Posted by: Peggy Farr, Zookeeper Do you know Cinnamon? Photo: Rachel Gray/Woodland Park Zoo. One of the zoo's lowest profile residents just celebrated a milestone birthday: Cinnamon, our springhaas ( Pedetes capensis ), turned 20. Springhaas in human care are expected to live for typically 13 to 14 years, but our little energizer bunny—as she’s lovingly known by her keepers—is still going! Though she has lived here for 10+ years, Cinnamon and her species are little known. Springhaas are native to southern Africa where there is dry, sandy soil for them to dig burrows. They spend most of the daytime in these burrows and forage for stems, roots and sprouts at night. Springhaas are a type of rodent and resemble rabbits or even tiny kangaroos yet are most closely related to squirrels. They are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to loss of habitat and hunting that stems from the perception that they are pests and damage crops. Cinnam...