Zane and his family, and I and Sarah, and Aunt Kellie and her family, went to the Denver Zoo on Friday. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky, hot, crowded, and although not Zane’s first time at the zoo, it was his first time being thoroughly fascinated by everything he saw:
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- Jun 24, 2006. Zane, a few weeks after his second birthday.
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- Zane and Zach
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- Come on, Zane!
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- Zach being a typical boy
There were lots of babies out with their mothers …
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- Mama and baby hippo
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- Black bear cubs
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- Mommy bear
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- Baby gosling
As well as majestic adults (I wasn’t the only grandmother, either) …
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- Tiger
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- Naptime for cheetahs
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- Grizzly
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- Giraffe
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- Kimodo Dragon
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- Papa hippo keeping cool
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- Sea lions
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- Asian elephants (this one is the matriarch)
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- Easily lifts tree trunks
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- Just as easily picks up small items
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- Stretches out her trunk to take an apple
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- Look ma, one foot!
Beautiful gardens (not all terrestrial) …
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- Honeysuckle, I think
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- Scarlet bee balm
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- Flamingo lake
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- Koi pond
After a few hours in the sun …
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- Ty and Zane watching the monkeys
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- Grandma, I saw a monkey in that tree!
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- And more monkeys.
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- Find three ring-tailed lemurs
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- Look closely, there is a ring-tailed lemur in the photo center
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- Zane with curly eared African red pigs
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- Steffie and Zane at the petting zoo
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- Grandma, I saw goats!
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- I am close enough to the tortoise, thank you Zach!
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- Evolutionary propaganda at the primate house
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- Squirrel interested in lunch
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- Bravely venturing forth
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- Zane meets a peacock
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- Riding the carousel
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- Katie being brave
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- Not so bad with Mommy
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- Steph, Ty, and Zane
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- You are not getting me on that thing!
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- But I will ride the train
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- Trains are cool
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- Ty and Steph
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- The kids (and Sarah) fascinated by Tropical Discovery
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- Those are big fish, Katie
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- Big fish in a small pond
… first snacks, and then naps were required by everyone.
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- Snack time!
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- Sharing snacks
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- Katie’s pooped
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- Me too, Grandma
All in all, it was a wonderful day.
Thanks Mom, for doing such an awesome job on the pictures. They turned out great!