{"id":109965,"date":"2019-12-02T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109965"},"modified":"2019-12-02T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:19:27","slug":"new-animals-reviewed-book-features-creatures-at-rosamond-gifford-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109965","title":{"rendered":"New \u201cAnimals Reviewed\u201d book features creatures at Rosamond Gifford Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display.jpg?fit=640%2C491&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"109966\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display.jpg?fit=1000%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=109966\" class=\"wp-image-109966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display-900x691.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/animals-reviewed-book-display-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1.jpg?fit=640%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"109967\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1.jpg?fit=1000%2C892&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=109967\" class=\"wp-image-109967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1-900x803.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1-150x134.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RGZ1-400x357.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It all\nstarted with one tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In spring\nof 2018, Shervin Hess, digital media specialist at the Oregon Zoo, was shopping\nfor hiking boots on Amazon when he saw a review that reminded him of Lincoln, a\nrescued sea otter at his zoo: \u201cWaterproof, great for winter, only comes in\nbrown.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hess\njokingly tweeted the review with a photo of Lincoln and the hashtag\n#rateaspecies. Soon other zoos and aquariums chimed in, sending the hashtag\ntrending and reaching over 100 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n230-plus member institutions of the Association of Zoos &amp; Aquariums (AZA)\noften collaborate on social media campaigns, but this unplanned outpouring of\nanimal reviews was exceptional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AZA, whose\nmission is summarized by another hashtag &#8212; #savingspecies \u2013 noted that many of\nthe animals reviewed represented threatened or endangered species that its\ninstitutions are working to save. AZA thought the reviews would make a great\nbook that could aid the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result,\n\u201cAnimals Reviewed,\u201d was published by Timber Press in October, just in time for\nholiday gift-giving. It contains \u201creviews\u201d of 150 species at AZA-accredited\ninstitutions \u2013 including six by the Rosamond Gifford Zoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book is\navailable at The Curious Cub Gift Shop at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo for only\n$9.95, as well as on Amazon.com. Proceeds benefit AZA\u2019s work to advance animal\nwelfare, public engagement and wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their\nreviews, the AZA zoos and aquariums rated their animals with educational and\noften hilarious descriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a\nsampling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Seattle Aquarium gave its\nclownfish one star. \u201cIncorrectly labeled. Didn\u2019t know a single knock-knock\njoke! Not funny at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo gave its\ncockatiel four stars: \u201cSound quality is good, but the power and sound buttons\nappear to be broken! Product always operates at top volume despite efforts to\nadjust audio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Rosamond Gifford Zoo described its\nGiant Pacific octopus as \u201cOCTO-MAZING!\u201d \u201cThis waterproof model expands to cover\nlarge spaces: customizable coloring blends easily with any d\u00e9cor. Bonus: Super\ncollapsible for easy storage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2019Animals\nReviewed\u2019 connects readers with animals in a humorous way and plays another\nequally important role: inspiring the next generation of wildlife defenders,\u201d\nAZA President Dan Ashe wrote in his blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\ncontains laughs alongside subtle references to endangered species in \u2018limited\nedition.\u2019 Some of the species rated in this book, like the California condor,\nmight no longer exist if it weren\u2019t for the collaborative conservation efforts\nof AZA-accredited zoos, aquariums and their partners \u2026 \u2018Animals Reviewed\u2019\nfurthers our mission of protecting wildlife and wild places through education\nand engagement with audiences of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nRosamond Gifford Zoo is Syracuse\u2019s accredited member of the Association of Zoos\n&amp; Aquariums, the gold standard for animal care, wildlife conservation and\nguest experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the\nzoo\u2019s website at www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org and the Friends of the Zoo events\nsite at <a href=\"www.syracusezooevents.org\">www.syracusezooevents.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started with one tweet. 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