NEWSLETTER APRIL 1969 VOL. 2 No. 4 AAZK MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP ’ National Headquarters..$3.00 annually (Includes subscription of Newsletter) (Open only to keepers and attendants of other zoos and aquariums) NATIONAL ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP Open to persons who wish to support AAZK but who do not qualify for regular, ' affiliate or other memberships (no right of vote) $5.00 annually CORRESPONDING MEMBERSHIP Open to keepers of foreign zoos $5.00 annually ASSOCIATION EMBLEMS Shoulder Patch (see cover)...$1.00 each (Members only) CONTACT AAZK HEADQUARTERS 3388 GRANADA AVENUE SAN DIEGO, CALIF. 92104 INDEX News From, Overton Park Zoo by Clifford Ross- ----—■-— Pg 9 1 Oklahoma City Zoo Hoofed Mammal Births by Wilson Everhart«——-——---^Pg 9 3 News from Oklahoma City Zoo by Rusty SpearmanPg 0 3 The Little Rock Zoo by James K . Lega,te-~-————-Pg. 4 The Baltimore Zoo by John Groves «——■—— -Pg. 4 Aquisitions and Births @ the Baltimore Zoo by Arthur R 9 Watson p Director-~—~Pg m 5 Latest Happenings ® John Ball Zoo by William M m 5 iYeu?s /rom Columbus Zoo by Harold Edmunds -*—6 Hand Raising a Siberian Tiger by Bruce Davis——--Pg. 7 News from San Diego---———————Pg» 11 iVei^s from San Diego^s Bird Dept® by Pat Kilroy——————Pg* 12 Events at Pittsburgh Zoo by George Badanich———~~——~Pg m 12 Member Gets to the Top of His Trade submitted by Eugene Roth 9 Denver—Pg m 13 Zoos of the World-Pueblo Zoo^Col o® by Will iam M* Fritzel —.~Pg # I 4 Hou? About an Hour With The Keeper? by John Wortman -————---— —Pg a 19 AAZK Welcomes New Members————~Pg. 21 AAZK Quiz————————~P9* A CURRENT EDITORIAL STAFF CLIFFORD ROSS-Cverton Park Zoo,Memphis,Term* WILSON EVERBART-Oklahoma City Zoo#Oklahoma RUSTY SPEARIMN»Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma JAMES K © LEGATE^Litile Rock Zoo,Arkansas JOHN D® GROVES^Baliimore Zoo $ Maryland ARTHUR R. JATSON-Baltimore Zoo,Maryland WILLIAM Mm CONOVER^John Ball Zoo,Michigan HAROLD 3 m EDMUNDS-Columbus Zoo,Ohio KEN WILLIiNG 11AM-San ®iego Zoological Gardena PAT KILROYSan Diego. Zoological Gardens GEORGE B&DANICH-Pittsburgh Zo ^Pennsylvania *#.******.****$***$ * * * if. ******* * ********* * * * * 4 : * * ;* AAZK QUIZ ! # ire there any birds that do not incubate their eggs? 2 * Are any countries free of poisonous snakes? 3* Do raccoons wash their food? h m Why do monkeys search their hair? Answers to Iasi month 9 s quiz® lm The bones of j fingers are represented on mny birds, but are not usable . However, the South American Hoatzin has 2 long free clawed fingers which it uses in climbing among tree branches, etc • 2. A number of fish are poisonous to eat in¬ cluding the toad fish, the parrot fish, the porcupine fish, the puffers and the file or triggerfish* ill poisonous fish are murine in origin^there are no known poisonous fresh water fish 9 A good rule to fol1ow-DON f T EAT A NY FISH THAT DOE31J 9 T LOCK LIKE A FISH. 3 @ The eyes of animals do not in themselves glow in the dark, but many animal 9 s eyes have a crystalline substance in them that reflects light from another source such as headlights of a car or a flashlight . Human eyes have pract - ica1Jy none of this substance # A cat 9 s purring is caused by the vibration of a ca t 9 s vocal cords as air passes through the larynx * 11 is under the control of the cart a nd i s us ed as a sign of con ten true nt 0 (A) ANNOUNCEMENT WILL SOON BE MADE of the appoint¬ ment of a National Board of Trustees who will govern AAZK operations until such a time as a national election is held® The term of office for each Trustee will be for two years « Selection of this first Board of Trustees is being made by the National Executive Secre¬ tary and the interim Board of Directors at San Diego. The Board members have been chosen and we are awaiting individual confirmation * All seven areas of AAZK will be represented in the Board of Trustees s Mr . Dick Sweeney, National Executive Secretary 9 was selected to serve as Chairman of the new National Board. National Headquar¬ ters for AAZK will remain at San Diego. PLEASE NOTE : All new member $ s Newsletter subscriptions will begin with the following month 9 s edition. Since we are mailing by bulk permit 9 those requesting individual copies will be charged 2f>$ each. AAZK HAS JUST SIGNED UP ITS YOUNGEST MEMBER Mr® Viktor Berry 9 age 13, has become an associate member of AAZK & Anyone this young? with his zoological enthusiasm , is al- ways welcome. Glad to have you p Viktor & NEWS FROM OVERTON PARK ZOO by Clifford Ross The Primate House at Overton Park Zoo has been completed and we hope to have the building open to the public sometime in April. The half million dollar structure has been built with the comfort of the animals as the primary objective. All the exhibit areas are air conditioned as well as heated 9 so that the animals can be totally isolated from other animals and the public. The primates will be viewed from behind glass? which yis electrified in the large primates exhibit areas® Included in the building are a nursery ( 1 ) and hitchen, both of which can be viewed oy the public. The building will house most of the zoo's primates including all of our Great Apes t who will have access to an outside moated area, This building is part of an overall 4 million dollar expansion program now under way. Due to be completed soon are a new African velt, a new sea, lion exhibit and a new Aoudad and Baboon mountain, two new Antelope houses, and a Giraffe bouse. Construction is due to s tar t soon on a new elephant and, rhino exhibit, a bird house,a reptile house and a new addition to the Z oo Aauarium, _____ Recently7~7~Kan~7Ke"pleasure of accompany¬ ing our Chief’ Curator, Mr, John Tapp , on a trip to Pittsburgh, Pa, We went to Pittsburgh to pick up a young male rhino which is to be a mate for a young female rhino that we pur¬ chased from the Denver Zoo, While there, we had the pleasure of meeting Mr, deorge Badanich, AflZK News Reporter for Pittsburgh®Mr . Badanicn give us a guided tour of , us with information about regards to his particular I 'truly enjoyed the trip and, found it to be very educational, I only regret that time did not allow us the oppro- tunity to stop and see some of the Zoos a, the way. was kind enough to the Zoo and furn isi the young rhino in diet and behavior, MARVIN L. JONES AT FRESNO VIA TAPE, - One~~of the highlights of the Fresno AaZK Conference will be a tape recording sent to us by Sgt. Marvin L, Jones, now in Viet Nam, His talk will be based on his philosophy of zoos, his Japanese Zoo tours, and the golden rule he feels should be applied to all zoo keepers, Sgt, Jones is a National Honorary Member of AAZK and acts in an advisory capacity to the National Executive Secretary. His vast knowledge of American zoo operations ana collections makes his membership a valuable ( 2 ) asset to our organization and his future association will certainly help insure the success of AAZK 9 (DICK SWEENEY) OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO HOOFED MAMM AL BIRTHS FOR L9M -fils on Everhart,Sr* Keeper P Mammals The year 1968 was a good year for ihe Oklahoma City Zoo as far as hoofed mammals were concerned& Of the odd-1oed ungulates$ two families were represented-Equidae and Rhinocerotidae® The even- toed ungulates were more numerous and were represented by three families-Sudiae M Cervidae, and Bovidae ® Listed below are the hoofed animals that were born and survived beyond JO days for a total of 27 species p 8J specimens with a sex ratio of jo/jl plus 22* Persian Gazelle Addax . Dwarf Goat Gems boh Four-horned Sheep Defassa Waterbuck Cape Harteheest Markhor Blackbuck Nyala Topi Aoudad Gape Buffalo White-eared Kob Gran t 1 s Gatelle Muntjac Gdur Grant § s Zebra European Wild Boar Sitatunga Black Rhinoceros Barasingha Deer Sika Beer Sable Antelope Greater Kudu Zebu Axis Deer NEW S FROM OKLAHOMA CITY Reporter 9 Oklahoma City Chapter AAZK Births from Jan,1,19&9 through Feb,26,1 969. 2 Agouti 1ll Leopard Cat l/l Four Horned Sheep l/l Grizzly Bear 4/0 Blackbuck Antelope I/O African Dwarf Goat ( 3 ) New Arrivals Include: 4 California Sea Lions l/t Red Wolf 1 Rainbow Boa 1 Tree Boa 2 Chilean Pintail o/2 Mustang The Grizzly Bear cubs and Leopard Gat kittens are being hand raised in the nursery and progressing very well * An extensive report will be submitted at a later date® THE LITTLE ROCK ZOO by James K. Legate Since I was the first Keeper from the Little Rock Zoo to become a member of the Zoo Keepers Association 9 I would like to take this opportunity to make a report on our Zoo • The Little Rock City Zoo 9 which was con¬ structed back in 1938* covers an area of 33 acres 9 and we are now in the process of ex-* pending it * Our ■ renovation project should be completed in the year 1971$ and though we are presently free of admission , we will pro¬ bably have to add a gate fee in the near future Our Zoo is situated in Little Roch § s War Memorial Park and in addition to the Zoo 9 this park contains other recreational retreats such as a football stadium 9 a baseball fields a swimming pool P an amusement park and an eighteen hole golf course , At this writing 9 we have in our possession 190 species and 722 specimens of animals$ birds and reptiles, and there are plans to include an aquarium in the future • Our zoo staff con¬ sists of eleven persons ; one director and ten keepers # I am in charge of the reptiles and water-fowl? which I had the good fortune to choose since this is the area I enjoy working most . THE BALTIMORE ZOO by John D® Groves mn w n— 'tt tfcgim —iw n ii ann n 'mi i i mwr mnwi n w i *ir ■ » i n &» « ■ ■■ ** «i **«»w • nrtm g i s^ n t&xtcaxKt Druid Hill Park, located in Northwest Baltimore, contains one of the oldest Zoos in the United States, the Baltimore Zoo 0 The ( 4 ) Zoo officially began on April 7,1 876 , by act of State Legislature, but opened in 1880 # The Zoo opened with a converted carriage shelter for a monkey house and a bear pit, that was built nearby 9 During the first twenty years, the Zoo grew to large proportions, but, at the turn of the century, due to lack of interest within the city it stopped growing 9 In 19^7\ it was rated as one of the smallest and poor¬ est in the country « Mr® Arthur R * Watson was appointed Zoo Director in 19A8 0 He stirred interest to enable the Zoo to start growing, Today it is rated as one of the finest zoos south of New York, containing over 1,000 animals . The Zoo consists of a Bird, Mammal 9 and Reptile Department, a Children 9 s Zoo and con¬ cession® A motorized train owned by the con¬ cession enables visitors to view the Zoo from a sitting position * The Zoo is opened every day of the year from 10:00 A 0 M. to 5*00 P.Jf# AQUISITIONS AND BIRTHS AT THE BALTIMORE ZOO submitted by Arthur R m Watson,Director Aquisitions: 0/2 Red Deer o/l Rhesus Monkey 1 /4 Gddwal 1 Ducks t Lavender Finch 1 Tri-&@lcured Nun 1 Indigo Snake l/o American Bison 2/2 Atlantic Brant Geese t/o American Eider Duck 4 Strawberry Finches 2 Waxbill Finches Finch Bir ths: 1 Pigtail Macaque jjr Lions o/l Blackbuck Antelope LATEST HAPPENINGS AT JOHN BALL ZOO*GRAND RAPIDS by William M e Conover Construction was started on our new Siberian Tiger exhibit 0 We will be getting our 6 month old cats sometime in June • We have had 4 Java Macaques horn so far ( 5 ) this year , They®re a new group of monkeys for the Zoo and are all doing fine m We*ve also had 2 Bingos born# and it looks like we s ll have some mare Timber Wolves 9 too® We are a small Zoo but we 9 re rapidly growing thanks to a fine Director-Frederich ■Heyerrand a hard working group of Zoo Keepers • AAZK HEADQUA RTERS Please be advised that National Headquar - iers for the AAZK operosies .independent of the San Diego Chapter @ The Headquarter® s off ice 9 located at 3388 Granada Ave 9 represents all AAZK member zoos and is operated entirely by the National treasury # There are no salaries or no rents involved in its operation© Virginia L* Sweeney serves as assistant to the Executive Secretary at this time 9 on a voluntary basis® The San Diego Zoo Chapter operates in¬ dependently as does the other AAZK Chapters * AAZK NEWSLETTER is published at Nmional Head¬ quarters and is assembled by volunteers from the San Biego Chapter © Beginning in the near future, AAZK NEWSLETTER copy will be printed and assembled commercially * NEWS FROM COLUM BUS ZOO, COLUMBUS, OHIO by Harold B* Edmunds The Mayor of Columbus 9 Ohio f and the Columbus Zoo gratefully accepted a new addi¬ tion of specimens to their collection of rep ~ tiles, donated by Pat Burchfield^omd radio station of Columbus 9 recently back from a collection trip to Costa Rica® Pat, a former employee of the Columbus Reptile Dept» 9 never seems to forget us when he is on a collecting trip to South §r Central America * Pat also M.€ @ *s the rattlesnake roundup at Sweetwaier . Since leaving the Zoo 9 he has become one of the managers of All Lines Pei Supply 9 a pet store chain of Central Ohio , ( 6 ) tie pi lies among those donated to the Zoo by Pat are as fol1ows: 1 Bushmas ter (laches is rnuia) 1 False Coral Snake (erythrolamprus biz onus) 1 Cribo (drymarchon corals) t Neotropical Rat Snake(spilotes pullatus) 1 Central American Lyre Snake ( f rimorphodon biscutnus) Pat also kepi for his own personal collec¬ tion several species of tree frogs, snakes and poison arrow frogs • Other aquisitions to the Reptile Dept • here are as follows: 1 Green Tree Pyihon(condropython viridis) 2 Death Adders(acanihophis autariicas) 2 Desert Death Adder(acanihophis pyrrhns) 1 Australian Brown Snake (pseudo naja texial is ) 1 Ceylonese viper(irimercsurus trigumocepfmlus) 1 Western Brown Snake(pseudo nuchalis) 1 Transcaucausia viper(vipera leberiina obtusa) We nave a pair of newly weds here at the Zoo . Carol Brown, an employee of two years, works as a dietitian and keeper for the hos¬ pital section, married Woody Paterson, AAZK member and employee of the Zoo for twelve years « This is the first published marriage of z go keepers to my knowledge . May they have a long and hapvy life together • ANOTHER ZOO COOPERATES The Topeka Zoological Park, Topeka,Kansas, will honor AAZK Membership Cards and admit members and immediate families to their facilities * Our thanks to the Topeka Zoo » I hope all our member zoos will follow suit « HAND RAISING A SI BERIAN TIGER by B r uce Davis Keeper at Milwaukee County Zoo n Bill % our young Siberian cub was (?) abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth July t0$ 1 968 * He was brought to our Hospital and put in an incubator which was kept at 82 degrees • He was given a formula of Esbilac and water and was fed every hrs • from 7 A*M* to 10:30 PAL There were no feed* ings after 10:30 at night # After Bill was about 5 days old, we had a box built for him Vx4 f square with about 18 tf sides on it* We placed this box on a table, lined it with blankets and placed a battery of 6 heat lamps under the table (about 2 ft* below the table)* This worked out very well and it gave the cub enough room to move about © We hung a thermometer in the box and were able to con¬ trol the temperature by turning on or off as many lamps as was necessary # Young Tigers cannot urinate or defecate by themselves * To assist them, their mother licks them* In hand raising, after every feed¬ ing, we took our cub to the sink and massaged him with warm, water at the base of the tail* This workedl quite well and if this is not done, the cub will soon become toxic and die* After the first week, we started our cub on liquid vitamins . We use ABDEE & started with 1 drop a day * We increased it by a drop every 5 days until we reached *06 go* We kepi it there for about 2 weeks and then started to increase it by a drop a week until we reached 1*2 cc* We have not increased it be¬ yond this* We started our cub on 2 oz* of Esbilac per feeding . This was increased very slowly* There is one thing you must remember in feed¬ ing Siberian Tigers and that is do not over¬ feed them or you will throw them off feed,and it can be quite a job getting them right again* They are one of the touchiest of cats to keep in captivity* At 5 weeks-2 days old, we started taking our cub outside for an hour or so every day that the weather was nice* At first, he stayed ( 8 ) very close to his Keeper « but in a few days he would try to chase moving cars, and trucks and our minature train* The train seemed to he his favorite « At about five weeks 9 he was urinating by himself# but still needed help in defecating At 6 weeks# his teeth were coming in and he was defecating on his own « By now he was getting strong enough to take little walks with his keepers* We did not put any collar or leash on him » He would go anywhere his keeper went and would stay within 30 ft* of him* We did not let people get too close to him# for his claws were quite sharp and he liked to tackle your ankle • It wasn't long before Bill was outside for two hours a day* The sun seemed to do him a world of good fit did not hurt his keeper either)* He had a very good coat on him and was doing very well * At 6 weeks of age p he was given a very small amount of our Lion diet# which is a sausage made of beef# rabbity chicken 9 and horse meat # At eight weeks, he was getting two teaspoons of sausage a day plus his milk (Esbilac) 4 oz @ -6 times a day from ? A.M* to 10 P*M. The sausage was fed at 10 A*M* and 4 P & M o (1 teaspoon per feeding)* He weighed 12 lbs . at 8 weeks of age • He weighed 2jr lbs* at birth 0 At 3 weeks# he started drinking his milk from a bowl^j feedings a day of 3 oz* each# and he was getting 9 teaspoons of sausage a day . At 9 weeks# 2 days old, he weighed 13 lbs • 2 oz* At 10 weeks# he was started on Dicalcium tab* 2 (?i; gr 0 tabs*) a day . This was increased to 12 a day by the time he was 13 weeks old and kept at that level * He was also given 4 oz® milk per feeding 9 three times a day* Bill was run free with his keeper until he was 15 weeks old • At this time 9 it was decided that we had better put him on a leash if yje were going to keep on walking him * He was now 33 lbs . and quite playful* It was not ( 9 ) long before we were walking him all over the Zoo . It this time $ he was getting two meat feedings of 12 oz* each at 10 A®Mu and 4 P.M. and 5 oz* of milk per feeding *7 A m M m , 1 P m M*, and ? P*M® Bill had outgrown his box sometime ago and now was kept in a 10 x 10 room with ply™ wood on the floor and covered with blankets • We now decided to move him to an unheated room because the weather would soon be getting cold and we wanted to take him outside during the winter « This way we did not worry about taking him from a warm room out into the cold,* The room never has gotten down below 45 degrees even when it was 20 below outside* Bill has a box full of straw in his room to sleep ln $ plus a wheelbarrow fire and a basketball,, to play with . About this time, Hugh Evans $ qut Hospital Supervisor# started to take Bill for rides on a three wheeled motor scooter 0 Quite a few people stopped short when they saw a man and a tiger on a motor scooter(especially when the tiger was signaling for the turns )* At 4 months old# the cub weighed 35 lbs® and was getting 5 oz 9 milk three times a day# at 7® 1 p and 7 plus two feedings of meat-14 m • each at to A m M # & 4 P®M% At five months$ 2 milk feedings of 8 oz* each at 7 A*M. & 1 P.M plus t l/8 lbs 9 of meat (sausage) twice a day 10 A*M* & 4 P m M* Bill is now 7 months old# tips the scale at 92 lbs 9 He still gets two milk (Esbiluc) feedings of 8 oz m each and 2 sausage feedings of 1 3/4 lb, each* We still take him for a walk . every day* He is also getting 1*2 cc 9 of ABDEE and~ 12 - 7 } gr # Dical* tabs* a day* Bill loves our Wisconsin winter* He jumps in the snow drifts and rolls in the $now* He seems to like it outside better in the winter than he did when it was warm* It will not be too long now# and Bill will have to be caged © It has been quite an experience raising this ( 10 ) Tiger and I hope the things we have learned from it will help us to do a good job in hand raising another tiger should the need arise*, SKYFARI Visitors to the San Diego Zoo now have the opportunity to soar high above the many exhibits aboard the brightly colored gondolas of our newly erected shy ride. The cars carry you some 1800 ft * from the main entry plaza to the far reaches of horn and hoof mesa # You get a bird f s eye view of the Ape Grottos# Sea Lion# Primates and Bison as well as a beautiful aerial view of San Diego 8 9 10 s famed Balboa Park* About 4000 people took advantage of its first full day of operation on March 22* NEWS FROM SAN DIEGO New Arrivals: 12 Arrow Poison Frogs 6 Thailand Frogs 12 Painted Frogs 6 A tel opus Frogs 8 Hummingbirds 5 Golden Pheasants Pr* Koklass Pheasants 10 Chilean Flamingos 2 Band*tailed Pigeons 3 Waglev 9 s Pit Vipers 2 Jacks on 9 s Chameleons 4 Black Pond Turtles t Rhinoceros Viper 4 CFta ni Pacific Salamanders 1 Great^billed Parrot 1 Lady Amhearst @ s Pheasant 2 Vernal Hanging Parrots 4 Alexandrine Parrakeets 2 Northern Crested Serpent Eagles 2 Asiatic Otters Pr » White^fronted Lemurs Female Tasmanian Bennett 9 s Wallaby Births i Male Hartmann 9 s Zebra oDingos Male Anoa,stillborn 2 Matchless Tree Kangaroo Hatchings: 1 Ornate Lorikeet 2 Black™cheeked Lovebirds 2 Red^frouted N.Z* Parrakeets 2 Red-collared Lorikeets NEWS FROM SAN DIEGO 9 S BIRD DEPT . by Pat Kilroy Lorikeets Raised from Jan®1 « 1 969 thru Mar®tQ 2 Perfect Lorikeets 1 Forsten 9 s Lorikeet 1 Ornate Lorikeet t Red^collaved Lorikeet 2 Blue-mountain Lorikeets LORIKEETS * LORYS AND HANGING PARROTS ON EGGS from 1 pr • Purple-capped Lorys t pr® Yellow-back Lorys 3 pr.* Ornate Lorikeets 1 pr . Black™throated Lorikeets 1 pr * Blue-mountain Lorikeets t pr . Forsten f s Lorikeets 1 pr® Scaly-breasted Lorikeets 1 pr * Perfect Lorikeets 2 pr . Southern Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots EVENTS AT PITTSBURGH Zoo bu George Badanioh Well!! It finally happened 9 our young- rhino was crated and shipped to the Overton Zoo in Tennessee * From n?hat I understand, he was to be joined by a young female Rhino from Denver Zoo® He left our Zoo the day before his birthday « Clifford Ross came to the Pittsburgh Zoo to escort him • While Clifford was here$ we had the pleasure to discuss AAZK and animals in generals I really enjoyed the short time we had to talk and showed him our animals and their containment quarters 9 - feeding facilities p and type of feed . It ? s amazing the differences in feeding ideas each zoo has® It 9 's a pleasure to have a chance to ex¬ change ideas with fellow keepers who really, want to and show deep interest in their pro- fession * Another visitor and also a member of AAZK was James Rhea from Erie Zoo * Our new bird keeper has really shown ( 12 ) interest in his position as Keeper . One of the Barbados sheep rejected her youngster 9 and he volunteered to hand raise it at home « Inspite of heavy odds, he has managed to keep it alive almost four weeks, between his wife, girl and himself, they have pract¬ ically adopted the little tyke « MEMBER GETS TO THE TOP OF HIS TRADE MARTY HAWBAKER STRADDLES "SNOOPY 1 * WHILE JERRY FRAZEE OFFERS A CARROT Snoopy, a young female Black Rhino born January 19,1968 is afforded the best of care by Marty Hawbaker, Keeper in charge of Hippos and Rhino,at the Denver Zoo# "Snoopy 19 is the second off-spring (first a still born) of Mombo and Tombo * The Rhino has earned the right to be called the most tempermental beast on earth ♦ With its rough hide, ungainly stature and dreaded horns of matted hair, along with tiny ( 13 ) feet ranks him high among the monstrosities of our biological past 9 For all his massive weighty the Black Rhino is very agile, and, his speed, together with his wicked horn, would.I make him a formidable opponent even if he behaved > like other beasts, which he doesn*t . This brings out the paramount value of competent, dedicated people in our pro¬ fession* This is quite evident in the confid- ence Mo.>riy Hawba ker has accomp2 ished wi f h his charges. (EUGENE ROTH, DENVER ZOO) INTERNATIONAL ZOO mVS OFFER Mr 0 Th® Van Dam, Editor of the Inter* Holland has vis- national Zoo News published in made the AAZK an exclusive offer of counted subscription rate for this very fine publication* This rate would be available to AAZK members ONLY* A. list of those inter¬ ested is being complied at National Read- quarters and the more who subscribe f the less our rate will he m This Newsletter would be a valuable addition to your personal library and we hope you®11 take advantage of the offe The subscription rate depends on the number who show interest * Add your nam,e now so it can he forwarded to Mr • Van Dam 1 Mi 1 ZOOS OF THE WORLD-PUEBLO ZOO » P UEBLO » COLO . by William M & Fritzel The City Park Zoo was started about sixty-years ago, with just a small, number of anials* When the City of Pueblo purchased this tract of land, it was a fruit orchard, consisting of about fifty acres * The Zoo was started at the entrance of the park with past ure animals consisting of six Colorado Elk p five Colorado Mule Deer, three Buffalo and a few antelopes . Soon the City built a larger plaice for these animals in about the center of the park 0 A few years later, a number of the fruit trees were removed , and the land was planted with good pasture grass # The animals were removed to this pasture • Grad¬ ually a /en? more animals were purchased and cages to house these animals were built • 1 meat house was constructed in the back of the animal cages . During the W 9 P.A* more work was done toward the development of the Zoo® Four bear pits were built using man power with wheel barrows, shovels, etc • These Bear pits are about fifteen feet dsep P one hundred feet long and fifty feet wide and are constructed with red and green rocks and stones covered with moss . These pits are made about four feet above the walk * In iron bar rail was placed around these pits for safety ? of the public • Next to the bear pits, a monkey island with a moat all around\ this island was built • In the center of this island, a light house tower was constructed . Off the monkey island, a ’man made mountain was built • It is about 100 feet high « This mountain was made with the dirt that came out of the bear pits, again with man power using wheel barrows, shovels, etc * to haul the dirt and rock and stones » Some 0 / these recks weighed more than a ton and t#ere put on top and sides of the mountain e Native Blue Spruce and Cedar trees and bushes were planted * On the top of this mountain is a small pool liutb running water that runs down into the monkey moat and bear pits, creating a water fall # Next to the mountain, a monkey and lion house was constructed of the same rock and stone used for the pits and mountain * More outside cages were built and larger pas inreland was made . It the present time, we have a large Hay Barn p two large grain bins P two large feed horns and about a dozen feed- ing pastures • We have seven corals to seperate the animals 'when needed . We also have -about an acre for the little children zoo and farm . A large lake north of the park was constructed * U5) At the present •time we have the follow - ing animals out in the large pasture; a pair of South African Long Horn Steers with horns long as three feet on- each side, two South American Llamas, natives of the Andes Mountains (These Llamas can travel 20 to 25 miles a day with a load of 200 lbs & on its back®. They belong to- the cam-el family.) One Black Ant¬ elope; four tars of Asla 9 the fastest running animal on four feet; 3 native Donkeyi$ three Buffalo or Bison ; about a 'half dozen of Elks; several native Deer; Siberian Deer; Spotted Fallow Deer; European Red Deer; White Fallow Deer; Mo/2 in Sheep; African Aondads; Scotch Highland Cattle; Black Karakul Sheep; Texas Longhorn Steers ; about 100 White Ducks; 25 Mascoby ducks; 50 Canadian Geese; 2 White Swans; three peacocks and several Guinea hens » In the Monkey and Lion building, we- have a pair of African Lions,(The male is one of the largest lions I have ever seen®); two African spotted Leopards; three Red face Monkeys; 1 Java Monkeys; a pair of Green, Asia Monkeys; 2 South American Spider Monkeys; 7 North American Monkeys and 1 Chimp * Next to the Monkey house is the Monkey Island , We let the nonkeys romp around the island and they go into the lighthouse tower » They attract the public with their many wicks , We also have 3 deodorized skunks on this island . In the Bear Pits, we have Brown and Black Bears and a few wolves * Next to the Bear pits, we have the steel and wire cages # In these$ we have a pair of Gray Wolves; 2 Rocky Mountain Lions; 1 European Brown Bear; 3 native Colo¬ rado Brown Bears; 2 Colorado Black Bears and another large Bear; 2 Javalian or wild hoars; 2 Red Fox; 2 native Wild Oats; 6 RaccoonsJ 3 Australian Dingos with young; 2 pair Silver Pheasants; 3 Colorado native Ring Neck Pheasants; 2 pair Golden Pheasants; 3 Golden Versicdor Pheasants; 2 pair Magolin; 3 Lady Amhurts; 3 native Red Ear Pheasants; 3 Barn Owls; and 1 Colorado Black Eagle • Now a little about our children 9 s zoo called n The Happy Time Ranch*** The entire Ranch includes the following: A small log house with rustic stone fireplace and hear rugs on the floor, an old. time wood burning stove and furniture made of poles . The ranch house is fenced with a split picket fence ; -there is a small garden spot and an open- bucket well • The clothes line displays various types of baby clothes, and in the backyard is the com.fori station displaying a modern Montgomery Ward catalogue » Beyond that lies the chicken house which is stocked with small types of chickens # Next is the pig pens stocked with small pigs 0 We have the rustic ranch barn with the high loft and pole corrals where we corral various types of animals in¬ cluding burros 9 various sheep and lambs m Beyond that is the old ranch barnyardwhere we have turkeys, peafowls, baby buffalo 9 cow and calf 9 Shetland ponies and others * In the corral there is the farmer 9 s hays tack; a stack of cedar posts; and some various types of farm\ equipment such as old-time horse-drawn types* Besides the entire ranch on one side we have the small lake which is covered by various types of ducks# swans and geese * On the other side of the ranch house representing the farm land are sugar beets# alfalfa, corn# pumpkins P milo maize, sedan grass and a small orchard of orriamenial fruit trees , and in the center of the alfalfa field is the beehive* The old water outlets such as for stock water tanks are all old time water pumps 9 and these pumps are also used for drinking fountains * We also have a rancher 1 s blacksmith shop f where we have various types of old-time branding irons# plow shears, grinding shears and all other items ordinarily found in an old ranch black¬ smith shop , The barn is well decorated.I with harness 9 and to greet you when entering the ranch are small goats, which look forward to (17) the children and their popcorn, and also tame rabbits and other animals ® This ranch is not only enjoyed by the children, but we find adults very hapuily spending hours there « In the bach of the caged animals we have a large building with two walk in coolers • One is for the fresh fruit and vegetables and milk for most of the animals, and the other one is for the m,eat that we feed to the meat eating animals 9 In this building we also have a kitchen in which we cook and bake the food for the animals* We bake potatoes,sweet potatoes, and.\ cook rice and raisins; oatmeal and raisins, and prepare any other food necessary for the well being of the animals • In one room we have a small office, rest room, and cabinets in which we store any uncooked food needed for the zoo» We also have an air filter creamator distractor which burns diesel oil to burn the and other trash etc® We are in the process of a new project for the building of a larger zoo. The plans call for several nevj buildings to be con - structed to house such animals as Elephants, Giraffes, lions and other large animals • A new building which will house birds and water fowls is also in the plans • This project will cost more than million dollars© We also have a large lake with about 150 different species of wild ducks on it® The lake is also stocked with many different kinds of fish for the youngsters to catch® At the present time we have four full time Zoo-Keepers • During our busy summer months, we always need, extra help for odd jobs around the zoo . Our City Park Zoo is the second.I largest zoo in Colorado* There is no admission or charge to visit the Zoo 0 I might mention that my father was the first Zoo-Keeper in charge • I started as an assistant Zoo-Keeper until the retirement of my father at which time I became the Zoo-Keeper in charge # I have been employed at the zoo for ( 18 ) forty-one years * In addition to our Zoo, City Park features a mechanical Kiddy-land which in¬ cludes a Merry-Gh-Round, Ferris Wheel, Boat Rides, Gar Rides, Airplane Ride, Whip and Roller Coaster # Many children take advantage of the rides at 5$ and 10$ per ride* Our City Park also has a large swimming pool, lighted ball fields, lighted tennis courts, standard softball fields, and a baseball field . Another popular^segement of City Park is our Municipal Golf Course. The park is fully equlped with all standard playground equip¬ ment. There are picnic tables and ovens throughout the park . There is also a dance pavillion which is used by various groups for recreation and square dancing and family parties. IT WAS REPORTED in the last issue that AAZK members and their immediate families would be admitted to the San Diego Zoo by pre¬ senting the current membership card. Please be advised this applies only to KEEPERS and their families with NATIONAL membership card. HOW ABOUT AN' HOUR WITH THE KEEPER? by John Wortrmn (This article was originally written for **The Bear Facts % Newsletter of the Topeka Friends of the Zoo , Vol* V, 1 January 19-59®) Last February 9 the late afternoon week-day educational tour was originated. There had been a desire for a limited and informal tour for small groups of Gubs, Brownies, bluebirds. Campfire Girls, and Scouts which would be both entertaining and educational. Although the Zoo § s staff was hard-press¬ ed for time, we decided to fry the new series of special tours (not to be confused with the Educational T-ours conducted by the (19) Junior League Docents) between 4:00 and 5*00 P.M. in the Large Mammal Building ® in indoor tour had a definite advantage because# regard - less 0 / the weather 9 it could he presented in all seasons . fe agreed that an animal Keeper (whose job is to provide daily care for the animal collection and to maintain the exhibits) should lecture the young assemblage ® The tours 9 therefore , were to he called an 9 Hour With The Keeper \ The Keeper Hour begins with observing the second of the daily Elephant training sessions • Then the group visits and talks about Giraffes , At the same time? we watch both the Elephants and the Giraffes eat their supplementary vegetable meals • Next, we ob¬ serve and discuss the DeBrazza Monkeys 9 Man¬ drill Baboons, and the ever popular African Chimpanzees # While viewing the Chimps, we see them receive their fourth and .' final meal of the day , i\Tot^ u?e survey the exhibit of that dis¬ tant relative of the Elephant , the Hyrax m A highpoint and the conclusion of the Hour is watching the underwater antics of the famous hesitant Hippo, 9 Peka-Sue® At this time? she demonstrates that she is a trained Hippo® When the Hippo dinner hell is rung? f Peka-Sue beats it out of the water and up to the concrete landing area where her vegetable meal is waiting . She? therefore 9 can be seen in and out of her pool * In addition to discussing the mammals^ the Large Mammal Building 9 s physical plant briefly mentioned? with emphasis on the Education Room and.I the purpose it serves, the Diet Kitchen 9 the Baby Animal Nursery, the storage areas, and the service aisles 9 The Keeper expects (and usually gets) questions about cleaning procedures 9 conservation pro¬ grams? and any general or specific questions about animals in the wild and in captivity 9 This is a large task® ( 20 ) This Hour is conducted for groups of child¬ ren that average eight years of age# One can¬ not he too technical in lecturing, hut he must he prepared to answer many very intelligent questions * In fact, often it is apparent that the young school children have a greater under¬ standing of Zoological concepts than their adult spons qts » One of the most important aspects of this type of tour is the added prestige given to the Zoo Keeper m The public$ in this case the children, realize that the animal Keeper is a shilled worker # The Keeper must possess a vast amount of knowledge of animal behavior, and he must be accomplished in building mainten¬ ance* In addition, he must foster good public relations, as this is an extremely important aspect in a zoo^s operation# In its first year, 1968, 23 es Hour With The Keeper n tours were conducted * These tours reached a total of hi 2 children # The success has been greater than anticipated because of the excellent response from the children 9 We are looking forward in 1969 to a large increase in these tours, which will extend the educational program offered by the Zoo to even larger numbers of Topeka school child¬ ren# AAZK WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS- (*) denotes assoc# Jack AlexanderTs^aTTTeT^ Marian Davenport(Seatviej Larry Wade(Cincinnati) Matt Tul1 ins(Cincinnati) Ardell Kyser(Tope ha) Vivien Sundberg(Winnipeg,Canada) Gladys Bowthorpe(Winnipeg,Canada) Erwin Smolinski(Winnipeg,Canada) Rudy Wulf(Winnipeg,Canada) MacKendrick(Winnipeg) J . Maiinauskas(Winnipeg,Canada) Donald Verway(Winipeg,Canada) L. Wall herg(Winnipeg,Canada) ( 21 ) Rolp Henning(Winnipeg,Canada) Richard J m Zimmerman(Ge t tysburg Game Farm) Gerald Hes ter(Little Rock) Harry ffl* Shoemaker(Binghamton) Phillip E * Robinson(Roeding PK e ) Melford Elsing(Souix Falls) Jim Wilson(S t* Louis) John B - 0 Hohl (Gonneaut Lh 0 Pk 9 ,Pa*) Doris A* Ashley( Dartmouth, Mass * ) Malcolm Po t ter (PensacoJa, Fla* j Edward S trickland(Pensacola, Fla*) Murray J @ Roberts(Winnipeg) Anthony Modica(Detroit,Mich «J Joe Littlepage(La Place,Louisiana) Pe ter Donett(Pittsburgh, PaJ Blake Barnes (Bronx Zoo,N m .Y.) Mariana Poutiatine(Miami,Fla®) Lorraine Rutter(Indianapolis,Ind•) Robert P & Myers(Topeka) Toni K „ Harvill (Atlanta) Arthur Jose Volp(Atlanta) Patricia Alford(Birmingham,Ala*) Leona Cardinal!(Middlesex Fells) James Tobias (Lk & Tobias, Mass®) D'wain Winters (Wichita, Kansas ) Jungle Larry(Medina,Ohi©)* Dan Southwichf Blacks tone,Mass*)* Jerry RoughlanXTopeka)* Lucy L* Eldridge(St* Louis)* Viktor Berry(Sacramento,Calif 0 Fred Zeehandelaar(New Rochelle,N.J.)* Ernest E 0 Roney, Jr 9 (Boston,Mass* )* Lister Sinclair(Toronto,Canada)* Honolulu Zoo(Hawaii)* Frank Kish(Topeka)* Larry F* Lightner(Brownsville,Texas)* R*E® Schoenlank(Mushegon,Mich*)* J 9 S 9 Dobbs(Atlanta)* R*F*Smi th( Muskeg on, Mich* )*■ E @ McToldridge(Santa Barbara,Calif @ )* Johnnie M* Dilbech(Atlanta)* ( 22 ) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOO KEEPERS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RICHARD G. SWEENEY NATIONAL TREASURER . CONRAD A. GRAYSON SAN DIEGO CHAPTER 1969 OFFICERS PRESIDENT—DENNIS MELVIN 1st V. P.—JOHN MAGARELL 2nd V. 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