Archive November 2008

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By the Numbers: Thanksgiving at the Zoo

If preparing a big turkey dinner for all your relatives this Thanksgiving has you feeling a little overwhelmed, just imagine how the animal keepers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo must feel. They’ll be preparing Thanksgiving feasts for the Zoo’s nearly 3,000 animals – and, yes, there are plenty of picky eaters in the bunch. The Roar Report has your sneak peek at the menu.

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'Giraffe' Sightings Reported in Zoo's Neighborhood

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has been blessed with the birth of two baby giraffes in recent months. Now even more giraffes seem to be popping up all over the Zoo’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood.

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Warm Up at The RainForest This Week

Well, it looks like Cleveland's snowy weather is back with us again. So the timing is perfect to tell you some new details about our Sweet 16 celebration for The RainForest. 

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Zoo Makes 'Best of Cleveland' List

Good news, Zoo fans: The readers of Cleveland Scene recently named Cleveland Metroparks Zoo as the "Best Place to Take Kids." Of course, we appreciate being so prominently featured in Scene's "Best of Cleveland 2008" poll, but we're hoping that next year we can move up in the rankings as the "Best Place to Take Anyone -- Regardless of Age." Wish us luck!

Zoo Crew Teens Helping Out in the Neighborhood

I recently heard that some of the Zoo Crew teen volunteers here at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo did a lot of work to help clean-and-green a Cleveland neighborhood. We asked Zoo Crew member Danny DiMarino, a sophomore at Holy Name High School in Parma Heights, to share his experience doing the "Naturehood" project with our Roar Report readers. 

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