Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Friday, October 25, 2013

shaaaarrrkkkk!

we have been waiting in anticipation for months for the ripley's aquarium of canada to open, and just over a week ago, it finally did! we had originally planned to wait a few weeks, thinking the crowds might die down a bit, but we were just too excited. with 15,000 animals in 5.7 million litres of water, it's no small place. for $30 (each), it took us just under 2 hours to get through and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. we took a lot of pictures, though with the lighting and the fact that fish don't exactly stay still, it's hard to get good ones. regardless, there's a whole whack below.
it's located right at the base of the cn tower.
this one aquarium is about 25ft tall i would guess.



ew. *shudder*



the dangerous lagoon is definitely the best part.
you walk along an underwater tunnel. sharks, sting rays, plenty of fish swimming over you.
look up and see this guy. his friendly face makes you feel welcome.




feeling like kids.
look at the size of that fish compared to me. unreal.

shark overhead!
selfie with nemos!


face-off with a shark in a glass dome.
and this is what i saw from inside the dome. kinda cute, no?
jellyfish. lots.

petting sharks.
i tried, and had to walk away. then i realized i couldn't leave without petting a shark. so i tried for a good 5 minutes before i actually did it. notice the hand over my mouth, i was terrified.

it might seem like a place that's only good for kids, but i think it makes a good date, or a visit with friends. you'll feel like a kid and just be in awe of everything around you. it's a good time, really.

Monday, September 2, 2013

zoo times...

my favorite animal is probably a little uncommon and one a lot of people have never heard of; the capybara. they're the largest rodent in the world and they kind of look like giant guinea pigs and i just think they're so frickin cute. of course, i had only seen them online, until this past weekend. i don't even remember how, but i was looking online or on instagram or something, and i saw that high park has a zoo! and the best part, that they had capybaras! omg, i needed to get there asap. the next day, we took spooner the fella we were dog sitting up until yesterday) and headed on over. it's a small 'zoo' in the middle of the huge park, with just a few animals; yak, deer, emu, llamas, highland cattle, etc. it's free to enter (and leashed dogs are allowed), but they hope for donations as it costs $230,000 a year to run and isn't funded by the city of toronto).

sleepy time in the feeding trough. 


large and in charge.




little wallaby friends! 
here they are, the capybara!
babies!! i die.


wish i could have held one :)
the llamas are surpringly soft.
hi salsa.

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selfies with a yak.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

woofstock...

oh woofstock (note: there's music that plays on the site), how i love thee. north america's largest festival for dogs never fails to bring out the funny, cute, awesome, and weird dogs (and dog owners). there's vendors galore, usually with free stuff, talent shows, costume shows, wiener dog races and more.

brother and sister maybe?
we're off to a pretty happy start.
too cool for school. 
pack of wieners. 

look who it is! the real 'maggie' from the cesar dog food commercials and ads! (pic stolen from their facebook page)
chloe wasn't as excited as i was.
mom and her granddogger.
looks pretty comfy to me.
mohawks are cool.
i can't even handle the cute.
buying a shirt for chloe was not my idea, it was dylan's. i was opposed to it, and he insisted on it. but now on the rare occasion that she wears it, she can represent a small piece of me ;)




done for the day!
the free loot this year.

love the luggage tag from the cesar booth!
"are we done yet so i can dig in???"

previous years here.


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