{"id":11094,"date":"2016-11-26T10:07:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T16:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11094"},"modified":"2016-11-26T10:07:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T16:07:23","slug":"black-friday-2016-at-the-tulsa-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11094","title":{"rendered":"Black Friday 2016  at the Tulsa Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"IMAG1601\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31222616325\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/6\/5765\/31222616325_6c95932d33_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG1601\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you but we really enjoyed Thanksgiving this year (we do every year) we had a lot smaller group than usual but we did just fine. Uncle Bob drove up from Corpus Christi and the world&#8217;s greatest MIL hosted the dinner. We enjoyed fine food and fellowship most of the day.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0501\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30419259484\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5633\/30419259484_b7eb57d543_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0501\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The next day is the notorious Black Friday where everybody gets up terribly early and stands in line to trample their fellow humans to get half price televisions and laptops and such. Not us, we slept in. We had a guy trip to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tulsazoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tulsa Zoo<\/a>. No standing in lines there, easy parking, and friendly people!! I hope you enjoyed your shopping, we enjoyed our nonshopping.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0502\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31240354995\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/6\/5457\/31240354995_1635ff9d7d_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0502\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The first critter we ran into was this grizzly. He doesn&#8217;t look too happy in there all by himself.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0509\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30418960284\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5741\/30418960284_78e54d07e6_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0509\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next was this rattlesnake all coiled up and ready to strike. I don&#8217;t know much about rattlesnakes but I&#8217;m wondering if this is kind of an old guy judging by his filmy eyes. He might just be confused. I do geocaching and trail running and am always concerned about running into snakes. It seems we have more copperheads than rattlesnakes but I&#8217;m cautious nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0522\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31203857006\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5455\/31203857006_0496acb6d6_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0522\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And an American Bald Eagle. They sure do look noble.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0526\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31203754146\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5584\/31203754146_f9738d78a2_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0526\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a pair of American Albino Alligators. This dude is in serious need of some orthodontics.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0530\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30418283434\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5823\/30418283434_eb3307deb1_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0530\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a Scarlet Ibis.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0538\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31203342106\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5694\/31203342106_e30c6804f4_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0538\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a pic of son.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0539\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31239139915\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/6\/5457\/31239139915_618431d39c_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0539\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And a Golden Headed Lion Tamarin. He doesn&#8217;t look happy either.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0550\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30417559454\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5731\/30417559454_9031cd41b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0550\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the flamingos are always cool and elegant.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0555\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31094679322\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5704\/31094679322_f07bee9edb_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0555\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Rhino was up and doing this thing.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0556\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31094635722\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/6\/5458\/31094635722_d3e9aa5cce_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0556\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the giraffes were reaching for their lunch.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0567\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30870411400\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/6\/5458\/30870411400_bf256351f2_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0567\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the elephants were having their meal as well.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0569\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30416812934\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5622\/30416812934_7a2d66f63f_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0569\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I tried to see if the Zoo wanted this guy for the chimp exhibit. Nope, he eats too much he says.<\/p>\n<p>There is a big construction project going on at the zoo. The Tulsa Zoo <a href=\"https:\/\/tulsazoo.org\/exhibit\/coming-in-2017-lost-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lost Kingdom<\/a> is going to be a huge addition with enhanced habitat for many of the critters. It is going to be finished sometime next year.<\/p>\n<p>A good time was had by all. We celebrated Brother Bob&#8217;s birthday and so we had another excuse to eat well!!<\/p>\n<p>I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving and a pleasant Black Friday. We sure did.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know about you but we really enjoyed Thanksgiving this year (we do every year) we had a lot smaller group than usual but we did just fine. Uncle Bob drove up from Corpus Christi and the world&#8217;s greatest MIL hosted the dinner. We enjoyed fine food and fellowship most of the day. 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