Summer Photo Contest – CMZoo https://www.cmzoo.org/summer-photo-contest/
18 must have a parent or legal guardian submit the entry and sign any required model
Meintest du modell?
18 must have a parent or legal guardian submit the entry and sign any required model
Zoo Chronology; past to present. 1916 Spencer Penrose receives a bear as a gift, sparking his passion for collecting animals. 1926 Penrose begins relocating animals from his ranch and the Broadmoor Hotel to the present site of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. 1937 Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun is dedicated. A miniature railroad, The Zoo Special, . . .
constructed. 1950 The Cadillac-designed Mountaineer cog train replaces original 1938 model
EXPLORER GUIDE: Acting as a positive role model, teens will mentor the 12 to 14 year
Mark the calendar for World Sloth Day and a celebration of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Hoffmann’s two-toed sloths on Sat., Oct. 19. That’s when Scutes Family Gallery and The Loft keepers will host special sloth meet-and-greets and other sloth-inspired activities. The Zoo will close early at 3 p.m. to prepare for Boo at the Zoo, but . . .
years old, and although he’s slowing down in his old age, he has always been a model
It’s no secret that Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is home to rare and unique animals. But, this month’s Animal Encounter features two CMZoo ambassador animals that are so extremely rare, that CMZoo is one of only two places in the nation where they can be seen. CMZoo’s mountain tapirs are two of only seven in the . . .
Carlotta and Cofan are model ambassador animals, helping people form connections
A team of eight veterinary professionals from Powers Pet Emergency and Specialty gathered in the veterinary hospital at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Thursday. They were eager to help remove a foreign object from the stomach of a nine-month-old female mountain lion and donate their time to save her life. They cleared their schedules at the . . .
The scale is a heavy, industrial model, and was kept in the cubs’ den with the
years old, and although he’s slowing down in his old age, he has always been a model
years old, and although he’s slowing down in his old age, he has always been a model
American black bears in Colorado will start coming out of hibernation soon, and they’ll be hungry after a winter in the den. Although we don’t have any native species of black bears at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, we’re advocates for doing all we can to keep wild animals wild. No matter the species, it’s never a . . .
We have bear-safe trash receptacles throughout the Zoo, and similar models are available
Six life-sized bronze giraffe sculptures will welcome guests to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, as part of the new admissions and giraffe habitat updates happening in the coming years – and their creation is a tall order. “I’ve been using a lot of ladders,” said Antonia Chastain, public art manager at CMZoo. “These are the largest sculptures . . .
To create the next size up, the foundry artists scan the four-foot clay models into