{"id":2995,"date":"2011-06-28T11:33:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T18:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2014-07-05T14:10:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T21:10:23","slug":"the-most-fascinating-animal-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/28\/the-most-fascinating-animal-at-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"The most fascinating animal at the zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camels, tigers, polar bears… what animal at the zoo would most capture a toddler’s attention?<\/p>\n

Could it be a squirrel?<\/p>\n

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Dee took us to the Alaska Zoo<\/a> during our recent visit, and Gem was captivated by this little red squirrel.<\/p>\n

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He didn’t move a lot at first<\/p>\n

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But I promise he was real<\/p>\n

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see…<\/p>\n

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They played peek-a-boo and hide and seek for a while<\/p>\n

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Then one last peek as we said good bye.<\/p>\n

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Camels, tigers, polar bears… what animal at the zoo would most capture a toddler’s attention? Could it be a squirrel? Dee took us to the Alaska Zoo during our recent visit, and Gem was captivated by this little red squirrel. 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