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Dressed in her best overalls, Henrietta the chimpanzee leads Tike the lion cub around the Swope Park zoo. Tike was born in 1943 and lived at the zoo, now the Kansas City Zoological Park, until 1959. Nowadays, Kansas City zoo animals go without clothes. zoo03

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Valerie Cobb, 4, of Woodburn, Iowa, gets an up close look at the lion exhibit as the big cats try to stay cool in the shade Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003 at the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: JEFF ROBERSON

Enjoying a warm spring day, the Kansas City Zoo's female lion tussles with the male lion Thursday afternoon in their area in the Africa exhibit. The pair have three lion cubs that will are periodically on display with their parents. zoo03

Photo Credit: TAMMY LJUNGBLAD

Zookeeper Johnny Watkins puts Casey through his paces, including hopping up on a pedestal. zoo03

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Visitors around the sea lion pool at the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

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In 1962, Casey gets a lube job from zookeeper Benny Henry. The mineral oil applied to Casey's tough skin would protect it against drying and cracking during winter months. zoo03

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Before the rains came yesterday, Casey A and his bride Penny took thier daily stroll around the African Veldt in Swope Park, pausing for a dip in the pool. The strolls are limited to a few hours and always under the watchful eye of an "elephant control man" who follows the pair to make sure they don't knock down any trees for fun or intimidate the other animals in the veldt. 1971 KC Star file photo. zoo03

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Casey, the bull African elephant lived at the Kansas City Zoo since 1955 died at age 52. zoo03

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Pierre, an 8-year-old white alligator, pops his head out of the murky water in his new exhibit at the Kansas City Zoo. Two white alligators, that are a rare genetic mutation of the American alligator, as well as an alligator snapping turtle will be on public display. zoo03

Photo Credit: TAMMY LJUNGBLAD

Chimpanzees Keiko (left) tumbles down a hill with Daphina at the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: TIM JANICKE

Jimmie spends a lot of his days watching the other chimps at the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: TIM JANICKE

In the 1940s, an elephant entertains at the Swope Park children's zoo. zoo03

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Chimpanzees at the Kansas City Zoo zoo03

Photo Credit: TIM JANICKE

A colorful Swainson's toucan will add a touch of South America to the Midwest this summer as part of the Kansas City Zoo's Amazonia exhibit. zoo03

Photo Credit: FRED BLOCHER

One red-crowned crane is silhouetted against another as they peer around their enclosed shelter at the zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: JOE LEDFORD

Rhinoceros Tucker (left) and Rudy will welcome Lucy to the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: WENDY YANG

Making his public debut Friday at the Kansas City Zoo, Dumisani, a male lion, attacked a papier-mache zebra stuffed with meat. zoo03

Photo Credit: TAMMY LJUNGBLAD

The Discovery Barn opened in 2006 at the Kansas City Zoo. It is the first opening of work paid for by the $30-million bond approved by the voters in 2004. zoo03

Photo Credit: FRED BLOCHER

Snow arrived with intensity Sunday morning and for a brief moment trnasformed the Kansas City Zoo into a scene reminiscent of a snow globe. The snowfall didn't last long, and any accumulation rapidly melted. zoo03

Photo Credit: SUSAN PFANNMULLER

While on loan to the Kansas City Zoo, koalas will be closely monitored. The word koala means "no drink" in the Australian aboriginal language. The animals get most of their moisture from the eucalyptus leaves they eat. zoo03

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The public saw the unveiling of the new Tropics indoor rainforest on Friday morning at the Kansas City Zoo, housed in the original 1909 Zoo building. A river for otters to cross underneath visitors is part of the new exhibit. 13 species of animals are housed in the exhibit, five of which are new to the zoo. photo by DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Star. zoo03

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Rudy, a male Black Rhino, hung out in his exhibit area at the Kansas City Zoo on Wednesday 6-19-97. zoo03

Photo Credit: MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ

At the Kansas City Zoo, sea lions found the frigid temperatures were perfect for swimming in their outdoor pool. Most of the other animals at the zoo were inside because of the cold weather. zoo03

Photo Credit: WENDY YANG

It took a lunch break to get Liberty and Labor Day, two hippos at the Kansas City Zoo, to smile Monday for the making of a promotional IMAX movie about the zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: BEVERLY BYNUM

Swope Park Zoo, taken about 1930. zoo03

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FILE--The Kansas City Zoo will throw a 'pachyderm party' from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to celebrate the opening of an overlook into the outdoor holding area where Casey the African elephant is kept. zoo03

Photo Credit: NICK DE LA TORRE

Lois, an 18-year-old female elephant, lives at the Kansas City Zoo. The zoo is trying to help diversify the captive elephant gene pool worldwide. zoo03

Photo Credit: JOE LEDFORD

Ground hornbill at The Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: WENDY YANG

Rtu, a 150-pound male Komodo dragon from the Minnesota Zoo, goes on public display Saturday at the Kansas City Zoo. Komodos are among the world's most exotic animals and are considered endangered. zoo03

Photo Credit: TAMMY LJUNGBLAD

A hippopotamus made an appearance Wednesday afternoon at the Kansas City Zoo during the Friends of the Zoo membership picnic. zoo03

Photo Credit: JULIE JACOBSON

KANSAS CITY ZOO IMAX THEATER DERAMUS EDUCATION PAVILION AERIAL

A bird's-eye view of the Deramus Education Pavilion, which includes the IMAX theater (right), at the Kansas City Zoo in 1995. zoo03

Photo Credit: KEVIN ANDERSON

Three-year-old Coolongalook-his name means 'a high place' in Aborigine language- acclimated himself Thursday to his new temporary home at the Kansas City Zoo. zoo03

Photo Credit: DAVID PULLIAM

Polar bears were once a prime attraction for visitors at the Kansas City Zoo. But the last bear left more than a decade ago. A $30 million bond issue would provide money to build a new polar bear exhibit and make other improvements to the zoo. zoo03

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HALLOWEEN SKUNK COSTUME CHILDREN KANSAS CITY ZOO

Kansas City Zoo held a trick-or-treat safari Sunday, encouraging kids to come in costume for candy while learning about animals. Emily Cushman, 3, dressed as a skunk, came with her mother, Elizabeth Cushman. zoo03

Photo Credit: JEFF ROBERSON

Ring-tailed lemurs wear electronic collars that create an 'invisible fence' around their area. The lemurs are to be on exhibit this spring for the first time. zoo03

Photo Credit: JOE LEDFORD

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