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November 3rd 2010
Published: June 17th 2017
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Geo: -25.7332, 28.2102This morning Paul and I decided to visit the local zoo in Pretoria. We arrived at 10am. As we arrived so early, the zoo was very quiet and this made it easier to move around and view the animals. We started with Paul's favourite animals and my least favourite – the reptiles. There were so many different species of snakes – they were a large range of colours, l... Read Full Entry



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22 Gila Monster 22 Gila Monster
22 Gila Monster

A reptile native to the Americas.
23 Gila Monster 23 Gila Monster
23 Gila Monster

Orange and brown ones squished up into the corner.
24 Large Lizard  24 Large Lizard
24 Large Lizard

The Galapagos Land Iguana relaxing on a rock.
25 Hitching a Ride   25 Hitching a Ride
25 Hitching a Ride

A terrapin hitching a ride on an alligator.
26 Reptiles  26 Reptiles
26 Reptiles

Terrapins and alligators hanging out in the same enclosure.
27 Terrapin   27 Terrapin
27 Terrapin

A close up of a terrapin.
28 Reptiles28 Reptiles
28 Reptiles

Alligators and terrapins in their enclosure.
29 Me29 Me
29 Me

Me standing next to a very long, wide snake.
30 Skin30 Skin
30 Skin

A skin that a snake has shed.
31 Jaguar31 Jaguar
31 Jaguar

A beautiful jaguar.
32 Baboons32 Baboons
32 Baboons

A Hamadryas Baboon grooming another baboon.
33 Pink Bum33 Pink Bum
33 Pink Bum

The pink bum of Hamadryas Baboon.
34 Grooming34 Grooming
34 Grooming

More baboons grooming each other.
35 Bright35 Bright
35 Bright

A trio of bright red Scarlet Ibis.
36 Racoon Dog36 Racoon Dog
36 Racoon Dog

The Racoon Dog looking at me.
37 Me37 Me
37 Me

Me in front of the Australian section.
38 Wallaby38 Wallaby
38 Wallaby

A little wallaby.
39 Mountain Goats39 Mountain Goats
39 Mountain Goats

A pair of Mountain Goats.
40 Mountain Goats40 Mountain Goats
40 Mountain Goats

A pair of Mountain Goats.
41 Size Comparison 41 Size Comparison
41 Size Comparison

I am comparing my size to many different zoo animals.
42 Bongo42 Bongo
42 Bongo

An African antelope, found only in Kenya.



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