We would like to thank our many visitors who help us celebrate our animals' birthdays. The keepers love decorating our animals' homes for the occasion, the animals' love their treats and the guests have proven that they love to sing "Happy Birthday." Though we can't celebrate all the animals' birthdays, we do celebrate a whole bunch.
Please note: All parties go from 1 to 3 p.m., with a "Happy Birthday" song and treats for the birthday animal at 2 p.m. There will also be a docent-run touch table station available at each birthday party. Each party (except for May 18 & 25) will feature "Animal Art by Mike," a new addition in 2013.
Our 2013 Animal Birthdays are:
| Animal |
Name(s) |
Date |
White rhino
|
Bill, Roscoe
|
Feb. 9
|
North American river otter
|
Heather, Sara
|
March 2
|
Olive baboon
|
Olivella, Pico-de-Limon, Samson
|
March 16
|
Amur tiger
|
Anastasia, Katya
|
May 18
|
African elephant
|
Genny C, Lilac
|
May 25
|
Snow leopard
|
Kaba, Princess
|
June 8
|
California sea lion
|
Lily, Marina
|
June 22
|
King vulture
|
Gertrude
|
July 20
|
African black-footed penguin
|
|
Aug. 3
|
| Meerkat |
Lookout, Malik, Tracker
|
Aug. 10
|
African lion
|
Asha, Chester, Zuri
|
Sept. 14
|
Bornean orangutan
|
Dara, Denda, Kumang
|
Sept. 21
|
Spotted hyena
|
Lou |
Oct. 5
|
Polar bear
|
Aurora, Zero
|
Nov. 2
|
If you'd like to bring a gift to the party please do so. Our animals can always use:
- Unopened spices or herbs
- Unopened boxes of low-fat cereal
- Perfumes/colognes
- Flat bedsheets
Do some of these gift requests sound strange? Let us explain ...
While some of the enrichment items we ask for may not be used by the guest of honor of that particular party, the items are used by other animals that don't have a party. For example, the tigers (and cats in general) enjoy the spices and perfumes. Keepers use the spices and perfumes to add new smells to their enclosures. The tigers come out and mark over the smells to cover it up or they roll around in it to get it on them. Cats like scents that are very strong so the smellier the perfume the better!
Have questions? Contact PR & Marketing Coordinator Kelli O'Brien at kobrien@senecazoo.org.