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| pippi longstocking! kid writing in danish! |
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| early morning, wrapped tight in snuggly, his second favorite blanket |
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| this one is filed under "kids do the darndest things." he was asked to lay his clothes out for school - he took the job quite literally. i thought the flag was a nice touch. |
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| dressed and downstairs but not quite awake yet. |
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| low resolution selfie next to the fjord |
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| fishing with homemade pole |
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| reeling it in but no catch. |
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| view from the shore |
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| we saw a few butterflies...this is the only one that stood still long enough to capture a picture. |
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| furry-fuzziness growing right next to the water |
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| we ventured to scandinavian animal park - this is a timeline of the park, 2013-14 out of view |
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| on our way to the polar bear feeding. this poster is advocating to protect and save polar bears in the wild. |
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| three of the four bears that we got to see up close. one is a mom and the others are her cubs (including the one not pictured) |
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| a cub swimming over to a half of an apple |
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| look at how cute his feet are sticking out behind him |
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| he got really playful and began grabbing his feet and rolling over in the water |
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| this hefty dude is one of two adult males in the park. he weighs over 500 kilograms. |
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| mr. hefty stretched out |
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| one who likes to yak standing next to the real thing!! |
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| moose antlers |
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| TIME TO SHARPEN MY TEETH! |
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| brown bear feeding |
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| the guide told us all about these northern european brown bears |
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| the park boasts one of only ten mammoth skeletons in europe. it is estimated to be between 50,000 and 100,000 years old |
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| the park offers an overnight camping experience for those who dare |
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| aw, a beautiful creature that it seems a pity to see fenced up. to their credit, the park has an incredible amount of space for each animal species and the animals seem healthy and well cared for. |
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| fun fact: reindeer have antler velvet (some say it has medicinal powers) who knew? |