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Woodland
Park Zoo
July 26, 2006
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As I entered through
the North Gate of the Zoo today, I heard the happy sound of Carousel
music. It's operational - very cool! My first stop was the Butterfly
exhibit which was deserted. Oh, I could have stayed all day. There's
always classical music playing softly. It's peaceful and serene.
Later I walked
around to snap a few of my favorite animals.
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Although
the heat wave is over, it must still be pretty uncomfortable for those with
permanent fur coats. One of the orangutans was pressed against the glass,
trying to get some shade from the ever-present burlap sack. |
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Chinta
curled up in a hammock amidst the leaves. |
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And
Melati stayed inside. She looked at me a few times as if to say "Hi,
I see you but I'm too hot to climb down and come over to the window.". |
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This picture cracks
me up! Doesn't it look as if the Macaque on the right is sniffing the
air?
"Did you eat broccoli
for breakfast?"
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The
Colobus monkeys were flopped out in their enclosure. What a tail! |
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One little lemur dines
alone. His pals were nowhere to be seen.
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Talk
about camouflage, I looked and looked for the lions until I finally saw
The King in the long grass. |
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Cat
lovers will appreciate this one. The Jaguar must feel really secure to lie
flopped out like that. I'm not sure I'd scratch his belly though. |
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Mama
Gorilla and her baby hunkered down in the shade too. Nobody was moving much. |
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I
watched one of the giraffes for quite a while. He was eating twigs. Suddenly,
he started sneezing, and then umm, wiped his nose with his tongue. |
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I
liked this picture of a Zebra and a Gazelle eating in harmony. |
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My
little pal, the Red Panda was in the same spot as last week. He looked pretty
groggy too. |
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