Monkey Business

/You never monkey with the truth. 

 (Ben Bradlee)

(Rostock Zoo, Germany. 09/2012)

Sing Bird, Sing.

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

(Lou Holtz)

(Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany. 06/2012)

Water lilies from below

Wealth, the beauty of youth and flowers are guests for only a few days. Like the leaves of the water-lily, they wither and fade and finally die.

(Sri Guru Granth Sahib)

(Tierpark Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany. 06/2012)

Flaming-O

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo.

(Truman Capote)



(Rostock Zoo, Germany. 01/2012)

Gliding In The Water

I had to gain weight until I looked like a seal so I could compete with the real whores who played the other roles. I was fat as a barrel.

(Victoria Abril)

(Zoo Rostock, Germany. 01/2012)

Fish Attack

The bird thinks it a favor to give the fish a lift in the air.

(Rabindranath Tagore)



(Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Nebraska. 10/2010)

Ready For Take-Off

Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

(Langston Hughes)

(Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Nebraska. 10/2010)

I Bought A Monkey Yesterday...

By trying often the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

(African Proverb)



(Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska. 09/2010)