Saturday, we went to the
San Francisco Zoo. Myself, Darren, Corrii, Ed, Julie, Brendan, Chet, Renee, Carl, Maggie, Aaron, and my cousins Karen and Steve. We started with the giraffes, then moved on to the lemurs, the monkeys, the meerkats, the raptors, the penguins, the big cats, the little cats, the grizzly bears, the polar bears, the kangaroos, the koalas, and the exit.
Yes, grizzly bears! It's a new exhibit, featuring two grizzlies found in Montana. This is the first time I've seen live grizzlies, having only seen pictures of them before. Their pen is enormous, and probably one of the best designed habitats I've seen at the zoo.
One odd thing about the giraffe house, we noticed the giraffes were hovering rather than wandering around the savannah habitat as they usually do. Turns out a baby giraffe was born the night before -- hence the hovering of the adults.
And, there are two new
emperor tamarin babies. The first time I'd visited the zoo there was only a male. Last year, they'd acquired a female. Now, there are babies. Very cool.
There also appeared to be a joey hopping around the kangaroo habitat.
Sunday, Darren, Corrii and I went to see
Stardust. Fantastic film! I highly recommend seeing it.
The Princess Bride has long been my favorite fantasy adventure film.
Stardust had a very similar feel, and easily comes in second to
The Princess Bride.
"Uh, Mike... remember The Lord of the Rings? Yeah, but it's in a category of its own. Best
epic fantasy adventure. :)
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