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Today, as promised in the last post, we are happy to announce the winner of the Name That Gorilla contest!!!!  (cue cheers)

The prize is FREE TICKETS FOR TWO to the Houston Zoo’s annual food and wine extravaganza — Feast with the Beasts – coming up on November 6th.  That’s exciting folks — it’s only 8 days away!

BUT FIRST, this just in:

Still trying to please his gal after last year’s fiasco, our hungry Feast-seeking beast was seen taking her to Franks Chop House . The whole thing was caught by our roving cameras. Take a look!

He wasn’t far off in his efforts since Franks’ Chop House is one of the 50 participating restaurants who will serve you mouthwatering food and drink at our party this year.  And after sampling them all, you can join in the Beastly Battle by voting for your favorite dish. Which will win this year?

Speaking of winners, it’s time to Name That Gorilla!

After studying the mountain of suggestions, our panel of expert judges confessed it was tough to pick a moniker for man who monkeys all around town.  But it had to be done.  Ladies and Gentlemen, our heretofore unnamed gorilla will now be affectionately referred to as Banana Bob!

Congratulations go to Sarah Hay!!

Keep an eye out for  Banana Bob as you go about your day.  If you see him, take a picture and post it on our flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/groups/spot-the-gorilla/. Or you can e-mail it to us at interactivemarketing@houstonzoo.org and we’ll post it for you. Why? Because it’s fun.

For those who still don’t have tickets, CLICK HERE right now and in less than 5 minutes you’ll be booked to join us just one week from tomorrow!  Put it on your calendar!

Written by Rochelle Joseph. View her animal blog @www.naturegirrrl.blogspot.com

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