Dung beetle

There are statues of the animals all over the Zoo.  Chimpanzees, Rhinos, Bears, most of them are life sized.  I'm really hoping these dung beetles are not however.  They stood as tall as my 3 year old grand daughter.  

Surprise frog

I took this picture of the water plant at the North Carolina Zoo, and didn't notice the little green frog until I got it onto the computer.  I never would have seen it if I hadn't blown up the picture.
I think he's a Green Treefrog, even though he's not on a tree.

Red elephant

I've heard of pink elephants and white elephants, and I've seen gray elephants, but not red ones.  The elephants at the North Carolina Zoo cover themselves in the Carolina red clay and they look red.  It's startling to see.