HK Zoo

Today is a holiday in HK -- it's National Day, celebrating China's establishment -- so I've got a mid-week day off of work. We decided to spend it at HK's Zoo, really a 'mini zoo' by the standards of most cities. But most impressive is how close the zoo is to the heart of bustling downtown (a zoo itself) and to the building in which I work. To think that I've passed by this little gem so many times without visiting!

The zoo is very primate heavy, with everything from tiny macaques to big orangutans. The highlight of the day was a howl-off between two very large Sumatran Gibbons. I thought she would be scared by it, but Ingrid watched the showdown with rapt attention.

Ingrid is still too young to really know what is going on but she really enjoyed herself. It was funny to see her point at the various hairy primates and say 'Da Da!' Either she's directing my attention to the apes, or she is saying that I resemble what she's pointing at. And with a largely Chinese audience who liked to observe our every move, it seemed at times like we were the zoo animals.

Fun day. Here are a couple pictures. We also took some video but it is proving hard to post. Will try again later.