Meet the Sheeps!

I spent some extended time with my Barnyard Friends
last week, and caught
this precious moment with Hazel, the female Jacob Sheep

 Hermosa came over to see what Hazel was doing :)  

I wish I had gotten a pic of them from the front

would have been soooo cute!

 Hazel laughed :)

 Then she looked at the Duck pond :)

It was cute.  She could go around up to the pond

but chose to gaze at them from there :)

 One eye on the Ducks and one on me :)

 Hi Hazel! I love watching you :)

More Duck watching :)

It was  very sweet :)

The Barbados Girls 

Hermosa :)

 Balboa :)

Marina :)

There are three types of Sheep on the Farm,
Jacob, Barbados and Navajo Churro.  

All the Goats are Nigerian Dwarf.  

Thursday March 23, 2012 - pt two

Photos of some fun friends :)

Boomer, male Emu
was right up front and hung out there while grooming his gorgeous feathers!

see the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFRL1UBn6vI

Kiona, female Grizzly Bear 

(check how she's got a grip on her footies!)

female Pecarries, i love the one above where she's laughing :)

& the one below, one in a hole and the other beside it :)

(they one beside just finished grooming the one in the hole)

see the video 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CJl1cNroUo

Ulu enjoying her bone

Goober!  Enjoying a nice day in the sun!

Thursday March 23, 2012 - pt one

The sting of Wishbone's death is still painful.  It hurts even more when I see stuff like this.  When I say stuff" I directly mean the hard proof of money being spent to create new areas in the Zoo, when Animals who live there, especially Wishbone, are living in exhibits that could use upgrading.  A majority of the Animals have  decent homes, but there are some that need upgrading, and in Wishbone's case, could have used upgrading decades ago and everyday since then.   So, I ask Do We Really Need A New Playground?  NO!

For more photos and my blog post about this unnecessary addition 

please visit

http://sanfranciscozoofails.blogspot.com/2012/03/do-we-really-need-new-playground-no.html

Sunday March 25, 2012 - Happy Birthday Wakoda!

Today was my barnyard boyfriend Wakoda's 11th Birthday!  

I went to the Zoo today just for Wakoda's Birthday :)  I love this guy!  It was supposed to rain, but regardless I would have been there to wish my sweet friend a Happy Birthday!  Lee and I sang Happy Birthday to him :)  I gave him tons of hugs and some treats!   Then, lucky for all, me being there (with my party hat on!) reminded his keeper Tracy (thank you!) that it was his bday and she had the volunteers make Wakoda a cake :) and we all sang Happy Birthday to him!  Wakoda loved his cake and his hugs :)  Glad I could be there to help celebrate and make your day special my sweet friend!  XO!

Check out his Birthday video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agabAoO87Ec

Happy Birthday Wakoda!  

Cutest Sheep Ever!

 yum, all done!

Recently,...

Male Anteater Angelo explores his new home!  Finally the Zoo gets something right.  Not sure if this outcome was part of the original plan (didn't seem like it) - (http://sanfranciscozoofails.blogspot.com/search?q=anteater)  BUT what has been done here is wonderful!  Yes SFZOO  I am complimenting you.  

The man-made "natural" aesthetics, (logs, tree base, ant-mound,  ect.)  all look fantastic!  Why these kind of things in addition to some grassy landscaping wasn't done for Wishbone or any of the Bear grottos (in the past two decades), is beyond me.  Taking on old exhibit like this one (and the Bears) and adding to it, makes it wonderful.   I'm happy for Angelo :)  but sad that this and more (soft surface) wasn't done to enrich Wishy's life and most likely saved it. 

Here's a video of Angelo touring about his new digs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKMSEKnpS8 

Yay Angelo!  

Tallulah enjoying a piece of Melon

Cobby and Miss T

Cobby watching over his friend T

Friday March 2, 2012

A sad week (and month) of Zoo Friend losses.  Very sad.  I was at the Zoo today and Orkney was off exhibit, his pool drained and the Vets were there.  It didn't look good.  Later that night I read that he had passed.  Too many losses of precious Zoo Friends.

Hadn't gone into Lemur's for awhile, 

but I saw Gidro in a good spot

 Red Ruff Sun-Dance

Ring Tail

 Goobie peeking out from the dark :)

 Rigel

Jahari

 Walter

Visit Walter soon, he will be leaving for New Orleans in a couple weeks :(

Puente visitor American Widgeon (male)

Rhea alert

Maggie

Prairie Dogs are guarding their burrows

as they prepare for breeding season!

Meerkats, doin'  "the Tunya"  :)  

(thats footies in the air in case you don't know!)