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What:
From a “petite” 235-pound baby to a healthy 3,900-pound youngster,
Asian elephant Hansa (HUN-suh) is about to turn 5! On Saturday, November 5, the
zoo will celebrate with a birthday party for the community. Festivities include
face painting, storytelling, live music by Mad Frogs, crafts, elephant baths,
and a complimentary cupcake courtesy of Cupcake Royale, while supplies last.
A special elephant keeper talk will highlight Hansa’s birth, her growing
up, and why she is a symbol of hope for Asian elephants in zoos and in the wild.
The finale is cupcakes, a concoction of cornmeal, carrots, grapes, bananas, raisins,
bamboo leaves, pumpkin frosting and other favorite treats, for Hansa and the
herd.
photo: Ryan Hawk |
Asian
elephant Chai gave birth to Hansa on November 3, 2000. Hansa’s
arrival marked the first elephant birth in the zoo’s 100-year
history and in the state of Washington. She became an overnight
sensation all around the world and a symbol of hope for her cousins
in the wild as she offers visitors the opportunity to be inspired
to learn about elephants and participate in preserving elephants
and their habitat.
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When/Where: Saturday,
November 5, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Activities take place at Woodland Park Zoo’s Thai Village in
the Elephant Forest, South Entrance Plaza and Auditorium. Enter the
zoo through the South Entrance at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.
or West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N.
- Complimentary
cupcake from Cupcake Royale, 10:00 a.m. until gone – Thai Village
- Face
painting, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – South Entrance Plaza
- Craft-making,
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Thai Village
- Craft-making,
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Thai Village
- Elephant
baths, 10:00 a.m. – Elephant Barn
- Live
music by Mad Frogs, 10:00-11:30 a.m. and noon-1:00 p.m. – Thai
Village
- Screening
of KING 5 “Project Pachyderm,” 11:00 a.m.-noon – Auditorium
- Elephant
storytelling, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – Thai Village
- Elephant
keeper talk on Hansa, 1:00-1:30 p.m. – Auditorium
- Finale: Birthday cupcakes for Hansa and the herd, 2:00 p.m. – Outdoors,
south yard of the Elephant Forest. If raining, inside the Elephant
Barn
Info:
The community celebration is free with zoo admission. To receive a
$1 off admission discount coupon for up to four people (valid November
5 only), log onto the Hansa
Birthday page on the zoo's Web site.
For more information, call 206.684.4800 or visit www.zoo.org..
Accredited
by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland
Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting
a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education
and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission,
the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state
and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned
cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot
butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland
Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.
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