We took advantage of sun on a Saturday and went to the zoo. Norah was mesmerized by the animals & animal lover Stephan amazed us with all of his wildlife facts.
Outside the cheetah area. Every animal was so playful! I have never seen all of the animals so wild.
Checking out the zebras...they were particularly, um, frisky. It was not necessarily a G rated show.
Watching the spider monkeys...
This gorilla enjoyed his lettuce...
(photo by Stephan)
...this one prefers the grocery bag!
(photo by Stephan)
Golden Lion Monkey
(photo by Stephan)
Know what you buy: We learned that wild orangutans will be extinct in 10 years due to the production of palm oil. Unfortunately, it is in just about everything. Of course, I had to Google it when we got home. Go to www.orangutan.com to find a list of products that contain palm oil & those that use orangutan-friendly, sustainable palm oil (RSPO). I was surprised that some of my favorite products (Ben & Jerry, say it aint so!) use it, even some of the "eco-friendly" health care products we buy.
