Is it just me or does this happy, confident walk remind you of John Travolta’s walk at the beginning of the movie, “Stayin’ Alive”? You can tell by the way I use my walk…
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New Guy in Town
When I took this photo, Tamani was the new guy in town at the local zoo.
In Swahili, his name means hope.
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Sand Cat
At first, this appeared to be an ordinary house cat.
The Sand Cat lives in deserts and is able to withstand temperatures from below freezing to well over 100 degrees.
One interesting feature is the fur between their toes that protects their feet from the burning hot sand.
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Plumb Tuckered Out
Have you ever been so exhausted that you simply fell down wherever you were and took a nap?
That’s what some people call, “plumb tuckered out.”
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Can We Talk?
It’s fun to get photos of animals who seem to be saying something to me.
This one appeared to say, “Can we talk?”
It made me wonder if the giraffe wanted to give me some photography pointers.
Or, perhaps it wanted to tell me to find someone else as a subject for photos.
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Big Fellow
Sometimes names have special meanings.
This Koala’s name is Burra. It means “big fellow.”
Does your name have a special meaning?
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Got Your Goat
We use the expression, “Got your goat” to mean we annoyed or confused someone.
I wonder about the origin of that expression.
One possibility is the tale that people used to put goats beside race horses to provide a calming effect and improve their performance.
If you wanted someone’s horse to race poorly, you would get their goat and prevent that calming effect.
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She Threw Me to the Bobcats
As I was attempting to get a photo of the bobcats, the angle was not good from the viewing area.
Around the enclosure, there was a log fence.
Aunt Pam suggested I step up on the bottom rung of the fence to improve my view.
Tentatively, I placed my weight on the lowest log. It moved and I began to slip.
Did Aunt Pam cry out in alarm?
No, she laughed. I felt like she was throwing me to the bobcats.
Disclaimer: Even if I had fallen over the fence, the bobcats couldn’t have gotten me. They were behind a more secure inner enclosure. As you can see, my noisy attempt at a better view didn’t even wake them up from a nap. Still, it made a good story to say she threw me to the bobcats.
Prince of Eaters
This is Prince, a miniature horse.
His best features are that he is that he is smart, likes to have fun, and has excellent eyesight.
One short-coming is that he can’t control his appetite.
Please, no matter how much he begs for a second helping, don’t give it to him.
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Sup?
I caught a photo of Radi with an expression that seemed to be asking me, “What’s up?”
I’ve noticed that many people now say, “Sup?”
Is this a form of verbal laziness?
Perhaps the reason we say it is that our thumbs are tired from texting.
It’s easier to type “sup” than, “what’s been happening with you lately?”
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