Our trip to the National Zoo and Aquarium for the first time a couple of weeks was an exciting one. The day wasn't too warm and we started out early (the zoo opens at 10am). I think we were really lucky because so many of the animals were awake and out and about doing their things, so we got some great sites!!
My son is a big animal fan, animals of all kinds are constantly migrating around our rumpus and living room floors. Everything from dinos to fruit bats to elephant herds. So going to the zoo was a great experience for him because he was able to see a lot of these animals in real life. It's hard to appreciate just how big a giraffe is in a book :)
The lions were also very exciting, but then so were the wombats, the fairy penguins and the peacocks! The kids loved them all!!
Here's a quick who's who of who made an appearance on the day we were there:
There were the Australians (of course!!)
Can't say I liked this guy much - I don't particularly like birds, and this emu was especially big! And he and his mate just wandered about us. The kangaroos were in the same enclosure and we were able to walk amongst them. Not my cup of tea :)
Then was the African contingent. A big hit. Especially the zebra. Why? Because of their stripy bottoms of course!!
The puma, which is actually the same as the cougar. Did not know that :)
The majestic snow leopard. Loved these guys.
And finally some reptiles in the aquarium. There were also fish, sharks, eels, starfish and anemones, turtles, frogs and iguanas in there but those pics didn't turn out so well!!
All in all we had a great day and will be buying an annual pass so we can enjoy it again in the future.
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