The Freaks visit our local theme park, Busch Gardens. Hmm, The Freaks around zoo animals? That can't be good! But it sure was fun!.
A turtle sunning itself on a rock |
Mel next to a gorilla statue |
Mel doing naughty things with the gorilla statue |
Live Silverback Gorilla |
Family of gorillas |
Gorilla in a tree |
Closeup of gorilla in a tree |
Mel doing more naughty things with a gorilla statue |
Gorilla |
Same Gorilla |
Gorilla hanging out |
Gorilla lounging |
Gorilla family |
Aligator |
Merlin pets Fernando the Llama |
Sarah meets Fernando |
Sarah and Fernando are great friends! |
Pigs! |
A really big razor-back pig |
cute, isn't he? |
The handlers take the flamingos for a walk |
The unoffical Florida State Bird |
The official state reptile |
The American Aligator |
Yes, it's a different image |
I think these are fruit bats |
Kinda hard to tell in the light |
Pretty colors though |
Cotton-top Tamarin |
Isn't he so cute! |
Low light made for fuzzy pictures |
but he was so adorable |
that I couldn't resist |
taking lots of pictures |
awww! |
OK, last one |
Gumby meets Fernando |
The Friendly Llama |
Fernando can't get enough of Gumby |
Aww, how cute! |
I think this is a cockatoo? |
Dancing |
A Canebrake Rattlesnake, I think. |
I have no idea. It's a snake |
scott astride a tortoise statue |
A real tortoise, without scott |
scott climbing out of a hippo mouth |
scott climbing into a hippo mouth |
Up to his armpitts! |
There he goes! |
And out he comes! |
Mel doing naughty things to the hippo |
Hey, this is a family park! |
Ah, who cares, this is funny! |
The Freaks on a ride |
Merlin and Anklesnake up front, with Kelly and tacit behind and on the left |
An Elephant |
I forget, some African plains animal |
? |
A white tiger |
White tigers are actually aberrations |
They are so inbred that 75% are born with serious mutations |
White tiger lounging |
Reminds me of my cat, Misty |
Mel being cute with cat cub statues |
Meerkats! |
A curious meerkat |
Hello little meerkat! |
Strike a pose |
Security detail |
I think vultures are cute! |
The majestic Lion |
My favorite animal |
Don't you just want to run up and bury your head and hands in that mane? |
The Lioness |
The animal I most identify with |
Male lion |
Hyenas are so pretty! |
I don't care what anyone else says |
I like them |
Aligator underwater |
Lots of fish |
Hippo eyes |
Hippo underwater |
One fish |
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Bottom feeders |
Merlin rock climbing |
Mel, Nan & Gumby |
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