about
“FIRST BORN SPECIES”
AT THE
zoo
is published by Friends of Santa Ana Zoo
(FOSAZ), a nonprofit corporation organized to develop financial
support, growth, and community awareness for the Santa Ana Zoo.
The Santa Ana Zoo is inviting the community to visit and take photos
within the Zoo’s beautiful butterfly gardens and landscape as they watch
the wild ensemble of baby animals and arthropods celebrate springtime.
Editor/Writer – Tom Decker
Copy Editor – Royal Literary Publications
Graphics – Nicole Howard
Printing – WE DO GRAPHICS
Among the favorites are the Zoo’s fourth baby Anteater, two playful baby
Howler Monkeys, a beautiful baby Brazilian Ocelot, and do not forget the
Zoo’s very first baby Sloth, who is definitely embracing its new Hollywood
celebrity status.
Board Officers
David Exline – President
Lori Babcock – Vice President
Cody Boebel – Treasurer
Kristeen Stolo – Secretary
The births, which span over the last several months, are all part of the
Santa Ana Zoo’s ongoing participation in the AZA’s Species Survival
Plan Program. This life-saving, species-thriving program cooperatively
manages the specific, and typically threatened or endangered, species
population within AZA-accredited Zoos and Aquariums, Certified Related
Facilities, and Sustainability Partners. Over the years, the Santa Ana Zoo
has welcomed many newborn animals and continues to serve as a proud
member of the program.
To view photos of the Zoo’s
2016 babies, you may visit
the Santa Ana Zoo on
Facebook.
Summer 2016 Volume 17, Issue 2
Mark your calendars, call your family and friends and get ready to write a post
To Instill a Passion for the Natural World Through Recreation, Conservation and Education
ZOOFARI 2016
summer concert series and “Brew at the Zoo” beer-tasting events are returning
Year of the
Monkey
Gala
by popular demand again this summer!
Patricia McClendon
Steve McGuigan
Patricia Mickey
Jane Olin
Jon “Rip” Ribble
Marie Rourke
Dee Thomas
Advisory Board
Peggy Baldwin-Butler
Crean Family
Michael Darany
Kathleen Edman
Dr. Judy Fluor-Runels, PsyD
Ron and Joyce Glazier
Allen and Jennifer Goh
Monica Kim
Tom and Deborah Newmeyer
Bill and Donel Wiles
Event dates are June 12, 26; July 10, 24 and 31 from 5:30-7:30 PM.
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EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Join the Education Department for some
fun and learn about animals and nature
firsthand. Call the Zoo Education Office at
714-647-6562 for additional information.
Conservation
Education Theater
While visiting the Zoo, please stop by to
enjoy our animal presentations.
These presentations are free with Zoo admission.
Weekends 12:00 & 2:30 pm
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June 11
World’s Oceans Day: 11am-2pm – Celebrate the World’s Oceans
and learn how you can help protect them and the animals that call
them home. General Public - free with price of admission; FOSAZ
Members – FREE.
June 12, 26, July 10, 24, 31
Come “monkey
around” with us
on Saturday,
August 27, for our
24th annual
Zoofari 2016,
“Year of the Monkey,”
Fundraising Gala.
Sunset at the Zoo, After Hours Event, featuring “Brew at
the Zoo:” 5:30 - 7:30pm – Bring a picnic and join us for a series
of evenings of live music, beer tasting, craft tables, train/carrousel
rides and animals. Additional admission required; FOSAZ Member
Discount.
August 27
Zoofari 2016: 5:30 - 11:30pm – Black tie gala, silent/live auction,
dinner/dance, raising funds to help the Zoo. Request an invitation
(714) 953-8555 x10.
September 25
Member Wristband Day! Exclusive Member Day where FOSAZ
The evening includes valet parking underwritten by the Tudor House, a fully-hosted
bar, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, photo opportunity, decorations by R.W.B. Party
Props, and live and silent auctions.
Ed Arnold and Sandy Segerstrom Daniels return as our honored hosts for the
evening, while Glen Fladeboe, our preeminent fundraising auctioneer, will serve as
the master of ceremonies for the live auction. A fully-catered sit-down dinner by
Parties by Panache will be followed by dancing into the night.
FOSAZ Staff
Cathi Decker, Executive Director
[email protected]
Vanessa Anderson, Office Manager
[email protected]
Kevin Jackson, Director of Operations
[email protected]
Tom Decker, Director of Technology and Communications
[email protected]
Estela Codiz, Membership and Rentals Manager
[email protected]
Lisa To, Event and Volunteer Assistant
[email protected]
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Ring-tailed lemurs are social animals, living in groups of 12 to 24
individuals. They often interact socially while feeding and sunbathing.
They love to lie around in the sun with their legs extended, especially
in the morning soaking up the warmth of the sun. Females are the
dominate ones in the group. Ring-tailed lemurs are endangered,
mainly due to habitat destruction caused by people who clear land for
farming and logging.
Facts:
They eat leaves, flowers, fruit, and even sap and bark. They feed from
many different species of plants and trees, but they prefer Kily trees.
Occasionally they will eat insects.
Wild Diet:
These lemurs are found in southern Madagascar. They live in arid,
open areas and forests. They like to spend most of their time on the
ground (and less time in the trees) than any other species of lemur.
Habitat:
The ring-tailed lemurs have gray or rosy
brown backs and white stomachs. Their faces
are also white with triangular black markings
around their eyes and black noses. They
have very long, black and white tails. The
tail is longer than the body, measuring up to 2 ft. They can each weigh
between 5 to 7 lbs. Their hind legs are longer than their forelegs.
Ring-tailed Lemur
& BREW AT THE ZOO EVENTS FOR 2016!
Guaranty Chevrolet of Santa Ana and FOSAZ, the Zoo’s “Sunsets at the Zoo”
Board of Directors
Armando Armenta Roseanne Bye
Maureen Cronin
Curtis Farrell
Howard Hall
John Harper
Michele Levison
ZOO
zoo
AT THE
on Facebook and Twitter because Sunsets & Brew are back! Sponsored by
Zoo Office Staff
Kent Yamaguchi – Director
Ray Cosper – Curator
Ethan Fisher – Registrar
Lauren Bergh – Education Specialist
Jenny Walker – Lead Zoo Keeper
Common Name:
Ring-tailed Lemur
Scientific Name:
Lemur catta
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Sunsets
DON’T MISS FOSAZ’S
Honorees this year will be Howard and Karin Hall. They have been involved with
the Zoo for over 20 years and have helped with many projects and exhibits, thereby
making a huge difference for our visitors and animal residents.
HOURS
General Information
(714) 836-4000
Education Dept.
(714) 647-6568
Gates Open.......... 10 AM
Gates Close............ 4 PM
Grounds Close....... 5 PM
Gift Shop
(714) 542-9650
The Santa Ana Zoo is
Friends of Santa Ana Zoo
(714) 953- 8555
Thanksgiving Day,
www.santaanazoo.org
open daily except
Christmas Day, & New Year’s Day.
ADMISSION
Adults (13+).....................$10
Children (3-12)...................$7
Seniors (60+).....................$7
The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo Board President David Exline invites
you to “Join Zoofari Event Manager Cathi Decker and myself
for the best-ever Zoofari Fundraising Gala. Bid on wonderful
trips, beautiful baskets, and one-of-a-kind gifts in our live and
silent auctions, as well as enjoy an evening under the stars
with a delectable catered dinner, drinks, music, and dancing!”
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FOSAZ Members and
children under 2 are free
Train Rides.........................$4
Carrousel Rides.................$3
11 AM-2 PM Every Day ($6 Combo
Tickets for Train & Carrousel available)
Subject to change without notice.
Call for further information
(714) 647-6575.
October 16
National Chemistry Week/Chemistry Day: 11am - 3pm –
Chemistry displays sponsored by the American Chemical Society:
General Public - free with price of admission; FOSAZ Members –
FREE.
October 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
Boo at the Zoo “OC’s Premier Halloween Event for Kids!”
5:30 - 8pm – Halloween family festival with trick-or-treating, lights
and decorations, nocturnal animal presentations, train and carrousel
rides. Rain or shine. Additional admission required; FOSAZ Member
Discount.
December 1-31
Winter Zoobilation: Regular Zoo Hours – The Santa Ana Zoo will
be transformed into a winter wonderland called “Winter Zoobilation”
with snow, lights, music and special festive decorations for all to
enjoy.
December 18
International Day with the Critters: 12 noon – 3pm – All Zoo
event featuring international stations, activities, educational crafts
and games, animals and entertainment. General Public - free with
price of admission; FOSAZ Members – FREE. City of Santa Ana
Residents – FREE.
Dates are tentative and subject to change.
For additional information on any event,
please contact the Friends of Santa Ana Zoo at
(714) 953-8555 or www.santaanazoo.org
Enjoy the
Southern
California
Sunsets at
our popular
after-hours
events.
Do these
lemurs
really like
to move it?
ANIMAL TRADING CARD
Members are able to purchase discounted wristbands to ride the
Train & Carrousel unlimited times from 11am – 4pm.
SUNSETS AT THE ZOO
It’s been a
good year for
babies here at
the Zoo!
NEW BABIES
yes,
We Have Monkeys
by Ron Glazier,
Retired Director of the Zoo
“More fun than a barrel of monkeys.”
“Monkey see, monkey do.”
“You little monkey!”
Curtis Farrell, Roseanne Bye and Cathi Decker receive a
check from the Pacific Life Foundation’s Tennyson Oyler
for the Zoo’s Thatching Project.
Above: David Exline (left) proudly
presents Board of Directors
“points winner” Howard Hall (right)
with his plaque.
kid ZONE
Two colobus monkeys were walking through a
dangerous area of the coastal forest in Kenya, and
one of them said, “I suggest we have a system
ready should we be attacked. I will come to your aid,
if you will do the same for me.”
“So be it,” agreed the friend, and off they went.
experience as they prepare for their nighttime
activities, enjoy live music, join in a silent auction,
When the leopard was gone, and all was safe, the
other monkey came down from the tree and with a
smile asked, “What did the leopard tell you when he
put his nose so close up to your ear?”
“Well,” said his friend, “what he told me was this –
‘Beware of that fool in the tree, and from here forth,
put no trust in him!’”
Zoo Moral: Have proof of a friendship
before you have the need.
ZOO FABLE: The Predator Leopard
1. PROALED (He was the predator.)
2. KEMONY (Colobus _____)
3. TYMESS (They wanted to have this ready.)
BONUS: Now unscramble the letters circled above
to discover the secret animal!
Hint: You can find this type of monkey
elsewhere in this newsletter.
Kids, send your Zoo art (along with your name and age) to:
Tom Decker, Friends of Santa Ana Zoo,1801 E. Chestnut, Santa Ana CA 92701
or e-mail artwork to [email protected] to get in the next edition!
ride the train and carousel, as well participate in a
Reservations are required. Marketing sponsorships and program
ads are available. For reservations and information, contact
The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo at (714) 953-8555 x10 or on-line at
www.santaanazoo.org.
unique craft brew-tasting experience from a handful
of Orange County’s finest craft beer brewers.
“The combination of Sunsets at the Zoo and Brew
at the Zoo makes for an event every generation
can enjoy,” says FOSAZ Board Member Kristeen
Stolo, who adds, “It’s a casual, cool event for
families, friends and even first dates.”
Pack your own picnic dinner or purchase BBQ hot
dogs and dessert to help AAZK (Association of
Animal Zoo Keepers) raise funds to help the Zoo.
FOSAZ President David Exline
“monkeys around” with the volunteers
at their recognition lunch on April 30.
Simply stated, all monkeys are primates, but not all primates are monkeys.
Primates are a more inclusive category that include: tarsiers, lorises,
lemurs, Old World (Asia and Africa) monkeys, and New World (Central and
South America) monkeys. Within the Old World monkey classification there are three families, two of which are monkeys and
the third being apes, but, clearly, we do not think of apes as monkeys. Within the New World monkey classification there are
five family groups.
The white-handed gibbon is a lesser ape and is kept in the collection to illustrate the differences between apes and monkeys.
Apes do not have tails, whereas, most monkeys, but not all, have tails. Speaking of tails, monkeys use their tails for balance
especially when climbing trees. The tails of many New World monkeys—those living in Central and South America—are prehensile.
The end of a prehensile tail has the ability to curl around a branch and help the monkey to hold on to a branch or a piece of fruit.
As a matter of fact, some monkeys such as the spider monkeys can actually hang by their tails. The tails of Old World monkeys—
those from Africa and Asia—are not prehensile. One other interesting difference is that the nostrils of New World monkeys point
out to the side, but the nostrils of Old World monkeys point downwards just like ours. The Silver Langur from Asia and the Black
and White Colobus from Africa are maintained in the collection for comparative and educational purposes.
The Santa Ana Zoo is known for its wonderful collection of tamarins and marmosets. Coming from Central and South America,
these delightful little creatures are varied in size, coat and color patterns. The Zoo is also known worldwide for its tamaran and
marmoset conservation programs.
The Zoo also maintains several species of lemurs. They are considered more primitive primates and are found only on the island
of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa. They also come in a variety of colors, shapes and forms. One of our lemurs, the ringtailed lemur, has obvious black rings on its tail, thus its name. Please do not confuse it with another ring-tailed animal found in
the U.S., the raccoon, which is not a primate or a monkey.
The next time you visit the Zoo, see if you can distinguish the New World monkeys from the Old World monkeys. Take some
time to watch all the monkeys and other primates to see how they move about their exhibit and observe how those with tails
use that appendage. Note how the gibbons and spider monkeys move about their exhibit, gibbons without a tail and the spider
monkey with a tail, and how is their movement similar, how is it different? Also, look to see if they have thumbs. If they do not,
why do you think that is?—there will be a test!
Over the weekend, zoo keepers
put on their rhino superhero capes
and went bowling to raise money
for conservation. Partnering with
zoos all around the USA, Bowling
For Rhinos is a national fundraising
effort that Santa Ana Zoo keepers
help out with every year. Last year’s
event, hosted by AAZK/LA, raised
over $50,000 for the Lewa Wildlife
Conservancy and International
Rhino Foundation.
cont.
This year, Zoofari is raising money for an Otter Habitat as well as
numerous other Zoo improvements. Your support of Zoofari will
help make the Zoo an even more fabulous place for the young and
young at heart!
General admission to Sunsets at the Zoo is
$16.95 per person (ages 3 and up). Zoo Members
and their guests receive a discounted price of
only $8.95 per person (ages 3 and up).
Six-dollar wristbands for all-evening train/
carrousel rides will be available for purchase.
The cost to enjoy the Brew at the Zoo tasting
experience is an additional $10 donation per
person and is reserved for adults 21 and over
with valid IDs.
All proceeds raised
will benefit The
Santa Ana Zoo.
Ring-tailed Lemur
The huge beast came up close to him and felt him
with his nose, but as he took him for a dead monkey,
he did him no harm.
Left: Dee Thomas, representing the
Employees Community Fund of Boeing
California, presents a check for Otter
Educational Graphics to Lauren Bergh
and Cathi Decker.
ZOOfari
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They had not gone far when a leopard made a rush
for them from behind some brush. The first colobus
monkey, who had set forth the rule for them to act
on, abandoned his pledge and ran up a tree to
hide, leaving his poor friend to deal with the leopard
alone. Thinking quickly, the friend fell flat on the
ground and held his breath, lying quite still so that
the leopard might think him already dead and pursue
other prey.
Karen Ribble and SAZOO,
the Zoo’s monkey mascot, in the
Placentia Founders Day Parade.
at the Zoo
Visit the zoo animals in this rare after-hours
At one time or another we have all used these terms, or certainly have
heard them. It is not surprising these terms have become part of our
culture as monkeys have a certain appeal. On my many safaris to
Africa they certainly get their fair share of attention and photographs;
and undoubtedly, monkeys are one of the favorite animals at any zoo.
Perhaps it is because of their rambunctious behavior or their superficial
resemblance to us that we find them appealing.
As you are aware, the founding benefactor of the Santa Ana Zoo, Joseph
E. Prentice, liked monkeys so much that he stipulated that the zoo have 50
monkeys at all times in the collection. The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo and
the City of Santa Ana have always strived to honor that request. There have
been a few times when the actual number of monkeys has dipped below
that 50 number but the zoo has always maintained as least 50 primates. I
am sure Mr. Prentice would have approved of these other primates being
included in that 50 number as they are as equally appealing. But to clear
up the confusion between saying “primates” versus saying “monkeys” and
noting what exactly is a monkey, let me explain.
sunsets