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Panda at Memphis Zoo is pregnant  -  May 24, 2007
msnbc.comMEMPHIS, Tenn. - A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said Wednesday. Ya Ya, a giant panda, was artificially inseminated in ...

Tiger Attacks Stray Dog at Memphis Zoo  -  Jan 9, 2008
FOXNewsBy WOODY BAIRD, AP Writer. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If there's one place to avoid while on the lam in a zoo it's the tiger pit. One stray dog learned that lesson ...

Bengal tiger attacks handler at Memphis Zoo  -  May 24, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Kevin McKenzie. Kumari, a 3-year-old Bengal tiger, is back on exhibit at the Memphis Zoo after she bit a keeper on Sunday morning. ...

Eats Shoots, Leaves and Much of Zoos' Budgets  -  Feb 12, 2006
New York Times...(Zoo Atlanta tried growing its own on a farm, as the Memphis Zoo does, ... The Memphis Zoo expects to lose about $300000 per year on the pandas it leased in ...

Memphis Zoo performs artificial insemination on panda for a second...  -  Jan 16, 2007
CTV.caAP. Insemination was also tried Sunday with the six-year-old female, Ya Ya. She and eight-year-old Le Le are on loan from China. ...

Black and white and all over  -  Aug 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Star-Ledger - Factiva, from Dow JonesMemphis Zoo * What's there: Ya Ya (she) and Le Le (he) are the most recent pandas to come to ... Details: The Memphis Zoo (2000 Galloway Ave., 901-333-6500, ...

Memphis Zoo worker bit by Bengal tiger  -  May 25, 2009
UPI.comMEMPHIS, May 25 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Memphis Zoo said a zookeeper was hospitalized after being bitten in the leg by a Bengal tiger. ...

Memphis Zoo successfully breeds endangered frog  -  Apr 7, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. If frogs can have high hopes, then those of the endangered Mississippi gopher frog are resting with the Memphis Zoo, the first zoo to ...

At Memphis Zoo, Scientists Ponder Panda Chow  -  Dec 1, 2009
National GeographicIn preparation for Le Le and Ya Ya's arrival, Memphis Zoo workers have been cultivating seven species of bamboo in a nearby five-acre (two-hectare) ...

Business Pulse results: Memphis Zoo natural habitat for Grand Carousel  -  Jul 19, 2006
Bizjournals.comThe Memphis Zoo would be the prefect home for Libertyland's historic Grand Carousel, a Memphis Business Journal online survey found. ...

Memphis Zoo & Aquarium - Reviews and Ratings of Sights in Memphis - …  -  Jan 23, 2010
New York TimesLocationLocated inside Overton Park off of Poplar Ave. (2000 block) between N. McLean Blvd. and E. Parkway NPhone901/276-WILDWeb Sitewww.memphiszoo. ...

Visitors swarm to Memphis Zoo's Teton Trek northwest-themed exhibit  -  Jan 2, 2010
Memphis Commercial AppealA cold gray day doesn't spoil the fun for grizzly cubs as they frolic in their habitat at Teton Trek, the newest exhibit at The Memphis Zoo. ...

Panda cubs could boost Zoo attendance  -  Jan 15, 2007
Bizjournals.comThe Memphis Zoo staff performed artificial insemination on its female ... In 2004, the Memphis Zoo had 810291 visitors and then drew 761930 people in 2005. ...

Prentiss, major contributor to Memphis Zoo, dies  -  Feb 12, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Cindy Wolff. Jim Prentiss, who made a $5 million donation to the Memphis Zoo's Northwest Passage exhibit, died today at age 80. ...

Memphis Zoo awaiting baby elephant birth  -  Jun 4, 2009
UPI.comMEMPHIS, June 4 (UPI) -- Employees at the Memphis Zoo say they're preparing for their African elephant Asali to give birth to the zoo's newest addition. ...

Article: Those exotic pandas are treasury drainersChina may consider ...  -  Feb 13, 2006
Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam ResearchNational Zoo in Washington and Memphis Zoo also have pandas. ... The pandas at the Memphis Zoo can see and smell each ... pair in December 2000. ...

African elephant Asali gives birth to female at Memphis Zoo  -  Jul 7, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. Asali is a nervous elephant by nature and unfamiliar with baby elephants by circumstance. The staff at the Memphis Zoo wasn't sure how ...

Baby giraffe Akili born at Memphis Zoo  -  Jan 29, 2010
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. Newborn giraffe calf Akili, left, shares a moment with her mother, Marilyn, in the giraffe enclosure this afternoon at the Memphis Zoo. ...

Memphis Zoo gets top props from travelers  -  Aug 7, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealAs a city that ranks first in fat and crime, Memphis now has a No. 1 to be proud of. The Memphis Zoo has been named the top zoo in the country by ...

Tight security at Memphis Zoo  -  Dec 29, 2007
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Cindy Wolff. A series of moats, walls and electric fences keep the Memphis Zoo's tigers and other potentially dangerous animals in their compounds -- and ...

Gorilla that died during zoo transfer had heart disease  -  May 19, 2006
Bizjournals.comTumai, a 21-year-old lowland gorilla from the Memphis Zoo, died during a flight ... The Memphis Zoo has one other gorilla -- 18-year-old male "Koga" -- on ...

AZA grants accreditation to Memphis Zoo  -  Mar 30, 2009
Bizjournals.comThe Memphis Zoo had to meet animal care, veterinary program, conservation, education and safety standards set by the AZA to get accredited and must ...

Community plant sales conclude with Memphis Zoo's emphasis on big …  -  Apr 18, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealEach of the four big community plant sales -- Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Botanic Garden, Lichterman Nature Center and the Memphis Zoo -- has its own ...

Memphis Zoo: Panda pregnancy watch  -  May 5, 2007
Knoxville News SentinelAP. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) _ Workers at the Memphis Zoo are monitoring a young female panda in hopes of detecting if she is pregnant. ...

Memphis Zoo welcoming grizzly bear cubs  -  Jul 23, 2009
UPI.comMEMPHIS, July 23 (UPI) -- The curator of the Memphis Zoo says three orphaned grizzly bear cubs are due to arrive soon. Curator Matt Thompson said the cubs, ...

What's Black and White and All Over? | Article from The Washington...  -  Jul 31, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchMEMPHIS ZOO. WHAT'S THERE: Ya Ya (she) and Le Le (he) are the most recent pandas to come to ... DETAILS: The Memphis Zoo (2000 Galloway Ave., 901-333-6500, ...

Cheetahs On Route To Memphis Zoo Excape From Cage, Roam Cargo …  -  Oct 31, 2008
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… Hospitality to run Cat House Cafe, other concessions at Memphis...  -  Feb 5, 2010
Memphis Commercial AppealThe Memphis Zoo has expanded food options by bringing in Lancer Hospitality to run the Cat House Cafe and other concessions. ...

Le Bonheur donates breast milk pump for Memphis Zoo's pregnant …  -  Jul 3, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealSo if the baby elephant, due any day now at the Memphis Zoo, somehow doesn't nurse from its mother, Asali, the little bundle of joy could be in big trouble. ...

Pleasing the palates of picky pandas; Zoo Atlanta relies on a full-...  -  Jan 14, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe Memphis Zoo has a team that harvests bamboo in the area. The zoo also grows the plant on its own seven-acre bamboo farm. Because pandas are picky, ...

Baby elephant on the way at Memphis Zoo  -  Jul 8, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. She's as svelte and as light on her feet as an elephant, pregnant or not, can be. African elephants Tyranza (left) and Asali wade into ...

Memphis Zoo putting membership drive on the air  -  Apr 1, 2005
Memphis Business JournalThe Memphis Zoo's first-ever televised membership drive will air on Saturday, April 9. The program, which runs from 7 to 10 pm, will be broadcast live from ...

Whole-hog loving python, Ann, dies at Memphis Zoo  -  Jul 28, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. Ann, the Memphis Zoo's reticulated python seen here in a 2006 file photo, died this morning. She was 18. ...

Butterflies add flights of fancy color to Memphis Zoo's critter...  -  Sep 25, 2007
Memphis Commercial AppealIt was Mac's first visit to the Memphis Zoo. And the Shannon, Miss., first-grader had never been to a butterfly exhibit. ...

… up, moving out: Polar pair Payton, Haley to star in new Memphis...  -  Jan 4, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchPayton, 2, and Haley, 3, are flying FedEx to the Memphis Zoo as part of a ... Article: Polar Bear Has Surgery at Memphis Zoo AP Online; February 11, ...

Dance twirls with fashion Friday at the Memphis Zoo  -  May 8, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Barbara Bradley. Ballet Memphis company members Leigh Lijoi (from left), Rachel Shumake, Stephanie Hom and Jane Rehm rehearse for a piece titled "Andante ...

Zoo tragedy as elephant mum kills her baby  -  Jul 9, 2009
Sydney Morning HeraldDuring her 21-month pregnancy, the staff at the Memphis Zoo in the US ... "Everyone here at the Memphis Zoo is deeply saddened by this turn of events," said ...

American zoos are regretting the day the pandas arrived because of...  -  Feb 16, 2006
Taipei Times - Taipei TimesThe Memphis Zoo expects to lose about US$300000 per year on the pair of pandas ... FedEx, for example, flew Ya Ya and Le Le, the pandas at the Memphis Zoo, ...

Stray bullet bruises Memphis Zoo visitor  -  Jul 26, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Megan Harris. A woman visiting the Memphis Zoo this afternoon was startled when she was hit and bruised by a stray bullet. ...

Memphis Zoo exhibit teaches basics of birds and bees  -  May 16, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. TOP: Kaitlyn Farley, 3, of Trenton squeals at a stickful of budgies at the Memphis Zoo on Friday. The birds are part of an interactive ...

Not just any bamboo will do for Memphis Zoo's fussy pandas.  -  Jan 22, 2005
Free with registration - Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News - AccessMyLibrary.com22--The Memphis Zoo needs new bamboo patches to feed the voracious appetites of ... Memphis Zoo officials would like to talk with you. Call (901) 333-6513. ...

China delegation visits giant pandas in Zoo Atlanta  -  Jul 24, 2006
中国日报MEMPHIS -- Le Le, a male panda in the Memphis Zoo in this state of ... While celebrating Le Le's birthday in the Memphis Zoo, members of the Chengdu ...

Forest group upset at Memphis zoo for removing trees .  -  Mar 6, 2008
Elizabethton Star - Google News ArchiveMEMPHIS — Forest advocates are upset that the Memphis Zoo has uprooted 139 trees to build a 13.5 mil lion exhibit. Park Friends Inc. said it didn't realize ...

ANIMAL WATCHING, Zoos that panda to the bear essentials  -  Sep 18, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest ArchiverMEMPHIS ZOO. What's there: Ya Ya (she) and Le Le (he) are the most recent ... Details: Memphis Zoo, 2000 Galloway Ave., 901-333-6500, www.memphiszoo.org. ...

Polar Bear Has Surgery at Memphis Zoo.  -  Feb 11, 2007
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comAs first dates go, this one didn't end well. A male polar bear who was trying to court a female polar bear apparently pushed her over the edge of a 14-foot ...

Memphis Zoo visitors watch as python makes meal of pig  -  Mar 15, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. A crowd of children reacts as they watch Anne, a 21-foot python, eat a frozen pig at the Memphis Zoo on Saturday. ...

Family of giraffes expands at the Memphis Zoo  -  Aug 30, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. It seemed that everyone who came to the giraffe enclosure at the Memphis Zoo on Friday afternoon knew what they were looking for. ...

Charity evaluator gives Memphis Zoo highest rating  -  Jun 16, 2005
Memphis Business JournalFor the second year in a row, the Memphis Zoo has been named a 4-star charity, recognizing its efficiency in managing finances and in running an effective ...

Pandas: Cute but pricey  -  Mar 5, 2006
San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union TribuneDirectors of the four institutions, which include the Memphis Zoo, traveled to China last year ... Zoo Atlanta has two adult pandas as does the Memphis Zoo. ...

Ecology Club visits zoo  -  Dec 13, 2007
Memphis Commercial AppealThe Fayette Academy Ecology Club recently visited the Memphis Zoo with Debbie Graham's first-grade class. The Fayette Academy Ecology Club recently visited ...

Memphis Zoo plans to raise admission fees in 2010  -  Nov 9, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Amos Maki. "It's just to make the ends meet," said Brian Carter of the Memphis Zoo. "It's really in response to the rising cost of products and services, ...

Dog lands in jaws of big cat  -  Jan 10, 2008
NEWS.com.auA STRAY dog attempting to evade staff during a chase around Memphis Zoo ... "This is one lucky animal," Memphis Zoo spokesman Brian Carter said of the dog. ...

Please look after this panda  -  Feb 16, 2006
ScotsmanMemphis Zoo president Chuck Brady says: "We are certainly very proud of our ... [The Memphis Zoo] is going to honour the current agreement with China, ...

Zoo's first televised membership drive raises $63,000  -  Apr 14, 2005
Memphis Business JournalThe program highlighted Memphis Zoo history, current projects and future exhibits. ... The Memphis Zoo is a non-profit organization (501c3) dedicated to ...

No baby for Memphis Zoo panda Ya Ya  -  Apr 8, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. An ultrasound performed on Tuesday ended speculation that the Memphis Zoo's female giant panda, Ya Ya, may be pregnant. ...

My Thoughts: Who will protect the Old Forest, Memphis' oldest living ...  -  Jun 1, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealThree months ago, the Memphis Zoo cut 4 acres of the Old Forest of Overton ... We complained to the Memphis Zoo and were told: "It's been in our master plan ...

Memphis Zoo hopeful panda can have baby  -  Jul 9, 2007
Augusta ChronicleMEMPHIS, TENN. - Though the first panda pregnancy at the Memphis Zoo ended in a miscarriage, zoo officials say they're still hopeful that Ya Ya will be a ...

Hoping again for a panda pregnancy at the Memphis Zoo  -  Feb 16, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Cindy Wolff. Ya Ya, the Memphis Zoo's female giant panda was artificially inseminated twice in December and may be pregnant, according to zoo officials. ...

Pricey pandas put squeeze on zoo finances; Costly loan agreements...  -  Feb 26, 2006
$4.95 - Washington Times - ECNextChuck Brady, president and chief executive officer of the Memphis Zoo, ... Zoo Atlanta and the Memphis Zoo contract with the Chinese Association of ...

Zoo Crew work program lets teens get intimate look at animals  -  Jun 21, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealIt took less than three weeks working at the Memphis Zoo for the Central ... Zoo Crew member Folusade Omogun, 19, teaches visitors to the Memphis Zoo on ...

… -News, weather, sports, classifieds-Memphis Zoo Preparing for 'North...  -  Nov 29, 2005
KAITMEMPHIS, TN - Bears, sea lions and eagles will inhabit the newest addition to the Memphis Zoo, called the Northwest Passage. ...

Polar Bear Has Surgery After Fall In Memphis Zoo  -  Feb 12, 2007
Eyewitness News MemphisA polar bear at the Memphis Zoo had surgery for a broken leg after falling off 14-foot drop in the enclosure. Cranbeary, a 5-year-old female, ...

Pandas' Natural Habitat Must Expand, Experts Warn  -  Jan 25, 2010
National GeographicNational Geographic Today takes you behind the scenes as Le Le and Ya Ya get ready to head from China to their new home at the Memphis Zoo. ...

Mini moos at zoo: Tiny cows milk cuteness for all it's worth  -  Mar 14, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealAs adorable as they are, the little cows at the Memphis Zoo shouldn't be mistaken for calves. At more than a year old, miniature cows Cloudy and Darwinia ...

Buffalo Zoo Ships Off a Gorilla - Memphis Zoo Gains a New Female …  -  Dec 12, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsBy Jennifer Fields. Buffalo, NY - Kwizera, one of the Buffalo Zoo's four female gorillas, has found a new home at the Memphis Zoo. ...

Party Line: Zoo news preview  -  May 6, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealThe polar bear exhibit at the Memphis Zoo, of course. Roger and Mary Cole hosted the recent benefit for the Mid-South chapter of the National Multiple ...

New York physician examines healthy party scene and zoo life in new …  -  Sep 18, 2007
Memphis Commercial AppealThat night, he traveled a few blocks north to Zoo Rendezvous at the Memphis Zoo. Dan, who moved to Memphis to work at the Stern Cardiovascular Center, ...

Zoo Atlanta may lose its pandas  -  Jun 17, 2009
Bizjournals.comIt aims to keep the popular exhibit and make sure Zoo Atlanta stays one of only four zoos in the United States, including the Memphis Zoo, to house the ...

Memphis Zoo sees attendance record  -  Oct 13, 2006
Memphis Business JournalWhen the Memphis Zoo welcomes its 1 millionth visitor of 2006, the zoo will set a record for attendance. Attendance decreased last year to 761930 from ...

Zoo prices rising to include panda fee  -  Feb 23, 2005
Memphis Business JournalThe Memphis Zoo will change its general admission pricing to include the ... The Memphis Zoo, located in Memphis, Tenn., is home to more than 3500 animals ...

Mini cows milk cuteness for all it's worth at Memphis zoo  -  Mar 18, 2009
Knoxville News SentinelBrenda Clark feeds a recently acquired pair of miniature cows named Darwinia (left) and Cloudy at the Memphis Zoo's Once Upon a Farm exhibit. ...

Park's gorillas socializing at Memphis Zoo  -  Jun 12, 2008
Pay-Per-View - San Diego Union - Tribune - ProQuest Archiver..."You have to develop a rapport with them, so you do have a personal relationship," [Peggy Sexton] said. "But we realize they aren't our pets. ...

Goodall to speak at Christian Brothers University, Memphis Zoo  -  Mar 18, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda A. Moore. AP. AP. Today the world renowned crusader, who will celebrate her 75th birthday in April, still travels the world with a message that ...

Memphis Zoo  -  Nov 19, 2007
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe Memphis Zoo, located in Memphis, Tenn., is home to more than 3500 animals representing over 500 different species. The Zoo was founded in 1906 and ...

Memphis teen travels to Canada for Polar Bears International Leadershi...  -  Oct 9, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealBailey, who worked as part of the Zoo Crew at the Memphis Zoo, ... Elizabeth will return to the Memphis Zoo with an action plan for educating others. ...

Habitat hypocrisy hurts zoo's message  -  Feb 24, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealMy toddler loves the Memphis Zoo, so we visit often. ... What lesson is the Memphis Zoo trying to impart by destroying the very habitat these creatures need ...

… up, moving out: Polar pair Payton, Haley to star in new Memphis...  -  Jan 4, 2006
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBankPayton, 2, and Haley, 3, are flying FedEx to the Memphis Zoo as part of a breeding program, Brookfield Zoo spokeswoman Sondra Katzen said Tuesday. ...

Death of zoo's elephant calf stimulates captivity debate  -  Jul 12, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealLast week, the Memphis Zoo celebrated the birth of an elephant calf, a joy that turned to ashes when mother Asali accidently killed the day-and-a-half-old ...

Atlanta zoo starts watching giant Chinese panda for signs she may...  -  Jul 18, 2005
Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Panda exhibit opens Friday at Memphis Zoo AP Worldstream; April 24, 2003 ; 492 words ... ___ On the Net: Memphis Zoo: http://www.memphiszoo.org ... ...

Cheetah loose in cargo hold  -  Nov 4, 2008
Brisbane TimesBoth one-year-old female cheetahs were on their way from the Wildlife Safari Park in Winston, Oregon to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, Memphis Zoo spokesman ...

Zoo Academy: Animals offer some important lessons, home-schoolers …  -  Jan 17, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealThe children were attending the Zoo Academy, a weeklong interactive educational program at the Memphis Zoo. Academy gives home-schooled students the ...

NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - Memphis Zoo Breeds …  -  Mar 28, 2008
NewsChannel5.comMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A new breeding program at the Memphis Zoo could nearly double the known population of an endangered frog species. ...

Article: Extra!(News) - Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | HighBeam …  -  Mar 6, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Rocky Mountain News - HighBeam ResearchCranbeary, the polar bear born at the Denver Zoo in 2001 and later adopted by the Memphis Zoo, underwent surgery recently to repair a broken femur in her ...

Memphis Zoo Fosters Endangered Frogs  -  Mar 31, 2008
RedOrbitResearchers at the Memphis Zoo hope to be able battle the dwindling population of endangered Mississippi Gopher Frogs by using in-vitro fertilization. ...

Zoo gains third elephant; fourth is on the way  -  Nov 26, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealThe Memphis Zoo has just added a new elephant, and another addition is on the ... He chose us, so we feel honored that he thought the Memphis Zoo would be a ...

Zoo hoping 2010 is year of panda  -  Dec 31, 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal2010 is the Chinese year of the tiger, but Memphis Zoo officials are hopeful that ... Ya Ya and Le Le came to the Memphis Zoo in 2003 as part of the species ...

Honored professor Harry Wilcox dies  -  Jan 24, 2010
Memphis Commercial AppealIn retirement, Dr. Wilcox and his wife, June Wilcox, drove with the MIFA Meals-On-Wheels program for 24 years and volunteered at the Memphis Zoo for 20 ...

Orphaned grizzly cubs headed to Memphis Zoo  -  Jul 24, 2009
WAAYAP - July 24, 2009 4:15 AM ET. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three orphaned grizzly bear cubs whose mother was shot by a hiker in Wyoming could be at the Memphis ...

Who'll speak for trees?  -  Aug 6, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealMatthew Craig The Commercial Appeal Memphis Zoo CEO Chuck Brady gives the zoo's position on the construction of the Teton Trek exhibit to the City Council's ...

Missing dolphins found in Gulf of Mexico  -  Sep 15, 2005
CBC.caZookeeper Emily Schultz works with Andre, the California sea lion, at the Memphis Zoo. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, AJ Wolfe) ...

Memphis students learn architecture in zoo habitat design competition  -  Oct 27, 2009
Memphis Commercial AppealSix schools are competing, and the projects will be displayed at the Memphis Zoo on Halloween. TaDarius Heath, 14, glues a tree on a "monkey house" ...

Last Gorilla Transferred From Memphis Zoo to NY  -  Apr 26, 2007
1010 WinsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Koga, the lone silverback gorilla left at the Memphis Zoo, was transferred to a New York zoo to be with four female gorillas. ...

Trip Advisor: Memphis Zoo tops in the nation  -  Aug 7, 2008
Memphis Business JournalThe Memphis Zoo is listed as the top zoo in the nation, according to travel recommendation company Trip Advisor LLC. In independent surveys, the Memphis Zoo ...

Engineering firm makes sure zoo habitat areas are not too hot or too...  -  Mar 14, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Commercial Appeal - HighBeam ResearchMemphis Zoo officials hope will be their next blockbuster attraction: a $20 million home for North American animals. The Northwest Passage exhibit is the ...

China-Bound "FedEx Panda Express" Takes Flight from Washington, DC …  -  Feb 4, 2010
MarketWatchLater, in 2003, FedEx was again called upon to safely deliver Ya Ya and Le Le to the Memphis Zoo. The company's commitment to providing the safe and secure ...

Article: Panda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  May 23, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchPanda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant ... find AP Online articles. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said ...

Article: Panda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  May 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchPanda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant ... find AP Online articles. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said ...

Article: Panda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant - AP Online | HighBeam …  -  May 23, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchPanda at Memphis Zoo Is Pregnant ... find AP Online articles. MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said ...

Endangered Mississippi gopher frog gets a break  -  Nov 5, 2008
GMA news.tvThe species' first captive breeding was in March, when in vitro fertilization produced 93 tadpoles at the Memphis Zoo. They all died, apparently from the ...

Communication gap dooms trees  -  Mar 7, 2008
Memphis Commercial AppealA similar approach toward an expansion of the Memphis Zoo probably might have ... While it was public knowledge that the Memphis Zoo planned to expand ...

Anxious anticipation as elephant's pregnancy nears an end  -  06 Aug 2009
Salt Lake TribuneIt's been less than a month since a mother elephant accidentally killed her 1-day-old baby at the Memphis Zoo. A year earlier, veterinarians at the San

Q&A with Matt Thompson  -  06 Aug 2009
Memphis Flyer...bear cubs — orphaned after their mother was shot and killed by a hiker near Yellowstone National Park — found a new home at the Memphis Zoo last week.

Good Deeds Inc.  -  06 Aug 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal...company that gave $5.1 million to the University of Memphis for a technology center and financed the loan of two pandas from China to the Memphis Zoo?

Fly on the Wall  -  06 Aug 2009
Memphis FlyerNews has spread far and wide that Ann, the Memphis Zoo's gigantic reticulated python, died at age 18. Even the Ethiopian Review noted that Ann,

Family goes wild with visits to US zoos  -  06 Aug 2009
Columbus DispatchAmong the family favorites: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., Memphis Zoo in Tennessee; and Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Fla.

Whole-hog loving python, Ann, dies at Memphis Zoo  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Ethiopian ReviewAnn last made news in March when she was fed a dead pig that weighed about 30 pounds. In fact, she feasted on whole hog once every two or three months and

Baby Grizzly Bears Arrive at Memphis Zoo  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
Eyewitness News MemphisMEMPHIS, TN - After a two day trip, the Memphis Zoo's new baby grizzly bears arrived in town bright and early Sunday morning. The cubs, two boys and a girl,

The blog of Vance Lauderdale  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Memphis FlyerWhat happened to Natch, the brown bear that was the first animal at the Memphis Zoo? c. Unfortunately, he was poisoned a few years after the zoo opened. c.

Workers clear critters out of Overton Park's Rainbow Lake  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealBut Memphis Zoo volunteers rescuing water creatures in Overton Park's Rainbow Lake on Tuesday found lots

Stopping Brain Drain  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Memphis Flyer...movers and shakers gathered at the Peabody for the Center City Commission's annual luncheon, their possible successors gathered at the Memphis Zoo.

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment ...  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
KXMC...(AP) Three orphaned grizzly bear cubs have left ZooMontana for the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee where they will be star attractions at the new $16 million Teton

Orphaned grizzly bear cubs on way to Tennessee after short stay in ...  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Billings GazetteWyoming officials asked to temporarily place the bears at the zoo while waiting for the Memphis Zoo to obtain the necessary permits to bring the animals to

Volunteers needed to catch fish, turtles at Overton Park's Rainbow ...  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealThey're pulling the plug at Rainbow Lake this week and the Memphis Zoo needs volunteers on Tuesday to

In brief: Rainbow Lake gives up Oscar  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealMemphis Zoo assistant curator Chris Baker expected to find fish when Rainbow Lake at Overton Park was drained. Volunteers caught turtles, snails and fish,

"Ann" the Python Passes  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
MyFox MemphisAnn, an 18-year-old snake, lived at the Memphis Zoo for more than 10 years. Ann was a crowd favorite at the Memphis Zoo's Herpetarium exhibit,

Zoo raises first batch of funds to extend pandas' stay  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionEach American zoo hosting pandas — including the San Diego Zoo, the National Zoo in Washington and the Memphis Zoo — is conducting complementary studies.

Mid-South memories: July 21, 2009  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealTwo handsome ostriches arrived at the Memphis Zoo yesterday in the care of the zoo superintendent, EK Reitmeyer, who purchased them in Hot Springs for $800,

Bearing up: Orphaned grizzly cubs to star in Memphis Zoo exhibit  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealLarry Scott (left), Don Drapeaux and Jason Fischer of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing of Las Vegas work Wednesday to get the Memphis Zoo's Teton Trek exhibit

Whining & Dining: Calling all pickle lovers: Send your best recipes  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealThe Memphis Zoo has certainly been on my mind lately, and probably on yours, too, following the tragic death of the baby elephant last week.

A Right Perspective: Despite our problems, city has a good side  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealWe were elated when our nationally recognized Memphis Zoo announced the arrival of a baby elephant. We finally had some good news, only to mourn a loss

Propane-burned man transferred to Harborview  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
The Spokesman ReviewBILLINGS – Three orphaned grizzly bear cubs left ZooMontana on Friday headed for the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, where they will be star attractions at the

Renovated zoo exhibit brings nocturnal animals out of dark  -  ‎Jul 15, 2009‎
Henderson GleanerOne came from the Memphis Zoo, and the other came from the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley, Minn. The sand cats also are new to the exhibit, coming from the

Camp Co-op: 5 Memphis families create summer for children that ...  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealOther places they have visited include Mud Island, Lichterman Nature Center, the Memphis Zoo, the Pink Palace and a water park.

Death of Memphis zoo's elephant baby spurs debate on captivity  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
Scripps NewsLast week, the Memphis Zoo celebrated the birth of an elephant calf, a joy that turned to ashes when mother Asali accidentally killed the day-and-a-half-old

Grins and Grimaces  -  ‎Jul 10, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelBABY ELEPHANT'S DEATH: The female baby at the Memphis Zoo, shaky on her feet, stumbled in the zoo exhibit area this week and the mother tried to help the

In brief: MATA holds hearings on route changes  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealThree orphaned grizzly cubs arrived safely at the Memphis Zoo on Sunday, one week after their mother was killed by a Wyoming hiker.

ACC: Battier, Mourning make for charitable pair  -  ‎Jul 18, 2009‎
Reno Gazette-JournalShane is on the board of St. Jude and the Memphis Zoo. Heidi is on the board of the Houston Boys and Girls Club. "We have awarded a few college scholarships

Grizzly injured former police officer, friend says  -  ‎Jul 27, 2009‎
Reiten Television KXMB BismarckCounty Police Department last year after a 30-year career. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is sending the grizzly's three cubs to the Memphis Zoo.

Goodall to speak at Christian Brothers University, Memphis Zoo  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealOn Saturday, Goodall will give a lecture and sign books at the Memphis Zoo. "The spring tour, it's awareness-raising and growing our youth program and,

Mini cows milk cuteness for all it's worth at Memphis zoo  -  ‎Mar 18, 2009‎
Knoxville News SentinelBrenda Clark feeds a recently acquired pair of miniature cows named Darwinia (left) and Cloudy at the Memphis Zoo's Once Upon a Farm exhibit.

Memphis Zoo visitors watch as python makes meal of pig  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealSo it was with an enthralled audience on Saturday that Anne, the Memphis Zoo's 21-foot, 300-pound reticulated python was served an approximately 30-pound

Mini moos at zoo: Tiny cows milk cuteness for all it's worth  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealBy Linda Moore (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal As adorable as they are, the little cows at the Memphis Zoo shouldn't be mistaken for calves.

Goodall attends student event at St. George's  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealThe primatologist will be at the Memphis Zoo at 11 am today to give a lecture and sign books. The event is free with zoo admission: $13 adults 12-59;

WebClawer: Sam the koala gets an agent, Oprah's puppy "holding ...  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesChicago Tribune The Memphis Zoo's newest residents are tiny, but shouldn't be mistaken for babies: Little Cloudy and Darwinia are both more than a year old

Coleman Free Day at the Little Rock Zoo  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
About - Cities & TownsA zoo membership pays your admission any time you want to come, and you get a discount on admission to Memphis Zoo and many other zoos too.

Panda cam up, running at zoo  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionShe’s also given money to the National Zoo in Washington, the San Diego Zoo and the Memphis Zoo, all of which feature pandas.

Garden Calendar  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealApril 24-25: Spring Plant Sale: 9 am-5 pm at the Memphis Zoo. Zoo horticulturists will be available to answer gardening questions.

2008 National Carousel Convention Travel Log  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Carousel News & TraderAbout half of the early tour people took the Graceland tour while the other half took the Memphis Zoo visit to their Carousel Works Endangered Species

Bird Watching: Hummingbirds' arrival imminent  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial AppealI observed my first purple martin of the season flying over the Memphis Zoo on Feb. 26. Many songbird species, such as Swainson's thrushes, rose-breasted

Cohen to Address Nonprofit Concerns  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
Memphis Daily NewsOn Saturday, Goodall will speak again in the courtyard at the Memphis Zoo. The lecture is free with general zoo admission. Goodall will sign books at both

Settling into spring: Warm weather, allergies usher in season  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
Memphis Commercial Appeal..."There'll be a lot more bird song from everybody, both the year-round residents and the seasonal residents," said Herb Roberts, a curator at the Memphis Zoo

Pick cities of the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
Examiner.com...located at the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, as well as Mud Island River Park and the highly regarded Memphis Zoo.

Be the first to receive breaking news by signing up for SMS updates. »  -  ‎Mar 11, 2009‎
DeSoto AppealThe Memphis Zoo is to have an addition in the form of a handsome wildcat which has been given to Supt. Reitmeyer by Blackburn & Brown, wholesale merchants

SEARCH THE WEB  -  ‎Mar 13, 2009‎
Memphis Daily NewsThe Memphis Zoo will hold a Spring Break Camp for children in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade today through Friday. The camp will last from 9 am to 3

Memphis Zoo Nation's Highest Ranked  -  Jan 27, 2009
MyFox Memphis,By MyFoxMemphis.com For the second year in a row, a survey has named the Memphis Zoo as the country's highest ranked. The 2008 Cultural Attraction Benchmark

Primate makes great escape  -  Feb 19, 2009
NewsOK.com,He was born at the Memphis Zoo and was hand-raised until he reached 12 months of age. "It was only his second day in the exhibit, so he’s going to do a lot

Food & Wine Events  -  Feb 11, 2009
Memphis Magazine,Memphis Zoo, 2000 Prentiss Place in Overton Park, 276-WILD. Raw Food Support Group - Monthly raw foods potluck and social. Thu., Feb.

Forget about Phil, Stella the Hedgehog says spring is near  -  Feb 2, 2009
DeSoto Appeal,By Carla Underwood (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal About 40 onlookers braved cold temperatures just after 8 this morning, gathering at the Memphis Zoo

Garden Calendar  -  Feb 12, 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal,March 7: Walking Tour: Early Spring Blooms: 9-10:30 am Memphis Zoo in Overton Park. Fee $8 ($5 for members). Preregistration required for limited space.

Forbes Calls Memphis  -  Feb 6, 2009
MyFox Memphis,The Memphis Zoo ranks number one in the nation and our airport still holds the world title in cargo air traffic, thanks to FedEx.

(Source: Commercial Appeal, The)By Richard Locker; Tom Bailey Jr ...  -  Jan 29, 2009
istockAnalyst.com (press release),Hey, Stella: The Memphis Zoo is getting into the hedgehog business. At 8 am Monday, the zoo will trot out Stella the hedgehog, who will apparently predict

The day in pictures - January 26, 2009  -  Jan 26, 2009
Memphis Commercial Appeal,Haley, a seven-year-old polar bear at the Memphis Zoo, splashes in a torrent of bubbles as she plays in the cooled water tank Monday, January 26, 2009.

The Asian Turtle crisis: The world's turtles are at risk of extinction  -  Feb 3, 2009
Battle Creek Enquirer,He has been in the field of zoo medicine for fifteen years including working at the Toledo Zoo, Memphis Zoo, and Detroit Zoo.

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