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My neighbor Dan, has more animals than he knows what to do with. At first I didn't mind his many pets, but they began to spend more time in my yard than in Dan's. I love animals so I didn't mind, I would sometimes feed them treats and play with them. In the past few days I noticed that Dan was not home but I could hear the barking of dogs coming from his house. I decided it would be a good idea to give him a call and see if everything was okay. After 2 days I finally reached him on his cell phone, he confirmed my feeling, he had gone on vacation and said his friend was stopping by to feed the animals.

I voiced my concern about the animals being home alone for so long. Dan told me to let myself in the back door and make sure everything was alright. As I entered the house everything seemed as it should, the dogs were taking a nap and two of his cats, Fluffy and Flurry were lying on the couch. I then realized Whiskers, Dan's favorite cat was missing. I began to search the house calling his name but I did not have any luck. After an hour of searching I decided to give Dan a call to let him know that Whiskers must have run away because he was no where to be found. I then heard a scratching noise coming from a shoe box on the dining room table. I slowly walked towards the box trying to be inconspicuous. Suddenly, Whiskers emerged from the box, he scared me but I was so happy to see him!



After working at the Philadelphia Zoo for 6 years I thought I had seen everything. I saw a man jump into the cage of the polar bear, a monkey steal a banana from a little girl and a giraffe escape into the zoo where it roamed free for about two minutes. When I woke up on July 17th I thought it would be like any other day, I got my cup of coffee, read the morning paper and got into my truck to face my 20 commute in traffic. When I got to work I was greeted by my friend Ron, he had worked at the zoo for 18 years and always said he had the best job in the world. Ron was in charge of feeding the lions and cheetahs, something that I would not have the courage to do.

For some reason on that particular morning, Ron encouraged me to come and help him with his morning feedings. Simba, a female cheetah, was first on the list for feeding. I watched as Ron made his way into her cage and carefully began to place the food into ground. Simba watched Ron out of the corner of her eye, she was a beautiful animal with shiny fur and a strong build. Just as Ron was finishing putting the food down Simba made a quick motion toward him. I began to fear that she was going to attack Ron right in front of me.

She began making her way to the area where Ron was standing, he was as calm as can be. At first she was just walking but now she was running. I thought to myself, he better get out of there or he is going to be Simba's dinner. Her eyes were focused on Ron as if he was her prey, you could see her teeth, long and jagged, which made me even more apprehensive. I was thinking the worst, I thought I this would be it for my friend Ron. As she approached him he gently put her paw on his shoulder and gave him a huge kiss on the cheek. I couldn't believe it, it was if they were friends.



It was my first trip to the circus, I couldn't wait to see all of the animals, the flame thrower and the trapeze artists. It seems like every year the circus comes to town I was always busy with sports or after school activities, but this year I was going to make it to the circus for the first time. As I entered the arena I was overwhelmed with the smell of popcorn and the sound of laughter. I found my seat and began to try and get a glimpse of the animals. Before I knew it the lights were lowered and a man wearing a black top hat emerged from center stage.

The trapeze artist were the first show and I could not get over the way they flew through the air with such ease. After their act was finished the crowd was silent as 4 enormous elephants made their way around the arena. The were the biggest animals I have ever seen, but in a way they looked friendly and inviting. Other animals began to make their way to center stage but I found myself drawn to the elephants. They were the best part of the circus!