FOR THE ROMANTIC, IT'S TIME TO BILL AND COO AT THE L.A. ZOO SUNDAY'S FUND-RAISER TO SPOTLIGHT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer They can starve for love. Kill for Cupid. And preen for affection. When it comes to courtship and mating, the animal kingdom can out-Valentine even Homo sapiens Homo sapiens (Latin; “wise man”) Species to which all modern human beings belong. The oldest known fossil remains date to c. 120,000 years ago—or much earlier (c. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. curators who will conduct an adults-only slide show and love seminar on Sunday at the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . The ``Woo at the Zoo'' fund-raiser for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association will reveal ``steamy facts'' about animal romance to egg on visitors on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. . ``It's going to be great, just great,'' said GLAZA GLAZA Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association President Connie Morgan. ``If this doesn't get people in the mood, nothing will.'' Consider these randy facts: --Male saiga antelopes starve themselves while protecting their lovers and when they finally breed, die from exhaustion. --Male hanuman Hanuman Monkey god of Hindu mythology, a central figure in the Ramayana. He was a guardian spirit, the offspring of a nymph and the wind god. His great heroic exploit was recovering Rama's wife, Sita, from captivity by the demon Ravana. langurs court females by killing cubs from former liaisons, which cause her to go into heat. --Male bower birds build glitzy glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. stages, from which they preen to entice their mates. The afternoon seminar, conducted by L.A. Zoo Curator Mike Dee, will benefit GLAZA's foster parenting program. Visitors will receive wine, ``decadent'' desserts and tour of the zoo. They'll also each adopt a zoo animal and get a chance to bid on naming the zoo's two new Australian black swans, which mate for life. The swans, unveiled Thursday, are the result of a partnership between GLAZA and Black Swan Wines of Australia to create the zoo's first black swan habitat and exhibit. Sunday's fund-raiser is expected to raise between $4,000 and $5,000 for GLAZA, a nonprofit agency, which helps fund research, exhibits and education and more at the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The ``Woo at the Zoo'' fund-raiser for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Discovery Center Auditorium, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles. Tickets are $50 per person, $75 per couple. For tickets, call (323) 644-6042. For more information, contact www.lazoo.org and click the ``heart'' icon. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Participants in Sunday's event will get a chance to name the zoo's two new Australian black swans, which mate for life. The swans, part of a new exhibit, were unveiled Thursday. John McCoy/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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