Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Homeboy is Cray Cray. “What the hell is goin’ on?” you might ask… I’m not quite sure- but he and his family were feeding the raccoons. After a long first day of getting into Montreal, my hosts Li Li and Jeff took me up to Mount Royal to check out the view. We drove up, saw the beautiful lights of the city- but it was upstaged by the most random scene… a family- two parents and a little girl, about 7 or 8? feeding a horde of Freakishly Large Raccoons. I was fearing that something really bad was about to happen, but fortunately it- never escalated… even when the mom was kicking some of the bigger raccoons out of the way so the babies could eat. If you watch the video- you’ll see there’s like 30+ of ‘em swarming/begging for food like dogs. Strangely, they were really gentle and seemed almost domesticated…very at ease around humans. Maybe because they’re Canadian? All the American Raccoons I’ve encountered are mean and aggressive. [youtube]NVmKmLDTo60[/youtube]
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Ahhhh, Chicago in 100 degree heat. . . What better place to escape into the air conditioning than the Shedd Aquarium? And right now they have a great jellyfish exhibit that will be up until Spring 2012. Yes, I admit that the entry fee is pretty steep at about 30$ a head. But don’t let that you detour you! Once we were pass the admission booth I quickly realized that all of the money goes back to the facility. It ain’t cheap feeding all those fishies! Oh! And don’t miss the resident beluga whales, either. Those little friendly guys will make your day with their cuteness! Word of advice: Purchase your ticket in advance on-line at the Shedd Aquarium website. There is a separate entry line for on-line tickets that was virtually empty.
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