kaberett | we went to the ZOO

for a Treat. and we saw (highlights edition):

the baby white rhino!!! three and a half weeks old, nose still not pointy, ridiculous little ear tufts; at one point got startled and did a tiny canter, and at another point was subsided into the straw pile with its eyes closed and its ears doing intermittent sleepy waggles
the baby giraffes!!! two of them, both with TONGUES and both (obviously) much much taller than us
ostriches doing A Gentle Jog, and also flapping their wings about a bunch
The Pygmy Hippo (who also at one point got startled and GALUMPHED about it)
the New Tapir, who is not a Common Hippos
a CHEETAH (who then decided everything was Too Loud and it was going to slope off to the private paddocks thank you very much)
The Flamingoes, who were almost all asleep; majority were on two legs not one, and it was Immediately Apparent from watching the one-legged sleepy flamingoes swaying enthusiastically that this was on account of The Wind
Medium Elephant once again became Very Startled, made a Loud Noise With Her Face, and needed reassuring by All Her Grown-Ups
baby giraffes (again)
wolverines go LOLLOP, and
A Penguin Pedicure (and lots of porpoising)

(Many other good things included Running Creatures, a very muddy tiger, the sleepy bongos, a baby monkey bum, the ponies labelled Lesser Rhea, a selection of sheep, and a sleepy African Wild Dog.)

The weather was extremely cooperative. I am very very glad we managed this outing. (And then I fell asleep listening to The Hidden Almanac in the car on the way home...)