Sentences with phrase «zoo officials said»

Zoo officials say this month's sweltering temperatures have led to a drop in attendance.

Raina, Rhodesian ridgeback, stood guard while the cheetah recovered from an operation, and licked and nuzzled him once he woke up, zoo officials say.

Born alone, instead of in a litter, he was rejected by his mother, as zoo officials say is often the case with single - birth cheetahs.

Zoo officials say that the pair will soon be separated in hopes that they'll bond with females instead.

Not exact matches

Park District Supt. Robert Penn, who presented the plans to park commissioners Thursday, said the district has earmarked $ 5 million in Build Illinois money to be used for construction of 30,000 square feet of office space for 200 zoo officials whose desks currently are scattered among five buildings.

Zoo officials can't say exactly what time he'll be outside.

The animal died a week later, although Zoo officials did not say the death was a direct result of the fall.

Deputy borough president and Zoo board member Edward Burke said officials wanted a more «hands - free» event, though he told the crowd «half of you are here because you're waiting for something to go wrong.»

A necropsy will be performed on a four - month old rhinoceros believed to have been the first of its species to be born through artificial insemination in the United States, officials from the Montgomery Zoo in Alabama said on Monday.

The zoo says the drive - thru run posed no danger to the public, and the charges were related to the fact officials didn't ask for permission to take the bear offsite.

The zoo says the drive - thru run posed no danger to the public, and the charges were related to the fact officials didn't ask for permission to take the bear offsite.