As an indicator of how I just blipped on the world in general this summer, this post from Digby stopped me, especially this part:
"Wait a minute," I said to myself. "That's not right. They were named Clark and Addison." The other two streets that border Wrigley Field.
I checked, just to make sure.
I even saw them a couple of weeks ago, and remarked how small they were.
I guess I'd better start paying attention.
Red panda cubs at Lincoln Park Zoo are named in honor of the other Cubs who call Chicago home. The cubs are named Sheffield and Waveland, the streets on each side of Wrigley Field.
"Wait a minute," I said to myself. "That's not right. They were named Clark and Addison." The other two streets that border Wrigley Field.
I checked, just to make sure.
The cubs at the Kovler Lion House—a male (above) and a female (below), as yet unnamed—are the second in two years for breeding pair Leafa and Phoenix, following male Clark and female Addison, now at San Diego Zoo and Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo respectively. Together, all the cubs highlight the strength of zoos’ collaborative efforts to keep their population sustainable over the long run.
I even saw them a couple of weeks ago, and remarked how small they were.
I guess I'd better start paying attention.
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