I was so sad to learn today that Masai, the 18-year-old lioness at the zoo passed away yesterday from illness and old age. She had battled upper respiratory problems and anemia the last few months. I took the photo of her above prior to Sam’s birth, and that image, along with several others, hang in his room today. We always enjoyed seeing her on the occasion that she’d show herself to visitors, and know that she will be missed. The AJC reports that she is not going to be replaced, as there are three other adults, plus three cubs born recently to a younger lioness. That’s plenty of lion for anybody. We are looking forward to seeing those cubs out and about soon.
Category Archives: Zoo
Out & About with Family
I’ve been very slack, so here is the first of several updates. Seth came down to Atlanta with Gabe, Zach and Caleb in early February, as did Amy’s cousins from Toronto. We did the usual stuff – hanging at home, the Aquarium, Zoo, a quick visit to Joey’s office etc. Here are various photos from that visit.
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Two violaceous turaco’s perched in the aviary at Zoo Atlanta on a recent visit.
another day at the zoo
We got a late start to the day (Sam chilled in his crib for well over an hour after waking up) and decided to stick close to home. So Amy, Sam and I headed to ZooAtlanta. Some of the photos can be seen here below, or see the slideshow on Flickr here.
