a day at the zoo

so, spent tuesday at the beautiful taronga zoo. i would put it above the san diego zoo (i know, most think it is the bestest ever, i am not in agreement) in terms of animal space but not variety of animals, and below the cleveland metroparks zoo in terms of animal space, but on par in variety. although there was no mr. bear ancestry, there was a tiger, which i have never seen at the zoo before.

the only thing i have to say about australian animals, you are not into me at all. the kangaroos wouldn't even blink from their mid-day naps. the platypus hid from me, even though i searched the waters for a full five minutes. and the dingo, i believe i saw him yawn.

side note on dingoes, they are basically dogs. i believe if i would have thrown a stick, the dingo would have chased it down and returned it to me, tail wagging. i have no idea how he could have eaten a baby. oh, poor meryl streep.

i did feel a bit silly walking around the zoo by myself all day, followed by schoolchildren in their matching outfits and mothers with their baby carriages (prams out here, of course). the occasional old couple walked by, giving me a sad, sad look that basically said, this poor girl, all alone at the zoo. as i posed with various bronze statues and attempted to take pictures of myself, i could feel the pity of others. a young couple with a child offered at one point to take a picture of me and a crocodile bronze, and afterward, i felt a bit foolish. "this is mostly for my nephew, he he," i laughed nervously. i believe they were rolling their eyes behind their sunglasses. oh well, i never have made a very good first impression.