The Zoo...The Zoo!

We love the zoo! And St Louis has an amazing one. Plus, it's about 15 minutes from our house, and it has free admission. Here's some pictures from a visit we made about two weeks ago. The weather was perfect. It was warm enough for us to be out to enjoy the day, and cool enough so that the animals were very active. Hope you enjoy!

Andrew watching the baby and mama elephant.

Another elephant picture. They have lots of elephants at the zoo.

This was before the carousel started. Unfortunately, Andrew was too antsy to sit up on the tiger so we ended on a bench instead.

Hungry, hungry hippo. Did you know that hippos can run as fast as 30 mph? That is something I'd like to see. They are herbivores who are most active at night and can be very aggressive animals.

Oh, he's just a big sweetie! Andrew was a bit scared of the hippo at first. He got used to them. It is so amazing to watch them underwater. We also heard them vocalize. They make a very deep bellowing sound.

Did you know that giraffes and humans have the same number of vertebrae in their necks? True story.

Sleepy mountain lion/cougar/panther/puma. Seriously, does this thing need anymore names?

Somalia Wild Ass. That's what the sign said. I'm just sayin'.

Watch out...they spit. I'm just sayin'.

I love the penguins, but they are kind of smelly. Like bad fish. I'm just sayin'.

Hey Andrew, what do you think of all of Dad's fun animal facts? Yeah, that's what I thought.