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2400 Olentangy River Rd.
Thursday, December 3 at 7:00pm
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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
The busy summer season may be behind us, but we're still in full gear getting ready for Wildlights. Our incredible holiday celebration is just around the corner, so mark your calendars and make plans to come on out and celebrate the season with us beginning November 20. To whet your appetite, here's a peek at our amazi...ng lights show ... you don't want to miss it or the other fun activities we've got lined up for you for Wildlights 2009!Read More
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POWELL, Ohio Brighten your holidays with the magic of Wildlights, a celebration at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium presented by American Electric Power beginning November 20, 2009. Wildlights ...
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium We are still looking for seasonal team members to help us during Wildlights! For more information and to apply online, visit us at www.columbuszoo.org/hr.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Li'l Beco weighs 926 pounds! Congrats to Bev, who guessed 925 pounds. She gets bragging rights for the day. :) And, while 926 pounds is huge to people like us, he's still wee compared to mom. If you haven't had a chance to come out and see him yet, you should - he's still got every ounce of his adorableness. He and Pheobe are out for people to see between 10am and 2pm every day!
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium So, Beco was weighed on Sunday. Guess how much our "little" guy weighs now! (Hint - his last weight was more than 800 pounds.)
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Finally! We've got a couple of good shots of the lion cubs to share. And a weight update - they're getting big! As of their last check, the male cub weighed in at nearly 16 pounds and the two females are at 14.25 and 13.65 pounds respectively! Mom Asali is still taking good care of everyone and they all checked out healthy and happy. Will keep all of you updated when we get more news!
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Here's some big news - as of this weekend, the Zoo just surpassed 1.57 million visitors for 2009! That is more visitors than we served in all of last year. We're thrilled so many people come to visit to create their own special memories and adventures. If you were one of these visitors, THANK YOU for coming out to see us! We wouldnt' be the number one zoo in America without your support!
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Boo at the Zoo is happening again this weekend. Saturday is predicted to be cloudy (but dry!) and Sunday should be a gorgeous sunny fall day. Come on out for treats, tricks, and a whole lot of Hallowe'en Zoo fun!!
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Check out the Zoo's newest foray into the online social media world - we're now on Flickr, too! The page is just starting up, but we'll keep adding photos. We're working on ways to get your photos on there, too. We'll keep you posted. We've also added a Flickr badge to our page here to help you keep an eye on the newest photos coming from the Zoo!
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Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Check out our big girl, Fluffy, taking a walk (slither? crawl?) in the indoor elephant yard at the Zoo! The keepers shift this 300+ pound snake from her home in the Asia Quest building to the Pachyderm building a few times a year to give her some exercise and enrichment. It also helps the Zoo to keep tabs on her weight, length, and health!
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Several times a year, Fluffy, the Zoos 20+ foot reticulated python makes the trip from her habitat in Asia Quest to the indoor pachyderm yard for a little R&R. Once there she is allowed to stretch her legs for a bit, taking in all the new sights a smells and maybe even going for a little swim. ...
On Wednesday, October 21 the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium received one of Ohio’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards. After an application was submitted to the Ohio Psychological Association (OPA), a panel of OPA members conducted a site visit. ...
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium We love letting people know the Zoo is a great place to visit; now we can tell everyone it's a great place to work, too! The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium received one of Ohio's Psychologically Healthy Workplace awards on October 21. A huge congrats to all of our staff - who not only work hard to make the Zoo great for our animals and visitors, but make sure it's great for one another too!
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The event will consist of a lecture, followed by Dr. Berra signing copies of his latest book, "Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man."
The year 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.
Charle...s Darwin had planned to enter the ministry, but his discoveries on a fateful voyage 174 years ago shook his faith and changed our conception of the origins of life. The theory of evolution by natural selection as elaborated in his book On the Origin of Species is considered by historians and philosophers of science to be one of the most important ideas ever had by the human mind.
In partnership with The Ohio State University, Darwin: The Growth of an Idea celebration, the Zoo will host Darwin scholar Dr. Tim Berra for a special presentation. Following the lecture, Dr. Berra will sign copies of his new book – “Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man.”
Dr. Tim M. Berra is Professor Emeritus of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at the Ohio State University. He received the Ph.D. in Biology from Tulane University in 1969. He is a two-time recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to Australia in 1969 and 1979. He taught at the University of Papua New Guinea before joining the faculty of OSU in 1972. Over the last 40 years he has spent over 8 years doing fieldwork in Australia.
Dr. Berra is the author of mopre than 75 scientific papers and 6 books including Evolution and the Myth of Creationism published by Stanford University Press in 1990. His book A Natural History of Australia (Univ. of NSW Press/Academic Press, 1998)features 200 of his color photographs, 220 line drawings and maps, and over 500 references. Freshwater Fish Distribution featuring 169 maps, 324 fish drawings and 1,700 references was published by University of Chicago Press in 2007. His latest book, Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2008 and features 60 b/w illustrations and 16 color plates.
Dr. Berra is the former editor of The Ohio Journal of Science and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where he also served on the Conservation and Collection Management Committee. He was also the ichthyological book review editor of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and a member of the Board of Governors of the Society. Dr. Berra resigned these positions at the end of 2000 to pursue fieldwork supported by the National Geographic Society and the Columbus Zoo in Australia in 2001. He is Research Associate at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia where he spent most of 2001 working on the life history of the nurseryfish. He returned to Darwin in 2003, 2004, and 2005 to continue his nurseryfish research, and he will be keynoting Charles Darwin University’s celebrations of the Darwin bicentennial in 2009.
In 1992 he was visiting professor at the University of Concepcion in Chile, and in 1996 he was visiting professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He took early retirement from Ohio State University in July 1995 to devote full time to research, writing, and photography.Read More
The event will consist of a lecture, followed by Dr. Berra signing copies of his latest book, "Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man."
The year 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.
Charle...s Darwin had planned to enter the ministry, but his discoveries on a fateful voyage 174 years ago shook his faith and changed our conception of the origins of life. The theory of evolution by natural selection as elaborated in his book On the Origin of Species is considered by historians and philosophers of science to be one of the most important ideas ever had by the human mind.
In partnership with The Ohio State University, Darwin: The Growth of an Idea celebration, the Zoo will host Darwin scholar Dr. Tim Berra for a special presentation. Following the lecture, Dr. Berra will sign copies of his new book – “Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man.”
Dr. Tim M. Berra is Professor Emeritus of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at the Ohio State University. He received the Ph.D. in Biology from Tulane University in 1969. He is a two-time recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to Australia in 1969 and 1979. He taught at the University of Papua New Guinea before joining the faculty of OSU in 1972. Over the last 40 years he has spent over 8 years doing fieldwork in Australia.
Dr. Berra is the author of mopre than 75 scientific papers and 6 books including Evolution and the Myth of Creationism published by Stanford University Press in 1990. His book A Natural History of Australia (Univ. of NSW Press/Academic Press, 1998)features 200 of his color photographs, 220 line drawings and maps, and over 500 references. Freshwater Fish Distribution featuring 169 maps, 324 fish drawings and 1,700 references was published by University of Chicago Press in 2007. His latest book, Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man, was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in November 2008 and features 60 b/w illustrations and 16 color plates.
Dr. Berra is the former editor of The Ohio Journal of Science and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium where he also served on the Conservation and Collection Management Committee. He was also the ichthyological book review editor of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and a member of the Board of Governors of the Society. Dr. Berra resigned these positions at the end of 2000 to pursue fieldwork supported by the National Geographic Society and the Columbus Zoo in Australia in 2001. He is Research Associate at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, Australia where he spent most of 2001 working on the life history of the nurseryfish. He returned to Darwin in 2003, 2004, and 2005 to continue his nurseryfish research, and he will be keynoting Charles Darwin University’s celebrations of the Darwin bicentennial in 2009.
In 1992 he was visiting professor at the University of Concepcion in Chile, and in 1996 he was visiting professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He took early retirement from Ohio State University in July 1995 to devote full time to research, writing, and photography.Read More
Time:7:00PM Thursday, December 3rd
Location:2400 Olentangy River Rd.
