William and Mary decided that they "couldn't wait" to see the Tigers at the zoo, so that was our first stop. There were 2 tigers who were, of course, taking a morning siesta when we got to them at 10:30. That didn't stop Mary from covering her ears while she watched them, just in case they might wake up and roar. It wasn't a totally silent exhibit though, Robert did enough roaring for both sleeping tigers.
Next we headed for the lions, but when we arrived at the cage a sign informed us that the lion was not on display today. We hoped he was just visiting another zoo and not that he had escaped. As it turns out, the Dallas Zoo doesn't keep zebras, or else they became food for the escaped lion, because we didn't see them or even a habitat for them.
We did see (and smell) elephants, a giraffe, an alligator, kangaroos, a cheetah, flamingos, a parot, monkeys, camels and rhinoceroses. We got to pet a rabbit and a guinea pig and see a pony and a horse.
Robert was so excited to see all the animals and he pointed out every bird that flew or walked by. He's very excited about birds or "bees" as he calls them. Incidentally, "bee" is also his word for tree.
It was a really fun day of animal sights, picnic lunches, friends from school, and William look-alikes. Though it threatened to rain the entire time, only few drops fell, making it a nice overcast day for walking around outside.
You can see a lot of pictures from our trip in the Animals gallery at smugmug.
4 comments:
FUN! It sounds like a perfect trip. Did y'all ride the monorail? That's K's fav part of that zoo. Your kids look great! Robert has really grown.
Terrific pictures! Those pink flamingos were so perfect they actually looked plastic to me for a split second. You'll have to tell me where you got William's adorable giraffe umbrella. Oh, and I found out what the deal was with the lion - remind me to tell you about it.
We didn't ride the monorail. We usually ride it any time we're near fair park, but didn't this time. We didn't even think about it. I think we would have had to be dressed and out the door earlier, which would never happen. Plus, there is NO parking at Parker station on weekdays and we'd definitely be past the rush.
The giraffe umbrella came from the spring aisle at Target. In our Target it is on the side wall of the non-grocery aisle, behind the sporting goods.
It looks like you guys had a blast! What a fun day!
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