Zoo News Sunday: Babies, Safari Lights and Volunteer Call

Good day Bloggerville zoo lovers. Zebee here. I know I’m getting this out to you a bit late, but…
Anyway, let’s get to it.

Czech zoo sends rare Northern White rhinos to Kenya
They say it’s a “Dangerous plan.” Why?

Duluth's Lake Superior Zoo Give Animals Holiday Treat
Be sure to click on the video link.

Stone Zoo’s holiday festival is fun for the whole family
If this is your home zoo, be sure to check this out.

Head To the Famous San Diego Zoo For Your Dose of Christmas Lights
Look at the pictures of their lights. Very pretty.

Binder Park Zoo announces birth of third baby giraffe in 2009
Cutie pie!

Polish Zoo Has Human Exhibit
Now this is a new twist. Look at the picture of the inhabitants of this exhibit.

Briefly: 'Holidays with the Critters' at Santa Ana Zoo
Looks like a good time for the whole family.

Zoolight Safari at the Birmingham Zoo
Enjoy this one.

Rare tapir born at Boston zoo
Read why this is a big deal.

Maryland Zoo is Looking for a Few Good Volunteers
Looking to volunteer? At a zoo? Live in Baltimore? Then read this.

Safari of Lights grace zoo
Another great family fun time.

Well, I guess that’s al for today. Now, go have some fun at your zoo.

posted by Zebee aka Joy Delgado
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Laughing Zebra – Books for Children
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Zoo New Sunday: Awards, Babies and Cancer

Good Sunday Bloggerville fans. Zebee here. Let’s get going, we have lots of zoos to visit today. See you at the end.

Children’s Rain Garden to be Dedicated at Virginia Zoo
What a cool idea. This rain garden will teach school children about pollution prevention and inspire them to be stewards of their environment. Don’t miss the opening!

Vote for ZSL for top London Tourism Award
They’ve been nominated for four top tourism awards! Great show London Zoo. Now it’s your turn to help them win. Watch their cute video and learn how you can help.

Naming Rights for Riverbanks Zoo’s Baby Giraffe to be Auctioned Off
Read all about the newest addition to Riverbanks Zoo and see how you can get to name her.

Pittsburgh Zoo's elephants will have their cake and eat it, too
This is today, so hurry over and join in the fun.

Polls open to name Detroit Zoo's new lemur twins
See the names the zoo has narrowed it down to and be sure to vote. You only have a few more days.

Introducing Zuri, the baby Elephant.
Watch this short video and see Zuri play with her mom. Very cute!

Florida Crystals Teams Up With Palm Beach Zoo To Save Endangered Jaguars
This is a very interesting fund raiser. We all buy sugar, so do your bit to help the jaguars out.

Zoo-bred frogs released near Payson
This is part of the ‘behind the scenes’ type of things that zoos do. Learn about these amazing frogs and why the zoo got involved.

Zoo event focuses on kids' cancer
What a wonderful event for children with cancer. Read about what all this foundation does for the children and their families.

Well, that’s it for today. If you’ve got great weather today, why not visit your local zoo.

See you Tuesday.

Zoo News Sunday: The Houston Zoo

Ready for today’s zoo adventure? Zebee here and today we’re traveling to the Houston Zoo.
Their mission is to provide a fun, unique, and inspirational experience fostering appreciation, knowledge, and care for the natural world. I think this is a really good mission, don’t you? Okay, onto the rest of the site.

First off, they have a really cool home page the graphics get you excited to click and go deeper into the zoo. They have a revolving picture with links to take you to things that are happening at the zoo. The day I visited here are some of the things they were highlighting:

Meet Miles, the New Baby Giraffe - Here you can click to see photos of Miles, learn how he’s doing and watch a few videos of him.

Summer Camp Zoofari - Want to go to a really cool summer camp at the zoo? Send your parents to this link then and have a great summer!

Nest on down is a block titled “Zoo Daily News”. Here they give you a short blurb and link to read the whole article about what ever you need to know about zoo news. Things like if they are working in an area, any new areas that are under construction, etc. This is also where you can subscribe to their newsletter.

Want to know what’s coming up in the future? Check out the Events calendar. When you get there, you can choose your month to view. You also can read any press releases and articles from past newsletters.

They have podcast links, featured videos, meet the keeper talks link (they have over a dozen different keeper talks a day!) and a link to animal news featuring all new babies! This is my favorite. I love looking at baby pictures.

Well, I think you have a pretty good idea of what goes on at the Houston Zoo. Have fun exploring the web site. I’ll see you Tuesday with more fun from the ‘V Zoo’.

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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Zoo News Sunday: Dinosaurs, sleepovers and best Australian zoos

Good Sunday morning to all of you out there in Bloggerville. Zebee here with another fun trip to the zoos around the world. Ready? Let’s get going. See you at the end.

Dinosaurs Alive!?!
Do you live near Chicago? Do you like dinosaurs? Then hurry over to the zoo if you want to see the dinosaurs. They won’t be there much longer.

Having Fun at the Akron Zoo Camp
Kids 6-16, come one, come all to the annual ZooCamp this summer at the Akron Zoo. Read all about it here.

Minnesota Zoo welcomes rare addition
See this cute, size of a golf ball baby.

With Seattle zoo's help, villagers get jump on saving tree kangaroos
This is really interesting. See what the Seattle Zoo is doing to help Papua New Guinea.

Enjoy a Day With the Kids at the Tulsa Zoo
Lots of fun over at the Tulsa Zoo. Check it out.

Louisville Zoo’s Baby Giraffe has Survived and is Doing Better
He’s a cutie. Read about all he’s gone through in his short life.

A Pick of the Best Aussie Zoos
See what the Australian zoos are offering and which ones are the best.

Hop Ahead Sunday With Kansas City Zoo's Frogs
Hop with the frogs today at the Kansas City Zoo. Read about it here then hop on over.

Zoo-shout to girls 6 to 12 years old—overnight party at the Detroit Zoo
I wish I was a girl in Detroit. This one sounds like lots of fun.

Sounds like there are lots of things going on in the world zoos right now. Why not stop by your local zoo and see what’s happening there? See you back here Tuesday with more happenings at the ‘V Zoo’.
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