Another day at the zoo

Last week we spent another morning at the zoo. This time Aunt Cindy went with us and took lots of pictures of the animals and Aubrey and me. It was a nice cool day - a lot of kids had gone back to school - so it was not crowded at all and we got to enjoy the animals.

Aubrey made a friend with the goat - when she was waving bye to him - he "bleeted" at her - she thought that was so neat - her eyes got so big!

The lions were taking a "cat nap" - but it was still cool to see them - they are so big!

Aubrey, Cindy and I all got to see a giraffe drinking - I have to say that is something that I have never seen - it was pretty cool to watch it bend down so far to get a drink of water! The Erie zoo also has kangaroos - they can hop across the trail right in front of you - they are very interesting looking creatures.

Erie now only has one polar bear - his brother passed away a couple of weeks ago. He broke his leg and they operated on him - but on the way back from Pittsburgh he died of cardiac arrest. So, this bear has been a little lonely - but this day he enjoyed swimming and playing for the kids.

Aubrey liked watching the meerkats running around their den - I think they reminded of her Tater Tot running around our house!

She also liked the leopard - although she tought he was getting a little to close! And the horse is always a fun one to pet and talk to .