Petting Zoo

We went to the drive-thru zoo today. Sophia was terrified. I hope I did not do any permanent damage! We started out being stocked by either an Emu or Ostrich, they both look the same to me. I unfortunately forgot my camera in my haste to get out the door. We will be going back, hopefully next week and I won't make that mistake twice. They had llama's, pot-bellied pigs, all kinds of goats, deer, zebra, giraffe, a rhinoceros, cows (different kinds including the longhorn variety), and more I am sure I am forgetting. It was raining pretty hard by the time we were done with the drive-thru part so we opted to skip the petting zoo part. We will go on a sunny day next time.

Funny story: I did not read the little brochure before going on the drive. It advises you to not feed the animals with your hand, to let them eat out of the buckets. It also lists the animals NOT to feed. I got to the Zebra's area and after feeding the goats and such the zebra looked mighty intimidating, so I thought I would stick the bucket out for him to get a little snack and I would take it back. That is really laughable. He snatched the whole bucket out of my hand dropped it on the ground and ate the whole thing in about 3 bites! After this I was reading in my brochure where NOT to feed the zebra's. Bad Mommy. It was very cool to see the animals up close. I can't wait to go back. I am hoping Sophia will be more into it next time.