Blinky the Shark wrote:
> It's all happening.
>
> Any zoo lovers in here?
>
I love zoos. But I have to say, until oh, the last 15 years, the Memphis
Zoo put me off. I remember the too sad days of the old "Lion House", which
was nothing more than a cinder-block and cement enclosure with big cats in
cages. It made me sad to see them.

After the zoo renovation, however, they've adopted an open concept. "Cat
Country" is a spacious area lush with greenery, running brooks and places
for all the cats to run and play, or take naps in the shade or the sun, as
cats are wont to do. Separated, of course, so they don't kill each other
LOL

The old "Primate House" was similarly sad. Ugly cement enclosure with very
thick glass so you could look at some sad primates with a couple of fake
branches to swing on if they wanted to. They didn't want to. Now, they're
playing like crazy in a foliated area, ditto the water, lots of items of
intrigue to amuse them.

They're gradually getting this zoo up to snuff. Since I've seen it change
over the last 30 years the difference is amazing. I think they turned the
old Lion House into a cafe LOL

They have some work to do on some of the bird areas. There's one poor
lonely old bald eagle still in a big enclosure. Okay, the cage is about 3
storeys high but he's in there all by himself. If it's even the same eagle.
He just sits there, all by himself. (sigh)

Overall, it's a really good zoo now. Before, not so much.

I went to the San Diego zoo but that was in 1967. I barely remember it. I
do remember Sea World and Shamoo the Killer Whale (same time frame; how many
Shamoo's have their been?!). Went to the zoo in Bangkok on a school field
trip but I don't remember much about it.

Jill

On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:16 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>I've always liked the Meerkat exhibit at the LA Zoo at Griffith Park. I
>used to take a lot of first dates to the place. Never got lucky afterwards,
>guess chicks don't get hot over meerkats and gorillas.
>
>Paul

Maybe it isn't the meerkats and gorillas.


>
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>>
>> It's all happening.
>>
>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>
>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>>
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The Cook wrote:
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:16 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> I've always liked the Meerkat exhibit at the LA Zoo at Griffith
>> Park. I used to take a lot of first dates to the place. Never got
>> lucky afterwards, guess chicks don't get hot over meerkats and
>> gorillas.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Maybe it isn't the meerkats and gorillas.
>
ROFL!

I certainly hope someone taking me to the zoo on a first date isn't
expecting to "get lucky"! My ex and I went on our first date to the Memphis
zoo. Watching monkeys sling kaka, or almost being spit on by a camel (or
was it a dromedary? I don't recall) doesn't get me all hot and bothered.
I've no idea why any man would think it should!

Jill

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Woolstitcher wrote:
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>>
>>> It's all happening.
>>>
>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>>> Well,
>>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>
>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>
>>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> We go to the zoo quite a bit, in the summer time about once a week, in
>> the
>> winter 1-2 times a month. It's a good place to walk and for kids to
>> learn
>> much more than you can teach them from a book
>
> Wow. That's a lot of...uh...zooing. Big city, big zoo?
>
>

Yes, the Cleveland Zoo.

We go to one or two sections each time we go and learn all we can about that
section. They also have a great play area. My 5 and 9 year old could tell
you more about animals than most adults I know.

It's a nice walk, we all get out of the house for a while and it's 'free'
well, membership kind of free We also visit smaller zoos in the area.
After school lets out this year we are going to have a zoo day at the
Pittsburgh (sp?) Zoo, it's about a 2.5 hr drive.

If you get a zoo membership there are often joint memberships w/ other zoos,
so you can get into other zoos for free.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Tue 06 May 2008 02:07:28a, SmallWave told us...
>
>> In the states, only once to the DFW zoo, really impressed.
>> Relevantly, last week-end visited the Lisbon Aquarium in Portugal, not
>> eaten by the sharks there.
>>
>
> You were lucky that Blinky wasn't there.

Remember, if he's a Google Groper I wouldn't have seen him there.

(I can click off my GG filter, but since I'm evaluating this *feed* - see
sig - that blocks GG posts, I can't see his to know fershure that he's
a Groper.)


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Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>>
>> It's all happening.
>>
>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?

[top posting corrected]

> I've always liked the Meerkat exhibit at the LA Zoo at Griffith Park. I
> used to take a lot of first dates to the place. Never got lucky afterwards,
> guess chicks don't get hot over meerkats and gorillas.

I walked right past it without interest. They're like penguins right
now and dinsaurs when Jurassic Park was hot -- so overhyped I pretty much
avoid them.


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The Ranger wrote:

> Blinky the Shark > wrote in message
> news > [snip]
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>
> Uh-yup. SF. LA. SD. Wildlife Refuge. Heritage Park. Phoenix.
> Wildlife World. Out of Africa. Wildlife Safari. Happy Hollow.
>
> Aquaria: Monterey. Seaworld. Oregon Coast. Sydney.
>
> There are more, I've just drawn a blank on them.
>
> If there's a zoo or aquarium where we're traveling, we're sure
> to visit.
>
>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none
>> of the animals ate me.
>
> Your cousin, the other day, certainly wasn't as finicky...

He didn't have to contend with zoo fences and pits.

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l, not -l wrote:

>
> On 5-May-2008, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> It's all happening.
>>
>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>
>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>
> not even a hot dog?

At zoo prices? Bottled water was $3.25 (I did not).


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jmcquown wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> It's all happening.
>>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>
> I love zoos. But I have to say, until oh, the last 15 years, the
> Memphis Zoo put me off. I remember the too sad days of the old "Lion
> House", which was nothing more than a cinder-block and cement enclosure
> with big cats in cages. It made me sad to see them.
>
> After the zoo renovation, however, they've adopted an open concept.
> "Cat Country" is a spacious area lush with greenery, running brooks and
> places for all the cats to run and play, or take naps in the shade or
> the sun, as cats are wont to do. Separated, of course, so they don't
> kill each other LOL
>
> The old "Primate House" was similarly sad. Ugly cement enclosure with
> very thick glass so you could look at some sad primates with a couple of
> fake branches to swing on if they wanted to. They didn't want to. Now,
> they're playing like crazy in a foliated area, ditto the water, lots of
> items of intrigue to amuse them.
>
> They're gradually getting this zoo up to snuff. Since I've seen it
> change over the last 30 years the difference is amazing. I think they
> turned the old Lion House into a cafe LOL
>
> They have some work to do on some of the bird areas. There's one poor
> lonely old bald eagle still in a big enclosure. Okay, the cage is about
> 3 storeys high but he's in there all by himself. If it's even the same
> eagle. He just sits there, all by himself. (sigh)
>
> Overall, it's a really good zoo now. Before, not so much.
>
> I went to the San Diego zoo but that was in 1967. I barely remember it.
> I do remember Sea World and Shamoo the Killer Whale (same time frame;
> how many Shamoo's have their been?!). Went to the zoo in Bangkok on a
> school field

None that I know of. On the other hand, here's the dope on the Shamus.
The original Shamu died about 27 years ago.

<q wiki>

Shamu is the name of the first female orca ever captured, which was
supposed to be a companion for Namu.[1] The name Shamu means "friend of
Namu". Shamu is a Southern Resident orca who was likely born in 1961 and
captured in Puget Sound in 1965.[1] Shamu and Namu resided in the care of
Seattle Marine Aquarium, but both orcas experienced social conflicts.
Shamu was then obtained by SeaWorld San Diego on December 20, 1965. [1]
She performed in several shows and eventually died on August 23, 1971. Her
final year of performing in front of an audience was mired in controversy.
She was retired from performing after an incident caught on tape where she
attacked Annette Eckis, an employee of SeaWorld at the time, who was
supposed to ride her. [2]

Today, "Shamu," "Namu," and "Ramu" are trademarked stage names given to
all of the orcas residing within the SeaWorld parks.[3] The first Baby
Shamu is named Kalina. She is the first surviving orca born in captivity
on September 26, 1985.[3] Notably, ten orca calves had been born in
captivity before 1985, but five were stillborn and the others all died
within two months of their births.[3] Kalina's parents, Katina and
Winston, were bestowed the names Namu (Katina) and Ramu (Winston). The
stage name Grandbaby Shamu was given to Kalina's first calf, which was
born on February 2, 1993 - a male named Keet. The first Great Grandbaby
Shamu was Keet's first calf, born on December 21, 2004 - a female named
Kalia. The first ever calf to be born to captive-bred parents (Kayla and
Keet) is a female named Halyn, who was born on October 9, 2005.

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Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>
>> On Mon 05 May 2008 09:05:08p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>>> You kidding, I love the zoo. Specifically, the Bronx Zoo. Being that my
>>> father's family settled in the Bronx from Ireland, I went to the zoo
>>> many times as a kid. The San Diego Zoo was a blast, of course. And,
>>> though it's not called a zoo, I recently stayed at the Animal Kingdom at
>>> Disney,
>>> and waking up to giraffes and gazelles, etc. outside my room, that was a
>>> fun thing.
>
>> You slept with a giraffe and a gazelle? Somehow I'm getting a different
>> picture of you, Nancy.
>
> And I'd do it again! Okay, one thing, the gazelle was fast, if you know
> what I mean. Otherwise, it was great.

The giraffe must have been quite the necker.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 05 May 2008 09:39:35p, Blinky the Shark told us...
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>
>>>> It's all happening.
>>>>
>>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>>>> Well, I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only
>>>> fifteen minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>>
>>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>
>>> You kidding, I love the zoo. Specifically, the Bronx Zoo. Being that
>>> my father's family settled in the Bronx from Ireland, I went to the zoo
>>> many times as a kid. The San Diego Zoo was a blast, of course. And,
>>
>> SD's got a reputation as one of the better ones, doesn't it? I mean
>> outside of California, even.
>>
>>> though it's not called a zoo, I recently stayed at the Animal Kingdom at
>>> Disney, and waking up to giraffes and gazelles, etc. outside my room,
>>> that was a fun thing.
>>
>> Coincidentally, I just posted a link to a giraffe shot I got today, in
>> another reply.
>>
>> I saw something interesting today -- just something I'd
>> never seen. Some kind of gazelle or something (I regret not remembering
>> exactly what it was) standing up eating tree foliage. I mean, I'm not
>> surprised at the act; I just don't think I've ever seen it before.
>>
>> http://blinkynet.net/blinkyshots/tree_eater.jpg
>>
>>
>
> Another great shot! Gawd, they're tall when they're standing on the hind
> legs, aren't they?

Yeah, they really strech out. And accentuating that is how damned skinny
their legs are. Not much eatin' on a dik-dik drumstick. Go ahead, say it
out loud..."dik-dick drumstick". Isn't that fun?

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On Tue 06 May 2008 11:23:28a, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>>
>>> On Mon 05 May 2008 09:05:08p, Nancy Young told us...
>>
>>>> You kidding, I love the zoo. Specifically, the Bronx Zoo. Being
>>>> that my father's family settled in the Bronx from Ireland, I went to
>>>> the zoo many times as a kid. The San Diego Zoo was a blast, of
>>>> course. And, though it's not called a zoo, I recently stayed at the
>>>> Animal Kingdom at Disney,
>>>> and waking up to giraffes and gazelles, etc. outside my room, that
>>>> was a fun thing.
>>
>>> You slept with a giraffe and a gazelle? Somehow I'm getting a
>>> different picture of you, Nancy.
>>
>> And I'd do it again! Okay, one thing, the gazelle was fast, if you
>> know what I mean. Otherwise, it was great.
>
> The giraffe must have been quite the necker.
>

LOL!

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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
> I walked right past it without interest. They're like penguins right
> now and dinsaurs when Jurassic Park was hot -- so overhyped I pretty
> much avoid them.

Oh man, I saw some awesome diving penguins at the Memphis zoo. Must have
been 2 years ago that John and I went there. They were diving off this
little mountain into the water and chasing round and round, like fish! And
MAN were they fast! We laughed.

It had nothing to do with some stupid penguin movies or animatronics. These
were real birds. And they were having FUN! You could tell by looking at
them, they were having fun! Whee!

Jill

>
> </q>
>
> --
> Blinky

The Brookfield Zoo (Chicago), the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the
Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha) are my faves, in that order.

N.

"The Cook" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 06 May 2008 11:01:16 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>I've always liked the Meerkat exhibit at the LA Zoo at Griffith Park. I
>>used to take a lot of first dates to the place. Never got lucky
>>afterwards,
>>guess chicks don't get hot over meerkats and gorillas.
>>
>>Paul
>
> Maybe it isn't the meerkats and gorillas.


Whatever, I had fun. Cheaper than the Hollywood Bowl and Dorothy Chandler
Paviliion.

Paul

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>>
>>> It's all happening.
>>>
>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>>> Well,
>>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>
>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>
> [top posting corrected]
>
>> I've always liked the Meerkat exhibit at the LA Zoo at Griffith Park. I
>> used to take a lot of first dates to the place. Never got lucky
>> afterwards,
>> guess chicks don't get hot over meerkats and gorillas.
>
> I walked right past it without interest. They're like penguins right
> now and dinsaurs when Jurassic Park was hot -- so overhyped I pretty much
> avoid them.


I have always preceded trends. I smoked cigars before they became chic. I
wore bomber jackets before they were the latest and greatest. I liked
meerkats before they had their own TV show (RIP Flower).

Paul

In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

[SF]

> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:10 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > > wrote:

> >>ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
> >
> > Wheew.... considering what happened here last December.
>
> Was that the case of the two ****ed-up teens taunting the big cats?

There were three, or were you just counting the ones that lived?

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On Tue, 6 May 2008 12:50:16 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>>
>> </q>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>The Brookfield Zoo (Chicago), the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the
>Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha) are my faves, in that order.
>
>N.

If you're ever in Chicago during December, check out the Holiday Magic
display at Brookfield. You'll see the animals in a very different
way, see amazing lights, and be able to grab a snack or two <---(ob
food) and warm up.

Lou

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Tue 06 May 2008 11:23:28a, Blinky the Shark told us...
>
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>>>
>>>> On Mon 05 May 2008 09:05:08p, Nancy Young told us...
>>>
>>>>> You kidding, I love the zoo. Specifically, the Bronx Zoo. Being
>>>>> that my father's family settled in the Bronx from Ireland, I went to
>>>>> the zoo many times as a kid. The San Diego Zoo was a blast, of
>>>>> course. And, though it's not called a zoo, I recently stayed at the
>>>>> Animal Kingdom at Disney,
>>>>> and waking up to giraffes and gazelles, etc. outside my room, that
>>>>> was a fun thing.
>>>
>>>> You slept with a giraffe and a gazelle? Somehow I'm getting a
>>>> different picture of you, Nancy.
>>>
>>> And I'd do it again! Okay, one thing, the gazelle was fast, if you
>>> know what I mean. Otherwise, it was great.
>>
>> The giraffe must have been quite the necker.
>>
>
> LOL!

I just remembered that there was a teacher in my junior high school named
Mr. Longnecker. Man, *there's* someone I hadn't thought about in ages; I
don't think I had any of his classes.


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Dan Abel wrote:

> In article .net>,
> Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
> [SF]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:10 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> > > wrote:
>
>> >>ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>> >
>> > Wheew.... considering what happened here last December.
>>
>> Was that the case of the two ****ed-up teens taunting the big cats?
>
> There were three, or were you just counting the ones that lived?

I misremembered the size of the group.


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On Tue 06 May 2008 05:27:07p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Tue 06 May 2008 11:23:28a, Blinky the Shark told us...
>>
>>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon 05 May 2008 09:05:08p, Nancy Young told us...
>>>>
>>>>>> You kidding, I love the zoo. Specifically, the Bronx Zoo. Being
>>>>>> that my father's family settled in the Bronx from Ireland, I went to
>>>>>> the zoo many times as a kid. The San Diego Zoo was a blast, of
>>>>>> course. And, though it's not called a zoo, I recently stayed at the
>>>>>> Animal Kingdom at Disney,
>>>>>> and waking up to giraffes and gazelles, etc. outside my room, that
>>>>>> was a fun thing.
>>>>
>>>>> You slept with a giraffe and a gazelle? Somehow I'm getting a
>>>>> different picture of you, Nancy.
>>>>
>>>> And I'd do it again! Okay, one thing, the gazelle was fast, if you
>>>> know what I mean. Otherwise, it was great.
>>>
>>> The giraffe must have been quite the necker.
>>>
>>
>> LOL!
>
> I just remembered that there was a teacher in my junior high school named
> Mr. Longnecker. Man, *there's* someone I hadn't thought about in ages; I
> don't think I had any of his classes.
>
>

That makes me remember my Earth Science teacher in 10th grade, Mr. Dickman.
:-)

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On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:56:55 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:


>>
>> I just remembered that there was a teacher in my junior high school named
>> Mr. Longnecker. Man, *there's* someone I hadn't thought about in ages; I
>> don't think I had any of his classes.
>>
>>
>
>That makes me remember my Earth Science teacher in 10th grade, Mr. Dickman.
>:-)

I don't remember a class called earth science, but my health class was
taught by a woman named Shirley Swallow.

Lou

On Tue 06 May 2008 06:08:40p, Lou Decruss told us...

> On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:56:55 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> I just remembered that there was a teacher in my junior high school
>>> named Mr. Longnecker. Man, *there's* someone I hadn't thought about
>>> in ages; I don't think I had any of his classes.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>That makes me remember my Earth Science teacher in 10th grade, Mr.
>>Dickman.
>>:-)
>
> I don't remember a class called earth science, but my health class was
> taught by a woman named Shirley Swallow.
>
> Lou
>

LOL! Earth Science was somewhat of an experimental class and I don't know
if it survived more than a couple of years. I can't honestly say I
remember a whole lot about it except that we seemed to have spent a lot of
time on meteorology and geology.

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On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:10 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>
>It's all happening.
>
>I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>
>Any zoo lovers in here?
>
>ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.

We haven't been to the Los Angeles Zoo in years. Not since the kids
grew up and moved out. We keep intending to go again, but since we
live in Los Angeles (the Valley) we figure it will always be there.
Got to get off my "computer" go again. Have they finished all the
remodeling?

Ron

On Tue 06 May 2008 11:01:32a, Woolstitcher told us...

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Woolstitcher wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>>
>>>> It's all happening.
>>>>
>>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>>>> Well,
>>>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>>
>>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>>
>>>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Killing all posts from Google Groups
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>>>
>>> We go to the zoo quite a bit, in the summer time about once a week, in
>>> the winter 1-2 times a month. It's a good place to walk and for kids
>>> to learn much more than you can teach them from a book
>>
>> Wow. That's a lot of...uh...zooing. Big city, big zoo?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, the Cleveland Zoo.
>
> We go to one or two sections each time we go and learn all we can about
> that section. They also have a great play area. My 5 and 9 year old
> could tell you more about animals than most adults I know.
>
> It's a nice walk, we all get out of the house for a while and it's
> 'free' well, membership kind of free We also visit smaller zoos in
> the area. After school lets out this year we are going to have a zoo day
> at the Pittsburgh (sp?) Zoo, it's about a 2.5 hr drive.
>
> If you get a zoo membership there are often joint memberships w/ other
> zoos, so you can get into other zoos for free.

We moved from Cleveland a couple of years after they complete the
Rainforest. We really loved that exhibit, but the entire zoo is really
quite wonderful.

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Ron wrote:

> On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:10 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>It's all happening.
>>
>>I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>>I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>
>>Any zoo lovers in here?
>>
>>ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>
> We haven't been to the Los Angeles Zoo in years. Not since the kids
> grew up and moved out. We keep intending to go again, but since we
> live in Los Angeles (the Valley) we figure it will always be there.

I'm in NoHo, myself.

> Got to get off my "computer" go again. Have they finished all the
> remodeling?

I dunno. I didn't see anything large going on. But I also didn't cover
the whole place.


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Woolstitcher wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Woolstitcher wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>>
>>>> It's all happening.
>>>>
>>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>>>> Well,
>>>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>>
>>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>>
>>>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> We go to the zoo quite a bit, in the summer time about once a week, in
>>> the
>>> winter 1-2 times a month. It's a good place to walk and for kids to
>>> learn
>>> much more than you can teach them from a book
>>
>> Wow. That's a lot of...uh...zooing. Big city, big zoo?
>>
>>
>
> Yes, the Cleveland Zoo.
>
> We go to one or two sections each time we go and learn all we can about that
> section. They also have a great play area. My 5 and 9 year old could tell
> you more about animals than most adults I know.
>
> It's a nice walk, we all get out of the house for a while and it's 'free'
> well, membership kind of free We also visit smaller zoos in the area.
> After school lets out this year we are going to have a zoo day at the
> Pittsburgh (sp?) Zoo, it's about a 2.5 hr drive.

Did that highway lots, years ago -- from Michigan and married a gal from
Pgh.

> If you get a zoo membership there are often joint memberships w/ other
> zoos, so you can get into other zoos for free.

Yeah, there's such an offer here for the LA Zoo and whatever that marine
place is down in Long Beach.


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On 2008-05-06, Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Any zoo lovers in here?

I post, here, don't I!

nb

"Michael "Dog3"" > wrote

> I enjoy the zoo about once a year. I always go mid-week in late Summer
> or early Fall when the kids are all in school and the crowds are low. I
> used to get so tired of dodging baby strollers and unruly brats when I
> stupidly went on the weekends. I'm close to the St. Louis Zoo, about 10
> minutes. When I lived in the West End I could walk right through Forest
> Park to get to it as well as the Art Museum and the Science Center. The
> art museum has a pretty decent restaurant and I lunch there with friends
> a few times a year.

You know what's funny, we go to museums in Manhattan on Sundays
precisely to *avoid* school kids. You can imagine, they have lots of
field days there. Better to go on the weekend. Definitely go to the zoo
during the week.

nancy

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Blinky the Shark > dropped this
> news > rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> It's all happening.
>>
>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>> Well, I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only
>> fifteen minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>
>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>
> I enjoy the zoo about once a year. I always go mid-week in late Summer
> or early Fall when the kids are all in school and the crowds are low. I
> used to get so tired of dodging baby strollers and unruly brats when I

I went on a weekday when school was in session, but the sprog count made
it appear that all of the schools were having Zoo Day excursions. It
was a z...er...no, I won't say it.

> stupidly went on the weekends. I'm close to the St. Louis Zoo, about 10
> minutes. When I lived in the West End I could walk right through Forest
> Park to get to it as well as the Art Museum and the Science Center. The
> art museum has a pretty decent restaurant and I lunch there with friends
> a few times a year.

I've lived in L.A. since 1981 and finally made it to the Natural History
Museum, which is right next to the Coloseum, last fall. Because my buddy
wanted to go see the spider house for Halloween. I've been to the other
nature museum over at the La Brea Tar Pits (The Tar Tar Pits) once, and to
the Museum of Art (nearby the tar pits) once.


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Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright > dropped this
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>
>> On Mon 05 May 2008 08:45:10p, Blinky the Shark told us...
>>
>>>
>>> It's all happening.
>>>
>>> I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that.
>> Well,
>>> I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>> minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>
>>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>
>>> ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate
>>> me.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> We go to the Phoenix Zoo at least twice a year, and usually explore
>> any zoo we find in a major city we may be in.
>
> When I lived in Columbus Ohio I'd hit the zoo a few times a year. Nice
> zoo and not nearly as crowded as the St. Louis Zoo.

Yeahbut. It's full of Buckeyes.

Go Blue

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notbob wrote:

> On 2008-05-06, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Any zoo lovers in here?
>
> I post, here, don't I!

Good point!


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On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:53:12 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Ron wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 05 May 2008 20:45:10 -0700, Blinky the Shark
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>It's all happening.
>>>
>>>I went to the zoo today. I can't remember the last time I did that. Well,
>>>I can...but it must've been back in the 1980s. And I'm only fifteen
>>>minutes from the Los Angeles Zoo.
>>>
>>>Any zoo lovers in here?
>>>
>>>ObFood: I did not eat any of the animals; none of the animals ate me.
>>
>> We haven't been to the Los Angeles Zoo in years. Not since the kids
>> grew up and moved out. We keep intending to go again, but since we
>> live in Los Angeles (the Valley) we figure it will always be there.
>
>I'm in NoHo, myself.

We're in Chatsworth. A little longer drive to the zoo, but not bad on
the freeway after the morning rush hours.

>
>> Got to get off my "computer" go again. Have they finished all the
>> remodeling?
>
>I dunno. I didn't see anything large going on. But I also didn't cover
>the whole place.

Well, the last time we were at the Gene Autry Museum, about a year
ago, we could see the entire front of the Zoo was closed off and major
construction was going on. Guess that's all done now. Time to go to
the zoo.

Ron

On 6 mai, 20:12, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Tue 06 May 2008 02:07:28a, SmallWave told us...
>
> >> In the states, only once to the DFW zoo, really impressed.
> >> Relevantly, last week-end visited the Lisbon Aquarium in Portugal, not
> >> eaten by the sharks there.
>
> > You were lucky that Blinky wasn't there.
>
> Remember, if he's a Google Groper I wouldn't have seen him there. *
>
> (I can click off my GG filter, but since I'm evaluating this *feed* - see
> sig - *that blocks GG posts, I can't see his to know fershure that he's
> a Groper.)
>
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Actually there are quite a few sharks in the Lisbon Aquarium in
Portugal (for the 98's Expo).
Two teenage girls (my daughter and that of my colleagues) tried to
teach me the sharks are friendly pets,
I think I've convinced them that those sharks are not that nice,
depending on their mood or humor.

BTW, also been to Toronto Zoo, Paris Zoo (still open ?), Guang-Zhou
Zoo and Beijing Zoo in China...