http://www.houstonzoo.org Houston Zoo Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Houston Zoo Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@houstonzoo.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:21:23 GMT Release http://www.houstonzoo.org/en/rel/34/ ERA ENDS AT HOUSTON ZOO WITH PASSING OF LONG TIME RESIDENT Southern White Rhino Bu Lived at the Zoo Since 1971 (HOUSTON) August 16, 2007 … An era that spanned four decades ended Thursday, August 16 with the passing of a long time Houston Zoo resident and gentle ambassador for his kind. Samburu, a Southern white rhino passed away early Thursday morning. Samburu, known as Bu to generators of zoo keepers and Zoo guests was 39 years old. The Galleria was one year old and the big news downtown was the opening of One Shell Plaza when Bu arrived at the Zoo on July 8, 1971 with a young female Southern white rhino named Marcibit, affectionately known as Marci to her keepers. Both Bu and Marci were born at the Umfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa. Marci passed away last March at age 38. Bu was 3 years old and Marci was 4 when they arrived at the... http://www.houstonzoo.org/en/rel/34/ noemail@houstonzoo.org Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:30:00 GMT