we went to the san antonio zoo, and it is one of my favorite zoos i've ever been to. even though after about 5 minutes of being there a bird had pooped on my head.
the best things there were definitely the reptile house, the underwater hippo exhibit, the petting zoo and an escaped monkey!
the reptile house was really cool, because most of the snakes and stuff were awake and moving around. and, since they were in smaller enclosures, lucas was able to see them and really pay attention to what they were doing. the prettiest snake, and the one he liked the best, was the green mamba. there were also baby kimodo dragons who moved around a lot - here's a video!
the underwater hippo exhibit was hilarious. hippo butts are really big, and their toes are pretty gross. also - lots of poop in the water.
the petting zoo was fun, and lucas was fearless. we took him up to a goat that was resting, and he started petting it. thank goodness he wasn't trying to pull its hair like he does to grandma sue's animals! then we got some food, and he and joel fed one of them. lucas seemed pretty fascinated. here's a video.
but, the coolest thing was a monkey escape! a little baby monkey got out of the netting around his enclosure and started playing with some of the cables and stuff directly outside his enclosure. he was swinging around and sliding around stuff and it was so cute! some handlers came up, and they said he wouldn't go far because his mom was still inside. and, sure enough, he ended up going back in to be by his mommy. so cute!
we went home and lucas took a nap and the big kids played some wii. then, we had some delicious fajitas and awesome candy ice cream, and it was time to go home. a great visit, and i hope we can do it again soon! here are some pictures, but you can see more here.
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