I went to the Denver Zoo Sunday morning to take a few photographs and was told by one of the attendants that a baby zebra was born the previous night, and to be sure to check it out. That is exactly what I did, and I was surprised to see the newborn was up and about, walking around the compound with it's mother. And I was also amazed at the size of this baby zebra, which is less that 24 hours old. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, you see very few zebras, not to mention horses, being born. The mother must have been pretty crabby carrying that thing around.
In addition to zoo staff and patrons, the teenage lions just across the way from the zebra compound were also very interested in the new baby giraffe. I am not sure how they knew a baby giraffe had been born, but they did. All eyes were focused on the zebra compound. Not even the child in the photograph on the right could distract this particular lion. Obviously instinct takes over. Do the lions realize that a vulnerable - and tasty - creature is in range, or do they just want to play? An if they just want to play, I'll bet they play rough.
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