Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The World Famous San Diego Zoo


Mama Panda eating bamboo

Orangs "gettin' it on"

Scarlet Ibis
White egret
South Dakota Badger - Check out the CLAWS!!!
(They can dig faster than a man with a shovel).
Camel

Koala - they sleep 18-20 hours/day
Flamingos trying to cool off


Mama giraffe - due any day

Polar bear (my favorite)
THREE Polar Bears

Since today (Tuesday) was our 30th Anniversary and we were not lucky enough to get tickets for the Tonight Show (I guess we'd have an easier time getting tickets to see Jay Leno in Michigan right now), we spent the day at the San Diego Zoo. It was an awesome experience and I really had a hard time choosing which pictures to post here. The giraffe shown here is due to have her baby at any time. I was amazed to hear that it will weigh about 150 lbs. and be 6 ft. tall at birth. OUCH!!! The orangutans put on quite a show for the adults! :-) It was a beautiful day, although a bit on the HOT side. Bob kept saying, "Dry heat...my ass!" :-) We will be going to the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park later this week.

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