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A zoo
Riverbanks Zoo in West
Columbia is flushed with the
pelting rays of a hot Easter
Sunday Sun. The 91 degree
weather has coaxed hoardes
of visitors out to the zoo and
each in their own way, they
respond to what's around
them with an unusual
candidness, a frank childlike
curiousity.
Bedecked in casual shorts,
, stiff suits or special Easter
clothes, the visitors stray
from the polar bear to the
monkeys, from tne exquisite
giraffes to a pacing lion.
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young child with the close
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fferent. It sits on the
itskirts of Interstate 26
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setting that makes
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natural leafy settings
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rests for animal-lovers.
The man with the receding
lirline waves a brightange
cracker almost
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PARENTS AT the zoo are
magically transformed into
Harvard doctorates, lecturing
to their ctiildren about
the nature of the animals
they're observing, their
typical habits and where in
the world the creatures can
be found.
A grandfatherly type
lovingly tells his young
companion all about the
penguin, stressing its incessant
waddle, noting its
capacity to swim, making
sure the youngster is watching.
Back outside, the sun
glares back into the teary
eyes of zoo-goers. Near the
outside bird display, rare
fowl are caged in forest
surroundings.
THE GIRL named
Stephanie in the green outfit
skips around the outside of
thp raffm as her mother calls
for her to look at the toucan,
a beautiful r ~ ilored
creature. He. . -.jnger
brother mentions "Froot
Loops," the sugar-coated
breakfast cereal that made
the toucan famous. Before
long, her parents have tried
to persuade the uninterested
Stephanie to watch the bird.
No luck.
The slow pace of walking
at the zoo is probably the
way people might want to
wander through life.
Aimlessly, observing,
analyzing, having fun with
their kids.
ror tne people that attended
the zoo on that Easter
Sunday and for those visiting
the rest of the year, the
Riverbanks Zoo serves as a
model for the relaxed state
of mind that is so enjoyablethe
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