B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » zoo http://kkcb.com Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Animals Trying (and Failing) to Eat Kids at the Zoo — Daily Distraction http://kkcb.com/animals-trying-and-failing-to-eat-kids-at-the-zoo-daily-distraction/ http://kkcb.com/animals-trying-and-failing-to-eat-kids-at-the-zoo-daily-distraction/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:16:08 +0000 Daily Distraction http://thefw.com/?p=173680 It must be so tempting if you're a lion. There, mere inches away, in plain sight, is a child—a quick, easy meal just sitting there. But for that darn glass!

]]> http://kkcb.com/animals-trying-and-failing-to-eat-kids-at-the-zoo-daily-distraction/feed/ 0 Zoo Sends Smoking Orangutan Away From Public "To Quit Smoking" [VIDEO] http://kkcb.com/zoo-sends-smoking-orangutan-away-from-public-to-quit-smoking/ http://kkcb.com/zoo-sends-smoking-orangutan-away-from-public-to-quit-smoking/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:08:38 +0000 Ken Hayes http://kkcb.com/?p=91702 Tori the smoking Orangutan has been sent away from her fellow primates and zoo goers so she can kick the habit.  In this Indonesian zoo, people have been throwing lit cigarettes into her cage for her to smoke.  They've been photographing her chain smoke for years.  Zoo officials says she's been smoking for at least a decade.  (She's now 15.)

]]> http://kkcb.com/zoo-sends-smoking-orangutan-away-from-public-to-quit-smoking/feed/ 0 youtube Get Your Year Round Benefits At The Lake Superior Zoo http://kkcb.com/get-your-year-round-benefits-at-the-lake-superior-zoo/ http://kkcb.com/get-your-year-round-benefits-at-the-lake-superior-zoo/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:56:21 +0000 Cathy Kates http://kkcb.com/?p=67884 I buy a family membership to the Lake Superior Zoo every November for my two great nieces' birthdays.  Their mom and dad always talk about how much they enjoy unlimited zoo visits and "members only events".   It's the Lake Superior Zoo's Annual Membership Drive, right now!  (oh, did you notice their new logo?  Cool, huh?)

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Minnesota stands to lose millions of dollars in revenue and get saddled with millions more in new expenses for every week that the widespread shutdown of state government persists.

]]> http://kkcb.com/minnesota-shutdown-costing-millions-to-the-state/feed/ 0 A beautiful big, empty building - Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images Adorable Baby Ocelot Makes Debut at Seattle Zoo http://kkcb.com/adorable-baby-ocelot-makes-debut-at-seattle-zoo/ http://kkcb.com/adorable-baby-ocelot-makes-debut-at-seattle-zoo/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:00:12 +0000 Tony Hart http://kkcb.com/?p=4933 Residents in Seattle now have access to one of the best pick-me-ups ever.

A baby ocelot named Evita finally made an appearance Monday morning at the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo. The 3-month-old spotted feline was born in early 2011 and has since been bonding with its mom behind closed doors.

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