Pics from Zoo Today! (VERY Image heavy!)

Me and my boyfriend went to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC today (something fun to do before the reptile show!). I took a bazillion pictures, and here a selected few.

Something I discovered at the zoo today: EVERYTHING likes pumpkin. They had put pumpkins in tons of exhibits for Halloween, and all the animals were enjoying eating them, as you'll see in these pictures. I saw monkeys, fish, tigers, lions, tortoises, goats, and god knows what else munching on it. They even made little pumpkin hides for the reptiles lol. Enjoy!

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This is a video of the tortoises eating pumpkin. It is so damn cute.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VViAzOy7yHs

:gj: Great pictures Amy and it looks like you made new friends :P

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great pics amy! i love the video! and the lions sleeping together... awww... and everything else too! lol! now i wanna go to the zoo!!!

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:gj: Great pictures Amy and it looks like you made new friends :P

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LOL I love goats. They're so dumb and funny.

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Originally Posted by python.princess

great pics amy! i love the video! and the lions sleeping together... awww... and everything else too! lol! now i wanna go to the zoo!!!

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Thanks! I had such a great time.

awe great pics!! i love your hair, we go to zoos quite often (so i can do photography more than a family outing hahaha)

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awe great pics!! i love your hair, we go to zoos quite often (so i can do photography more than a family outing hahaha)

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Thanks. My job is making me change it. :rage:

Photography is alot of fun at the zoo. I was surprised by the quality of these pics (Sony Cybershot).

Awesome pics! Wow, that is one tame komodo dragon!
That bites about your hair. I would sue for discrimination. :(

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Awesome pics! Wow, that is one tame komodo dragon!
That bites about your hair. I would sue for discrimination. :(

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Yeah didn't you know the metal varities are quite docile! ;)

You know, it crossed my mind, because there isn't anything in the dress code about it, and they're not amending the dress code. I'll be there going on six months in December, so if I tried to do anything now, they'd squash me like a bug :( Some old bitty that works in our HR is upset about it for some reason, so they're making me do it.

You had all kinds of fun today...........zoo, couple new snakes! your on a roll


Nice pics :sweeet:

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You had all kinds of fun today...........zoo, couple new snakes! your on a roll


Nice pics :sweeet:

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Yes I had a busy, wonderful day :D

ok ok ok .......i know what your waiting for! Nice hair! :rolleyes:
:D

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ok ok ok .......i know what your waiting for! Nice hair! :rolleyes:
:D

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:rofl: Whew, I was about to get offended. Haha. :P

I've been to so many zoo's it's funny how they all start looking the same. Going through the pics I'd swear I've been there before (but I know I haven't). :)

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I've been to so many zoo's it's funny how they all start looking the same. Going through the pics I'd swear I've been there before (but I know I haven't). :)

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That's why I try not to go too often. I like it when there's not a familiarity. :)

Oh wow! Looks like you had a fun time! Really dig your hair btw! :gj:

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

Oh wow! Looks like you had a fun time! Really dig your hair btw! :gj:

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I did! Thanks so much!

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Originally Posted by daaangconcepts

Oh wow! Looks like you had a fun time! Really dig your hair btw! :gj:

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Another hair supporter!

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Another hair supporter!

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Well why don't you guys call that old broad at my job and tell her to lay off then. D

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Well why don't you guys call that old broad at my job and tell her to lay off then. D

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Doesn't surprise me that you have a hater! comes with the territory! :sweeet:

What fun pictures! Thanks for sharing!! That video is especially cute! The one tort is seriously stingy with the pumpkin...wants it all to himself! Who knew??? :rofl:

And I think your hair is very pretty. Unless you're in the military or something, I really can't understand someone getting upset enough about it to demand it be changed. But I guess the world is full of people with way too little to worry about. :rolleyes:

Those are great pics!!! I love going to the zoo, but the one closest to me is really bad (definitely don't go to Norfolk,VA to see the zoo...although they did have a lion cub born there recently so I may have to go just to look at the new cub!!:P).

I love your hair too, but they wouldn't allow it at my work either.:(

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What fun pictures! Thanks for sharing!! That video is especially cute! The one tort is seriously stingy with the pumpkin...wants it all to himself! Who knew??? :rofl:

And I think your hair is very pretty. Unless you're in the military or something, I really can't understand someone getting upset enough about it to demand it be changed. But I guess the world is full of people with way too little to worry about. :rolleyes:

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Haha I know. I was cracking up watching them fight over it.

Thanks for the support about the hair guys, too. I work at a teaching hopsital run by state government so most of the people that work there are a bunch overly conservative lazy women with no sense of style or creativity, so go figure.

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Haha I know. I was cracking up watching them fight over it.

Thanks for the support about the hair guys, too. I work at a teaching hopsital run by state government so most of the people that work there are a bunch overly conservative lazy women with no sense of style or creativity, so go figure.

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I had an old employer try the same garbage on me. I took it over her head with a copy of the dress code, information from my own boss who stated it was always well kept etc. Technically beyond safety needs for a hair net or up do they can't legally do anything to you. They dropped it when I stated that if they were going to enforce it against me it would have to be added to the official dress code and because it was currently they would be compensating me for the hair dresser bill. I was doing main reception at a very uptight company at the time... I got sent home once because I wore a skirt suit and nylons which you could just barely see the tattoo I have on the inside of one ankle, and was permanently restricted to pants regardless of how hot it was outside. I never got sent home again though because the hr tyrant was the one doing my job for the 3 hours it took me to bus home across the city :)

We loved the tortoise clip. Ours go after their groceries so aggressively it is comical to watch.:) Every move is so slow and deliberate.
Gotta luv them torts!!

Wow! Looks like you had a blast!


That pair of Boelens is just....*DROOLS!!!*

Amy, you'll get a laugh out of this then hon.

Years ago when I was all of 18 I had my first big job as a clerk in a very, VERY conservative stock brockerage company. They had rules for length of skirts, color of stockings, you name it they thought up a rule for it (the guys had similar rules about color of shirts, type of ties, etc.). You had to sign a darn document stating you understood and would comply...yadda....yadda. One of their rules was about conservative hair styles and color.

Well I decide one boring Saturday night that I will lighten up my dark brown hair. It was down to my waist at the time and I was just bored with it all. I happily buy some product or other and slap it on my hair...fully expecting a lovely sort of lightish brown color with maybe a nice hint of auburn.

Imagine my *cough* surprise when my haired turned...

PEACH!

Yep peach, not auburn, not bloody well orange....PEACH! Miles and miles of peachy hair and I'm now in tears and having a fit because of course there's no hair salon open and I have to go to work Monday morning! No way is waist length peach hair going to fly with the big boss.

So off my poor brother-in-law goes to locate an all night pharmacy and buy me dark brown hair dye. My sister saved my job though it was months before my poor hair recovered from the double dye job. My family teased me about it for years afterwards! Thankfully no one was mean enough to take pictures LOL.

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Amy, you'll get a laugh out of this then hon.

Years ago when I was all of 18 I had my first big job as a clerk in a very, VERY conservative stock brockerage company. They had rules for length of skirts, color of stockings, you name it they thought up a rule for it (the guys had similar rules about color of shirts, type of ties, etc.). You had to sign a darn document stating you understood and would comply...yadda....yadda. One of their rules was about conservative hair styles and color.

Well I decide one boring Saturday night that I will lighten up my dark brown hair. It was down to my waist at the time and I was just bored with it all. I happily buy some product or other and slap it on my hair...fully expecting a lovely sort of lightish brown color with maybe a nice hint of auburn.

Imagine my *cough* surprise when my haired turned...

PEACH!

Yep peach, not auburn, not bloody well orange....PEACH! Miles and miles of peachy hair and I'm now in tears and having a fit because of course there's no hair salon open and I have to go to work Monday morning! No way is waist length peach hair going to fly with the big boss.

So off my poor brother-in-law goes to locate an all night pharmacy and buy me dark brown hair dye. My sister saved my job though it was months before my poor hair recovered from the double dye job. My family teased me about it for years afterwards! Thankfully no one was mean enough to take pictures LOL.

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That is hilarious. I dyed my hair once myself and ended up with a carrot top :no: NEVER AGAIN!

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That pair of Boelens is just....*DROOLS!!!*

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OMG I had never seen those before. They were so inquisitive and gorgeous.

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We loved the tortoise clip. Ours go after their groceries so aggressively it is comical to watch. Every move is so slow and deliberate.
Gotta luv them torts!!

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You're right, they take their time and make every movement count. LOL

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OMG I had never seen those before. They were so inquisitive and gorgeos

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I know :D I've wanted a pair for YEARS now! No one has successfully reproduced them in captivity as of yet! Just adds to the whole 'want' factor :P

Great pix!!! I love all the pumpkin action! :) You with the statue is adorable!!!

Your hair looks great too! I remember about five years ago I wanted to bleach my hair. Kelly wanted to do her artistic touch on it. Imagine this: A six foot masculine woman, with a flat top. Only the flat top is my brown hair with bright yellow-orange SPOTS!!! I didn't even attempt to repair it. Talk about people scrambling to get out of my way. Only 2 co-workers had the nerve to laugh!!:O I kissed her and told her it looked great.:gj:

(if your a calico cat!!)

That is one of my FAVORITE zoos. We lived in Augusta, GA for awhile, and used to go all the time. I was there when those two tigers were just cubs. :aww: They've gotten so big! I love feeding the Lorikeets, and some of my favorite pics of the kids were taken in there. Did you feed the giraffes too? That was the coolest! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

It looks like you had a wonderful day, and those were some wonderful pics. :yes:

GABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! :) i love gabby's, cant believe they had a HOT. my zoo has ribbon and garden snakes.. they are ferocious! GRAWR

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Great pix!!! I love all the pumpkin action! :) You with the statue is adorable!!!

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Hehe thanks!

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That is one of my FAVORITE zoos. We lived in Augusta, GA for awhile, and used to go all the time. I was there when those two tigers were just cubs. They've gotten so big! I love feeding the Lorikeets, and some of my favorite pics of the kids were taken in there. Did you feed the giraffes too? That was the coolest! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

It looks like you had a wonderful day, and those were some wonderful pics.

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Really? That's awesome. I live in N. Augusta, and work in Augusta, GA. I did feed the giraffe, but he took all my leaves at once so I didn't get a chance to snap a good shot. Giraffes are my favorite. I think I always felt like we had a bond bc we're both tall. LOL

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GABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! i love gabby's, cant believe they had a HOT. my zoo has ribbon and garden snakes.. they are ferocious! GRAWR

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LOL Yeah ferocious! I'm surprised you could even pick him out of the picture. He blended so well into the environment.

oh i can sure spot gabby's. i research them alot. i really want one but, kids in the house :P its worse then having a loaded gun in the house in my opinion. just want to make sure i get YEARS of experience with HOTS and that i practice safety procedures and get a nice stock of anti-venom :P love them gabby's :)