My Choice For Rosamond Gifford Zoo's Penguin Chick

My Choice For Rosamond Gifford Zoo's Penguin Chick's Name is Paris Hilton - Yours?
Wed, 9/9/2009 - 8:37 PM

By Lorrell Walter

Syracuse, NY - The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is asking the public to help name one of its penguin chicks. On July 22, the third penguin chick of 2009, a female, hatched at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. It was the first time a chick had ever hatched in one of the outdoor nest boxes on the shore of Penguin Coast.

Suggestions should be sent to contest@rosamondgiffordzoo.org and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on September 25. Entrants should include their name, age, address, phone number, e-mail address, name suggestion and reason for their choice.

The contest is open to those 5 and older.
Limit one submission per person.
Given the native habitat of Humboldt penguins, names of Spanish origin are preferred and strongly encouraged.
A committee at the Zoo will select the top five names of those suggested.
The top five names will be posted on the zoo’s Web site (rosamondgiffordzoo.org) from October 1 through October 14. The winning name will be announced at the Zoo on October 15.
The penguin chick has been moved indoors for weaning and will join the rest of the colony in the coming weeks.

Humboldt penguins are an endangered species. There are 31 penguins living at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, five of which hatched this year.

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is focused on conserving, exhibiting and interpreting a living animal collection in order to promote public recreation, understanding of the relationships between animals and people, and action to sustain the environment we share. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $6.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors age 62 and up and students age 16 to 21 with I.D, $4.00 for youth ages 3 to 15. Children two and under are free. For more information, call the zoo at (315) 435-8511 or visit the zoo’s Web site at www.RosamondGiffordZoo.org.

To view Rosamond Gifford Zoo's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to: http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-473-Rosamond_Gifford_Zoo

Note: Heading and Paris Hilton name choice selected by Rudy Socha, CEO, Zoo and Aquarium Visitor

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