© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com Once upon a time, a cougar stuck his tongue out at me at the Naples Zoo (Just call me “The Cougar Whisperer”. The long name for the Naples Zoo is Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens. The property was once privately owned by a botanist, who had populated it with plants and trees he’d collected from around the world. A few subsequent owners later, animals were added to create...
© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com At the risk of making an insider’s joke, if you’ve ever been bashed by a marauding stroller at Walt Disney World, you know what I’m taking about here! The more crowded a theme park gets, the more difficult it is to navigate the mobs of humanity with a stroller. Consequently, more people will be sporting swollen, purple, grapefruit-sized ankles. File this under “signs we WISH we’d seen in...
© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com While touring the Naples Zoo in Southwest Florida last week, we came upon an enclosure full of cougars. No, not the Courtney Cox variety! These are the type found in the wilds of the western United States. Other words for cougar are panther, mountain lion, even puma – all are part of the same species of big cats. I remember reading a few years back about genetic defects...
© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~* http://MyMobileAdventures.com I recently had the privilege of touring the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens here in Southwest Florida. OK, “privilege” is stretching it a bit – it was REALLY hot and the animals were mostly sleeping, so not so much in the excitement department. But the botanical gardens were beautiful, and we know that if we go back in, say, December, we’ll have better luck with the animals being...
