Zoo Day

The day is glorious!  It's been storming in the Sierras and the storm has finally moved over Fresno which means we are getting a wondrous break from the 90 to 100 degree heat!  We decided to spend this day right by visiting the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.  We knew the animals would be out and about today; perfect for learning and pictures.  I remembered the camera. :)

The zoo is quite spacious and is completely covered by a canopy of trees.  It's very well taken care of and we were very pleased with all of the exhibits.  They seem to really take great care of the animals.  It makes me so sad to visit zoos where you can tell that they are in desperate need of money.  It's the animals who suffer.

But not this one!  Orion loves animals.  He's always pointing them out in his books and on tv.  So we knew he would love the zoo.  We visited the reptile house where we saw many native reptiles as well as many from other parts of the world.  Orion especially loved the aquarium with the fish and turtle. 

We then went off to see the elephants which Orion pointed to right away as one of his vocabulary books has a picture of an elephant in it.  We got a good video of one eating his grass.

We then had lunch and explored the rest of the zoo.  Tigers, giraffes, and some feisty tapirs!  I wish I would have gotten a video of them chasing each other.  It was hilarious.

We also spent some time in the petting zoo.  This was Orion's first time being very close to any animals other than a dog or cat.  They even had little brushes where the kids could brush the goats.  Orion was in love!  As you can tell by his "hug".

I think the best part of our day though was the bird show.  Orion loves birds so when they flew overhead doing their tricks, Orion was so happy!  He was so excited, he was clapping my hands for me.  Maybe a future veterinarian, zoologist, or marine biologist could be Orion's path.  Who knows?  We're just getting started. :)