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A Trip to the Zoo
15 years ago
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So yeah, posting this after I put up those photos (which were four among like 200 I took today XD) seems kind of superfluous, but yes, I went to the Metro Toronto Zoo today.
Here's a short list of things I saw, in no particular order.
- A snapping turtle about three feet wide
- A pair of jaguars play-wrestling in a manner very similar to that of my kitten Midnight and her brother Mushu when they get together
- An orangutan drinking out of what appeared to be a carton of milk
- Many, many sleeping tigers. Also, a sleeping lion (though the lioness was a little active) and a family of sleeping lynxes all cuddled together. Awwww.
- A rhinoceros, just chilling by a large bale of hay
- An oddly large number of owls that looked hungover
- A tank full of piranha slightly larger than my fist
- A polar bear taking a nap, leaning against the viewing window
- Peacocks and peahens wandering casually around the area around the on-site restaurant, a combination Coyote Jack's and Pizza Pizza (One peahen, followed by four or five kids, walked so close I could have bent over and picked her up)
- An incredible number of seagulls basically everywhere that wasn't indoors
I could keep going all day, really. There were a few things I didn't see, unfortunately. As I mentioned in passing in the bear picture, there were several animals that were (and here I quote a recurring sign) "Temporarily off display due to weather or exhibit conditions". This unfortunately included the arctic foxes, which I was really looking forward to seeing with my own eyes.
Also, the African Rainforest pavilion was closed for renovations, so i didn't get to see meerkats, warthogs, a whole bunch of species of bats, or several varieties of fish. Also also, the rays and the sharks were enclosed in a new special building (the creatively named "Sharks and Stingray Bay") that required a separate fee to gain admittance. Honestly, I wouldn't have minded paying to get in, but we were running late by the time we finished everything else, and it wouldn't really have been worth it to pay for the small amount of time left before closing. Which is a bummer because I was also looking forward to seeing a manta ray.
But all in all I had a great time, and I really enjoyed myself. Just wanted to share some of that with you guys. :3
Here's a short list of things I saw, in no particular order.
- A snapping turtle about three feet wide
- A pair of jaguars play-wrestling in a manner very similar to that of my kitten Midnight and her brother Mushu when they get together
- An orangutan drinking out of what appeared to be a carton of milk
- Many, many sleeping tigers. Also, a sleeping lion (though the lioness was a little active) and a family of sleeping lynxes all cuddled together. Awwww.
- A rhinoceros, just chilling by a large bale of hay
- An oddly large number of owls that looked hungover
- A tank full of piranha slightly larger than my fist
- A polar bear taking a nap, leaning against the viewing window
- Peacocks and peahens wandering casually around the area around the on-site restaurant, a combination Coyote Jack's and Pizza Pizza (One peahen, followed by four or five kids, walked so close I could have bent over and picked her up)
- An incredible number of seagulls basically everywhere that wasn't indoors
I could keep going all day, really. There were a few things I didn't see, unfortunately. As I mentioned in passing in the bear picture, there were several animals that were (and here I quote a recurring sign) "Temporarily off display due to weather or exhibit conditions". This unfortunately included the arctic foxes, which I was really looking forward to seeing with my own eyes.
Also, the African Rainforest pavilion was closed for renovations, so i didn't get to see meerkats, warthogs, a whole bunch of species of bats, or several varieties of fish. Also also, the rays and the sharks were enclosed in a new special building (the creatively named "Sharks and Stingray Bay") that required a separate fee to gain admittance. Honestly, I wouldn't have minded paying to get in, but we were running late by the time we finished everything else, and it wouldn't really have been worth it to pay for the small amount of time left before closing. Which is a bummer because I was also looking forward to seeing a manta ray.
But all in all I had a great time, and I really enjoyed myself. Just wanted to share some of that with you guys. :3
-It's fun to see that the big cats can be just as cute and lovable as the little ones. Though, now the thought that the regular cats have a little of their cousins in them makes me fear for my jugular.
-The image of drunk owls has made my night. Especially given the stereotype of being wise and all that. As a matter of fact, right now I'm getting a good chuckle out of a picture in my head of a drunken frat boy owl singing (re: shouting) "You've Gotta Fight For Your Right To Party".
And I found the big kitties weirdly adorable, in a terribly dangerous way. n_n
-Did you warn the piranha of the terrible movie that's been made in their honor?
-My last trip to the zoo had a lot of peacocks all over the place (like on all the roofs). It was a bit unsettling as you wouldn't notice they were there (somehow, with all those bright colors) until they cried out at something in that shrill way they do.
-Shame about not getting to see the arctic foxes. Would have been nice to have a stare down with a Vincent surrogate.
-Your desire to see a manta ray has reminded me of Spongebob Squarepants and the Man-Ray. CURSE YOU!!!
And that's about it from me.
(In case you haven't figured it out, I'm trying to make up for the fact that I haven't commented on anything recently )
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Good to see I'm not the only one who still calls it the Metro Toronto Zoo. Screw amalgamation--Metro Toronto forever!
Would you believe the last time I went there was when I was a kid, when it was the Metro Toronto Zoo, and I just didn't notice until you pointed it out in this journal that the name had changed, despite the fact that I bought a hat with the logo on the front at the gift shop? XD
But yes, I prefer the ring of "Metro Toronto Zoo" over the bland "Toronto Zoo". Not quite as severe/stupid a change as "SkyDome" to "Roger's Centre", but still unfortunate. *nods sagely*