Zoo Trip - September 11, 2009

So with all the big kids in school, Mandie and I went to the zoo for the member preview of their Predators of the Serengeti. A million other people had the same idea. We had to park in "outer limits" and the place was a "zoo"!!!

We went early but it got hot very quickly. Here

Hayden checks out a turtle.

These are the statues at the opening of their new exhibit. The lions haven't been around for awhile. Hayden feels the teeth on the male while....

...Lorien takes a ride on the female, then sits with the baby lion.

Some of the exhibit wasn't finished and a few animals hadn't arrived yet. Of course, the whole thing was supposed to open in July so they are way behind schedule. The cheetah and the wild dogs were very visible.

Hayden gets a hug from the only lion we saw. The real ones were hiding in the shade, no where to be seen. We'll have to go again when it's cooler - and don't have to park so far away.