Health & Fitness Calendar: May 21, 2012 - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Health & Fitness Calendar: May 21, 2012
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Zoom Through the Zoo: 6:30 pm Thursday at Memphis Zoo, Overton Park. Pre-registration through Wednesday. Advance: $25 4-Miler and $20 1 Mile Fun Run. Race Day (begins 9 am): $30 4-Miler and $25 1-Mile Fun Run. Call (901) 333-6554. racesonline.com ...

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Memphis Zoo tries again to get panda pregnant - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Zoo tries again to get panda pregnant
Memphis Commercial Appeal
If the procedure is successful, the Memphis Zoo will welcome a baby panda this summer. If Ya Ya, the Memphis Zoo's female giant panda, is pregnant there could be a special baby born at the zoo this summer. Ya Ya was artificially inseminated a few weeks ...

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Memphis Zoo crosses fingers for pregnant panda - Downtown Memphis

Memphis Zoo crosses fingers for pregnant panda
Downtown Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) – Excitement is growing at the Memphis Zoo, where they are waiting to find out if there will be a new addition to the panda exhibit. Ya Ya, the female panda, has always been a popular attraction. She has, once again, ...
Memphis Zoo offers lesson in the birds and bees WMC-TV

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Oh baby: There's a whole lot of mothering going on at Memphis Zoo - Memphis Commercial Appeal

Oh baby: There's a whole lot of mothering going on at Memphis Zoo
Memphis Commercial Appeal
By Linda A. Moore There are many family groups in the "town" of prairie dogs in the farm section of the Memphis Zoo, where many babies were born recently. Giraffe calf Wendy, 9 months, tries to steal a taste of some vegetation from her mother, Marilyn.

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Giraffe birth at the Memphis Zoo - The Guardian (blog)

Giraffe birth at the Memphis Zoo
The Guardian (blog)
In this video, we see a female Somali giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, which is commonly known in zoos as the reticulated giraffe, giving birth at the Memphis Zoo. This video captures the giraffe, Marilyn, giving birth to a baby on 29 August ...

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Memphis Zoo finds “missing” lynx - Downtown Memphis

Memphis Zoo finds “missing” lynx
Downtown Memphis
(WMC-TV) – A group of students attending a lock in at the Memphis Zoo were locked out Wednesday night after a Caracal Lynx disappeared. But the 20-pound cat went missing even though it never left its enclosure, according to zoo officials.

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Memphis Zoo exhibit has guests traveling to Prehistoric time - Tennessee Journalist

Memphis Zoo exhibit has guests traveling to Prehistoric time
Tennessee Journalist
By Mckenzie Martin The Memphis Zoo recently opened their exhibit, Dinosaurs, on March 10. The exhibit brings to life 15 animatronic creatures from the Prehistoric era. The zoo partnered with Billings Productions, a company specializing in dinosaur ...

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Mid-South memories: May 21, 2012 - DeSoto Appeal

Mid-South memories: May 21, 2012
DeSoto Appeal
The four camels Malchow brought to the Memphis Zoo this week don't spit. They are well-behaved and polite, as camels go. They have to be, because they will spend the next four months providing rides for children and adults who want a taste of desert ...

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MSU researchers protect endangered toads - Clinton News

MSU researchers protect endangered toads
Clinton News
Boreal toad numbers have dwindled to dangerous levels in recent years, and MSU has partnered with the Memphis Zoo to find a way to increase the population. Nat Calatayud, a post-doctoral fellow from Mexico who earned her doctoral degree in Australia in ...

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'Xtreme' Bugs invade Brookfield Zoo - Riverside Brookfield Landmark

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