Feldman Cubs

We finally got to go to the Butterfly Pavilion again today.

A red-footed tortoise lives there! Some nice lady was asking me questions about tortie.

Ummm …

See …

Hey look! A butterfly!

Phew.

Dad has some really cool studio lights …

… so he left them packed up and he parked Riley and me near a window!

I was showing off all my new finger-mouth sounds …

… but Dad told me to stay still for a minute.

Knock yourself out, big guy.

Riley really wanted to see owls at the zoo today!

Now, keep in mind that there are no owls at the zoo.

Oh, no! No owls!

That’s OK. Mom and dad just pretend that the zoo’s tawny frogmouth bird is an owl. Riley buys it every time.

The tawny frogmouth lives in the zoo’s Bird World building, where I am now. There are birds everywhere. Um–wait–did I step in something?

Curse you, roseate spoonbill!

Even when she was looking at the penguins, Riley was really excited about going to see the tawny frogmouth owl.

Here it is. Hrm. I know owls. Owls are friends of mine. Tawny frogmouth, you’re no owl.

It worked out, though. Riley thought it was an owl, and then we all went to feed the lorikeets.

They were super hungry today.

Riley was super hungry today too. She ate a gigantic bowl of strawberries after lunch.

Usually Riley spends three-quarters of her time in Lorikeet Adventure washing her hands at the magical sinks, but they were out of order today. So she had to focus on the ‘keets.

Mom had five of them on her arms at one time! Sorry–there is no photographic evidence.

They even perched on dad.

Oh, hey!

African wild dog. Just thought you should know.

Zoe saw someone even cooler, right in front of her: a real lion!

Zoe is not accustomed to nearby lions.