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On the Calendar

Sept. 6

International Vulture Awareness Day

 

Sept. 8-14

MILITARY APPRECIATION WEEK 

 

Sept. 14

Reptile Care 101 

 

Sept. 26

 Kids Only WildNight

 

Sept. 26

AAZK's 13th Annual Art on the Hoof Fundraiser  

 

Oct. 4

Kids Only WildNight 

 

Oct. 11

Kids Only WildNight

 

October 17-19, 

24-26 & 31

4 - 8:30 p.m.

BOO AT THE ZOO 

 

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What's New at the Zoo         

Meet the Zoo's Pouncing Lynx Kittens   

Three female lynx kittens, born on May 15, 2014 are now large enough to navigate the more complicated terrain of the main Rocky Mountain Wild lynx exhibit. Guests are able to watch them climbing, running, pouncing and playing with their mother, Migina (mah-gee'-nah) and father, Kajika (kah gee' kah). The kittens are the second litter to the Zoo's breeding pair.  

 

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Healthy Living at the Zoo    

Don't get the flu!   

It's almost that time of year again, when we hear doctors and nurses urging us to get a flu shot, but humans aren't the only ones who can get the flu. We share most of our DNA with great apes, so apes can get the flu too. A major concern for our orangutans and gorillas is they don't always react the same way to viruses as humans do - what may have be a mild cold for us, could make them much sicker. 

 

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The Golden Years     

Meet Rosy, Andean bear 

Rosy is often mistaken by guests as the "baby" bear in the Bear Grotto, but she's no baby - she's an elderly 25-year-old Andean bear. Rosy is on the smaller side of female spectacled bears, and her exhibit mate, Osito is on the larger side for males. Despite the size difference, keepers say she's in charge. 

   

Conservation     

Toads and Tadpoles in the Wyoming Wild   

It's been an exciting summer for Wyoming toads and their breeding and release program. For the first time ever, over 50 one-year-old Wyoming toads were released into the wild near Laramie, WY in June and July. A team of seven Zoo staff members, interns and volunteers participated in the wild release. They also released approximately 2,742 tadpoles that were hatched at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2014. In late July and early August, surveys took place at a second location. During last year's survey, no over-wintered toads were found, but this year's survey found 20 toads.

 

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Explore and Learn

Working with Fabulous Teenagers 

You don't always hear the word fabulous to describe teenagers these days, but that is how our Education department would describe our more than 80 Zoo Crew and Junior Zoo Keeper teen volunteers.  One of those fabulous teens is Dylon.  

 

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