Here's a great travel tip: The best time to visit the zoo is, of course, winter. The animals are out and active and the humans stay home so it's not crowded! This may not apply if you live in a really cold area, but visiting our zoo in the Summer when it's over 100F outside is awful and yet, that's when it's the most crowded.
Normally the giraffes only get this close if you have food. We are too cheap to buy the food, but without the crowds the animals are just happy to see people.
This animal is so cute we ended up taking him home. haha
We went walking along the giraffe area and they were following us. Sweet daughter was convinced it's because they wanted to play with her. She didn't understand why we wouldn't just set her on the other side of the fence.
Did I mention other people stay home when it's cold? It's wonderful! The kids can run in front of us without getting lost in a crowd, we can buy lunch without waiting in a line, and it's just more fun to feel like you are on a private tour of the zoo.
Yes, this is an elephant rump. If you hit it firmly you can hear different calls elephants make. Normally this attraction is so crowded my kids don't get a turn, but in the winter they can play for as long as they would like.
I would totally visit the local zoo in the winter if we didn't have snow and ice on the ground :(
ReplyDeleteLove how close you got to the giraffes! We've only admired them from afar.