Fun times with a munchkin

We go to the Zoo alot. It's right by our apartment, one stop down on the Max...and it's the perfect amusement for Pria (with some nice walking for us) We went to the Mandrill's pen the other day and the monkeys were very interactive. Pria walked up to the glass and they just started freaking out. They were lunging and stomping the ground in front of her. Then we picked her up and the big boss monkey ran over and took an interest in her. He would stomp and bow his head, so we had her bow back. Then all the other monkeys started bowing at her. They were all following whatever she did, so we had her run back and forth in front of the cage. They ran back and forth chasing her...still bowing and stomping as they ran. After a little bit, all the monkeys kept their heads down in front of her, so we had concluded that Pria is the new leader of the Madrill.

We also have Cougars at the zoo now. It took them a bit to be comfortable and actually walk around their pen. They have growled at Chris(don't blame them)and watched Pria intently we she's off by herself. But this last visit they were different. They were biting the glass. You could actually hear their teeth grinding against the the window in their den. We couldn't get Pria to touch the glass where they were biting, and she was sufficiently scared of them after that. But it was cool to see.