We had the best day at the zoo yesterday. My friend, Abbey, set up a tour with her friend, Jess, that is a zoologist at the Columbus zoo. She works with the Asian/Australian animals, which means a lot of apes. We had a guided tour of the Orangutans, Bonobos, and Gorillas. It was fascinating to watch the animals interact with a human that they know. When they saw Jess through the glass, they would come up and interact with her. The Bonobos liked to stick their bellies against the glass to get a "belly rub".
After the apes, we went over to meet the Okapi. This was our favorite because they are really gentle and we could touch them! Ronan got a kick out of seeing them up close and personal. The Okapi have tongues that are 12 inches long and they would lick your face if you put it against the fence (see video). Ronan even got a little kiss. We didn't get it on video because it was such a surprise. I was holding Ronan a little too close and that long tongue popped out and gave him a good slurp on the side of his face...it was hilarious. He just looked confused by the whole situation.
We then headed to the Koalas and were able to see them up close...although touching is against "zoo laws". After the Koalas we headed to feed the bird. The birds really loved Abbey and they had some nice quality time (see video). They loved me less and one bit me.
Here are the videos we took of our fantastic day.
No comments:
Post a Comment