Kids are often enthralled with the wild kingdom, so it's fun to do their rooms with animal-themed decor.

Two of the Valley's most popular winter residents are headed home. The Phoenix Zoo will say goodbye March 31 to Kobi and Sooky, two koalas on loan from the San Diego Zoo.

Two of the Valley's most popular winter residents are headed home. The Phoenix Zoo will say goodbye March 31 to Kobi and Sooky, two koalas on loan from the San Diego Zoo.

The Phoenix Zoo announced today it is reaching out to the local community to encourage participation in their $20 million dollar capital campaign, A World Class Zoo for a World Class City. With $14.7 million raised so far, the Zoo has surpassed the halfway mark of its $20 million goal and feels that now is the time to involve community residents who enjoy the Zoo and would like to see it enhanced and updated. These opportunities for community involvement include the sale of retail items on Zoo grounds such as wristbands, koala plush stuffed animals, souvenir cups at the concession stands and donation boxes placed throughout the Zoo. Support can also be shown online at the Zoo's website, www.phoenixzoo.org.

A family of koalas has arrived at The Phoenix Zoo. The fuzzy marsupials will reside there until March 2011 in the Valley, on loan from the San Diego Zoo in a program to raise awareness about the destruction of wild koala habitat in Australia. Sooky and Kobi’s exhibit will open to the public for the first time on Sunday.

Exotic animals from the San Diego Zoo will be on public display Friday at a AAA branch in Chandler to help highlight the environmental concerns from global warming.

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian officials ordered the recall of a milk drink and cake brand after tests showed they were contaminated with melamine, bringing to six the number of Chinese-made products withdrawn in Australia following China's tainted milk scandal.

BEIJING - The list of products caught in China's tainted milk scandal grew Friday to include baby cereal in Hong Kong and snack foods in Japan, while Taiwan reported three children and a mother with kidney stones in the island's first cases possibly linked to the crisis.

Alma Jo (Cobb) Hulse, communications manager for Rogers’ Advanced Circuit Materials Division in Chandler, has been inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame.

They’re cute, furry and raking in wads of cash. The ubiquitous Webkinz claimed coveted “it” toy status late last year, and sales remain brisk at East Valley retailers. Most parents say they’re OK with plunking down cash for the cuddly plush toys because, unlike Beanie Babies, there’s more than meets the eye with Webkinz.

BEERWAH, Australia - The Dalai Lama toured the zoo of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday, where he thanked Irwin's family for its dedication to wildlife.

Color is one of the most powerful weapons in any home improvement arsenal. Painting a white wall blue or replacing your tan pillows and throws with green ones is a simple and affordable way to change the look of a room.

Pull out as much kitsch as you can, practice your best Aussie accent and throw some shrimp on the barbie, it’s time to revisit the wonderful reds and whites from Down Under.

Color is one of the most powerful weapons in any home improvement arsenal. Painting a white wall blue or replacing your tan pillows and throws with green ones is a simple and affordable way to change the look of a room.

How does that old maxim go? “When in doubt, rip off your betters”? Disney applies this wisdom in radically onerous fashion to “The Wild,” an animal-themed family flick most remarkable for its unveiled similarity to Dreamworks’ not-yet-forgotten “Madagascar.”

August 18, 2004

August 5, 2004