I went five full days without going to the zoo. I needed to spend some quality time on the shady side of the hippo statue …
… and some time on the carousel too!
The ‘keets missed me. I just know it.
Dad wore a backpack full of Zoe today, so I insisted on bringing mine.
Had it been full of fish, the penguins would have really appreciated my visit.
I kept running off today and making Mom and Dad chase me.
This rare Dad sighting shows his determined yet cartoonish look when he sees me running and decides to chase me down.
GOTTA GO BYE.
Today was national elephant day in Thailand, so I got to see my pachyderm friend having a nice drink of water.
No–that doesn’t make sense to me either.
Riley really wanted to see owls at the zoo today!
Now, keep in mind that there are no owls at the zoo.
Oh, no! No owls!
That’s OK. Mom and dad just pretend that the zoo’s tawny frogmouth bird is an owl. Riley buys it every time.
The tawny frogmouth lives in the zoo’s Bird World building, where I am now. There are birds everywhere. Um–wait–did I step in something?
Curse you, roseate spoonbill!
Even when she was looking at the penguins, Riley was really excited about going to see the tawny frogmouth owl.
Here it is. Hrm. I know owls. Owls are friends of mine. Tawny frogmouth, you’re no owl.
It worked out, though. Riley thought it was an owl, and then we all went to feed the lorikeets.
They were super hungry today.
Riley was super hungry today too. She ate a gigantic bowl of strawberries after lunch.
Usually Riley spends three-quarters of her time in Lorikeet Adventure washing her hands at the magical sinks, but they were out of order today. So she had to focus on the ‘keets.
Mom had five of them on her arms at one time! Sorry–there is no photographic evidence.
They even perched on dad.
Oh, hey!
African wild dog. Just thought you should know.
Zoe saw someone even cooler, right in front of her: a real lion!
Zoe is not accustomed to nearby lions.
Mom and Dad said we were going to the Butterfly Pavilion today to see if Zoe would eat the butterflies.
But I fell asleep in the car, and when I woke up, well, you can guess where we were.
Does this look like a butterfly to you?
No. Not even a little.
It worked out OK because I got to see FOUR sea lions swimming.
I also got to hear the tiger ROAR for the first time.
Still, though, I have no idea if Zoe eats butterflies.
Sigh.