A few days ago, we went to the [tag]Central Florida Zoo[/tag] to see the baby spot-nosed guenon. I had no idea how rare these adorable little monkeys were until I read this article in the Orlando Sentinel: “Rare [tag]spot-nosed guenon[/tag] born at Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Orlando area.” We were already planning to go to the zoo on the day that article appeared, which made me nervous, but we waited until late in the day and had the place practically to ourselves.

We also saw a baby kangaroo. Kangaroos are pretty odd creatures. Also, pretty tasty, but that’s a story for the meatblog. Baby Roo was ready to get back in Momma Roo’s pouch. S/he tried to climb in (headfirst) but this was apparently a tough task, which involved much cartoonish flailing while s/he tried to get some traction. After a few minutes of struggle, Momma Roo got tired of waiting and reached down and dumped the Baby Roo into her pouch. Headfirst.