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A Trip to the Zoo

















John, David, Michael, A.J., and I went to the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday. John had not been there since the new entrance was unveiled, so we thought it was time to go again. We were pleasantly surprised to find the new Gorilla exhibit had also opened. We had a great time! The weather was perfect (low to mid 60's), and the animals were out and moving around.

































The boys posed outside the Orangutan Exhibit.


































Several years ago, I took pictures of Michael and David in front of the California Condor display at the zoo. This year I took new pictures of them and one of A.J. Just look at how much they've grown!





A.J. (2008)















Michael (2008 and 2003)















David (2008 and 2003)













John really liked taking pictures of the animals, but it made him wish we had a better digital camera. He's talked about getting a very nice Nikon camera (the D90). We'll see if this convinces him to buy it.

Anyway, here are a few photos of the animals. One of the highlights was the Orangutan exhibit. There was a very cute baby orangutan who was jumping, swinging, rolling around, and bugging the adult orangutans. Also, one of the adults began interacting with the people. He (or she) reached through the mesh and picked a plant and threw it at the people nearby. The people picked something else and threw it just outside the mesh and a game of catch ensued. We must have stood there watching the orangutans for at least 15 minutes.