Archive January 2009

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A Night with the Monsters

The Zoo will be on the road this weekend, making an appearance on Saturday, January 31 at the Lake Erie Monsters hockey game. All of your favorite zoo animals will be on hand, including snakes, lizards, birds and even a few furry friends. Game time is 7:30 p.m. and the animals will be roaming the Quicken Loans Arena concourse beginning at 6:30 p.m. and lasting through the first period. Stripes, the Zoo's mascot, will also be there and everyone at the game will have a chance to win a Zoo prize pack that includes 4 tickets to the Zoo! Be sure to visit us at the "Q" and enjoy a night of hard-hitting hockey with the Lake Erie Monsters.

Remembering Timmy the Gorilla on his 50th Birthday

Wow! I just heard that our former gorilla, Timmy, is turning 50 on Saturday! Not that I need anything else to remind me how time flies, but this milestone certainly brings back many memories of our beloved Timmy. I was asked to write a blog to recall my experiences with Timmy while he resided here (one recollected in a previous blog), but after reminiscing, I realized the memory I cherish most is how Timmy demonstrated to all of us how surprisingly resilient animals can be.

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Zoo ushers in 2009 with Noon Year's Eve celebration!

  • Posted at 4:48 pm on January 02, 2009 by Jo
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo rang in 2009 with the third annual Noon Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2008. While the highlight of the day was the ball drop at Noon, Zoo-goers had plenty of other wild activities to keep them warm! Read on to hear about all the fun and see exclusive pictures from the coolest family-friendly new year's party.

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Keeper and Animal Relationships

Zookeepers and the animals they care for develop unique relationships that would probably surprise the average zoo visitor (i.e., it's not like you see on TV).

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Zoo Volunteer Named One of Cleveland's 'Most Interesting People'

Congratulations to Maribeth Flowers, a teen volunteer here at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, for being named one of 2009's "Most Interesting People" by Cleveland Magazine. A Zoo Crew volunteer for the past three years, Maribeth was selected to go on a trip to the arctic last year to study polar bears in a program sponsored by the Zoo, Polar Bears International and the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers. Maribeth is currently planning ways to share what she learned in Manitoba, Canada, with people here in Northeast Ohio. The junior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School says she hopes to raise awareness of threats to polar bears' long-term survival.