Gunther’s 18th birthday celebration set Saturday at Little Ponderosa Zoo
This Saturday, May 16, the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue will celebrate the 18th birthday of Siberian tiger Gunther, who is a favorite of visitors to the zoo.
Birthday activities will begin at 10 a.m. at the zoo, 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 Saturday.
