Posted on 01/19/2018 3:07:25 PM PST by bgill
Expect pandemonium. If Congress fails to avert a government shutdown by its Friday deadline, the popular panda cameras at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington will be turned off, according to a statement from the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian's lion and elephant cameras will also go dark if the federal government is shut down, the statement read... "A shutdown will not affect the Zoo's commitment to the safety of staff and the standard excellence in animal care," the statement read.
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Whew, the world was on the edge of their seats all night worried about the panda cams. Camera 1 is on but guess they had to turn off camera 2 during the national crisis. Noticing they have a message to donate to put the mole rat on camera. Guessing the mole rat isn’t above public charity donations but the panda needs his camera funded by the public tax dollars. The zoo is still open. Just saw a family with kids going through. Bet the store is open to purchase hot coffee, lunch, t-shirts and stuffed animals to take home.
We can all celebrate now, camera 1 and 2 are up and running.
Dems across the nation are weeping.
Mole rat is still naked...
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