PRA team at SD zoo

[paulgila]

mattyb mentioned he hadnt been to the SD zoo since he was a strap-leafed seedling,so palmgrover & i decided it was time for the PRA team

to have a day at the zoo.

tall howeas out front.

where are all the pix you took,matt?

you dont HAVE to have a ponytail to work there but it helps.

matt was hungry.

zoo employee nearly pecked to death by vicious flamingos.

[paulgila]

caryota.

veitchia?

this clumping phoenix has been there ever since i can remember,& thats a LONG time!

[paulgila]

coral tree flowers.

i love a big butia.

bob directing traffic again.

a.purpurea(mt lewis-or so i'm told by matt,who thinks he knows it ALL!)

[paulgila]

matt touching a chubby.

all the quips i came up with for this pic are "inappropriate."

[paulgila]

bob was having a blast--his wife doesnt let him out much(sorry bob).

"i swear those seeds musta CRAWLED into my pocket!"

[paulgila]

one for kim.

look at the bars on the reptile house windows! most of those snakes in there could slither right thru!

caryotas are SO cool! why must they die so young?why?why?why?

[paulgila]

matt is a very "tactile" person,which means he lacks "tact."

bob knows he can grow one better--come on bob,do it!!!

[paulgila]

"oh baby!"

matts new professional "fancy-pants" acting head-shot,taken by me.pay me,matt!

bob thinks he discovered a new palm species with a black,smooth trunk.

oh,i guess he was checking the cool allagoptera.

[paulgila]

"someone take a picture of me!"

bob in his best sunday-go-to-meetin'-bonnet.

[paulgila]

do these palms know how COOL they are?

l.saribus.

[paulgila]

ravenea sp.

livistona decora,i believe.

clinostigma,i think the sign says savoryanum.

mmmmmmmmmmm,"savory"....

[paulgila]

more "clinostig-mania."

sorry,couldnt help myself.

"c.harlandii."

PRA team doing what it does best.

[niftinfiftin]

Thanks for the pictures.

It truly looks awesome, your commentary was also top notch.

Cheers

[Jeff Searle]

Paul,

Great pics. as usual. And your personal play-by-play is nothing short of your true professionalism. But why are you guys the only people looking at the palms? Everyone else looks confused.

Jeff

[BS Man about Palms]

I think its very nice that Bob was paying tribute to me by wearing the large lifeguard hat since I didn't get to go.

[bubba]

Great shots from a great place! Thank you

[JD in the OC]

I remember last time me and Jeff took a "palm tour" through the SD Zoo, I stopped at the monkey exhibit and said "Hey Jeff check it out! They have animals here too!!"

[Kim]

Thanks for the tour and snarky commentary. Where are those Clinostigma located? I can't tell from the background if you're on Hoof Mesa or near Wegeforth Bowl, or over by the koalas. Time to give my membership card an outing.

[realarch]

Ahhh the commentary. Every time I cruise through the zoo I see new palms and other flora. Maybe our local chapter can initiate a species ID and label project. Be nice to know what's there and track the progress with cold hardiness etc...

Tim

[Kris]

bob was having a blast--his wife doesnt let him out much(sorry bob).

It seems the situation happens to be the same even for me nowadays.i think that is the fate of all married men !

I think its very nice that Bob was paying tribute to me by wearing the large lifeguard hat since I didn't get to go.

Dear Bill,initially even i miss took bob for you,due to that lovely hat.

[osideterry]

Great photos again Paul, but this time I found your comments more pithy and irascible than snarky.

[MattyB]

I guess I've gotta come in and fix Paul's messed up I.D.'s again. The palm in the bottom of post 3 and on into 4 is Dictyosperma album, not Archontophoenix. Man! OK, here's some of my pics:

The obligatory "We're here" pic.

The rainbow Euc.

Paul thinks these are palms too. Nerd.

[MattyB]

Looking up to the Dypsis.

Paul brought along his new girlfriend. She's cold blooded.

Aiphane

This guy reminded me of Kris. Not the way he looks, but because of the pics Kris posted of the gators in India. Although if you squint your eyes...

[MattyB]

Bob dives right into a Laccospadix.

Paul was then eaten by a palm.

Turtle tortiose whatever

[MattyB]

Copernicia alba or prunifera. I can never tell which is which.

Paul next to the C. harlandii

Syagrus sancona I think.

[paulgila]

matt look again.that palm was east of the dictyosperma.maybe if you'd take off the hollywood cool-guy sunglasses

you could tell the difference.

terry,"pithy & irascible" almost sounds like a compliment,you sure thats what you meant?

[MattyB]

I figure that if I keep posting pics of Paul doing this, he'll stop. Hasn't worked yet.

mm bau bau, papa mm bau bau...hinia

Fan palm

Kigelia africana after the flowers have fallen off. No sausages though. They should plant an egg tree next to it.

[MattyB]

Armondo the South American Armadillo

The link above has some video of Armondo

This is a pic of Paul when he wakes up after a night of Saki.

[paulgila]

speaking of IDs yers are not exactly unequivocal so far,matty-boy.

i am FAR from finished,muahaha!

[MattyB]

See what I mean.

Scary lookin' aminal

[MattyB]

I thought this looked like a young Attalea.

But it was labled this. What the heck is this? Never heard of it before.

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[MattyB]

The standard procedure

I thought this was Hyphane but Bob noticed it had no spines on the petiole. So we concluded that it must be Nannorhops.

[paulgila]

at least i "wake up",not just snap out of a deep passed-out coma like some people i know...

[MattyB]

Snail hotel.

That guy is small.

SD from the skytram.

[MattyB]

Then Paul vamped out and bit Bob's neck. Very gently. It was gross.

Bob you don't have to hold up all the palms.

These were seeds on a C. tepijilote. Must have been hybridized, they look too round.

Fern canyon. No idea why they call it that.

[MattyB]

Bob and a sea of Chamaedoreas

And then Bob was eaten by a Ficus.

Ficus ariculata

Rhopalostylis sapida.

[MattyB]

Awwwwwwwww

Beucarnea recurvata out front.

[MattyB]

Mandatory Pho Van lunch afterwards.

That's all I got snarky dank. I'm out.

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Y does your zoo have soooo much cooler palms than mine? Nice pics gents... Thanks for posting. I feel all left out though... I wanna be part of the snarkism.

[John Case]

I thought this looked like a young Attalea.

But it was labled this. What the heck is this? Never heard of it before.

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I found this on the web...seems reliable.

http://www.dipbot.unict.it/Palms/Descr06.html