Sunday, June 01, 2008

It's a Zoo in There . . .

This is a little late, but we wanted to post a few pictures from our recent trip to the zoo. With the rainy weather on Memorial Day we almost decided not to go, but by lunch time we were all getting pretty stir-crazy and off we went. The weather cooperated most of the time, and we were able to hang out inside when the rain was really coming down. Even with the bad weather, we all had a great time. Here's a few of the highlights . . .

The zoo has really been promoting the albino aligator they have. We thought it was pretty cool. They weren't the most exotic animals in the place, but we spent some time hanging out with these crazy looking turkeys.
Janae had fun playing with these rattlesnakes. Josh wouldn't even get close (had to take this picture with the zoom).
The Asian Highlands exhibit is very cool. We loved the big cats, especially this amazing snow leopard.

We probably had the most fun watching the different primates (who were mostly located in enclosed buildings that provided a nice shelter from the rain). These guys were pretty fun to watch.
And this guy really freaked us out (yup, that is Janae's startled exclamation you can hear in the video). No one knew there was anything in this enclosure, and without warning he jumped out of his box and came running at the glass like a ghost. Scared us all . . .

We also got to see the rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and several other fun animals, but when the rain threatened to pick up one more time, we decided to call it a day. Even with the rain, it was a great way to spend our day off.

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