Elephant up close and comfy trying to get some veggies and fruits!
Score! An apple!
An unknown bird with a nice hairdo.
Pavilion a gift from Thailand.
View of zoo area near Thai pavilion.
Me just checking out the "most realistic" animal exhibit.....
up close sniffing around
Not meant to be pet, luckily no kids got bitten (looks like he doesn't mind too much)
Some weird rabbit animals with dog legs - no sign, they were just running around on a piece of grass that we then got kicked off of (no fence to stop us!)
An amused and surprised alpaca
Oh oh, caught these 2 meerkats kissing...!
2 sheep pals in the "farm" section
my favorite bird there - a very beautifully-colored Ibis
again, not meant to be pet, but this tapir doesn't seem to mind at all either!
penguin underwater
so many penguins!
2 mountain goats sharing a secret
The grizzly was out and about, eating and swimming in his algae water.
ring-tailed lemurs up close!
A scorpion visible seen at best with a black light.
Up close fish looking for food!
One of the most interesting and beautiful fish there.
a whole school attacks!
There were no signs in this part of the aquarium, but this one looks like an alien of some sort....
Beautiful coral
a curious and fast-moving crab
oh, this little guy finally came out of his hole!
...Nemo?
Fighting fish swimming away
