We had beautiful weather here in Little Rock on Sunday. To celebrate, we went to the zoo. And thanks to the wonderful Central Arkansas Library system, we were able to get the girls in free with our library cards this month. That saved us $14.
The girls got to watching monkeys play around and koi swimming in the moat. Some of those koi are really big. And the girls made the 'ooh ooh' monkey sound. Momma's little monkeys.
The girls liked watching the penguins and kept saying 'wa' for waddle even though the penguins were swimming, not waddling. It is a neat exhibit. Both times we've gone there have been penguins swimming right in front of us at the glass.
This male gorilla was putting on quite a show for us, charging back and forth. He kept looking up at all the people watching him. Something in his look made me feel guilty that he is penned up and exhibited for people's pleasure. With the other animals, like the tiger, I looked in their eyes and it didn't bother me. But the gorilla's gaze held too much understanding and it just didn't feel right.
Last time we went to the zoo the girls were only 9 months old so they did not get much from the trip. This time though they were much more interested in the actual animals (instead of other kids watching the animals although they were still occasionally distracted by them). We were also able to let them out of the stroller more so they could toddle around and explore that way. D got to watch a giraffe bending down to eat some leaves off the ground. The giraffe looked very awkward doing it, but it was neat to see.
The lion family were all resting right by one of their enclosure's windows so we let the girls out of the stroller to watch them. I thought this was a good shot of T looking at the lioness.
We had a wonderful time at the zoo. I think in the spring we will get the year family pass so we will go more often. By then they will be walking a lot better.
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