I spent last Saturday afternoon at the Denver Zoo, hoping to have a "Giraffe Encounter." As usual, the sign said "tummies are full" and there would be no more feedings for the day. And if you don't have food for them, you can kiss off any kind of giraffe encounter whatsoever. This is in contrast to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo down in Colorado Springs, where there is a whole herd of giraffes that run back and forth across a huge compound and can be fed 24/7. However, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is an hour and a half's drive from Denver and it costs a bloody fortune to get in, and so I opted for an encounter with the zebras. I took the above photograph of two disappointed young giraffe devotees visiting with the baby zebra instead. The zoo employee at the Giraffe Encounter told me that there are only two feedings a day, and that the food tokens sell out within 15 minutes. The early bird gets the best photos, as the old saying goes.
No comments:
Post a Comment