But as water splashed up from a Land Rover hitting a mud hole, a tranquilizer dart poked the students in the back, and the smell of a rhino's breath was introduced into the air, the 10-minute film "Wild World Africa" proved too much for some of the 6- and 7-year-olds. A couple of them left. Some hid[Zoo revs up new theater - Detroit Free Press]...
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Associate Veterinarian Dr. Jan Ramer will take a two-year-leave
of absence from the
Zoo beginning Aug. 1 to serve as regional
manager for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. She will be in
charge of seven veterinarians and 15 guards and caretakers. She
also will be involved with a health progra[Indy
Zoo vet to treat mountain gorillas in Africa - Chicago Tribune]...
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With Frank, the
Zoo has 13 lowland gorillas. Mother is Azizi and father is Paul Donn. Frank may seem smallish now but he's expected to top 400 pounds in his mid-teens.
The lowland gorillas are considered critically endangered in the wild in Africa. Frank got his first look at the Gorilla Tropics ex[Lowland gorilla Frank to join the San Diego
Zoo family - Los Angeles Times]...
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