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Liquid Nitrogen Demo With Great Lakes Science Center

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
December 26, 2021
December in Cleveland is cold, but not quite as cold as this liquid nitrogen experiment! Watch this Great Lakes Science Center video, then learn more about thermal energy in the science center's "Energize It Big Science Show" this month. ...
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Akron Zoo Welcomes Baby White-Cheeked Gibbon

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
December 20, 2021
While the Akron Zoo's white-cheeked gibbon mom, Parker, enjoys a snack, her baby is finding his or her voice and is vocalizing a lot! ...
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Meet Koen, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s Newest Koala Joey

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
December 13, 2021
Meet Koen! He is the second koala joey for mom, Mackenzie, and dad, Nyoonbi, at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Koen is now eight months old and weighs nearly 1.5 pounds. ...
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Learn About the Foxface Rabbitfish With Greater Cleveland Aquarium

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
December 6, 2021
With bright yellow coloration and a distinctive black strip going down its snout, the foxface rabbitfish is an aquarium standout. Watch this video to learn five other facts about this bright fish, then visit the Greater Cleveland Aquarium and see it for yourself. ...
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Baby Gorilla Update With Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
November 28, 2021
Watch this video for an update on the male baby gorilla born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Oct. 26. ...
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‘Training Tales’ With Akron Zoo’s Ring-Tailed Lemur

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
November 22, 2021
On this episode of Akron Zoo's Training Tales video series, ring-tailed lemur Gidro and Keeper Liz show the training they have been working on together to allow for voluntary ultrasounds and x-rays. ...
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Meet Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s New Baby Gorilla

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
November 15, 2021
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo recently announced the birth of a male gorilla, the first born at the zoo in its 139-year history. ...
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See a Silver-Haired Bat Examination by Lake Metroparks

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
November 5, 2021
Watch an examination of a silver-haired bat brought in to the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center by Lights Out Cleveland, a group of local partnering organizations working together to create awareness about the effects brightly lit buildings have on nocturnally migrating birds. ...
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See the Koala Joey at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
October 28, 2021
The joey has officially left the pouch and is climbing around on mom Mackenzie. Guests can visit mom and joey on even numbered calendar dates during regular zoo hours. ...
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Akron Zoo’s Angel the Cockatoo Shows What She Can Do

By Northeast Ohio Parent Staff Writers
October 22, 2021
Produced for the Akron Zoo's "Training Tales" video series about animal care, this video introduces Keeper Kaitlyn and Angel the cockatoo. ...
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