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A panda's birthday

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:40:25 GMT

clipped by: thekay

In this photo released by the San Diego Zoo, Zhen Zhen, a giant panda cub receives a three-tiered cake made of ice and filled with fruits, vegetables and bamboo on Sunday Aug. 3 in celebration of her first birthday. It is estimated that there are just 1,600 giant pandas left in the world due to habitat destruction and fragmentation, bamboo depletion and poaching. (AP Photo/San Diego Zoo, Ken Bohn) Photo taken Aug. 3, 2008, by Ken Bohn, San Diego Zoo

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My Seven Years in Captivity Zoo Animals blog

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:38:40 GMT

clipped by: sdzooseaton
clipper's remarks: Heart in my mouth, I stood on a stage with the sleek creature and its trainer at the San Diego Zoo. The ferocious-looking carnivore was a participant in a specialty act I had hired.

Clip Source: www.billseaton.com

I just returned from air travel after a week wandering around amazing Yellowstone National Park. During the usual three-hour flight delay in Salt Lake City my wife and I waited on a hard bench in Terminal 402Z with other dozing citizens.

About the Amazing Bill Seaton

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:58:49 GMT

clipped by: sdzooseaton
clipper's remarks: My Seven Years in Captivity|BILL SEATON was one of San Diego’s premiere public relations executives for over forty years. He headed PR departments for the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld for twenty of those years.

Clip Source: www.billseaton.com

BILL SEATON was one of San Diego’s premiere public relations executives for over forty years. He headed PR departments for the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld for twenty of those years.

About Bill's Books Zoo Animals

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:36:23 GMT

clipped by: sdzooseaton
clipper's remarks: My Seven Years in Captivity Tails and Misadventures in the San Diego Zoo. Bill Seaton, the self-described "non-zoologist" celebrates his cherished days in captivity as press agent in a beguiling and colorful style.

Clip Source: www.billseaton.com

Bill Seaton, the self-described "non-zoologist" celebrates his cherished days in captivity as press agent in a beguiling and colorful style. A delightful read for animal lovers, PR people, or anyone who's ever been to a zoo.

My Seven Years in Captivity

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:59:12 GMT

clipped by: sdzooseaton
clipper's remarks: Most memoirs of life at a zoo are written by former curators,zookeepers,or veterinarians.In a change of pace,this book is written by a public relations director,the man hired in 1965 to run the San Diego Zoo’s TV show, Zoorama.

Clip Source: www.billseaton.com

"Most memoirs of life at a zoo are written by former curators, zookeepers, or veterinarians. In a change of pace, this book is written by a public relations director, the man hired in 1965 to run the San Diego Zoo’s TV show, Zoorama. He was also to write news releases, send photos, answer letters and put on promotions. After one of his initial meetings with the zoo’s director, in which author Seaton told the director that the zoo’s brochure “stunk” —and then found out that the director had helped design it— he hit the ground running."

What a great idea...

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:31:58 GMT

clipped by: nnamik22
clipper's remarks: Could have used this in San Diego!

Clip Source: safetytat.com

It can happen anywhere—at an amusement park, zoo, school field trip, or even your local shopping mall. Your attention shifts for a moment, and suddenly your child or loved one has wandered out of sight.

So put the odds in your favor for a safe return, with SafetyTat. Designed by a Mom of three kids, SafetyTat is a fun and colorful kids temporary safety tattoo that’s uniquely personalized with your cell phone number. When applied to the arm of your child or loved one, SafetyTat provides an immediate, highly visible form of identification that stays in place even when wet and lasts for 1-5 days.

Polar Bear Tank

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:45:42 GMT

clipped by: shorewalker

Clip Source: www.xypex.com

SAN DIEGO ZOO – POLAR BEAR TANK

This tank was treated with both Xypex Concentrate and Modified at an application rate of one pd/6 sq. ft.

Animals from the San Diego Zoo & Sydney Zoo

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:53:11 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Some fine pics for your admiration.

Clip Source: www.johnmirandaphoto.com

Tags: nature

The Onion- San Diego Zoo and Prison Merge

Tue, 20 May 2008 01:23:46 GMT

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Clip Source: www.theonion.com

SAN DIEGO—Plagued by a lack of funding and growing staff shortages, the San Diego Zoo and Ironwood State Prison were combined earlier this week, bringing local inmates and wildlife together for the first time under the same roof.

The new state-of-the-art facility—which will house 12 separate cell blocks, a reptile house, two weight rooms, and a primate sanctuary—is expected to save the state of California up to $5 million in operation costs over the next year.

The San Diego complex is open to schoolchildren on field trips, family members of convicted felons and state-appointed defense lawyers, and is expected to help boost the city's struggling tourism industry. Thurston said that visitors have so far responded favorably to the new facility, with many citing the "Emperor Penguin And Death Row" exhibit as their personal favorite.

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ECONOMIES OF SCALE

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:24:45 GMT

clipped by: Socratoad

Clip Source: www.theonion.com

Newer inmates report having a difficult time making friends.

"It is with great pride that I announce the opening of the San Diego Maximum Security Zoological & Convict Reserve," director David Hennessey said at an opening ceremony Tuesday. "From southern white rhinos to repeat offenders serving 20 years for drug trafficking—you'll find them all here at our amazing new facility."

Cassowary - most dangerous bird in the world

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:22:56 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: We're sure to take the sign seriously: Don't feed the birds!

Clip Source: www.sandiegozoo.org

Birds: Cassowary

Range: northern Australia, New Guinea, and surrounding islands
Habitat: tropical forests, wetlands

Watch out!

The cassowary is rightfully considered the most dangerous bird in the world! Its three-toed feet have daggerlike claws from the inner toe that are up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) long! It can slice open any predator or potential threat with a single swift kick and can run 31 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour) through the dense forest underbrush. A cassowary can also jump nearly 7 feet (2 meters) straight up into the air and swim like a champ, so the bird is quite good at fending off threats or escaping danger! That long claw also comes in handy when digging for fallen fruit in the leaf litter.

Important rain forest gardeners

Cassowaries are frugivores that feed on the fruits of several hundred rain forest plants. Because their digestive tracts are relatively short, their droppings contain fruit seeds that are only partially digested.

Tags: cassowary, cassowarie, emu, ostrich, avian, australia, new guiinea, san diego zoo

Super Fertile Panda Couple

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:52:59 GMT

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Clip Source: www.livescience.com

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Giving each other space may not work in every relationship, but it's what keeps the magic alive for the very fertile giant panda pair at the San Diego Zoo.

Since 2003, Bai Yun and her consort, Gao Gao, have produced three cubs, making them one of the most reproductively successful panda couples ever in captivity.

For all but two days of the year, Bai Yun (White Cloud) and Gao Gao (Big Big) lead separate lives, gnawing on bamboo and taking long naps in pens far apart, much as wild pandas — naturally solitary creatures — would hide from each other in mountain forests.

The newest cub remains hidden with Bai Yun in a cozy den that can only be seen by the public via Webcam. The zoo will announce the cub's name from among four finalists: Li Hua (Beautiful China), Ming Zhu (Bright Treasure), Xiao Li (Little Beauty) and Zhen Zhen (Precious).

—Allison Hoffman, The Associated Press

Tags: giant panda, fertile, san diego zoo, offspring

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Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:05:18 GMT

clipped by: james122009
clipper's remarks: i love pandas

Clip Source: www.chinaunique.com

Panda Bears, cute and adorable, are on the endangered species list. Their habitat, extremely limited diet and poor reproductive and infant survival combine to extremely threaten their survival.There are two kinds of Pandas. The giant white and black Panda is the one that comes to mind for most of us. But, there is also the Red Panda which is also called the lesser Panda.

In 1972, the Chinese government gave two Giant Pandas (a male and a female) to the U.S. They were given as a gesture of friendship for then President Richard M. Nixon opening U.S. relations with China. the giant Pandas were placed in the Washington zoo. The male was named Hsing-Hsing and the female Ling-Ling. This author 's love for Pandas began with a visit to the zoo. Ling-Ling died of heart failure in 1992. Hsing-Hsing at 28 years old, is still alive, although he had cancer surgery in 1997. There are also two Pandas in the San Diego zoo,

Tags: panda, endangerd

Cute, cuddly and a giant cause for celebration

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:41:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Bloody beautiful.

Clip Source: www.smh.com.au

THEY may look like traditional baby pictures but this giant panda cub is anything but ordinary.

The seven-week-old has become one of San Diego Zoo's most famous babes, though she is yet to be named.

In accordance with Chinese tradition, she will have to wait until November, when she is 100 days old, to receive her name.

Born to mother Bai Yun and father Gao Gao, the cub posed for the cameras at her weekly health check at the zoo.

The zoo's vets say the cub's growth is on track, with her weight at 2.5 kilograms.

She has also begun to open her left eye. Her right eye is expected to begin opening this week.

She is a sister to two-year-old Su Lin, who tips the scales at more than 50 kilograms.

San Diego Zoo's giant panda breeding project has been one of the most successful in the world. The zoo has the largest population of giant pandas outside China.

Giant pandas are one of the world's most endangered species, with only about 2000 living in the wild.

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Tiniest bird ever raised in captivity

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:58:11 GMT

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Clip Source: starbulletin.com

Fresh out of the shell, it tipped the scales at 0.94 grams, about the same as a paper clip. That makes the rare baby 'akepa the smallest songbird ever reared by hand.

With a steady diet of cricket and mealworm guts, bee larvae and pieces of hard-boiled egg, the endangered hatchling is expected to continue to bulk up at the San Diego Zoo.

Its destination: a forest oasis in the middle of a lava desert on the slopes of Mauna Kea, perhaps as early as August.

An endangered Hawaiian 'akepa weighing no more than a pebble is "the smallest songbird ever hatched and reared by hand," says a San Diego Zoo official.

It weighed 0.94 gram, less than 1/30th of an ounce, the Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program reported.

"It is absolutely without question the smallest bird ever hatched in our program," Alan Lieberman, manager of the Zoological Society of San Diego program, said yesterday by telephone.

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