Staycation Day 4 included a trip to the Austin Zoo. Most people think this animal sanctuary is nothing special. It's certainly MUCH smaller than the Houston or San Antonio Zoo but true to Austin's earth friendly spirit operates under the motto that in a perfect world zoos would not exist and animals would be free to enjoy their own natural habit. But since people misuse them there needs to be places like the Austin "zoo" for these animals to live our their days in peace. All of the animals are rescued from circus's, laboratory testing facilities, or the home of people who thought owning an exotic pet was cool...until they realized the weight of their decision. Since it is a smaller zoo we were able to do the whole thing in 2.5 hours. It was the perfect size for Chloe and we could get super close to the animals! Sooo close that the lion and tiger dens even have signs that read "Please step back, females may spray!" I was glad I didn't have to explain that one to Chloe. Anyway, she LOVED the zoo. With her interest in animals, I am not surprised. She just looked, laughed, and smiled...and then passed out in her stroller. It was a super fun outing for us all!Cute Monkeys behind us. They put on quite a show:
Tigers! Chloe LOVED their bright colors:
We got to hear the male Lion roar...it was LOUD! Here the female comes in for a closer look:
The poor bears seemed sooo hot in Austin with their big furry coats. But they still came over to Chloe:
Feeding a few hoofed friends:
Family shot near the jaguars:
HUGE turtles:
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