A Trip to the Zoo

A Schleich flamingo arrived last week.

When it found out that real flamingos are at the zoo,

it really wanted to go see them!

Since the flamingo only wanted to see the flamingos,

Ella came along as the main companion for our trip to the zoo.

The flamingos were fascinating enough to stay next to

their exhibit, but we decided to enjoy and appreciate the

other animals and features at the zoo.

A carousel of wild animals is a newer feature at the zoo.
Fun for many, and beautiful or interesting for the rest of us.

The polar bears are among our favorite animals at the zoo!

I do not know why they have times when they have green

in their fur. It may be related to the water, but I assume that they

are well cared for and the green is not against their health.

We enjoyed watching the two bears play.

There are two newer lions living at our zoo.

The enclosure was redesigned for them.

Our zoo is an older zoo. They had a lion and lioness

who passed away related to age.

The new companions are as beautiful as the previous pair!

In the section with African animals, there is a seating

area that has a tiled chair often used for photos with children.

Ella had her turn on the side arm.

There are a few tall tree trunks with burnt designs on them

that add to the environmental design.

Something that surprised me was a sculpture

with blue bottles on it!

I heard the birds, so I walked on the path

under their enclosure.

The cheetah was resting in her exhibit.

The chimpanzees have a family with several young

ones around two years old.

They were especially active!

I believe that the rhino is the one who arrived when

he was young. He has become much bigger!

The giraffes wandered toward the back for lunch.

Mama elephant also waited for lunch.

Her three year old played with the ball.

Ella and I meandered back towards the gate

to leave soon.

The tortoises were out and resting.

They are only in the exhibit during the warm weather,

so we appreciated our opportunity to view them.

Ella took her last chance for a photo before we left.

Adios!!!