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Friday, June 18, 2010

Spring visit at DeYoung Zoo!

This is what happens to a squirrel when he eats a peanut that had Cayenne pepper on it. My father-in-law and husband was bored one day and thought, " Wonder what would happen if we sprinkle a little Cayenne pepper on this peanut?" They did and here is the result. That poor thing laid there for a good while before he dunked himself in the birdbath. He is laying on a
metal peanut plate. His little tummy was on fire and the metal felt good against his
burning tummy!! No worries, the squirrel was okay after awhile. The boys got a good talkin to from us though.
Boys will never grow up!!!!
Montana ( 12 years old ) and Nicolas. Best of friends!! Montana loves going up north, too.
She loves laying in the backyard and running around chasing Nico.
Nicolas firing a BB gun. The first time he has held a gun and fired one as well. If I had it my way, it would be his last time, too.
My handsome boys!!
Nicolas holding 2 baby lemurs!
This is Bud DeYoung with one of his very spoiled lions. This lion will only eat if Bud hand feeds him!!!
Nala the lioness. She is 17 years old.
This is Nala's 3 rd. husband, Samson. She didn't like the other two, so she killed them.
Lunch time!!
Just playing with his favorite log.
We have been visiting DeYoung's Zoo for about 4 years now, and we love it. He has about 3 dozen cats plus bears, reptiles, and farm animals. He is expecting a baby hippo soon.
They were recently featured on National Geographic Wild ( NatGeoWild ). When we were
there, the crew from NGW were there filming. They are taping enough footage for 3
more shows. If you get the channel, check it out. It's a great place to go if you like the
big cats and bears. Though the years, Nico has held baby tigers, bear cubs, a " joey ",
a wolf pup, lemurs, and many more.
We go every time we're up north. Try and stay cool everyone. Love to all:)


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