The Giant Panda has certain behavioral adaptations that help it survive. Every year the giant panda migrates down the mountain to stay warm during winter. When threatened, a Giant Panda will bow its head and growl to ward of predators. A Giant Panda communicates by honks snorts and whistles.
The commission had run the restaurant since the park opened in 1991, but decided to turn it over to a vendor in an effort to save money. In December 2010, Treat America opened a fine dining restaurant at the park called The Lodge Steakhouse at Mahoney.
In 1878, when she was thirty-three years old, Mahoney began nurses' training at the New England Hospital. The nursing program was established by Dr. Marie Zakrzewska, one of the first women doctors in the United States. The courses were very difficult and the schedule was strenuous.