Hi All,
Evalyn took us to the zoo today. She has been coming here since she was a kid and really knows her way around.
There are many bird exhibits but few compare to these flamingos.
The giraffe viewing platform puts visitors at eye level!
No zoo visit is complete without viewing the venomous snakes like this copperhead.
This squirrel monkey watched Carl carefully as he took pictures.
Big cats are often elusive in zoos so it was neat to see this lion pair in plain view.
As we mentioned last year, the new tiger exhibit is extraordinary, We arrived for the "Training" demonstration. The purposes of the training include intellectual stimulation for the animals as well as teaching behaviors that facilitate veterinary care without anesthetizing the cats. Behaviors like opening their mouths to inspect their teeth
or standing to inspect their underside.
They even train them to press their flanks against the cage so they can get injections!
When the training is over, the tiger still wants food so he watched the keeper closely-maybe one more bit of food?
On November 19th a baby tiger was born at the zoo and the whole community is waiting to see her on exhibit.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
Living & Traveling in our Motorhome
Volunteering across America
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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