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April 11, 2008
the zoo
I finally took the girls this week to cash in on the gift certificate I got for the Chattanooga zoo.
It was a fun afternoon, and I am glad I got the membership (especially since it was half off). I was hoping with the renovations that they would be adding more animals but I think its just a new entrance.
The girls loved it. Julia was a bit scared. I didn't really explain what a zoo was and on the way there we were talking about what animals we might see and she got scared and thought they would be roaming free. LOL The macaws were loud and caught her off guard and I felt like a tour guide with my voice infliction trying to make it very exciting for them. When we got to the reptile house she didn't want to go in at first and I wondered again if in her little mind the snakes were just going to be all over the floor. I wasn't all that excited about the reptile house either!
They loved the spider monkeys, if you wait by the glass they come right up and look at you.
I loved the big cats and we learned a lot about cougars and jaguars and bobcats. When we were looking at the cougar there was a zoo official (and I use the term loosely) showing another family a sort of behind the scenes tour. She took them right up to the chain link fence (we were on a walk way further back) and was dangling dead mice in front of the fence. So this huge cougar comes over and she holds the mouse up above her head and he stands on his hind legs making himself bigger than her and takes the mouse. Then the guy who was with his family was putting his hands up against the fence trying to pet the cougar or get it to lick his hand. IDIOT! At this point I was watching sort of hoping this guy would get swatted at or something (I even had my camera ready for the news story)LOL. It irritated me to no end. He was calling to it and putting his hands throw the fence! And his little son was right there too. You know, where were people like that when brains were being handed out.
I wouldn't say I am an animal activist but zoos can sometimes get on my nerves. I understand about protecting endangered animals and educating the public but I wonder if their cages are big enough and if they care that its a plastic rock and fake vines. It seems sort of sad to me.
Anyway, I hadn't intended for this to turn so negative.
All in all we had a great time and with the zoo being literally 3 or so miles from my house if that, it will be a great place to pop in on every once in a while.
Plus I am very excited about getting 50% off in Atlanta and Knoxville!
At the end the girls sat on some benches and had lollipops. I was telling Julia not to sit in the bird poop and a couple of minutes later she pointed to some and said, "Mom, there's a granola bar in that bird poop!" LOL I thought it was hilarious.
On that note a few other funny things that have come out of her mouth this week:
I was tying capes on the girls and Lizzie ran away saying
"SUPER LIZZIE"
when I tied Julia's on she ran away saying
"SUPER CABBAGE!"
yeah I have no explanation.
Later that day they were playing outside and I heard Julia yell,
"NO, it's not time to shear the sheep!"
It sounded so funny out of context but I later realized they were playing on a farm. Inspired by Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo.
| By JennR | 11:18 AM
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granola in the bird poop is hilarious. oh the mind of a child - can't wait to have my own. it makes perfect sense to them. we (my mom, sis-in-law, and two nephews) are going to the chatty zoo next week, if the weather is nice.
Posted by: bethany at April 11, 2008 01:08 PM