The zoo here in Fort Wayne has a small lake or pond in the middle of the
zoo. The pond is filled with ducks and geese. Until a few years ago, the
zoo's alligators also lived in the pond, in a section fenced off to keep the
gators from getting out (the fence extended to a section of dry land next to
the water too). One time a few yrs ago, I went there to do some photos for a
local magazine I was working for at the time. I noticed the alligators had
been moved to an artificial pool in another part of the zoo, and I asked the
zookeeper who was working with me why they moved. She confided that a baby
duck had swam through the fence into the alligator area and had gotten eaten
in front of a group of small children who were upset by seeing the baby duck
die! So, the gators were moved from the duck pond!
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Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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On 3/22/09 11:34 AM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Score: Lions 1, Geese 27,516,318. :-)
>
> ps: The gene pool was pretty much plucked a long time ago. He was
> probably the last one stupid enough to be caught by a lion.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Candace Lemarr wrote:
>> Errr...no thanks...we already have thousands of them that also live here
>> year round. In the winter, one can drive past any farm land, old corn
>> rows, and not even see the ground, because it is so thoroughly covered
>> with Canadian Geese.
>> The joke here is that we should call them Colorado Geese. In fact, in
>> the Denver Zoo, (on the other side of Colorado from me) they are
>> becoming a nuisance, they are so prolific. They are everywhere that is
>> not fenced, and also every place that is fenced. One year...about 8
>> years ago, my husband and I watched one fly a bit too close to the Lion
>> enclosure. Who knew those "lazy pampered zoo lions" could move so fast?
>> Yes, in a heartbeat, he did grab that goose right out of the air, and
>> made very short work of him. All that was left were
>> feathers...everywhere, and stuck to the lion's mouth like a tattle tale.
>> He did look much like an over sized Cheshire cat after he ate that
>> goose. :-)
>>
>> Candace
>>
>> Sue Pearce wrote:
>>> We'll trade you a couple of thousand Canada Geese for a couple of blue
>>> Herons.
>>
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