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Welcome Home WINTER TEXAN • • • October 21, 2020
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We’re just connecting the dots.
VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 2 • October 21, 2020 • • • your official connection to the rio grande valley • • •
hello FROM KRISTI
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here is so much to see and do here in South Texas! While we know this season will be different, it will be different wherever we go, so we might as well enjoy winter in the sunshine! Each week, we will highlight a different place of interest in the Rio Grande Valley, and you can only see those places for yourself if you are here! Last week, we featured the National Butterfly Center. If you know me, you know I am a butterfly fanatic! But what you may have missed is that we also took that story one step further with a special segment on our YouTube channel. Each week, we’ll publish a story and have a special video component to go along with it! This week, we’ll take you to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville. Escape for an afternoon and watch the animals--whether they’re playing or lounging. Every time I visit the Zoo, I see something different! While in Brownsville, don’t just make a beeline to the Zoo. There is so much to see and do in Brownsville that will keep you busy for days, if not weeks! We encourage you to get out and explore this season, safely and from a distance, of course! •
This new gorilla mom, Penney, cradles her surprise infant born August 2020 at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville.
Lots of Surprises at the Gladys Porter Zoo
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alk right into the Gladys Porter Zoo and you will meet a family of gorillas, one silverback and three females, each caring for a baby. The arrival of the latest baby was a complete surprise to Zoo staff. One Thursday morning in August, zookeepers discovered the newborn nestled with its mother, Penney, who had delivered her last baby approximately 10 years ago. A visitor could lose track of time at this first stop, and while that certainly would not be time wasted, there is much more to see at the Zoo. Nestled in the center of Brownsville,
We’re just connecting the dots,
Kristi
Story and Photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert
This Galapagos tortoise at the Gladys Porter Zoo is estimated to be between 80 and 100 years old.
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