Saturday, May 4, 2013

April Family Activity: Henry Doorly Zoo

So we double dipped the zoo for activities. Between Dakota's work and weekend activities, it was difficult to find a time where we could get together and do something. So on the last Sunday in April, we trekked to the zoo. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. One of the few in April 2013. The zoo was packed. Our mission was to see the baby lions and the baby pygmy hippo. The other reason we chose the zoo was because they are having a traveling dinosaur display.

We saw the lions first. They were in the outdoor display, but they were all sleeping. I did get a few photos.



Pygmy hippo. The photos are not that fantastic. I took them from above with my phone.




Finally, the dinosaur display. We learned a great deal that I didn't know. Dinosaurs have certainly changed since I first learned about them. They had models of some that were discovered in 2010.




This was Dakota's favorite. It looked like an elephant with a dragon head. Definitely like a mythical creature.

This was a small sauropod. Alexsei wanted a full size one.





 This bird-thing would be frightening if it were still alive today!













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