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Kurt’s Blog: My Blank Park Zoo Animal Wishlist

You know me…I heart the Blank Park Zoo. I can’t wait for it to get, like 10 degrees warmer so we can fully enjoy it again.

I saw that the Zoo has two new additions…..2 MOUNTAIN ZEBRAS!

YES!

Zebras are great…my daughter will be thrilled…I’m thrilled…we should all be thrilled. (being thrilled is always fun).

What I found fun was that the zebra was one of the most requested animals for the zoo to acquire…

And in the midst of countless fantasy baseball drafts, I think…well, this is just an invite for my list of animals I wish for the Blank Park Zoo to acquire…and apparently, I’m obsessed with one variety of animal.

10. Dolphins

9. Komodo Dragon

8. Elephant

7. Chimpanzees

6. Gorillas

5. Sharks (this would be my daughter’s #1 pick)

4. Sun Bear

3. Polar Bear

2. Koala Bear

  1. Panda Bear 

Of course, if they did get the Top 3 on my list…I would be the next stupid fool to go over the barrier to get a closer selfie. I kid on that…RESPECT THE BARRIERS!! #TEAMJAGUAR

Apparently, I want the whole zoo to be nothing but Bears (and as a Packer fan, I don’t feel good about that sentence).

BRING ON THE BEARS!

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