Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo and Aquarium
An oasis of color awaits you...year, a bit of the Middle East is coming to one of the Northwest's venerable holiday traditions. When it opens Friday, visitors to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's Zoolights festival will be able to hitch a ride on the zoo's resident... In this article: Mojave and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
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The News Tribune | November 11, 2009
Free meals are a start, but veterans deserve more than hollow gratuities today
...wash to active and former members of the military, and spouses of those who are deployed. The wash is on the honor system. Metro Parks' Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and Northwest Trek will welcome active duty military personnel and their...
In this article: Veterans Day, Armistice Day, World War II, Applebee's, Great War, Gerald Ford, Woodrow Wilson, Korea, and Tacoma Dome
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The News Tribune | November 09, 2009
Veterans Day: Free admission for military to Point Defiance Zoo and Northwest Trek
...identification cards. Children of active military under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult with military identification. At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, visitors can explore the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Northwest...
In this article: Grizzly Bear and Meerkat
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The News Tribune | November 04, 2009
Tacoma parks: Segway rule blocks more than fun for disabled riders
"That Segway has changed my life," the Federal Way resident said. "I go to the fair. I go to museums. I go to most everything except Point Defiance Zoo. " Not now, anyway. He had been welcome to ride his Segway at Point Defiance, and...
In this article: Tacoma, Federal Way, Point Defiance Zoo, Epcot Center, Woodland Park Zoo, and San Diego Zoo
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The News Tribune | October 23, 2009
Meet zoo's new tiger Saturday
In this file photo from September, biologist Andy Goldfarb hand-feeds an 11-year-old Sumatra tiger at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. The tiger had two names, George and Bali, and was brought in to mate with Jaya, a 6-year-old female...
In this article: Bali, Respondent, Sumatran Tiger, San Francisco Zoo, Java, Sumatra, and Tacoma
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The Seattle Times | October 14, 2009
Best bets for this weekend
...party at Ballard Library (www. spl.org/default. asp? pageID=branch_open_events&branchID=3); the Zoo Boo event at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo (www.pdza.org); and a dizzying variety of Fright Fests, Haunted Forests, Fright Factories and...
In this article: Halloween, Day of the Dead, Sugar, Seattle, Tacoma, Lutefisk, Pumpkin, Monster Mash, Bastyr University, and Point Defiance Zoo
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The Seattle Times | October 14, 2009
Weekend calendar
SAT-SUN Indoor activities and treats for children, come in costume for $2 off admission, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma; $5-$13, ages 2 and younger free (253-591-5337 or...
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Wikipedia | August 23, 2009
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) is a combined zoo and aquarium located in Tacoma, Washington, USA , owned by Metro Parks Tacoma . Situated on in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, the zoo and aquarium are home to over 9,000 specimens...
In this article: Tacoma, Washington, Asian elephants, Siamang, Sea otter, Malayan Tapir, Harbor Seal, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and Commencement Bay
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Yahoo! News | July 29, 2009
Fed survey sees slowdown moderating, stabilizing (Reuters)
...estate markets weakened in two thirds of Fed districts and remained slow in others, the Fed said. Buckley, the 9-year-old beaver at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Wash., nibbles on a fruit, veggie, and juice popsicle to cool down during the...
In this article: The Fed, Reuters, Recession, Unemployment, United States, Point Defiance Zoo, and Toronto
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Yahoo! News | July 29, 2009
Soaring China debut for world's largest IPO in 16 months (AFP)
...the ample liquidity. Since there's no such concern at the moment, new IPOs are likely to continue." Buckley, the 9-year-old beaver at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Wash., nibbles on a fruit, veggie, and juice popsicle to cool down during the...
In this article: China, Shanghai, China State Construction Engineering Corp, and Visa Inc.
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NBC | June 02, 2009
Tacoma beluga whale moved to San Antonio
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Beethoven the beluga whale is no longer at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma. It arrived at San Antonio's Sea World on Monday. The 16-year-old whale was transported on an aircraft with a specially designed, water-filled...
In this article: Tacoma, San Antonio, SeaWorld, Washington, All rights reserved, and Harbor Seal
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The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located in Tacoma, Washington, USA on 28 acres (113,000 m²) in Point Defiance Park. It is one of the few to exhibit Beluga whales; it possessed two half-brothers, Beethoven and Turner, but as of September 7, 2006, Turner has died, leaving Beethoven the only Beluga on exhibit. Necropsy results revealed that he died of a liver infection. Now, Beethoven lives with another male beluga called Qannik who was born at Shedd Aquarium in 2000. It also housed the world's oldest aardvark, who died on January 23, 2007. Most of its animals come from the Pacific and bordering continents, with few current species being from Africa or Europe. It possesses several Asian species, such as Sumatran tigers, siamangs, Asian Elephants, Lowland Anoas and Malayan Tapirs. It also possesses an aquarium with several species found in Puget Sound, and a large fish collection, including sharks and seahorses. The zoo also hosts a Wild Wonders Outdoor Theatre, where animals kept in a behind-the-scenes set of exhibits are presented in a show for the audience's amusement and education. Among its more developed sections include the Rocky Shores exhibits and the Tundra exhibits, containing animals such as Polar Bears, Muskoxenes, Reindeer, Puffins, and Arctic Foxes. Point Defiance Zoo has 3 walruses: ET, Basilla, and Joan. Basilla and Joan, both female, came from the Brookfield Zoo in May 2006. Basilla and Joan are on extended breeding loan from the Brookfield Zoo. The zoo believes that ET may have begun the mating process. In a section on its own is the Red Wolf exhibit, that is part of a conservation program.
- Name:
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
- Area:
- 28 acres (0.11 km²)
- Website:
- http://www.pdza.org/
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