The Weekend in Black and White

Last weekend I stopped by to visit my
favorites at the Central Park Zoo.
I know the snow leopards are actually
quite fierce, but this cross-eyed
kitty looks like a total pussy cat to me.

[To see more b/w pics, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Thursday Challenge: Family

I watched this family of snow monkeys

for a long time. The little one was being a 

total pest—and if he was looking for

attention from his elders, he definitely got it.

 Looks like he knows he's in trouble now!

[See how others interpreted this challenge here.]

abc wednesday - Z is for "zoo"

These are the charming sea lions that

put on a show for the folks at the

Central Park Zoo a couple of times a day. 

When I was a kid, for a long while

I wanted to be one of the keepers. Still

think that would be a really cool job.

[Wonder how many others chose "zoo"—

check it out here.]

abc wednesday - S is for "snow leopard"

Finally got a look at one of the new
snow leopards in her million-dollar
habitat at the Central Park Zoo. Isn't
she beautiful? I know that here she
looks like a real pussycat (so to speak)—
but although these cats are not that
big, they are very fierce! Check it out.

[See more ABC Wednesday here.]

I found it!

—the elusive bluebird of happiness.  Or maybe not.

Actually, this is a fairy bluebird, native to the

southern Himalayas.  This gorgeous male now lives

(happily, I trust) in the Rain Forest 

at the Central Park Zoo.

It's all happenin' at the zoo

I believe I told you a while back that there

would be polar bears and monkeys. Wouldn't

want to break such a promise, so I made a

little visit to the Central Park Zoo.

The bear is Aida—she's 22 years old (the

keeper told me that polar bears live about

15 years in the wild, but more like 25 in

captivity) and she weighs 500 pounds.

And these are snow monkeys; the little one

was being a real pest, so one of the adults

finally turned around and told him to get

lost (in so many words).