Copyright (c) 2000, Sandra J. Loosemore. Photos are provided for personal viewing only; no other use is permitted without prior written consent.
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| A giraffe waiting for handouts. You can buy "giraffe crackers" at the zoo to feed them. |
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| The lioness. |
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| The lion. |
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| A spectacled bear. If you need proof that bears can climb trees, the log framework that this bear was lounging on was about 20 feet above the ground. |
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| Another shot of the bear. It was clawing on the underside of the logs. |
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| Frog bench in the small animal house. |
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| Detail of the frog bench. |
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| More detail of the frog bench. |
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| Blue poison-arrow frog. For more frog stuff, visit my Froggy Page. |
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| A cougar (also known variously as a mountain lion or puma). It's sleeping inside a hollow log. |
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| A Siberian tiger. It was snoozing in the sun for a while, then got up, and snoozed in the shade instead. |
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| A peacock. |
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| A couple of black-and-white lion-tailed monkeys. |
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| A giant fruit bat. This was a visiting exhibition at the zoo when I was there. |
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| Hippos lounging in their pool. |
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| A pair of otters. I think these were European river otters. |
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| Souvenirs from the zoo gift shop. Ribbit! :-) |