Lemurs, Lions, and Birds…oh my!

We headed to a nearby zoo (that we had never been to before) with Grandma and Grandpa Saturday morning and we had some great close up encounters with animals.

First, we spotted the giraffes and headed in that direction.  We were lucky: they were feeding them!  Corbin made quick friends with this baby giraffe.  She wanted to show Corbs some love!

Then it was off to see the birds.  Oh the birds, specifically the Lorikeets. We went into the cage and I had no idea how “friendly” they would be.  They were not afraid to perch on an arm, shoulder, or even your head.  Grandma decided we should feed them, which brought over even more friendly birds…yippee;)  At this point no bird had touched me, but it seemed inevitable that it would not stay this way so I retreated to the outside of the cage where safety  awaited me.

We saw many other great animals such as rhinos, monkeys (although Chris continually corrected us b/c they were really gibbons. They looked like monkeys to Corbin and I so we stuck with that), kangaroos, and alligators.

There was an interactive part of the zoo which Corbin adored.  He got in with the rabbits and made it his mission to gently touch each one. 

Then he climbed in with the turtles to inspect their shells.

And finally the guinea pigs, but he just referred to them as “pigs”.  Umm, hope that doesn’t confuse him;) 

Finally we ended that area with a camel ride…and I rode with Corbin!  It was my first camel ride and although I was a little nervous at first it was totally fun and I would do it again!  Corbin and I had a blast on Charlie the Camel…thanks Charlie, I’ll see you again.

The day ended with the tiger exhibit and the lemurs.  The tigers were super exciting, yet a little intimidating to Corbin.  He would giggle in excitement and then let out a yelp in fear…cute boy. 

Then the lemur exhibit came.  Corbin had been talking about them all day.  Grandma had introduced the word “lemur” to him in the morning and promised we would see them.  Corbin would repeat the word “lemur” and then laugh and laugh.  But, when we finally got to the lemurs it seemed they liked him more then Corbin liked them.  Don’t take it personally lemurs, maybe just try to temper your excitement and not act like you like someone so much upon first introductions.  Crawling on laps and jumping around people doesn’t make for the best first impressions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had an amazing animal adventure.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!