{"id":27,"date":"2010-04-20T03:48:09","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T03:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wordpress\/?p=27"},"modified":"2011-09-05T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-05T19:18:16","slug":"ranger-in-danger-book-launch-at-werribee-open-range-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"Ranger in Danger Book Launch at Werribee Open Range Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/image731.jpg\"><div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\\\/?p=27\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-27 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-attachment-id=\"379\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?attachment_id=379\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"401,227\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1268654264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"book launch 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-1.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-2-200x149.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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data-image-title=\"book launch 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-2-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-2.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3-200x149.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3-200x149.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-attachment-id=\"381\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?attachment_id=381\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"378,283\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"book launch 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-3.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-attachment-id=\"382\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?attachment_id=382\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"302,227\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"book launch 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-launch-4.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<\/a>The zoo launch\u00a0 at Werribee free-range zoo was super fun! We had a beautiful day, and had the actual launch in a sort of huge\u00a0hut, which looked over paddocks of free roaming rhinos, zebras and giraffes.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never had the opportunity before to be so close to wild animals. I had a very close encounter with a giraffe, but Ranger Sean, my co-author, had an even closer encounter. The giraffe seemed to like the taste of his hair!<\/p>\n<p>The rhinos were huge and apparently very intelligent. You would definitely want to keep on their good side!<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you get the chance to visit a zoo, take it!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-27\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-27\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-27\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The zoo launch\u00a0 at Werribee free-range zoo was super fun! We had a beautiful day, and had the actual launch in a sort of huge\u00a0hut, which looked over paddocks of free roaming rhinos, zebras and giraffes. I&#8217;ve never had the opportunity before to be so close to wild animals. I had a very close encounter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-27\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-27\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-27\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/?p=27&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BF8k-r","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":825,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alisonreynolds.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}