The day after photographing the aurora I decided hit up the Omaha zoo before heading home. I'd been there only once before in the middle of February, and hoped to have a nicer visit.

The highlight of the visit was randomly sitting down to see a seal and walrus show …

On my way back from Mitchell, SD I stopped at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, SD. A friend told me there was a baby Pallas Cat there, so figured it would be worth it.

Naturally it was rainy that morning, and saw neither hide nor hair of the …