Who needs roosters when you have buff cheeked Gibbons hanging around? We could hear them from the entrance! At first, I thought it was a sound track when Jeff asked, but it didn't take us long to find them...or for Jeff to call back. What a great way to start the day.
Until we met their neighbors breakfasting on 'meat product'. (That's what the keeper called it, anyway. Just what is 'meat product'? Gross. King vultures, not my favorite, but I can't help stopping to stare.
Our morning was in for more ugly when we stopped to watch a little community hygiene going on. Social grooming at its best and breakfast to boot!
I don't know what was going on here-but when Jeff sat along the wall, several of these guys came to join him. Sorry girls, no lice on this boy. (Whew!)
Not everyone was enthusiastic about starting the day.
Others hadn't even started yet.
I felt bad for waking this guy up. He was just so cute curled up under the tree.
Jeff ran for the telescope, but there was no need. Both cheetahs were up and roaming, then came and posed for the camera.
Can you see the other cheetah back against the fence waiting for his turn at breakfast?
The cheetahs were inspiring, so we decided to pick up our game and race against the clock.
Let's just say I'm glad I don't have to outrun any four legged critters to save my neck.
And there's nothing I do that's this fast.
Or, fortunately, this ugly.
Or this cute.
and back to... ugly? Or exotic? Or angry? Or creepy or what are these guys? I don't know, but they weren't exactly thrilled with us. We didn't stay too long here, they were making me feel guilty.
But my favorite of the day...
...watching these two staring at each other? I just wish I knew what was going on in their minds. (This was right about the point Jeff tried to climb as high as he could on the fence. Really, what was he thinking?)
For an even better pic of this beautiful cat sneak over to this post.
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