Trunkline Magazine (Louisville Zoo) September 2018 | Page 10

ZOO NEWS
Hours Change Reminder
Starting on Sept. 24, 2018,
Louisville Zoo hours change to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (visit until 5 p.m.)
KY Sales Tax
Kentucky House Bill 487, effective July 1, 2018, requires us to add a 6% sales tax to Zoo admission,
special events, Zoo memberships and other select items. If you have any general questions regarding KY
sales tax, we encourage you to contact the KY Department of Revenue or visit their website for common
questions. We are required to follow applicable laws and regulations as they relate to sales tax. Portions
of some products and packages may not be taxable. For taxable products, you will see this notation:
(plus tax). The Louisville Zoo is a non-profit organization.
Water, Water
Everywhere
Thanks to the Louisville Water
Foundation and Louisville Water
Company, your Louisville Zoo water
fountains have been upgraded to
include snazzy new water bottle
re-filling stations! Just hold your
reusable water bottle in front of the
sensor and the station will do the
rest. Don’t have a reusable water
bottle? Stop by our main gift shop
and grab a souvenir bottle!
Seals of a Different Color
Boone
Have you met Boone and Minnow yet? They’re our two
new gray seals down in Glacier Run! Their Latin name
Halichoerus grypus means “hooked-nose seal-pig!” Both
seals arrived in May from the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Both
are big boys, weighing approximately 500 pounds each!
Boone is a very dark gray while Minnow is lighter and has a
prominent hump on his nose. So far, keepers say they both
enjoy a big pile of ice to flop around in.
The Louisville Zoo has a rich history with this species.
Historically, eight pups have been born at the Louisville Zoo
including the first set of gray seal twins ever documented
in a managed program. Gray seals are distinguishable from
harbor seals by their longer nose (sometimes described as a
"Roman nose") and much larger size — about twice as large
as harbor seals!
Minnow
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Did you know gray seals can also sleep underwater for 30
minutes at a time? Come see all this and more when you visit
our new boys now on exhibit rotation in Glacier Run.