The Zoo - Part 2 - Big Cat Falls

We were all looking forward to the new Big Cat Falls habitat. It started off with a whimper. We went on a typical August day, so the lions were doing what lions do in hot and humid weather. In other words, the lions were lying around and trying to stay cool.

The jaguar was perched on the wall in the back of his habitat. Hidden to the point that a zoo worker was standing there kindly pointing him out to guests. We didn't even get to see the leopards because they didn't want to be found.

Our last hope fell on the tigers. And then the magic happened...

After their fellow felines had underwhelmed us, the tigers put on a show. Initially, they were all lazing around, except for one that was using a Little Tikes picnic table as a chew toy. That was chuckle-worthy enough. Then, one of the other tigers went over and dragged the table towards glass wall. Those two started playing a tug of war with the table at the edge of the pool. Finally, a third tiger joined the fray.

Melissa and I stood there with our jaws dropped open. Zach ran up to the glass and even banged on it a little. We watched the three of them biting at the table for 5-10 minutes and they were still going strong when we walked away.

How many people can say they stood within a few feet of three tiger cubs playing with a chew toy? I don't know, but I know Zach is now on that list.

The Zoo - Part 1 - Large & Lumbering

Last week, Zach made his first trip to the Philadelphia Zoo. Needless to say, he loved it.

The first big hit for Zach were the giant tortoises. I don't know what drew him to them, but they were clearly among his favorite animals of the day. The fact that the tortoises were lumbering around quite a bit probably had something to do with it.

Speaking of lumbering animals, the hippos were next animals we saw. To Zach's delight and wonder they were waddling their way towards us. He didn't quite know what to think.

We were fortunate enough to see the elephants. I say fortunate because, sometime this fall, the elephants are moving to a bigger habitat across the state in the Pittsburgh Zoo.

Check back to see what Zach is pointing at.

Laundry Helper

Zach's laundry help generally consists of pulling all the clothes out of a basket, regardless of whether or not those clothes are folded. To distract him from "helping", I put one of my shirts on him. He wore it around proud as could be for about an hour.