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Editor: Mary McMillanDesign: Nesnadny + SchwartzContributing Photographers: Sandy Gross, Roger Mastroianni, Jeanne DeBonis

Cleveland Zoological SocietyChairman: Patrick S. MullinPresident: Robert J. RogersExecutive Director: Elizabeth T. Fowler

Cleveland Metroparks ZooDirector: Steve H. Taylor

Z is published by the Cleveland Zoological Society for members and friends. An annual subscription is included in every membership. Family memberships, which offer free admission to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, are available at $70 and $90 annually.

Correspondence and address changes: 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, OH 44109. ©2010 Cleveland Zoological Society

How to Reach UsGeneral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (216) 661.6500

Extensions:Zoo Society Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3342Zoo Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3331Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4421ZooKeepers’ Circle Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3323Adopt an Animal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4440Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3325Corporate Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4420Education Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3391Facility Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3389Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3338Travel Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4420Visitor Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3344Volunteer/Docent Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4494

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Zoo Hours & RatesOpen daily, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest are open weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

members: free admission

general Public: $10 adults; $7 junior (ages 2–11); children under 2 are free.

Free days: Mondays, residents of Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township; Zoo only

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Dear Zoo Members and Friends, Get ready for another season of family fun at YOUR Zoo! Come for an hour or a full day, but be sure to get close to amazing animals, beautiful gardens and cool summer exhibits.

DINOSAURS! come to life with a roar this summer (free for members), together with the mesmerizing butterflies of Flutter! and a very interesting display, The Scoop on Poop.

Construction news is all good! The Fulton Road Bridge is nearing completion. The RainForest Café and Food Court renovations are done, with all menus updated.

Progress continues on African Elephant Crossing and it’s easy to see what a wonderful new habitat and conservation center this will become when it opens in 2011.

Help bring the herd home by making a gift. Your support will move us closer to claiming a challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation and ensure this exhibit reaches its full potential

– for YOU and for the ELEPHANTS.

You know the Zoo offers great value, fun and learning in a beautiful, inspiring environment. So tell a friend!

If you have school-age children or grandchildren, please urge their teachers to plan a field trip. Most of the Zoo’s educational programs are FREE for schools in Cuyahoga County. These opportunities have a positive, lasting impact on children, inspiring curiosity about the natural world and a lifelong love for science.

We look forward to sharing the excitement of creating one of the nation’s best zoos, right here in Northeast Ohio. Thank you for your support.

—elIZaBetH t. Fowler, CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

—steVe H. taylor, CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO DIRECTOR

AS tHe ZOO’S nOnpROfIt AdvOCAte And pARtneR, tHe CLeveLAnd ZOOLOGICAL SOCIety IS COMMItted tO:

• Raising awareness of the Zoo as a community priority

• Improving all aspects of the Zoo, from exhibits to programs to daily operations

• Giving visitors, members and donors great value for their investment

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cover photo courtesy of Sandy Gross, above by Andrew Morrell

zfeatures WHAt’S ZOO? 4 The latest in Zoo news

And jOey MAkeS tHRee 6 Help us welcome a new face at the Gumleaf Hideout

ZOO fUtUReS 14 Ten years of funding successful international conservation projects

BIG dOO-InGS tHIS SUMMeR 8 Get ready for another summer of fun at your Zoo

tHAnkS tO yOU 16 Recognition for individual and capital campaign donors

ZOO CALendAR 10 May through July 2010

dOUBLe dOOdIe dUty 18 Researchers find clues in the strangest places

jUSt HeRd It! 12 Progress report for African Elephant Crossing

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what’szoo?Hellos & GooDbyesRecycling Champion. Your Zoo is proud to announce that Nancy Hughes, the Zoo’s Composting and Recycling Coordinator, was selected as a Champion of Sustainability by Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S). E4S is a network of more than 7000 leaders who are putting the principles of sustainability to work for their businesses and the Northeastern Ohio region. Eight winners were chosen from among 55 nominees to include the most inspiring, high-est impact, easily translatable stories. Nancy was presented the award at the Seventh Annual E4S Champions of Sustainability awards cere-mony. Thanks to Nancy’s dedication to waste

reduction and the conservation of resources, we are all more inspired to implement sustainability in our daily lives.

Hanging around with mom. The Zoo recently welcomed a new two-toed sloth, the latest in a long line of successful sloth births here at the Zoo. Found only in the west-ern hemisphere and almost always found hanging from tree branches, the two-toed sloth is a distinctive animal. One of its unusual adaptations is its coarse, grooved hair which parts on the belly and grows towards the back, an effective way to shed water during rain-storms. The hairs’ grooves fill with greenish

algae which help conceal the animal in its for-est home. Sloths spend 15-18 hours of every 24 sleeping and the rest of the time they are eating leaves and fruit while slowly digesting their meal (it may take up to a month) in a large compartmentalized stomach containing cellu-lose-digesting bacteria. Sloths are the most successful large mammals in Central and South America, in many places accounting for one fourth to two-thirds of the total mamma-lian biomass. You can visit the new baby in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building or see its older sibling, Slo-Mo, this summer during Prof. Wylde’s Animal Show.

Did you Know?sometimes it’s easy to see how animals get their common names — take the spectacled bears, for instance. the distinctive circular patches around their eyes can easily be inter-preted as glasses. one of the smaller bear spe-cies and the only bear native to south america, spectacled bears are good climbers, even climbing cacti to reach at the fruit on top. they sleep in self-made tree nests, large root cavi-ties, or on ground beds. while spectacled bears eat some meat, they tend to prefer roots and berries. there may be as few as 3,000 specta-cled bears in the wild and they are threatened by habitat fragmentation and hunting.

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Membership MattersCan’t find your membership cards? Now you can print temporary mem-bership cards at home! Go online to ClevelandZooSociety.org and print out temporary cards that are good for two weeks. Avoid lines at the Mem-bership Booth and get you and your family closer to the fun – in less time!

Remember! Members receive discounts on the following summer programs: Summer Day Camp, Rising Waters Safari Camp overnights and Preschool Adventure Series. Check out clemetzoo.com for details and registration.

display your Zoo pride wherever you go! Visit oplates.com for information and to renew your zoo license plates online. With 1,000 supporters each year, we can ensure this great program continues to benefit all Ohio zoos.

Are you Looking for More, More, More? Before you send in your member-ship or contribution to the Zoo Society, check with your company’s Human Resources or Community Relations Department to determine whether your company has a matching gifts program. It could mean an UPGRADE — with enhanced benefits!

Give a Zootribute to Someone you Love! Are you looking to honor or memorialize that special animal lover in your life? Do it now and get their name included on the new honor and memorial garden, A Spot to Remember. Offering different levels of giving and recognition opportuni-ties, this beautiful “green” oasis on the walkway to the welcome Plaza features a sitting bench made from 840 recycled water jugs. To give a ZooTributes gift call (216) 661.6500 x4440.

ZOOm in on the Beauty of the Zoo! Aim, focus and take your best shot during Photo safari. The Zoo’s annual photo contest is open to all photog-raphers. Participation is easy. All photos must be taken on Zoo grounds between April 1 and November 1 and submitted on photographic paper on or before November 1, 2010. During the contest, photographers will find special “photo opportunity” signs located throughout the Zoo. These signs are placed near key exhibit viewing areas to help inspire participants to take their best shot. Visit clemetzoo.com for more information. 

Home renovation, Zoo-style. Many of you know the sound — drip, drip, drip. Well, when the leak is coming from a 3,200- gallon salt-water tank in the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building, there are no quick fixes. After months of hard work (and lots of PVC pipe) the new tank is almost ready to go, stocked with fish and coral representatives of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that were sustainably col-lected and certified by the Marine Advisory Council. Since about 70% of our planet is cov-ered by water, conserving, understanding and protecting this vast resource and all the life that lives within it is important to all of us.

Mob-sters. All macropods are marsupi-als but not all marsupials are macropods — bet you didn’t know that! Marsupial refers to a family of animals such as opposums, koalas, and sugar-gliders that raise their young in pouches. Add in the distinction of being a macropod and you come to kangaroos, wal-

labies and wallaroos — marsupials with very large (macro) feet (pod).

This season the Zoo wel-comes a new male and two

female gray kangaroos to the group (or mob) in the fenced habitat adjacent to the train station. Weighing in at about 100 lbs. and

about six feet tall, the gray kangaroo is smaller than its cousin the red kangaroo, but otherwise they are quite similar except for a fully haired muzzle. A kangaroo’s enlarged hindquarters are power-fully muscled, and their tapered tail acts as a bal-ance and rudder when leaping, and as a third leg when sitting. They are primarily crepuscular or nocturnal, feeding from late afternoon to early morning and resting during the day. When moving quickly, they can leap 30 feet or more, but normally they do not jump higher than five feet. Speeds of about 30 miles per hour are attained for short distances in open country. One thing a kangaroo can’t do — move backwards! Come visit all the mob-sters in Austra-lian Adventure.

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With so few animals available in the managed populations, the cooperation of all the institu-tions is as important as the genetics of each kangaroo. Your Zoo has proudly housed two tree-kangaroos — male Randolph and female Scarlet — since opening Australian Adventure in 2000. Only two other zoos in the United States house Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos — the San Diego Zoo and the San Antonio Zoo; and only 13 zoos internationally house them, including zoos in Australia, France, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and New Guinea.

Now the Zoo is home to another tree-kangaroo — a joey recently emerged from her mom’s pouch. The little marsupial, who has been named Ruby, was born in May 2009 but only recently started venturing out of Scarlet’s pouch on her own. Zoo visitors can see the joey jumping around — but always staying close to mom — at the GumLeaf Hideout. This joey is the second

Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroo born at the Zoo. The first, a female, was born in June 2002 and now lives at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia. “This is a very rare species in zoos, so this is a very significant birth for our Zoo and the global breeding program for zoos around the world,” said Alan Sironen, Curator of Carnivores and Large Mammals. “We weren’t sure this pair of tree-kangaroos would breed again because they had been without a joey for so long, but their keepers made a significant effort to make sure they were spending enough time together. It worked.” With their reddish-brown fur and golden streaks, the tree-kangaroos are a striking member of the macropod family which includes kangaroos, wallabies and wallaroos.

Tree-kangaroos are nocturnal omnivores, mostly eating leaves and fruit. Unlike their more grounded cousins, tree-kangaroos spend their lives largely up in the air and are the only

kangaroo that climbs trees. While they retain many standard macropod adaptations to life on the plains — notably the massive hind legs and long, narrow feet which allow them to travel quickly and economically on the ground — tree-kangaroos have developed exceptionally long tails for balance, and stronger forelimbs for climbing. Their feet are shorter and wider, they have longer claws on all feet, and rubbery soles for better grip.

Tree-kangaroos are slow and clumsy on the ground. They move at about walking pace and hop awkwardly, leaning their body far forward to balance the heavy tail. But in trees they are bold and agile. They climb by wrapping the forelimbs around the trunk of a tree and hop-ping with the powerful hind legs, allowing the forelimbs to slide. They are expert leapers: 30 foot downward jumps from one tree to another have been recorded, and they have the

You’ve heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child”? Well, sometimes it takes a global effort to raise a kangaroo. As the name suggests, Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos are tree-dwellers from the mountainous rain forests of Papua New Guinea. They can climb 15 to 20 feet up tree trunks and leap more than 30 feet through the air from branch to branch. But the species is becoming increasingly rare in the wild due to hunting for food and destruction of their native forests. Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos are even rarer in zoos, with just 50 of them in institutions across the globe.

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extraordinary ability to jump to the ground from 60 feet or more without being hurt.

In addition to caring for Goodfellow’s tree-kangaroos on its own grounds, the Zoo Society has provided support for tree-kangaroos in the wild by contributing to the Tree-Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) since 2000. In cooperation with local villagers and the national government of Papua New Guinea, TKCP works to protect tree kangaroos from hunting and to preserving habitat in the cloud forests of Papua New Guinea. Based at Seattle’s Wood-land Park Zoo and founded and run by Dr. Lisa Dabek, TKCP helped create a 187,800-square-acre national wildlife preserve, the first officially recognized reserve in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea is a high-priority area for conservation efforts due to the significant amount of intact rain forest, high species endemism and lack of protected areas for

wildlife. Destruction of the rain forest by min-ing, logging, and development threatens the continued existence of Papua New Guinea’s unique fauna and flora, including the tree-kan-garoo. It is estimated that close to 80% of Papua New Guinea citizens rely directly on the envi-ronment for sustenance, and over 95% of the country’s land remains in customary clan own-ership. Consequently, the people of Papua New Guinea have a unique opportunity to chart a course towards stewardship of their natural resources. By supporting organizations such as TKCP and by working hard right here at home, the Zoo and Zoo Society (and, by extension, you) are directly influencing the survival of a species half a world away.

— Mary McMillan, Cleveland Zoological Society

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discover the science behind dinosaur

dung, giraffe droppings and porcupine

pellets this summer with “the Scoop

on poop,” the Zoo’s newest exhibit.

plus, there will be lots more to “doo”

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DINOSAURS! returns for its

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fun at your Zoo.

The scoop on Poop!Blending fecal facts with fun, the Zoo presents The Scoop on Poop, a one-of-a-kind exhibit that teaches visitors of all ages about the excit-ing world of excrement. Featuring colorful graphics, three-dimensional models and inter-actives, The Scoop on Poop takes a tactful approach to the topic, carefully using both sci-ence and humor.

As part of their education in defecation, Zoo visitors can listen to a grizzly bear’s digestion, test their No. 2 IQ in “stool school” and hop on a scale to see how long it’d take an elephant to defecate their body weight.Believe it or not, feces can be fascinating — espe-cially for kids. Animals use poop to build their homes, hide from enemies, attract mates, and even nourish themselves. Humans use it to make fertilizer, fuel power plants and diagnose medical conditions. The Scoop on Poop, based on the popular book by Dr. Wayne Lynch, is a traveling exhibit designed by Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.

FluTTeR!Tropical butterflies fly back into town with the

return of Flutter! More winged beauties than

ever before will fly freely through this one-of-a-

kind exhibit, which allows you to immerse your-

self into a wondrous world of sights, sounds

and smells.

Hundreds of butterflies from South America,

Africa and Asia will flutter through the Zoo’s

Public greenhouse, which also will be filled

with beautiful tropical plants and nature-

themed music. Visitors will be able to learn

about the metamorphosis process, as butter-

fly chrysalises and newly hatched butterflies

will be displayed daily.

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DINosAuRs!Take a magical journey back in time to encoun-ter 18 prehistoric beasts as they growl and prowl along the shores of the Zoo’s waterfowl lake. The larger-than-life animatronic monsters come to life to the delight of children and adults alike, drawing more than 400,000 people last sum-mer. DINOSAURS! features the mighty Tyranno-saurus rex, the fleet-footed Elaphrosaurus, the sharp-toothed predator Deltadromeus and the wrinkly-faced Rugops. Some of the robotic giants have never before been seen at the Zoo.State-of-the-art electronics and air pistons power the dinosaurs’ lifelike movements while a booming sound system provides their bone-chilling roars. The creatures are built on steel frames by Billings Productions of McKinney, Texas, and covered with intricately painted foam rubber as skin. Admission is just $1 per person in addition to regular Zoo admission. DINOSAURS! is free for Zoo members and chil-dren under 2.

Professor Wylde’s Animal show:Professor Wylde and his cast of critters return

to the Zoo amphitheater this summer with all

new adventures. Professor Wylde’s Animal

Show features an all-star cast, including a white

stork, greater sulfur-crested cockatoo, two-

toed sloth, Burmese python, fennec fox and a

palm cockatoo.

The show inspires visitors of all ages to help

wildlife and the environment.

lots More:Also this summer, check out the Zoo’s “Hot Spots,” a daily line-up of must-see special opportunities, including Get Close Animal Encounters, seal and sea lion training demon-strations, chances to meet the animal keepers and animal enrichment demonstrations. Plus, there are camel rides, lorikeet feedings and the A-MAZE-ing Amphibians walk-through maze.

Fifth Third Bank proudly supports the summer season at

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

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When you visit Cleveland Metroparks Zoo this summer, check out the progress we’ve made on our newest exhibit, African Elephant Crossing. The construction team has been hard at work all winter and the site is really beginning to come together. See if you can match up exhibit ele-ments on the model inside the Exhibit Hall with the mounds, holes, walls and pylons that are appearing outside.

Located right at the front gate, African Elephant Crossing will be the first thing visitors see when they arrive and the last when they leave. In addition to new and expanded space for a socially complete herd of African ele-phants, African Elephant Crossing will include meerkats and mole rats (two additional highly social mammal species), an African rock python and a variety of colorful African birds.

The $25-million cost for this important project is being funded 50-50 by Cleveland Metroparks levy funds and private donations to the Cleveland Zoo-logical Society. Your support will help make YOUR Zoo even better and guar-antee future generations can experience the majesty of elephants in person and learn about conservation of endangered species. This is your chance to get involved in what will be the signature exhibit at the Zoo for years to come.

— Fiona M. Green, Manager of Capital & Special Gifts

Help us earn and celebrate a challenge grant award of $725,000 from the Kresge Foundation! With only 10% to go in our campaign, your gift can count as double and help us meet the Kresge Challenge, complete our campaign and Bring the Herd Home. Our entire community should be proud of this endorsement from one of the leading foundations in the country. It speaks to the:

• Excellenceofourproject—includingitsgreenstandards

• ReputationoftheZooandZooSocietyaswell-run,respectedorganizations

• TheZooandZooSociety’sbroadreachinthecommunity,andhighlevelofaudienceengagement

New or increased gifts made through April 30, 2011 will be matched 1:1 by Kresge! That’s right; you can DOUBLE the impact of your gift. Add a matching gift from your company and have THREE times the impact. Help make BIG things happen in our region and take the African Elephant Crossing Kresge Challenge.

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hoW CAN you helP?o Send in a gift for african elephant crossing when renewing your membership OR make an additional gift while renewing at our on-site membership booth.

o Donate online at ClevelandZooSociety.org – you can help bring the herd home with just a click of your mouse!

o Use the african elephant crossing Donation Station in the Zoo’s exhibit Hall, located right next to the exhibit model.

o Pick up an african elephant crossing brochure during a Zoo visit and mail in your gift.

African elephants are found in zoos worldwide. In North America, there are approximately 28 males and 128 females in 45 zoos accredited by the Associa-tion of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). During the past five years, several zoos renewed their breeding efforts, which resulted in 23 births in 12 institutions (in 2008 alone, there were six births). Current AZA breeding plans recom-mend 46 different breeding efforts. Our Zoo is positioned to be a vital par-ticipant in these efforts, with an exhibit flexibly designed to accommodate both bull elephants and females, and a long-term vision of stewarding and exhibiting a socially complete herd. Careful planning and institutional coop-eration among accredited institutions like ours will help maintain a long-term stable population of elephants for many generations to come.

Saving the African elephant from extinction is the most important goal of every zoo’s African elephant program. But elephant conservation is a com-plex matter. As the human population in Africa continues to grow, there is less space for elephants and more reason for human/elephant conflict. And, while African elephants are a threatened species, some parks and reserves in Africa are culling them to preserve other species of plants and animals. There is tremendous poverty and government instability in many of the countries where elephants live. So it is not just scientific knowledge that is required to help save elephants from extinction, but also an understanding of social, cul-tural and political issues throughout Africa. AZA zoos, including Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, can help provide this understanding.

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Kioko investigated the status and management options for corridors and wetlands critical for elephant movement in the area to the south and southeast of Amboseli National Park in south-western Kenya. The population of Amboseli elephants is over 1300 individuals who rely on the park and neighbor community land. Amboseli National Park, at only 151 square miles, cannot contain its huge elephant popula-tion on a long-term basis.

Kioko demonstrated the need for viable options to save the diminishing Amboseli elephant range outside the park, where expansion of crop cultivation, land subdivision and increase in human settlement are immediate threats to the viability of the local people’s land as elephant

dispersal area. This requires a clear understand-ing of human-elephant dynamics within these crucial habitats. When Kioko found out that a mining contract was being applied for right in one of these corridor areas, he presented his data about how elephants used the areas adjacent to the protected areas to the Kenyan Environment Management Authority Ministry. Based on the data presented, the government issued a Federal order denying the application of a quarrying operation, and prohibiting further mining work in the area.

The Zoo Society’s ZooFutures fund provided some of the support needed to make this project a success and allowed Kioko to demonstrate the critical value of an elephant corridor area. The

data gathered supported informed decisions about land use, especially surrounding protected areas. This is just one example of the type of project that has received funding from ZooFutures in the last 10 years and we are confi-dent that projects receiving future funding will continue to make measurable impacts in the world around us.

If you would like more information about the ZooFutures fund or other planned giving options, please contact Elizabeth T. Fowler at (216) 635-3342.

M A N Y R E A S O N S T O C E L E B R AT E2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the Cleveland Zoological Society’s planned giving program, ZooFutures.

Since its inception, funding from ZooFutures has been used to support local, regional and international conservation

efforts that have actively improved the future for wildlife. The success of a ZooFutures-funded project led by Kioko

Masilas stands as a testament to the power of collected data, long-term thinking and cooperative conservation.

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Adopt a red panda today and these masked wonders will steal your heart. their beautiful coats, dark mask and ringed tails make them one of the most distinctive animals at the Zoo. And did you know that, despite their name, they are only distantly related to giant pandas? the two species do have a couple things in common, though — both are native to the forests of China, nepal and Burma and both love bamboo! When you give a generous gift of adoption you help all of the 3,000 animals that call our Zoo “home.”

your panda package starts at just $75 and includes:

• An official “ZooParent” collectible key chain

• A collectible plush toy

• Personalized adoption certificate

• A color photo and fun fact sheet about red pandas

• A full year of award-winning membership publications

• An invitation to ZooFriends’ Night 2010, a VIP family

summer event (mailed separately)

• Name recognition on ClevelandZooSociety.org

upgrade your single adoption to $100, and the ZooParent will receive all of the above AND a terrific T-shirt (or tote-bag) and rec-ognition on Zoo grounds.

lead the pack up to the $250 adoption level and enjoy all the benefits above, as well as an invitation for you and a guest (16 years or older) to go on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of your Zoo — to get up close and personal with the animals and their keepers.

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AfRICAn eLepHAnt CROSSInG$1,000,000+AnonymousThe George Gund FoundationThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith

FoundationThe Spilman Family in honor of

Sydell L. Miller

$500,000+The Cleveland FoundationThe Kresge FoundationODNR Division of Real Estate and

Land ManagementThe Reinberger Foundation

$250,000+The Hershey FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HorvitzThe Walter E. & Jean C. Kalberer

FoundationKeyBankKent H. Smith Charitable TrustKaren and Alan Wilber

$100,000+Aleris International Inc.JPMorgan Chase FoundationWilliam E. Harris Family FundLouise H. & David S. Ingalls

Foundation, Inc.Ohio Cultural Facilities CommissionPNC FoundationBillie Howland Steffee in honor of

Abigail, Dawson, and Sydney Steffee

$50,000+The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening

FoundationCleveland Wire Cloth & Manufactur-

ing CompanyLiz and Chuck EmrickCarol and Graham HallHenkel CorporationIn memory of Christopher A. JonesFred A. Lennon Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Donald MorrisonThe Murch FoundationThe Edwin D. Northrup II FundThe Sherwick FundMr. and Mrs. John TanisMr. Morton J. Weisberg

$25,000+The Abington FoundationApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.The William Bingham FoundationMuffy and Jim BolandGary D. Brengartner*Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. BurnsideThe DBJ FoundationEaton CorporationMr. and Mrs. Louis FodorForest City Enterprises Charitable

FoundationMargaret Fulton-Mueller &

Scott C. MuellerAlbert A. Hanes and Robert E. HanesRichard & Sally (Stecher) HollingtonMr. and Mrs. Chris KammLubrizol CorporationMr. and Mrs. Patrick S. MullinOatey Co.Mr. and Mrs. Jon H. and Jane Q.

Outcalt and Jon H. Jr. and Robin M. Outcalt

PPG Industries FoundationRobert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman

Family FoundationRob and Kris RogersThe Sears-Swetland Family

FoundationThomas V.H. & Iris J. Vail

$10,000+Gordon and Cathy AnholdThe Bicknell FundMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. BiggarMr. and Mrs. Jack L. Brown, Jr.Carfagna Family FoundationMichael and Jennifer CoganDollar BankMr. and Mrs. John FlammangSusan B. GascoigneMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. GormanThe Mary A. and Thomas F. Grasselli

Endowment FoundationLeigh and Eric HallMr. and Mrs. Sean P. HennessyThe Higley FundKPMG LLPE. Gary and Mary Lynn LaughlinBud LeziusIn Memory of Dorothy M. MarcusMedical Mutual of OhioThe Murphy Family FoundationNorthern Trust Bank FSB - OhioMr. and Mrs. David L. PughRPM International, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Fred RzepkaMr. and Mrs. John A. SwitzerJohn F. Wallace Revocable TrustThe Thomas H. White Foundation

$5,000+Ms. Virginia D. Benjamin and

Mr. Philip L. WoodcockThe Frank Stanley Beveridge

Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. C. Perry BlossomApril Miller Boise in memory of

Rose ParkerWilliam and Irene BostelmanJennifer and Sean BoyleMr. and Mrs. John J. BoyleMr. Brent M. Buckley and

Ms. Barbara ArmstrongIn Memory of Gerald N. CannonMr. and Mrs. Christopher S. ChizmarMr. and Mrs. George S. CoakleyMr. and Mrs. William Cushwa, Jr.Ms. Laura A. DavisDeloitte & Touche LLPMr. and Mrs. Robert U. FeinJohn and Kathy FraylickKathleen A. GoodwinMr. and Mrs. Jeremy Hilton

and FamilyMarguerite B. HumphreyMr. and Mrs. Tom HuntThe Janus FamilyMr. and Mrs. James W. JaroszewskiBill and Jo Ann KahlDavid and Meredith KemptonDaniel and Carol KlimasLynn and Stephen KukanzaKim and Tom LittmanMs. Idarose LuntzJames M. and Sonia MalzMs. Steffany Matticola and

Mr. Chris LarkinsMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McGowan IIIMr. and Mrs. Bob Merckle

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. NaroPatricia J. O’Donnell and

Bruce E. GaynorMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. PartridgeMr. and Mrs. Anthony R. PetruzziLucy, Henry and Walker PopkoMs. Darleen M. PriceMr. and Mrs. Roger F. RankinRebholz Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. David A. RobertsonMr. and Mrs. David and Laura SangreeJohn and Barbara SchubertSteve and Sarah TaylorMr. and Mrs. Michael VaughnIn Memory of Leonard M. VonBenkenMr. and Mrs. James A. Young, Jr.Mrs. Barbara E. Zelley

$2,500+Susan and Darrell AustinTim and Stacey BernotMs. Ginny BertramMr. and Mrs. David BiadaJulie Boland and John GannonThe John and Barbara Burns

FoundationGail and Donald ButlerDane and Dottie CarneyTaylor and Marilyn ClarkKaren, Ken & Zoe ConleyMr. Jeffrey L. ContiniDoug and Karen CooperThe DeMonica FamilyMs. Sally EverettJim & Linda FrancisMs. Joy M. FredaDennis and Diana FredriksenLee A. FriedmanMr. Robert Friedman and

Ms. Elizabeth MacGowanMr. and Mrs. Paul GrazulisIn Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Edward and

Gladys GruberEve HigginsMr. and Mrs. Bruce G. HigleyNed, Karen and Emma HillKen and Patti JackoKaczmar Architects Inc. / Stan and

Terry KaczmarBernie and Nancy KarrCollin and Linda KniselyDr. and Mrs. Robin B. LakeMr. and Mrs. Donald LatoreMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. MahovlicMr. and Mrs. Charles N. MandtDavid and Bernadette MastCecil and Renee MillerRich Moore, Carol Smith,

Caroline and BenMr. and Mrs. Warren Leland MorrisMr. and Mrs. David P. O’BrienMr. and Mrs. David OlsonThe William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill

Foundation, Inc.Mrs. David W. PancoastTony and Claire Paskevich, In memory

of Mrs. Gerry CoakleyMargo and David PetlowanyMs. Charlene Phelps and

Ms. Nancy A. GorenshekRockette RichardsonBarry and Maribeth RobinsonJacob and Marjorie RosenbaumRonald and Helen Ross Family

Philanthropic Fund in honor of Lauren and Steve Spilman and Sydell Miller

Mr. and Mrs. W. Neil RossboroughMr. John E. RupertLarry J. SantonEdward and Ellie SeligmanLynne Shields, Ph.D.In Memory of Robert M. StecherSummit Steel CorporationJoe and Donna SuerthGregory C. ThompsonAugust L. and Shirley J. TischerRobert and Ruth TuttleMrs. Nancy C. WamsleyAlfred E. and Caryn E. WermanThe Wohlfeiler FamilyMr. and Mrs. Michael WolfBetty and Don Zgonc

$1,000+Mr. and Mrs. Richard AllenThe Beiswenger FamilyMr. Leonard BenkoBill and Sue BergerMs. Margaret BowenIn Memory of Carol BurtonMr. Wayne W. BushekMrs. Marilyn CallalyMr. and Mrs. Richard ClarkMr. and Mrs. Alan CohnPeter W. DanfordDr. and Mrs. Walter H. DimlingMr. Michael V. DzurillaFerro FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. FowlerMs. Fiona Green and

Mr. Matthew B. GreenMr. David GrubbMr. Geoffrey S.E. HallNicole and Stephen HilbertElisabeth K. HolmesMr. and Mrs. John HughesDr. and Mrs. Roderick JordanMarcia E. KampfeMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. KellyMr. and Mrs. Allan KrulakMs. Marci LeonianRobert and LaVerne LugibihlDarlene Evans McCoyThe McGinness FoundationMs. Mary McMillanThe Nicholson FoundationBarbara B. O’ConnorMs. Michelle M. OrenickDrew T. ParobekMr. and Mrs. Kim S. SchrockMr. Robert M. Stecher, Jr.Michelle and Mike StewartRobert and Diane WalcottMs. Jean Wright

SCHReCkenGOSt ReStORA-tIOn pROjeCt SUppORt$25,000+AnonymousKulas FoundationThe John P. Murphy Foundation

$10,000+Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. JacksonMark Schwartz & Bettina Katz

$1,000+Thomas and Joy BerlinMr. and Mrs. Robert D. GriesMargo and David PetlowanyJacob and Marjorie RosenbaumMrs. Viktor Schreckengost

thankyou!The Cleveland Zoological Society is proud to recognize the following donors. Their generous contributions underwrite the degree of excellence that marks Cleveland Metroparks Zoo as one of the top zoos in the nation.

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to provide updated information or to make a gift, please call (216) 661.6500 or email Info@ClevelandZooSociety.org.

This list represents all gifts of $1,000+ cumulative giving since the inception of the campaign through December 31, 2009.

IndIvIdUAL AnnUAL SUppORt$25,000+Karen and Alan Wilber

$5,000+The Ruth and Elmer Babin

FoundationMr. and Mrs. Paul Teel, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William E. ConwayMs. Sarah M. RayburnMr. and Mrs. Steve SpilmanMr. Morton J. Weisberg

$2,500+Mr. and Mrs. Michael BorchardtMr. and Mrs. Sean E. BoyleMr. and Mrs. Timothy DeSanzoMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.Mrs. Margaret Fulton-Mueller and

Mr. Scott C. MuellerMr. and Mrs. Jeff HalpernMr. and Mrs. Ronald M. HarringtonMr. and Mrs. Jeremy HiltonMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HorvitzMr. and Mrs. Mel KaminsDr. Rick KryzaCreighton B. Murch and

Janice Smith MurchMr. and Mrs. Robert W. OsickaDavid and Margo PetlowanyMr. and Mrs. Anthony R. PetruzziMr. and Mrs. Robert J. RogersMr. and Mrs. Walter M. RosebroughMr. and Mrs. Stanley K. SchneiderMr. and Mrs. Joseph SuerthMr. and Mrs. Thomas V.H. VailMr. and Mrs. Seth White

$1,000+Mr. Warren E. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Mark AngiocchiMr. and Mrs. Gordon A. AnholdMs. Patricia Barz, Esq. and

Mr. Herbert P. Wiedemann, M.D.Ms. Vanessa Behrend and

Mr. Robert EllisMs. Virginia D. Benjamin and

Mr. Philip L. WoodcockMr. Charles E. Bergstresser and

Mr. Brandon BergstresserMs. Ginny BertramDr. and Mrs. Alok BhaijiMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. BiggarMr. and Mrs. C. Perry BlossomMr. and Mrs. James C. BolandMr. and Mrs. William H. Bostelman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. BrennerMr. and Mrs. Jack L. Brown, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. BullDr. John F. Burke, Jr. and

The Honorable Nancy A. FuerstMr. Wayne W. BushekMr. Ross Bushman and

Ms. Meggan BushmanMr. and Mrs. Donald L. ButlerMrs. Marilyn CallalyMr. Gerald F. Cannon and

Mrs. Kathy CannonMs. Susan Cannon and

Mr. David CannonMr. and Mrs. Christopher S. ChizmarMs. Doris Clinton-Gobec and

Mr. Matthew R. GobecMr. and Mrs. Michael A. CoganMs. Nan Cohen and Mr. Daniel AbramsMr. and Mrs. Brian ConleyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. ConleyMr. and Mrs. Dennis ConradMr. and Mrs. Douglas O. CooperMr. and Mrs. James E. CowherMrs. Frederick C. Crawford*Ms. Mary Crowl and Ms. Laura CrowlMr. and Mrs. William Cushwa, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Gail F. DaviesMs. Laura A. DavisMr. and Mrs. Steven J. DemetriouMr. and Mrs. William DorskyMr. Michael V. DzurillaMr. and Mrs. Robert EllisMr. and Mrs. Robert U. FeinMr. and Mrs. Terrence P. FergusMildred S. FosterMr. and Mrs. James L. FrancisMs. Joy M. FredaMr. and Mrs. Randy FrenchMr. and Mrs. Richard R. GascoigneMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. GormanMs. Ann E. GrissMr. David GrubbMr. and Mrs. Eric S. HallCarol and Graham HallDag Hammarskjold Elementary SchoolMr. & Mrs. Jeff HalpernMr. Albert A. Hanes and

Mr. Robert E. HanesMrs. Nancy HansenMrs. William E. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Walter C. HarrisMs. Tara Henderson and

Ms. Kim HendersonEve HigginsMr. and Mrs. Stephen HilbertMr. and Mrs. William I. HoislbauerMr. and Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tom HuntMr. and Mrs. James W. JaroszewskiMr. and Mrs. Theodore T. JonesMr. and Mrs. Jake KammMs. Marcia E. KampfeMs. Janet KappusThe Kendis Family Trust, Hilary and

Robert Kendis, Susan and James Kendis

Mr. and Mrs. Jim KilmerMr. and Mrs. Michael KimmelDan and Carol KlimasMr. and Mrs. Fred KlotzmanMr. and Mrs. Scott E. KreidlerMs. Michelle Krocker and

Dr. Katherine RaymondDr. Rick KryzaMr. and Mrs. Stephen KukanzaMr. and Mrs. Thomas LeidenMr. Carl LeziusKim and Tom LittmanMr. and Mrs. Mark LondonMr. and Mrs. Edward A. LozickMr. David Luberger and

Ms. Rachelle WagnerMs. Samantha LundstromJackie and Chuck LurieMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. MahovlicMrs. Carlos A. MaldonadoDr. and Mrs. Randall E. Marcus, M.D.Ms. Steffany Matticola and

Mr. Chris LarkinsThe Maver FamilyJames H. and Kathe MayerMr. and Mrs. Roy McEvoyMr. and Mrs. Bob MerckleMr. and Mrs. Harold MinoffMr. Myron D. MoorheadMs. Victoria R. MooreheadMr. and Mrs. Stephen C. MorrisMs. Sharon MulliganMr. and Mrs. Patrick S. MullinMr. and Mrs. Greg MuzicMr. James Nash and

Ms. Joanne KimMr. Gary M. NovotnyMr. and Mrs. Gary OateyMs. Patricia J. O’Donnell and

Mr. Bruce E. GaynorMs. Michelle M. OrenickMr. Richard D. OrrMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. PartridgeJenny and Tony PelcicMr. and Mrs. Donald PennMs. Barbara PetersonMs. Charlene Phelps and

Ms. Nancy A. Gorenshek

John Pinkowski MD and Amy Weidman MD

Linda and Victor ProsakMs. Marie A. Quintana and

Mr. Robert B. SikoraMr. and Mrs. Bill RiccioMs. Rockette RichardsonDr. and Mrs. Brad J. RichmondMr. and Mrs. Jacob I. RosenbaumMr. and Mrs. W. Neil RossboroughMr. and Mrs. Robert G. RuhlmanMr. Larry J. SantonMr. and Mrs. Kim S. SchrockMr. Mark Schwartz and

Dr. Bettina KatzMrs. Carolyn P. SeelbachMr. and Mrs. Thomas SeitzDr. Mona ShayDr. and Mrs. Robert L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Mark SmrekarMs. Ann SnyderMr. and Mrs. Robert SorokaMs. Billie Howland SteffeeMs. Rita Steffen and Mr. Ian RoundMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. StevensMr. and Mrs. Donald W. StrangMr. and Mrs. David J. StraussMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sullivan, Sr.Mrs. Barbara M. Sutton and

Ms. Sarah YoungBud TalbottMr. and Mrs. John TanisSteve and Sarah TaylorAugust L. and Shirley TischerMrs. Jeanne D. TylerMr. and Mrs. Michael VaughnMr. John A. Veverka and

Ms. Lisa LiebenMr. Paul Vidal and Mrs. Cindy

BodendorferRobert and Diane WalcottMs. Margaret WalshMr. Thomas J. WebsterMr. and Mrs. Alfred E. WermanMs. Lauren E. West and

Mr. Anthony SindelarMs. Kirsten West and

Mr. Brian BarthelmanLee and Elizabeth WesterMrs. Robert York WhiteFran and Don WillisRichard Wills and Mary Lynn WillsMr. and Mrs. Arthur Wohlfeiler, D.V.M.Ms. Doreen Yashan and

Ms. Deb BryanMrs. Barbara E. ZelleyMr. and Mrs. Donald ZgoncZoo Friends - Anonymous

ZOOfUtUReSMs. Mollie E. AlstottAnonymous (4)Frederick C. Badt Testamentary TrustMr. and Mrs. Laurence BartellMr. and Mrs. Noel BeckerMs. Ginny BertramBeth Brandt SersigMr. Gary D. Brengartner*Estate of Helen E. BrownMrs. Herschel Cohen*Estate of Phyllis and Paul ColarussoMr. and Mrs. James E. CowherMrs. Frederick C. CrawfordMr. John D. DalyMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Emrick, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald V. EstesStanley and Florence (Klier) Fassett

Memorial FundDonna FlammangMs. Agnes GasoEstate of Rudolph GobMs. Luella A. GoldenbogenMr. and Mrs. Mark GrenigMrs. Graham HallMs. Patricia HeinkeMrs. Ralph Hollander*Hazel P. Hostetler TrustMs. Elvira Hovan

Mrs. La Veda Kovar*Mr. Edward J. LautnerBud LeziusMr. and Mrs. Robert Loftus, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. MandtDr. Randall E. MarcusMrs. Marion L. ParmeleeMr. Alfred M. Rankin*Almera Biddulph Reitz FoundationMr. and Mrs. Bill RiccioEstate of Eleanor M. RieckMr. and Mrs. Carl RispoliMr. and Mrs. Daryl J. RothenfeldEstate of Charlotte RuthMr. Larry J. SantonMs. Emily SapacianuCharles W. Saunders Charitable TrustVivian H. Schulze TrustMs. Brenda SchusterEstate of Robert and Virginia SneadMiss Patricia A. Stealey, J.D.Estate of Theodore R. SteckMs. Billie Howland SteffeeMr. and Mrs. Alexander Thiel*Mr. Gerald A. TuroczyRobert and Darci UsherMrs. Leonard VonBenkenMr.* and Mrs. Robert York WhiteMr. Donald WoodcockMr. and Mrs. Donald Zgonc

HOnOR And MeMORIAL GIftSIn HOnOR OfAndrew BennettMiriam BennettJim and Ellen June CowherRaymond and Gina CrumAndy and Lauren GrahamBetts HerringtonCarolyn IsonMeryl Levin KaplanLily KuentzSue SikoraAg and Bob SullCarol J. and Charles W. ThomassonBarb VonBenkenDavid WardKaty Wells and Jules ScruggsDon and Dorothy Zito

In MeMORy OfAnna Marie BarnickGlenn CalderoneEunice CohenMarshall E. CropperDorothy DerkacsChevonne EcclestoneDavid S. FosterHerbert W. Foster IIIWilliam FosterBilly HutchinsBeldon HutchinsonJoey and Steve LoraTimothy LutzDaniel MolchanFrank M. MonachinoLeo RosenbluthMargaret SalontayWilliam SasuraPaul SchmidtGlenn P. SisleyMark Smrekar, Jr.Anne C. StadnikMarie ViskocilMary Hunt WittenmyerGeorge Ronald Wolfe

*Deceased

This list represents all gifts of $1,000+ cumulative giving between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The con-tributions supported a variety of Cleve-land Zoological Society fundraising programs and special events.

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When you visit the Zoo this summer, make sure to check out our special exhibit, The Scoop on Poop. While probably not the most glamor-ous summer exhibit we have ever had, poop is something scientists have good reason to pon-der. A case in point — several members of the Zoo’s Conservation Medicine department are participating in a collaborative study looking at coyote populations in three Metropark’s reser-vations. Now, coyotes may be elusive but their poop (also called scat) is not. This study will help determine what animals are living in our Metroparks and to gain information about their genetics, diet and health. The study will also shed light on the coyote’s role in managing the populations of other creatures — are the coyotes keeping raccoon populations down, eating deer, or mostly preying on rabbits and rodents? Coy-otes are also being noticed more frequently

by people — are populations increasing, or are there just more sightings as the coyotes adapt to urban life?

The project is funded through Cleveland Metroparks Natural Resources Division in con-junction with larger regional wildlife epidemiol-ogy work that is part of the Zoo’s Conservation Medicine program. Other collaborators include Dr. van Keulan of Cleveland State University whose lab is running DNA analysis. Eventually, results will be shared with Metroparks serving Summit County to compare coyote diet and DNA between the two counties.

As opportunistic carnivores, coyotes have adapted well to life in Ohio after the extirpa-tion of wolves from the area in the 1880s. The first coyote in Ohio was confirmed in 1919 and they have since expanded to all of Ohio’s 88 counties. Coyotes are not strangers to largely urbanized areas across the United States and have been sighted in city parks, golf courses, and wooded areas in residential neighbor-hoods. Coyotes are known to live within Cleveland Metroparks, and information regarding their diet and population size is

important for making management decisions that best protect the local ecosystems in which coyotes play a vital role.

In this study, scat will be collected to determine diet, and then counted to determine trends in coyote numbers. Many methods have been employed to determine the size of the coyote population, but scat surveys are one of the most cost-effective and simple ways to determine abundance; scat deposition rates are known to correlate positively with actual population sizes for coyotes. An added benefit of using this method is that it allows for comparison with a howl survey abundance index being collected by another researcher at Cleveland Metroparks. Collectively, these data will be the first to explore coyote numbers within Cleveland Metroparks and will help determine which method is best for monitoring the population in the future.

To determine sampling paths (or transects), the major trails within each of the three reservations were walked twice and coyote scat close to the trails were counted. The trail with the most spec-imens was selected and measured. Two weeks before the initial scat collection, the trails were

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walked and cleared of all scat. Coyote scat can be identified by its physical appearance; any scat composed mostly of commercial dog food (i.e., uniform consistency without the presence of hair,

bones, etc.) can be assumed to originate from domestic dogs and (Editors Note — Ok, heading into too much detail here, you get the idea).

Scat will be collected bi-weekly for one year and then a scat index will be computed by counting the number of scats per transect per 14-day period. Each scat collected will be analyzed to determine diet as separated into categories of teeth, claws, bones, hair, vegetation, human-based (i.e., synthetic materials), and other. Most diet studies have found human-related foods to occur in coyote scats less than 20% of the time. Specifically in Ohio, reports of coy-otes eating human-associated foods are rare. For example, there was no garbage in scat sam-ples found within Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Instead, main diet items included meadow vole, eastern cottontail, white-tailed deer, and raccoon.

So you can see why some scientist find feces fas-cinating. Now, while we don’t have any coprolites (the scientific name for the fossilized excrement, feces or droppings of ancient ani-mals) at DINOSAURS! this summer, you can impress your friends with all you learn about modern movements at The Scoop on Poop.

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twilight at the ZooAUGUSt 6vIp party — 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.General Admission — 7:00 p.m. to midnight

Join us for the city’s largest fundraiser and the summer’s wildest party! Wind your way through the Zoo enjoying an assortment of complimentary food, beer, wine, and soft drinks. Dance under the stars to the rhythms of 14 bands, playing Motown, rock, salsa, swing, country and blues. 21 and over only. All proceeds benefit the Cleveland Zoological Society, the advancement partner of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Tickets go on sale May 1 at ClevelandZooSociety.org

VIP etickets: $150

general admission etickets: May – $65, June – $70, July – $75 and day of event if available.

memBers: get $5 oFF In may on general aDmIssIon!

NEW this year — eTickets! We’re going green to cut down on paper and postage - so all guests will receive eTickets.

Looking for a package deal?

Purchase online at RenaissanceCleveland.com or call 1.800.HOTELS1

General package—($325 plus tax) 2 General Admission eTickets ($65 each), parking, trolley transportation to and from Twilight at the Zoo, overnight stay and breakfast.

vIp package — ($489 plus tax) 2 VIP eTickets and all benefits above.

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