I went to the Denver Zoo yesterday afternoon, since the high temperature was predicted to be in the 70s, the coolest high in Denver this summer, and the animals would hopefully all be outside enjoying the pleasant weather. Amazingly enough, the lions were not out - evidently the temperatures were still too hot for them - and the tigers were snoozing in the shade and unavailable for photos. Happily the elephants were still outside, and willing to pose for a portrait, such as the one in the photo on the left.
The black and white colobus monkey in the photograph on the right was also quite willing to pose for a portrait, taking a break from fighting (or playing with - I can't be sure) his roommate at the monkey house. He looks pretty sad in this photo, no doubt bummed at having to serve a life sentence at the Denver Zoo. I have suggested to zoo officials that they let these creatures run free among zoo guests, which I am sure would cheer them up, but they keep refusing to do this. Just remember zoo people - you will wind up having to pay big bucks for their pricey psychiatric sessions.
And as been the case my last few visits to the zoo, the mandrill is also quite willing to have his photograph taken, as seen in the photograph on the left. This mandrill is the proud father of a new baby. I also attempted to take a photograph of mother and baby, but they stayed as far away as possible from zoo visitors, and the mother was cradling the baby the entire time, keeping it away from prying eyes. I suppose they call this maternal instinct, but it plays hell with getting good photographs. I'm just sayin.'
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