May 24, 2014
One of the highlights of today's trip was provided by the lions. When I last saw them they had barely met and were keeping a good distance between each other. Today they made all of us in the observation area laugh out loud.

 

King Xerxes was napping on the heated rock when I arrived.
 

He soon awoke looking very frisky indeed.
 

Hmmmm - I wonder if my new girlfriend is frisky too? Let's go and see.
 

Hey cutie - how about a little ol' roll in the grass?
 

Oh my goodness NO! Not with all those people watching.
And I have a headache!
 

Grrrrr.
 

How can she turn down a magnificent specimen like me?
 

Well that spoiled my morning. Let me think.
 

Waaaaaah! (I'll try a little whining.)
 

This whining is making me laugh. I bet I sound silly.
 

Goodnight Adiya!
Goodnight Xerxes - you're the best!
 

I know. Ain't that the truth.

 
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One of the Zoo volunteers later told me that after a recent 2 weeks of frantic activity with Xerxes, Adiya might already be pregnant. We shall see.