3:00 snapshot #1141 plus keepers on bikes, scary fake forest

Long shadows of big oaks.


The Bird's World department has moved from a golf-cart based transportation system to one based on bicycles. I hope other areas follow suit. (My fantasy is to get a bike truck for pest control use.)



Something very scary has to happen in this location, in our snapshot horror movie.

Zoo animals via iPod photos

I've got your baby giraffe right here! This 6'5" 155lb female giraffe was born last weekend. She won't be on exhibit until the weather warms up in spring, but in the meanwhile she needs a name. Click that link to learn more. Go here to see more pics on facebook.


I have had the opportunity to take care of a number of hyacinth macaws, and this one is my favorite so far. He doesn't scream in my ear very much, and so far hasn't tried to maul me.


The giraffes aren't the only ones with baby fever. Take a look at the bulging, overflowing marsupium on this red kangaroo!

Forbidden dog names

Okay everyone, we have all of human culture and even nonsense words to draw from. Before we name a dog something that 3 other dogs on the block are named, let us think hard and choose something else. In general, please avoid anything that makes your dog sound like a sports utility vehicle or a stripper. The following names are retired from use for dogs for at least 2 generations:

Abbie
Bailey
Bella
Benji
Buddy
Champ
Charlie
Chico/Chica
Dawson
Gracie
Harley
Holly
Hunter
Jack/Jackson etc
Jake
Lacey
Lily
Maggie
Max etc
Mitzi
Molly
Murphy
Oscar
Pepe
Peyton
Rocco/Rocky
Rosie
Roxy
Sadie
Sammy
Sandy
Sidney
Sierra
Snooki (permanent ban)
Snoopy
Sophie
Stella
Winnie
Winston

Thank you for your cooperation. I will think of 50 more by tomorrow.