Oklahoma City Zoo: 1960-2013 Contributor(s): Stephens, Amy Dee (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467112240 ISBN-13: 9781467112246 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
Dewey: 976.602 |
LCCN: 2013958038 |
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Locality - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What started as a small menagerie in 1902 officially became Oklahoma City Zoo in 1903. Journey through the second half century of its illustrious history in Oklahoma City Zoo: 1960 2013. Meet the staff and animals and explore the exhibits that propelled it from a third-class animal facility to one of the best zoos in the United States. In the 1960s, its animal population exploded as knowledge of animal care improved. The zoo soon assembled the largest-known collection of hoofed animals. Later, a rare mountain gorilla named M Kubwa stole newspaper headlines, a third leopard escaped, and the zoo met its first cheetah babies. The opening of Aquaticus in the 1980s brought the ocean to the prairie in the form of a dolphin and sea lion show. Elephants, however, remain the queen attraction at the Oklahoma City Zoo. In 2011, the birth of the zoo s first baby elephant baby, Malee, was a crowning achievement in its 110-year history." |
Contributor Bio(s): Stephens, Amy Dee: - Amy Dee Stephens is the education supervisor and historian for the Oklahoma City Zoo. In 2011, she curated the opening of the zoo s history museum, the Patricia and Byron J. Gambulos Zoozeum. Her previous book, Oklahoma City Zoo: 1902 1959, covers the zoo s first half century. |