tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4988569056885141063..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: More zoo photos...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30905684153886747852011-08-23T19:15:23.429-04:002011-08-23T19:15:23.429-04:00Or a busy day of keeping the black rhino down.Or a busy day of keeping the black rhino down.staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40127139020840770612011-08-23T13:21:42.450-04:002011-08-23T13:21:42.450-04:00I don't know about Marabou Barbie, but Barbies...I don't know about Marabou Barbie, but Barbies in generally could have their knees bent backwards, especially when GI Joe has a bat.<br /><br />Just ask my older sister. {grin}Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36432190440022050322011-08-22T00:02:22.731-04:002011-08-22T00:02:22.731-04:00"...Marabou Barbie's knees..."
Aha!...<i>"...Marabou Barbie's knees..."</i><br /><br />Aha! I see that your family, in a cost-saving gesture, also shopped at the Asian Toy Store. ;)Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54862570858238679392011-08-21T21:51:56.128-04:002011-08-21T21:51:56.128-04:00Wolfwalker,
"Useless-but-fun trivia factoid:...Wolfwalker,<br /><br />"<i>Useless-but-fun trivia factoid: that particular marabou stork is standing flat on its feet. Yes, its feet. That backward-bending joint that you think is the knee is actually its ankle.</i>"<br /><br />Actually, I pointed that out to Bobbi at the zoo. That doesn't make it look any less weird, though. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87469188989851450782011-08-21T20:53:30.178-04:002011-08-21T20:53:30.178-04:00One of the family 8mm home movies we had included ...One of the family 8mm home movies we had included "Going To The Zoo!" -- complete with Marabou. That avian species, along with the phrase "carrion eating stork" are secured behind a strong door in the mansions of my memory (a room I do not often visit)!Crowndothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100021146358861345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35779951731238668762011-08-21T20:52:35.092-04:002011-08-21T20:52:35.092-04:00On the list of "Things That Creep Tamara Righ...<i>On the list of "Things That Creep Tamara Right The Heck Out", go 'head and pencil in "The Legs Of A Marabou Stork" at the bottom. </i><br /><br />Useless-but-fun trivia factoid: that particular marabou stork is standing flat on its feet. Yes, its feet. That backward-bending joint that you think is the knee is actually its ankle.<br /><br />The pic of the gaboon viper is quite respectable for visible light. I would try editing it in Photoshop/Elements/GIMP/other-editor-of-choice, you should be able to dim the left hand side a bit and bring out some more detail there. <br /><br />As for the post below: giraffes, they be right nifty animals. They worry me a bit, with that long and quite startlingly flexible neck carrying around an intensely curious head, but still nifty. I occasionally wonder what might have been if it were possible to tame and ride a giraffe...wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62148659619926533532011-08-21T18:30:43.967-04:002011-08-21T18:30:43.967-04:00I have tried and tried, and I am damned if I can s...I have tried and tried, and I am damned if I can see "Tam" and "Barbie" in the same paragraph.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17806180330070023022011-08-21T14:01:03.620-04:002011-08-21T14:01:03.620-04:00I started to type gabonica in my reply and Tam'...I started to type gabonica in my reply and Tam's right, the funny just drained right out.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85183747137974709122011-08-21T13:26:52.757-04:002011-08-21T13:26:52.757-04:00Bob,
Yes, but then the joke isn't funny anymo...Bob,<br /><br />Yes, but then the joke isn't funny anymore. :(Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-15953581930121393712011-08-21T13:25:10.184-04:002011-08-21T13:25:10.184-04:00The sign on the tank was slightly incorrect. A Gab...The sign on the tank was slightly incorrect. A Gaboon Viper's latin description is <i>Bitis Gabonica,</i> with the western subspecies being <i>Bitis Gabonica Gabonica</i> and the eastern subspecies being <i>Bitis Gabonica Rhinoceros.</i> The eastern subspecies is often called the Rhinoceros Viper.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30552753534256281612011-08-21T13:20:07.812-04:002011-08-21T13:20:07.812-04:00Orson Bean-on the old TV show 'To Tell the Tru...Orson Bean-on the old TV show 'To Tell the Truth'-always seemed to be waxing on about the Gaboon Viper.<br />He'd always say he was so named, because he'd bite you in the Gaboon!Guffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10002740361347194082011-08-21T12:58:55.324-04:002011-08-21T12:58:55.324-04:00"If I Ran the Zoo..."
You should be in ..."If I Ran the Zoo..."<br /><br />You should be in charge of PR. Between your photos and your commentary, I predict a change in visitor demographics...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896718673192738974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72262249372274744542011-08-21T12:31:49.871-04:002011-08-21T12:31:49.871-04:00Oh, and cool pics. Tell the Rhinos to watch out f...Oh, and cool pics. Tell the Rhinos to watch out for Bitis rhinoceros :)45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56117791586082630772011-08-21T12:29:33.477-04:002011-08-21T12:29:33.477-04:0045er,
Yes. I was trying to make a funny. :)45er,<br /><br />Yes. I was trying to make a funny. :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61029264232071515802011-08-21T12:28:27.650-04:002011-08-21T12:28:27.650-04:00I'm going to assume you meant Malibu Barbie...I'm going to assume you meant Malibu Barbie's knees. I'm also going to assume I'm going to get mercilessly teased for pointing that out, but I ain't skeered.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.com