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Whitney Elementary Students Propose Yakima Needs a Zoo

Cefus — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:23:31 +0000

Being a Mayor I get a lot of different requests, some of which I gladly accept. For example, a 4th grade class was assigned a project. They were to write a letter to the Mayor and offer up proposal for a zoo in Yakima. I read through 30 different proposal and choose a winner. The [...]

Lion Gives Hug To Rescuer (VIDEO)

Kelly West — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:23:55 +0000

This video really is amazing. Apparently the lady rescued the lion and got it back to health. She found it a home in a local zoo and had not visited in a while. It didn’t matter, the lion recognized her right away! At first it looks like it is going to attack her but that [...]

Lion Tries to Eat Human Baby at Zoo – From Behind Glass! [VIDEO]

Stephen Lenz — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:18:11 +0000

“Look at those cheeks! They’re so cute I could just eat them.” When grandma says it she only kinda means it. This lioness on the other hand, looks like she’d like nothing more than to smash through the glass and help herself to one heaping plate or adorable, clueless human. You can almost taste the cute.

Adorable Baby Ocelot Makes Debut at Seattle Zoo

John Riggs — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:21:10 +0000

Residents in Seattle now have access to one of the best pick-me-ups ever. A baby ocelot named Evita finally made an appearance Monday morning at the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo. The 3-month-old spotted feline was born in early 2011 and has since been bonding with its mom behind closed doors. According to the Woodland Park [...]

Escaped Bronx Zoo Cobra Captured

John Riggs — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:35:56 +0000

The highly venomous cobra, which made headlines after she escaped from her holding cage in the Bronx Zoo last Friday, was captured Thursday morning in a dark corner of the Reptile House, according to Bronx Zoo officials.

During her week on the lam the Egyptian Cobra has become a world-wide celebrity, and a joke Twitter account set up on the snake's behalf now has about 200,000 followers.

Best Bus Paint Job – Ever

John Riggs — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:06:03 +0000

If the paint job on this bus was intended to first get your attention -- it is a success. If it was intended to make you more aware of the "ZOO," it succeeded at several levels of consciousness. If you counted the number of accidents resulting from other drivers and pedestrians staring at the bus instead of paying attention to traffic or where they are driving/walking -- probably not a success