Very cool British guy who told Ellie and Emily about the hornbills Zazu and Gumbi. Thanks to Zazu, I had Lion King songs stuck in my head all day!
Milky Eagle Owl-- he was HUGE!
and really pretty!
Zoo Atlanta has lots of bronze statues around, they're all beautiful!
Keeper Talk at the Elephant pen
Taking blood for the weekly physical
PANDA SLEEP!
PANDA SLEEP! (in tree)
Herow
Komodo Dragon sleeping in the shade
Maclain and Mikinzi taunt the rattler
The rattlers pile up and conspire
The Orangutans were the hit of the day!
This guy was up on the highest point in the habitat playing "Thinking Man" most of the afternoon!
Red Panda
panting in the heat
"Screw you guys, it's too loud, I'm going to my crate."
Sun Bear
This guy saw us taking pictures and started posing
Juveniles playing
Waiting for food
Keeper comes up on top of the building to feed them
The big guy gets first dibs
Willie B, Atlanta's most beloved animal! This statue's dangerous, though-- bronze is such a good conductor that during a freak lightning storm about 10-15 years ago four kids were electrocuted!
The fat one up front was just sitting there staring
Entrance to the Parakeet Cage
They're watching you
She was stripping the vegetation off the branches and munching-- I think elephants are fascinating!
