Record Instance/Occurrence - One set of related data field values associated with a specific record typeâequivalent to an SQL row. Record Type - A collection of closely related data fieldsâequivalent to an SQL table. Similar to a C struct, a record type is defined by a set of closely related data fields.
The first group of animals moves from the Griffith Park Zoo to the new location. November 28, 1966: The Los Angeles Zoo opens. Among the animals at the Zoo on opening day was American alligator Methuselah, who passed away in 2010. 1967: Two three-month-old polar bear cubs arrive at the Zoo. Bruno died of cancer in 1996, but Sweetheart went on to set a longevity record for polar bears in captivity. 1967: The L.A. Zoo acquires a pair of extremely rare Arabian oryx, the beginning of one of the Zooâs most successful breeding programs.
Packy, the much-loved Oregon Zoo elephant, dies at 54. It all started in a barn at the Oregon Zoo around 5:30 a.m. on April 14, 1962. Belle, a very pregnant Asian elephant, was in the throes of labor, thrashing wildly, bawling in pain and ramming her mass against the walls of her enclosure as caretakers looked on. She calmed briefly, but by 5:56 a.m., she became agitated again.