Goodbye Sweet Friend!

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I recently heard the news that the beloved silverback gorilla at the Dallas Zoo, Patrick is being transferred soon to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina. While a huge favorite of visitors for 18 years, Patrick was not social with other gorillas at the zoo. The move to Columbia is designed to enhance the social structure of the Dallas Zoo’s gorilla troop while giving Patrick a chance to form appropriate bonds with a new troop in South Carolina. It is a mystery why he usually prefers solitude to the company of other gorillas.

I’ve been lucky enough to photograph Patrick several times and think this is a good time to share some of those images. You’ll clearly see that Patrick is quite a personality! This gives me a good reason to hit the zoo in Columbia next time I am in South Carolina!

THANKS PATRICK! 

Marmota flaviventris- The Rockpile Sentinel

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Grand Teton National Park

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A Bad Hair Day ;-)

Some days you get out of bed and it seems nothing can possibly go right! On those days we often can feel like no one else in the world has it as bad as we do. Of course a bad day is usually just that, and things get better the next day. So when you're feeling like it's one of THOSE days.... just think back on this Emu and understand that you could look like this EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE! 

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Hope you enjoy & get a chuckle from this!
Cheers,
John