The baby elephant//
Henry and his date //
Jon's favorite animal - rhinos//
Can you tell he was sick of pictures? He's a good faker:) //
Water world//
Perfect little log for a photo op//
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Photobomb//
Jon's seal impersonation//
The cutest monkeys fighting over a branch //
So maybe not a million pictures, but almost. We had so much fun at the zoo with our good friends! When we were there, they had a gorilla, named Tino, in a smaller habitat. Gorillas are my favorite, so it was cool to be just a couple of feet away from him. The pictures don't do his size justice, he was massive! The zoo keeper told us not to make eye contact with him, as it's a sign of aggression. Some guy walked in right after she said that, and so not knowing, stared into the gorilla eyes. Just moments after I snapped that picture of the gorilla eating, he saw the guy staring directly at him so he jumped up, flung that plastic blue pool you see in the picture, and started banging on the glass. He then took off running in circles and pounding his chest. The zookeeper told everyone to leave, as he felt threatened. It was super cool to see, and it made me a little sad. This amazing creature felt so isolated, and even when he felt threatened there was nothing he could do about it. I went home and read more about the gorillas at the hogle zoo (nerd), here's the info I found.
Also, while we were there, I asked Jon if he could be any animal what he would be. Without skipping a beat he said "A rhino". "Why's that?", I asked. "Nobody bothers Rhinos." haha I died. It's true though, right? That is 100% him.
Anyway, at one point we stood outside and watched the bird show they have! I remember seeing a video this summer of a girl whose fiancé proposed at the bird show! There was a part where they have someone hold out a 5 dollar bill, and the hawk flies over and takes it from their hand. In this one, the fiancé had the zoo keeper give the hawk a piece of paper that said "Will you marry me?" And then he got down on one knee as soon as she read it and proposed. It was super cute! Actually, the link to the video is here if you want to watch it.
At this bird show, they picked a couple from the audience to come down and take a picture as all the doves flew out at once. They also told them they would get to use all the doves at their upcoming wedding! Well, the lady went down to get ready for the picture (which would have been the coolest), but right as the doves flew out it scared her so much she fell backwards right into a pool they have for the eagle to land in! It was so sad/awkward/kind of funny haha. I wish I got it on video!!
Anyway, if you are looking for something to do, the zoo was so much fun! And check out the bird show while you're there! You never know what you might see;)
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