We are lucky, here on the Coast of Illinois.
We have the St. Louis Zoo.
Hands down, best free zoo in the world.
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Penguins are fans of paparazzi. |
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Except this guy. |
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Polar bears are quite a bit larger than on that ice cream wrapper. |
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A little great ape PDA. |
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This guy don't care. |
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Yes. I am a Sea Lion. What's it too you? |
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And I can swim upside down. |
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Rhino's prefer thousand island dressing on their salad. |
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Hippo's enjoy being mysterious. |
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This cheetah chooses not to run. |
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A little mother, daughter bonding amongst the Asian elephants. |
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These shoots are making me thirsty. |
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Raja, on the left. Born one year after my daughter. Now 100x her size. | At least |
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Ready for my close up. |
Still in the throws of major writing doldrum.
Come back again for more pictures from Autumn, here on the Coast of Illinois.
Major writing doldrum here, too. If you discover a cure, please let me know!
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