July 4, 2007



  • We (Alice, Alice's husband and I ) went to the zoo on Tuesday.  We've been wanting to go ever since Trini was here and Tuesday the weather finally cooperated.  The zoo hardly resembles the same zoo I visited when I was in college here between 1962 and 1965.  The animals have much larger areas to call home now and that's a very good thing.

    When we got to the gorilla exhibit this one was setting in a large grassy area eating handful after handful of grass. Alice and tried sending "vibes" to the gorilla telling him how thirsty he was . . . you're sooo thirsty . . . wouldn't a nice drink of water just be the ticket right about now . . . and low and behold he walked over to the waterfall and began drinking.

    First he leaned over and drank directly from the water with his mouth.  Some time ago Alice had gotten a very nice shot of a gorilla drinking, but using his hands instead of sticking his head down to the water, and I was really hoping I'd be able to get a similar shot. So again with the "vibes" . . . use your hands . . . use your hands. And voila, he almost immediately started using his hand to bring water up to his lips. I probably took 12 or so still shots before it dawned on me that it would be much better to get a movie of him drinking with his hands. I switched the camera to movie mode and got a very short video of him before he decided to move on. To see the movie click on this link.

Comments (10)

  • :applause: Bravo :applause: That is one terrific bit of video.

  • Great movie and still photo Chris! I'm glad you got to the zoo finally.

    I'm working on my July 4th photos, hope you had a great day.

  • I've heard of the horse whisperer and that fellow that seems to talk to dogs.  And then there's the British woman who reads pets' minds.   Now we have Alice, the primate viber.     Tell your sister she could be on TV.  LOL

    Great photo, and a nice video.     Ava

  • Ive never seen a gorilla up close so ill watch this video when my connection is back to its normal speed.

  • You could go into business with the vibe thing. Glad you guys finally got a good day down that way. We got away with only a brief shower in the early evening yesterday. Think the sun is going to boil us now from the forecast. Friends veggie gardens have already been hit. Think with so much rain and then blazing hot sun the green bean and tomato vines have literally been "boiled" in places.

  • If I ever have an unexplained urge to make almond horns I'll know that Alice has sent out some more vibes.  :giggle:

  • What a great video!  Curious if those are real rocks or man made. In the video they almost looked artificial but I bet they aren't. :wink:

  • Actually they ARE artificial. But I think the zoo did a terrific job of making the habitats seem very realistic.

  • Fantastic. It was worth the wait my computer levied on me !!!:love::love::love:Mom

  • Your's and Alice's vibes really work!  I tried it on a deer today and it started drinking for me!!

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