Boo At The Zoo

I went to the Denver Zoo this past Friday to take a few photos. I originally had a reservation for Sunday, but the weather forecast was for snow and a high of 16 degrees, and so I went Friday instead, even though it wasn't exactly all that warm, either. During the month of October, the zoo has an event called Boo at the Zoo, during which the grounds are decorated for Halloween, and children and their parents are invited to come in costume and go trick or treating, picking up candy at various booths throughout the zoo. Of course, this year, the trick or treating part has been canceled, but parents and their kids can still walk around in costume and enjoy the Halloween type atmosphere.

Not surprisingly, a lot of the animals were not outside. There wasn't a monkey in sight, and the tiger compound, called The Edge, was roped off with caution tape, a sign saying that tigers were susceptible to Covid-19 and were being protected from zoo visitors. Even from a distance, there was not a tiger in sight. Happily, the lions were all out and about on Predator's Ridge. Even the twin lion cubs, who during the hot summer months tended to hide in the shade and sleep, were frisking about together in the sunshine. And my good friend Tobias, the father of those cubs, was once again more than willing to pose for a portrait.

The baby camels were also out in their compound, despite the cold. This is the first time I have seen them. They were born in April, but as far as I can tell, stayed mostly inside until now. And I must say, even though they are only 6 months old, they do not look like babies. I read on the sign in front of their compound that they were not born at the Denver Zoo. I am not sure where they came from - perhaps the stork brought them. Hopefully, when they get a little older, the zoo will start to offer camel rides around the grounds.