Columbus Zoo 3

NOTE: This blog is a continuation of my

visit to the Columbus Zoo last Saturday.

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This is a sculpture of Colo,

the grandmother of the zoo's

gorilla family.

I overheard someone say

she only died recently.

A mom and her baby...

This is a three-year-old,
and he's quite the card!

Gorillas always seem so sad to me...

I love the sign posted here:

"Gorillas Can Slap The Glass.

You May Not. Thank You."

Other apes, but not gorillas...

Of course, these are my favorite

members of the ape family--

the Bonobos!

When presented with a tense

situation, they resort to a natural

analgesic--sex.

I know...it looks like they never

get upset: they sleep a lot!

Ah...an example of releasing...uh, tension... :)

"When I was a young warthog..."

Okay, so he's not a warthog,

but he is in the swine family.

Gotta love those zebra legs, Ms. Okapi...

Great plaque...

"Unity in Diversity"

This is the entrance to

Islands of Southeast Asia.

Next trip, I'm taking the boat!

Orangutans...

I'm glad the orangutans had

room to roam, but it made

viewing them difficult since

they stay along the back wall.

I'm glad I captured a shot of

these sea otters since I

missed their cousins the

river otters at the end of

today's journey.

These black swans were eating

food from the hole in the fake trunk.

Komodo dragon...

According to the website,

the lorikeets are an exhibit

you have to pay to enter.

I don't think they were

charging today however...

O'Shaughnessy Dam

A couple of wood ducks,

a seagull, and a dead fish...

We were allowed to be inside

the exhibit with the kangaroos, too!

Who doesn't love koalas!

A mama and her baby...

so sweet!

This was an open-air aviary.

I have no clue what kind of

birds these are...

On to the Manatee Coast!