It's been pretty quiet here lately, and I thought you'd all find this amusing.. Life in the Slow Lane ... A sloth named Herman is walking through the forest...
Stacey
teej@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 10, 2000 8:31 pm
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That was a great story. Will be posted in our docents office. Thanks Stacey. Richard...
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 10, 2000 11:22 pm
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Not a happy message, but something worth passing along. 25 Species of Apes Said Endangered .c The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Not one species of...
Stacey
teej@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 11, 2000 4:37 pm
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It is so sad. I have had the pleasure of working a research project with the Foutes and their sign language knowledgeable chimps in the state of Washington....
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 2000 5:55 pm
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... Wow! I read his book a few years ago. It was very interesting. Which chimps did you get to work with? (After reading his book I feel like I know some of...
Stacey
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Jan 11, 2000 6:18 pm
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I worked with Lulis, Washoe's adopted son, and Tatu, a young female. I observed how these two chimps used space and how they moved around a given space. The...
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 11, 2000 7:26 pm
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... Did you sign with them? (Did you know sign before hand, or did they teach you). I thought in his book he said that they tried not to sign in front of...
Stacey
teej@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 11, 2000 8:58 pm
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Stacey I did know sign language before I went, but it didn't matter. The signs they use are really simplified approximations of ASL. However, it didn't take...
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 12, 2000 1:18 pm
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Jambo! Extremely interesting stuff, Dan. Don't stop, please! ... Tatu = three http://www.swahili.com/pages/vocabulary/swahili-english/t.htm Moja = one ...
Dale L. Martin
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Jan 12, 2000 8:00 pm
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hmmmmm Well, I sure didn't describe that bit about the docent safari well.... There were only 7 of us in our van (not 50, as my statement may have implied) ...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@xxxxxx.xxxx
Jan 12, 2000 8:15 pm
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I know ASL! I am hard of hearing anyway. ;) I haven't been volunteering at the Oregon zoo much lately. :( Right now I am battling with depression and don't...
UniqueGaI@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 2000 2:10 am
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... My friend said that after his trip to Botswana (he loved it there. His brother was there for 2 years with the Peace Corp and he went there for his wedding...
Stacey
teej@xxxxx.xxxx
Jan 13, 2000 3:52 am
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Dale Thanks so much for the Swahili lesson. I am a bit rusty. In all honesty, that would be a great language to learn. Richard...
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 2000 12:54 pm
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Stacey That's what makes us animal people. I could never tire of seeing any animal. I lived in Florida for five years in the 60's and I used to walk around the...
Citatu1@xxx.xxx
Jan 13, 2000 1:03 pm
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When I'm at an exhibit area, Orangutan's for instance, I usually let a new group of people cycle in to the viewing area before I give a short spiel on where...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@...
Jan 23, 2000 6:00 am
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... I guess i use the same approach as you. Excuse me, please dont do that. Depending on what the that is I will then say why they shouldn't do it. If...
Stacey
teej@...
Jan 24, 2000 12:40 am
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In a message dated 1/23/00 12:00:03 AM Central Standard Time, kg5u@... writes: << When I'm at an exhibit area, Orangutan's for instance, I usually let a...
PYRPYRFECT@...
Jan 24, 2000 1:26 am
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... From: Stacey <teej@...> To: <zoo-volunteers@onelist.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [zoo-volunteers] Immortalizing yourself!...
L.Torpy
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Jan 25, 2000 10:39 pm
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Not much has been posted lately in this space, so I thought that I would take the opportunity to fill y'all in on developments at the Memphis Zoo. I hope...
van harris
pyrpyrfect@...
Feb 25, 2000 1:54 am
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Sounds like some wonderful things are happening at Memphis. We are in the final stages of bidding on our new hospital and new Discovery/Education Center at the...
citatu1@...
Feb 25, 2000 1:15 pm
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Never have been to the Memphis Zoo, but I am gradually adding to my list of Zoos I have visited. When I attend AZAD conferences, part of the adjenda is...
Knitwitz@...
Feb 25, 2000 4:14 pm
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Hi, All! Glad to hear from you both. Onelist cut me off in mid-sentence last night, so you were spared the rest of my comments. Rather than continue, I hope ...
pyrpyrfect@...
Feb 26, 2000 1:15 am
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Sounds like everyone's on a construction binge... At Houston Zoo, the new big cat viewing platforms have been completed, offering better (and safer) viewing of...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@...
Feb 26, 2000 1:22 am
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I don't know, but I'll check it out right now. One of the new Bird Section zookeepers (actually, she's been there for two years now) is an ex-docent (of 10...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@...
Feb 26, 2000 6:15 am
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While at the Houston Zoo yesterday, I learned that one of our two female Koalas gave birth last week. The joey made it to the pouch. Cool! Also, one of our...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@...
Feb 28, 2000 5:11 am
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I guess it's my turn... I think I mentioned before that Zoo New England is made of of two zoos. First I'll tell you about the one I don't volunteer in... They...
Stacey
teej@...
Feb 28, 2000 5:28 pm
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In a message dated 2/27/00 11:14:33 PM Central Standard Time, kg5u@... writes: << While at the Houston Zoo yesterday, I learned that one of our two...
pyrpyrfect@...
Feb 29, 2000 3:03 am
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Anyone have a good source for information on the Indochinese Tigers? There's not much specific or detailed info about them that I can find so far. Even ...
Dale L. Martin
kg5u@...
Mar 1, 2000 1:31 pm
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In a message dated 3/1/00 7:32:19 AM Central Standard Time, kg5u@... writes: << Anyone have a good source for information on the Indochinese Tigers? ...
pyrpyrfect@...
Mar 2, 2000 2:06 am
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Yesterday, I was at the African section, talking with a young mother and her maybe four year-old daughter. I showed them the new zebra foal, the crowned...
