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HALL of FAME

Reserved for those folks who have consistently proven themselves to be the best throughout the years.

Salty Brine, WPRO 

PPAC

Garden City Center

Newport Creamery

Pawtucket Red Sox

Roger Williams Park Zoo

Benny’s

Allie’s Donuts

Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses

Wes’ Rib House

Gregg’s Chocolate Cake

Charlie Hall’s Ocean State Follies

Gray’s Ice Cream

Del’s Lemonade

Narragansett Beer

Heather and Steve, Lite 105

Ann and Hope

Frank Coletta, WJAR

Olneyville New York System

WaterFire

Twin Oaks

Jim Taricani, WJAR

Kelly Bates

Angelo’s

Aunt Carrie’s

Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen

Wright’s Dairy Farm & Bakery

HALL OF FAME: ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

BY THE NUMBERS

Every day, zookeepers at the Roger Williams Park Zoo prepare meals for 130 species of animals.
We crunched some of the numbers:

280

Pounds of meat zoo animals eat weekly

120

Pounds of hay each elephant eats daily

60

Pounds of romaine lettuce devoured weekly

30

Varieties of grain ordered

Also on the Menu:

Purina Pigeon Pellets, mealworms, ferret chow, ground oyster shells, ZuPreem Primate Diet, herring, tofu.

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STATEWIDE | PROVIDENCE | NEWPORT COUNTY | SOUTH COUNTY | EAST BAY | WEST BAY | BLACKSTONE VALLEY | HALL OF FAME

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