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World Otter Day- May 31, 2023

5/30/2023

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Written By: Zoe Glover

Zoo Educator 

World Otter Day, which takes place annually on the last Wednesday of May, is a day which brings about awareness to different otter species and the threats they face. There are a total of thirteen different otter species, twelve of which are in decline. Their species status is as follows:​

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National Zoo Lovers Day & National Farm Animals Day!

4/10/2023

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Written By: Andrew Connolly

  Zoo Educator

What is better than one celebration? How about two! Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo celebrates National Zoo Lovers Day annually on April 8th, and National Farm Animal Day on April 10th! These days are near and dear to our hearts as we celebrate our farmyard and its amazing animals, as well as the zoo and its amazing mission. I hope to see you all at the zoo this spring as it buds and blossoms with life.
National Zoo Lovers Day!
            It is every child’s dream to work at a zoo, and who could fault them? There is so much to love. There are strange and exciting animals, only seen before in books or on tv. There are towering statues and signs with cool facts to explore. There are docents, and educators, and volunteers, and animal care specialists, all sharing exciting stories.

 When you walk through the gates of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo you are greeted by a magnificent globe, whose scale and size astounds. You might enter the greenhouse whose foliage immerses you in another world. Children might laugh and smile when they enter the W.O.L.F. cabin, and families take photos in the Prairie Dog tunnels.
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Every day when I come to work I remind myself how lucky I am to be at a place like this. I for one am, and always have been a zoo lover, and every day can be National Zoo Lovers Day when you remind yourself how wondrous this world we call home is.

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World Frog Day: A read that is sure to make you 'hoppier'

3/19/2023

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Written By: Andrew Connolly 

Zoo Educator

 What is the classic sign of spring? Is it the new growth of trees or the blooming of flowers? Is it the longer days and the warmer nights? Or could it be the calls of frogs and toads echoing through the air? World Frog Day is celebrated annually on March 20th and today I hope to share with you why you should care about and respect these wonderful creatures. 


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​World Wildlife Day- March 3, 2023

3/2/2023

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Written By: Zoe Glover 
Zoo Educator ​

What is World Wildlife Day?
World Wildlife Day is a yearly celebration that documents the signing of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of wild fauna and flora, a document maintaining the survival of species that are internationally traded [1].

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Why celebrate World Wildlife Day?
The main message of World Wildlife Day is to encourage the conservation of plant and animal species and recognize the large contribution they make to the planet [2].

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Lunar New Year

2/3/2023

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Written By: Zoe Glover 
Zoo Educator 
Here at the zoo, we have domestic rabbits located in the farmyard area and a domestic rabbit in the education department. She, along with the other ambassador animals in the education department are handled by staff for programs and outreach, which helps to support our zoo mission in education and conservation.

​What is Lunar New Year? 
Lunar New Year is a multi-day celebration that is important in East and Southeast Asian Cultures and starts on the first day of the new moon until the arrival of the full moon. The purpose of the celebration is to honor “household and heavenly deities and ancestors.” [1] This year, Lunar New Year will start on January 23rd, 2023, and lasts until February 9th, 2024.

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Wildly Successful: The Asian Lion

2/1/2023

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Written By: Jim Knox

If you were to ask most kids and adults the difference between tigers and lions, they would invariably respond that tigers are orange with black stripes and lions are tan or golden brown in color. They would then inform you that tigers live in Asia and lions live in Africa. Aside from some anomalies in coat color, they would be correct. It is also true that all the world’s tigers live in Asia. Lions, however, might surprise you. Although most of the world’s lions live in the eastern and southern regions of Africa, these great cats are more widespread than you might suspect, and they hide their secrets well.

​The Asiatic or Asian Lion (Panthera leo persica) is simultaneously a beast of legend and mystery. At a casual glance, this big cat is one in the same with its African cousins, yet a studious eye begins to tease out the subtle distinctions among these great cats. Unlike its better-known cousin, the Asian Lion typically sports a fine peppering of black or buff-gray spots in its coat. Aside from certain skull differences, males possess shorter, more sparse manes, rarely exceeding four inches in length, leaving their ears visible. All Asian Lions also possess a much larger tail tuft, a skin fold along their abdomen and typically attain smaller sizes than their African counterparts with males rarely exceeding 9.5 feet in length and 380 pounds in weight.

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Celebrating National Bird Day 2023

1/9/2023

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Written by: Zoe Glover 
Zoo Educator ​

The Zoo recently celebrated National Bird Day, started in 2002 by the Avian Welfare Coalition, as a day to bring awareness to species that are at risk of becoming endangered or extinct due to habitat loss and climate change. You can help support birds by doing any of the following: learn about bird species local to your area, plant flowers and plants that attract birds, build birdhouses, or donate to or visit a zoo or aviary. Here is a closer look at some of the many fascinating bird species you can find at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo!

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AFRICAN GREY PARROT
African grey parrots are an endangered species mainly found in the lowland moist forests of central and West Africa, as well as the island of Principe. In their natural habitat, African greys are omnivorous, and mainly feed on nuts, fruits, leafy matter, insects, bark, and flowers. Social and chatty birds, they communicate within their flock using squawks, whistles, shrieks, and screams. The adult African greys have pale grey plumage, or feathers, with whitish edges on the head and neck and a prominent bright red tail. Juveniles, however, have a grey-tinged undertail with a bright red tip. Here at the zoo, we have Zari, our chatty Ambassador Animal, so be sure to look for her on programs!

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Teen Volunteer Spotlight: Lorraine

10/21/2022

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Written by: Lorraine Hillgen-Santa

Conservation Discovery Corps, Teen Volunteer

​My name is Lorraine Hillgen-Santa and I am going into my Junior year of high school at Choate Rosemary Hall. This year I joined Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s Conservation Discovery Corps. Conservation Discovery Corps, also known as CDC, is a program for high school students which allows them to spend time over the summer working with the Zoo both on and off grounds. Every new or “first-year” student goes through a training program on the weekends throughout the Spring. ​

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Wildly Successful: The Roadrunner

9/7/2022

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Written by: Jim Knox
Curator of Education at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
From Great White Sharks to Tasmanian Devils, when it comes to certain creatures, Hollywood has forever shaped our perception of the actual beasts with dramatic, or sometimes comedic flair. For one in particular, many doubt the actual existence of the creature behind the animated character, who is always one step ahead of its nemesis.

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Wildly Successful: The North American Moose

7/5/2022

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Written by: Jim Knox
Curator of Education at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo
“Can we pet him, Daddy?” my young daughters asked in near unison at the sight of the giant creature some yards away.

“No girls. We’ll just watch him safely from here,” I responded in a hush so as not to startle the object of our amazement.

Along with a growing caravan of onlookers, we sat quietly a few car lengths behind the huge animal, with the driver’s window cracked open, observing its every move. When the mountain breeze in the notch shifted, we could hear it munching on the undergrowth along the western shoulder of the ascending road.
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We were treated to a sight of the wild north country. We took in the enormous creature before us. It stood on four impossibly long legs, its blackish-brown barrel-shaped body dominating our field on view. With palm-like antlers crowning its head more than seven feet above the ground, we beheld New England’s largest land mammal.

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