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SEPTEMBER 2014 VOL. LXXXVIINO. 9 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 SCHMIDROMERO • 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, MD, as a private, nonprofit corporation that currently does business as San Diego Zoo Global. The printed, hard-copy version of ZOONOOZ® (ISSN 00445282) is currently published bimonthly (Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 of each year’s volume; the even-numbered issues of each volume are available in digital format only). Publisher is San Diego Zoo Global, at 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego, CA 92103, 619-231-1515. Periodicals postage paid at San Diego, California, USA, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Membership Department, P.O. Box 120271, San Diego, CA 92112.
A Leisurely Fall
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eptember means it’s time to savor the last few days of summer, and then it’s back to school as we head into fall. At the Zoo and the Safari Park, it also means it’s time for beautiful days and opportunities for leisurely strolls to visit your favorite animals, now that the bustle of summertime vacations is drawing to a close. Take your time enjoying the Conrad Prebys Polar Bear Plunge and the Harry and Grace Steele Elephant Odyssey at the Zoo, and try a new safari experience at the Safari Park. If you haven’t had a chance to see the Tull Family Tiger Trail yet, this would be a great time to discover it. September also brings our annual San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration presented by Cymer, which takes place this year on Saturday, September 27, 2014 (note that the date has changed from what was originally published in the 2014 ZOONOOZ calendar). San Diego’s great restaurants, breweries, and wineries will be there to present delicious treats, and there will be entertainment, a fun auction, and, of course, lots of animals—and it all benefits the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy. Then, come October, we’ll be leaping into Kids Free presented by Mission Fed, when kids 11 years old and younger get into the Zoo and Safari Park free all month long. We have lots to look forward to this fall!
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SAN DIEGO ZOO HOURS September 1: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. September 2–26: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 27: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 28–30: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 1–31: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK HOURS September 1: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. September 2–30: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 1–31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Douglas G. Myers President/CEO
SEPTEMBER 1 6, 20, 27 7 13 13 19 19, 20, 26, 27 20, 27 21 27
Nighttime Zoo ends, Zoo Safari Sampler Roar & Snore, Park Orchid Odyssey, Zoo Albert’s Fall Brewmaster Dinner, Zoo Critter Connections Roar & Snore (for adults), Park Plant Day and Orchid Odyssey, Zoo KinderNights program, Zoo KinderTots program, Zoo Prowl with the Predators Dinner, Park San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Celebration presented by Cymer, Zoo
OCTOBER 1 Kids Free presented by Mission Fed begins, Zoo and Park 4 Albert’s Oktoberfest Dinner, Zoo 11 Oktoberfest Roar & Snore, Park 17 Plant Day and Orchid Odyssey, Zoo 17, 18, 24, 25 KinderNights program, Zoo 18, 25 KinderTots program, Zoo 19 Oktoberfest Dinner, Park 25 Creepy Camp Roar & Snore (for families), Park 31 Creepy Camp Roar & Snore (for adults), Park 31 Kids Free presented by Mission Fed ends, Zoo and Park
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