The Zoo

Mark took Monday afternoon off from work, so we decided to take the grandchildren to the zoo. Kara purchases annual zoo passes, but the children hadn't been for a few months. The dead of winter isn't that exciting at the zoo. We arrived at the zoo at 2PM which turned out to be a great time for two reasons. First, the school field trips are over and second, most of the animals were active.

The children gave us the grand tour. The boys picked the route and we made it by all the enclosures, I think. We started with the seals and otter. Then we headed over to the polar bears. The polar bears were towards the very front of their enclosure which is unusual. The female was swimming and playing in the water. The male thought about going in, but then he opted for nap.

The black bears were in hiding, but the brown bears were out. One was napping, but the other one, a huge male with awesome claws, was checking out the addition being added to his area.

The wolverine was running around in circles. The foxes were up and moving. The moose were sleeping, but really we don't need to visit the zoo to see moose.

The tigers were sleeping as were the snow leopards. That's what you expect from large cats. The lynx were prowling their cage. The birds, even the owls, were awake. We saw the camel, the yaks, the llamas, the dall sheep, the reindeer, and the musk oxen. They were all eating. 2PM must be feeding time at the zoo. Good to know. Although it's not that entertaining watching animals eat hay. The on-the-move animals were more fun to watch.

The children enjoyed the visit and raced here and there. Other than the stench in certain areas of the zoo, it was good fun.