Cool Zoo

The weather forecast called for a beautiful day today, so we deiced to go to the zoo. Brian and Emily were able to come as well and we were looking forward to it. However, the weather didn't cooperate as planned and it was fairly cool today, but we went anyway. Marina brought Kailey along in her backpack. They even wore matching shirts.

The animals seemed to enjoy the cool weather. We saw some interesting behavior from them. In one exhibit, a group of peacocks and peahens were all showing off their plumage. I've never seen a peahen do that before!

At the feline house, we saw two hyenas wrestling with each other and having a great time. When the tigers were brought inside, they stalked around their areas to find treats the zookeepers had left for them.

Later on as we were walking by the pachyderms, we heard a loud banging noise. The rhinoceros was charging a plastic container hanging in his enclosure. It was fun to watch.

Because of the cooler weather, we made sure to visit all the indoor exhibits. The building with tropical animals was especially welcome! We checked out Bird World and the elephant exhibit. As we were preparing to leave, we saw an elephant demonstration about to begin. So we stayed for that. It was fun to see how smart the elephant is!

Shortly after the demonstration, we headed home. Despite the unexpected weather, it was an entertaining day!