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Home+Life top stories for March 16
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Home+Life top stories for March 16

  • Mar 16, 2025

The top stories from Sunday's Home+Life section in the Arizona Daily Star.

Tucson's baby elephant finds joy in everything — but especially grapes
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Tucson's baby elephant finds joy in everything — but especially grapes

  • Gloria Knott
  • Updated Mar 5, 2025

Now almost 1 year old, Reid Park Zoo's elephant calf is playful and eager to learn. 

Tucson Opinion: Reid Park Zoo is a responsible steward of tax funds
Local Editorials and Opinion

Tucson Opinion: Reid Park Zoo is a responsible steward of tax funds

  • By Bob Charles Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Jul 23, 2022

OPINION: "When kids see exotic animals near, something magical happens," writes Reid Park Zoological Society board member Bob Charles.

Reid Park Zoo tiene una nueva elefantita
Vida y Familia

Reid Park Zoo tiene una nueva elefantita

  • Gloria Knott
  • Updated May 14, 2020

Nació poco después de las 3:30 a.m. del lunes y pesó 295 libras. Pronto habrá una encuesta para encontrarle nombre.

Reid Park Zoo is getting ready for the birth of a new baby elephant 😍
tucson life

Reid Park Zoo is getting ready for the birth of a new baby elephant 😍

  • Gloria Knott
  • Updated May 28, 2024
  • 3 min to read

The baby elephant can come any day now, which means zoo staff have been watching mom Semba's every move 24/7 for the last month. 

Baby watch: As Reid Park Zoo prepares for new baby elephant, monitoring mama is a 24/7 job
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Baby watch: As Reid Park Zoo prepares for new baby elephant, monitoring mama is a 24/7 job

  • Gloria Knott
  • Updated Aug 10, 2020
  • 3 min to read

The baby elephant can come any day now, which means zoo staff have been watching mom Semba's every move 24/7 for the last month. 

Fave Five: Baby watch: As Reid Park Zoo prepares for new baby elephant, monitoring mama is a 24/7 job

Fave Five: Baby watch: As Reid Park Zoo prepares for new baby elephant, monitoring mama is a 24/7 job

  • Gloria Knott
  • Updated Dec 10, 2020
  • 1 min to read

The baby elephant can come any day now, which means zoo staff have been watching mom Semba's every move 24/7 for the last month. 

10 gift experiences for kids that will create priceless memories, not clutter
tucson life

10 gift experiences for kids that will create priceless memories, not clutter

  • Veronica M. Cruz | This Is Tucson
  • Updated May 28, 2024

Gifts like music lessons or parent-kid dates create treasured memories and skills that children will hang onto forever. Museum memberships or subscription boxes give them something to look forward to all year.

Flamingos are the inspiration for this year's ZOOcson benefit
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Flamingos are the inspiration for this year's ZOOcson benefit

  • By Loni Nannini Special to the Arizona Daily Star
  • Updated Oct 7, 2019

New habitat for popular birds will be opening in 2020.

Elinor, one of Reid Park Zoo's 'beloved' giraffes, dies
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Elinor, one of Reid Park Zoo's 'beloved' giraffes, dies

  • Shaq Davis
  • Updated Feb 4, 2020

Reid Park Zoo’s 20-year-old reticulated giraffe, Elinor, died on Labor Day, one day after experiencing respiratory distress, zoo officials sai…

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