GHOULS' NIGHT OUT PRINCESSES, PYTHONS MEET FOR HALLOWEEN.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer Elephants rode on their mothers' shoulders while tigers roamed freely outside of cages. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Zoo's menagerie did not escape its confines Saturday, but its paths were choked with costumed children and doting dote intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. [Middle English doten. parents for the annual Boo at the L.A. Zoo event. An estimated 10,000 patrons crossed through the gates by day's end, double the normal traffic, crafting paper pumpkins and watching tarantulas parade across orange-covered tables. Pirates gaped at flamingos, princesses eyed pythons and sullen ninjas rode the tram. ``This is where it's at on Halloween,'' said a grinning Kamran Nazarian of Encino. The zoo event was among scores of festive Halloween events around Los Angeles on Saturday, including Northridge Hospital Medical Center's ``Spooktacular,'' which featured health screenings and information along with arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , food and entertainment. At the zoo, Nazarian's 3-year-old daughter Zoe explored a pumpkin patch in her Snow White costume, while 3-month-old Nathan was content to watch the proceedings in his lion outfit. They were joined by scores of devils, Spider-Men and the occasional Tigger, trick-or-treating their way through a handful of educational exhibits. ``It's more than candy,'' said Gina Dartt, promotional coordinator for the zoo. ``We hope they learn something along the way.'' In addition to watching orangutans interact with carved pumpkins and listening to presentations on a variety of slithering slith·er v. slith·ered, slith·er·ing, slith·ers v.intr. 1. To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait. 3. and crawling creatures, the kids could pick up facts on a variety of extinct species This page features extinct species, organisms that have become extinct.
The blend of education and sugar-fueled fun struck 10-year-old Rebecca Idolor as a good one. Though she left her costume at home, the Northridge resident had amassed a good amount of pumpkin and spider crafts and a bagful of candy. ``I can see the animals and do Halloween at the same time,'' she announced. ``Nothing's better.'' Brent Hopkins, (818) 713-3738 brent.hopkins(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- 5) Yurika Espinosa, 2, of Pasadena climbs atop a large pumpkin during the ``Boo at the Zoo'' Halloween celebration, top left. Zitiali Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. of South Gate, left, delights her son Adan, 3, by building him a lantern. Above, top, Jon Jon Ruzich, 10, of Northridge, dressed as Spider- Man, rides a pony in Saturday's ``Spooktacular'' at the Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. . Back at the zoo, center, Amanda Perez Amanda Perez, born in 1980 in Fort Wayne, Indiana is a R&B/Hip-Hop artist. Biography In 2001, she released her first single titled "Never". "Never" became Perez's first charting single of her career, peaking at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. , 9, of San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. competes in a Hula Hoop contest while dressed as a witch. In Northridge, Deedra Brownstein caught a lot of attention during the wellness fair in her skeleton mask and hat. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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