{"id":1160,"date":"2015-12-30T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2015\/12\/christmas-fun-at-the-columbus-zoo.html"},"modified":"2015-12-30T15:34:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T15:34:00","slug":"christmas-fun-at-the-columbus-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2015\/12\/christmas-fun-at-the-columbus-zoo.html","title":{"rendered":"Christmas fun at the Columbus Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

When I was growing up, the Columbus Zoo rivaled the sort of animals display one might find in a traveling circus set up in a shopping mall parking lot. \u00a0But then Jungle Jack Hanna came on board, and everything changed. \u00a0While doing everything imaginable to promote the zoo, including suffering unending barbs and jests at the hands of David Letterman, Mr. Hanna transformed the Zoo into one of the premier animal research centers in the world. \u00a0In the world! \u00a0Well done Jungle Jack!<\/p>\n

Some years ago, the Zoo began putting up Christmas lights here and there, and allowing people to come in after hours to meander about and admire the displays. \u00a0Now it is a full blown annual event. \u00a0We usually wait until after Christmas to go, since that is when we first went, plus it gives us something to look forward to during Christmastide. \u00a0This year we took the boys and got to do everything in a night just cool enough for Christmas, but not so frigid as to be miserable.<\/p>\n

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The fun and festivities Jack Hanna style<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Our youngest gazes in wonder at the aquarium\u2019s residents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The boys ready for a night with the zoo criters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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