Racine Zoo 'residents' featured in humorous book that 'rates' animals like online reviews

RACINE -- Would you ever describe a penguin as "ungrateful" or an elderly monkey as "working spectacularly"?Several animals from the Racine Zoo have been featured in a new book -- one that links the nature of the Zoo's animals with online shopping reviews.The book "Animals Reviewed: Starred Ratings of Our Feathered, Finned, and Furry Friends" features an African penguin, orangutan, white-handed gibbon, spectacled bear and leopard gecko from the Racine Zoo.

Bam Bam and Barney, Canada lynx, settle into new home at Racine Zoo

RACINE -- The Racine Zoo welcomed two new residents -- Bam Bam and Barney -- two Canada lynx.According to a news release from zoo officials, Bam Bam and Barney were born on April 25, 2018, and traveled to Racine from the Montgomery Zoo in Alabama via the Lynx Species Survival Plan -- an American Association of Zoos and Aquariums program developed to ensure that threatened or endangered species prosper."We are excited to add these two youngsters to our collection, and are excited to share them with our visitors this summer," said Angie Sagert, animal care supervisor at the Racine Zoo.Bam Bam and Barney's exhibit will be between the lion and tiger exhibits in the Great Cat Canyon, which is immediately south of the Modine Pond.Zoo staff who have spent time with Bam Bam and Barney said the brothers are a bit shy, but loved to spend their Montgomery days on kiddie slides.