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This chimpanzee photo is the perfect Mother's Day card, because, as every mother knows, nap time is ANY time, ANY place, ANY where, and frequently becomes a back-breaking chore! If you don't visit the zoo early in the morning - or late in the afternoon - most likely, the only animals you see will be sound asleep, and you need to look closely in the shady grass to find them! |
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Veterans may laughingly recall how many of their buddies tumbled into the river when they tried to walk across the rope during the obstacle course. Having a pack on your back is one thing; crossing with an active baby on your back is quite another! |
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Honolulu Zoo is the easiest place in Honolulu to meet single women (although they are usually accompanied by children) because it is located just across the street from Waikiki Beach. After a few hours under the hot sun, those big, shady trees in Honolulu Zoo become more attractive with every passing minute.
Although Honolulu Zoo's primary attraction is a Mynah bird able to carry on a "conversation" with children, the Honolulu Zoo is a major disappointment to photographers because many of the exhibits, like the Mynah bird, are behind fences and cages which make it difficult to see the creature, never mind take photos of it!
Even worse, the Honolulu Zoo is operated by union employees of the City & County of Honolulu. As a result, Honolulu Zoo doesn't officially open until 09:00, and usually opens only after the employees exhaust their excuse book of "can't find the gate key", "can't find the security guard", etc. After entry is gained, few of the exhibits can actually be seen before 10:30 because those union employees are busy protecting rights and benefits by arriving as late as possible (or calling in sick as late as possible) and doing as little as possible after they arrive. So the earlier one arrives, the more likely one is to be blasted by leaf blower debris, and drowned by water sprinklers whilst making the rounds to see empty cages.
Of course, most of the exhibits will be sound asleep by noon, but even then you may not see them slumbering underneath a forest of elephant grass. The Cheetah exhibit is an excellent example of Honolulu Zoo modus operandi: one can't take photographs through the glass windows because cleaning hard water stains off the glass is not listed as a duty in the union window cleaner's job description, and you are unlikely to catch more than a glimpse of a cheetah because the elephant grass is so thick that even a lithe, muscular cheetah can not move more than a few feet in a straight line.
But a walk in the shade is as refreshing as watching beautiful women escort happy children around Honolulu Zoo!
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It may be a thrill to see a Bird of Paradise display its feathers (as in the center photo above) but it would certainly be more of a thrill if one could see it without looking through a metal sieve!
It is also thrill to see and hear the Java Hill Mynah bird (above right) "talking", but it would be even nicer if one could look into its eyes at the same time!
Honolulu Zoo has many projects, but it seems allowing its large collection of birds to fly free inside an aviary with public access is not one of them! | |
"If Jackie Chan can do this
I'll cook his goose!
See you in the Kitchen!"
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