"Our pine cone picnic is a new idea this year," said Diana Heide, a zoo spokeswoman.

"It's like you were looking in a nursery window at a hospital," said Linda Corcoran, a zoo spokeswoman.

"It's similar to a dad coming to pick up a crying baby," said Linda Corcoran, a zoo spokeswoman.

Gus, insists Allison Power, the zoo spokeswoman, "is actually healthy.

"The exhibit talks about why bugs are important to the environment," said Linda Corcoran, a zoo spokeswoman.

"The award ceremony has been revamped," said Diana Heide, a zoo spokeswoman.

"Tigers do love water," said Linda Corcoran, a zoo spokeswoman.

Linda Corcoran, a zoo spokeswoman, said the bird suffered from general malaise and too much abdominal fluid.

"This zoo gives you the sense of being in a national park," said Alison Power, a zoo spokeswoman.

"You can get very close," said Diana Heide, a zoo spokeswoman.