Fort Worth Zoo Celebrates 100th B'Day
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Happy birthday!
The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating its 100th birthday by flashing back through the past ten decades within the next ten weeks.
The zoo opened in 1909 with just a hand full of animals, including just one lion, two bears and a few rabbits and has grown into a nationally ranked facility that houses nearly 5,000 native and exotic animals.
The celebration kicked off Thursday and will continue through Sept. 24, focusing on a specific decade each week.
The 100th birthday celebration will feature keeper chats, animal enrichment activities throughout the park and Wild Wonders stage shows at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., zoo officials said.
The aim is to teach visitors all about the Zoo's 100-year history, and past and present residents from around the world.
Posted Friday, Jul 17, 2009 - 7:13 PM CST
