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Archive for the ‘Zoos’ Category

May 5th, 2007

Dulary Moves to Tennessee

And who is Dulary?? She’s a 43 year old elephant who has spent all of her life in a zoo in Philadelpia.
“She will be joining the Sanctuary’s ‘founding herd’ in the newly expanded Asian habitat. They will be the first Asian elephants Dulary has seen since being taken from her family four decades ago.”
Dulary spent […]

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October 26th, 2006

Exploring the Georgia Aquarium

This is just one of the little guys that you will see and what could possible be cuter?? And then there is the fact that your kids will actually be learning something while on vacation! Who would have thought that possible?
Hmmm, but don’t do what I did when we took the kids to the […]

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September 13th, 2006

North Carolina Zoo Tops List of School Field Trip Attractions in North Carolina

” Asheboro’s North Carolina
Zoological Park topped the list of the state’s most popular field
attractions last year, according to the annual survey released by Carolina
Field Trips Magazine. The Randolph County based attraction saw 129,869
field trip visitors during the 2005-2006 school calendar year.
“It’s clear that teachers, school administrators and parents have come
to see […]

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August 4th, 2006

Britt’s Tour of the South - Day 4: The Little Rock Zoo

I know we went to the zoo when we visited Memphis, but who can resist elephants, spider monkeys, and giraffes? No matter how many zoos I visit, I have yet to find two the same. Where else can you spend the day visting giant anteaters, zebras and chimpanzees? And who can honestly say they don’t […]

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June 8th, 2006

Day 4 - The Memphis Zoo

Not too many people can resist the face of a panda or a polar bear, so today we head off to the Memphis zoo where we can ‘ahh’ at the animals. And at the end of the day if you just can’t drag yourself away you can always spend the night!
What’s black and white and […]

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May 1st, 2006

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia-South Carolina

“Riverbanks is home to more than 2,000 magnificent and fascinating animals and one of the nation’s most beautiful and inspiring botanical gardens. The lush 170-acre site features dynamic natural habitat exhibits, scenic river views, spectacular valley overlooks and significant historic landmarks. For more than 30 years, Riverbanks has provided individuals, families and groups with […]

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