Rainy Zoo Day...

The rains held off yesterday till the afternoon making it an interesting trek back to the car. Mom and Aunt Gail worrying about me getting wet from the rain took turns "running" behind me with umbrellas in hand while I was "STUCK" in an electric wheelchair. My walking has not recovered yet, it might not ever this time. The toes don't bend now at all and certainly can not be curled anymore... course that's been the case now for years due to surgeries. But that didn't hinder our fun!

Beco (pronounced Bee-Co) our newest Asian Elephant born March 27th, was a joy to watch weighing in at 492#'s (less than Scotty :-( ). Mama Phoebe encourages Beco to explore as learning however Beco prefers to mimic Phoebe and as a result has not yet ventured into the waters for baths like the previous baby did. I'll be behind you all the way.... in this picture.

Our beautiful majestic Bengal Tiger strutted his

stuff for us behind his viewing window... What power he holds within him!

As we ventured slowly to our furthest destination of the Gorilla's exhibit we stopped to enjoy the ever so vibrant colors of our Pink Flamingo's. The lighter color Flamingo is indicative of a Jr. They become more colorful as they age.

The mirror that is placed in this exhibit helps to reassure the population by making them believe

there are more Flamingos in the existing flock.

The color of this male was just breathtaking and he deserved his own moment in the "light".

While "some" of us carry the weight of the world

on our shoulders the enormous Tortoise must carry his weight on his back!

Reaching our "final" planned destination. We learned that the "gray hair" of the well known "Silverback" gorilla is a sign of sexual maturity. Unlike our "gray hair" that seems to be added to us when we have teenage children! LOL :-)

While some of us are on the go all day long others seem to only lounge around. This laid back Kola Bear rests and sleeps almost 22 hours a day! IF ONLY we had that option!

As I look back on the day I discover "we" enjoy the antics of our animals more than we realize! I marvel at the majestic creatures we could lose due to our irresponsibility in caring for our environment and wonder... How much longer it will be before we truly wake up and protect what we are losing! GOOD LUCK BECO! It's going to be a long road growing up for you!