29/03: Zoo Babies
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Ed, Sonya (Ed's sister) have been thinking about going to the zoo for the past year. The birth of eight babies at the zoo increased our desire to go to the zoo. As Ed and I will be away most of April and May we decided that if want to see the babies while they are still babies it was now or never. Unfortunately, the four lion cubs are only on display on weekends (they aren't partial to our cold weather) so we were unable to see them.
Unfortunately, we arrived at the pandas during nap time. The zoo keeper that was controlling the crowds that visit the pandas told us that "nap time" takes up most of the day so unless you are lucky and arrive when lunch is being served you'll see the panda bears sleeping. Mom is on the left, dad is on the right and the two panda cubs are in the middle.
Juno was moving around his outside compound when we arrived. We were able to watch him for at least five minutes.
I think the door to his inside room opened and Juno rushed in. He played with a blanket for a few minutes before he decided it was nap time.
Food had been put out for the adult polar bears so they were pretty active.
We were really lucky when we went to see the Indian Rhino Calf. Dad was sleeping in the Rhino area when we arrived. Shortly after we arrived a zoo keeper woke up "dad" and he left the viewing area. A few minutes later a 2nd door opened and in walked "mom" followed by her calf. Unfortunately, the wires surrounding the Rhino area interfered with photos of the calf.
After we visited the babies we wandered around more of the zoo.
Mom kept resting her head on the calf.
Unfortunately, we arrived at the pandas during nap time. The zoo keeper that was controlling the crowds that visit the pandas told us that "nap time" takes up most of the day so unless you are lucky and arrive when lunch is being served you'll see the panda bears sleeping. Mom is on the left, dad is on the right and the two panda cubs are in the middle.
Juno was moving around his outside compound when we arrived. We were able to watch him for at least five minutes.
I think the door to his inside room opened and Juno rushed in. He played with a blanket for a few minutes before he decided it was nap time.
Food had been put out for the adult polar bears so they were pretty active.
We were really lucky when we went to see the Indian Rhino Calf. Dad was sleeping in the Rhino area when we arrived. Shortly after we arrived a zoo keeper woke up "dad" and he left the viewing area. A few minutes later a 2nd door opened and in walked "mom" followed by her calf. Unfortunately, the wires surrounding the Rhino area interfered with photos of the calf.
After we visited the babies we wandered around more of the zoo.
Mom kept resting her head on the calf.