So what do Kasia and I do when the temperature in mid-January gets into the upper 60’s? Why, we go to the zoo of course. After all, we did pay for a membership and it would just be folly for us to let it sit around and go to waste.
This trip was slightly different than all our others. We were making our rounds down to the zebra (after having to tear her away from the big water globe that’s at the entrance) when I spotted something off in the distance. It was a lion. An awake lion. Then I saw another one. Two awake lions?! Amazing. I told Kasia the elephants had to wait because if we didn’t go immediately, we’d never see this again as long as we lived. I’m not sure she appreciated the gravity of the situation.
By the time we got over to the viewing area, we became witness to four awake lions. The Norfolk Zoo was blessed in October to have two lion cubs be born. Now they are letting the little ones out and run around the exhibit for all to see. Kids being kids, they are very exciting and full of energy, and this means that neither mom or dad is allowed to sleep. Much of the time we were watching them, all we saw was the kids getting into trouble and mom having to chase them down.
After watching all the excitement for a few minutes, things began to calm down and the four lions all found comfortable places to rest and eventually fall asleep.
To see the lions in action, or the elephants, visit the Virginia Zoo’s animal cam here and see what’s going on with the little guys.
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