New babies and other little sprouts

Here is Gus watering his very own urban-style vegetable garden. He picked out all the plantings himself and included all of his favorites--lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, green beans, and okra. He is very serious about his little green "tiny baby sprouts."


And here is the zoo's newest baby--a boy. We've been over to the zoo a couple of times a week to watch his progress. Mama and baby are out only two hours a day for some indoor exercise (hence the poor pictures and poles blocking the shots), but the baby (yet unnamed) has already gotten bigger and a little more confident. Gus is very excited about this guy, to say the least. Personally, I am jealous of the mama elephant's trunk that she uses to push her babe around, lasso him, and to get him to look at her. That would be so useful with a two-year-old.