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Rocky Mountain News
Published September 26, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
Updated September 26, 2008 at 1:03 a.m.
DOWNRIGHT DARLING
The countdown is on - in a few weeks, the Denver Zoo's twin red panda cubs will be big enough to move to an outdoor exhibit for public viewing.
Amaya, a female, and Takeo, a male, were born June 29.
The playful pair, born with cream-colored fur, now have adult markings and resemble red-colored raccoons.
The zoo says the pair have received a clean bill of health, and that they were feisty as vets checked their vitals and gave them their vaccines.
With thick fur, red pandas are adapted to the often low temperatures of southeastern Asian mountains and are quite comfy during cooler days here.
Source: Denver Zoo
HE SAID IT
"His life was one that was well-lived."
Jeff Hunter, speaking of his brother, Army Staff Sgt. Wesley G. Hunter, who was buried Thursday at Fort Logan National Cemetery after succumbing to wounds he suffered in Iraq in 2006. 7
GREEN SCENE
Busy days are coming for The Park People organization and their partners in tree-planting.
62 trees will be planted by The Park People, joined by Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, in Denver's City Park on Oct. 18.
The group then will team with auto insurance company Esurance and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's Tree by Tree - The Mile High Million program to plant up to 500 trees along streets on Oct. 25.
In the larger project, Northeast Denver's Big Dig, volunteers will plant 200 trees throughout Monaco Parkway, 100 along Martin Luther King Boulevard, and up to 200 on other Denver streets. In the City Park project, the trees will become part of a new arboretum.
Want to volunteer? Call Kiran Obee of The Park People at 303-722-6262.
Sources: Best Public Relations, The Park People
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