Last weekend Jake and I went to the Wildlife World Zoo with our nieces and Jake's parents. Um... coolest zoo ever! I would even say if tops the San Diego Zoo. We made the long trek north to Litchfield, trying to beat the storm clouds that seemed to be chasing us. It started raining right as we got there but it was perfect because we went to the aquarium first. Sadie and Grace had a blast in there! They probably would have been happy to play in there all day, petting starfish, sea urchins, horseshoe crabs, and sting rays! When we left the aquarium the rain had stopped and had lowered the temperature dramatically. It was a perfect day in Arizona! We started at the petting zoo, where we got to touch turtles, goats, deer, and even a lama! The girls loved running around feeding all the baby goats.
So this is why I loved this zoo so much. Everything just seemed so personal. We were two feet away from tigers. Two feet! Jake almost touched a jaguar (until it heard him and growled/hissed, scaring the bajeezes out of him haha). A lot of the animals weren't even caged. It felt like most of the barriers were there to keep humans out, not to keep the animals in.
I loved the baby animal exhibit. We saw a baby lion, baby ocelot, and baby tigers (precious!).
The Kangaroo walkabout area was fun too. We had a couple kangaroos following us ;)It was such a great day! It is so worth the 45 min trek up there! It's a tad pricey so if any of you Arizonians ever find some coupons, GO! You will not be disappointed!
4 comments:
So much fun, the zoo in slc is lacking a bit, but hopefully adding onto it in a few years!
Wow!! Great pictures! Looks like the girls had a great time. They talked about all the animals they saw for days! Thanks for taking them!
That looks like so much fun! I love the zoo. That's crazy that you are so close to all the animals! I still need to get Mark to go to the Hogle zoo when we are back in Utah. Maybe someday.
It looks like fun! Next time we are down in AZ (when it is cool of course), you will have to be our tour guide! "There are no tigers in Arizona- Zoology!"
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