Another Fun Trip to the Zoo

Still don’t believe me when I said that we would use our memberships to their fullest? Well then maybe this next trip might convince you. Yes, we went again and had a grand time as always. As you can tell, we have our favorites spots to visit. Nothing wrong with that if you ask me. It gets us out of the house, out in the sunshine that will certainly disappear soon and learning lots of new things. Plus, each trip is a different experience depending on when you go. Many of the animals at the zoo have babies and with several of them (the Asian Small-Clawed Otters and the Giraffes) we always seem to miss them. So we go each time with the hope of catching a glimpse of them and other babies as well.
Mama Jaguar resting with her babies. It was on this trip that the cubs consisted of two females and a male. The male cub is a complete mamas boy and never leaves her side. In this picture you cant even see him because he is snuggled up close to her.
Vana White, I mean Abby, showing us a replica of the rocks that can be found where the Humboldt Penguins live.
Penguin Chat
Penguin Bum
Waiting to be fed by their keeper. Some of them were pretty hungry and pushy.
Today on the Northern Trail the Grey Wolves were out in plain sight and easy to photograph. It was a warmer day and humid, so its obvious they were enjoying their rest in the shade.
Classy lady! This is how she rolls and shes not ashamed of it.
Today the two River Otters were out of their dens and roaming around. Love these guys so much! Unfortunately the glass to their habitat was very foggy from the water and humidity so my pictures didn’t turn out as nice as I would have liked. Oh well, still pretty cute if you ask me!
As we sat and enjoyed the area, the two otters started splashing around in the water, tumbling, rolling, and chasing each other for a good twenty minutes or so. Very special to watch since this was the first time we had seen them outside of their den.
Ellie happily watching the river otters swim and chase one another.
Finally a few of the animals from down under were out and about. Don’t be fooled though, this is a Wallaby not a Kangaroo!
We also took a trip to the African Savanna and lucky for us, the lioness was out and playing with her cubs. The cubs are almost as big as she is now but still so very cute and playful. Love to watch lions, especially when they are in a playful mood.
Life is good when you have a tree to wrestle with!
This cub loved playing with the ball, so much so that he would bite any of the other cubs that tried to take it. Proof that sibling rivalry exists in the animal world too!
Per Abby’s request, one of our last stops was to see the gorillas. This female was enjoying a break up in the trees, eating and watching the world go by.
The male of the group was happy to stay separate from the others, cleaning and picking at his nails. I love watching primates and seeing so many humanistic traits.
One last photo with the hippo. Like I said, I think they love the hippo statue more than the hippos themselves.

Our zoo trip today was fun and just as we thought, we had the chance to see some things we hadn’t seen before. I think this has become one of our favorite places in Seattle, aside from the ferries and Puget Sound.

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