Barrie Summy: san diego zoo

Well, as you may have guessed, I did not hand in i so don't do famous as scheduled. This is why there wasn't a fancy dancy My Town Monday post waiting for you with your morning coffee.

However, the week doesn't feel quite right when I don't post a MTM. So, I thought I'd throw up a short post. And sometimes it's a nice break to stumble upon a short post. Hopefully, this is a win-win situation today.

And since I just renewed Child #4's zoo pass last week, the San Diego Zoo has been on my mind. In fact, as soon as this book gets turned in, Child #4 and I are going on a date either to the zoo or to SeaWorld. (Sad, sad turn of events at SeaWorld in Orlando, but that's another post for another time. I do wonder, though if our trainers here are still getting in the water with the killer whales?)

Here's a little San Diego Zoo trivia:

-The only albino koala ever born in captivity was born here. He was named Ghost Boy (Onya-Birri)
-Ranger Smith often threatened to send Yogi Bear here as punishment for bad behavior at Yellowstone National Park.
-Polar Bear Plunge (one of my favorite exhibits because the polar bear is my favorite animal) re-opens at the end of this month. I can't wait to see it!
-Turtles, tortoises and terrapins are cousins to my beloved veiled chameleons. Because they're all reptiles.

See. I told you. Short and sweet. I must admit, it does feel good to get this post up. Goodbye. I'm off to work on i so don't do famous. Thank goodness for a very kind and understanding editor. I really am lucky.

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sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Zoo (the not always reliable wikipedia!! ;) )
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-turtle.html (this truly is a reliable site)