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Z Volume 14, Issue 1, Spring 2011

Editor: Mary McMillanDesign: Nesnadny + SchwartzContributing photographers: Jeanne DeBonis, roger Mastroianni

Cleveland Zoological SocietyChairman: patrick S. Mullinpresident: robert J. rogersExecutive Director: Elizabeth T. Fowler

Cleveland Metroparks ZooDirector: Steve H. Taylor

Z is published by the Cleveland Zoological Society for members and friends. An annual subscription is included in every membership. Family memberships, which offer free admission to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, are available at $72 and $92 annually.

Correspondence and address changes: 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH 44109. ©2011 Cleveland Zoological Society

How to Reach Usgeneral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (216) 661.6500

Extensions:Zoo Society Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3342Zoo Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3331Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4421ZooKeepers’ Circle Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3323Adopt an Animal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4440Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3325Corporate Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4420Education Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3391Facility rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3389Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3338Travel program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4420Visitor Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3344Volunteer/Docent Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4494

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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Cleveland Me-troparks Zoo and The rainForest are open weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Members: free admission

General Public: $11 adults; $8 junior (ages 2–11); children under 2 are free.

Free days: Mondays, residents of Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township; Zoo only

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Dear Zoo Members and Friends, It’s what we’ve all been waiting for — on May 5, 2011 African Elephant Crossing opens to the public. Thanks to the visionary leadership of Cleveland Metroparks and to Zoo Society donors, African Elephant Crossing exceeds all expectations. Ushering in a new era for the Zoo and Zoo Society, this $25-million project brings together best practices in animal management, conservation science and environmental education.

What will make African Elephant Crossing truly come alive is you, our members and visitors, exploring, learning and making life-long family memories. We’ve got elephants, meerkats, mole rats, birds and more waiting just for you!

This exhibit is a turning point for the Zoo and a wonderful testament to the revitalization of our community. Come see!

Thank you for joining us!

—ELIZABETH T. FOWLER, CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

—STEVE H. TAYLOR, CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO DIRECTOR

AS tHe ZOO’S nOnpROfIt AdvOCAte And pARtneR, tHe CLeveLAnd ZOOLOGICAL SOCIety IS COMMItted tO:

Underwriting the margin of excellence that makes Cleveland Metroparks Zoo one of the best in the country.

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cover photo by roger Mastroianni , above by Elizabeth Thibodeaux

eLepHAnt edUCAtIOn8 Striking a balance between elephants and humans

zfeatures exHIbIt MAp 4 Check out our amazing new exhibit

eLepHAnt COnSeRvAtIOn 14 Find out how our elephants act as ambassadors to their species

CAMpAIGn UpdAte 13 Progress report for African Elephant Crossing campaign

tHAnkS tO yOU 16 Recognition of all our capital campaign donors

Meet tHe HeRd6 Welcome back the herd and meet its newest members

ZOO CALendAR 10 May through July 2011 WHAt’S ZOO?18 The latest in Zoo news

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African Elephant Crossing is immensely different from the old Pachyderm Build-ing. The new exhibit quadruples the space dedicated to elephants, and features out-door ranges, stimulating surroundings with ponds for swimming, a waterfall, sand pit, mud wallow and boulders for scratching. “Completing African Elephant Crossing is a major accomplishment” said Zoo Director Steve Taylor. “The exhibit design allows the Zoo to care for ele-phants at all ages and stages of life.” Afri-can elephants are awe-inspiring creatures with extraordinary physical adaptations. African Elephant Crossing meets the unique needs of these massive, yet deli-cate animals with a circular design that allows the elephants to roam and encoun-ter a variety of terrain.

One major innovation is the Wilber Night Range, a heated outdoor area that allows the elephants to be outside at night for the first time ever. “Elephants sleep for much shorter durations than people do and the Wilber Night Range allows them to stretch their legs under the stars, dig around in the thousands of tons of sand or lie down and sleep in the open air,” said General Curator Geoff Hall. The elephants can choose to use the Wilber Night Range even in the winter. It features radiant flooring to keep ice and snow from forming and conven-tional radiators on the ceiling for warmth.

African Elephant Crossing is the Zoo’s most powerful tool yet to spur conserva-tion and sustainability awareness in the Zoo’s visitors. The Zoo’s Conservation Education Department will interpret sus-tainability with staff posting at African

Elephant Crossing or by demonstrating water conservation by showing visitors how to make their own rain barrels. Ad-ditionally, Connections to Africa, a new enrichment program for schools, will leverage excitement surrounding the exhibit and engage teachers, schools and students in program-ming at the Zoo.

Meanwhile Jo, Moshi, Martika and the other elephants are adjusting well to their new quarters in the Sydell L. Miller Elephant Care & Visitors Center. An ele-phant’s trunk is an amazing appendage, almost always moving, touching and ex-ploring. On one of their first days in African elephant Crossing, Martika was observed building a small “pillow” of sand for her trunk, and then closing her eyes, laying down her trunk and taking a nap. Sounds like a nice way to relax in her new home.

—Mary McMillan, Director of Finance & Operations

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There is no mistaking an elephant for anything else. They are the largest living land animal. They have very large ears, long tusks and a unique trunk. Elephants are also one of the most popular animals at your Zoo. African el-

ephant Crossing brings members and visitors eye-to-eye and trunk-

to-trunk with these fascinating giants.

There are two major classifications for elephants, African and

Asian. One clue to which species you might be looking at is the

shape of the ear—African elephants’ ears are shaped like the con-

tinent of Africa. Only male Asian elephants have visible tusks, while

both male and female African elephants have visible tusks. African

elephants have two fingerlike projections at the tip of their trunk,

while Asians have only one.

Male African elephants stand up to 12 feet tall and weigh more than five

tons (the Zoo’s new male elephant, Willy, weighs in at 13,000 pounds,

or six and a half tons). Females may be up to 9 feet tall and weigh 6,000

to 10,000 pounds. In the wild, elephants live in herds of related females

and their offspring with a female as herd leader. Males live apart either

singly or in all-male groups. Elephants walk and swim, but cannot jump.

One of the elephants most recognizable features, the trunk is sensi-

tive enough to pick up a single blade of grass, yet strong enough to

rip the branches off a tree. A trunk contains more than 40,000 mus-cles. Elephants suck water up into their trunk—up to 15 quarts at a time—and then blow it into their mouths. Elephants also use their trunks to spray themselves with water while bathing.

Another distinctive elephant feature are tusks. The tusks are actually two of the elephant’s teeth and, unlike human teeth, the tusks grow continuously, up to as much as seven inches a year. Tusks are used to dig for water, salt, and roots; to debark trees to eat the bark; to dig into trees to get at the pulp inside; and to move trees and branches when clearing a path. In addition, tusks are used for marking trees to establish territory, and occasionally as weapons.

The large flapping ears of an elephant are very important for tem-perature regulation. Elephant ears consist of a very thin layer of skin stretched over cartilage and a rich network of blood vessels. On hot days, elephants will flap their ears constantly, creating a slight breeze. This breeze cools the surface blood vessels, and then the cooler blood gets circulated to the rest of the animal’s body. If an elephant wants to intimidate a predator or rival, it will spread its ears out wide to make itself look more massive and imposing.

Elephants typically live for 50 to 70 years and, as adults, eat as much as 300 pounds of food and drink as much as 50 gallons of water a day. African elephants are listed as endangered by the World Conserva-tion Union because of illegal poaching, destruction of their natural habitat and the growing bushmeat industry. The worldwide popula-tion of African elephants in the last 20 years has plummeted from as high as 1.5 million to just 500,000.

By exhibiting and caring for elephants, the Zoo helps people con-nect emotionally to these majestic animals and inspires personal responsibility to care about their long-term survival in the wild.

—Mary McMillan, Director of Finance & Operations

jo: Born in Mozambique in 1969, Jo is the matriarch of our herd of elephants. Her keepers describe her as very confident and say it takes a lot to get her nervous. She is the oldest of Cleveland’s elephants and she’s also the best at learning new behaviors from her keepers.

Martika: Born in Zimbabwe in 1981, Martika is considered the most play f ul of the herd. W hen her keepers give her baths, “Tika” likes splashing around and making bubbly noises. When she came to Cleveland from the Erie Zoo, Martika weighed just 2,000 pounds. Today she’s more than 8,500 pounds – almost as big as the herd’s matriarch!

Willy: Not much is known about Willy before he came to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. The folks at Disney say he was born in 1979 and is a laid-back giant who gets along well with ot h e r e l e ph a nt s , e s p e c i a l l y females. At 11-feet tal l at the shoulder and 13,000 pounds he will certainly be the largest animal ever on exhibit at the Zoo. Willy is the f irst adult male elephant in Cleveland since 1962.

Moshi: Born in Cape Pro vidence, Africa, in 1976, Moshi is the most independent of the herd. Her keepers say Moshi is the most cooperat ive elephant in da i ly tra ining sessions, and she’s definitely the best painter. When given a paintbrush, some colors and a canvas, Moshi takes time making each stroke and has the most varied approach to art. Moshi weighs about 8,500 pounds.

Meet our Elephants:

Shenga: Born in Zimbabwe in 1982, Shenga weighs approximately 7,9 0 0 p ou nd s . S he come s to Cleveland from Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska. Her Omaha keepers describe her as smart and social, a big reason they wanted her to find a new home with a herd after her elderly exhibit mate passed away last year.

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Majestic, amazing and in need of our help, African elephants coexist with people and other living things in a delicate bal-ance for survival. African Elephant Crossing creates a compelling visitor experience that connects people with wildlife and illustrates how balanced decisions and the sustainable use of resources influence the coexistence of people, elephants and other wildlife.

In African Elephant Crossing, visitors learn about every facet of elephant life, including their physiology, habitat, social structure and how they interact with humans in their native Africa.

Elephants and people share a common pathway at the entrance to the exhibit. Visitors use the Crossing Gate to travel between the outer pe-rimeter of the exhibit and the African village inside. Elephants will use the path to go from the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Savanna Range to the Mopani Range. When it is the elephants turn to cross, visitors will be able to help close the gates to the pedestrian path by turning a series of cranks. Visitors will get a true sense of the elephants’ size as they pass a mere 15 feet away!

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Once through the Crossing Gate, visitors will be immersed in a vil-lage constructed to resemble an African village in Botswana. In the center of the village is the Kgotla, or meeting place, where visitors learn about African culture.

From within the village, visitors will be able to see into both elephant ranges, and see some of the other native African animals that are part of the exhibit including meerkats, colorful native African birds and one of the smallest species of antelope, Kirk’s dik-dik. Kids will be able to get a special up-close view of the meerkats through a crawl-up window under an artificial termite mound.

“With the help of colors, numbers and movement, the Zoo’s youngest visitors will learn about the needs of elephants and how

those relate to their own needs in a safe, fun environment.”

At the rear of the Kgotla is the entrance to the Sydell L. Miller El-ephant Care & Visitor Center, a state-of-the-art facility showing the best practices in elephant management. A scale built into the floor allows visitors to see how many humans it takes to equal the weight of an elephant. A working wall allows keepers to demonstrate how they interact, train and care for the elephants. Elephants learn to present their feet, ears, trunk and other parts of their body for routine examinations, baths and pedicures.

Elephants can eat up to 300 pounds of vegetation in a single day. An eye-opening exhibit within the Miller Elephant Center provides phys-ical representations of the amount of food and water elephants need to survive. Inside the Miller Elephant Center visitors will be introduced to some of the other creatures native to southern Africa including underground-dwelling naked mole rats and an African rock python.

Visitors will be able to walk almost all the way around African Ele-phant Crossing. Along this path is the Kopje Rock feeding station. At the base of the rock is a “nose-to-trunk” viewing area where kids will

be just inches away from the elephants on the other side of a window. Located next to the Palava Hut, a new African Elephant Family Play Maze sponsored by PNC introduces the wonder and majesty of the world’s largest land mammal to pre-school audiences.

Fifth Third Bank is the proud sponsor of the inaugural season of African Elephant Crossing. With so much new to see and do, your family will have a trunkload of fun at your Zoo.

— Joe Yachanin, Marketing & Public Relations Specialist

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Adopt an elephant for $75, and your gift package includes:• Super cool “ZooParent” collectible key chain• Personalized adoption certificate• Color photo of an elephant • Fun fact sheet all about elephants• A collectible plush toy• Invitation to ZooFriends’ Night 2011 — a fun

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They’ll love this gift from tusk ‘til dawn — adopt an elephant today! Donations are fully tax-deductible and make some of the most delightful and festive gift ideas around!

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The campaign committee for African Elephant Crossing never rests! For five years, these dedicated trustees and community leaders have worked to help make African Elephant Crossing a reality. Led by Board President Rob Rogers and campaign co-chairs Mike Cogan and Pat Mullin, they continue to work to make sure we reach the $12.5-million goal and claim a $725,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation.

The campaign has been an amazing journey making new friends and deepening friendships with long-time supporters. What is clear from our wonderful committee members and generous donors is that North-east Ohio loves its Zoo. Through gifts of all shapes and sizes, our com-munity has shown how deeply it cares about the future of wildlife and the great benefits the Zoo brings to our community. Thank you to all 3,400+ donors who are making this wonderful project a reality!

Now is the time to come and see what wonderful things are happening in African Elephant Crossing and at the Zoo. A trunk full of preview opportunities and opening events are in full swing. These began with a major donor event, the Meet the Herd champagne breakfast sponsored by Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, and will continue all summer with ElephanTuesdays, ZippityZooDoo and ZooFriends’ Night in May, June and July. This is a BIG deal — don’t miss it!

— Fiona Green, Manager of Capital and Special Gifts

The Campaign for African Elephant Crossing

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T he animals of African Elephant Crossing act as ambassadors for their species in the wild. In Africa,

t he Z o o promote s cons er v at ion b y supporting projects that conduct research on elephant ecolog y and habitat use, investigate areas that bring elephants into contact with people, educate children and communities about elephants, and protect and create travel corridors that connect vital habitat while allowing elephants to move freely across the landscape.

One of the significant conservation projects supported by our Zoo is the Tarangire Elephant Project lead by zoologist Dr. Charles Foley. Dr. Foley has studied the elephant population of Tarangire National Park in northern Tanzania for 18 years. His work on elephants covers a variet y of different topics including demography, behavior, genetics, and conservation, and over the years he has individually recognized and named over 1,000 elephants.

Dr. Foley was born in Britain and earned his PhD from Princeton. He and his wife, Lara, their t wo young chi ldren, and t heir Tanzania staff, have a research camp in the middle of this vast national park. I have had the pleasure of visiting this camp several times while leading safaris to Tanzania.

Ta rang ire’s elephant popu lat ion has increased over the last few years to more than 700 animals in approximately 27 family g r o u p s . S om e of t h e s e g r o u p s a r e approaching 50 animals. Over the years, Dr. Foley and his staff have learned a great deal about these elephants. One amazing story he tells is how this population was able to sur v ive a drought in 1992-94. Many

elephants in the populations died during this period, especially young calves (40% of the infants died). As he compared families that fared wel l to those that had high mortality, he discovered a very plausible explanation. The families led by an older matriarch had a much higher survival rate during the drought than those led by a matriarch under 40 years of age. Looking at past weather patterns, the last serious drought occurred in 1958–1959. The older females had experienced that past drought

and therefore during the 1992 –1994 drought “remembered” where to venture out of the park to find water. As the expression goes, “elephants never forget” and this certainly supports that expression.

It is important that elephants seasonally migrate in and out of the park for food and water. Historically there were nine different places where elephants could move freely in and out of Tarangire Nationa l Park. Because farmers have moved into areas surrounding the park, there are now only four “corridors” that allow this migration. For the past several years, Dr. Foley and his colleagues have been working on a project called Payment for Ecosystem Services, a community-based conservation project in

Northern Tanzania. He has worked with a consortium of tour operators who pay local villages to restrict agricultural cultivation and permanent settlement in certain areas where large mammals roam. This Payment for Ecosystem Services has great potential for lessening human/wildlife conf licts throughout Africa because it provides resources to the people who need it the most, the farmers that are most adversely affected by damage to their crops caused by elephants and other large mammals.

If you are interested in supporting this project or any similar project, send your donation to the Zoo Society’s Conservation for Wildlife and Wild Places fund.

—Steve H. Taylor, Zoo Director

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The Cleveland Zoological Society is proud to recognize the following donors for helping to make African elephant Crossing possible.

$1,000,000+AnonymousThe george gund FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith FoundationThe Spilman Family in honor of

Sydell L. Miller

$500,000+The Cleveland FoundationThe Kresge FoundationODNr Division of real Estate and

Land ManagementThe reinberger Foundation

$250,000+The Hershey FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HorvitzThe Walter E. & Jean C. Kalberer

FoundationKeyBankKent H. Smith Charitable TrustAlan and Karen Wilber

$100,000+Aleris International Inc.AnonymousJpMorgan Chase FoundationLouise H. & David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.Daniel Maltz

The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation

Eileen and Donald MorrisonThe Murch FoundationOhio Cultural Facilities CommissionpNC FoundationBillie Howland Steffee in honor of Abigail,

Dawson and Sydney Steffee

$50,000+The William Bingham FoundationThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening

FoundationCleveland Wire Cloth & Manufacturing

CompanyLiz and Chuck EmrickFifth Third Bank, Northeastern OhioMargaret Fulton-Mueller &

Scott C. MuellerCarol and graham HallThe Harrington-McLaughlin Family

FoundationHenkel CorporationIn memory of Christopher A. JonesFred A. Lennon Charitable TrustJohn p. Murphy FoundationThe Edwin D. Northrup II FundThe Sherwick FundShurTech Brands, LLCJack and Nancy TanisMr. Morton J. Weisberg

$25,000+The Abington FoundationApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.Baker & Hostetler LLpThe Bicknell FundMuffy and Jim Bolandgary D. Brengartner*Mr. and Mrs. Dennis r. BurnsideCalfee, Halter & griswold LLpMichael and Jennifer CoganThe DBJ FoundationEaton CorporationLouis and patricia FodorForest City Enterprises Charitable

FoundationThe Mary A. and Thomas F. grasselli

Endowment FoundationLeigh and Eric HallAlbert A. Hanes and robert E. Hanesrichard & Sally (Stecher) HollingtonMr. and Mrs. Chris KammBud Lezius*Lubrizol FoundationMarge and Dan MooreMr. and Mrs. patrick S. MullinNorthern Trust BankOatey Co.Mr. and Mrs. Jon H. and Jane Q. Outcalt

and Jon H. Jr. and robin M. Outcaltppg Industries Foundationrobert S. and Sylvia K. reitman Family

FoundationThe rogers FamilyThe Sears-Swetland Family FoundationThomas V.H. & Iris J. Vail

$10,000+gordon and Cathy AnholdMs. Virginia D. Benjamin and

Mr. philip L. WoodcockMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. BiggarWilliam and Irene BostelmanMebby and Jack BrownCarfagna Family FoundationDedicated employees of Cleveland

Metroparks, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Cleveland Zoological Society

In honor of Jim & Ellen June Cowher, true animal lovers & master Zoo tour guides

Ms. Laura A. DavisDollar BankJohn and Kathy FraylickMr. and Mrs. richard r. gascoigneMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. gormanMr. and Mrs. Sean p. HennessyThe Higley FundMr. and Mrs. Jeremy S. Hilton and FamilyMartha Holden Jennings Foundation

KpMg LLpE. gary and Mary Lynn LaughlinC.A. Litzler Co., Inc.Dr. and Mrs. randall E. Marcus,

in memory of Dorothy M. MarcusThe gerald and paula McNichols Family

FoundationMedical Mutual of OhioMurphy Family FoundationMs. Darleen M. priceMr. and Mrs. David L. pughJonathan and Meg ratner

philanthropic FundrpM International Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Fred rzepkaMr. and Mrs. John A. SwitzerMr. and Mrs. Michael VaughnJohn F. Wallace revocable TrustThe Thomas H. White Foundation, a

KeyBank Trust

$5,000+Mr. and Mrs. C. perry BlossomApril Miller Boise in memory of

rose parkerJennifer and Sean BoyleJohn and Mary BoyleBrent M. BuckleyIn memory of gerald N. CannonDane and Dottie CarneyMr. and Mrs. Christopher S. ChizmarMr. and Mrs. george S. CoakleyMr. and Mrs. William Cushwa, Jr.Deloitte & Touche LLpMr. Michael V. DzurillaMr. and Mrs. robert U. Fein and FamilyFirst Federal of LakewoodFriendMarguerite B. HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Tom HuntThe Janus FamilyMr. and Mrs. James and

Marilyn JaroszewskiBill and Jo Ann KahlDavid and Meredith KemptonDaniel and Carol KlimasDr. rick KryzaLynn and Stephen KukanzaMr. and Mrs. Thomas LeidenKim and Tom LittmanMs. Idarose LuntzMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. MahovlicJames M. and Sonia MalzMs. Steffany Matticola and

Mr. Chris LarkinsMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Mcgowan IIIBunnie and Bob MerckleJoan and rod Naro

2006 – 2011 CAMpAIGn fOR AfricAn ElEphAnt crossing

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patricia J. O'Donnell and Bruce E. gaynorTom and Marian partridgeMargo petlowanyMr. and Mrs. Anthony r. petruzziLucy, Henry and Walker popkoMr. and Mrs. roger F. rankinrebholz Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. David A. robertsonMr. and Mrs. David and Laura SangreeMr. and Mrs. Stanley K. SchneiderJohn and Barbara SchubertIn memory of robert M. StecherSteve and Sarah TaylorIn memory of Leonard M. VonBenkenMr. and Mrs. James A. Young, Jr.Mrs. Barbara E. Zelley

$2,500+Susan and Darrell Austinb.a. Sweetie Candy Company Inc.Tim and Stacey BernotMs. ginny BertramMr. and Mrs. David BiadaJulie Boland and John gannonBrown gibbons Lang & CompanyBill and Linda BurmeisterThe John and Barbara Burns Foundationgail and Donald ButlerTaylor and Marilyn ClarkCohen & CompanyCoitKaren, Ken and Zoe ConleyMs. Loree ConnorsMr. Jeffrey L. ContiniDoug and Karen CooperThe DeMonica FamilySally EverettDan and Katie FarleyJoni Ledinsky Fehlner and

Matthew FehlnerLiz, Tom and Mary FowlerJeremy and Kristen FrancisJim and Linda FrancisJoy M. FredaDennis and Diana FredriksenLee A. FriedmanMr. robert Friedman and Ms. Elizabeth

MacgowanLarry gogolick and FriendsMr. and Mrs. paul grazulisMatt, Fiona and Meg greenIn memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward and

gladys gruberIn memory of ruth and Charles HalleenEve HigginsMr. and Mrs. Bruce g. HigleyNicole and Steve HilbertNed, Karen and Emma HillKen and patti JackoKaczmar Architects Inc. / Stan and

Terry KaczmarBernie and Nancy KarrCollin and Linda KniselyDr. and Mrs. Dave KoncalMichelle Krocker and Kate raymondDr. and Mrs. robin B. LakeMr. and Mrs. Donald Latore

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew LitzlerJames E. and Shirley J. LoveMr. and Mrs. Charles N. MandtMarc’sDavid and Bernadette MastCecil and renee Millerrich Moore, Carol Smith, Caroline

and BenWarren L. and Betsi S. Morrisgary M. NovotnyMr. and Mrs. David p. O'BrienBarbara B. O'ConnorMr. and Mrs. David OlsonOmnia, a Telos CompanyThe William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill

FoundationMichelle Orenickrobert and Sibyl OsickaMrs. David W. pancoastTony and Claire paskevich, in memory of

Mrs. gerry Coakleyrebecca J. pekoMs. Charlene phelps and

Ms. Nancy A. gorenshekrockette richardsonBarry and Maribeth robinsonJacob and Marjorie rosenbaumEllen and Steve ross, and Dr. and Mrs.

ronald ross, in honor of Lauren and Steve Spilman and Sydell Miller

Mr. and Mrs. W. Neil rossboroughMr. John E. rupertLarry J. SantonIn memory of Jack gene SchmollingerEdward and Ellie SeligmanLynne M. Shields, ph.D.Lorie Hollington Smith and Scott SmithMichelle and Mike StewartJoe and Donna SuerthSummit Steel CorporationMrs. Blythe C. Sundberggregory C. ThompsonAugust L. and Shirley J. Tischerrobert and ruth Tuttlerobert and Diane WalcottNancy C. WamsleyAlfred E. and Caryn E. Wermanrichard and Mary Lynn Wills, in honor of

our grandchildrenThe Wohlfeiler FamilyJan and Michael WolfBetty and Don Zgonc

$1,000+Mr. and Mrs. richard AllenThe Beiswenger FamilyMr. Leonard BenkoBill and Sue BergerMs. Margaret BowenDr. Barbara Brown and Dr. Steve WardIn memory of Carol BurtonMr. Wayne W. BushekMr. and Mrs. Santos CageaoMrs. Marilyn CallalyMr. and Mrs. richard ClarkMr. and Mrs. Alan Cohnpeter W. Danford

Dr. and Mrs. Walter H. DimlingMs. Carol DonaldsonFerro FoundationMr. and Mrs. John FlammangMr. and Mrs. richard FoxMr. and Mrs. David glickmanMr. David grubbMr. geoffrey S.E. HallElisabeth K. HolmesMr. and Mrs. John L. HughesDr. and Mrs. roderick JordanBen and Lily KammMarcia E. KampfeMr. and Mrs. Andrew KartalisMr. and Mrs. patrick J. KellyMs. Susan KingMr. and Mrs. Allan KrulakMs. Shirley Lavalli and Chris ScottMr. and Mrs. David H. LavelleMs. Marci LeonianLilly pulitzerrobert and LaVerne LugibihlIn memory of robin MartindaleDarlene Evans McCoyThe Mcginness FoundationMs. Mary McMillanMr. and Mrs. gary L. McMillenMetLife Foundation's Volunteer Ventures

programThe Nicholson FoundationDrew T. parobekMs. Barbara petersonMr. and Mrs. Kim S. SchrockMr. robert M. Stecher, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael StefanIn Memory of Bruce gilesWalter S. Tletski FamilyNoah VeresMs. Jean Wright

ZOOfUtUReS pLAnned GIvInG dOnORS 2006-2010Estate of Fred and Kay CrawfordEstate of Charlotte ruthMr. Donald Woodcock

SCHReCkenGOSt MAMMOtH And MAStOdOn COnSeRvAtIOn pROjeCt dOnORS $2,500+AnonymousMr. and Mrs. robert H. JacksonKulas FoundationJohn p. Murphy FoundationMark Schwartz and Bettina Katz

This list represents all gifts of $1,000+ cumulative giving since the inception of the campaign through March 15, 2011. To provide updated information or to make a gift, please (216) 661.6500 or email Info@ClevelandZooSociety.org

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HEllOS & gOOdByESThe next time you visit the Zoo and see a helpful, cheerful person wearing a teal shirt and probably some pins, you’ve just met one of the Zoo volunteers! “Our volunteers are integral to the Zoo’s success,” said Lynn Charles, Manager of Volunteer Services. “They give the Zoo personality and visibility to visitors, and have a great time doing it. It’s the most meaningful fun you’ll ever have.” In 2010, the Zoo’s 400 volunteers generously donated more than 40,000 hours of service. Their time and dedication are crucial factors in providing an enjoyable experience for Zoo visitors. They answer questions, give direc-tions and are general ambassadors for the Zoo. Volunteers staff the information booths, assist at special events like Boo at the Zoo and Noon Year’s Eve, help staff at overnight events and help in the Zoo’s library. For more information about volunteering at the Zoo, please call (216) 635.3395.

Carrot Top. Don’t be fooled by looks alone. This little monkey didn’t hook up with the wrong adult. Infant Francois’ langurs have bright orange fur in contrast to the silky black coat of adults. The Zoo welcomed a male infant Francois langur in January 2011 which is now on exhibit in The RainForest with 11-year-old mother Petunia, 13-year-old father Ike and brother Maynard, who was born in April 2009. The baby is the second offspring of Ike and Petunia, both born at the Zoo. The pair was recommended for breeding by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP).Two other adult females in the Zoo’s langur group —Mei Mei and Leilu—share in the parenting duties as they would in the wild. A youngster’s bright orange hair may help enable juvenile females in a langur troop to recognize them and start practicing their parental skills, or “aunting.”Francois’ langurs are native to Vietnam, southeastern China and Laos. They are arbo-real leaf-eaters with very long tails that live in groups of three to 12 individuals. Francois’

langurs are endangered due to habitat loss and illegal hunting. Your Zoo is one of about a dozen zoos across the country to participate in the Francois’ langur SSP breeding program.

They grow up so soon. The re-turn of warm weather to Northeast Ohio makes us all want to get out and enjoy the sun. This is especially true for some of the Zoo’s younger animals. Your Zoo welcomed a fe-male Grant’s zebra last September. The foal is the first offspring for mother, Nettie, and fa-ther, Zeke. Nettie is five years old and was born at the Zoo in May 2005. Zeke is an eleven-year-old male who was born at Cape May County Park & Zoo in New Jersey. He came to the Zoo in July 2009.Spring has also sprung for the Eastern black rhino family. Young Johari, the fourth daughter of mom Inge, and second of dad Jimma, was born last August. She is a sig-nificant addition to the zoo population as there are only 31 female and 36 male East-ern black rhinos in zoos in North America and they are considered highly endangered in the wild.

Our young giraffes really like to stretch their legs. The Zoo herd of Masai giraffe is one of the largest in the country. Some of them are here in Cleveland and some are on loan to other zoos around the country for breeding purposes. Easily recognizable for their long legs and necks, giraffe also have a special ad-aptation that isn’t always visible— a blue tongue. Since they spend so much time reach-ing for leaves high in trees, the dark pigmenta-tion of the tongue helps to prevent sunburn on a very sensitive appendage. Watch for special feeding opportunities each day at the giraffe deck were you can see the giraffes’ blue tongue up close and personal.

Cover Artist. Last fall the Zoo Society lost a good friend in the passing of Sanford Gross. Sandy was a contributing photographer for Zoo Society publications since the late 1990s and his images graced many covers. We miss his good cheer, enthusiasm for taking a picture anywhere and any-when and his remarkable images. Thank you Sandy for all you did.

— Mary McMillan, Director of Finance & Operations

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Present this coupon with a valid Cleveland Metroparks Zoo membership card and your ID at the Akron Zoo’s box office

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ary 1, 2011, reciprocal benefits with Toledo

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phers will find special “photo opportunity” signs

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