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back to school from summer break, our partners at Children’s Hospital Colorado have
back to school from summer break, our partners at Children’s Hospital Colorado have
there are still a lot of opportunities to participate in special programs and to have
Jumbe for nine years. “He’s actually really gentle,� said Dinwiddie. “I have
Moose have adaptations that help them survive the winter, including a thick winter
this trip helped the teens experience the impact these protected wild places can have
A snow leopard’s tail is an incredibly useful tool. About as long as their bodies, their tails act as a counterbalance, so they can make hairpin turns at lightning speed in the wild. When they’re pursuing prey in their native Himalayan Mountains, their tails act like an automatic rudder on a speed boat, instinctively correcting . . .
“We know kidney disease is common in aging cats, and we have successfully monitored
The soft serenade of Wyoming toad mating calls will soon echo through the hallways of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo conservation center, as Field Conservation Coordinator Jeff Baughman welcomes ten breeding pairs of critically endangered amphibians back from 38 days of hibernation. “It’s a busy time of year for us,” said Baughman, who has been intimately . . .
Soon, we’ll have our hands full, welcoming thousands of their babies into our care
Just like adult Red River hogs, hoglets have the signature bright orange coats, but
Join Digger and Emmett, CMZoo’s two 15-year-old male grizzly bears, and Rocky Mountain Wild Keepers, Sarah and Kristen, to get up close with the bears and learn about hibernation and torpor. Cooler temperatures mean the boys are preparing for winter, when they go into a slight stage of torpor and generally slow down a bit. . . .
Digger and Emmett as much as it affects their wild relatives, because our boys have
Winter is a season of opportunity for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Pallas’ cats, 3-year-old female, Nancy, and 3-year-old male, Bo. The two Asian Highlands residents are often referred to as the original grumpy cats because of their intense stares, furrowed brows and downturned mouths. Their unique ears sit on the sides of their fluffy round faces, . . .
They were immediately comfortable together and have been seen breeding in the past