Sky Top Lodge + Dog Sledding

If you follow my tweets, you might remember when I traveled to rural Pennsylvania with my nine year-old niece. We stayed at Sky Top Lodge...

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America's First Zoo

I worked from the Philadelphia Zoo today. Did you know that it's America's First Zoo? I had a few special behind-the-scenes tours with keepers, and then I strolled the grounds for bit.... I'll be writing LOTS of fascinating animal posts about my visit on the National Geographic Inside Wild Blog.... so stay tuned, and in the meantime, here are a few of my favorite images from the day:

 {Barred Owl – this guy is blind}

{venemous Cottonmouth snake}

{baby Porcupine}

{no introduction needed}

{a Ringed Teel male that also happens to only have one leg}

{Amur Tiger}

{...... and here I am, holding my first Boa}

What are your favorite animals?

{photos are copyright Jodi Kendall}