The Lion was out, and roaring up a storm. I have to say it was impressive. Everyone, even the kids were silent, and the sound echoed in your chest. If there hadn't been a lot of water and high walls between him and me, I would have been running for my life.
Can you tell how excited the boys were? Actually, they were crazy excited most of the time, but the tiger was sleeping, so I guess they got the crazy urge to sleep, too.
They thought the stone bear was the bomb. Lots of screaming to get them off. Fun times!
One really cool feature of the zoo is the monkey house. They have two separate locations that are connected by these tall towers and ropes. Basically the monkeys swing/climb across them right above you (hopefully they don't poop up there, right?)
Khyah was cute as a button, and everyone kept oohing over her coat, wanting to know where we'd gotten it. How cool did I feel to say, "My sister brought it back from France." (Thanks Kim!)
My camera stinks, so this is the best I could do of the panda. The bear was eating while we were there which was very fun.
In short, we had a fun time. We got to see lots of unusual animals: pandas, armadillos (which are surprisingly cool!), hedgehogs, and an octopus. We definitely need to go back. :)
Cool that the lion was out and vocal. Usually lions are so lazy and boring at zoos.
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ReplyDeleteKhyah is such a doll, and her jacket is so sweet. Everything is better in France huh?!
I also imagine how it would feel so different to see these animals without the bars and barriers. Hope you're enjoying DC!
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