Washington Wildlife

Of course, there's the National Zoo where one expects to encounter animals, both exotic and plain. But plain old urban Washington? This was not a place where I expected to encounter more white-tails than on the Appalachian Trail. And, what squirrels they have here! Red squirrels, brown squirrels, black squirrels-- all of which will come directly up to you and take food from your hands then sit next to you on a bench and eat it. These are tame creatures, my friends. A homeless gent's pets.

Anyway, a smattering of DC beasts:

for MM, Orion!, an alpaca

For MM, Ziggy!, an alpaca

a Rock Creek white-tail

another group of Rock Creek deer

a squirrel

a panda

a golden lion tamarin

a meerkat

a lion