I went to the Denver Zoo Saturday afternoon and found it surprisingly uncrowded for a weekend. We had a few minor showers a little earlier, and that might have scared people off, but in any case, I had a clear sight line to the animals, which is always good for photos. And all of the animals seemed to be pretty pensive. Going clockwise from the upper left in the collage above, the lion seems to be wondering how he ever wound up where he is, and what the meaning of his life is. Just to be cooped up in a cage all his life? The large mandrill has been moved to his own cage, separate from the other two mandrills. Always so elusive in the past, he now seems to crave companionship, and spent a lot of time right up against the glass Saturday, trying to hang out with the zoo visitors. The baby zebra (although not so little these days) looks like he is making faces at the visitors, probably entering his teenage years. And the gorilla still looks as hostile as ever, as if it is all our fault that he is locked up in a small compound. And maybe it is.
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