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 |
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 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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