Named after characters from a famous children’s poem, the Zoo’s sloth bear trio, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, had personalities worthy of their own story. Agile and active little Wynken, reported by ZOONOOZ to be the “dancer” of the group, “could win a jitter-bug contest very easily, but Blynken or Nod just won’t dance with him.” Blynken preferred to play at being the big bad wolf by huffing and puffing at everything—and failing to bring anything down. Nod, apparently the sensitive one, would hold up a dirty paw to show to visitors, while covering his eyes with the other paw and hanging his head in apparent dismay—much to the delight of the adoring crowds.