A trip to the zoo...

I had planned on posting a scan of my very cute little tablet made of elephant dung (yes, elephant dung), but I seem to have misplaced my flash drive on my way from my bedroom to living room. Anyone that has seen my apartment, knows that this trip is all of about a 10 feet in distance, but I've done it yet again. It will show up, but right now I am just going to sit down and blog. If I locate my flash drive tonight, I will add the photo, otherwise, I will just have to stick with these from my trip to the zoo today. And these photos certainly aren't great as they were taken with my phone, but they will have to do...


Let me begin with the wolverine. This guy (or girl) was putting on quite a show for us. I never before realized that wolverines could be charming. When I was a kid we had an illustrated animal reference book that had a very scary looking tooth baring drawing of a wolverine. The one today was, at first rolling around playfully and then sitting upright, engaging in some grooming. He did not seem at all angry (he certainly never showed his teeth)like the one in the book. Unfortunately, the picture is very small. I sure wish I would have brought my actual camera that can zoom in on objects. The phone camera is useless unless the subject is right in front of me.


I might add that wolverines look nothing like the X-Men character of the same name.


Next I have another very poor photo, but it is the grizzlies (along with a child's head,I'm afraid)and they are new in town, so I need to include them. They were, like many of the animals today, snoozing in the sun. Everyone, including the humans, seemed to be enjoying the sun today after a long, very dark, and very cold winter. I would call these guys (and girl) the three not so little bears. They had no porridge or chairs or beds, but they had each other and they certainly seemed to be enjoying their little snuggle. Very sweet, as long as they were on their side of the glass.



Next I have a camel sunning himself in the snow. It is in the distance and again, not the greatest photo, but it is a camel in the snow. How could I not include it?




And now for the kitties. First, a sleepy leopard working on his tan:



Next, two very sleepy tigers. These two reminded me very much of my two cats when they're sleeping in the sun, except for the fact that mine are black and their heads aren't the size of a basketball and a half and their teeth aren't quite so menacing. Otherwise, exactly the same... I did feel the urge to rub the one tiger's tummy, but fortunately the glass was between us, so I was unable to give into that urge.



And finally this little lynx was either having a great time or was wanting to maul all the children touching him through the glass. He kept jumping up on the glass and pawing it. He seemed like he was playing, but sometimes with cats, you just aren't quite sure... Anyway, he was a very charismatic kitty and quite photogenic too. Doesn't he have fabulous paws? Full of star quality, I think.



So, there you have it: just a few of the many animals that I saw today. Tomorrow, if I find my flash drive, you can see my elephant dung tablet. It's very very cute.