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Washington Park Zoo's White Tiger THE TM 911 Franklin Street Weekly Newspaper Michigan City, IN 46360 Volume 26, Number 13 Thursday, April 8, 2010 Washington Park Zoo’s White Tiger by Rick A. Richards There is absolutely no doubt that when Zusha takes her daily walk around the Washington Park Zoo, she will be a show stopper. It’s a guarantee heads will turn and zoo visitors will fl ock to her like bees to honey. Zusha, an 11-week-old, 22-pound white tiger cub, is the zoo’s latest addition. And for the time being, Zusha will be out and about at the zoo as she takes her daily walk – on a leash, of course. Zoo Director Johnny Martinez offi cially intro- duced Zusha to the public on April 1, when she was photographed and fi lmed by news media from around the area. Like all cats, she is curious. She likes to pounce, stalk and run. Her playfulness is contagious, even among zoo employees who occasionally stop and pet her as they pass by. Because of that regu- lar interaction with humans, Zusha has no fear of strangers, walking right up to them to check them out. “She’s been that way since the day we got her,” said Martinez, who plans to make Zusha the center- piece of an expanded big cat exhibit that is still on the drawing board. In the meantime, Zusha will be an ambassador for the zoo, a bundle of energy that begs visitors to stop by and see her and the rest of the zoo. The excitement in Martinez’s voice is evident as he accompanies Zusha and her handler, Elizabeth Emerick, on their daily walk. Tiger Continued on Page 2 Elizabeth Emerick, general curator for the zoo, (above with Zusha) and zoo director Johnny Martinez accompany Zusha the white tiger on her daily walk at the zoo. (Photos by Rick A. Richards) THE Page 2 April 8, 2010 THE 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City, IN 46360 219/879-0088 • FAX 219/879-8070 In Case Of Emergency, Dial e-mail: News/Articles - [email protected] email: Classifieds - [email protected] http://www.thebeacher.com/ PRINTED WITH Published and Printed by TM Trademark of American Soybean Association THE BEACHER BUSINESS PRINTERS Delivered weekly, free of charge to Birch Tree Farms, Duneland Beach, Grand Beach, Hidden 911 Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michiana MI and Shoreland Hills. The Beacher is also delivered to public places in Michigan City, New Buffalo, LaPorte and Sheridan Beach. Tiger Continued from Page 1 did her daily routine of feeding and caring for other animals at the zoo. But now that Zusha has moved to the zoo full time, Emerick admits not having Zusha around has been diffi cult. “I think the transition was rougher on me than it was for her,” said Emerick, who said she misses Washington having Zusha jumping up on the couch or her bed Park Zoo to play. General Curator At the zoo, Zusha spends her nights in a special Elizabeth Emerick has area with the other big cats, and during the day, she been caring for is in the clinic’s nursery, where she has a big picture Zusha since window to watch the world as it watches her. she was 12 days old. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) Emerick has cared for Zusha since she arrived Jan. 26, when she was just 12 days old and weighed fi ve pounds. For Emerick, the zoo’s general curator, caring for Zusha meant changing her lifestyle for a few weeks. It meant long nights and a daily regimen of around- the-clock bottle feeding. They accompanied each other to work every day, with Zusha spending her time in the nursery at the zoo’s clinic while Emerick Lucky Mayor Oberlie got to hold Zusha. Martinez, who has been in zoo management for more than three decades, was able to acquire Zusha without spending a dime. Friends Judy and Duane Domaszek own Wild- wood Wildlife Park in Wisconsin, where Zusha was born Jan. 14, the only cub of her father, Shertan, a white Bengal tiger, and her mother, Sheba, an or- ange Bengal tiger. Martinez explained that Bengal tigers are the 11-week-old Zusha the white tiger inside the nursery at the new only tiger species that carry the white gene called Washington Park Zoo animal clinic. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) heterozygotes. He emphasized that Zusha is white, THE April 8, 2010 Page 3 upgrade was a North American Carnivore exhibit, the home of the zoo’s grizzly bears, mountain lions and river otters. The exhibit is a more wide open, natural habitat that is enclosed with rocks and Plexiglas instead of concrete and jail-like bars. Martinez wants that to become the norm at Washington Park Zoo. Last year, the Australian Exhibit opened, allow- ing visitors to walk through an aviary and mingle with parakeets, grouse and other small birds. Zusha outside on her daily walk at the Washington Park Zoo. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) not an albino, because she has bright blue eyes (called sports), not the pink eyes of an albino. The Australian In the wild, Martinez said white tigers are very Exhibit rare. In fact, he said most white tigers cubs are The birds are fl ying killed by adults when they are born in the wild. all over, landing on And even if they reach adulthood in the wild, white an extended fi nger. tigers become easy prey for other animals and are easy to see by potential prey because white tigers are unable to blend in to their environment In captivity, however, white tigers are common; in fact, they have become a popular attraction for zoos. Martinez said that of the fi ve major zoos in Indiana, only two have a white tiger – Washington Park Zoo and Pottawattomie Zoo in South Bend, where Martinez used to be director. Martinez said that when he learned of Zusha’s Martinez has been focusing on upgrading the birth, he called the Domaszeks and asked about ac- winter quarters for all of the zoo’s 200 species. quiring her. Those improvements aren’t the kind that will wow In short order, Martinez and the Domaszeks the public, but are vital for the security and safety worked out a fi ve-year loan display and breeding ar- of the animals. rangement, renewable every fi ve years. Zusha still Decades ago, Martinez said there was no provi- belongs to Wildwood Wildlife Park, but is on display sion for winter quarters for the animals, which were here. She will become part of a white tiger breeding shipped off to warmer climates or simply sold. program once she is old enough. The Great Depression-era brick barns in many Martinez said he is working to acquire a male of the exhibit areas are being replaced. Martinez white tiger. said those barns are not insulated and in the win- “She’s great to have around,” said Martinez. ter they’re more like refrigerators than a sanctuary “She’s so playful and curious. We were concerned at from the bitter Lake Michigan wind. Those shel- fi rst about how she’d react around people and how ters are being replaced by fully insulated wooden she’d react to being on a leash, but she’s adapted shelters, each with its own electric service to better easily.” maintain heat in the winter. For Martinez, Zusha is a sign of a bright future Martinez said zoo staff is doing much of that for Washington Park Zoo. He said she is a sign that work, while larger projects, like the new Discovery Washington Park Zoo has turned a corner and has Learning Center that will be fi nished by the end of shed its once-poor reputation as a zoo that was dan- this year get fi nancial help from the Zoological So- gerously rundown. ciety. “There is still a lot of work to do, but Martinez The learning center is a major conversation of the has made great strides since he took over manage- former elephant barn. Washington Park Zoo hasn’t ment of the zoo in 2005. had elephants in more than a decade, and the build- The zoo, which has been around since 1928, has ing has gone through a variety of uses since. been upgraded in the recent years with more than $2 million in improvements to exhibits. The major Tiger Continued on Page 4 THE Page 4 April 8, 2010 Tiger Continued from Page 3 Zoo Director Johnny Martinez looks over drawings for the new Discovery Learning Center at the Washington Park Zoo. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) This is an architect’s model of the new Discovery Learning Center planned for the former elephant house at the Washington Park Zoo. (Photo by Rick A. Richards) A classroom will be added to the front of the build- ing, public restrooms to the rear and a roof will be built to cover a wooden deck at the rear. Martinez said the center will be able to hold children’s class- es during the day and special corporate and public events in the evening. Eventually, the hillside behind the learning cen- “There will be more of a theme to what we’re do- ter will be home to an Australian habitat of kanga- ing when we get fi nished with what we want to do,” roos, emus and other species. Martinez said that as said Martinez. “We want to have animals from one work progress, separate areas for Asia and North area all together and not scatter about like we do American animals will also be created.
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