I finally was able to log in for my final blog post after 2 weeks of the website telling me I couldn't log in. I just wanted to say keep supporting the zoo.

Because the zoo is free, they require some financial help to caring for the animals. Some of the animals are expencive, like the Red Panda which cost $114 a day to feed!

Thank you for reading and following our blog.

-Laura

Thank you

Hey guys,
Today is all about the zoo keepers that made this project possible. Thank you Amy, Laura, and Beth for helping us get inside info about the zoo for this blog. All the staff at the zoo were a huge help to this project and we very much appriciate it. Thanks again!
Make sure to go to the zoo and visit the animals soon!
~Sarah

zoo run run

Hey guys,
Thank you for all the wonderful support to make the zoo run run a spectacular success. There were plenty of people there. We saw many amazing animal costumes and loved the idea of that! The animals, and zoo staff really appriciate all the extra help from volunteers and runners.
The construction for the new barn is going very well. There is a wonderful start and we are all very excited to see the ending result of it.
The toys for the animals are still selling at Mounds, so you can go buy one today!
Stop by to see the animals soon, they miss you!

~Sarah

Did you miss the Henry Vilas Zoo, Zoo Run Run? It was soooo much fun! Free carosel rides and Henry the Lion, the Zoo's mascot, was taking pictures with everyone! Even we had to get in on the fun and take a picture with Henry! Sarah's on the left, Brooke (me!) in the front middle, and Laura's on the left.

The next picture is a Cheetah on the Carosel! (That was my ride!)

The third pictures of our troop leader, Carolyn, during the free ride on the carosel! (Regularly $1!!!)

And then there's Laura and Sarah 'acting their age' on the carosel.

Thanks!

~Brooke

Zoo Run Run- A family event!

The Zoo Run Run was a smashing hit. The animals were out and about, Q. 106.3 was playing and there were young children. After the the 5K and 10K runners were started, the children got their chance to shine in the Roo Run.

This was a short "race", about a street long.

McKenna, a 2nd grader, was running with her two younger sisters. It was her first time running and she was doing it because she liked running.

If running isn't your thing though, they had plenty of other cool things to do. The carousel rides were free (normally 1$) and you could always go visit the animals, who were all out to play on this great day.

~Laura

Henry Vilas Zoo Run Run!!!

The music was blaring and the excitment was high. All throughout the zoo, you could see runners warming up for the 10 k, or 5k Zoo Run Run, and charity run/walk for our free Henry Vilas Zoo on September 26th, 2010. Time before the race was full of anticipation yet fun! There was a 'fill your own free gift bag' from Movin' Shoes, and Henry the Lion, the Zoo's mascot, was found taking pictures with kids of all ages! (Even us High Schoolers!) Some people wanted to dress up themselves, people like Alison and Carrie ran the race dressed as their favorite Zoo animal, the Flamigo! "You've got to support the Zoo!" Carrie said as she was getting ready for the race. Other people ran with family and friends. A woman I talked to had talked to ran with her son and her friends family. She told me she and her friend ran togeather on a daily basis, and saw the Zoo Run Run in a pamphlet that was being handed out at the Madison Half Maraton.
Runners of all ages participated in the races, even the real youngin's! Smaller kids got to compete in the Roo Run Run, and many dressed up as their favorite animal as well! There were frogs, gorrillas, giraffes, and more! People love to get creative!
People were tapping their feet to the rocking jams of Madison's Country Station, Q106! They had a D.J. there playing all kinds of music, and even Susie Favor Hamilton got into it! Susie is a famous Olympic runner, and as her charity run of the year, she decided to come back to our terrific zoo and lead the way for the 10k runners. She really got people into the race, talking to a bunch of people, rocking out and dancing to the some Black Eyed Peas music.
After the race, free cookies, bagels, water, and juice, was available to the runners for working so hard. The Zoo Run Run raises a lot of money for the zoo each year, and it's always tons of fun! If you missed out on it this year, I'm sorry! You're just going to have to come and run next year! See you there!
Thanks!
~Brooke

Geoffroy's Marmoset

The zoo now has a Geoffroy's Marmoset pair. Geoffroy's Marmoset are a breeding pair, meaning we're allowed to breed them. This is because the current status of the Geoffroy's Marmoset is Vulnerable.

Geoffroy's Marmosets are a squirrel like animal from the rainforests in Brazil. They live in groups of up to ten, where they have a dominate female, her mate, and their offspring. The offspring stay in the group, even when they grow into adults to help care for the younger Marmosets.

They sleep during the night and have a diet that consists of fruits, nectar, plants gum& sap, insects, and small lizards.

They are vulnerable due to the destruction of their habitat.

-Laura