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#59 - Zoo Time with Gators?

4/9/2018

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Staten Island Zoo in 1963
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One of my first memories of our move to Staten Island, was when we visited the zoo. As my family studied the alligators, I watched a daring, young boy straddle the railing like a cowboy.
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I was impressed. I copied his stunt, then I promptly fell in. Luckily, I fell onto a platform, not into the pit. I slammed my face horribly on the railing. I remember feeling very embarrassed that an older woman I didn't know, was suddenly pulling me back to safety.

Sad Looking Face
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This blurry photo was taken days after my fall. It hardly shows my swollen face or black eye.
 


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I remember being very embarrassed to start first grade in a new city, with  my distorted face. But for years, I loved bragging about how I'd fallen into the alligator pit... sort of.

Gators?
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So today we went to the Houston Zoo and I was ready to see the gators and remember my 6-year-old encounter. 
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But all I found was a tiny crocodile of some sort, in the reptile house.

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No Gators at the Zoo
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Well, we evidently have no alligators in the Houston Zoo right now! Maybe that's because they aren't interesting enough?
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I've seen them in my own neighborhood, after all. So I posed with the sign that tells me alligators are coming next year, to a new Wetlands Exhibit.

Being 6
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I did misbehave for a brief moment, for old time's sake.
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Then I had a chance to get up close and personal with a gator in a giant photo. I suffered no injuries on my zoo adventure!  
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Don
5/15/2018 10:10:05 am

Yay! So much fun!

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