One of the truly wonderful features of Battle Creek, Michigan is the Binder Park Zoo.  I sometimes go there just to walk around and unwind.  Earlier this summer I went there on Memorial Day weekend, and just walked around and took photos and shot some video.  For whatever reason, I never did anything with the video I shot and finally came across the file this Labor Day weekend and wondered where the time has gone.  So I edited some of the clips down to a couple of short videos and posted them on my YouTube Channel. Here is one of the videos I made that I like the most.  I used the 'Audio Swap' feature available on the website to select the sound track.  This one features some of the smaller creatures found at the zoo.  I hope you like it.   09/04/2011

The Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan is a great asset to the community.  The Binder park zoo consists of approximately 600 specimens of over 140 species including one of the largest giraffe herds in the United States.  The zoo also contains 32 rare and exotic animal exhibits plus 19 domestic animal exhibits.  They are one of a handful of self-supporting nonprofit zoos in North America. The Binder Park Zoo is not supported by tax subsidy, and generates its $4.2 million operating budget through operations (89%) and the remainder from gifts and grants (11%).   This is quite an achievement for a zoo.  Each year, hundreds of adults and youth volunteer to support the zoo and its staff in the running of events.  As a local Realtor, I have long been a supporter of the Binder Park Zoo. ... 05/31/2011