Lions & Tigers & Bears Oh My!!

I took Kaitlyn for her first trip to the zoo the other day. My sister Heather and her kids let us tag along for the fun. We were hoping since it was during the middle of the week it wouldn't be to busy, boy were we wrong. We quickly remembered why it's called the zoo. It was exactly that. Our first stop was at the lion drinking fountains. I don't know how long these things have been around. I know when we were younger my sisters and I have our picture taken at them. I thought it was fun to have Kaitlyns pic taken at them too. Aside from the drinking fountains these were the only lions we saw that day.
Our next stop was the monkeys. I couldn't believe how many different types of monkeys there are. I thought this one was one of the most unique. To bad I did't pay attention to what kind it was so I could tell you.

Next was the giraffes. Only two that day

Then the Apes. This one held still long enough to let us have our picture taken with him. We thought it was mighty nice of him. Kaitlyn even liked him!!

Then the tigers. We only saw one of those and it was just warm enough he was taking a nap in the shade and all you could see was his paws. Of course we saw lots more, elephants, zebras, snakes, bears, cheetahs and lets not forget the train ride. I remember that ride being a lot longer than what it was, and it didn't use to cost extra to ride it. I guess anything to make a buck. We had a lot of fun but we were glad to get back to the car, it was alot of walking!