Perry and I took the afternoon off for a trip to the Indianapolis Zoo. It’s been forever since I left my computer on a regular work day, and the whole “all work and no play” thing was beginning to ring true. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d seen a wild animal (with the exception of my hounds) if not on TV. It was Coco’s first trip to the zoo.
On the drive, we talked about our “favorite zoo animals”… the ones we expected to see. Mine are the polar bears and the meerkats (probably because of the meerkat jQuery plugin but maybe not because they are really cute).
It was a truly wonderful day — and I’m grateful that I got to watch Coco sleep through the viewing of most of the animals, and squirm to get down close to the Tigers while saying, “Good Gog.”
But on the way back to the Ville, we started a list of the animals we EXPECTED to see but didn’t. No hippos, kangaroos, CHIMPS, gorillas, hyenas, wolves — no leopards, panthers, pandas, koalas, crocs or gators. Are those not at zoos anymore? Although I can’t remember the last time I went to a zoo, or even which zoo I went to, I DO remember watching a bunch of chimps and I remember seeing gorillas. Where is your freaking monkey exhibit Indianapolis Zoo?? I expected more than 4 or 5 baboons. After all, I did take the afternoon off. =)
