The Wilds - Red-Crowned Crane - Columbus Zoo and Aquarium At the Columbus Zoo, it takes a fierce group of females to care for all of its 7,000 different animal species; Suzi helps hand raise orphaned cheetah cubs, Dr. Katie helps a keeper diagnose her beloved skunk. Rapp, who oversaw the zoo'soutreach and educational programs involving animals offsite for years, retired last month, a decision she said was hers alone. An endangered Chuckwalla beats the odds and survives to breed another day. Better yet, lets just take the afternoon off and go for a peaceful stroll with a softhearted vulture. [19], On June 28, 2009, Jeff Swanagan, the executive director of the zoo, died suddenly at the age of 51. In addition, the animal facilities were in need of renovation. A celebrity flying bat named Barb is treated for some mysterious holes in her wings, which leaves her hanging upside down and wondering why shes got this annoying cone around her head. And the zoo also welcomes their newest veterinarian, Dr. Katie Seeley. With 52 hand carved horses, 2 chariots, and a Wurlitzer #153 band organ (which plays upon request), this rare "grand carousel" in the Coney Island style is one of only a few manufactured by the William F. Mangels Company with wooden horses carved by M. C. Illions and Sons Carousell Works, and is thus known as a Mangels-Illions carousel. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. A large and in-charge female moose comes down with a nasty cough, which requires quick thinking and a small army of Zoo experts to resolve. [9][10], The present Columbus Zoo opened in 1927 as Riverside Park on 21-acres by the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. Coby had chronic arthritis of his neck and secondary spinal cord compression. Meanwhile, two representatives of endangered species, Krypto the Onager and Unga the Bonobo, are given a new lease on life under the gentle care of the zoo vets. The zoo has credited him with transforming it from an "aging collection of pens and buildings" into what it is today.
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