Happy National Monkey Day, peeps! I've seen these live monkeys at six zoos including Detroit Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, Brookfield Zoo, Binder Park Zoo and Potter Park Zoo and one event is Westview Elementary School: Jungle Event 2012 and I was hoping that I could go see these silly little critters at more zoos and other places really soon, once the coronavirus should STOP spreading in our awesome U.S.A.
Three daughters, four grandchildren, a really hot day, and the Brookfield Zoo! ❣️#family #love #zoo #brookfieldzoo #summerfun #summer2022 #august2022 #daughtersrock #grandsons #granddaughters (at Brookfield Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg5TcNaLNCc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
BINTI JUA (born 1988) is a female gorilla who lives in the Brooklyn Zoo in Illinois, Chicago, US.
On 16 August 1996, a boy aged 3 fell into the gorilla's den after climbing on the enclosure wall. Binti, aged 8, walked up to the unconscious boy while zoo visitors screamed with concern. Visitors were worried that Binti would harm the boy - she didn't, instead she helped him. With her 17-month old baby Koola on her back she picked the boy up, cradled him and protected him. She carried him 60ft to an access entrance to give the boy to the workers. The workers easily obtained the boy from Binti and quickly gained medical help for him. The boy had a broken hand and an injury on his face & spent time in hospital but was otherwise okay.
After helping the boy Binti became a hero and was rewarded with many food treats. Today Binti is aged 31.
In 1986 a gorilla, Jambo at Jersey Zoo also rescued a child, aged 5, who fell into the gorilla enclosure and protected the boy until he was rescued by staff. Jambo died in 1992 & there has been a statue of him erected in his honour.
In 2016, a gorilla, Harambe was shot and killed after a boy aged 3 climbed into the gorilla enclosure.
Today’s prompt for #100daysofhalloweenhappy is “something orange,” so here is an orange, @mold_a_rama_inc Frankenstein’s creature we got a few Halloweens ago at @brookfieldzoo . We’re pretty lucky to live in a part of the country where there are so many working Moldarama machines in a variety of museums, zoos and other attractions. It’s been pretty fun to collect these fresh from the machines and occasionally hidden amongst the shelves of thrift stores. . #frankenstein #moldarama (at Berwyn, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZgWkBO6ZK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Happy International Dinosaur Day, peeps! I've seen these animatronic dinosaurs at two zoos including Detroit Zoo and Brookfield Zoo, one restaurant like T-Rex Cafe at Downtown Disney which is part of the Walt Disney World and five events were Dinosaurs Unearthed at Detroit Science Center (now currently called Michigan Science Center), Jurassic Quest at Suburban Collection Showplace, Dino Stroll at Canterbury Village, North American International Auto Show: Dinosaur and Off-Road Vehicle Encounter at Huntington Place and Dinosaur Adventure at Huntington Place and I was hoping that I could go see these magnificent creatures at more zoos and other places really soon and by the way, the dinosaurs are NOT monsters. They're animals. Every one of these are animals.
Children at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, IL. admire a duck in 1953. (Howard Sochurek—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwedensday #BrookfieldZoo #ducksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BoeMayNhHTc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h8zffr7d2vmt