{"id":7229,"date":"2013-06-26T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2013-06-26T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T23:41:13","slug":"san-diego-wild-animal-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=7229","title":{"rendered":"San Diego – Wild Animal Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situated on 1,800 acres, home to more than 2,600 animals representing more than 300 species.<\/p>\n

Its renowned botanical collection represents 3,500 species and 1.5 million specimens. More than anyone can see in a day.<\/p>\n

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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)<\/p>\n

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While I don’t know this little gal up in the front, I was totally smitten with her.<\/p>\n

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They call it “WILD” for a reason. Twas fun watching the animals kick up some dust while claiming their ground.<\/p>\n

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It’s fun to watch these guys at mealtime.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Bit of trivia, she has lived past her life expectancy of 35 years and still going strong.<\/p>\n

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You never know what you will run into on a stroll thru the park.<\/p>\n

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there was something about her sweet face that I just had to capture.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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More Safari adventures to come, I’m sure. But this is all for now.<\/p>\n

Blessings – Debbie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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