Staff Photos

Ashley works at the Zoo. She also takes great photos! Check out these recent pictures from the “Godek” album:

Military Appreciation Weekend Recap

We enjoyed hosting all of the military families who visited the Zoo on Saturday and Sunday! A huge thank you to our sponsors: The Gazette, Ent Federal Credit Union, Comcast, Bob Pehkhus Volvo Mazda, USAA and Y96.9 for making the weekend a success!

A big thank you goes out to the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society for bringing their solar telescopes on Sunday to support Military Appreciation Weekend as well. Catch the astronomers next summer as part of the 2010 Stargazing Series at the Mountaineer Sky Ride!

Three Deer Photo Contest

Here's a sampling of photos from guest who have entered the Three Deer Photo Contest! Thank you to all who have participated so far!




Generations of families have posed for photos in front of this Manship creation. Do you have a photo that includes the Three Deer? If so, email them to blogkeeper@cmzoo.org for your chance to win 4 free Sky Ride tickets.

Select photos will be posted on The Zoo's Facebook page and here at In Between the Spots. The family of the winning photo will also receive 4 Sky Ride passes. Deadline September 30, 2009.

Tiger Enrichment

Our keepers keep things interesting for the tigers by sometimes freezing their daily diet of bison meat into blood “popsicles”. As you can see, both Zoya and Grom enjoy their diets in this new and interesting form!



You can visit our tigers during regular Zoo hours in their Asian Highlands Exhibit or view a Tiger Demo and Keeper Talk Thursday through Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Catch a glimpse of how fast they can run, how they use their claws and even how well they can swim!

Thank you Military Members!

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo wishes to express sincere appreciation to the many military families in our community who have made huge sacrifices on the public’s behalf with their military service.

In recognition and gratitude, the Zoo invites military families to spend some quality time together at the Zoo at a reduced $4.25 per person admission rate on September 19 and 20, 2009. This special rate will be extended to include activy duty, Reserves, Dept. of Defense and retired employees.

While visiting the Zoo, stop by the LOFT to see the leopard gecko, a nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko native to the deserts of Afghanistan and parts of Iran among other desert areas where many members of our military have served.

Leopard Gecko

Meet our Vinegaroon in the Loft too! A similar arachnid, the camel spider, is found in regions where our military members have worked hard to defend our freedom.

Vinegaroon

Watch this KXRM News segment to find out more about Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s Leopard Gecko and Vinegaroon.

Thank you Military Members! We look forward to seeing you this weekend!