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Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium Reforestation Efforts Reach 4 Million Trees Planted in Madagascar on Arbor Day

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, in collaboration with the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership (MBP), and supported by the Arbor Day Foundation, has planted its 4-millionth tree in Madagascar in celebration of Arbor Day. For 12 years, these reforestation efforts have been focused on providing habitat for lemurs, the most threatened group of primates in the

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Join Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium In the 2021 City Nature Challenge

Join Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium to identify and count plants and animals that live among us. You can make a difference by participating in the City Nature Challenge to help document Omaha Metro biodiversity on April 30 through May 3, 2021. The City Nature Challenge is an annual, global, community science competition to document

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Join Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium In the 2021 City Nature Challenge

Join Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium to identify and count plants and animals that live among us. You can make a difference by participating in the City Nature Challenge to help document Omaha Metro biodiversity on April 30 through May 3, 2021. The City Nature Challenge is an annual, global, community science competition to document

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Movie Reviews

Slick Action Scenes Rescue an Absurd Plot

The film adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse bears little resemblance to the source material. Michael B. Jordan is a ferocious protagonist who shreds baddies as a vengeance-seeking Navy Seal. But the classic character’s twenty-first century upgrade is nearly torpedoed by a preposterous plot. The tense and agonizing storyline from the novel is replaced by

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Anson Mount & Anthony Hopkins Can’t Save This Dull Crime Thriller

Anson Mount leads an esteemed ensemble cast to nowhere in a dull and plodding crime thriller. The Virtuoso has an introspective hit man searching for a mysterious target in a sleepy town. He narrates almost every action as he methodically goes about his bloody work. The problem is that our so-called expert continually makes foolish

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Director Zhang Yimou Returns to Form with Sophisticated Spy Thriller

Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) delves into the spy genre with an exquisitely shot, snowy noir thriller. Cliff Walkers is a period tale of espionage and betrayal set in 1930s Northern China under Japanese rule. The film is densely plotted with Hitchcockian character twists. The elaborate narrative gets muddied at times.

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Vote for Omaha’s Zoo, Asian Highlands & Wildlife Safari Park in USA TODAY 10Best Awards

USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has selected Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium as a contender for “Best Zoo” and Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park for “Best Safari Park” in America. Asian Highlands at the Zoo has also been nominated as “Best Zoo Exhibit” in the country. Supporters are being asked to cast their votes online to determine the winners. 

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Vote for Omaha’s Zoo, Asian Highlands & Wildlife Safari Park in USA TODAY 10Best Awards

USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has selected Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium as a contender for “Best Zoo” and Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park for “Best Safari Park” in America. Asian Highlands at the Zoo has also been nominated as “Best Zoo Exhibit” in the country. Supporters are being asked to cast their votes online to determine the winners. 

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11 Fabulous Ethnic Restaurants To Try In Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha’s culinary scene boils over as a melting pot of flavors, tastes, and cooking styles. With an amazing immigration history, the city has been blessed with food from all over the globe, including Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. If you have a craving for something, it’s likely you’ll find it in

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Apply Online Before and Then Attend Part-Time Job Fair

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is looking to fill almost 200 part-time Guest Services and Education positions at a job fair on Thursday, April 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. All who plan to attend the job fair must apply online at least 24 hours prior to the fair at OmahaZoo.com/WorkHere. Applicants must wear

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