{"id":2740,"date":"2013-05-10T22:08:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T02:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2013-05-10T22:08:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T02:08:53","slug":"toledo-zoo-5913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/?p=2740","title":{"rendered":"Toledo Zoo 5\/9\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Brian and I went to the Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>They apparently have been celebrating Louie the elephant&#8217;s 10th Birthday.  Here&#8217;s the cool inflatable elephant that was set up at the entrance of the Zoo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1070-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Inflatable Elephant\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1070-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1070-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was our first trip to the Zoo since the baby polar bears were finally put on exhibit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1072-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"BABBY\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1072-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1072-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A ton of animals were out and about:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1077-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Giraffe\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1077-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1077-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1083.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1083-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sloth Bear\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1083-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1083-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The elephants were enjoying some enrichment:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1084-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Enrichment\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1084-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1084-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>HOT RHINO ACTION:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1087-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rhino\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1087-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1087-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even the lion was less sleepy than usual:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1088.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1088-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"White Lion\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1088-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1088-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last time we were at the Zoo, we watched baby monkeys learning to climb, which they&#8217;ve gotten much better at since then:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1090.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1090-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Babby Monkey\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1090-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1090-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a lemurball (two adults and you can see tiny babby tails in the mess):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1093-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lemur Ball\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1093-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1093-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Going up the ramp to get to the bridge over the trail, we could see the Wallaby Walkabout area, even though it is still off-limits while the wallabies acclimate to their environment:<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1095.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1095-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wallaby\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1095-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1095-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1096.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theshellybeach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1096-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Walkabout\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2751\" 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