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DirectorsWilliam BergumThom BrownMichael G. CarterGrady CrosbyNate CunniffDr. Robert DavisJoseph Frohna**Tami GarrisonMichael M. Grebe, Jr.John GrunauKatherine HustKaren Peck KatzJohn KissingerMaria Gonzalez KnavelRussell KohlJoe KreslCaroline KriderJames KuehnKeith ManbeckThomas (T.J.) MariniAnthony MarinoQuinn Martin
Jack McKeithanJay McKennaKat MorrowGina Peter*Dr. Joan PrinceScott RedlingerHarold RedmanLacey SadoffBarry SattellKim SchafferRick SchmidtRyan SchultzThelma SiasRoger SmithJon SohnJudy Holz StathasDavid StrelitzMichael StullRich TennessenTyler VassarGregory WesleyJane WierzbaRay Wilson
Honorary DirectorsWilliam J. Abraham, Jr.John B. BurnsWilliam M. Chester, Jr.Stephen M. DearholtTom DempseyRichard A. GallunJohn A. HazelwoodRobert A. KahlorAnn McNeerSandi MoomeyWilliam G. MoomeyJeff NeuenschwanderBernard J. PeckJay RobertsonJohn W. TaylorAllen W. Williams, Jr.Paul WongBernard C. Ziegler III
DirectorsAnthony BaishMichael BarkBrian BoeckerCherie EckmannJason EllsSean FinniganDarryll FortuneJoseph Frohna*Nezih HasanogluTony HopkinsPaul HultgrenGeorge JusticeEric LenzenKaren LothPat McQuillanKristin OcchettiJim OlsonKent OrenMeghan Shannon
Tricia ShinnersBrenen SieberBrookellen TeuberChris TimmEido WalnyMark Zimmerman
Honorary DirectorsBob AngerDavid BattenLori BechtholdMatthew D’AttilioNora DreskeJohn FleckensteinMike FoxLinda GrunauEli GuzniczakLee Walther KordusPeter KordusJoe Kresl
Quinn MartinKat MorrowMargie PaurKatie Pionkoski Richard J. PodellBunny Raasch-HootenArlene RemsikBarry SattellDan SchwabeRandy ScovilleJudy Holz StathasJeff SterenDavid StrelitzJim SzymanskiKathleen TooheyPete UnderwoodJane WierzbaRay Wilson
The mission of the Zoological Society of Milwaukee is to participate in conserving endangered species, to educate people about the
importance of wildlife and the environment, and to support the Milwaukee County Zoo.
2014-2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* Chair of the Board ** Associate Board President
2014-2015 ASSOCIATE BOARD
* Associate Board President
Alive is published in winter, spring and fall by the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County, 10005 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226-4383.Subscription is by membership only. Call 414-258-2333 for information or go to www.zoosociety.org.
C E O ’ s L e t t e r
Regular readers ofthis magazine know thatthe Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s mission is to conserve wildlife and endangered species,educate people about the importance of wildlife and the environment, andsupport the MilwaukeeCounty Zoo. But we can’tdo it alone. The story onpage 3 highlights the kindof partnership that makesour organization so effec-tive. The Zoo wanted amore dynamic outdooryard for its gorillas. TheZoological Society raised money for the project through its 2013-14 AnnualAppeal, and we were thrilled to receive an additional $100,000 donationfrom the Northwestern Mutual Foundation. The foundation focuses, amongother things, on making Milwaukee a great destination, and we know the Zoo is an important part of that.
The Zoological Society also works to protect primates, specificallybonobos, in the wild. The Society supports a research and patrol station inthe Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to conserve bonobos, forestelephants and other animals under the direction of our conservation coordi-nator, Dr. Gay Reinartz. As our work there has grown, so has our need foremployees to cook, collect data, transport staff and perform other importantfunctions. The story on page 4 introduces you to some of these Congolesestaff members. Our partners at Etate include ICCN, a French acronym forthe Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation; the World Wildlife Fund;and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Other highlights in this issue include a story about Stroller Safari, a newprogram from our Education Department for children under age 2 and theirparents or grandparents, as well as the beautiful animal photography in ourfourth annual calendar. Hang the calendar on your wall in 2016 and you’ll be in-the-know about Zoo and Zoological Society happenings throughout the year.
Dr. Robert (Bert) DavisChief Executive Officer
EditorStacy Vogel Davis
ContributorsZak MazurDr. Gay ReinartzBrigham Whitman
Graphic DesignerRoberta Weldon
PrinterNML Graphics ON THE COVER: A panther chameleon looks as if he’s waving
to visitors. The Zoo recently acquired two male panther chameleons for the Madagascar Exhibit in the Aquatic & Reptile Center (ARC). You can find other ARC residents in the calendar in the months of February and November. Photo by Richard Brodzeller
President/CEODr. Robert M. Davis
Communications,Marketing & MembershipRobin Higgins, Vice President
Finance/AdministrationJohn Heindel,Vice President
DevelopmentPenny Gutekunst,Vice President
Conservation Dr. Gay Reinartz,Coordinator
CreativeChristian Keene,Director
EducationJames Mills,Director
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY MANAGEMENT STAFF
C O N T E N T SVolume 35, Issue 3
Ape Enrichment: Gorillas enjoy new yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Conservation Chronicles:Congolese staff key to bonobo conservation efforts . . . . . . . . . 4
Stroller Safari:New education program for infants, toddlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dr. Bert Davis (right) presents a gorilla handprint to John Kordsmeier of the Northwestern Mutual
Foundation at the unveiling of the new Gorilla Yard.
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It’s a relaxing afternoon at the newly renovated Gorilla Yard at
the Milwaukee County Zoo. Baby gorilla Sulaiman scampers around
his mom, Shalia, and plays with a pile of wood wool used for nests
in the shade of a wooden structure. Cassius, the troop leader and
Sulaiman’s father, wanders on the side of the yard, snacking on grass
and plants he pulls from the ground. Femelle, the troop’s elderly
female, rests near the window of the apes building, while Naku,
another female, observes the others from her perch on top of a
climbing structure.
The family scene has drawn a crowd of visitors eager to see the
new baby and the new yard. The renovation is an exciting improve-
ment for the gorillas and Zoo visitors, says Trish Khan, Zoo curator
of primates and small mammals. “It’s definitely a much more enrich-
ing environment for the gorillas, especially for the family group.”
The visitors, meanwhile, get to see a more interesting landscape
with gorillas engaging in natural behaviors, such as climbing
and browsing.
The Northwestern Mutual Foundation donated $100,000
toward the renovation. The rest of the funds came from the Zoological
Society’s 2013-14 Annual Appeal. Hawks Landscape did the construc-
tion work last winter and spring, and the yard was unveiled in June.
"All winter, the primates staff eagerly watched as each new rock, hill
or climbing structure was added,” Khan says. “It was hard to tell
who was more excited, the gorillas or their zookeepers.”
The new yard has large wooden structures for climbing, shade
and wind protection. Gorillas can
lounge on large rocks that are warm
during the morning chill and cool in
the afternoon sun, says Claire Richard, primary gorilla keeper. These
features could encourage the gorillas to come out more in cooler
weather. They have the option to go outside all winter long except
during sub-zero weather. Keepers rotate the family group with the
Zoo’s bachelor gorillas, Hodari and Maji Maji, in the
outdoor and indoor exhibits.
The yard also will encourage the gorillas to behave more as
they would in the wild, Khan says. The structures create sight barriers,
allowing the gorillas to spend time apart. For example, a low-ranking
gorilla can hide if it finds a treat that it doesn’t want to share with the
rest of the group. The sight barriers also encourage vocalization and
bonding as the gorillas have to make an effort to occasionally check
in with each other, Khan says. Keepers will start planting native
plants in the yard in fall and spring so the gorillas can browse for
snacks as they do in the wild.
So far, the gorillas have been cautious about climbing the
structures, Richard says. Naku and Hodari often climb the structures
to collect food left there by the keepers, but the other gorillas prefer
to stay on the ground for now. “They’re naturally cautious animals,”
Richard says. “They need time to figure out if that’s a safe place to
be.” This fall, the Zoo will launch a behavioral study to see how the
gorillas use the yard, which will help the Zoo make improvements
in the future. “The gorillas will come up with ways to use the yard
that we hadn’t even thought of,” Khan says. By Stacy Vogel Davis
Gorillas Naku (left) and Femelle forage in the renovated outdoor exhibit.
New Yard, New Discoveries
Naku sits on a platform of theclimbing structure.
Shalia and her baby, Sulaiman, enjoy somequiet time in the shade of a wooden climbingstructure. Photos by Richard Brodzeller
for Gorillas
C o n s e r v a t i o n
Ntutani is the most senior Congolese staffer with BCBI, having served 15 years as logisticianand chauffeur for the office in Kinshasa. Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republicof Congo and home to N’Djili International Airport. Ntutani organizes supply shipments,arranges logistics, handles project finances, and is an ace mechanic who pours his heartand soul into maintaining BCBI’s aging 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer. Ntutani, 56, studied mechan-ical engineering in secondary school (similar to American high school) and then beganworking as an auto mechanic. Later, he worked at N’Djili Airport for an American aviationgroup that supported the U.S. Embassy. Due to growing instability in the 1990s, aviationgroups started to leave the country, and work dried up for Ntutani. In 2000, a mutualfriend recommended Ntutani to Dr. Gay Reinartz – known to the Congolese staff as“Madame Gay” – as a dependable chauffeur. In a city of 10 million people, Ntutani knows every street and back alley and has the savvy to deliver cargo and BCBI staff anywhere they need to go.
Bobo keeps the BCBI workers well-fed whether they are working in the office, travelingupriver or protecting bonobos in the forest. Bobo studied to be a teacher as a youngman, but teaching jobs were scarce when he graduated, so he worked as a roofer anddriver. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the country went through a period of unrestand civil war. Times were hard, and Bobo was virtually unemployed for more than adecade. Then in 2005, Madame Gay met Bobo and gave him a job as the camp cook.Bobo can find himself cooking for up to 40 people at Etate. This means waking up at 4 a.m. and spending virtually every minute of his day hovering over an open camp fire.Because he controls the rations, Bobo, 62, is adored by everyone at Etate, and theyfondly refer to him as “Mama Bobo.”
Etate, deep in the rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is inaccessible by road. BCBI staff must travel there in pirogues, or dugout canoes, on journeys of several days. Redo is one of two pirogue pilots who transport the staff and tons of supplies on trips of up to 1,000 miles,often piloting the boats day and night around dangerous obstacles like sandbars, whirlpools and submerged trees. He was born in Mbandaka, the closest city to Etate, in 1963. His grandfather came from humble beginnings as a fisherman, yet Redo’s father became a famous doctor in the
Congolese Staff Makes BonoboConservation Possible
Since 1997, the Zoological Society of Milwaukee has worked to study and protect wild bonobos and their habitat through
its Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI). Bonobos – the least-known great ape – are endangered and found only in the
Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa. BCBI supports a research station and patrol post called Etate in the Salonga
National Park, an immense rainforest ecosystem home to one of the country’s largest bonobo populations.
BCBI, led by Zoological Society conservation coordinator Dr. Gay Reinartz, requires on-the-ground staff for logistical and
administrative support. In a country where skilled workers are hard to find, BCBI has built up a staff of 10 dependable and
dedicated employees. Four employees are highlighted here.
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Ntutani Nkuansambu Etienne
Jean Marie “Bobo” Bongama Bongulebane
Preparing a Perfect PackageWhen you receive an item in the mail, you probably don’t give the packaging much thought. But designing packaging that can withstand the stresses of a journey across the country –or across the world – takes a lot of planning and skill. That’s what seven students from Waukesha County Technical College(WCTC) learned when they created educational packets to teachchildren in the Democratic Republic of Congo about animalsand conservation. The students competed in the PhoenixChallenge last spring in Nashville, Tenn., a competition thatpromotes the printing process for students in North America.The WCTC students “had to work with a local organizationand design packaging for them,” says Sam Boyles, a member of the team and recent graduate.
Robin Higgins, vice president of communications,marketing and membership for the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, suggested they design packaging for the Society’sflagship conservation program, the Bonobo & Congo BiodiversityInitiative (BCBI). The students consulted with Brigham Whitman,BCBI project specialist, and decided to create packaging for craftmaterials for children who live near the Salonga National Park inthe Democratic Republic of Congo, where BCBI supports a patrolpost at Etate. “The children there are most familiar with wildlifeas a food source,” says Whitman.“We wanted to teach them aboutthe value that wildlife holds for the ecosystem of the Salonga.”The journey to Etate is long and arduous. It can take three to four days and nights of travel along three rivers. Additionally,the tropical rainforest is incredibly humid and there are regulardownpours. “We needed to find materials that were waterproofbut could be printed on,” says Courtney Reed, a recent WCTC
graduate. The team produced an impressive package containingcrayons, animal stickers and a coloring book of animals that livein the Salonga. Although the team didn’t win first place, theirproject was a triumph. “The packages were a big success,” saysWhitman. “The children loved them and learned about animalsthey’d never seen before.”
By Zak Mazur
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region and worked at the medical school in Mbandaka. Redo studied construction and engineering in secondary school. When he graduated he could not find work in his field, so he followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and became a pirogue pilot. In 2004 he beganworking for BCBI as the chief pilot and mechanic. He quickly proved himself to be an expertconductor, driving BCBI’s motorizedpirogue into some of the most remote and unexplored rivers in Salonga.
Michel was born in 1973 in EquateurProvince, an area known for its once-abundant populations of bonobos.He graduated from secondary school,but as the country’s economy began
to falter in the 1980s, he ended up spending much of his life farming. In 2006, Michel’sschooling paid off. He was selected to work with the African Wildlife Foundation in his community’s forest to help assess and monitor wildlife and bonobos. This early trainingqualified him to join the BCBI research team in 2009 when it undertook a bonobo survey in the Lomako Forest. He now surveys bonobos in the Salonga National Park, recording observations of wildlife and poaching activity. Since 2011, Michel and the BCBI survey teamhave walked a total of 786 miles, the equivalent of walking from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C.
The package included a coloring book, crayons and wildlife stickers in a waterproof envelope. Photo by Zak Mazur
Top: Courtney Reed (top) and Sam Boyleswork on a printing machine. Photo by Zak Mazur
Congolese students use the educationalmaterials to learn about wildlife in the Salonga National Park. Photo by Brigham Whitman
Raymond “Redo” Munkoki Edzimisa
Michel Basele
The toddler is fascinated by the plush-toy lion in front
of him. The little boy – appropriately named Leo – grabs the
lion, hugs it and looks into its face. It’s something he could
never do with the real lions a few feet away, but the toy’s soft
fur and feline features help him connect with the real thing.
He smiles as he pets its mane.
This spring morning, Leo is one of six toddlers and
infants visiting the Milwaukee County Zoo with parents
or grandparents for a new program called Stroller Safari.
Today’s “Stripes, Spots or Solids?” program focuses on
big cats.
The Zoological Society of Milwaukee’s Education
Department, which runs Zoo Classes and Camps, created
Stroller Safari because it saw a void in educational opportu-
nities for infants, says MaryLynn Conter Strack, enrichment
program coordinator. The department bases the programs
on concepts that coincide with developmental milestones,
such as body parts, colors, movements, patterns and
numbers. “We use Zoo animals to help teach these
concepts in a fun, interactive way,” Conter Strack says.
The programs launched in fall 2014, and sessions sold
out quickly. This year, the department has added more
sessions and extended the programming into summer.
Julie Pfeil, of Mukwonago, has been taking her
21-month-old son, Will, to classes since the beginning.
“I work during the day, so this is my chance to interact
one-on-one with him,” she says. She enjoys learning the
songs and sign language for different animals with Will,
and says he even does the signs after they get home. “I’m
surprised at how much he takes from it, being as young
as he is,” she says. “It’s definitely a learning event for
him and a bonding experience for us.”
The “Stripes, Spots or Solids?” program starts, like
all Stroller Safaris, in the lobby of the education building,
where adults help themselves to coffee donated by Valentine
Coffee Co. Instructor Molly Del Vecchio starts by teaching
the group the sign for “cat,” using her thumb and forefinger
to stroke an imaginary whisker near her face. “When you’re
signing with children, you want to be extra dramatic,” she
says. The adults push the children in their strollers to the
Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country building. They stop
Tots andTigers
Stroller Safaris Offer Fun for Youngest Zoogoers
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Instructor Molly Del Vecchio reads a story to the children, parents and grandparents to close out the Stroller Safari class “Stripes,Spots or Solids?”
Leo Z., age 15 months, of Mequon, has a personal encounter with Tula the Amur tiger.
Sign up for Zoo Class!Some spots remain for Fall Zoo Classes. Registration for February-May classes startsNov. 6. Visit zoosociety.org/education for class listings and more information.
in the building entrance to look at the cheetahs as Del Vecchio
sings a song: “One little, two little, three little cheetahs. Four little,
five little, six little cheetahs …”
“Let’s count how many cheetahs we have,” she says. “One, two.”
The children touch squares of faux cheetah fur, feeling the soft
texture and noting the spots. Del Vecchio explains the difference
between cheetah, jaguar and leopard spots, something that the
children probably don’t understand but is interesting to the adults.
The program is all about individual attention. Near the Lion
Exhibit, Del Vecchio passes around pictures of lions and the toy
lion, stopping at each stroller to point out the lion’s tail and paws.
The kids, ranging in age from under 1 to almost 2, are at different
developmental stages and react to the activities and animals
differently. Some merely watch the instructor, while others
actively engage, laughing and interacting with the items they’re
shown. But they all pay attention.
The big cats don’t disappoint. Tula, an Amur tiger, sniffs at
the window when the group approaches and lays down against
the glass, to the awe of adults and children alike. Not to be outdone,
Themba the lion starts roaring loudly from his exhibit. “Let’s use
this as a learning opportunity,” Del Vecchio says enthusiastically.
“Let’s go see the lion roar.”
“It’s neat to see the animals early in the morning when they’re
so active,” says Mike Borkoski, of Muskego. He’s attending the class
with his 23-month-old daughter, Catherine. His 10-year-old son
also has attended Zoo Class. He says he enjoys getting to experience
Stroller Safari with his young daughter. “It’s a chance to get her out
and spend some extra time with her.”
By Stacy Vogel Davis
Previous page: Top: Natty, age 15 months, feels the soft texture of faux cheetah fur with his mom,Jess Phelps, of Pewaukee.
Bottom: Leo Z. waves a tiger “peek-a-boostick” he received at the Stroller Safari class“Stripes, Spots, or Solids?”
Alive Fall 2015 7Photos by Bob Wickland
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aySa
turd
ay
Robi
n th
e m
oose
wan
ders
thro
ugh
the
tall
gras
s in
her
exh
ibit
. Rob
in
was
foun
d or
phan
ed in
an
Alas
kan
back
yard
and
sen
t to
the
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
. Pho
to b
y Bo
b W
ickl
and Ap
ril F
ools
Day
Eart
h Da
y
Pass
over
beg
ins
at s
und
own
Zoot
asti
c,*
5-9
p.m
.
Wor
ld P
eng
uin
Day*
*
Che
esy
good
ness
: A y
oung
girl
enj
oys
a bo
wl o
f mac
and
chee
se a
t Zoo
tast
ic, a
Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty fu
ndra
iser
feat
urin
gan
imal
s, fo
od a
nd fa
mily
-frie
ndly
fun.
Pho
to b
y Ri
char
d Ta
ylor
Far
right
: Hum
bold
t pen
guin
Jac
k sw
ims
in h
is e
xhib
it.
Vis
it hi
m o
n W
orld
Pen
guin
Day
on
Apr
il 23
.Ph
oto
by O
lga
Korn
ienk
o
12
34
56
7
89
1011
1213
14
1516
1718
1920
21
2223
2425
2627
28
2930
31
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
May 2
016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Two
of th
e M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo’s
impa
la ta
ke in
thei
r sur
roun
ding
s in
the
Holz
Fam
ily Im
pala
Cou
ntry
exh
ibit
. Im
pala
are
pre
y fo
r all
of A
fric
a’s
big
cats
,as
wel
l as
hyen
as, b
ut th
ey a
re h
ard
to c
atch
. Im
pala
can
leap
dis
tanc
es u
p to
33
feet
and
jum
p 10
feet
into
the
air.
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Bro
dzel
ler
Cinc
o d
e M
ayo
Part
y fo
r th
e Pl
anet
**O
nlin
e re
gis
trat
ion
beg
ins
for
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*
Mot
her’
s Da
y at
the
Zoo
**
Mem
oria
l Day
Part
y fo
r th
e Pl
anet
**
The
Zoo’
s of
fici
al
sum
mer
sea
son
open
s, in
clud
ing
its
spec
ial s
umm
er e
xhib
itan
d K
ohl’s
Wild
The
ater
Zo
o pe
rfor
man
ces.
May
Day
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s-on
ly
fiel
d t
rip*
Left
: An
owl m
akes
a la
ndin
g du
ring
a B
irds
of P
rey
show
. The
sho
w
retu
rns
Mem
oria
l Day
wee
kend
to
the
Zoo.
Pho
to b
y B
ob W
ickl
and
Righ
t: Pe
ople
pla
nt b
utte
rfly
-frie
ndly
plan
ts a
t the
Milw
auke
e C
ount
y Zo
o’s
annu
al P
arty
for
the
Plan
et.
Phot
o by
Bob
Wic
klan
d
Alive Fall 2015 19
12
34
56
78
910
11
1213
1415
1617
18
1920
2122
2324
25
2627
2829
30
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
Jun
e 2
016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Harb
or s
eal p
up S
iku,
bor
n Ju
ne 14
, 201
5, w
as a
ble
to s
wim
wit
hin
one
hour
aft
er h
e w
asbo
rn. H
is z
ooke
eper
s sa
y he
get
s al
ong
swim
min
gly
wit
h hi
s ol
der b
roth
er, K
ing
Julia
n(K
J), w
ho w
as b
orn
June
8, 2
014.
You
can
vis
it S
iku,
KJ a
nd th
eir p
aren
ts –
Rin
go a
ndSy
dney
– in
the
Nor
th A
mer
ica
Area
nea
r the
pol
ar b
ear.
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Bro
dzel
ler
Suns
et Z
oofa
ri**
Zoo
Ball,
* ev
enin
g e
vent
Fath
er’s
Day
at
the
Zoo
**Fi
rst
day
of
sum
mer
Free
ad
mis
sion
for
Zo
o Pa
ss m
emb
ers
to t
he Z
oo’s
spe
cial
su
mm
er e
xhib
it,*
5-9
p.m
.
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
tySu
mm
er C
amps
beg
in(t
hrou
gh
Aug
. 13)
Sum
mer
Cam
ps b
egin
*
Free
ad
mis
sion
to
the
Zoo’
s sp
ecia
l sum
mer
exhi
bit
for
Zoo
Pas
sm
emb
ers,
* 5-
9 p.
m.
Flag
Day
Free
ad
mis
sion
to
the
Zoo’
s sp
ecia
l sum
mer
exhi
bit
for
Zoo
Pas
sm
emb
ers,
* 5-
9 p.
m.
Free
ad
mis
sion
to
the
Zoo’
s sp
ecia
l sum
mer
exhi
bit
for
Zoo
Pas
sm
emb
ers,
* 5-
9 p.
m.
Anim
al E
nric
hmen
tDa
y**
Ram
adan
beg
ins
at s
und
own
The
popu
lar
min
iatu
re tr
ain
mak
es it
s ro
unds
thro
ugh
the
Milw
auke
eC
ount
y Zo
o.
Phot
o by
Bob
Wic
klan
d
A fa
ther
and
his
you
ng
son
get t
heir
phot
o ta
ken
durin
g Fa
ther
’s D
ay a
t the
Zoo.
All
dads
rece
ive
free
adm
issi
on (p
arki
ngno
t inc
lude
d).
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Bro
dzel
ler
12
34
56
78
9
1011
1213
1415
16
1718
1920
2122
23
2425
2627
2829
30
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
July
2016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Ring
-tai
led
lem
urs
are
inst
antl
y re
cogn
izab
le o
win
g to
thei
r bus
hybl
ack-
and-
whi
te ri
nged
tails
. You
can
see
the
Zoo’
s tw
o ri
ng-t
aile
d le
mur
s in
the
Smal
l Mam
mal
s Bu
ildin
g.Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
Ind
epen
den
ce D
ayM
ilita
ry F
amily
Day
**Su
nset
Zoo
fari
**
Eid
al-
Fitr
beg
ins
at s
und
own
Kid
s’ N
ight
s at
the
Zoo
for
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s,*
5-9
p.m
.
Kid
s’ N
ight
s at
the
Zoo
for
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s,*
5-9
p.m
.
Kid
s’ N
ight
s at
the
Zoo
for
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s,*
5-9
p.m
.
Suns
et Z
oofa
ri**
Bird
ies
& E
agle
sG
olf
Tour
nam
ent,*
of
f Zo
o g
roun
ds
Suns
et Z
oofa
ri**
Suns
et Z
oofa
ri**
Suns
et Z
oofa
riat
the
Zoo
**
31
Left
: The
car
ouse
l is
alw
ays
a hi
t w
ith c
hild
ren.
Pho
to b
y B
ob W
ickl
and
Righ
t: K
ids
can
be th
e ba
nd w
ith U
B
the
Ban
d du
ring
the
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
ty’s
mem
bers
-onl
y K
ids’
Nig
hts
at th
e Zo
o.
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Bro
dzel
ler
Alive Fall 2015 23
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
12
34
56
78
910
1112
13
1415
1617
1819
20
2122
2324
2526
27
2829
3031
Au
gu
st 2
016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
At15
to28
poun
ds,c
iner
eous
vult
ures
are
the
larg
estb
ird
ofpr
eyin
Afri
ca,
Asia
and
Euro
pe.T
hey
can
also
flyam
azin
gly
high
.Cin
ereo
usvu
ltur
esha
vebe
ensp
otte
don
Mt.
Ever
est
at23
,000
feet
.You
can
see
cine
reou
svu
ltur
es in
the
Holz
Fam
ily Im
pala
Cou
ntry
exh
ibit
.Pho
to b
y Ri
char
d Br
odze
ller
A la
Car
te**
A la
Car
te**
A la
Car
te**
Anim
al S
afar
i*A
la C
arte
**
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*
Suns
et Z
oofa
ri**
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*
Onl
ine
reg
istr
atio
n b
egin
s fo
r Fa
ll Zo
o Cl
asse
s*
Snoo
ze a
t th
e Zo
o*Sn
ooze
at
the
Zoo*
Two
brot
hers
pla
y w
ith fl
ashl
ight
s at
the
Zool
ogic
al S
ocie
ty’s
Snoo
ze
at th
e Zo
o, th
e on
ly ti
me
of y
ear
whe
n th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic c
an c
amp
at th
e M
ilwau
kee
Cou
nty
Zoo.
Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
12
3
45
67
89
10
1112
1314
1516
17
1819
2021
2223
24
2526
2728
2930
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
Sep
tem
ber
2016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
The
Milw
auke
e Co
unty
Zoo
’s tw
o Af
rica
n el
epha
nts,
Ruth
and
Bri
ttan
y, a
re v
ery
popu
lar a
mon
g zo
ogoe
rs.
Here
, Bri
ttan
y ge
ntly
touc
hes
Ruth
wit
h he
r tru
nk.
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Tay
lor
Fam
ily F
arm
Wee
kend
**
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s-on
lyfi
eld
tri
p*
Elep
hant
App
reci
atio
nDa
y**
Fam
ilyFa
rmW
eeke
nd**
Ride
onth
eW
ildSi
deBi
keRi
de*
Firs
t d
ay o
f au
tum
n
Lab
or D
ay
Seni
or C
eleb
rati
on**
Zoo
Brew
,*
even
ing
eve
nt
Fall
Zoo
Clas
ses
beg
in*
Left
: An
elep
hant
topi
ary
at th
e Zo
o.
Elep
hant
App
reci
atio
n D
ay is
Sep
t. 17
. Ph
oto
by B
ob W
ickl
and
Righ
t: Th
ere
are
beer
sam
ples
gal
ore
and
big
cats
to a
dore
at t
he Z
oolo
gica
lSo
ciet
y’s
Zoo
Bre
w fu
ndra
iser
. Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
1
23
45
67
8
910
1112
1314
15
1617
1819
2021
22
2324
2526
2728
29
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Oct
ober
2016
Colu
mb
us D
ay
obse
rved
Yom
Kip
pur
beg
ins
at s
und
own
Boo
at t
he Z
oo,*
*6-
9 p.
m.
Wol
f Aw
aren
ess
Day*
*
Fam
ily F
ree
Day*
*Ro
sh H
asha
na
beg
ins
at s
und
own
Hallo
wee
n Sp
ookt
acul
arw
ith
tric
k-or
-tre
atin
g,*
*6-
9 p.
m.
Boo
at t
he Z
oo,*
*6-
9 p.
m.
Hallo
wee
n Sp
ookt
acul
arw
ith
tric
k-or
-tre
atin
g,*
*9
a.m
.-9
p.m
.
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wee
n30
31
Thes
e Ja
pane
se m
acaq
ues
at th
e M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo d
on’t
min
dth
e co
ol fa
ll te
mpe
ratu
res.
Japa
nese
mac
aque
s –
als
o ca
lled
snow
mon
keys
– li
ve fa
rthe
r nor
th th
an a
ny n
on-h
uman
pri
mat
e. Y
ouca
n se
e th
em a
t Mac
aque
Isla
nd y
ear-
roun
d. Ph
oto
by B
ob W
ickl
and
The
Milw
auke
e C
ount
y Zo
o is
be
deck
ed w
ith H
allo
wee
n de
cora
tions
for
the
Zoo’
s tw
o H
allo
wee
n ev
ents
, Boo
at t
he
Zoo
and
Hal
low
een
Spoo
ktac
ular
. Ph
oto
by O
lga
Korn
ienk
o
A g
iraff
e in
vest
igat
es a
pum
pkin
trea
t du
ring
Hal
low
een
Spoo
ktac
ular
. Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
12
34
5
67
89
1011
12
1314
1516
1718
19
2021
2223
2425
26
2728
2930
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logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
Novem
ber
2016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Mas
sasa
uga
ratt
lesn
akes
are
one
of t
wo
veno
mou
s sn
akes
foun
d in
Wis
cons
in(t
he o
ther
is th
e ti
mbe
r rat
tles
nake
). M
assa
saug
as u
sed
to ra
nge
acro
ss th
eso
uthe
rn h
alf o
f Wis
cons
in, b
ut a
re n
ow e
ndan
gere
d du
e to
hab
itat
loss
and
a bo
unty
on
thei
r tai
ls th
at la
sted
from
the
late
1800
s to
1975
. You
can
see
the
Zoo’
s m
assa
saug
a in
the
Aqua
tic
& Re
ptile
Cen
ter.
Phot
o by
Ric
hard
Bro
dzel
ler
Fam
ily F
ree
Day*
*
Zoo
Pass
mem
ber
s-on
lyho
liday
fie
ld t
rip*
Vete
rans
Day
Dayl
ight
Sav
ing
Tim
een
ds
Than
ksg
ivin
gZo
o op
en
9:30
a.m
.-2:
30 p
.m.
Onl
ine
reg
istr
atio
n b
egin
s fo
r 20
17 S
prin
gZo
o Cl
asse
s*
Gob
ble-
gobb
le: E
very
so
ofte
n a
wild
turk
ey m
akes
the
Milw
auke
e C
ount
y Zo
oits
hom
e.Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
The
Her
b &
Nad
aM
ahle
r Fa
mily
Avi
ary
is a
trop
ical
del
ight
on
a c
old
day.
Ph
oto
by R
icha
rd B
rodz
elle
r
Alive Fall 2015 31
12
3
45
67
89
10
1112
1314
1516
17
1819
2021
2223
24
2526
2728
2930
31
*Zoo
logi
cal S
ocie
ty o
f Milw
auke
e ev
ent/
prog
ram
: zoo
soci
ety.
org
**M
ilwau
kee
Coun
ty Z
oo e
vent
: milw
auke
ezoo
.org
Dece
mber
2016
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tues
day
Wed
nes
day
Thur
sday
Frid
aySa
turd
ay
Char
ism
atic
Hum
bold
t pen
guin
s of
ten
delig
ht z
oogo
ers
wit
h th
eir
play
ful a
ntic
s. In
the
wild
thes
e bi
rds
are
foun
d in
the
coas
tal a
reas
of P
eru
and
Chile
, so
they
eas
ily to
lera
te w
arm
and
col
d co
ndit
ions
.Yo
u ca
n th
e vi
sit t
he Z
oo’s
Hum
bold
t pen
guin
s at
the
outd
oor
Hum
bold
t Pen
guin
Exh
ibit
yea
r-ro
und.
Phot
o by
Bob
Wic
klan
d
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta*
*
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta*
*
Fam
ily F
ree
Day*
*
Brea
kfas
t &
Lun
ch
wit
h Sa
nta*
*
Lunc
h w
ith
Sant
a**
Lunc
h w
ith
Sant
a**
Firs
t d
ay o
f w
inte
r
Lunc
h w
ith
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Photos by Olga Kornienko and R
ichard Brodzeller
