I went to the Zoo Today - The Orange Mane

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:35 PM

And I took pictures.

Dont have a big memory card so couldnt take very many but Im gonna post them because the ones I kept were good and of cool animals (though I couldnt find the poison arrow frog or whatever...it was bright blue in the manual).

Some sad stories though

The Gorilla the zoo had died last year and because it is such an endangered animal the zoo is having trouble finding another already captive one to replace her. The jaguar died as well, but that was only two weeks ago. Old age, so thats at least something.

Also, the damn albino tiger wasn't out today. The zookeeper I asked said he was having his monthly checkup today so we didnt get to see him which is too bad because the white tigers are so rare that its always a treat to see them.

Anyway, here are the pics I thought I would share.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:36 PM

Majestic.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:36 PM

I thought it curious I see Taco there on Good Friday

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:37 PM

One of the coolest monkeys ever.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:38 PM

Look closely.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:38 PM

Cant see it? Look again.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:39 PM

This grotesque thing was really quite stunning. The colors on it were remarkable though they do not show up well in the shrunken down version here.

Mtbrncofn · 03-25-2005, 07:41 PM

I love zoos. We took our kids to the Denver Zoo when we were there last summer. I thought it was a pretty neat zoo.

They had a monkey there that was going nuts because there was a guy with a dog standing next to us. We were treated to the monkey peeing and pooping all over the glass in front of us. Of course, that's the only thing my kids could talk about.

Nice pics, Alec.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:42 PM

These lazy bastards were in the back of their habitat so the only picture I could take of them was through the plexiglass (which, had you been able to see it, you would have noticed many a scratch mark from them pawing at it).

Mtbrncofn · 03-25-2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AlecRaenos

Cant see it? Look again.

Hmm, so where's the kid that went with the binky?

Lunch?

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:43 PM

So, like, here is the deal. These two snakes were just cool.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:44 PM

What everyone goes to the zoo to see!

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:45 PM

I wasnt quick enough on the camera, but he came through those bushes and he had that look of a hunter in his eyes and it would have been such a cool picture.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:45 PM

It was hot, he wanted to swim.

Spider · 03-25-2005, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mtbrncofn®

I love zoos. We took our kids to the Denver Zoo when we were there last summer. I thought it was a pretty neat zoo.

They had a monkey there that was going nuts because there was a guy with a dog standing next to us. We were treated to the monkey peeing and pooping all over the glass in front of us. Of course, that's the only thing my kids could talk about.

Nice pics, Alec.

We go every summer ....... make a week of it see the inlaws , go to the Zoo, Natural Mueseum of history , then Lakeside ...............

Awesome Pics Alec

Mtbrncofn · 03-25-2005, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by §Pide®

We go every summer ....... make a week of it see the inlaws , go to the Zoo, Natural Mueseum of history , then Lakeside ...............

Awesome Pics Alec

So have you ever done that Butterfly thing? My aunt had told me there is someplace where you can go in and there are like thousands of butterflies everywhere. I guess you can go in there and they land on you and stuff?

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:49 PM

Funny thing about those oragutans. Right when we got there (and, of course, my camera was in my pocket) the smallest one was taking a leak right there where he sat. Then he sticks his hand out to catch his urine and the crowd gathered laughed and he looked at the crowd and then he proceeded to drink his own urine and looked at the crowd again as they all went "eeeewww", then he smiled and threw his head back. The one next to him, seeing all the attention he was getting, pissed straight down onto the big one (not pictured) laying underneath them.

Orangutan's are the coolest of the great apes. Siamang's the coolest of the lesser apes (and the only true brachiators) and emporer tamarins the coolest of the monkeys.

Spider · 03-25-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtbrncofn®

So have you ever done that Butterfly thing? My aunt had told me there is someplace where you can go in and there are like thousands of butterflies everywhere. I guess you can go in there and they land on you and stuff?

no i havent , we normaly dont get past the Dinos

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by §Pide®

We go every summer ....... make a week of it see the inlaws , go to the Zoo, Natural Mueseum of history , then Lakeside ...............

Awesome Pics Alec

I go once a year too. The zoo is downtown by Rice University and Hermann Memorial Park and the museum district. You have to go there several times a year to see everything because you only got time to do pretty much one, maybe two things when you go.

Houston may not be the greatest city on Earth, but that part of Houston is fantastic.

Spider · 03-25-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlecRaenos

I go once a year too. The zoo is downtown by Rice University and Hermann Memorial Park and the museum district. You have to go there several times a year to see everything because you only got time to do pretty much one, maybe two things when you go.

Houston may not be the greatest city on Earth, but that part of Houston is fantastic.

right on I never been to that part of Houston ( I lived in Galveston for awhile , my Aunt owned Sandy hoof stables , I was a Wrangler there before I was 18 ) ...... I wish Casper had that .......

Crushaholic · 03-25-2005, 07:53 PM

The last zoo I attended was the San Diego zoo a couple of years ago. Two tortoises were engaging in "extracurricular activities" and a few kids around me thought it was the funniest thing. It was pretty funny, considering how slow it took for the tortoise to mount the other. I guess you just had to be there...

TheNextStep · 03-25-2005, 07:59 PM

That's the Houston zoo, isn't it? I took my son there about two years ago... back before my evil wife decided that we were too happy in Texas and forced us to move...

The tigers there are ALWAYS in the freakin' water. Very entertaining.

Almost as soon as I moved to Omaha, I bought a year pass for the zoo here. It's a nice freakin' zoo (blows Houston away, IMO). We live about 15 minutes away (as opposed to the hour or so that we lived away from Houston) so we go all the time now. It's nice when you have a kid to be able to (a) go often and (b) not having to worry about cramming everything in and making a whole day of it because, hell, you can just come back next weekend.

Rock Chalk · 03-25-2005, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheNextStep

That's the Houston zoo, isn't it? I took my son there about two years ago... back before my evil wife decided that we were too happy in Texas and forced us to move...

The tigers there are ALWAYS in the freakin' water. Very entertaining.

Almost as soon as I moved to Omaha, I bought a year pass for the zoo here. It's a nice freakin' zoo (blows Houston away, IMO). We live about 15 minutes away (as opposed to the hour or so that we lived away from Houston) so we go all the time now. It's nice when you have a kid to be able to (a) go often and (b) not having to worry about cramming everything in and making a whole day of it because, hell, you can just come back next weekend.

Its kind of funny. When you first get there, everyone there at the gate is in a good mood. And you see those people throughout the day as you traverse the zoo. As the day wears on and the kids get wild, parents get cranky. We had a great time though, the one kid that was with us was well behaved and had his fun at the same time. Nice day too. Ive been to many a fine zoo and all are unique and special so I dont really consider any one to be "better" than another. San Diego was the largest and most comprehensive but to me it didnt seem as inviting as Houston's Zoo or even Oakland's zoo (they have the best primate exhibits Ive ever seen).

Mtbrncofn · 03-25-2005, 08:27 PM

minibronco · 03-25-2005, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtbrncofn®

Hmm, so where's the kid that went with the binky?

Lunch?

i'm guessing that too

03-25-2005, 07:35 PM	#1
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	I went to the Zoo Today And I took pictures. Dont have a big memory card so couldnt take very many but Im gonna post them because the ones I kept were good and of cool animals (though I couldnt find the poison arrow frog or whatever...it was bright blue in the manual). Some sad stories though The Gorilla the zoo had died last year and because it is such an endangered animal the zoo is having trouble finding another already captive one to replace her. The jaguar died as well, but that was only two weeks ago. Old age, so thats at least something. Also, the damn albino tiger wasn't out today. The zookeeper I asked said he was having his monthly checkup today so we didnt get to see him which is too bad because the white tigers are so rare that its always a treat to see them. Anyway, here are the pics I thought I would share. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:36 PM	#2
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Majestic. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:36 PM	#3
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	I thought it curious I see Taco there on Good Friday Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:37 PM	#4
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	One of the coolest monkeys ever. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:38 PM	#5
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Look closely. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:38 PM	#6
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Cant see it? Look again. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:39 PM	#7
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	This grotesque thing was really quite stunning. The colors on it were remarkable though they do not show up well in the shrunken down version here. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:41 PM	#8
Mtbrncofn Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 8,558	I love zoos. We took our kids to the Denver Zoo when we were there last summer. I thought it was a pretty neat zoo. They had a monkey there that was going nuts because there was a guy with a dog standing next to us. We were treated to the monkey peeing and pooping all over the glass in front of us. Of course, that's the only thing my kids could talk about. Nice pics, Alec.

03-25-2005, 07:42 PM	#9
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	These lazy bastards were in the back of their habitat so the only picture I could take of them was through the plexiglass (which, had you been able to see it, you would have noticed many a scratch mark from them pawing at it). Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:43 PM	#11
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	So, like, here is the deal. These two snakes were just cool. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:44 PM	#12
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	What everyone goes to the zoo to see! Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:45 PM	#13
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	I wasnt quick enough on the camera, but he came through those bushes and he had that look of a hunter in his eyes and it would have been such a cool picture. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:45 PM	#14
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	It was hot, he wanted to swim. Attached Images

03-25-2005, 07:49 PM	#17
Rock Chalk Cheeky Bastards Laus Deo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Backside of the Internet Posts: 29,940 Adopt-a-Bronco: Chris Harris	Funny thing about those oragutans. Right when we got there (and, of course, my camera was in my pocket) the smallest one was taking a leak right there where he sat. Then he sticks his hand out to catch his urine and the crowd gathered laughed and he looked at the crowd and then he proceeded to drink his own urine and looked at the crowd again as they all went "eeeewww", then he smiled and threw his head back. The one next to him, seeing all the attention he was getting, pissed straight down onto the big one (not pictured) laying underneath them. Orangutan's are the coolest of the great apes. Siamang's the coolest of the lesser apes (and the only true brachiators) and emporer tamarins the coolest of the monkeys. Last edited by Rock Chalk; 03-25-2005 at 07:52 PM..

03-25-2005, 07:53 PM	#21
Crushaholic Armchair Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 22,043	The last zoo I attended was the San Diego zoo a couple of years ago. Two tortoises were engaging in "extracurricular activities" and a few kids around me thought it was the funniest thing. It was pretty funny, considering how slow it took for the tortoise to mount the other. I guess you just had to be there...

03-25-2005, 07:59 PM	#22
TheNextStep The Enemy Within Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,814	That's the Houston zoo, isn't it? I took my son there about two years ago... back before my evil wife decided that we were too happy in Texas and forced us to move... The tigers there are ALWAYS in the freakin' water. Very entertaining. Almost as soon as I moved to Omaha, I bought a year pass for the zoo here. It's a nice freakin' zoo (blows Houston away, IMO). We live about 15 minutes away (as opposed to the hour or so that we lived away from Houston) so we go all the time now. It's nice when you have a kid to be able to (a) go often and (b) not having to worry about cramming everything in and making a whole day of it because, hell, you can just come back next weekend.

03-25-2005, 08:27 PM	#24
Mtbrncofn Ring of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bigfork, MT Posts: 8,558	Attached Images

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