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Gobble Up at ‘Beast Feast’
Zoo gears up for
Thanksgiving
weekend
Leftovers, schm eftovers!
T h ro u g h o u t the fo u r-d ay
Thanksgiving weekend, Or­
egon Zoo animals will gobble
their way through their very
own Beast Feast, a cornuco­
pia of enrichment activities and
treats aimed at stimulating their
minds and stomachs.
The zoo also invites the com­
munity to help out Oregon Food
Bank by donating nonperish­
able food items at the zoo’s
en tra n ce th ro u g h o u t the
Thanksgiving weekend.
From Nov. 25 through 28,
visitors can watch the zoo’s
animals tear into large papier-
mache turkeys stuffed with
The Oregon Zoo’s bobcats investigate a papier-màché turkey stuffed with treats. Bobcats and other
treats and an assortment of
zoo animals will receive Thanksgiving-themed enrichment throughout the holiday weekend
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Hit Rapper Looks to Future
(AP) — Take one look at Pharrell
Williams' resum e— or scroll down
his Wikipedia page— and you'll see
that he's accomplished a lot.
But Williams, who is one-half of
the genre-bending production duo
The Neptunes and frontman for rap-
happened yet."
soundtrack for the animated 3-D
. Williams, who has created hits movie "Despicable Me" this year
for Jay-Z, Britney Spears and Justin with Hans Z im m er and Heitor
Timberlake, said he's interested in Pereira, he's planning to do more
producing tunes for country artists, such projects.
too: "I just haven’t had a chance yet.
Williams just wrapped up a na­
But I'm going to, for sure."
tional tour with virtual band Gorillaz.
He said he and Spears are "going The rapper-producer also is busy
back and forth" about work on her promoting the latest N.E.R.D album,
upcoming CD, and after scoring the "Nothing."
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"I'd love to work with Eminem. I'd
lovetodoit," the 37-year-old Grammy
winner said inaphone interview last
week from Seattle. "It just hasn't
other Thanksgiving goodies.
“Thanksgiving at the zoo
means giving thanks for the
wildlife that we strive to pro­
tect every day,’’ said Kim
Smith, zoo director. “To show
our appreciation of the animals
in our care, we are providing
them with enrichment activi­
ties. These activities are * criti-
cal to the well-being of our
animals and give visitors the
opportunity to see them use
their ingenuity and physical
abilities.’’
Another Thanksgiving Day
event begins early Thursday,
Nov. 25 when the Oregon Zoo
hosts the annual Turkey Trot,
organized by the Oregon Road
Runners Club.
This event includes a four-
mile fitness run and walk,
starting at 8 a.m., followed by
a half-mile “Tot Trot” at 9:30
a.m.
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