A Zoo in the Garden
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342271)
Rockingham, Australia
January 11, 2017 9:18pm CST
Rebelann1949 (rebelann) and I have been discussing what fun it would be to have a zoo of fibreglass animals. She remarked that people would call her that 'crazy lady with the plastic zoo'. We have a friend who lives in Nannup, Western Australia, who has imported, at great expense, at least several life-size fibreglass native African animals including an elephant, a rhinocerous and some zebras.
She says herself she is eccentric but people love to drive by her garden and see the animals. She has them near the boundary so people can admire them without needing to call in. It would be a bit of a surprise to suddenly see a look-alike elephant in someone's garden.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
What a beautiful picture. That would be wonderful to see. I imagine they would be quite expensive to buy.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv oh wow that is very nice and very life like.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Jan 17
Haha. The last line was well.said
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 17
@amitkokiladitya It would certainly be a shock as they are very life-like.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv I can't imagine how loud will I shout if I see anything like this
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@rebelann (113008)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Jan 17
WOW, that has to be totally Kool, especially since all of them are life sized. I imagine it was extremely expensive to have all those plastic ....umm, err, fiberglass .... kritters made to scale and then to have them put in place on her grounds. Would be fun to see that's a fact. Well, in her defense, she has all those pets without all the mess 
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
13 Jan 17
I think it would be nice, but maybe just a bit smaller in size in my garden
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@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv , it is nice, I just can't imagine it
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
That is a very good idea.
I would like to share with you this garden zoo in one of the famous resorts in my hometown.
These animals are made from Marble.
My hometown is called the Marble Country because it is the source of marble stones here in the Philippines.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
This is nice, animals made of marbles. Is this in Romblon?
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jan 17
@averygirl72 Yes, that is in Romblon, Romblon, Philippines.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
12 Jan 17
I'm sure that would be a lot of fun!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv so you want a fiberglass farm.. not a zoo
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 17
I'd rather have cows and sheep but these suit this particular couple. :)
@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 17
@katsmeow1213 Yes, that's it - and Herc can scare people silly by suddenly running out from amongst them all. 
@allknowing (137995)
• India
12 Jan 17
What if they really attract live animals. Would be more interesting then. This reminds me of an image I saw of a huge garden full of plastic flowers.
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 17
There are no animals like these in Australia and in that area, there would only be kangaroos.
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Jan 17
It certainly would give one a start to see that.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv That is very lifelike and huge.
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 17
@JamesHxstatic It is, isn't it? I think I like this one the best. :)
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
13 Jan 17
Wow... Its wonderful... Really looks like a zoo. I hope its very expensive. Here also we have those animals,,, but very very expensive
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
13 Jan 17
@JudyEv yeah... However its wonderful
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@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
12 Jan 17
The garden looks cool with zoo animals in it.
Does your friend have a big garden? And the dog in the picture, is it real?
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 17
Yes, she does have a big garden and I think the dog is meant to be a lion cub and it is fibreglass too.
@atoz1to10 (6780)
• Australia
12 Jan 17
@JudyEv OK. Thanks for your explanation. Is she going to have more animals to put in her garden?
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 17
@atoz1to10 I haven't seen her for quite a while. We need to take a drive and see if she has some more now. :)
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
13 Jan 17
That is cool! Is there any danger that someone might steal the fibreglass animals?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Jan 17
Looking very good in there. I would love to see those in a Garden but only fibre glass ones of course. What a great idea.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
13 Jan 17
@JudyEv
It certainly is. Reminds me of how precious wildlife is and nature itself.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
12 Jan 17
I am assuming that photo is of them? quite amusing!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv I see, it's adorable, and yes, wanna ride it!
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@moffittjc (121734)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jan 17
That would be fun to stroll around that garden looking at all the 'zoo animals.' I imagine that if an elephant suddenly appeared in someone's garden, it would create quite a stir around town!
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@moffittjc (121734)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jan 17
@JudyEv Well, if I was visiting there, I would love to drive by and take a look at all the animals in the garden!
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
12 Jan 17
It would be an attraction to see for sure! Haha! That would be fun to do though. Why not enjoy life and not worry about what others might think? That is the best way to live!
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@JudyEv (342271)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jan 17
That is what this lady says. She doesn't care what others think of her. She likes them and that's that.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
14 Jan 17
@JudyEv Exactly! That is all that matters!
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@Linda1234 (4712)
• Houston, Texas
12 Jan 17
These animals are beautiful and so cool.
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