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Zoos and Aquariums

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    The Phoenix Zoo Wants You to Rock the Zoo (If You are a Rock or Alternative Band)

    Phoenix.org​Attention rock and alternative acts around Arizona: The Phoenix Zoo wants you for 2012's Rock the Zoo event. "We're looking for rock and alternative acts," says zoo PR & Marketing Manager Linda Hardwick. "In the past, we've done '80s music, but this year we really wanted to involve t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Peach Cruisers

    Phoenix.org​Attention rock and alternative acts around Arizona: The Phoenix Zoo wants you for 2012's Rock the Zoo event. "We're looking for rock and alternative acts," says zoo PR & Marketing Manager Linda Hardwick. "In the past, we've done '80s music, but this year we really wanted to involve t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    KPHO Thinks Ugly Dog Might be Chupacabra

    www.virtuescience.comIf you think you saw one of these guys galloping around Goodyear last week, you didn't.​This just in: a naked leprechaun was spotted trying to buy crystal meth from a north Phoenix drug dealer early Saturday morning -- which is about as believable as KPHO's latest attempt at " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    Home on the Strange

    www.virtuescience.comIf you think you saw one of these guys galloping around Goodyear last week, you didn't.​This just in: a naked leprechaun was spotted trying to buy crystal meth from a north Phoenix drug dealer early Saturday morning -- which is about as believable as KPHO's latest attempt at " ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Steampunk: Once Upon a Past That Never Was

    www.virtuescience.comIf you think you saw one of these guys galloping around Goodyear last week, you didn't.​This just in: a naked leprechaun was spotted trying to buy crystal meth from a north Phoenix drug dealer early Saturday morning -- which is about as believable as KPHO's latest attempt at " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Animal Collective

    Hit up Phoenix Zoo’s biggest yearly shindig

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Komodo Dragon Exhibit to Open at Phoenix Zoo; Funded by $1 Million Marley Foundation Grant

    The great wealth amassed by infamous Arizonan Kemper Marley Sr., who died in 1990, has ensured the man's name will be heard -- and seen -- for years to come. The guy had ties to the mob and a generally bad reputation (except when it came to making money). He was implicated, though nev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Phoenix Zoo, Desert Botanical Garden Visitors Disrupted by Road Construction

      Visitors to the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden should plan to find the best detours around road construction on Galvin Parkway that's expected to last through September. The city of Phoenix is building a roundabout intersection near the Garden. A city of Phoenix wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Phoenix Zoo Asks Public to Guess About Tadpoles for Prize

    Images: Phoenix ZooHere's something to keep your brain hopping for a few minutes:The Phoenix Zoo wants you to guess how many tadpoles will hatch out of an egg mass it received last week as part of a conservation effort. Winners get a cute plush toy and other prizes.Though perhaps not the intention, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2008

    Silent Sunday

    Images: Phoenix ZooHere's something to keep your brain hopping for a few minutes:The Phoenix Zoo wants you to guess how many tadpoles will hatch out of an egg mass it received last week as part of a conservation effort. Winners get a cute plush toy and other prizes.Though perhaps not the intention, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2008

    Silent Sunday

    Images: Phoenix ZooHere's something to keep your brain hopping for a few minutes:The Phoenix Zoo wants you to guess how many tadpoles will hatch out of an egg mass it received last week as part of a conservation effort. Winners get a cute plush toy and other prizes.Though perhaps not the intention, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2004

    Dude, There's My Car

    Classic-car buffs pimp their rides in Glendale

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    Hex on Us

    Lost youth found again at HexaCon 14

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2004

    Ballethoo

    Balanchine Festival honors lord of the dance

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2004

    Amazing Place

    Zoo celebrates the wild life

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2003

    Independents' Day

    Salon spotlights indie filmmakers

  • Calendar

    November 27, 2003

    Puppet Regime

    AZ Puppet Theater celebrates 20 years

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2003

    'Saur Subjects

    Science Center digs up dino bones

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 18, 2003

    BEST PLACE TO BE AN ANIMAL

    Wildlife World Zoo

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2003

    Animal Distraction

    Zoo's summer walking series defies agony of the heat

  • Calendar

    April 24, 2003

    Creatures of the Night

    Zoo hosts party animals

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Bless the Beasts and the Children

    Letters from the week of May 9, 2002

  • News

    May 2, 2002

    License to Quill

    Tinkerbell's death prompts a federal inquiry at the Phoenix Zoo

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Censuring Sexism, Praising Pythons

    Letters from the week of April 18

  • News

    April 4, 2002

    Rage from the Cage

    Phoenix Zoo director refutes allegations of animal abuse

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Jailhouse Shock

    Letters from the week of March 28, 2002

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Creature Discomfort

    A rising body count sends the Phoenix Zoo scrambling to protect its reputation

  • News

    March 14, 2002

    Quilled

    Animals keep dying at the Phoenix Zoo, but not from natural causes

  • News

    January 31, 2002

    Spiked

    The legal community is abuzz about who will be Arizona's next Supreme Court justice.

  • News

    October 4, 2001

    Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow

    Rabbits and other critters are getting nailed at the Phoenix Zoo

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 20, 2001

    Best Place To Hug A Hyena

    Out of Africa Wildlife Park

  • Dining

    October 12, 2000

    Animal House

    ZooFari nothing to be wild about this year

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2000

    Names Test

    Name the White Tiger Cub Contest

  • News

    August 10, 2000

    Flashes 08-10-2000

    See Ya Later...

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    It's a Jungle in There

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Trunk Murder?

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • Calendar

    December 3, 1998

    Tripping the Lights Fantastic

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • Calendar

    September 17, 1998

    The Zoo Story

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • Calendar

    August 13, 1998

    Frank Discussion

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • Calendar

    June 4, 1998

    Nocturnal Zoo Mission

    Things are wild at the Phoenix Zoo -- resignations, defecting volunteers, claims of substandard veterinary care, mismanagement and cronyism

  • Film

    January 30, 1997

    Animal Crackers

    Fierce Creatures swallows Wanda whole and chokes on the laughter

  • News

    June 13, 1996

    Flashes

    Fierce Creatures swallows Wanda whole and chokes on the laughter

  • Calendar

    January 25, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    Fierce Creatures swallows Wanda whole and chokes on the laughter

  • Calendar

    January 18, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    Fierce Creatures swallows Wanda whole and chokes on the laughter

  • Calendar

    January 11, 1996

    Kid Pics for the week

    Fierce Creatures swallows Wanda whole and chokes on the laughter

  • News

    November 16, 1995

    Tails of the City

    Meow City,that is. The purrfect retirement community for senior cats.

  • Calendar

    October 26, 1995

    Kid Pics for the week

    Meow City,that is. The purrfect retirement community for senior cats.

  • News

    June 22, 1995

    WOMEN OF A FEATHER

    THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO FOR THE BIRDS TAKE EXTRAORDINARY PAINS TO SAVE INJURED BIRDS. SPARROWS. STARLINGS. YES, EVEN PIGEONS.

  • News

    April 27, 1995

    WHERE'S PAPAGO?PHOTOGRAPHER'S EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON PHOENIX'S DWINDLING JEWEL OF A PARK

    THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO FOR THE BIRDS TAKE EXTRAORDINARY PAINS TO SAVE INJURED BIRDS. SPARROWS. STARLINGS. YES, EVEN PIGEONS.

  • News

    April 6, 1994

    SAVING THE ANIMALS--SORT OF

    PHOENIX ZOO OFFICIALS SAY PANHANDLER DECEIVES DONORS. BERNIE KESSLER BEGS TO DIFFER.

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