Category: animals

Off to the zoo

When I realised this was the last day to buy a new zoo membership for $10 off the regular price, we decided to go to the zoo and buy the new membership in person.  Yes, we went to the Omaha Zoo again.  We like it there.

The fun thing about the zoo is that, if you have a zoo pass, you don’t feel as obligated to see the whole zoo on one day.  The zoo is big.  It’s not fun for me to walk the whole zoo.

So we decide to see a few things and then leave in a few hours.   Today, we saw orangutans, various monkeys, lions, tigers and bears.   The funniest thing was the really large orangutan sitting in a box.   Only his mahoosive head was visible.  As we were about to leave the orangutan forest, I spotted him putting his arms out of the box, reaching above to a rope, and using it to position himself, box still surrounding him, to another spot.

Once he was situated, he bent his arms and shoved them back in the box.   It made me laugh… loudly.

I played a game with the orangutan in the box.  I leaned to one glass window and said, “Come ouuuut…” and then to another, saying the same thing.   I kept doing it because he appeared to be watching me.  I thought maybe he would get out of the box to at least come over and smack the window to tell me to knock it off, but no such luck.

There are always interesting things to see at the zoo.

This year, admission to the iMax theater comes with the zoo pass, which I think is a great deal.  🙂

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Help Me Stop Alaska’s Wolf Massacre

I’m taking action to end Alaska’s cruel and barbaric policy on aerial gunning of wolves. Taking action is easy at http://actionfund.defenders.org/akwolf — I hope you’ll join me.
 
Alaskan wolves can be shot from airplanes — or chased to the point of exhaustion, then shot at close range. Across large areas of Alaska, no wolf is off limits — not even pregnant females. More than five hundred wolves have been killed over the past three winters with plans to target hundreds more in the coming years and open up new areas to aerial control.

Help me protect these magnificent creatures — and end Alaska’s cruel policy.

Go to http://actionfund.defenders.org/akwolf to help stop Alaska’s wolf massacre now.

Thanks for your help protecting wildlife.

Wolves mate for life.
Wolves mate for life.

Lil’ Bit Needs a Home (Wantagh, New York)

Like many animal lovers, Rosanna volunteers at her local shelter. She has become bonded with one particular dog that has been at the shelter for two years now. Lil’ Bit owns up to her name, she’s a little chunk of love on four legs.

After two years in a shelter in Wantagh, New York, she’s wondering when she will get her chance at a loving home. Lil’ Bit has never met a person she did not like and has so much affection to give.

Lil’ Bit is approximately seven years old and although she has very few teeth, she manages to get her food down just fine. She’s hopeful that her new family will help her shed those extra pounds so she can find her waistline again.

Please help Lil’ Bit find the loving home she deserves by posting her flyer in your community. Please also pass the flyer onto others who can do the same.

If you would like more information on this adorable sweetie, please contact Rosanna directly at: [email protected]

National Geographic’s Blue Whale Special

This looks like it will be an amazing show for people fascinated with ocean life, as I am. They say that filming so detailed of blue whales has never been done before.

blue whale

This looks like it will be an amazing show for people fascinated with ocean life, as I am.  They say that filming so detailed of blue whales has never been done before.

Do you know that a baby blue whale can gain 200 pounds a day?   Blue whales are also the loudest animals on earth.

You can tag your own (virtual) blue whales here, to track their progress, or here to read more.  🙂

blue whale
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