Zoo News Sunday: Cheetah record, fund raisers and new exhibits

Good Sunday to you all, Zebee here. I hope that wherever you are the weather is as nice as it is here at the V Zoo.

I had a lot of fun this week checking out all the zoo happenings around the globe. Sit back and enjoy the best of the best. See you at the end.

Cheetah sets new 100m world record
Watch the video of how Sarah won and how fast she ran.

The zoo's $6.8 million exhibit, which houses three lions, keeps the roar alive
See a picture of the lionesses in their new place. Better yet, go to the Grand Opening of the Oregon Zoo’s new exhibit. It’s this weekend.

Jack Hanna coming back to Peoria Zoo
Jack Hanna is helping the Peoria Zoo out with a great fundraiser. Find out all the particulars here.

This Cute Baby Orangutan Will Soon Be Placed Outside at Audubon Zoo
Read all about Menari and see what she looks like. She’s a cutiepie!

Endangered baby bongo born at the Louisville Zoo
I know Ringo and Paul here at the V Zoo are excited about this news. Look how cute she is.

San Diego Zoo's Celebration for the Critters
Watch the video and see how you can help San Diego Zoo help some endangered animals.

Book fair to benefit Springfield’s zoo
If you live in the Dickerson Park Zoo area, stop in to Borders today. Read all about the fundraising event going on there now through Tuesday.

Berlin's Polar Bear Knut Gets A Female Friend
See where Knut’s new friend is coming from and what the zoo director is hoping for.

Littlest patients find distraction, comfort in live feeds from zoos
What a great program for these kids! Read how the zoo and children’s hospital have teamed up and how much fun the kids are having.

Fun Facts About the Hogle Zoo
Have you ever wondered what the most popular souvenir is at the zoo? Or which months more people go to the zoo? These and more answered in this article.

Brookfield Zoo helps restore addax antelope herds
Read what the zoo is doing to help this species survive. Oh, and meet about Chad, the baby addax they are pinning all their hopes on.

Zoo welcomes big baby rodent trio
Read all about Homer, Harley and Hokey and see a picture of them too.

Bronx Zoo is the Birdy Place to be During Bird Month
September is Bird Month and the Bronx Zoo is doing it up in style.

Detroit Zoo's Run Wild Event Benefits the Zoos Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex
There’s still time to sign up, the run is on the 20th of this month. Help out your zoo.

Well, I don’t know about all of you, but I need a snack after all that traveling. Oh look, Rebekha and Sally left me my favorite treat, a nice big . .

See you Tuesday! Yumm!!!

posted by Zebee aka Joy Delgado
We go Beyond Reading
Laughing Zebra – Books for Children
Fun ways to help children learn
Books Go Beyond Reading

Zoo News Sunday: The Columbus Zoo

Let’s go visit the Columbus Zoo today. Hi, Zebee here.

This is a really fun site. The home page covers three different attractions in Columbus, OH.
The Zoombezi Bay Waterpark, the Z Safari Golf Club and the Columbus Zoo. We are going to the zoo, so hop on board and away we go!

This is where Jack Hanna is based out of. He’s the one taking you around the home page there. So, lets’ start exploring. I see a calendar of events with some days in a different color than the rest. When I move my cursor over it up pops a special event that day with a link for more information.

You can sign up for their newsletter and keep up to date on everything going on.

Lots of education here! Check out Habitat Hollow. This looks to be a whole bunch of fun for the younger set.

Scout and community programs offers things like camp-ins overnight and senior safaris.

There are at least a dozen Family programs to check out.

Play along on Animal Tracks. This guide gives you all the information you want to know about the animals at the Columbus Zoo.

The Columbus Zoo is involved with Conservation Grants. Over the past 5 years they have distributed $3.8 million in conservation grants. Read about what all they do.

I say this is a pretty cool zoo, don’t you? Thanks for going along with me on this trip today. Come back Tuesday and visit with me at the ‘V Zoo’ won’t you?

posted by Zebee aka Joy Delgado
We go Beyond Reading
Laughing Zebra – Books for Children
You learned that from a picture book!?!
Books Go Beyond Reading

Zoo New Sunday: babies, adoptions, hurricane Ike and Jack Hanna

Hello Bloggerville fans. Zebee here with more zoo news. There are some fun things going on in zoos as well as a few very interesting stories about Hurricane Ike, some babies and a special award for Jack Hanna. So, sit back and enjoy the picks for this week.

Lots of births at the Honolulu Zoo
Babys galore at the Honolulu zoo. Read all about them. Any zebras?

Slothful by nature
What a cutie! I didn;t know they could be so small.

Bristol Zoo Gardens Adopts Orphaned Lowland Gorilla
Read about Kera and her new home.

Kansas City Zoo becomes love nest for toads
Wow! I never knew how important the breeding programs at the zoos were. Read about it here. I sure learned a lot.

Elephant helps with zoo clean up after Hurricane Ike
What a great elephant Tucker is. Take a look at the pictures of him helping in the clean-up effort after Ike went through Houston. Way to go Tucker!

Zoo beasts hide from hurricane
Look at this picture! A lioness takes refuge from Ike in a church! Truly amazing.

Sparking young minds at the Gladys Porter Zoo
If you live in the Brownsville area, go there today, Sunday and take the kids along for the fun.

Zoo association gives top honor to Jack Hanna
How cool. He likes our book and gets a very prestigious award all in one week. Way to go!

Zoo camping allowed next week
I wanna go! Oh, that’s right, I already sleep in a zoo every night. Well, if your in the Lafayette, IN area you should go. There’s nothing quite like sleeping in a zoo. The price is good too.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
The pictures are breath-taking. Looks like a geat place to visit.

That’s it for today. I need to go get out of the rain, so, I’ll see you all Tuesday. Have a great Sunday.

Book Review from Jack Hanna!

Hi everyone in Bloggerville. I know today I said I was going to have a review for a book that my boss Joy read to her children when they were young, but that's going to have to wait until next week.

I have very exciting news! Well, Joy does. Here she comes with Rebekha, let’s listen in. . .

Wow mom! This is really exciting! A review from Jack Hanna on our book. How did you get it? He’s a very busy man.

I know. I guess it was about a month ago I sent his staff an email. I mentioned that you went to the Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo where he’s on the board. They emailed me right back requesting copies of the proofs, so I sent them. Next time I spoke with them, Rick, my contact there, told me that the whole staff really like the book and whole idea and that Jack would be sending me a review in a few weeks.

That’s great. I remember when he came to the Teaching Zoo just before I graduated. He’s a very interesting person and has done a lot to help educate people all over the world about animals.
Can I see the review?

Sure! Here it is:

“Zooprise Party/ Fiesta Zoorpresa” is a delightful, fresh book that is taking children’s literature to a new level! It will be enjoyed in many parts of the world since it is bilingual (in both English and Spanish languages). Not only educational, this book also comes with a fun Activity book and Teacher’s Guide. Look for more in the “Laughing Zebra” series!

Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo
Host, TV’s “Into the Wild”

Mom, that’s fantastic! I guess I’d better get busy writing more stories. How about . . .

Sounds like Rebekha and her mom, my boss Joy are really excited about this. If you want to learn more about Jack Hanna, check out his web site JackHanna.com.

Until Sunday. Zebee out.
Now where did the keepers hide my treats today? Are they over in the . . .