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MARCH 2014 VOL.LXXXVINO.3 MANAGING EDITOR KAREN E. WORLEY ASSOCIATE EDITORS PEGGY SCOTT DEBBIE ANDREEN STAFF WRITERS WENDY PERKINS KARYL CARMIGNANI SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHER KEN BOHN DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIAN TAMMY SPRATT DESIGN AND PRODUCTION DAMIEN LASATER • CHRIS MARTIN HEIDI SCHMID • LISA BISSI JENNIFER MACEWEN PREPRESS AND PRINTING BROWN PRINTING COMPANY
The Zoological Society of San Diego was founded in October 1916 by Harry M. Wegeforth, M.D., as a private, nonprofit corporation. The Zoological Society of San Diego does business as San Diego Zoo Global. ZOONOOZ® (ISSN 0044-5282) is currently published bimonthly. Publisher is San Diego Zoo Global, at 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, 619-231-1515. Periodicals postage paid at San Diego, California, U.S.A., and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Membership Department, P.O. Box 120271, San Diego, CA 92112. Copyright® 2014 San Diego Zoo Global. All rights reserved. “ZOONOOZ” Reg. U.S. Pat. Office. All column and program titles are trademarks of San Diego Zoo Global.
Spring Is on Its Way!
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he spring equinox on March 20 heralds a busy and exciting season at the Zoo and Safari Park, so if you have a case of spring fever, we have the cure! At the Zoo, Plays Days begins on March 29 and continues through April 20, with animal enrichment activities, keeper talks, and special presentations popping up throughout the Zoo for three weeks of “play dates” with all your favorite animals. Spring at the Safari Park means Butterfly Jungle, which begins on April 5 and continues through April 27. It promises to be as impressive, colorful, and fun as always, with thousands of beautiful butterflies around you in a lovely welcome to springtime. Come visit us and enjoy!
Douglas G. Myers President/CEO
Annual Memberships: Dual $119, new; $104, renewal. Single $98, new; $86, renewal. Each membership includes unlimited entrance to the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. ZOONOOZ subscription: $25 per year, $65 for 3 years. Foreign, including Canada and Mexico, $30 per year, $81 for 3 years. Contact Membership Department, P.O. Box 120271, San Diego, CA 92112. As part of San Diego Zoo Global’s commitment to conservation, ZOONOOZ is printed on recycled paper that is 30% post-consumer waste, chlorine free, and is Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified. Using this paper for a year will save approximately 200 tons of wood, or 1,400 trees; 965 million BTUs of energy, enough to run 10 homes for a year; 155,000 pounds of CO2 equivalent, the amount produced by 14 cars during a year; and 84,000 pounds of solid waste (estimates made using the Environmental Defense Fund Paper Calculator). FSC® is not responsible for any calculations on saving resources by choosing this paper.
MARCH 8 Spring Brewmaster Dinner; also, special Brewmaster Dinner Roar & Snore, Safari Park 14 Plant Day and Orchid Odyssey, Zoo
1 Play Days continues, through April 20, Zoo 1, 2, 3, 4 Spring Camp, Zoo
14, 21, 29 KinderNights: Animals on the Plains, Zoo
4 Butterfly Jungle Preview Dinner; also, special Butterfly Jungle Preview Dinner Roar & Snore, Safari Park
15, 22 KinderTots: Counting with Okapis, Zoo
5 Butterfly Jungle begins, through April 27, Safari Park
29 Play Days begins, Zoo SAN DIEGO ZOO HOURS March 1–9: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 10–28: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 29–31: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 1–20: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 21–30: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK HOURS March 1–31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 1–4: 9 a.m to 5 p.m. April 5–27: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 28–30: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WEBSITE
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5 Albert’s Spring Winemaker Dinner, Zoo 12, 18 Roar & Snore: Safari Sampler with Butterfly Jungle, Safari Park 18 Plant Day and Orchid Odyssey, Zoo 19 Roar & Snore: Egg-straspecial Animals, Safari Park 20 Easter Brunch, Zoo and Safari Park
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