A Lifetime in 27 Years
Gorillas try to avoid the rain.
Here’s your Smile for the Day! This video makes me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!!!!! I love how the moms don’t want their baby getting wet and are so brave to get them inside!
But it is TOO FUNNY to see the HILARIOUS LOOKS on the last male gorilla! Big, tough guy not so tough when it sprinkles. LOL! … But I do have to commend him for waiting for the ladies and babies to get in first. Good man!
Bodhi at the Toyota Elephant Passage at the Denver Zoo
Hi! I’m Bodhi (Boh-dee) the Elephant! Let me tell you how I love to show off and get special treats at the Toyota Elephant Passage in the Denver Zoo!
I came into the yard today to play! Groucho was busy keeping Billy from joining me, so I had the place to myself!
Don’t worry! None of elephants at the zoo are never forced to show up for the fun time. We look forward to coming, because we get yummy treats!
And “tricks” are not required either! Our trainer has worked with us on “behavioral” movements. “These types of behavior, like opening their mouths and presenting their feet, allow keepers to make sure that our animals stay healthy by regularly looking them over for any problems” wrote the Denver Zoo (“We celebrated Bodhi’s 9th birthday,” video. April 2013).
I am so cute, the creator of this video adopted me this year! It is a symbolic adoption! Choose an animal to adopt and help support the Denver Zoo and their awareness, preservation, conservation and research efforts!
Thank you, Toyota for sponsoring the Toyota Elephant Passage! We LOVE our spacious and safe home!
Love,
Bodhi (and Sherri)
Video by Silly Sherri Productions
www.SherriConnell.com
DISCLAIMER: I am not an employee or representative of the Denver Zoo! Thoughts and expressions in this blog and video may not be the opinion of the zoo.
I finally made it to the Toyota Elephant Passage at the Denver Zoo!! I absolutely love, Love, LOVE elephants!! I am cRaZy about them!!
I had not planned to return to the zoo, because it broke my heart to see the elephants in a small space. When I heard about their new bard and yards, I had to go see!
I live with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Late-Chronic Lyme Disease, so every day I feel like I have a horrible case of flu and can barely get out of bed, get my food or take a shower. So, as you can imagine, getting to the zoo is quite an endeavor.
What’s more, we had to wait for a day that wasn’t too hot and not very busy, due to my chemical intolerances. Thankfully, I only ran across a couple of situations and was able to speed away on my scooter!
I don’t like seeing animals confined and I would love for all the zoos to be closed and only have reserves for those animals who need to live out there lives, endangered species or injured animals.
But for these particular elephants who are having to live in a zoo, I am happy to see that they have built this new space for them! There are three yards with pools and the barn for four elephants.
Twice a day, they have a show in the amphitheater. However, none of the animals are forced to come into the yard nor are the forced to do tricks. They are “asked” to do the tricks and rewarded whether they do them or not and they do not have to do anything if they don’t want to. That is a great improvement!
On the day we were there, Groucho came into the theater and was happy to jump in for a swim, some treats and applause. He even took his time leaving, but was free to go when he pleased.
I wish I could free Groucho and all the animals from all the zoos and circuses! Still, I am thankful they are getting much better treatment and have a nicer place to live. I am hoping this is the beginning a wake up call for all zoos to provide much better surroundings for all animals!
Personally, I financially support the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and have told many people about them over the years. I have linked to their website, videos and even posted Shirley’s birthday on my page. They are a fabulous reserve where the elephants roam free during the day on 250 acres and come into a large barn at night.
I encourage everyone to support various reserves, especially those like the Elephant Sanctuary, so that more work can be done to help give formerly abused and captured animals the retirement they deserve, as well as help populate endangered species and mend those who have been injured.
Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE safari animals! Giraffes and elephants are my very favorite! I finally made it to the zoo where I could actually feed and pet the giraffes! This was amazing!
I have been wanting to go to this zoo for five years, where people can actually feed and pet the giraffes. It is less than an hour from my home, but it is a huge endeavor for me with my illness. Of course, I can’t walk around the zoo, so we took my scooter. I can’t tolerate heat or cold, so we had to go on an in between day. Also, I get extremely ill from perfumes, colognes, soaps, lotions, detergents, deodorants, etc, so we had to go on a non-busy day.
Even though there weren’t many people there, I couldn’t believe how many people were wearing strong fragrances! My brain swelled up, got a horrific migraine, vertigo, numbness in my face, arms, legs, etc. in addition to my normal pain, fatigue and flu-like symptoms head to toe.
I was miserable! But I flashed the smile for the camera and did my best to enjoy the amazing moment.
“Ahhhh….. the little things in life that make me smile! And I’m counting them all!” Sherri Connell