Trip to The Zoo

This weekend Kenny and I decided to take a surprise trip to the Zoo. I had some Dr. Pepper cans that had a coupon on them that would get us in for half price and it was such a beautiful weekend we just decided to go! Oh boy, you can't beat seven dollar admission for two adults, wow! We got up and around bright and early so that the animals would be awake and frisky and there wouldn't be a whole lot of people there yet. We were so surprised, that is the emptiest I've ever seen the zoo! *grins*

It's always hard for me to narrow down what pictures to post here on our blog....Kenny always takes a bunch of great shots! We love seeing all those amazing animals in one place! The first place we headed was over to the "Oklahoma Trails"....here they have animals that live in or used to live in Oklahoma.

A sleepy cougar and a frisky cougar...Can you see his tongue starting to stick out here? He was pacing back and forth along the fence smelling the deer that were right next door!

Next we saw coyotes (like the ones we saw at the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge) and beside those were some wolves...
I can't believe they're so much bigger than the coyotes! Wow, look at those eyes! I'm also pretty impressed that Kenny can catch these photos through a chain link fence!

There is also an area that has a lot of different birds. Ducks, cranes, and these sweet little guys

I love his little face here, so timid and coy. *grins* They also had two bald eagles this time, last time we were here there was only one.Here's a picture of me next to a brass statue of a goose, I think I blend in pretty good with the birdbrains *winks*

Next we just had to see the ape area, they are always so animated and entertaining. They'll get right up against the glass and just look you over *laughs*

I think he was saying "who me??"
Next we ventured over to a building that is dry and well heated that houses dessert and warm climate animals. There were quite a few enormous tortoises.
While we were watcing them looming about one of the larger ones started climbing up on top of a smaller tortise right in front of us!I'm not sure if this was a failed mating attemtpt or what!?! But eventually he was smack dab on top and she was smushed flat to the ground just dragging him along. She just about flipped him over on his back and down into a little pond! But he escaped just in the nick of time *grins*

Outside the tortise building we caught some bright glimpses of these tropical flamingos!
Next it was on over to see the aquarium area. Everytime we see these amazing fish we just want to jet off on a plane to go snorkling!I'm never able to photograph a fish through a tank, but Kenny's new camera has an "aquarium" setting and it seems to do the trick!We happened accross a troup of sweet meerkats who were all huddled up still sleeping... they looked so cozy and comfortable...all except this one guy who was keeping watch over all the rest. He must be the Daddy *winks*Finally we ended our adventure over by the hoofed animals to take a look at the Zebras...

*PEEK*

and my favorites, the giraffes!

What an enjoyable trip! I love that we can have fun together doing ANYTHING! *grins*