Elise and Anja are animal lovers and they enjoy anything having to do with animals. They prefer hands-on animal activities, but still get excited about a visit to the zoo.
Pandas!
The biggest attraction at the zoo right now are the pandas. Last summer a panda cub was born at the zoo, and people have been pretty excited to see Bao Bao, the baby. We headed to see the pandas first and were fortunate to find them outside! |
| The mama, Mei Xiang |
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| Mei seemed to be looking for her baby. |
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| Baby Bao Bao was hiding down below the ledge, so cute! |
Lions and tigers and wolves, oh my!
We got to see some tigers from a distance, and outside the exhibit the girls compared their hands to the huge paws of a tiger.
So much to see and do
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| We made plenty of stops for snacks and treats. |
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| The view is better from on top of Jason's shoulders. |
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| AAAAAGH! Elise is being eaten by a dinosaur! |
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| Anja found the dinosaur much less threatening. |
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| That dinosaur footprint is HUGE! |
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| Anja got a lift from Grandpa when she got tired. |
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| These girls love amphibians! |
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| Getting a closer look |
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| Taking a ride on the carousel. |
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| Otters! The real ones were fun to watch. |
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| A very happy girl. |
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| This is in the Amazonia exhibit. There were even bigger fish in the tank, but I didn't get them in the picture. These fish are huge! It made me decide I never want to be in any water of the Amazon. |
The National Zoo is pretty large, and we visited as many animals as we could before we got worn out and headed home. We didn't feel too bad about not seeing them all, as the National Zoo is free and we will certainly go back again. Whatever we missed on this trip we will see next time!
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