Tag: cheyenne mounmtain zoo
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Meet Ginger, Colorado Springs beaver turned Pixar film influencer
Ginger the beaver was robbed of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The geriatric rodent, who ironically harbored a tree allergy, died at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 2022 at nearly 14 years of age, but not before serving as inspiration for Pixar’s animated sci-fi comedy “Hoppers.” In the film, college student Mabel…
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Pikes Peak area zoo voted as 2nd-best zoo in U.S. in USA Today awards
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ended up ranking second place in votes for ‘best zoo in the country’ in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. This is the second year in a row that the zoo has received its highest ranking ever, second place. As well as this ranking, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo also earned second place for…
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Pikes Peak area zoo voted as 2nd-best zoo in U.S. in USA Today awards
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ended up ranking second place in votes for ‘best zoo in the country’ in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. This is the second year in a row that the zoo has received its highest ranking ever, second place. As well as this ranking, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo also earned second place for…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, animal rights nonprofit to argue elephant case before Colorado Supreme Court
A legal battle between Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and an animal rights organization is set to go before the Colorado Supreme Court on Thursday. The high court will hear oral arguments from the Colorado Springs-based zoo and the Nonhuman Rights Project, a nonprofit based in Coral Springs, Fla., over the treatment of five African elephants. It…