The Zoo!

Last week, my mom emailed me and asked if I wanted to go to the Minnesota Zoo with her on Saturday. I didn't have anything else going on and the weather was supposed to be pretty nice, so I said yes! Liz joined us. Now, if only we could have convinced my dad to go! Alas, he had to do "yard work".

Despite growing up approximately one mile from the Minnesota Zoo, I hadn't been there since I went for a 10th grade biology class trip. It's a pretty nice zoo, as zoos go. There were a great many children and strollers there last Saturday. I was utterly and completely exhausted by the time we left and I was just watching after myself, I can't even imagine being there with multiple demanding children in tow. Yikes.

Lots of options


Timer shot!


First stop, the Tiger Lair. Very similar to the Whopper Lair.


RAR! Super ferocious.


The first of many of these types of pics


The Farm, to see the babies (the reason for this visit)


This is Lantz 2, a cloned Holstein bull who, according to the sign, has his semen shipped worldwide and has fathered over 3,000 calves. Neat!




This child was really into it


A few babies






Learning to share






Horses coming in from the distance


This one needed a good scratch


Just chowing down


Cute bear


Fighting with his cute bear friend










Mullet!!!!!


Eagle with a broken wing, looking right at me in a freaky way


Kind of sad, except this one wouldn't be able to survive in the wild


A cute and cuddly Lynx.


One last weird pic of Liz

The end!