Universal Studios Hollywood's Grinchmas 2010 features a 60’ Christmas tree lighting each night, and a stage show with the Grinch, his dog Max, and a full Holiday show.

Each night, celebrities come to Universal and read a portion of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmasto a large group of kids and Monday night, December 20th, Tippi is reading to the kids, starting at 7:25 pm. There is also the lighting of the Christmas tree. The reading will take about 10 minutes. There is real snow as well, for the kids to play in…quite fun for the entire family.

It is with much sadness that we let you know of the passing of another Wild One, one of Shambala's little known treasures. Kunta Serval. He passed away on July 31, 2010. Chuey noticed that morning that he was not eating and seemed bloated. Dr Anton was called; who is Dr. Bernstein's associate. Kunta was taken to see Dr. Anton and after test were done it was decided that surgery was the option to see what was going on internally.

Once Dr. Anton had him open he could see that there was a large tumor and it was attached to the intestines as well as the pancreas. There was nothing that could be done for him so Dr. Anton and some of the Shambala animal crew that were there all agreed the best thing for Kunta was to let him go. He was sent over to the other Shambala were all the Wild Ones who had gone on before were there to meet him. Maybe even Daisy as she had been one of his next door neighbors!

Tippi's Letter to Daisy Cougar
December 7, 1991 - July 10, 2010

Darling Daisy, I so want you to be running through the fields, climbing trees, patiently waiting to leap upon your prey, find your mate, having your cubs, and teaching them to live in the wild.

All of us at Shambala who cared for you these past 19 years hope you will be living the life you should have had.

It is because of very caring man, an actor, writer, I had known for many years, Gardner McKay (TV show “Adventures In Paradise” – late 60’s) who arranged for you to come to Shambala. He was living in Hawaii, and called me asking if we would give a 7 month old Mountain Lion/Cougar/Puma/Catamount, etc. cub a home, and explained the problems.

Daisy, do you remember being born in captivity? Or were you born in the wild and orphaned because a hunter had killed your mother for a trophy? Do you remember a long journey by boat or flying over the ocean? You lived as a cub in that beautiful place called Hawaii. However, because it is illegal to own or import exotic felines in that state, you never received the immunizations that would keep you healthy. Any veterinarian would have had to turn you over to the authorities; your new owner did not want to take that chance.

The side effects of the cat fever you survived left you unable to control the muscle spasms in your little body. When you arrived at Shambala Trudy and I discussed your condition often, trying to diagnose how to help you. Do you remember taking several steps and falling over to one side or the other, getting up and trying all over again?

Trudy and I thought toys of different weights and materials would help to strengthen your little body. You were young and loved to play. We tried balls of all sizes and weights, Coconuts, small to medium “boomer” balls and bowling balls which proved effective. You would bat the ball so hard at times – when it hit my house it felt like an earthquake was taking place. Soon you were not falling over any longer, but the staggering and muscle spasms continued throughout your unusually long life of 19 years.

Daisy, you were one strong little lady. You never gave in to the debilitating physical problems life handed you. Whether it was Jaffra Tiger or Precious Tiger who was living next to you and regardless of how loudly you told them off they simply chuffed to you.

You innately realized that you had to be very strong, that because of your physical problems you would be on the top of the “hit list” of their instinctual dictates.

You are an inspiration of strength and at the same time an example of why wild animals should not be bred in captivity to be sold as pets.

We will all miss you, including Patrick, Bugs Bunny, Kunta, and Petey, and your vocabulary of chirps, whistles, growls and purring. It is the wish of all of us at Shambala that you are now “free” and living the life you should of always known and should have always been yours.

You are loved so much, Daisy. Everyone at Shambala sends our love and caring with you as we know you have crossed the Bridge. You will always be with us.

Again, with love, you will always be one of my favorite neighbors,

Dear Kara you will be missed by all of us but we will cherish the many memories you gave us.

FATAL ATTRACTIONS miniseries premieres Sunday, March 14, 2010

(Pasadena, Calif., January 14, 2010) -- "I don't regret any of it," says Julie Burros, former owner of a full-grown black leopard that nearly killed her. "The only thing I regret is that I lost my JoJo."

Julie has loved animals all her life, so when she came across a black leopard for sale in an exotic pet magazine, she jumped at the opportunity and brought home Jovani, who she affectionately called JoJo. One ordinary February afternoon, Julie suffered the shock of her life. In his backyard enclosure, Jovani unexpectedly jumped on Julie and nearly ripped off her ear. Jovani's wild instincts set in - once he caught scent of the blood, he pinned down Julie and tore off a good portion of her scalp with his teeth. From then, a sequence of events put the cops in Julie's back yard and four bullets two in Jovani's belly, one in his hip and one to his head. Julie lived but Jovani didn't.

Exotic pet ownership is not as rare as one might think - or as wildlife experts would wish. Millions of exotic animals are brought to the United States in any given year. A significant number of these pets have the potential to severely injure or kill their owners, neighbors or family. In FATAL ATTRACTIONS, ANIMAL PLANET'S three-part miniseries premiering Sunday, March 14, at 10 PM ET/PT, get inside the minds of people who own venomous reptiles, deadly big cats and chimpanzees as we try to understand what drives their obsessions and offer a cautionary tale. While their love, admiration and intrigue is genuine, these exotic pet owners often ignore the fact that their choice of a pet could cost them, innocent bystanders or their beloved pets their lives. Why is it that some people are comfortable with domestic pets like cats and dogs but others find companionship and love from animals that have the strong potential to kill them?

"Many of the characteristics of animal hoarding appear to be present in many of the cases of dangerous, exotic animal ownership," says Josephine Martell, program director of the Captive Wild Animal Protection Campaign. Martell's background is in animal welfare policy, and she has first hand knowledge of exotic pet ownership through investigative work and animal rescues. "In particular, many owners of dangerous animals, such as big cats, are in complete denial about the needs or safety concerns of large, free-ranging carnivores. Many of these owners, like animal hoarders, also profess to love their animals regardless of the conditions they may be keeping them in and seem to believe that the animals truly love them in return.

"It's common for exotic animal owners to believe they have a special kinship with their animals," says Martel, "often to a degree that becomes extreme when they compromise their own and others safety as well as the welfare of the animals."

Montana resident Jeanne Rizzotto, owner of two young adult male chimpanzees Connor and Kramer, is fully aware of the risk of parenting two primates; however, her love for these chimps seems to outweigh her concern for her own life. Having purchased these primates under what she describes as false pretenses - the previous owner told her one would go to AIDS research and the other would be put down - Jeanne vowed to give "her boys" the best life possible. [Editor's Note: The previous owner denies these claims were made to Ms. Rizzotto and asserts that chimps born in its facility would not be given to research or put down.] And even though Jeanne personally knew the infamous Travis the Chimp, who brutally disfigured Charla Nash last February in Connecticut - Travis is Kramer and Connor's half brother - Jeanne remains faithful to her conviction that she's doing the right thing, "her thing." Both Jeanne's story and the tragic tale of Travis and Charla Nash are told in the third episode of FATAL ATTRACTIONS.

Not everyone has been as fortunate as Jeanne or even Julie; both of the people featured in FATAL ATTRACTIONS' reptile episode are deceased. One man was presumed eaten alive by one of his many monitor lizards, and one woman didn't survive the bite of her pet viper.

"I discourage venomous reptile ownership of any kind," says Winston Card, expert herpetologist who has several decades experience with reptiles and anti-venom research. "I consider this type of "pet" ownership as extreme because not only does it put the owner at risk and everyone who comes in contact with the venomous reptile, but the risk also reverberates outward to the zoo community."

In each hour-long episode, several exotic pet ownership cases are carefully reenacted, scrutinized and questioned. Human behavior experts and animal authorities bring forth their educated opinions and analysis. Owners unhesitatingly share their experiences with exotic pets and offer explanations as to why their love for these deadly animals are worth the risk for something horrible -- even death - to happen. FATAL ATTRACTIONS kicks off with the reptile episode March 14, at 10 PM ET/PT followed by the March 21 premiere of big cats and the March 28 premiere of chimpanzees.

FATAL ATTRACTIONS is produced for Animal Planet by Oxford Scientific Films. Executive producer for Oxford Scientific Films is Caroline Hawkins; Clare Birks is CEO for Oxford Scientific Films. Erin Wanner s executive producer for Animal Planet. Vice President of Development for Animal Planet is Charlie Foley.