Zoo Elephants

Celebrating Thailand's National Elephant Day At The Denver Zoo

Posted 05.25.2011

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The largest exhibit ever undertaken by the Denver Zoo is getting an encouraging push from some of its smallest benefactors--kids. A fundraising effort...

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The Real Cost of "Virtual" Nature

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Videophilia, Zoos, Elephants, Animatronic Elephants, Zoo Elephants, Sea World, Peta, Los Angeles Zoo, Virtual Nature, Richard Louv, Robert Kennedy Jr., Nature-Deficit Disorder, Children, Animals, Los Angeles, Electronic Media, Technology, Green News
Brenda Scott Royce

A zoo visit won't achieve the same level of impact as an African safari, but most of us, viewing elephants and other exotic animals in their ever-shrinking native habitat is not possible.

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Bob & Lily & Jack & Betty

Brenda Scott Royce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.A. Zoo, Betty White, Bob Barker, Jack Hanna, Herb Wesson, Billy the Elephant, Zoo Elephants, Pachyderm Forest, Lily Tomlin, Los Angeles Zoo, Robert Culp, Nuclear Weapons, Animals, Green News
Brenda Scott Royce

Bob Barker appeared before the L.A. City Council, invoking the name of his best-known gig when he said of the LA Zoo elephant habitat's $42 million cost: "The price is not right."

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