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As part of his anniversary present to me, Sahaquiel took me out to the zoo yesterday for a special tour to meet a cheetah.


It was a grey afternoon, as it has been so often lately. As instructed, we got there with a bit of time to spare, so we took a few detours on our way to the meeting point.

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Bolivian Squirrel Monkey.

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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo eating lunch.

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Cheetah, also eating lunch. His name was Dura and he seemed content to eat his lunch and largely ignore us. There were two keepers with us. One was the cheetah's handler. The other took all the photos (and, as you can see, she was really quite good. I guess she gets enough practice). They gave us very specific instructions: stay behind his front shoulder; don't touch his head; kneel or bend over in a position where you can get up quickly; if he gets up, get up; pat him with long strokes and don't ruffle his fur.

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The keeper was lovely enough to get a short video of him purring.



Since it had been a couple of years since we'd last visited the zoo, we took the opportunity to wander around after meeting Dura.

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Emu.

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Penguins. Unfortunately, I didn't note their type.

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Meercats.

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Koala.

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Common marmoset.

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Snow leopard.


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American alligator.

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Again, I didn't note what this beauty was. I suspect it was the boa constrictor.

Once we were done touring the zoo, we headed into town so I could make use of a gift card I'd received for Christmas. Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat came out on Tuesday and I wanted to make sure I snagged a copy.

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With my loot secure, it was out to dinner then home. I ended the day a little dehydrated, slightly sunburnt and full of aches. It was perfect.

Date: 2016-02-03 11:47 pm (UTC)
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Oh wow the Meet a Cheetah experience looks amazing! And his purring was freakin' adorable.

Perfect days are the best. ^.^

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