We spent lots of time watching the orangutans this morning! We watched them eat breakfast and we got to see Rocky (the 10 yr. old boy) pick up a huge barrel with his feet and then swing all around the center. We got so close to them!! We also saw the alpha male playing a puzzle game on the computer with one of the zoo workers. It was a matching game and he did great!! It was really fun to watch all of them play and climb and eat and sometimes just sit around! Definitely one of the coolest places we have visited!
We loved watching the dolphin show, especially when they told us about the new baby dolphin who was in the water today. We got to go underneath the water and watch them, too! And the dolphins danced to one of Myla's favorite songs, "Happy!"
We just happened to be at the right place at the right time and got to watch the workers feed the cheetahs a snack. They were right in front of us and we thought it was funny that they kind of sounded like cats!
Because we started so early, we were able to see all the exhibits, from the desert meerkats to the polar bear. We checked out the white rhino and the giraffes. We rode the carousal and the roller coaster! We checked on the bears twice throughout the day, per request from Myla. We spent some quality time at the splash pad (thanks mom and dad for remembering our swim suits)!! And we were able to check out the butterfly garden, where butterflies were all around us!
It was a great day and it never rained once! We got hot in the afternoon, but it was probably the coolest trip to the zoo at the end of June that we could have imagined! Seven hours of animal fun!!
