The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

The pandas were engaged in an epic battle.

But over what we cannot be sure.

The weather was nice.

The bamboo was plentiful.

There seemed to be perfect conditions for lying around doing nothing.

But instead the teeth and claws were out.

Finally Mom got tired and the cubs went to cuddle in the hammock.

And give each other kisses.

The kind of kisses where the scruff of your brother’s neck winds up in your mouth.

And somehow he winds up falling out of the hammock.

And you’re not very helpful when he tries to get back in.

So he gives you a big hug.

Such friendly hugs.

And you both fall out of the hammock.

Hey! No sneaking in the back!

Where did he go?

We don’t both fit in here!

This isn’t working!

Move over and give me some space!

Let me tell you a secret.

If I go away and leave you alone.

You will have a lot more space to get comfortable.

But soon you will be sad and lonely.

And I’ll get all the bamboo to myself!

You’ve seen the baby rhino’s bum and the pregnant mommy rhino’s bum, so now you should see the daddy rhino’s bum.

The rhinos are much easier to tell apart from the back.

Like many two-year olds, the panda’s second birthday party was so much excitement in one day that she passed out in the cake.

Fortunately her twin brother was there to wake her up.

The baby clouded leopards are now ferocious hunters.

They each got their own treat. But they are siblings, so of course one treat was ignored and they fought over the other one.

Even though they were exactly the same.

The loser was unimpressed.

Although the winner didn’t actually eat it either.

Then something happened in the pond. Something you apparently had to be a cat to see. But it was very interesting.

Then they got back to the food-toy.

Put it in his mouth.

And spit it back out again.

If anyone’s wondering why the zoo doesn’t give the animals live prey, this is the reason.

It’s certainly not because they aren’t mighty hunters.

They are totally ferocious.

Cute.

But ferocious.