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Photos: Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Banana Ball

Photo by Eric Jackson / (Top) Courtney Painter, Terran Anderson, Rebecca Love, Arie Veltenaar, Camille Sommer and Abby Howell (Bottom) Chen Wang Yao, Sushma Shantha, Daisy Maura-Ballard and Chanda Chambers Photo by Eric Jackson / (Top) Courtney Painter, Terran Anderson, Rebecca Love, Arie Veltenaar, Camille Sommer and Abby Howell (Bottom) Chen Wang Yao, Sushma Shantha, Daisy Maura-Ballard and Chanda Chambers

By Photography by Eric Jackson February 1, 2023 1 min read

Over 300 guests attended the Chattanooga Zoo’s annual fundraiser, which featured award-winning National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly and interactions with animal ambassadors.

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Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Banana Ball

Photo by Eric Jackson / (Top) Jeff Smith, Thomas, Kent, Kathy and Christopher Donovan (Bottom) Dr. Kellie Jolley, Dr. Tom Donovan and Rachel Smith

Photo by Eric Jackson / Chloe Wright, Ginny & Mayor Tim Kelly and Chris Anderson

Photo by Eric Jackson / Jennifer Barker, Gary Robins, Toby Barker, Joel Sartore and Kim Hubbard

Photo by Eric Jackson / Keynote speaker Joel Sartore shares a moment with

Photo by Eric Jackson / Julia Horn, Barbie Moon, Jessica Wheeler, Melissa & Ethan McCollum, Doug Hernandez, Roy Shackelford and Joe Horn

Photo by Eric Jackson / Steven & Patti Farlett, Alana, Dr. Tony and Tony Ashley, Jacob McBryar and Ryan Farlett