 Emi-lane,
Ellen Trout Zoo's female Maasai Giraffe, gave birth to a new calf on
Tuesday, January 8. The zoo staff noticed the calf's legs
protruding from Emi-lane's womb around 8:00 am and the calf was born
shortly after 1:00 pm. An excited but quiet zoo staff watched
the long process. Emi-lane was let out of the barn for a
couple of hours but was moved back in when it started to rain.
We shot almost two hours of video tape during the long process and
have made a short video of the birth. Congratulations to
Emi-lane.
Watch
the video. |
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 Thank
you to Dunbar’s PACE first graders for the Christmas Cards that
they made for the Zoo Animals. They are on display in the Small
Animal Building. And also, thank yous go out to the PRIDE group
from Lufkin Middle School for the Christmas Ornaments that they
made for the Zoo’s Christmas tree.
Happy Holidays
and Best Wishes for a Wonderful New Year from all of us at Ellen
Trout Zoo.
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The Ellen Trout Zoo annual Zoo Boo was a tremendous
success. There were hundreds of little ghosts and goblins
playing various games, observing the zoo animals and participating
in several costume contests. Zoo Boo is a safe way for
children to experience the fun of Halloween.
Watch the
video and the slideshow! |
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The FOETZ hamburger party was a great success.
Click here to view the
slideshow. |
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 We
have new videos of the Two Toed
Sloth well baby check and
Malayan Pit Vipers
hatching. These videos were shot and edited by our
curator, Celia Falzone. Celia's ability to shoot and edit video
ensures that the zoo can quickly record significant events such as
births. We look forward to many more videos from Celia. |
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 Happy 40th Birthday!
The Ellen Trout
Zoo celebrated it's Grand Re-Opening Saturday June 16.
Mayor Jack Gorden read a proclamation, City Manager Paul Parker and
Zoo Director Gordon Henley spoke, and Barbara Trout Corbett cut the
ribbon. There were keeper talks, photos from the
past forty years, and a birthday cake. We have a
streaming video of the event. Read more about it in the
Lufkin Daily News. |
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 We
have updated our Video Page. Check
out videos of Jaguar's receiving wound treatment, Bontebok well baby
check, the arrival of our new Hippopotamus and many more. We
now have 15 videos on the page. Nothing replaced a visit to
the Ellen Trout Zoo but many of these videos provide information and
record special events at the zoo. See you at the Ellen Trout
Zoo! |
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