October 14, 2012

Hogle Zoo in Fall

After seeing the new Rocky Shores exhibit at the Hogle Zoo this summer with my little sister, I wanted to take my husband to see it. But we waited until the weather cooled down enough so that our zoo trip wouldn't leave us a couple of hot messes, like it did my sister and I in July! We went yesterday and it was a great day for it- cool and overcast, with bright fall colors providing the perfect backdrop. And, bonus!, there was a 19-day-old baby giraffe waiting to be oohed and aahed over. Giraffes just happen to be my favorite zoo animal.

It was a fantastic day.


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Rizzo the polar bear, playing with visitors.


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Darling baby Zuri and her mama, having some lunch


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Not-yet-named baby girl inside, and some of her kin outside


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Sleeping Amur tiger, tongue twitching


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Snow leopard making an inventory of delicious-looking zoo visitors


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Golden lion tamarin, whose little face gets me every time


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2 comments:

April said...

These pictures say you had a fun trip to the zoo. I love your photos. Hogle zoo is a gem that my kids loved.

MeaganMusing said...

That baby giraffe is the sweetest! What pretty soft light you found! Great shots.