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Nashville Zoo

Austin Peay Researchers Will Observe How Crickets And Cattle Behave During Solar Eclipse

By Emily Siner

August 18, 2017

Listen One of the universities closest to the center of totality will document how animals on campus will react to the sudden darkness of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Researchers from Austin Peay State University’s agriculture department will record observations on university cattle, bees and crickets.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: APSU, Nashville Zoo

Plan To Make Nashville Zoo A National Contender Calls For Lions, Rhinos And Gorillas

By Blake Farmer

July 9, 2014

The Nashville Zoo unveiled ambitious plans Wednesday for a $160 million expansion – effectively doubling the number of animals on display.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo Breeds Rare Amphibian

By Nina Cardona

November 27, 2012

The Nashville Zoo today announced a zoological victory: they’ve managed to successfully breed one of the world’s largest species of salamander. Two Eastern Hellbenders were hatched from eggs fertilized in the zoo’s lab.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: amphibian, captive breeding, Eastern Hellbender, Nashville Zoo, salamander, zoology

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