Chester Zoo! 28th Feb 2009!

[furie]

#We're all going to the zoo yesterday, the zoo yesterday, the zoo yesterday. We're all going to the zoo yesterday and we stayed all day!#

Or something.

Much to the disgust of the local Scouse population, Family_Furie headed to Chester Zoo (just outside Liverpool for those of you not native to these sceptred isles). However to help us fit in (and as is appropriate for PTR's) - we needed local food stuffs.

This nutritious thing in all it's ringed glory is known as a do-nut. I think it comes from the local well used Scouse words "Do" and "Not". As in "Do not eat that fruit".

This is popcorn. Corn is a vegetable, so this is healthy and should be eaten by the bucket load. If you can't find any growing wild, just steal it from your local Vue cinema!

Ah... I sense by the ankle biting that is happening, Maxi-Minor_Furie would like to butt in.

 

[maxi-minor_furie]

Shhhhh! Be vewwy vewwy quiet! I'm hunting elephants. Heheheheheheh!

I think those blurred lumps may be the target. I'm going in for a closer look.

Ahhhh, yes, they cannot see me in my tree disguise... Excellent...

Pick out the smallest and weakest. Aim for him, gently does it... Crawl in closer and...

Elephantine triumph! High ho Silver! Away!

I am your king!!! Fear me pachyderms... Oh, and you miserable crisp eating subject!

Ahhh, my faithful servant grand-father_furie. I have a job for you... It involves my new manure business. Do you have a shovel handy?

Who's this ugly old bird?

No, not grand-mother_furie you dolt! This one!

Furie goes on about a great film called Condorman... I don't believe these things could ever be exciting if mixed with Michael Crawford???

That's all from me for now my deers

 

[furie]

Excellent munchkin... so close to the truth I'm sure :roll:

Chester are trying to help all the animals (not just the Scousers) in the park to get together. So they
ve arranged meeting points. Either the animals are too stupid to deal with it, or these simply can't read, or have no concept of self.

What do we find here?

Yes, obviously! Just what I was thinking!

Infernus has a new competitor for the ugliest, hairiest, smelliest animal seen on CF

This PTR is going to have some quiz questions every so often. I'll show an animal and I want you to guess what they are. I'll give the answer to this one in a link, but what do you think?

It's clearly a:
http://www.broadswordsnbunnies.co.uk/im ... 009/17.jpg
The name makes me LOL!

Well done Chester Zoo - you've kind of ruined that for them now haven't you? Heartless bastards!

Okay, so first question. Do you know your UK Lizards? No points for Slow Worm

"Well officer, I was driving my Jag down the road, when suddenly I hit a clump of rocks! It's broken the front end really badly. No, I was drinking Officer..."

Recently, MMF has really come out of his shell!

Take me home you great Orange Ape... It's just like a line from a mid afternoon antique show...

Big brother is prone... and aware mischief is just about to occur!

Why are Flamingos pink? (yes, that's another question)

Another inaptly named meeting point... What's at this one?

Close, but no bananas!

Time for lunch and an improptue rehersal for some music number or other!

Fun Ark! sounds like the kind of place kids can clamber and enjoy themselves...

... or not as the case may be :roll:

Erm... What is it?

"Lion Pride" - see what I did there?

Aha! What will we find here?

Of course, the sign is lion... And the animal is also just lion around... Etc, etc, etc...

Run children, RUN!!! The Lions are loose!

The boat ride was actually open. We've not seen this in many years... Hurray!... I said HURRAY! Not sit looking miserable.

Ah, it's because this is the:

In the boat?

Altogether now! "That's the badger!!!"

Advert for a better Web Browser? (Name the animal, win a prize)

The Kangaroos spot something... It's Maxi-Minor_Furie heading this way with more...

"The camera... It is mine..."

 

[maxi-minor_furie]

Just a quick report from me this time! Just to mix things up a little bit.

You may have heard rumours that Furie has changed appearance... This was my opportunity to try and grasp a rare picture of the new look...

Damn, he moves fast... Let's try again!

Gah! Wrong Furie!

Oi! Get your hand out of the way!

You're just going to make a spectacle of yourself (name the animal)

And here it is, at last! That elusive shot. You can really see the difference!
http://www.broadswordsnbunnies.co.uk/im ... 009/44.jpg

Back to the ugly man!

 

[furie]

Yes, thanks...

Couple more questions for you!

Name the bird!

What is this, and why is it special (other than the fact the name makes me laugh)?

Not quite as exciting as a new ride, but new for 2009 at Chester is the butterfly house! It's quite nice if you like that kind of thing

I see you sneaking out there.

Ahhh... Sneaking out because it's the dope room obviously...

Name this... Exact type please!


And finally, finally, finally...

They got one right

Erm, great day and all that. Lots of animals, smiles and fun was had. Hurrah!

 

[nadroJ]

I've always wanted to go to Chester Zoo, seems like a really fun place.

Answers:

1) Flamingos are pink because they eat lots of shrimp!
2) Is it a gopher?
3) Red Panda
4) Rhea or an Emu
5) Capybara
6) I don't know, some sort of tortoise Galapagos?

 

[jokerman]

Flamingos are pink because they eat lots of blue-green algae, often force fed to them to maintain their pink colour. The shrimp thing is a common misconception.
Also, is there such an animal as the firefox? If there is then thats what I'll guess.
Very nice report, made me giggle. Looks like an interesting family day out if I'm ever in the area.

 

[nealbie]

"Well officer, I was driving my Jag down the road, when suddenly I hit a clump of rocks! It's broken the front end really badly. No, I was drinking Officer..."

I actually fell off the bed with side-splitting laughter at that! :lol:

 

[Dave]

Flamingos are pink because they eat lots of blue-green algae, often force fed to them to maintain their pink colour. The shrimp thing is a common misconception.

Someone watched QI

But Jordan guessed most the aimals I would've except maybe the Gopher?

Oh is the tortoise a Seychelles giant tortoise?

 

[jokerman]

I knew that before I saw QI, but yes, QI jogged my memory.

 

[gavin]

Yay for quizzes!

1. The 3 lizards fund in the U.K are the Common Lizard, Sand Lizard and Slow Worm.

2. It depends on the type of Flamingo. It could be either from shrimp or algae. The basic answer is Beta Carotene.

3. That's a prairie dog/prairie marmot. Different names for the same thing.

4. That'ss be a red panda.

5. Poor quality models of spectacled bears.

6. Rhea.

7. Those are Capybara. They're special because they're the world's largest rodent. They are in the cavy (guinea pig) group of rodents. (fishing for bonus points).

8. I'm thinking that's an aldabra tortoise.

I want to go to the zoo now!

 

[Nic]

hehe, great reports as ever, Mr Furie... and Roo!
I am, however, greatly upset by the lack of Meerkats. Do they not have any?
The inclusion of a red panda did go some way to making up for it though. I love Red Pandas

 

[furie]

Well done Gavin - all but one right. Jordan was right on the tortoise front - Galapagos.

I'd forgotten you were back just down the road actually, I'd have given you a shout if I'd thought ahead. Then again, these family days are a bit of a random nightmare for outsiders :lol:

Also, my Mum would have had to try REALLY hard to not be scouse and it may have finished her off :lol:

They had Meerkats Vadge, but they were being shy and hiding from cameras.

 

[peep]

Great Photo trip report! Was very entertaining to read. Lol at the meeting point signs.

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Aw that's cute! At least your zoo has animals in the winter time, I mean, I went to the Detroit Zoo in the middle of the season a long time ago and I think the only things they had were the butterfly conservatory, the polar bears, and the gorillas.

Although I do know it gets far colder here.

Very cute though and maxi-minor is.. SOOO ADORABLE as usual. Him and my little sister should date.

 

[furie]

Him and my little sister should date.

No... They shouldn't :lol:

 

[Nic]

^hahahahahaha!

 

[BetaKitten]

I can't believe you saw a Jaguar! I don't think i ever have

They're always off in the distance or somewhere....

That bloody playground is a nightmare! When your trying to round up your child/children off it.... you lose them for ages!

 

[furie]

We saw the Panther too, but I didn't get a decent photo

 

[Dave]

I've seen a Snow Lepoard

Marwell Zoo <3