Texas Longhorn returns to Miller Park Zoo

Posted on April 30, 2015

Lord Antioch will be housed with the Randall Lineback at Miller Park Zoo. (Photo courtesy Miller Park Zoo)

By WJBC Staff

A Texas Longhorn named Lord Antioch arrived at Miller Park Zoo yesterday. He will be on exhibit next to the Children’s Zoo area. Heaven on Earth Ranch has agreed to donate the hay to feed the cattle

The seven-year-old steer weighs approximately 1,800 pounds and boasts 85 inches of horn. Last year, Lord Antioch’s arrival marked the first time the Zoo has had a Texas Longhorn in its animal collection.

“We’re excited to showcase this breed again at Miller Park Zoo,” said Jay Tetzloff, Miller Park Zoo Superintendent. “He was such a big hit last year. We had to bring him back.”

Texas Longhorns have been a registered breed since 1964. Lord Antioch will be housed with the Randall Lineback, another rare breed of cattle.

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…