MJ's Moderation

It's all happening at the zoo...

...I do believe it's true. - Paul Simon.

Our company picnic was held at the Milwaukee County Zoo this summer.  It had been a while since we were there, so I took a few pictures to share.  The peacock (above left) suddenly popped his head out of a wooded display area while we were strolling about.  Some of them are so used to people that they have no fear, and often follow visitors around hoping for a piece of dropped popcorn or other snack.

Zoo personnel have posted signs warning visitors to not feed the animals. Being out of their natural habitat, it's important that their food intake is monitored for their long term health.  However, on this hot day, the brown bear (above right) appeared more interested in basking in the shade than eating.

The Dall sheep (bottom left) were also resting - so still they almost looked plastic. The giraffe (bottom right) was really the only animal we saw eating.  There were three of them outdoors and they took turns, each bowing away gracefully as the next would come up to the hay trough. Such good manners!

Big Blue Ball

Nik loves to play ball. Mostly with those bright yellow tennis balls, because they are soft and just the right size for her mouth, but any kind of ball will do. We'll throw it and she will eagerly chase and retrieve it - trotting back to us and dropping it at our feet to play again.  However, this big blue plastic ball blew into our yard a while back during a windy storm and she was intrigued! She spent most of her time pushing it with her nose (like a seal!) and trying to get her mouth around it, to no avail.  Eventually, her sharp teeth punctured it and that was the end of the big blue ball. :-)