Chimp Mshindi at 6 months old/Keeper Will Bookwalter
Born one day apart, guest favorites Mshindi & Tasanee turn one
WHAT: Our babies are growing up! The Dallas Zoo is throwing a first birthday party bash for chimp Mshindi and Asian small-clawed otter Tasanee tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 24), and everyone’s invited. The first 100 guests at both habitats will receive a free mini-cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes. Join us at 10 a.m. at the decorated Kimberly-Clark Chimpanzee Forest, as we sing “Happy Birthday” while Mshindi and his eight troop members tear into a massive, chimp face-shaped birthday cake filled with his favorite treats. Shortly after at 10:45 a.m. at the Betty Moroney Norsworthy Otter Outpost, we’ll sing to Tasanee as she and her parents dive into her floating sashimi boat loaded with her favorite food.
Otter Tasanee at 3 months old gets the hang of swimming/Dallas Zoo
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 24. Schedule:
10 a.m.: Birthday cake presentation at Chimpanzee Forest in Wilds of Africa
10:45 a.m.: Birthday cake presentation at Otter Outpost in ZooNorth
WHERE: 650 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway
WHY: Born just one day apart, Mshindi and Tasanee’s births have been major success stories for their endangered species. Asian small-clawed otter Tasanee beat the odds to survive; she needed more than 100 days of devoted care from her keepers, because single otter pups usually do not make it. Chimp Mshindi has been an integral addition to the now nine-member troop. He’s the first baby since his brother, Kona, arrived in 2009, adding a positive dynamic to the troop’s complex social structure.
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