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Robert and I drove up to Seattle near the airport to see Scott, Shana, Madison and Max as they were in transit form Sitka to Alexandria. They always spend the night in Seattle going east form Alaska due to the plane schedules, so here was our chance for hugs and kisses. I didn’t take many [...]

After the rhino visit, we headed to see the elephants and one in particular that was well trained to be around people. Unfortunately, I forget her name. It did all the tricks the trainer asked it to do, plus we fed and petted it. No petting the rhino!

The second part of our backstage tour of the Portland zoo was the rhinoceros. Even the keeper stays away from it, protected by huge bars. Feeding him was one of the most memorable things I have ever done. Its prehensile upper lip (adapted for grasping and holding), slimy, warm tongue and lower lip grabbed around [...]