Hey, dad! Are you asleep?!!!
It’s been a while since I was at the zoo. The last time that I went was in February and then there were only a few animals on exhibit. So, Saturday I returned. I was excited to get to see the young lion cubs. They born in October of 2006. Naturally, this was my first stop. I got there about 9:30 and already, the lions were settling in about to take a snooze for the next 15-20 hours! Dad was resting comfortably, mom sat on a hill nearby, two of the cubs were on a rock, one was resting behind a tree. It was a very peaceful family picture. However, one of the cubs decided that it was too peaceful and decided to disturb dad’s slumber. Dad complained a bit then got up and went to lay in the sunshine, in peace!
Kids! I’m supposed to be the King!
After hanging out with the lions for a bit and hearing endless chants of “Here! Kitty! Kitty! Kitty!” from both kids and adults alike, I decided to move on to the hang out with the monkeys. Not much was going on with the monkeys today, just the usual grooming, etc. I stayed around for about 20-25 minutes, then moved on.
A very thorough job!
The forecast called for mostly cloudy skies with highs in the low to mid-80 degree range. Well, so much for forecasts. The morning started out cool and foggy and soon the sun burned away the fog, the clouds parted, and it was sunshine all of the time! I started getting rather warm carrying around all of that equipment and soon decided that it was time to go, but I had to stop by to see the elephants first. All of last year, the elephant exhibit was closed because they were expanding it by several acres. Today it was open. I’m glad that I stopped by. The location is such that you can get within 30 feet of the elephants, should they decide to come that close! It was fantastic. You get the whole effect: Sight, sound, and smell. Lots of smell! 
Partly cloudy! Hah! It’s hot!!!
What can I say?! It was a fantastic day at the zoo, but then, what else is new?!
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Cool ones. I really really am going to get to the zoo one day
Those lion family shots are great! And your tagging is perfect…
I have to admit, that I never shot in a zoo before – maybe I should give it a try…
very nice images. Especially love the elephant !
I love the series of zoo shots. Such beautiful creatures. I love the cub and dad shots best.
You’re so lucky to have such a wonderful zoo nearby. Our closest zoo, and it ain’t that close, is very small and has lots of bars and such. Behind our elephants, you see a street of houses. Now I wonder what they smell on those hot and humid summer days!! Looking forward to seeing more of your critter shots.
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Great series of images Paul. I really like the self showering elephant but you can keep the smelling part.
Very good shots, I can see a lot of waiting time to get some of the images you captured. Sometimes it’s just about being at the right place at the right time. The elephant shot is a prime example. Bravo!