{"id":2118,"date":"2010-10-01T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T21:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2010-10-01T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T03:54:41","slug":"work-and-play-at-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/10\/01\/work-and-play-at-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Work And Play At The Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First I met with <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sandiegozoo.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/06\/what-is-an-elephant-odyssey-ambassador\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rick, the San Diego Zoo Ambassador<\/a>, to talk about his interest in one of my pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Then I walked around taking pictures, with an emphasis on the gorillas because of yesterday&#8217;s passing of 45-year old Alvila.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pacsworlds.com\\\/blogs\\\/2010\\\/10\\\/01\\\/work-and-play-at-the-zoo\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:21460605}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2125\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285959478&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"African Slender-snouted Crocodile lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?w=228&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/African-Slender-snouted-Crocodile-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"African Slender-snouted Crocodile lo-res\" alt=\"African Slender-snouted Crocodile laying on top of its pool\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> African Slender-snouted Crocodile laying on top of its pool <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 106px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"106\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"102\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285958507&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GorillaStanding lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?w=102&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/GorillaStanding-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"102\" height=\"152\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"102\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"GorillaStanding lo-res\" alt=\"Western Lowland Gorilla waiting for some treats\" style=\"width: 102px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Western Lowland Gorilla waiting for some treats <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2127\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285960519&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meerkats01 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?w=228&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats01-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Meerkats01 lo-res\" alt=\"Four Meerkats wrestling\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Four Meerkats wrestling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 162px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"162\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 241px; height: 162px;\" data-original-width=\"241\" data-original-height=\"162\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"237\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"158\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2128\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285960579&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meerkats02 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?w=237&#038;h=158&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Meerkats02-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"237\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"158\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Meerkats02 lo-res\" alt=\"I&#039;ve been spotted\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 158px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> I&#8217;ve been spotted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 162px;\" data-original-width=\"110\" data-original-height=\"162\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"106\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"158\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2129\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285958695&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Silverback Profile lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?w=106&#038;h=158&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Silverback-Profile-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"106\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"106\" data-original-height=\"158\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Silverback Profile lo-res\" alt=\"Silverback gorilla in profile\" style=\"width: 106px; height: 158px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Silverback gorilla in profile <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 162px;\" data-original-width=\"110\" data-original-height=\"162\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"106\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"158\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2130\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963798&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari01 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?w=106&#038;h=158&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari01-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"106\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"106\" data-original-height=\"158\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari01 lo-res\" alt=\"Start of my Skyfari ride\" style=\"width: 106px; height: 158px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Start of my Skyfari ride <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 109px; height: 162px;\" data-original-width=\"109\" data-original-height=\"162\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"105\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"158\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2131\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari02 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?w=105&#038;h=158&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari02-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"105\" height=\"158\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"105\" data-original-height=\"158\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari02 lo-res\" alt=\"Over the Panda exhibit\" style=\"width: 105px; height: 158px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Over the Panda exhibit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 403px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"403\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 403px;\" data-original-width=\"300\" data-original-height=\"403\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"296\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"198\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963906&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari03 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?w=296&#038;h=198&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari03-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"296\" height=\"198\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"296\" data-original-height=\"198\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari03 lo-res\" alt=\"Over the Gorilla enclosure\" style=\"width: 296px; height: 198px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Over the Gorilla enclosure <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"296\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"197\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2133\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963926&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari04 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?w=296&#038;h=197&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari04-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"296\" height=\"197\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"296\" data-original-height=\"197\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari04 lo-res\" alt=\"Midway through my ride\" style=\"width: 296px; height: 197px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Midway through my ride <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 270px; height: 403px;\" data-original-width=\"270\" data-original-height=\"403\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"266\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"399\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2134\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari05 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?w=266&#038;h=399&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari05-lo-res.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"266\" height=\"399\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"266\" data-original-height=\"399\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari05 lo-res\" alt=\"Over Albert&#039;s restaurant\" style=\"width: 266px; height: 399px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Over Albert&#8217;s restaurant <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"281\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2135\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285963986&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Skyfari06 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?w=281&#038;h=187&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Skyfari06-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"281\" data-original-height=\"187\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Skyfari06 lo-res\" alt=\"Descending over the entrance\/exit\" style=\"width: 281px; height: 187px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Descending over the entrance\/exit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 285px; height: 191px;\" data-original-width=\"285\" data-original-height=\"191\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Whale-Bones-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[2118]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"281\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"187\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"2136\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Whale-Bones-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285962740&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Whale Bones lo-res\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/web.signonsandiego.com\/news\/2010\/sep\/17\/whale-fossil-found-at-san-diego-zoo-construction-s\/&lt;\/p&gt; 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