Last night, Patty Barrier and I left our ailing spouses (Jimmy with recent shoulder surgery and Ken with needed knee surgery) to have a quiet dinner together, while we went to the big Woodland Park Zoo Jungle Party “Big Claws, Big Cause”. Barrier Motors Audi was one of the sponsors of the event.
We arrived early so we could go on the giraffe tour. Patty and I enjoyed the giraffe tour immensely! We got to feed the three giraffes, the large Reticulated male and the two Rothchilds’ giraffes, the shy female, Olivia, and the 1-1/2 year old playful baby female. The giraffes had very long purple tongues that could reach many inches towards the maple leaves that we were hand feeding them. The big male giraffe could easily reach over the tall fence to eat the leaves that we gingerly held towards him.
Following our bonding with the giraffes, we stopped and checked out the hippopotamus feeding as well and met Water Lily (see photos above), who was enjoying large sections of cut cantaloupe between submerging herself in the water and swimming around her pond.
The party itself was impressive with spirited bidding at the auction and dozens of generous “raise the paddle” bids.
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