Went to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today for a couple of
hours this morning. Saturday and Sunday were two days of Beerfest at the zoo to
fund raise--I wish them well, but had no interest whatsoever to participate.
Happy to report that the zoo is still there! ;-) Although a couple of notables
were taking the day off, the Polar Bear, the Lion Pride...most of the Giraffe
and Sitatunga herds. Which is all fine by me, I love what is there, and I love
the new things I discover whenever I go. I'm going to share some pics with you
in a sorta random release, but I will keep the animals clustered together. I
hope you enjoy them, too.
The newest major installation at the Maryland Zoo is the
Penguin Coast Exhibit that is the largest and most comprehensive habitat for
the endangered African Penguin in North America if not the world. It will
support a colony of 200 animals at some point in the future and is home of well
over 50 birds today. The Penguins share this space with a handful of
White-breasted Cormorants from the Equatorial coastline of Western Africa, and
a gorgeous trio of Pink-backed Pelicans. The Cormorants have been bunkmates
with the Penguins as a species for a couple of decades now, and the Pelicans
joined the exhibit last year. Without further ado, I give you some penguins and
pelicans from the Maryland Zoo.
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