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Field Notes
1:30 am
Fri March 22, 2013

Zoo's Barrows Lecture Series: Dr. Colleen Begg

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By Thane Maynard

The first guest speaker for the Cincinnati Zoo’s Barrows Conservation Lecture Series is Dr. Colleen Begg, founder of the Niassa Lion Project in Mozambique. She and her husband are working diligently to protect lions from the hazards of hunters and loss of habitat. Dr. Begg is on the phone from Mozambique to talk with Thane Maynard about her efforts in advance of her appearance at the Zoo on Wednesday, March 27.


Cincinnati Zoo
2:11 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Updated Zoo reptile house reopens Saturday

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The view from the Gabbon Viper cage gazing out on the restored Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo.
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The Zoo's Reptile House was built in 1875, making it the oldest building at any zoo in the country.
Credit Tana Weingartner / WVXU
The columns, ceilings and walls all got fresh paint and plaster repairs.
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Be sure to look up when entering the revamped Reptile House. Workers discovered and restored a wood and glass oculus.
Credit Tana Weingartner / WVXU
New paint and plaster will greet visitors in the renovated Reptile House.
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A worker washes the windows in a snake enclosure while the occupant is elsewhere.
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Ever wonder what it looks like "behind-the-scenes?" Here a worker cleans a cage.
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The oldest building at any zoo nationwide is ready to debut its updated look. The Cincinnati Zoo's 138-year-old Reptile House reopens tomorrow after undergoing renovation.

Director Thane Maynard says workers found and restored a previously unknown wood and glass oculus window in the dome ceiling.

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