Happy Father’s Day June 19, 2011
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Happy Father’s Day! Enjoy this photo salute to some of the animal kingdom’s Dads. On a different subject, yesterday was the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the day I adopted my little dog, Benny. Savor this little video I created last year to honor his fifth anniversary.
Brookfield Zoo – Brookfield, IL June 17, 2011
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Zoo #6 of our ‘Six Zoos in Six Days‘ zoo-cation was the Brookfield Zoo. It has over 216 acres of habitats with a lot of walking between exhibits. Did I mention how hot it was? Despite the heat we had a fine visit. They have one sensational interactive polar bear that kept our attention. Hope you enjoyed this six zoo-cation as much as we did. We are already planning our next adventure.
Shedd Aquarium – Chicago June 16, 2011
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Zoo #5 of our ‘Six Zoos in Six Days‘ zoo-cation was an aquarium (still counts) – the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. It has what other fine aquariums offer including an aquatic show, a Caribbean reef, Jellies, an Oceanarium, Penguins, Belugas and more. The best part was that it was air conditioned. The temperature in Chicago that day was hovering around 96 degrees. Ouch.
Lincoln Park Zoo – Chicago June 15, 2011
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Zoo #4 of our ‘Six Zoos in Six Days‘ zoo-cation was the terrific, FREE, Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. It is the perfect size, easy to get to and is the perfect people’s park. Did I mention it is FREE?
Milwaukee County Zoo June 14, 2011
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Zoo #3 of our ‘Six Zoos in Six Days’ zoo-cation was the fabulous Milwaukee Zoo. It was big, bright, welcoming and one heck of a zoo.
Racine Zoo – Racine Wisconsin June 13, 2011
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Zoo #2 of our ‘Six Zoos in Six Days‘ zoo-cation was the Racine Zoo in Racine, Wisconsin. The zoo is situated on Lake Michigan and was a delightful late afternoon stop.
NEW Zoo (Green Bay, Wisconsin) June 12, 2011
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Six Zoos in Six Days – this year’s zoo-cation was a delight. My plan is to send out one montage per day for the next six days. Our first stop was to the NEW ZOO in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Why the NEW ZOO you ask? The Central Park Zoo‘s snow monkey, Manny, moved to Green Bay a few years ago. Manny, now 10, sired two adorable babies and we just had to go visit him and the new arrivals. He is surrounded by nine females and seems to be in monkey heaven. The zoo keepers were very generous with their time and we had a terrific visit. For more info on these two new arrivals you can read from their website here.
Ida the Central Park Zoo Polar Bear June 5, 2011
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Ida, our wonderful polar bear, was euthanized on Friday, June 3rd after veterinarians determined she had liver disease brought on by cancer. Ida was born at the Buffalo Zoo and came to the Central Park Zoo when she was two. She was seen by millions of Zoo visitors throughout the years. She thrilled the crowds when she would hang around one of the large windows and stare at the adoring crowds. She played with her toys, her buddy, Gus and brought joy to all. I adored taking photos of her and she always seemed to be extremely cooperative by gazing right into my lens. Below is my photo homage to sweet Ida. You can also view the short video clip I made of Ida in 2007 as she posed at her window.
We Promise You a Rose Garden May 29, 2011
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Visit the Central Park Zoo from Memorial Day through July 4th to witness a garden of pure color and delight. Our Central Garden will be filled with hundreds of roses, including English, Damask, Bourbon, Hybrid Tea’s and Shrubs. Come early and often as the flowers bud and blossom throughout the weeks. While you are smelling the flowers you cannot help but adore our newest sea lion pup, 11 month old Edith (seen above). She shares the sea lion pool with Katie, April and Scooter.\
New York Aquarium May 22, 2011
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A recent trip to Brooklyn’s New York Aquarium did not disappoint. The newly designed Conservation Hall is beautiful as is the refreshed Glover’s Reef. My only regret was I did not walk down the street for a delicious Nathan’s hot dog. Don’t forget to scroll down below this week’s montage to see my new video of the Central Park Zoo‘s Tufted Puffins, Spectacled and King Eiders.
While at the Zoo 