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November/December 2016 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 MEMPHISZOO.ORG LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends, This year marked a milestone in the Memphis Zoo’s 110-year history. We opened the long anticipated “Zambezi River Hippo Camp,” and it has exceeded our expectations. The hippos and cichlid fish are amazing. The crocodiles are up close and dramatic. The flamingos, patas monkeys, okapi and African birds complete the journey, as guests are transported to the banks of the Zambezi river. The Zambezi River Hippo Camp is the last major project in our current master plan. We also completed two other smaller projects this year, a renovation of the herpetarium and updates to our Nile River fountain and wading area. We have one additional project, “The Chickasaw Bluff Natural Trail,” that we will complete over the next two years. Our attendance was 1.15 million visitors, which is the largest attendance ever recorded at the Zoo. Our visitors included 137,943 free admissions and 89,254 school group admissions. Zip code data from our guests indicates that we have visitors from every zip code in the mid-south area as well as over 300,000 out-of-town guests. We have exciting plans for spring 2017. Two new special exhibits will open in March. A LEGO brick sculpture exhibit will feature larger than-life sculptures representing the complex interconnections of the natural world. Approximately 15 sculptures will be placed throughout the zoo. Plans are also underway to launch a new bird and mammal show in our amphitheater. The show will feature animal ambassadors from our collection. The interactive show will be presented three times each day. In collaboration with the City of Memphis and the Overton Park Conservancy, we are moving forward with the process of implementing the City Council approved parking plan for the Memphis Zoo and Overton Park. The plan will provide an additional 415 spaces, that will help us meet parking demand on peak days. We look forward to working with all parties involved to get this process underway. Our conservation and research staff continue to do important work around the globe. The Louisiana pine snake, the rarest snake in North America, will move into a new dedicated breeding facility this year. The research facility, funded by the U.S. Forest Service Catahoula District, is one of four conservation sites dedicated to increasing the size of the Louisiana pine snake’s breeding population. The building will be located on current Zoo grounds near the giraffe barn. The conservatories at all four sites are expected to each produce 100 snakes per year to release to an experimental site in Grant Parish, Louisiana, on the Catahoula District of Kisatchie National Forest. We would not be the Zoo we are today without the unparalleled support of our members and community sponsors. The Memphis Zoo has long been an important part of our City’s culture and is an icon, as the single most visited attraction in Memphis. The Memphis Zoo is for everyone, and together we have made great things happen. Thank you for your support and visit us soon. Sincerely, Chuck Brady 2 MEMPHISZOO.ORG EXZOOBERANCE is a bimonthly Memphis Zoological Society publication providing information for friends of the Memphis Zoo. Send comments to MZS, 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, TN 38112, or call (901) 333-6500 or log onto memphiszoo.org VOL. XXVI, No. 6 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 Our Mission Connecting people with wildlife Memphis Zoo, Ya Ya and Le Le are trademarks of the Memphis Zoo. Memphis Zoological Society Board of Directors as of June 2016 Officers DIANE SMITH, Co-Chair GENE HOLCOMB, Co-Chair DOROTHY KIRSCH, Secretary RUSSELL T. WIGGINTON, JR., Treasurer THOMAS C. FARNSWORTH III, Vice Chair JOSEPH C. DEWANE, M.D., Past Chair Directors W. LYNN CARSON SAMANTHA BOGGS DEAN DELISA EDDINGS DAVID HOPKINS HENRY A. HUTTON MARIA LEGGETT JASON MAYKOWSKI SCOTT MCCORMICK JOYCE A. MOLLERUP BRANDON GARROTT MORRISON CAROL W. PRENTISS JERRY SHORE RICHARD W. SMITH KELLY H. TRUITT MARIO L. WALKER BYRNE WHITEHEAD Honorary Lifetime Directors DONNA K. FISHER ROGER T. KNOX President’s SCOTT P. LEDBETTER SENATOR JAMES R. SASSER Message REBECCA WEBB WILSON 2 Special Events Ex Officio and Calendar DR. CHUCK BRADY, Zoo President and CEO BILL MORRISON, City Council Representative 8 Creature Feature Credits LAURA DOTY 4 Editor/Writer Edzoocation MANGAN HOLCOMB PARTNERS Art Director 10 Zoo Rendezvous MEGHAN BURNETT Writer 5 Kid’s Page JENNIFER COLEMAN Copy Editor 12 TOOF PRINTING Tbilisi Zoo Printer 6 Exzooberance Paper generously donated by International Paper Employees ZOO ADMISSION HOURS March – October 16 • 9 a.m. – 5p.m. October 17 – February • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Grounds close one hour after last admission Membership Zoo closed: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Goes Green! The Memphis Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is a member Don’t forget, membership cards are of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. now printed at the Zoo when you Wanna talk? Give us a buzz. © 2016 Memphis Zoo arrive. These will no longer be mailed. [email protected] EXZOOBERANCE 3 CREATURE FEATURE An Interesting Snake (That You’ve Never Heard Of): The Mangshan Viper by MEGHAN BURNETT, Communications Intern LAURA DOTY, Marketing and Communications Manager op quiz. What’s the only non-cobra snake that can spit venom, size for this species. However, scientists believe there are has a dappled, leaf-like pattern, and wasn’t discovered until only about 500 individuals. After their discovery, a captive Pthe late 1980s? If you guessed the Mangshan Mountain viper, breeding program was established in 1994. By 2010, you’d be correct. (You’d also probably be a more than 100 specimens had been born herpetologist.) in captivity. The Mangshan Mountain viper is also known The Memphis Zoo The Mangshan Mountain viper is a type as the Mangshan pit viper, the Mang mountain currently has of pit viper. This group is a subset of vipers viper or the Mount Mang pit viper. Their name, one Mangshan that have sensory pits on their heads. These mangshan, comes from the Mandarin words for pits can detect heat emitted by their prey. python (mangshé) and mountain (shan). They mountain viper. Pit vipers represent six percent of all snake were discovered in 1989 in the Hunan province The male, which species in the wild. in China. This is the only place in the world is located in Many Mangshan Mountain vipers can grow where these snakes can be found in the wild. the Herpetarium, to be seven feet long, and weigh more than Such a discovery is very uncommon. 10 pounds. Scientists believe that they use “It thrills me that we live on a planet where a has been part of the tip of their tail to lure their prey when six-foot long, outlandishly beautiful, and deadly our collection hunting. Their tail tips are small and white, creature can live undetected until the 1980s,” since 2014. and look like a caterpillar or worm when said Dr. Steve Reichling, Curator of the Central they move. Zone. “That’s incredible! What other wonders While Mangshan Mountain viper’s numbers are waiting to be discovered?” are growing, there’s still a bit of mystery surrounding this Due to their mottled shading and natural habitat, it’s unique snake due to lack of historical data. What we do know hard to make an accurate assessment on the population about them makes them a special species. 4 MEMPHISZOO.ORG ZOO RENDEZVOUS: AN EVENING IN AFRICA On Saturday, September 10, more than 3,000 people gathered at the Memphis Zoo to experience Zoo Rendezvous: An Evening in Africa, our largest single-night fundraiser of the year. More than 70 restaurants and bars participated, along with four live entertainment Congratulations to the acts. All proceeds support the daily operations of the Memphis Zoo. We would like to thank following winners of the the following partners: décor contest! Thank you for all you did to make Platinum Partner Luxurious Lions Harmonious this event a memorable MERCEDES-BENZ OF MEMPHIS Hippos evening for our guests. METHODIST HEALTHCARE A2H-ENGINEERS • ARCHITECTS • PLANNERS PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY Premium ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES, LLC Best In Show RESTAURANT Partners DELTA AIR LINES ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY GOLD STRIKE Zealous Zebras FRED’S PHARMACY AND SKIN CANCER CASINO RESORT ASSOCIATES, PURVISHA FERTILITY ASSOCIATES OF GERBER TAYLOR PATEL, M.D. MEMPHIS, PLLC., DOCTORS KE, KUTTEH, BREZINA AND SUNSTAR INSURANCE OF AUTOZONE BAILEY Best In Show MEMPHIS BAR BORS-KOEFOED “BK” FAMILY GOLD STRIKE CASINO RESORT ZELLNER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC CORKY’S/ JOSEPH C. DEWANE, M.D. THE PRENTISS FAMILY SIMPLY DELICIOUS FEDEX REGIONS BANK SUNTRUST BANK SYSCO MEMPHIS WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY EXZOOBERANCE 5 TBILISI ZOO Extending Southern Hospitality Across the Atlantic by FARSHID MEHRDADFAR, Curator DR. KIM TERRELL, Director of Conservation and Research here are defining moments in life that and Asia. It played an important role in Our latest USAID-funded efforts took confirm our core beliefs in protecting establishment of silk road trade. Through us back to Tbilisi to help establish their Twildlife and providing support to those the centuries, it has been invaded and emergency response plan and provide in need when tragedy strikes. settled by Greeks, Romans, Persians, on-site assistance with their first-ever Last month, the Memphis Zoo sent two Turkish tribes, Arabs, Mongols, and emergency drill. During this trip we also employees halfway around the world to Russians. Traces of these diverse provided guidance and tools for animal help a flood-ravaged zoo on its path to influences can still be seen in modern training, which can be extremely helpful recovery. The Tbilisi Zoo experienced a Georgian culture.
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