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May
is International Rhino Month
Please
join us in this celebration by reading about our outstanding
vet Robin Radcliffe and his great
work internationally with rhinos. You will learn how we fit
in to the
grander scheme of things in helping to save these marvelous
animals,
then come visit with the rhinos on our drive-through. You will
find
the white rhinos have been moved off the main yard. We
are doing some
work in their yard and will be seeding it and then letting
it rest
for a while before re-introducing the rhinos. You
will be able to see
one of our rhinos in the "teaser pen" just before
the main rhino yard
and there are two currently housed in the area accessable
by walking
around the pond near the front gate and continuing to the
deck. While
observing the white rhinos from the deck you are likely to
hear
Attwater Prairie Chickens "booming" (calling
to mates). They are
housed to the left of the deck and make such a great sound.
I'll
be looking for you,
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| Attwater
Prairie Chicken Update
by Janet Johnson – Avian Supervisor
Spring must
be here... the mesquites are leafing out, Kelley's out on the
tractor aerating the soil and the Attwater’s Prairie
Chicken roosters are booming. Time for an update from our two
legged feathered friends. continued
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from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Study Cheetah Reproduction
read
press release
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Photo
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Jeanette Bennett |
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New
Giraffe Bull Finds Home at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
On Sunday,
March 26th Fossil Rim received a new giraffe bull from San
Diego Wild Animal Park. His name is Emba and he was born
on October 23, 1995. He seems to be acclimating quite well
to a new environment. continued
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Winner
Announced for Firefighter Statue
The
winner of the raffle for the Firefighter Statue shown
in our March e-newsletter is Joe Scheunemann. Joe retired
from the St. Paul, MN Fire Dept. He spent 33 years there
- 28 of them as Captain on the Rescue Squad and loved
every minute of it. continued
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Endangered
Species Day - May 11, 2006
Recently,
the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating
May 11, 2006 as "Endangered Species Day. AZA fully
supported this measure. Endangered Species Day hopes
to raise awareness about the threats to endangered species
and the success stories in species recovery. With over
1,800 species worldwide now listed as threatened and
endangered, and thousands more threatened with extinction
unless they are protected, public education efforts are
greatly needed. continued
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True
or False: Are Cheetahs good climbers?
Send
us your answer and be entered to win tickets to
a Fort Worth Cats Baseball Game!
continued
Winner to be announced in next month's issue |
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Bring
Your Mothers to Meet Our Mothers!
Is
your Mom tired of the chocolate and flower routine? Give
her something unique this Mother’s Day – a
membership to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center! continued
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What
is a Fossil?
A
fossil is evidence of something that lived a long time ago. At
Fossil Rim these generally take the form of seashells. 
