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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 07:00 PM
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Happy Halloween - lots of pics
Edited on Thu Oct-29-09 07:01 PM by Kadie
:D Happy Halloween to all my GD friends... :hi:


In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Darwin, a young rock wallaby, perches on a rock near a jack-o-lantern, at the Prospect Park Zoo in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Rock wallabies are native to South Australia and New South Wales.
(AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)


Hudson a-two-year-old polar bear, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES ANIMALS)


Hudson, a two-year-old Polar Bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With Halloween nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Nadaya, a male western lowland gorilla, eats a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)


Nadaya, an eight year-old Western Lowland Gorilla enjoys a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Scociety's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. With the Halloween season upon us, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


Axhi, a 700lb 14-year-old brown bear, eats a 300lb pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES ANIMALS)


Axhi, a fourteen-year-old Grizzly bear devours a pumpkin at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears and gorillas were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoo-wide behavioral enrichment program.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger chases a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season upon us, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


Whirl, a two-and-a-half-year-old Amur Tiger chases a pumpkin at Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season nearing, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)


Whirl, a two-year-old-Amur tiger, plays with a pumpkin at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois October 28, 2009. Zookeepers fed pumpkins to the zoo's lions, tigers, bears and gorillas, in honor of the upcoming October 31 Halloween holiday.
REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES ANIMALS)


In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, a chimpanzee goes through a Halloween-theme bag of treats, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at the San Francisco Zoo in San Francisco. On October 24th and 25th, visitors can watch zoo keepers provide animals with Halloween-theme treats and will be able to get close to spiders, snakes and other animals associated with Halloween.
(AP Photo/George Nikitin, San Francisco Zoo)


In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, a chimpanzee carries a Halloween-theme bag of treats, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at the San Francisco Zoo. On October 24th and 25th, visitors can watch zoo keepers provide animals with Halloween-theme treats and will be able to get close to spiders, snakes and other animals associated with Halloween.
(AP Photo/George Nikitin, San Francisco Zoo)


In this photo provided by the San Francisco Zoo, a chimpanzee licks gelatin off a pumpkin, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at the San Francisco Zoo. On Oct. 24th and 25th, visitors can watch zookeepers provide animals with Halloween-themed treats and will be able to get close to spiders, snakes and other animals associated with Halloween.
(AP Photo/George Nikitin, San Francisco Zoo)


Talluah, a female chimpanzee, plays with a ghost costume during the San Francisco Zoo's 'Boo at the Zoo' Halloween celebration in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009.
(AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)


Of all the places to put a pumpkin patch: You can't blame Rubi for hissing, seeing as she has to wade through an algae bloom to pick her gourd at the London Zoo.
Photo: Sang Tan / AP


It was icky but worth it: Rubi, freshly slimed but none the worse for wear, carves her first jack-o'lantern with her teeth and claws. (London Zoo.)
Photo: Sang Tan / AP



Meerkat Manor of Horrors: Zombie meerkats feed on pumpkin brains at Bristol Zoo Gardens in Bristol, England.
Photo: Matt Cardy / Getty Images
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   Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-29-09 07:01 PM   #1 
   Good Lord.  Kadie   Oct-29-09 07:02 PM   #2 
   I alerted, should be gone soon.  TwilightGardener   Oct-29-09 07:04 PM   #3 
   My too and I hope so  Tommy_J   Oct-29-09 07:06 PM   #6 
   So did I.  Kadie   Oct-29-09 10:35 PM   #25 
   Good Lord indeed. I alerted as well, so... it should soon be gone.  inna   Oct-29-09 07:09 PM   #9 
   What?  proteus_lives   Oct-29-09 07:05 PM   #4 
   I'm suprised this one even got through the front gates......  boston bean   Oct-29-09 07:06 PM   #5 
   It's gone. Good grief.  uppityperson   Oct-29-09 07:09 PM   #8 
   Cool  DearAbby   Oct-29-09 07:07 PM   #7 
   Glad you enjoyed them.  Kadie   Oct-30-09 09:51 AM   #27 
   k&r for wonderful pictures  uppityperson   Oct-29-09 07:10 PM   #10 
   .  Kadie   Oct-30-09 09:51 AM   #28 
   My favorite is the giant kitten playing ball. Thanks for the pictures!  TwilightGardener   Oct-29-09 07:11 PM   #11 
   The critters seem to enjoy halloween a lot.  Kadie   Oct-30-09 09:52 AM   #29 
   Great pictures! Thank you for posting them. :) nt  Feron   Oct-29-09 07:12 PM   #12 
   Thank you for posting these pics.  blueamy66   Oct-29-09 07:12 PM   #13 
   LOL.. the one with the gorilla going through the candy bag is hilarious.  walldude   Oct-29-09 07:13 PM   #14 
   Loved these pics! You made my day a little smilier(is that a word?)!!!  rubberducky   Oct-29-09 07:14 PM   #15 
   It works. LOL  Kadie   Oct-31-09 02:43 PM   #36 
   I love these pictures. Thanks. nt  alsame   Oct-29-09 07:21 PM   #16 
   ...  xchrom   Oct-29-09 07:28 PM   #17 
   kicked and rec'ed for the smiles n/t  Blaukraut   Oct-29-09 07:37 PM   #18 
   Same here. Glad I missed the, well, whatever it was.  Berry Cool   Oct-29-09 08:28 PM   #19 
      Found this lolcat this morning....  Kadie   Oct-30-09 10:57 AM   #30 
   these are wonderful  busybl   Oct-29-09 09:26 PM   #20 
   yes  mdmc   Oct-29-09 09:35 PM   #21 
   Cool pics!  Crabby Appleton   Oct-29-09 10:05 PM   #22 
   So precious!  GreenPartyVoter   Oct-29-09 10:08 PM   #23 
   Yay! Halloween and animals!  chatnoir   Oct-29-09 10:24 PM   #24 
   Happt critters!!!!  nadinbrzezinski   Oct-29-09 10:38 PM   #26 
   Kicking for Meerkats  surrealAmerican   Oct-30-09 11:34 AM   #31 
   Yay!  blogslut   Oct-30-09 12:24 PM   #32 
   Beautiful.  Arugula Latte   Oct-30-09 12:58 PM   #33 
   I read recently that scientists are predicting tigers will be extinct in 20 years.  Stardust   Nov-01-09 11:07 AM   #37 
   Happy Halloween!  Kurovski   Oct-30-09 05:08 PM   #34 
   I loves me some Amur tiger. nt  eppur_se_muova   Oct-30-09 05:11 PM   #35 
   wow. those costumes are amazing!  adamuu   Nov-01-09 11:08 AM   #38 
 
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 07:02 PM
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2. Good Lord.
Bye bye.
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TwilightGardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 07:04 PM
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3. I alerted, should be gone soon.
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6. My too and I hope so
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 10:35 PM
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25. So did I.
Glad it is gone.

:hi:
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inna Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:09 PM
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9. Good Lord indeed. I alerted as well, so... it should soon be gone.Updated at 10:41 PM
...And KR for the OP!
Thanks for posting those pictures!
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proteus_lives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:05 PM
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4. What?
Cya later Nazi boy.

Hitler was a pussy!
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boston bean (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:06 PM
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5. I'm suprised this one even got through the front gates......
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:09 PM
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8. It's gone. Good grief.
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7. Cool
thanks for posting :-D
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27. Glad you enjoyed them.
:hi:
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10. k&r for wonderful pictures
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28. .
:hi:
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11. My favorite is the giant kitten playing ball. Thanks for the pictures!
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-30-09 09:52 AM
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29. The critters seem to enjoy halloween a lot.
:)

:hi:

Glad you liked the pics.
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Feron (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:12 PM
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12. Great pictures! Thank you for posting them. :) nt
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13. Thank you for posting these pics.
I smiled through them all.
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walldude (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:13 PM
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14. LOL.. the one with the gorilla going through the candy bag is hilarious.
We haven't evolved that much have we...
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15. Loved these pics! You made my day a little smilier(is that a word?)!!!
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sat Oct-31-09 02:43 PM
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36. It works. LOL
Glad you enjoyed the pics. :hi:
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16. I love these pictures. Thanks. nt
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 07:28 PM
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17. ...
:woohoo:
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18. kicked and rec'ed for the smiles n/t
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19. Same here. Glad I missed the, well, whatever it was.
I'll be carving a pumpkin Saturday for my cat Bella to enjoy. She loves pumpkin innards. Doesn't exactly eat them so much as love the smell, and get all excited as if she WANTS to eat them.
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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-30-09 10:57 AM
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30. Found this lolcat this morning....



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busybl (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Oct-29-09 09:26 PM
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20. these are wonderful
thanks for posting them
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21. yes
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22. Cool pics!
thanks
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23. So precious!
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chatnoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 10:24 PM
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24. Yay! Halloween and animals!
Two of my favorite things in the world!

Love the bear pics as well as the giant kitty playing w/the pumpkin like its a ball. :D
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Thu Oct-29-09 10:38 PM
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26. Happt critters!!!!Updated at 7:12 PM
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 11:34 AM
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31. Kicking for Meerkats
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 12:24 PM
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32. Yay!
Zoos generally make me sad but I do so love it when they give the critters the pumpkins and treats!

Thanks for these pics!
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 12:58 PM
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33. Beautiful.
Tigers have got to be just about the most spectacular animals on the planet.


*Sigh.* Kitties of all sizes are the best. :loveya:
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Stardust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Nov-01-09 11:07 AM
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37. I read recently that scientists are predicting tigers will be extinct in 20 years.
That there are only 3,000 left in the wild in Asia and Russia. I hope mankind can do something to turn this around. Tigers are such magnificent creatures.
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34. Happy Halloween!
Thank you for posting the pix. :)
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35. I loves me some Amur tiger. nt
:loveya:
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38. wow. those costumes are amazing!
very realistic!
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