Z-Z-Zoo!

I can't believe in a town of 60,000 people there is a zoo, but there is!  And we got to visit today and Jeff came with us!  They have moved some animals around since the last time we were there and have some new animals too.  The lionesses have been moved to a new exhibit, and two jaguars have taken up residents where the lions used to be!  I was scared as always to go up to the cage, but Jeff was with us so I figured I could do it.  After we got home, he said he didn't think the jaguar's cage looked very secure!!  That's what I thought when the lions were in there!  I keep reminding myself that they haven't gotten out yet!  The jaguars were really really pretty and really big up close. We weren't able to see the tiger.  He/She wasn't out in her exhibit, but we did see so many different animals.  There were maybe three or four other people that we saw in the whole zoo, so we chose a great day, plus the weather was in the 70's this morning!

I quizzed the family members about their favorite animal when we got home.  Jeff's favorite was the otter.  It really put on a show for Zane and Rachel and Zane was able to walk beside it while it swam.  Zane's favorite was the jaguar, Rachel's favorite was the birds.  There were peacock's walking around and she got to feed them and she said that she loved them.  :)  She's just a little sweetie, even to the birds.  I think my favorite was these little tiny monkeys that have a name, but I can't remember it.  They were jumping and swinging and having a good time.

Here we are!

In the snake den!  YUCK!  But they had lots and lots of snakes!  It was pretty cool!

Full of rattlesnakes!  And one was rattling!  Jeff was trying to talk Zane into going into a tunnel and coming up into the dome inside the snake exhibit.

They both did it!!!  Yay for Zane taking a chance and doing it!  Grandma D- you would have loved it for sure.  hahaha

Rachel's peacock friend.

Visiting the hawks

Cute barn owls

Admiring the water pool in the bird exhibit.

Zane's so cute with his hands behind him.  He had a great time today and was really excited, telling us where to go next!

Jaguar

Lions!  Still not sure if it could really keep them in...

Mr. Otter!  Zane loved him.

Trying to get her to say cheese but she was too busy.

This was cool-they had a "little red caboose" there.  Kids loved it.  It may have been their favorite because they climbed the stairs again and again.

"I love him" said Rachel to the peacock.

They had two bald eagles! 

I'm here!

Dad got the food this time.  I did at the fish and a bunch of ants came out with the food!  Yummy.

Learning how to feed their new friends.

Up they go again!

One more visit to Jax, the Jaguar!

Another visit to the birds!  Daddy feeding the duck!

Cheese!  "I hold on to the rail, Mommy,"  said Rachel.

We had a great field trip!