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"After two and a half years of ISIS occupation, and months of fighting between the militants and government forces, the Mosul Zoo was one of the few outdoor attractions still standing in Iraq's second city, its inhabitants kept alive by Abu Laith, a square-set 50-something mechanic and passionate animal lover. As the animals began to starve under the siege by advancing Iraqi army forces, Abu Laith, the "Father of Lions" and his protégées and family...
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"This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help out at the nursery. Caring for cuddly baby animals is a dream assignment! They learn that one of the zoo's tigers is expected to give birth any day. But they'll get to care for the babies only if the tiger mom cannot. On the one hand, it would be so fun to hold and feed baby tigers! On the other hand, it would be sad if the tiger mom couldn't care for her babies. Kathy and Micah aren't...
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About a year ago, film started to circulate on YouTube® of a remarkable man named Kevin Richardson, an animal custodian in a South African animal park. The film showed Richardson in his day-to-day work, looking some of the world's most dangerous animals directly in the eye, crouching down at their level, playing with them and, sometimes, even kissing them on the nose-all without ever being attacked or injured. The films' popularity skyrocketed and...
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah get to help the bongo keeper. The kids have never heard of a bongo before, but they are quickly smitten with the gentle, striped antelope. Sadly, they also learn that the species is almost extinct in the wild. In fact, there are more bongos in zoos than there are in all the forests of Africa. The kids want to help protect these animals. Can Katy and Micah find a way to raise awareness about the endangered...
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This weekend at Mountain Bluff Zoo, Katy and Micah are Junior Researchers. The friends are watching the capuchin monkey group. The keeper is worried about one of the monkeys, a male named Milo who has been steadily gaining weight. Perhaps the kids can figure it out by closely observing his behavior. At first, Katy and Micah are stumped. But as they spend more time with the monkeys, will they solve the mystery? And, can they come up with some creative...
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"Our animal companions offer inspiration, friendship, health, and real-life opportunities for recovery that we can't achieve without them. In Animal Kind, Emma "Em" Lock, animal educator on YouTube and former zookeeper, shares stories of the incredible ways that animals keep us healthy and happy, physically and mentally. You'll be inspired by tales of remarkable recovery from a woman putting the pieces of her life back together after her husband's...
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Questioneers volume 6
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"Fred, el cuidador del zoológico, ama las serpientes. Su favorita es verni, dminuta, verde, sigilosa... Un día Verni se escapa y termina aterrizando en la cabeza de un niño. ¡Catástrofe!" ¿Es Verni una amenaza? ¿Quién lo decide? Los Preguntones necesitarán todos sus talentos para ayudar a Fred, pero será Aarón quien tenga la última palabra...--
When Zookeeper Fred's green snake Vern gets loose in the zoo, the Questioneers need all their...
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