Micke Grove Zoo gets in the Halloween spirit

Posted: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:41 pm | Updated: 7:29 am, Mon Oct 31, 2011.

Lodi resident Joe Valla, 8, wasted no time marching up to a Plexi-glas container at Micke Grove Zoo and squinting at a small bag inside.

Dressed as a magician in a striped blue and yellow shirt and a top hat, he studied the bag for a few moments and then watched quietly as Aaron Morgan of the Flying Mammal Rescue gently placed the bag back into a netted animal carrier next to a strong heating lamp.

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Micke Grove Zoo gets in the Halloween spirit