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Lincoln Park Zoo Magazine
Fall 2011

365
World-Class Care by the Numbers

 

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In This Issue
365 Days of Care
From food prep to play, see how every day is filled with exceptional care for the zoo’s amazing animals.

Free for All…at $63,000 Dollars a Day
Lincoln Park Zoo may be free to visit, but it isn’t free to run! Learn what goes into keeping the gates open to all, 365 days a year.

New Interactives

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Veterinary Case Study: Black Bear
As part of this geriatric black bear's annual examination, veterinarians took radiographs of its wrists due to some changes in walking over the preceding summer. What did the radiographs show?
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Zoo Kitchen Game
Lincoln Park Zoo’s Nutrition Center uses the latest knowledge to deliver healthful diets to the zoo’s diverse animal appetites. See if you can match each menu item with the animal most likely to eat it.
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The Right Tail for the Job
Just as they have myriad uses, animals’ tails come in all shapes and sizes.
Try to guess which animals' tails match the tool shown.

New Articles

 Waiting Out Winter
Temperatures don't vary in their habitat in the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, but wild American toads burrow down beneath the frost line to wait out winter.

Eastern massasauga rattlesnake

Massasaugas Take the Season Off
A winter cool down behind the scenes at Regenstein Small Mammal–Reptile House primes endangered eastern massasauga rattlesnakes for spring breeding.

 

A Big Chill
Animals in the wild hibernate in response to winter’s lack of food, shorter days and colder temps.

New Slideshows and Movies

Female and male golden orb weaver spider

Opposites Attract: Golden Orb Weaver Spider Courtship
Opposites do attract. Female golden orb weaver spiders dwarf their male mates, which are barely larger than mosquitoes. See how they weave their courtship in this exclusive video.
A Community Effort
Vice President of Education Rachel Bergren traveled to Montana to lead a community workshop. By partnering with teachers, the zoo is boosting efforts to conserve endangered black-footed ferrets in the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.

Zoo Vets Slideshow
The Zoo Vets program brought third–fourth graders to the zoo to see how our experts in care diagnose and treat exotic animals. See a slideshow of the fun!