Wednesday, May 4, 2022

some neighbors


The Los Angeles Zoo is only about ten minutes drive from our house - but today was the first time that we've ever been there, despite its good reputation: not just as a conservationist and educational institution, but as a botanical gardens, too.  And indeed - it was like a slice of tropical jungle, with Griffith Park rising behind.  We saw a particularly handsome jaguar, only I was so over-awed I forgot to take a photograph of them.  But meet a sea-lion;


a huge gathering of flamingos;


and the most adorable baby giraffe (at 6 ft 7 ins, the tallest giraffe ever born in LA Zoo - born on April 8th).


Oh - and less cuddly, some red bellied piranhas, and a poison dart tree frog.



We needed a couple of hours out, and this did the job, beautifully.

 

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