will be first to relocate to another The smallest of the cats at Woodland Park Zoo, male ocelot accredited zoo to participate in a conservation breeding program. Salvador can be seen in the Tropical Rain Forest building. Look The young females will soon be relocated as well. Lone hunters, for this typically solitary species to be padding through branches are typically solitary in the wild. or hunting for live in the exhibit pond.

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You created more wonder and more wild. THANK YOU for participating in Woodland Park Zoo’s comprehensive fundraising campaign! Together we raised a record-breaking $83.5 million (104% of goal) to transform the zoo into a modern wonder of excellent animal care, science learning, wildlife conservation and sustainability.

Program highlights New visitor engagement and interpretive programs • More interactive guest experiences, keeper talks, and animal feedings get guests closer to animal wonders • New Quarters for Conservation kiosks allow guests to choose favorite wildlife to support • New customer service program ensures welcoming, guest-focused experiences while new technologies assist zoo discovery and exploration • Innovations in lifelong science and conservation learning; new early learning, elementary, middle and high school programs; new Advanced Inquiry master’s degree (partnering with Miami University) • New community and after-school outreach programs • New, science-based animal nutrition program and commissary to tailor dietary care • Expanded enrichment and husbandry programs, new veterinary medical technology • More than 1,400 animals born during campaign • Establishment of Papua New Guinea’s first officially decreed, 188,000-acre Conservation Area • New, 10-year conservation partnership in Peninsular Malaysia • Species recovery successes for endangered western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot ; protection of wild habitats for raptors, and other Northwest wildlife • New head-start facility for endangered Northwest frogs and popular citizen- science monitoring program • Revitalized and refocused Living Northwest and Partners for Wildlife programs; new Northwest carnivore conservation research program and Conservation Fellowship

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2006-2013 MORE... • Nearly 16,000 …ways to experience nature’s wonders up close donors …high-quality animal care • 72% made first gift to …hands-on science and environmental learning zoo during campaign …people saving animals in the wild • 100% Board …sustainability achieved participation …community impact

Capital and infrastructure highlights Among Significant leadership supporters: Completion of sustainably designed, award-winning Zoomazium • Historic Carousel; The Paul G. Allen Family Joshua Green Foundation Foundation new flamingo and exhibits • New sustainably designed, award-winning Microsoft Corporation Humboldt penguin exhibit and welcoming West Entrance and Bank of America Richard and Nancy Alvord Helen Mull Commons with immersive soundscape and guest conveniences • New Asian Tropical Anonymous M.J. Murdock Charitable Forest exhibit complex, the Bamboo Forest Reserve, with Asian small-clawed , Bank of America Trust an aviary, children’s nature-play area (opened 2013) and new homes for endangered Bezos Family Foundation The Norcliffe Foundation and bears, up-close visitor programs, and a hands-on conservation hub The Boeing Company The Nysether Family (opening May 2015) • Award-winning, 10-year sustainability plan for energy, water Foundation Car Wash use and waste reductions • Greener, sustainable design for zoo exhibits, infrastructure, John and Deanna Conservation Oppenheimer Family and operations to reduce carbon footprint and keep Northwest waterways healthy. International Allan and Inger Osberg The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation PACCAR Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Lisa and Charles Simonyi Foundation All photos by Ryan Hawk, WPZ unless otherwise noted 13 JOIN us at Woodland Join us for a fun and memorable evening, as we celebrate the animals and Park Zoo’s 38th annual cultures of South America at Seattle’s most-anticipated summer party! Jungle Party! • Silent and live auctions Woodland Park Zoo’s • Exclusive animal tours • Wine wall and raffle North Meadow • Lavish seated dinner Friday, July 11, 2014 • Live entertainment 4:30 – 10:00 p.m. • And much more! Jungle Party, Woodland Park Zoo’s THANK YOU TO our JUNGLE PARTY co-title sPONSORs premier annual fundraiser, entices over 1,000 of the Puget Sound region’s civic and philanthropic leaders each year. Since 1998, Jungle Party has raised over one million dollars each year, with 2013 And thanks to our other Jungle Party corporate sponsors raising over $1.68 million for Woodland Airlines Deloitte Park Zoo. All funds raised at Jungle Party Premier Airline Partner Kibble & Prentice help our zoo maintain and raise the level ADP Cobalt Adams LLP of excellence in animal care and exhibit Barrier Audi Sound Community Bank design, support wildlife conservation Chevron Starbucks Columbia Bank Union Bank locally and globally, and provide engaging Costco Wholesale Waldron education programs for people of all ages.

LIFE IS A PICNIC at Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo offers six unique picnic locations for groups of all sizes. When you host a picnic at the zoo, you’re helping the zoo save animals and their habitats around the world.

For more information call 206.548.2590 or email [email protected] www.zoo.org/planyourevent summer 2014 Sometimes a herd mentality isn’t a bad thing. with a herd mentality, we can save elephants.

96 elephants are killed every day for their ivory. Woodland Park Zoo is pleased to announce our partnership with the 96 Elephants advocacy campaign to save African elephants.

The 96 Elephants international campaign supports and amplifies the Clinton Global Initiative to stop the killing, stop the trafficking, and stop the demand for ivory.

WPZ is supporting this effort focusing on securing a moratorium on the sale of ivory in the U.S.; bolstering protection of African elephants; and educating the public about the link between ivory consumption Julie Larsen Maher, WCS and the elephant poaching crisis.

We’re in good company: more than 100 North American zoos and aquariums have Stop the killing, stop also joined as partners for 96 Elephants. For more information and to the trafficking, and stop receive alerts for this and other zoo advocacy efforts, visit zoo.org/zooaction the demand for ivory. Make a pledge today to help us protect African elephants. They need your support now more than ever.

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17 Ryan Hawk, WPZ MYZOO Welcome Missy and Liz! Wildlife Survival Zone highlights our Species Survival Plans

This summer we are getting you closer to another side of your zoo, the Missy behind-the-scenes conservation work that Woodland Park Zoo does in cooperation with other zoos to maintain healthy populations of animals in our care.

We will be participating in the cheetah breeding program by welcoming two females to Woodland Park Zoo. The cats arrived from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., where they took part in the breeding program there as younger cats. Now that the cheetahs are post-breeding age, they have retired from the program. Moving these two females to Woodland Park Zoo allows Wildlife Safari to welcome more animals and expand their breeding program. It’s good for the cheetahs, Ryan Hawk, WPZ important for conservation breeding, and Ryan Hawk, WPZ great for us! We are excited to have them in Seattle because cheetahs help us share Liz the bigger story of what zoos do in the world, as well as reinvent a part of our zoo for learning more about endangered animals and what we can do to save them.

If you are curious about where the animals at the zoo come from, or where your favorites go when they leave the zoo, join us for new, educational activities around Species Survival Plan (SSP) animals in our new Wildlife Survival Zone. Located near the southwest side of the zoo, the Wildlife Survival Zone tells the story of our new cheetahs and many other conservation species. Come learn how zoos carefully monitor SSP programs to ensure that healthy animal populations get the help they need to survive. Cheetahs, like other animals, are Ryan Hawk, WPZ going fast, but we can think faster; we can work together to ensure that generations Missy: born at Wassenaar Wildlife Liz: born at The Anne van Dyk to come can enjoy these remarkable Breeding Centre in the Netherlands, 1999 Cheetah Centre in South Africa, 1999 mammals. Together we can develop a deeper understanding of conservation This cheetah enjoys snacking and napping! You’ll find her stretching out in the summer action in future animal enthusiasts. sun and watching the birds.

By Susan Parke, Interpretive Engagement Specialist

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summer 2014 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS We hope you enjoyed the exclusive member-only preview of our new pair of cheetahs! Don’t worry if you missed it; as members you can visit them for free all summer long. Plus, you can purchase half-price tickets for two guests to join you each visit!

Summer is here, but as a member, you can avoid the lines! Here’s how: Renew your membership before visiting Renew online at zoo.org/renew or use our updated app (free for iPhone and Android users). Print your temporary pass, or pull it up on your phone, and use it as proof of membership at the gate. Jeremy Dwyer Lindgren, WPZ You’ll need to pick up your membership cards eventually, but you can wait until a slower time, such as when you exit the zoo or on your next visit. EXCITING EVENTS Have your membership card and ID ready ALL YEAR LONG Is your membership up to date? Have your card and ID ready when you get to the zoo. With these in hand, you can bypass the Be sure your membership is up membership office and head straight to the gate. That gives you to date for some of our most more time to check out your favorite animals! popular events at the zoo! Going to ZooTunes? June 28 & August 16 Members have special access if they arrive early! Discovery Passport and Wild at Heart members only – join If you are a current member and have a ZooTunes ticket, you us as we open an hour early may join one of the inner lines located by the penguin exhibit and just for you! See the animals behind the carousel if you arrive prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day stretch their legs (or wings!) of the concert. Once these lines have gone in to the concert at after a night of sleep, or catch approximately 5:00 p.m., any member arriving later will be asked a zookeeper getting ready to join the outer ticketholder lines. for the day! West Entrance only, 8:30 a.m.

MEMBERSHIP CONTACT September 9 Zoofari Member For questions, contact us at [email protected] or call 206.548.2400. Appreciation Evening

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THRIVE 2014 THANK YOU!

Photos: Mat Hayward, WPZ

Woodland Park Zoo’s 4th annual fundraising breakfast, Thrive fascinating carnivores, including , tigers and, of course, bears. 2014, was a roaring success! Nearly 550 Puget Sound regional He even led guests in downtown Seattle’s first group howl! business and philanthropic leaders joined us to learn more about As Thrive guests learned, Woodland Park Zoo is a key player in Woodland Park Zoo and the strides we’re taking to help save field conservation and conservation education in our region—from animals and their habitats right here in our own backyard. supporting field researchers such as Chris Morgan to engaging Our generous guests also helped us raise more than $400,000 thousands of youngsters in hands-on, outdoor nature education, which will directly benefit the zoo’s mission. our zoo is working hard to ensure that animals and their wild Thrive keynote speaker and founder of Western Wildlife Outreach places have a THRIVING future in the . (formerly Outreach Project), Chris Morgan, had Again, a heartfelt thanks to our generous supporters for joining guests on the edge of their seats and in stitches of laughter with us for Thrive 2014 and helping us create a more sustainable inspiring stories from his experience tracking the world’s most future for people and animals!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT

Premier SPONSOR Leadership SPONSORS PATRON TABLE SPONSORS

Kenneth and Pamela Eakes Rick and Nancy Alvord Jeff Leppo and Robin McManamin

Susie Wyckoff

TABLE SPONSORS Kristi Branch and James Moore • Lisa and Mark Caputo • Debora and Robert Horvath Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation • Lane Powell PC • Cammi and Jeff Libby • Rob and Marti Liddell Moss Adams LLP • Nancy and Mark Pellegrino • Matt and Amanda Rosauer • Patti Savoy Greg Schwartz and Lisa Fazio • Seattle Parks and Recreation • Rob Short and Emer Dooley Elizabeth Sicktich and Douglas Barker • Bryan and Kathy Slinker • Gretchen Sorensen and Gene Stout Sound Community Bank • Maryanne Tagney and David Jones • Margaret Wetherald and Leonard Barson University of Washington College of the Environment

20 summer 2014 Connecting Generations through Giving Back and Love of Animals

This March, Woodland Park Zoo and community needs, philanthropic values to help children learn how to strengthen The Seattle Foundation partnered and giving in an environment beloved our community through personal actions to host our first Family Stewardship by all ages—our zoo! “Animals are a and philanthropy at every level. Our tool Program Workshop that explored touchpoint that evoke emotions at every box includes fun and memorable activities age. The zoo is a unique place in our such as Children’s Values Cards, Young region that opens doors for parents Philanthropist Recognition Certificates, and grandparents to teach shared family multi-generational Family Stewardship values to children and grandchildren,” Tours and children’s Tiger Banks. shares Anne Knapp, the zoo’s Director of Philanthropy. “The Seattle Foundation Would your family like shares our commitment to building to participate in Woodland strong communities.” Park Zoo’s Family

In 2006, our zoo launched the nation’s Stewardship Program? first zoo-focused Family Stewardship To learn more, please contact Program. Through this program, parents, Anne Knapp at 206.548.2443 or grandparents and caregivers receive tools [email protected].

ZOOpareNT Photo Contest Enter to win May 15 – June 6, 2014

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT Show your love as a ZooParent and be entered to win one of three prize packs, each featuring six carousel rides, a ZooParent adoption of your choice, and four complimentary animal feeding tickets. Just snap and share a photo of you and your ZooParent plush animal doing something fun—you can be at the zoo, around Cheetah town, or even at a tea party in your backyard. Get creative! adoption special HOW TO ENTER: You’ll be entered for a chance to win when you share your photo with us by any one of four ways: Tag your photo with Tag your photo with $ @woodlandparkzoo #ZooParent on Woodland 69 and #ZooParent on: Park Zoo’s Facebook page: OR Submit your photo online at zoo.org/zooparent

Zoo judges will pick three winners from all eligible entries. Visit zoo.org/zooparent to adopt today! For complete rules and details, visit zoo.org/zooparent/contest. Hurry! Adoption special expires July 31, 2014.

21 MYZOO Bamboo Bonanza Bamboo is everywhere at Woodland Park Here in the Pacific Northwest, bamboo Zoo. You’ll find it dancing along the Trail has become a very popular landscape of Vines, casting intricate shadows in the element in many Seattleites’ yards. Bamboo Forest Reserve, and towering above Because of its durability and fast growth, as you walk the paths to the Thai Village. it makes for an abundant crop. Luckily for the zoo, we have a great partnership with One of the fastest growing plants in the a local company whose job it is to trim world, bamboo is an essential material in these prolific plants. where it is used for everything from food sources, medicine, building Most of our elephant-feeding bamboo materials, paper and textiles, musical comes from a local Seattle-based landscape instruments, and even weaponry. It is an company called Seattle Bamboo. They extremely versatile product that can be specialize in planting and maintaining

made as soft as cotton, but with strength bamboo for residents throughout the Kirsten Pisto, WPZ that rivals steel. Bamboo’s popularity has Seattle area. When they maintain people’s grown tremendously in a universal market bamboo by thinning it, they bring the extra that favors sustainable material. material to the zoo!

Horticulturists at the zoo use bamboo for Our goal is to receive three to four a number of reasons: shade for the animals, full-sized pickup loads per week, which a visual barrier between exhibits, and filler really pleases our elephants. Our elephants for the paths and walkways that transport regularly receive many types of browse, but guests between climatic biomes. We also they consistently prefer the neighborhood- plant bamboo directly inside the exhibits grown bamboo shoots. We grow our own to provide a fresh and natural browsing bamboo in browse gardens throughout experience for residents large and small. the zoo as well, but having a reliable supply Red pandas, lemurs and gorillas all enjoy from a local company is a win-win situation bamboo browse, but the largest patrons for the elephants and Seattle area gardens. are our elephants. Heck, Bamboo is named after her favorite treat! By Kirsten Pisto, Associate Editor

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Seattle Bamboo Spring thinning special for Woodland Park Zoo members To learn more about bamboo Ryan Hawk, WPZ trimming in your own yard and to take advantage of Most bamboo species intermittently, with interims as much as 65 to 120 years Seattle Bamboo’s spring in between flowerings! These plants display thinning special for Woodland a gregarious flowering with all the plants Park Zoo members, check out in a particular species flowering together www.seattlebamboo.com. You over several years. After the flowering, the never know, your trimmings species will die. This mechanism is unique could end up here at the zoo! to bamboo and it is still sort of a mystery Bamboo requires at least yearly maintenance. as to how these plants know it is time to If your bamboo has not been maintained for a flower all at once. few years, taking advantage of this special will

Mat Hayward, WPZ encourage healthy, new bamboo shoots in your grove this season. We can also check for any other maintenance issues that may impact the health and control of your bamboo.

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Animal Spotlight Dennis Dow, WPZ Kirsten Pisto, WPZ West African Dwarf Crocs

Welcome to the Day Exhibit, Our dwarf crocs were both hatched June 1st The best time to visit these a hot and humid oasis where you can of 1972. So, they will be 42 this June. They find tropical waxy monkey frogs, tiny have produced seven babies since they came beauties is early morning or Egyptian tortoises or a basking Aruba to Woodland Park Zoo as young adults in late afternoon, and especially on rattlesnake. Two of our eldest residents, 1973. Surviving offspring have been sent to a pair of West African dwarf crocodiles zoos as far away as South Africa. Sundays, which is feeding day. (Osteolaemus tetraspis), have made the Staying true to their timid behavior, our dwarf Day Exhibit their home for over 40 years. • Their famous crocodile smile is due crocs have not revealed their names to us. to the fact that most of their teeth Dwarf crocs are a special of small In fact, their toothy grins seem to be hiding are visible from outside their mouth. crocodile species found in the tropical more than a few secrets. Our crocs will go This is in contrast to an alligator’s rivers and of sub-Saharan West through about 3,000 teeth in their lifetime. teeth, where the lower teeth are Africa and West Central Africa. Our crocs These incredible reptiles rely on their almost completely hidden when the spend the day in a heated pool, or under a chompers to catch and bite their prey, so jaws are closed. heat panel, which is fine-tuned specially for they can’t afford to have any toothy mishaps. them. The coolest land spot in the exhibit Each tooth has a small socket, allowing a • West African dwarf crocodiles is 70˚F (21˚C), the hottest is 130˚F (54˚C). new tooth to grow inside where it is ready have a knob on their snouts which The pool is a fairly uniform 84˚F (29˚C). to replace the older tooth should it fall out. distinguishes them from their Congolese cousins. In the wild, West African dwarf crocodiles Our female is pretty tiny and weighs only eat mainly fish, but also frogs, birds and 40 pounds, compared to her mate which • They have eyes with a vertical, - small mammals. Here at the zoo, our weighs 175 pounds! Typically, female dwarf like pupil which gives them excellent crocs are fed mice, rats, chicks, and quail crocodiles are about 3-4 feet long and males night vision. for variety, but their favorite snack is… are usually 4-5 feet long, but our male is an • Both upper and lower jaws are all of the above! exception at 6.3 feet! Because of their sizable covered with sensory pits, which difference, the two can easily be identified. appear as tiny dots.

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Animal Spotlight Ryan Hawk, WPZ Kirsten Pisto, WPZ West African Dwarf Crocs

A special thing you might hear when you visit is when the male Africa vocalizes to the female. He lets out a really low growl, typically with his

Family: Crocodylidae throat submerged in Habitat: Small ponds the water. This causes and backwater throughout the water to vibrate Median Life Expectancy: 50 – 70 years vigorously, and water

Location at droplets begin to dance the zoo: Day Exhibit on the surface. If you are Year-round range Like most of the 23 species of crocodiles, lucky you might witness both dwarf crocodile are endangered due to overhunting, persecution and . this cool behavior!

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EARLY CHILDHOOD Young Explorers SENIOR PROGRAMS

CLASSES Ages: 2-5 years SENIOR CLASSES

www.zoo.org/education • 206.548.2424 www.zoo.org/education Time: 9:45-10:45 a.m. Designed for parents/caregivers to attend Join us for a brand new monthly class just for Fee: $20 each adult/child pair, $7/ additional with their children. seniors! Each class will include an educational family member 2-5 years presentation and an activity before heading on See our website for class descriptions. 2214: Jun 10, Colors of the Wild grounds for a short zoo tour. 2314: Jul 10, Hide and Seek See our website for class descriptions at WALKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ 2324: Jul 12, Backyard Plants www.zoo.org/education/adult. Ages: Birth-18 months 2334: Aug 7, Diggin’ in the Dirt Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m., generally the first Time: 9:15-10:30 a.m. 2344: Aug 9, Spots, Stripes and Spikes Monday of every month Fee: $75/6-week session each adult/child pair 2354: Aug 16, Numbers in Nature Fee: $20 9314: Wednesdays, Jul 16–Aug 20 5234: Jun 2, Silent and Strong Jaws PARENTS’ 5314: Jul 7, Everything’s Coming Up Roses TINY T YKE TIME NIGHT OUT 5324: Aug 4, Animal Diets: Meats and Treats Ages: 18-36 months Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. Kids will enjoy a fun-filled evening with zoo SENIOR ZOO WALKERS Fee: $95/6-week session each adult/child pair staff inside Zoomazium while you enjoy a For individuals 55 and older, please night out on the town. Supervised activities 9214: Wednesdays, May 28-Jul 2 see our website for information at include games, an educational film, a live 9224: Thursdays, May 29-Jul 3 www.zoo.org/education/adult. animal encounter, plus pizza for dinner! ZOO SPROUTS Ages: 4-11 years Ages: 3-5 years Time: 5:30-10:00 p.m. Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Fee: $30/child, $22 each additional sibling “I have been coming here Fee: $25 each adult/child pair, $10 for each 4224: Friday, Jun 6 additional child 4234: Friday, Jun 20 for forty years and all I can 3214: Jun 24, Bug Bonanza 4314: Saturday, Jul 26 3224: Jun 28, Penguins on Parade say is that you have just 3314: Jul 9, Chasing Cheetahs BUG CLUB 3324: Jul 22, Enormous Elephants gotten better and better... 3334: Jul 24, Family Farm Ages: 5-12 years 3344: Jul 26, Fur, Feathers, Scales and Slime Time: 10:00 a.m.-noon, generally the fourth 3354: Aug 14, Animal Alphabet for the animals and for the Sunday of every month Fee: $55 per quarter plus a one-time $12 materials fee for new members people that visit them.”

– Sandy SUMMER 2014 CLASSESSUMMER AND CAMPS 2014

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ZOO OVERNIGHT summer camps AND EVENING Camp at Woodland Park Zoo is a terrific blend of learning and fun. Each camp program ADVENTURES offers two themes to choose from. See full descriptions and register at www.zoo.org/camps. All Zoo Adventures include a pizza dinner Spaces are still available in many sessions. and an exclusive after-hours look at the zoo! For the safety of the animals and participants, students will not have direct contact with the Overnight Adventures also include a light zoo’s animals. Children are assigned to age appropriate groups. We cannot accommodate breakfast. Zoo Adventures are offered March all “group with” requests. through November. Program runs rain or shine so come prepared for any weather. Extended Day For all summer camps: Ages: 7 and up Time: Overnight Adventures run Mornings available Tuesday-Friday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Fee per child: $28 Tuesday-Friday or $8/day 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. Afternoons available Monday-Friday, 4:00-5:30 p.m. Fee per child: $50/week or $12/day Evening Adventures run 6:30-10:00 p.m. Fee: Prices range from $36-56/person, depending on program selected. Kinder Camp Discoveries Day Camp For more information and to register, visit MAGIZOOLOGY www.zoo.org/overnights. Questions? North End: Children will be based in Email [email protected] the carousel party rooms and from there

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explore animals of the Northern Trail, www.zoo.org/education • 206.548.2424 ADVENTURES FOR YOUR GROUP Tropical Asia, Australia and more! Drop-off OF 22 OR MORE: and pick-up for these sessions take place at Zoo University (Zoo U) • Living Wild! the zoo’s old North Entrance. • A Zookeeper’s Life for Me! 10 to 14 year olds study more advanced • Stealthy Science: Research After Dark South End: Children will discover the subjects while playing topic-based games wonders of the African Savanna, Tropical and making new friends at the zoo. ADVENTURES FOR INDIVIDUALS Rain Forest and other exhibits on the AND SMALL GROUPS: southern half of the zoo. Drop-off and NATURAL HISTORY: Junior naturalists pick-up for these sessions take place at the unite! Focus on the natural history of zoo Jul 12: Stealthy Science: Research After Dark Education Center entrance near the zoo’s animals and how this knowledge impacts Aug 1: Living Wild! South Entrance. captive animal management and care. Aug 16: A Zookeeper’s Life For Me! Zooper Day Camp BLOOD AND GUTS: Jump into the SCOUTS FOR ADVENTURE world of animal anatomy by studying body Multiple dates are available for small BIOCLIMATIC ZONES parts and systems of mammals, birds and scout groups; information is available reptiles. on our website. FIELD RESEARCH

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Conservationists work hard to study the population of big cats in E the field. They use radio collars, photography and observation to F record daily activities. It is not always easy to track the range and G movement of certain animals, but there are some clues they can use H to determine . I Use the key below to Vil lage School Use the correctly mark each sighting. J clues on these MAP KEY pages to complete the map. Cheetah Lion CB, l6 ues: F, 8 Livestock These large tracks were found near A rancher tells your crew that a few the river this morning and seem to livestock have wandered away from Guard Dog be following the herd. the rest of the herd.

BONUS challenge! Bring this page to G, 9 Villagers have complained that lions are Zoomazium and The bones of a kudu were found getting close to their livestock. Where earn points at here, suggesting a predator had do you recommend placing guard recently eaten from it. Kudus are a dogs? Remember, lions and cheetahs Nature Exchange! favorite prey for cheetahs. need access to the river too.

28 Ethograms S GS An ethogram is a way to chart the Hours of the day T H D P F 1 C, 9 behavior of an animal by studying 2 Villagers say their livestock stay its actions. The chart to the right 3 here during the wet months when is almost complete, but our field 4 the river is high. researcher fell asleep during a 5 few key hours! 6 7 What do you think a cheetah 8 spends most of its day doing? 9 10 11 Can you help fill in 12 the blank areas using C, 2 the codes in this key? Radio call from your field assistant: “Looks like a pride of cheetah is BEHAVIOR CODE What behavior camped out near the water hole. is this cheetah They haven’t moved this morning.” SLEEP/REST S doing? GROOM SELF GS

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Ethogram Contest Field researchers use ethograms to help document animal behavior. See complete rules online. Being a good field conservationist means waiting a looooong time Grand prize is an overnight at for animals to make a move, but once they do, it’s worth it! the zoo for one child and one adult (held August 1, 2014). Enter the Ethogram Contest by visiting www.zoo.org/magazine Entries due June 30, 2014. to download the ethogram template. Bring the template with you to MAIL TO: MyZoo Kids c/o Pisto, the zoo, on a hike or in your own backyard. Complete the 3-minute Woodland Park Zoo ethogram and animal behavior notes, mail your research to the zoo 601 N 59th Street and enter for a chance to win a special camp out at the zoo for you Seattle WA 98103 and your favorite adult!

Kirsten Pisto, WPZ s Nighttime on the Savanna A musical midnight blanket folds over the shuffling grasses. id The air grows cool and the little cicadas quiet their song. A quiver tree stands silently under the stars. K Suddenly the night sky Zoo fills with a lion’s . Patrolling its territory, a cheetah .

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MY heads for a cozy nest. At night, the African savanna can be a noisy place!

Can you make these sounds? What are some nighttime sounds in your backyard?

Giraffes Can’t Dance! Looking for a great read? Check out Giraffes Can’t Dance, written by Giles Andrae with illustrations by Guy Parker-Rees. We love this book for its fantastic illustrations and the sweet story about Hey, parents! a giraffe who likes to boogie! After reading Giraffes Can’t We found zoo member Nila (3, soon to be 4 years old) and Dance, stop by the giraffe exhibit her dad reading this book in a cozy corner of Zoomazium. in the African Savanna. Ask your Where is your favorite place to read? young readers to tell their own story about Misawa, the zoo’s Andrae, Giles. Giraffes Can’t Dance. New York: Orchard Books, 2001. youngest male giraffe!

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on the savanna and play! : has this hape h play t lly s eta ree usua Those long, low branches are good he c for climbing, for resting on, and for A looking across the savanna to see what other animals might be near. Do you have a favorite tree at the zoo or in your neighborhood to meet your friends to play?

African Village Scavenger Hunt On your next visit to the zoo, see if you can spot these colors and textures…

Did you find any of the items? Bring this page to Zoomazium and earn points at Nature Exchange!

What does the croc say? Crocodiles grow up to be very quiet, but did you know that when crocodiles are babies they can make a special sound they use only when they are afraid and need help? They say “Urk, urk, urk!” And the big crocodiles rush to the rescue! What do you say when you are afraid? How does your family keep you safe?

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June 7, 2014 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Free with regular zoo admission or membership.

What happens when you aren’t bear safe in bear territory?

Get a glimpse of the disastrous results and learn what steps you can take for bear-proofing during Woodland Park Zoo’s Bear Affair: Living Northwest Conservation presented by Brown Bear Car Wash.

Join us for a howl of a good time as we celebrate Northwest animals and learn about Living Northwest conservation programs that protect these species in our own backyard.

• Bear safety demonstrations with the grizzly brothers • Raptors In Flight programs • Conservation crafts for kids • And more!

available Dennis Dow, WPZ at the zoostore!