Gunther turns 18
Birthday bash set May 16
The Little Ponderosa’s Siberian tiger Gunther will be honored on his 18th birthday on May 16 at the zoo on Granite Road near Clinton. (photo:G. Chambers Williams III )
a favorite of visitors to the zoo.
Activities will begin at 10 a.m. at the zoo, which is at 629 Granite Road in the Dutch Valley community near Clinton, and Gunther will be let into his outside enclosure at 11 a.m. to be able to greet the guests to his party.
All senior citizens (65-plus) will be admitted free to the zoo on
this day.
The zoo held a party
for Gunther’s 17th birthday last year, and the big cat seemed to know something special was going on. When he was let out into his yard, he immediately spotted some of the party decorations and new toys.
As they did last year, the staff will urge Gunther’s fans to join in the singing of “Happy Birthday.”
Gunther arrived as a rescue at the zoo as a very young cub.
The zoo will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day of the birthday party.
