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Aaawww…Christmas with the Animals

Dan Collins — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:33:14 +0000

The animals of the great Plains Zoo finally get to celebrate Christmas and you can watch.

Great Plains Zoo's Baby Giraffe Gets New Name

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:15:01 +0000

The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce that the Reticulated Giraffe calf born in September has been named “Gerald.”

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Rehabbed Owls Go Back Into the Wild

Gene Hetland — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:11:25 +0000

The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History released a Great Horned Owl and an Eastern Screech Owl Tuesday morning.

Zoo President and CEO Elizabeth Whealey says the owls, part of the Raptor Rehabilitation Program, were released at Blood Run Nature Area near Rowena

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Giraffe Born at the Great Plains Zoo

Tony Wright — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:03:49 +0000

On Sunday, Sept. 2, the Zoo’s 13-year-old Reticulated Giraffe “Libby” gave birth to her fourth calf, a male weighing 147 pounds and standing about six feet tall. The Zoo’s animal care staff monitored the birth from the lobby of the Giraffe Barn.

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