The Zoo

We went to the zoo on Sunday.  We have not been in quite a while...maybe last November.  We have a family pass, why you ask would we go to the zoo that much? Because it is SO cool!  We have one of the best zoos in the country.  The exhibits are just awesome.  Just ask Krittiya!

This May the zoo opened its newest exhibit, the Butterfly dome.  When you walk in the building you have to wait for an attendant to open the sealed doors for you.  First you walk into a small room the size of an elevator that seals you inside the exhibit so that no butterflies escape.  After the first door is sealed the other set of doors open and you can walk out to the jungle of exotic plants and hundreds of butterflies flying around your head.  All the butterflies in the exhibit come from other parts of the world, there are no indigenous specimens just foreigners.  So that makes it even more special.  I had one in my hair and they kept trying to land on Ian's red hat.  These are HUGE butterflies some the size of a playing card.  Just crazy!

We just love going for a few hours to see the new babies or revisit an exhibit we haven't seen in a while.  The zoo is great about bringing in new species and trying out new exhibits to keep us happy.  With Rosenblatt closing - yes we are sad about it - the zoo has bought the property and will expand in the next coming years.  It is sad to lose the stadium but I am happy the zoo is taking over the property instead of another developer.  I cannot wait to see what new animals they will bring to us.

Enjoy the photos!!!