Curious Critters

It pleases me to say that my mother has joined me in Anchorage. She flew in yesterday afternoon in time to attend Aunt Lyn's company picnic at THE Alaska Zoo. After munching our way through an hour of volunteer work at the soft pretzel stand, we meandered past the animal exhibits viewing the expected birds, bears, and grass eating beasts. There were, however, a few surprises…

1. When we first walked in, the polar bear was on his back bouncing a plastic tube into the air.

2. I saw my first Porcupine. Very cute.

3. We witnessed a seal sucking on his flipper until he fell asleep, drooling and tongue hanging out.

4. I caught a squirrel licking his ice cream bowl clean.

5. The wolves were howling.

6. I also saw a couple of the strangest animals. A camel and his alpaca cousins.

7. Stranger still was the bear we saw wandering uncaged along the path!