My new job is at UTSW Medical Center in the Department of Ophthalmology. Soon after starting I heard about one of our ophthalmologists who operated on a gorilla last year. Her name is Timbo and she needed cataract surgery. This piqued my interest in the zoo.
I checked out the zoo, of course, as a place to bring my children. Currently, the zoo is under major construction adding “Giants of the Savanna,” an 11 acre African Safari experience including naturalistic landscape and the kinds of animals one would see on Safari. Slated to join the Savanna are: cheetahs, elephants, giraffes and lions. The concept appears to be similar to Disney World’s Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom. This new area is scheduled to open at the end of May.
More construction is taking place with a remodel of the on-site aquarium. The new aquarium is geared towards younger children in that the facility is smaller, the colors will be bright and will host many children-friendly exhibits. This is scheduled to re-open in 2010.
I suspect by the time the boys get here and settled in, all these new cool exhibits will be open. But most importantly, then can learn about Timbo and her surgery now. They can make a connection to one of the animals, which in turn will enrich our visit to the zoo. It may even stimulate them to some research and learn more about the animals. I can’t wait to meet Timbo, how about you?
Learn more about the Dallas Zoo: http://www.dallaszoo.com
& More about Timbo's Cataract Surgery: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept493066/files/548127.htmlom/
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