Zoo News Sunday: Birthdays, babies and awards

Good morning zoo lovers! Zebee here and do we have lots of territory to cover today. See you at the end!

Bindi Irwin turns 11, parties at the Australian Zoo
Happy Birthday Bindi! Great way to celebrate.

Summer camp children take a trip to the zoo
What a fun day at the zoo these kids had. If you live in the Detroit area, you need to look into this.

New ride opens at Louisville Zoo
This ride looks like a lot of fun. Go check it out and let me know. Being a zebra has it’s down side once in a while.

Zoo starting work on $50 million African Forest
Now this looks like it’s going to be really cool when it’s done. Anyone live in Houston?

Oregon Zoo welcomes baby saki monkey
New baby. See what a saki monkey looks like.

Sedgwick County Zoo welcomes rare Poitou donkey
What kind of donkey is this and why is she so rare?

Small but tall: Male giraffe born at Utah zoo
Awww, what a loving mom. See her and her new baby together.

Free Naples Zoo admission to emergency workers
Naples, what a nice way to say ‘thank you.’ If you’re in the Naples area, please help support the zoo.

Go mad at the zoo
If you’re part of the Lake Superior Zoological Society, check this out. If not, join and you can go too.

Zoo of Acadiana gets award
Congratulations! See what all the fuss is about.

What a Pair: Baby Otters Welcomed in New Zealand
What cute babies.

Rare tigers born at Great Plains Zoo
Baby tigers look like kittens. They make you want to cuddle with them. These zookeepers are lucky.

I guess that’s it for today. See you back here Tuesday with the art that our campers have sent in. It’s not too late, pop over to this week’s Fascinating Frogs and send in one of the art projects. My boss Joy is giving each camper who send in art this week a special made for them bookmark.

I think I’ll go see if I can get some help from Billy to make …

posted by Zebee aka Joy Delgado
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Laughing Zebra – Books for Children
You learned that from a picture book!?!
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The Premio Dardos award

Good morning everyone, Zebee here. Well, my boss Joy has been awarded the Premio Dardos award for our blog. This honor was bestowed upon us by Karen and Robyn – Writing for Children. Thanks girls.

Premio Dardos means ‘prize darts’ in Italian and it is given for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing.The rules are:

1) Accept the award by posting it on your blog along with the name of the person that has granted the award and a link to his/her blog.

2) Pass the award to another 15 blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgement, remembering to contact each of them to let them know they have been selected for this award.

So, without further ado, here are our choices for the Premio Dardos award.

Shari Lyle-Soffe

Kathy Stemke

Jennifer Gladen

Kim Wheedleton

Portia Little

Chrisitna Rodriguez

Donna Shepherd

Cynthia Reeg

Shel Horowitz

Elizabeth Dulemba

Barbara Techel

Betty Jo Tucker

Chris Speakman

April Robins

Roz Trieber

Thanks for checking them out, oh, and congratulations to all award recipients. Without bloggers like you, there’s no reason to read blogs.

See you Thursday with a special guest for the week.

Zoo News Sunday – check out what’s happening at the world zoos

Hello everyone, sorry we’re up a bit later today. My boss Joy went out swimming and forgot to leave me the computer. So, now that she’s back, I have lots to share with you today. We have babies, Christmas celebrations, awards and more, so, sit back and enjoy. I’ll see you at the end.

Visit Indianapolis Zoo's "Marsh Christmas at the Zoo"
Christmas at the zoo. What could be better?

Celebrate the holiday at Cosley Zoo
This is a different type of zoo. Check it out if you’re in the Chicago area.

New addition is born in the Petting Zoo
See who Buttercup and Reese are and how cute she is.

Holiday Lights Planned At Chattanooga Zoo
If you live in the Chattanooga area, mark this on your calendar.

A Belize Zoo: Tapirs, Vultures and Jaguars...OH MY!
A fun and different zoo. If you are in or go to Belize, you just have to visit.

Palm Beach Zoo introduces baby jaguar
She’s cute, but doesn’t have a name yet. What would you name her?

Jaguars Phil and Jeanne spotted at zoo
Strange names for jaguars. Read the story and find out where the names came from.

The Cincinnati Zoo introduces three cheetah cubs
Check out this video of the babies. If you go down the page, there’s a video of a baby okapi too. This is a great link.

Chimp grows strong, confident with his extended zoo family
Baby George is cute and cuddly. Read about his life at the Knoxville Zoo.

Paignton Zoo Wins Green Environmental Award
What is the Green Environment Award? Check it out here.

Hope you had as much fun as I did. I’ll see you back here on Tuesday with something a little different.
Zebee out.

Zoo News Sunday: Awards, Parties, babies and more!

Whew! I’m glad to be back at the ‘V Zoo’. Hi all my loyal fans, Zebee here. This week there has been a lot happening in the world zoos. We have awards, events, babies, and more. I’m going to use the format I did several weeks back and group my findings in categories. Have fun! See you when you’re done reading all this.

* * * Awards * * *
Kansas City Zoo Wins Elephant Conservation Award

Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo recognized

* * * Event and Parties * * *
A Fun Filled Fall Weekend At The Detroit Zoo

Nashville Zoo Has An Animal Party You Don't Want To Miss
Now this is something I can sink my teeth into. Anyone going to this that I can hitch a ride with? I don’t take up much room, promise.

Zoo to hold 27th Halloween party
Cool! Halloween at the zoo! A must do event in the Louisville area. Have fun!

Harvest Days at the zoo yields insight, fun
Another great event at the Nashville Zoo.

Free Bird Talk at the Zoo Oct. 23

* * * Animal Happenings * * *
First Czech okapi calf born in Dvůr Králové zoo
There sure a lots of zoos now that have okapis. That’s cool since there are so few in the wild now.

Zoo Boise welcomes first giraffe as part of new African Plains exhibit
Shingo is the first giraffe the come to the Boise Zoo. What’s he eating in the picture?

Zoo produces 90th kea chick in breeding programme
What’s a Kea? Why is this important? Read this and find out. Oh, and a picture of a Kea is here.

Visayan warty pig gives birth to triplets at the Oregon Zoo
Cute little piglets! Are they boys or girls or both?

Zoo's red panda cubs doing fine, according to latest checkup
This is good news. There are very few left in the wild, so zoos will help the species survive.

Last Chance to See Lion Cubs at Tautphaus Park Zoo in Idaho Falls
If you live in the area, go say farewell to the lion cubs on their way to a new home.

Cute Baby Siamese Crocodiles Are Hatched At The Detroit Zoo
Did you know these crocks are a critically endangered species? It’s good to see the zoo breeding programs are helping to “ensure the long-term survival of the captive population in zoos and aquariums.”

* * Miscellaneous Goings On at Zoos * *
Australia Zoo Wants You To Visit And Adopt A Salt Water Crocodile

Visit Zoo Atlanta for free with a Fulton library card
What a great idea! Maybe this idea will catch on all across the country. Of course, the ‘V Zoo’ is free every day of the year.

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I hope you get out to your local zoo today. Drop me a line and tell me about what’s going on at your zoo. I promise to post it the following Sunday. I’ll even mention your name, if you want.

See you Tuesday.