Lions and 

  Tigers and

                                                               Bears !

Oh My !!!

All  the pictures seen below were taken during our trip.  Some were along the highway, some in Custer State Park, some in Royal gorge, some at the Volcano, some at Aunt Jennifer' and Uncle Andrew's home; the most spectacular at the Wild Animal Sanctuary.  This visit was my birthday present this year.  Nothing could have been better.  We were so impressed with the sanctuary, we're asking the kids to give small contributions to it in our name, rather than Christmas presents. 

OK, Theo and Sofia, 

can you name each of the animals pictured below?

Mountain Goat

A Lion asking  "Hi Theo, did you finish your dinner?"

Cows and a Cowboy

Mule Deer

Two Tigers

A Lion

Aunt Jennifer's Chipmunk

A Western Bluebird

A Ground Squirrel

A Downy Woodpecker 

A Hawk - who flies away

A Wolf

A Doe

A Fawn

A Lioness asking, "Hi Sofia, were you good in school today?"

A Stellar Blue Jay 

Camels 

A Lioness and her Lion partner

Wild Horses

A Prairie Dog 

A White Buffalo

A Tiger

A Wild Donkey

Elk

A Burrowing Owl 

Two Zebras

More Antelope 

An other Lion

Wild Donkeys 

Baby White Buffalos

We don't know either.  Not Texas Long Horn Cows....

Ask your father!

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How about a bunch of Tigers?

Is this the world's biggest Prairie dog? 

Can you find a Coyote? 

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Lets look at Aunt Jennifer's front yard zoo - 

Where's the Chipmunk? 

Where is he now?

How many Chipmunks?

What kind of Bird?

How many Chipmunks? 

How many now?

What are they doing?

This chipmunk is really working to get his food.

Or is he hiding his face?

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Now let's look at more Buffalo

This is a big leader of the herd.

This one is eating in the meadow.

             This is a baby with its mother.                

                                This one is resting on the road.                            Does he look sleepy?

Wow! How many are there?

There are White Buffalo too.  They are considered good luck.

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Some of your Grandmother's favorites - Prairie Dogs

Do you see deer?  how many?

How many here? 

    This sad Wild Donkey says 

Good bye.