She met us at the zoo entry and guided us directly to the pandas.
The young panda who was recently born was still asleep. The keeper said he often sleep until 11 AM or even later. This part of the exhibit is closed to the public at noon, so our only view was of the sleeping cub.
His big sister (around the corner) was awake and eating bamboo. Soon after she finished her feeding, she climbed to the stone top of her enclosure and crashed!
Mom, in the same compound as the young cub, was also still sacked out. The zookeeper told us she often sleeps with her head hung between the branches as here.
This cat appears to be a panther but is actually a rare black leopard!
Of course, we had to see the trained sea lion! The keeper explained how strong the sea lion's flippers are and proceeded to demonstrate by having the sea lion do a "hand stand" Seals, on the other hand are similar in looks to sea lions but are not as large nor do they have strong flippers.
Flamingos are a hoot! Want a challenge, tuck your head under your wing (or lay it on your back), stand on one foot and go to sleep!
This Okapi colt is almost as tall as mom, but still wants to nurse! The colt followed the doe around smacking her underside trying to feed. Mom tried to ignore junior but he would not be denied! The okapi is a member of the same family as the giraffe and has a tongue long enough to clean its ears, inside and out! The okapi is Patricias favorite animal in the zoo.
The tigers were pacing around - very restless for some reason.
Now I know what they mean when they say "Pacing like a caged tiger!"
This young giraffe was born recently. Newborn giraffe are nearly six feet tall at birth!
Dad is nearly 16 feet tall and eats from the tall feeders.
After he fed, we walked over by his mate and scratched her side and back with his hoof!
What a guy!
The other youngsters fed from a lower feeding trough.
In the same compound as the giraffe are these gazelles.
This female gazelle wanted to eat. But the young buck didn't have food in mind.
He followed her around and sniffed her several times.
Then he'd close in and wait for her to ??????
I'm not sure he knew what she would do if she wanted more, but it never came.
Can you speak Rhinoceros? Of courserous! Can't you?
At day's end, we were all tired from walking all day, but satisfied that we had seen a lot of wonderful animals and had a great deal of fellowship with a good and close friend.
As we were headed toward the exit, we noticed this wonderful statue title "Rest on the Flight to Egypt." The only thing missing was St Joseph.
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