Autumn - Reason Enough to Visit the Zoo*
The times, they are a changing.
The Zoo adjusts its operating hours on November 2, opening, as always, at 9 a.m., but closing at 4 p.m. rather than at 5 p.m.
On December 1, the Zoo will further adjust to the changing seasons by closing the African entrance until spring. The African exhibits will remain open but, to reach them, visitors need to come in the North American gates, hop a tram to the Junction Plaza and walk down the hill into Africa.
The Giraffe Deck will close for the season on November 2. Look for it to reopen next spring.
* Photo taken by Zoo Photographer Tom Gillespie
The Zoo Society Launches Project: Polar Bears
It's
all about expanding the Zoo's Polar Bear Exhibit, the Zoo's Polar Bear
collection and the Zoo's contribution to Polar Bear Conservation.
Click here to learn about Project: Polar Bears.Help us bring more Polar Bears to the N.C. Zoo.
Photo by Tom Gillespie
November Happenings
Batology 101
October 30th & November 1st, at 10 a.m. until 3:15 p.m.
Meet bat keepers and educators at the Sonora Desert exhibit to explore the lives of flying mammals. Crafts and games will demystify bats and explain how they make summer nights sweeter in North Carolina. In honor of Halloween, keepers will end Batology days by pouring some fresh blood into the Vampire Bat feeders and inviting visitors to watch the bats lap up their supper.
Shooting Star Party
November 18
7 to 10 p.m.
Pack
some blankets, bundle up and turn into the African Parking Lot to watch
some shooting stars with us. We will have hot chocolate and cookies
available to warm you as you search for meteors showering down from
Gemini. Everyone must be pre-registered to attend. (We need to know how much hot chocolate to make!) The cost is $5 per person unless you bring a telescope and promise to let other
visitors sneak a peek through your lenses. Tote in a telescope and get in
free.
To learn more - click here.
Our Vet Camps are Back and Better Than Ever!
We have added behind-the-scenes tours and even more hands-on activities to 2010's camps—including first-aid training for small animals (dogs and cats). Campers will learn CPR, and more, working with sophisticated mannequins that breathe and have a pulse.
Veterinary Camp - A fun place to mingle with the Zoo's veterinarians, our camp counselors - all currently top students at N.C. State Veterinary School - and other campers who share a passion for animals. To apply or learn more, click here.
Day Camps for Students, Ages 12 up to 15
The cost for day camps is $230 for Zoo Society members and $279 for non-members. (Payments may be scheduled over two months.) To see what we have planned for the campers,
download a draft schedule.
Want to Know More?
Download a Day Camper Flyer here. Download a Day Camp Brochure here.
Want to Apply?
Download the Health Form component of the Day Camp Application here. Fill out an online Day Camp Application by clicking here.
Three-day, Overnight Camps for Students, Ages 15 - 18
Girls Only, 9 a.m., Friday, July 16 - 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 18
Boys Only, 9 a.m. Friday, July 30 - 4 p.m. Sunday, August. 1
Cost is $539 for Members $579 for Non-members (Payments can be scheduled over three months.)
Want to see what we have planned for these campers? Download a draft schedule here.
What to know more? Download a Senior Veterinary Camp Flyer
here. Download a Senior Veterinary Camp Brochure
here.
Want to apply? Fill out an online Senior Veterinary Camp Application by
clicking here.
Download a Senior Health Form
here.
Green, Clean and Fun Holiday Gifts
A plate that states your commitment to conservatio.
Download the application here that will let you be the first one on your block to ride the highways with a Zoo license plate.
A membership that arrives with a plush giraffe and brings families and friends together. It's a perfect gift. No batteries required and everyone in the family can enjoy it again and again. To order, call 336-879-7250 to order.
An adoption of a friendly gorilla that supports the Zoo's animal enrichment program, making life more interesting and fun for the Zoo's animals.
An ornament that is exclusive to our Zoo, is a limited edition collector's item and helps the Zoo grow stronger.
A family trip to the Rocky Mountains (with an expert from National Geographic, Inc.) to look for dinosaurs...
Can you dig it?
Animal Happenings
In the Rocky Coast exhibit – All three Horned Puffins that hatched this year are on exhibit now. They grow up fast, so visit soon or you will miss their entire chick-hood.
At the Cato Patas Island — New signs and new species are in this exhibit's future, which is currently closed as staff prepares to replace the island's Patas Monkeys with some lemurs. Lemurs are slender, active and attractive prosimians, or "primitive" primates that are native to the island of Madagascar and its nearby island neighbors.
Madagascar evolved a strange hodgepodge of wildlife after breaking off what is now called "Somalia" on the horn of Africa (265 million years ago) and inching 250 miles to the southeast. Isolated in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar's flora and fauna prospered, brewing up an exclusive mix of species. Primates, especially, flourished on the predator-free island, evolving into more than 90
species. Most of these primates belong to the lemur group. Stay tuned to see the Ring-tailed and Red-ruffed Lemurs coming to the
Cato Lemur Island sometime in the future.
In the Aviary— New birds include a Hottentot duckling, two Blue Crowned Hanging Parrots and five African Pygmy ducklings.
At the Pavilion – Two beautiful baby baboons were born recently. Both mothers and their daughters are doing fine and on exhibit.
Feeling Artsy? Care About Animals? The Zoo invites all North Carolina students (grades K - 12) to enter their drawings in the Zoo's statewide Poster Contest to showcase endangered species. For more information
click here. The competition closes Friday, December 18, 2009.
Travel 2010
All prices are based on double occupancy. Unless otherwise stated, air fare is not included in the quoted prices.
Adventure to India
$9,995
April 8 - 21
Travel with Zoo Director
David Jones to visit Bandhavgarh and Panna and view wildlife from
safari vehicles and elephant back. This luxury tour travels through
cities, rural villages, ancient forts, temples and palaces.
Click here to learn more.
Cocos Island $2,291April 12 - 18
Set sail on the Pacific Explorer to vist the UNESCO World Heritage Site that Jacques Cousteau once called "the most beautiful island in the world." A companion island to Costa Rica, Cocos island lies at the epicenter of the world's largest population of Hammerhead Sharks and intersects with the ranges of 90 species of birds.
Click here to learn more.The Best of Kenya $3,495
May 31 - June 11
This safari will have giraffes eating out of our travelers' hands at the AFEW Nature Cetner, and will visit the Maasai Mara during the Great Wildebeest Migration. Other stops include Samburu Reserve, the Great Rift Valley and Lake Nakuru National Park.
Click here to learn more.
Family Dinosaur Adventureto the Rocky Mountains
July 3 - 9
Adult $3,195 Child $2,650Looking for fossils at Split Rock, Colorado; taking a horseback (or wagon ride) to the edge of the 10,000-foot Uncompahgre Plateau; hiking down the "trail through time" to see dinosaur fragments from 145 million years ago and rafting down the Colorado River! A dream trip for anyone who loves dinosaurs, learning and the wild, wild west. Lead by a National Geographic palentologist! Fun for the whole family.
Journey to Ecuador& The Galapagos Islands $3,595September 17 – 25
Join Zoo Society Executive Director Russ Williams to visit Quito and the Ecuadorian Highlands before boarding the MV Santa Cruz to visit the island chain that inspired Darwin's theory of natural selection. Travelers can snorkel with Fur Seals; follow the antics of Sally Lightfoot Crabs, iguanas, Blue-footed Boobies, Magnificent Frigatebirds and Waved Albatrosses and add an optional extension to Sacha Lodge in the heart of an Amazonian Rainforest.
Click here to learn more.
America’s National Parks $3,967 (Includes air fare)October 1 - 16
Think about it -- a Rocky Mountain Autumn.
Travel with the Zoo Society to see some of America's most breathtaking sights. The tour visits Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Arches, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Zion.
Click here to learn more.For more information, contact Stephanie Gee at 336-879-7253 or e-mail sgee@nczoo.com.
Keep in Touch!
Let's BBFF! Follow us on Twitter@NCZooSociety or become a fan of the NC Zoo Society on Facebook at
http://tinyurl.com/nrgl8m .
Planning a Legacy
If you have any
questions or would like to discuss your gift plans, please contact Russ
H. Williams at 336-879-7252 or at rwilliams@nczoo.com.
Check Out Our Monthly Feature Articles:
Time Is Running Out!
If
you're 70 1/2 or older, you can make tax-free gifts of up to $100,000
directly from your IRA to qualified charities like The North Carolina
Zoological Society, Inc.. But don't wait long—this opportunity expires
Dec. 31, 2009.
More
3 Small Moves That Can Pay Off at Year-End
The
end of the year is an opportune time to be tax-savvy with your
finances. To protect your money and cash in on valuable tax deductions,
the time to start planning is now. Making a few smart moves now may
just keep more dollars in your pocket when tax time rolls around.
More
Avoid Capital Gains Tax on Your Appreciated Property
Before
you sell your stock, mutual fund shares or other property that has
increased in value since you bought it, find out how to avoid the tax
bill you will likely owe on the capital gain.
More
The Threefold Benefits of a Trust
Most
often, trusts are established because of concern for someone else’s
needs, usually a family member. Take a look at just one scenario in
which a charitable remainder annuity trust can benefit you, a loved one
and us.
More
Send questions and comments about this Web site or Z-mail content to Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D. at jparker@nczoo.com.
To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please e-mail Carolyn Parks at cparks@nczoo.com and type “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Our
mailing address is: North Carolina Zoological Society, 4403 Zoo
Parkway, Asheboro, N.C. 27205. Phone 336-879-7250, toll free
888-244-3736. Web address: www.nczoo.com.
Thank you for your continued support of the North Carolina Zoological Society.Send questions and comments about this Web site or Z-mail content to Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D. at jparker@nczoo.com.
Thank you for your continued support of the North Carolina Zoological Society.
