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Wonderful Seals

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My husband and I used to go to the zoo in Tulsa in our dating days. I loved it. We would buy treats to feed the animals, and my husband always snuck in some ‘extras’ that weren’t technically approved. We walked casually around, loving to see the animals.  By the time we saw two or three animals, it would look like we were at the head of a parade. People would see the animals responding to my husband’s efforts to make them do tricks and follow us in order to see more.

 

Seal-Bearded – Flickr_Foilist Peter-Center for Biological Diversity

 

I don’t know how he did it, but the bears would sit up and wave at us. The monkeys would make rude gestures, making my husband double over, laughing.

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The seals were about halfway around the circle we would make. Seals are one of my favorite animals. I love their grace, agility, and speed, and their faces make my heart melt. Usually, there were several in their ‘pond.’ They would end up following my husband as he walked the perimeter of their area, feeding them and talking to them.  It was like fish schooling. Then, he would make them nuts by hurrying from one side to the other, or one end to the other. He would finally stop and they would gather, noses all pointing to him.

 

Seal Pup, Norfolk, England, Newsweek

I have wonderful memories of trips to the zoo with him. We haven’t been to the Tulsa Zoo in many, many years now, but in my head, it was like yesterday.  Our pets follow him around the house, too. They know he is the source of all good things.

 

Norfolk Beach – Bored Panda

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