Stu
18 Jun 03, 07:55 PM
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay was the first zoological institution to feature free-roaming herds of animals when it opened the 65-acre Serengeti Plain more than 40 years ago. Today, Busch Gardens continues its leadership in innovative animal care with the creation of a white rhinoceros habitat. Scheduled to open in March 2003, Busch Gardens' 26-acre Northern Serengeti Plain - located north of the Rhino Rally attraction - will be converted into the new habitat for the park's endangered white rhinoceros.
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Das Festhaus Renovations
As part of the area’s redesign, Timbuktu’s signature restaurant, Das Festhaus, will be renovated and renamed The Kasbah. The Kasbah’s interior will be highlighted by domed facades with desert scenes, palm trees, colorful fabrics and tassels and multi-colored lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
The Kasbah will showcase continuous entertainment throughout the day, with two new shows when it opens this spring. State-of-the-art theatrical lighting and effects will augment The Kasbah’s high-energy entertainment offerings.
In addition, the current menu of German- and Italian-influenced dishes will be updated to reflect The Kasbah’s Arabian theme.
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Wild About New Babies
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes many new additions to the park’s big animal family.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay zookeeper, Kristin Arnold, wears an orange fur blanket to simulate a mother orangutan for baby Alina, the first orangutan born at the park. Baby Alina is mother Dayak’s firstborn and was delivered via Caesarean section with the help of Tampa General obstetric surgeons. Alina’s mother does not have the capabilities to raise her daughter, so Busch Gardens’ zookeepers have taken charge of her care much like surrogate mothers, ensuring Alina develops her natural orangutan instincts and to help with her re-introduction into the park’s orangutan group.
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Click HERE (http://www.buschgardens.com/uploads/images/2/NorthVeldtFinal.jpg) for Large image
Das Festhaus Renovations
As part of the area’s redesign, Timbuktu’s signature restaurant, Das Festhaus, will be renovated and renamed The Kasbah. The Kasbah’s interior will be highlighted by domed facades with desert scenes, palm trees, colorful fabrics and tassels and multi-colored lanterns hanging from the ceiling.
The Kasbah will showcase continuous entertainment throughout the day, with two new shows when it opens this spring. State-of-the-art theatrical lighting and effects will augment The Kasbah’s high-energy entertainment offerings.
In addition, the current menu of German- and Italian-influenced dishes will be updated to reflect The Kasbah’s Arabian theme.
http://www.buschgardens.com/uploads/images/2/image_Festhaus.jpg
Click HERE (http://www.buschgardens.com/uploads/images/2/FesthausRenovations.jpg) for large image
Wild About New Babies
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes many new additions to the park’s big animal family.
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay zookeeper, Kristin Arnold, wears an orange fur blanket to simulate a mother orangutan for baby Alina, the first orangutan born at the park. Baby Alina is mother Dayak’s firstborn and was delivered via Caesarean section with the help of Tampa General obstetric surgeons. Alina’s mother does not have the capabilities to raise her daughter, so Busch Gardens’ zookeepers have taken charge of her care much like surrogate mothers, ensuring Alina develops her natural orangutan instincts and to help with her re-introduction into the park’s orangutan group.
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Click HERE for large image (http://www.buschgardens.com/uploads/images/2/Orangutan%20Alina_040403.jpg)
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