Sephy’s Platzish

Yes, I know I said I was on the way to the Aussie area in the zoo, but before I got there, I went through the wooded plank path which goes through the Wolf enclosure.

While in there, I spotted some workers working on the Boo in the Zoo exhibit, setting up a mummy in a casket and stringing lights for it. Across the way there was a viewing area for the public, and I took a shot. Do you see what I see here?

Then, as I walked further along, I spotted this exhibit of some Totem poles, but something seemed a bit off about one of them.

See if you can spot it

After going through the family farm area, I proceeded to head towards the Aussie pavilion, and I spotted this fella standing there, just basking in the sun, apparently after having had a bit of water splashed on him or her.

Yes, there are signs in the way, but don’t worry, I did get back to them later on, and you’ll see that in a bit

Interesting tidbit - yes, these are kids in the picture. There were a few field trips in the park, but I think quite a few of them had a day off and went with their parents.

It would figure that after viewing the extremely dangerous chicken, I wound up crossing paths with not one, but two peacocks - one with a long tail and the other with a shorter tail. As I said, they definitely have the run of the park!

Here’s the first one, with the long tail, in a more natural setting

And the second one, in, well, an urban setting - on the pavement.

At the zoo, obviously, there are a lot of things that you will see to protect the animals and the patrons of the zoo - fences are among them.

From time to time, you see signs posted on the fence which make sense - such as an explanation of what the animal in question is, or a reminder that it is illegal to feed the animals. However, as far as I know there is only one of these signs -

So, this begs the question…what kind of animal would be so ferocious to bite when provoked?

This one -

Yep…the standard rooster. Who’d have thunk it?

I didn’t mention this at first, but I did go on the 10th of October, which means that we’re getting close to Halloween. As part of the festivities, the zoo have a program called "Boo at the Zoo" - where they have decorations up around the place, and they have the obvious theme.

And by around the place, I mean everywhere. This was the first one that I saw - in the "family farm" area, where you have the everyday things like cows and chickens and goats