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Mississippi's coolest safari.


With flavors like Chinchilla chinchilla (chĭnchĭl`ə), small burrowing rodent of South America. It lives in colonies at high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft/4,270 m) in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.  Vanilla vanilla, a plant of the genus Vanilla of the family Orchidaceae (orchid family). Vines of hot, damp climates, most are indigenous to Central and South America, especially Mexico, but are now cultivated in other tropical regions. , Cheetah Chip Cookie Dough Cookie dough refers to a blend of cookie ingredients which has been mixed into a solid yet malleable form but has not yet been hardened by heat. The dough is often then separated and the portions baked to individual cookies, or eaten as is. , and Beary Cherry, the Jackson Zoo The Jackson Zoo is located in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. The Jackson Zoo has been a leading family attraction for people across the state and beyond for nearly 90 years. The Zoo boasts an animal collection representing over 200 species and nearly 800 individual animals that provide  prepares to serve up ice cream with animal flair at the 13th annual Ice Cream Safari in August.

Guests can choose from more than a dozen "animal" flavors while they visit those flavors' namesakes and mingle with local television, radio, and print celebrities, who serve the ice cream. There's friendly competition in the air, too, as visitors vote for their favorite celebrity scooper, as well as their favorite ice cream flavor.

"It's so funny how some of the celebrities get into this event," Zoo Marketing Director Christopher Mims said. "Some of the media participants are rumored to play friendly pranks on each other before the event, which makes the rivalry that day all the more entertaining."

The event is now one of the Jackson Zoo's most popular events and draws crowds from across the state, according to according to
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Other activities at the Ice Cream Safari, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4, include an appearance by Inky the Clown, face painting, a coloring table, a space jump, educational theatre shows, and chats with zoo keepers.

For more information see www. jacksonzoo.org or call 601/352-2581.
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Author:McNair, Ann Shivers
Publication:Mississippi Magazine
Date:Jul 1, 2007
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