San Diego – Wild Animal Park

Situated on 1,800 acres, home to more than 2,600 animals representing more than 300 species.

Its renowned botanical collection represents 3,500 species and 1.5 million specimens. More than anyone can see in a day.

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So the girls in my neighborhood set the date for a Safari. I was so happy to join this wonderful adventure with them. (Yesterday Morning)

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While I don’t know this little gal up in the front, I was totally smitten with her.

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They call it “WILD” for a reason. Twas fun watching the animals kick up some dust while claiming their ground.

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It’s fun to watch these guys at mealtime.

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It was a treat to see this 38-year-old White Northern Rhinoceros out for a stroll. She is one of the 7 left in the world. It’s sad this species is going extinct, right before our eyes.

Bit of trivia, she has lived past her life expectancy of 35 years and still going strong.

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You never know what you will run into on a stroll thru the park.

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there was something about her sweet face that I just had to capture.

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We learned a bit about owls too. Did you know the owl has 14 vertebrae in their neck? That’s twice as many as we have.

Did you know the owl’s eyes are fixed? And the great thing about having 14 vertebrae in his/her neck is that it allows them to spin their head all the way around.

Have you any idea by looking at his size how much he would weigh? I really thought this bird would be quite heavy. Turns out, he only weighs in at 5 pounds. He truly is made with a lot of feathers.

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More Safari adventures to come, I’m sure. But this is all for now.

Blessings – Debbie

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