Don your bluebonnets and come see ours
It’s
spring, a favorite time of year for many of us.
It is also a great time to see our wonderful
Texas wildflowers. Bring your camera and your sense
of enjoyment to get a look at beautiful Bluebonnets,
brilliant Indian Paintbrushes and all the other
gorgeous spring blooms that call Fossil Rim home.
I’ll
be looking for you,
Jan Bussey
Education
Specialist
About
Jan
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 What's
Gnu?
• One
new Grant’s Zebra has made its way to Fossil Rim. Look
for it in our Giraffe pasture. You may also find a baby waterbuck
that the mother is now bringing out on occasion.
• The
Grevy’s Zebra girls that were
being housed by the Clinic have been returned to the pasture
with the rest of our
herd. They moved to make room for the new male Kudu who is
being housed directly next to, but a fence away from, our
resident male. We need to make sure that they will get
along with
one another. So far they are spending a lot of time together
with
no apparent signs of aggression.
• The Attwater’s
Prairie Chickens have been busy. We have 90 new eggs so far
this
year.
• Animal
Care reports that we’re receiving a
male Arabian Oryx to join our females that frequently
reside on the hill
near the Robert B. Haas Cheetah Conservatory.
 • Two
Sandhill Cranes hatched last Sunday. Proud parents are
residents who nest on the island near the
Foothills Safari Camp. They are already bringing the chicks
over to the mainland during most of the daylight hours.
Book your
tent now to get the best view.
 Beasts
and Blooms Nature Hike
A
special event only for our newsletter subscribers
Join us
for a wildflower-viewing hike where you get a chance to take
in our beautiful wild flowers, incredible scenery, and see
hundreds of endangered animal species. Bring a lunch and
we will eat while out on our hike. Water will be provided.
WHEN: Saturday,
May 21st - 9:00 am until 1:00 pm.
WHERE: Meet at the overlook by the picnic tables immediately in
front of
the Children’s Animal Center.
The fee
is only $15 per person. Call us today and register for this
fun event
254) 897-2960 ext. 0. Limited to the
first 24 who sign up.
BONUS: We are drawing two names. If we draw your name, the hike
is on us.
What
Wicked Thing This Way Comes?
Guest
Article by David
Thompson, Fossil Rim Board Member
The zoo
veterinarian tried everything he could think of to alleviate
Rhonda's dilemma, including applying mineral oil at both
ends - nothing budged...
Continued >>
 The
Local Scene
Texas
Bluebonnets, lupinus texensis, bloom from March to May
in this part of the state. Their intoxicating fragrance will
greet you as you enter the road leading in to the Overlook
via FM 2009.
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