It seemed to go on for ages and I couldn't get to grips with it at all, blinking like a mole into 2013. And it's been over a month since I posted on here. Bad girl. Baaaaaad.
It's been a while now, but I hope you guys had lots of Festive Fun!
The highlight of my Christmas was spending some time with the delightful Nemo Otter at the Aquazoo in Düsseldorf. What a treat! Dr Wolfgang Gettmann and Aquazoo friend Heike Degen were so nice to Paul and I and let us spend ages with Nemo, as well as showing us behind the scenes of the zoo. I got to hold a tarantula! Squeamish folks, look away now.
We could have stroked an octopus too, apparently, but sadly it had died a few days earlier.
Anyway, let's cut to the best bit.
A sleepy little ott! Nemo's fur is coarser that I expected, as were his whiskers. He also has an incredibly muscly tail which was really quite heavy and fleshy underneath the tip.
Now, could I sneak this otter into my handbag? And would they notice?
Taking Nemo for a walk in Nordpark, where the Aquazoo is set.
Nemo hunts for juicy fat worms, which he dispatches with a couple of quick gulps. DELICIOUS.
It all seems like a dream now! We were with him for three hours and were invited to stay longer, but we had to catch a train up to the north later that afternoon. We can go and visit him again whenever we are next there, though.
Aquazoo
Kaiserswerther Straße 380, 40200 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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