African cat apparently prowling Anchorage Nov 8, 2008
In the wild, the solitary animals roam territories of up to five square miles, according to the Honolulu Zoo, which has one serval on its roster. Servals grow to be about 30-35 inches long, not including their tails, and about 2 feet tall at the shoulder, said Richard Ball, the zoo's mammal specialist. (Anchorage Daily News)
Zoo releases first photos of tiger cubs Oct 8, 2008
The first photos of three tiger cubs born at the Honolulu zoo last month were released today, more than three weeks after their birth ... The tiger's expanded habitat was built about a year and a half ago to accommodate the breeding pair, at a cost of $200,000 with private help from the Honolulu Zoo Society ... Before the latest, the last time tigers were born at the Honolulu Zoo was on April 27, 1981, to a pair of Bengal/Siberian hybrids, Tex and Marybell. (Honolulu Advertiser)
3 tiger cubs are born at Honolulu Zoo Sep 18, 2008
COURTESY HONOLULU ZOO Three cubs have been born at the Honolulu Zoo to Sumatran tigers Berani, shown here, and Chrissie ... Chrissie, a female Sumatran tiger, gave birth to three cubs Monday at the Honolulu Zoo, the first litter of tigers at the zoo in more than 25 years ... The last time tigers were born at the Honolulu Zoo was on April 27, 1981. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Umbilical cord a lifeline for 2 kids Sep 7, 2008
What: Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation "Jungle Adventure" at the Honolulu Zoo ... "There's still no evidence that the cancer has come back. ... She's a delight. "I expect her to live until old age and healthy and cancer-free," said Woodruff, who performed the transplant. "It was like a new life was born with the baby being born, and Taja was given new life," she recalled. Doctors first diagnosed Taja with leukemia at 3 months. Then just before her second birthday, they found she had... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Whatever Happened: Missing zoo meerkat Jul 6, 2008
COURTESY PHOTO Meerkat Kala, seen here in October, died of old age at the Honolulu Zoo ... Question: What ever happened to Hulu the meerkat, who went missing from the Honolulu Zoo last year ... Answer: Honolulu Zoo Director Ken Redman believes Hulu most likely died inside the exhibit. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Dog finds maternal instincts with kittens Jun 5, 2008
"There's tigers that will suckle pigs," said Honolulu Zoo Director Ken Redman ... "It's not terribly unheard of ... there's tigers that will suckle pigs," said Ken Redman, director of the Honolulu Zoo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tiger's escape prompts plan for new barricade Feb 24, 2008
DENNIS ODA / cat's back: Berani, a 245-pound Sumatran tiger at the Honolulu Zoo, rested in his exhibit cage yesterday, a day after wandering out of his holding cage, seen in back on the left ... City officials are scrambling to construct an extended, fenced enclosure at a Honolulu Zoo exhibit, after Thursday's brief escape by Berani, a 245-pound Sumatran tiger ... Both Berani and Chrissie arrived at the Honolulu Zoo from the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Indiana at the end of November. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tiger Escapes Honolulu Zoo Enclosure Feb 23, 2008
Zookeepers at the Honolulu Zoo are scratching their heads over how one of their tigers an 8-year-old Sumatran male named Berani managed to slink out of his enclosure Thursday morning, KITV.com reported on its Web site ... According to the Honolulu Zoo's Web site, Sumatran tigers are the smallest of the tiger subspecies. (Fox News)
Tiger accidentally let out of habitat Feb 23, 2008
COURTESY BRYAN THOMPSON / HONOLULU ZOO Berani, a Sumatran tiger, is shown at the Honolulu Zoo ... A Honolulu Zoo tiger walked out of its enclosure for a brief taste of freedom yesterday morning after a zoo keeper accidentally left two gates open ... Berani, a 245-pound male Sumatran tiger at the Honolulu Zoo, nudged his way through two unsecured gates and escaped from his enclosure yesterday morning for about five to 10 minutes. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Closures, special schedules in effect for Christmas Day Dec 26, 2007
Botanical gardens and the Honolulu Zoo are closed. These traffic and parking regulations are in effect today. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Honolulu Marathon live updates Dec 10, 2007
We are now at the Honolulu Zoo. Mile 7 - Consists of the climb up Diamond Head Road. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tigers prowl new zoo wing Nov 21, 2007
FL MORRIS / A new wing of the Honolulu Zoo tiger exhibit was dedicated yesterday ... The Honolulu Zoo dedicated yesterday a new wing of a tiger exhibit that zoo officials hope will boost the numbers of endangered Sumatran tigers and help revitalize the zoo ... The nonprofit Honolulu Zoo Society provided most of the funding for the $210,000 wing, which is 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Honolulu Zoo's Sumatran tigers get new exhibit wing Nov 20, 2007
A new wing of the Honolulu Zoo's Sumatran tiger exhibit was dedicated this afternoon ... The Honolulu Zoo is entrusted by the American Zoo ium Species Survival Plan, to breed the critically endangered Sumatran tiger pair, Berani and Chrissie, who arrived in Honolulu from the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Indiana in November 2005 ... The Honolulu Zoo Society answered Honolulu Hale's call for help to raise funds to expand the existing facilities, which for the last two years have required that only... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Letters for Thursday, November 1, 2007 Nov 1, 2007
It can create a special trip for their seniors to visit the Honolulu Zoo for 150/person and they can easily add that to their monthly payments. But what will be devastating to that business model is that the bigger businesses on Oahu will price out that service and compete with the Neighbor Island plans to find opportunity selling or bringing their services to Oahu. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Catch book signing and live music Oct 14, 2007
Where Are My Slippers, A Book of Colors takes place at the Honolulu Zoo, and chronicles the search for a pair of lost rubber slippers. While looking for the lost pair of blue slippers, children are entertained while learning their colors as they are presented with different colored animals wearing rubber slippers. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Zoo stumped over missing critter Oct 10, 2007
COURTESY PHOTO / HONOLULU ZOO Kapa is the only meerkat left at the Honolulu Zoo ... Honolulu Zoo officials have set up traps, searched underground tunnels and even filed a police report. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Thunderbirds rile critters, copters Sep 15, 2007
RICHARD WALKER / The Air Force Thunderbirds fly off Waikiki during a practice run for tomorrow's air show, easily avoiding two encroaching helicopters but creating a ruckus at the Honolulu Zoo ... Honolulu Zoo Director Ken Redman said some sensitive animals -- including giraffes, the kudu antelopes, some new-to-the-zoo cheetahs and orangutans Rusti and Violet -- were closed in their night quarters during the Thunderbirds' practice runs at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. yesterday, Redman said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Whatever Happened Aug 26, 2007
STAR-BULLETIN / 2006 Rusti, left, and Violet are enjoying life at Honolulu Zoo ... Answer: Rusti is enjoying his new home and new life at the Honolulu Zoo in Waikiki ... Rescued from a private New Jersey zoo with poor living conditions in 1997, he was brought to a temporary home at the Honolulu Zoo. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
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Apollo the lion, suffering kidney failure at the Honolulu Zoo, is put to sleep ... The husky roar of Apollo the lion will no longer resound in Waikiki, as the longtime "king" of the Honolulu Zoo breathed his last yesterday, suffering from kidney failure ... DENNIS ODA / Ethel Louise the lion, who was rolling over after a nap, and her twin sister, Samantha, are the two remaining lions in the Honolulu Zoo's exhibit after Apollo, a 21-year-old male lion, was euthanized yesterday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Honolulu Zoo officials euthanize aging African lion Aug 8, 2007
Born in October 1985 at an animal facility in Quebec, Canada, Apollo the lion, front, arrived at the Honolulu Zoo on April 17, 1986 ... Apollo, the African lion that resided at the Honolulu Zoo for more than 21 years, was euthanized this morning ... Born in October 1985 at an animal facility in Quebec, Canada, Apollo arrived at the Honolulu Zoo on April 17, 1986. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Indonesian boy killed in Komodo dragon attack Jun 4, 2007
The dragons, which are agile and have a keen sense of smell, can grow to a length of 3 metres (more than 9 ft) and weigh on average 200 lbs (90 kg), according to data from Honolulu Zoo. Komodo dragons regularly kill prey such as pigs and small deer and have been known to take down an adult water buffalo. (AlertNet)
Hundreds enjoy Military Appreciation Day at zoo Jun 3, 2007
Hundreds of military families took advantage of free admission to the Honolulu Zoo today as part of Military Appreciation Day. By about 10 a.m., more than 1,500 people had turned out for the event, which in addition to the regular zoo exhibits included free food, entertainment and activities for children. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rescuers nurse rare native bat back to health May 16, 2007
They are rarely seen on Oahu, according to the Honolulu Zoo. The bat is Hawaii's only native land mammal, though there is fossil evidence of at least one other Hawaiian bat species. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Mega memorial set for Don Ho farewell tomorrow May 5, 2007
A final farewell to Don Ho, Hawai'i's most adored entertainer, is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Queen's Surf Beach opposite the Honolulu Zoo. The largest Waikiki crowd ever for Mr. Waikiki 25,000 fans, friends and family is expected to jam the site for a memorial for Ho, who ruled over all Island performers for nearly five decades. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Earth Day weekend will echo with eco-activities Apr 20, 2007
Earth Day Celebration at the Honolulu Zoo. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Learning to love Waikiki Apr 19, 2007
Those people should head east of Waikiki to Kapiolani Park, where the Honolulu Zoo and Waikiki Aquarium are located. The real draw, though, is the park itself. (Chicago Tribune)
Limu taking over Blaisdell ponds Mar 6, 2007
He even suggested offering the ogo to animals at Honolulu Zoo, but a veterinarian objected to the idea because of the possible risk that the limu could spread again. "There is no known solution to eliminate the problem, other than periodic cleaning as manpower allows," Quintal said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Exhibit safety door not locked Feb 27, 2007
"Invariably, when a keeper walks in with a big cat, it attacks. If you throw a cardboard box in there, it attacks," said Kathy Carlstead, a research scientist at the Honolulu Zoo and expert in animal stress. "It's a completely natural response, I'm afraid. When somebody forgets - if they don't check the lock, if they go in - there's nothing you can do.". (Denver Post)
Blackstone puts Park Shore Waikiki up for sale Jan 22, 2007
The aging, 226-room hotel at the corner of Kalakaua and Kapahulu avenues across from the Honolulu Zoo is expected to fetch more than $60 million. The hotel, which was built in 1968, was set to undergo a $15 million renovation to elevate its status to fit Blackstone's new luxury hotel brand, LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Government offices closed for holiday Jan 16, 2007
Attractions: Parks and recreation centers, municipal golf courses, botanical gardens and Honolulu Zoo open. MINI SITE MAP. (Honolulu Advertiser)
