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Talk to the Paw!!

This is a plastic cast of Arki Polar Bear's paw. While under anesthesia for her physical before her move to Louisville, an imprint of her paw was made into a mold and then cast in a heavy plastic.

This was an item in the silent auction at the zoo keepers' spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

I started with the opening bid of $35, and was quickly put out of the running by a 2nd bid of $125 !!!!

Too rich for my blood even for Arki's paw !!!

 

Below is a photo of "Jim", Alaskan Brown Bear's Paw. These clones were huge and heavy!

There were also feet clones of the gibbon family. Benny, Indah and the 2 yr old offspring who's name I can never remember. :-)

The dinner and auction were quite successful in raising money for AAZK. (The American Association of Zoo Keepers - a nonprofit, volunteer organization made up of professional zoo keepers and other interested persons.)

 

FYI - New Zoo Hours

 

Ø Weekdays: 10am-5pm

Ø Weekends: 10am-6pm

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