Brookfield Zoo is pulling out all the stops to celebrate their 90th anniversary, including the addition of a towering Ferris wheel that will allow patrons to experience the facility in a whole new way. In a press release this week, officials said they will roll out a 130-foot Anniversary Ferris wheel to mark their 90th […]
Sofia Exarchou On With Her Buzzy Feature ‘Animal’ — Thessaloniki – Deadline
Seven years after her skillful debut Park, which played Toronto and San Sebastian, where it won the New Directors Award, Greek filmmaker Sofia Exarchou has returned with her sophomore outing. Animal, which Exarchou directed from a screenplay she also penned, follows a group of young seasonal performers who provide entertainment at one of Greece’s many […]
Furry Friends Feature: Local Children Make Animal Camp 2023 a Major Success
More than 100 young animal lovers tapped into the excitement of Animal Camp 2023 this summer at The Heritage Humane Society. Campers grades first through sixth got hands-on with the shelter’s homeless pets, learned from area animal experts, and experienced firsthand the inner workings of Greater Williamsburg’s largest homeless pet shelter. Along the way, they […]
Feature: Writing obituaries for zoo animals
NANJING — A heartfelt obituary remembering “Laoma,” a deceased sun bear, has made national headlines in China. Published earlier this year in the Hongshan Forest Zoo in Nanjing, the capital of East China”s Jiangsu province, the obituary detailed the last days of the male bear’s 33-year life and the interactions between the animal and the […]