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Laurie was on assignment, to learn about monkeys and the great apes for an upcoming article in our local newspaper The Enterprise. So we headed to the Southwick Zoo. |
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Brother Shawn and Maeghan tagged along to see the sights--some rather up close, like this giraffe who insisted on being fed, despite the "Don't Feed the Giraffes" sign. |
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When we spotted the lemurs in their compound we thought we were on the right track to finding the chimps. |
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But the next pen was the rhinocerous; and there didn't seem to be any point to monkeying around with him! |
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Next we came upon this magnificent elk. But still no sign of the chimps. |
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Rounding this end of the zoo, we came upon the emus. If these creatures aren't a good argument for the relationship between birds and dinosaurs, I don't know what else would fit the bill. |
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When we reached the llamas we knew we must be getting close. After all, we had been to almost every part of the zoo, except the restrooms. |
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Finally, we met the creature we were most interested in--the chimpanzees. Only one of them was awake (well, I would have been napping by now too if I had a place to lie down), but he was alert and as interested in observing us as we were in observing him. |