I like watching the chimps and orangutans. I also love the aquariums.
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I have always loved the big cats, the elephants, and the monkeys. Least favorite is the reptiles. I don't even like to go in that exhibit. Always had a fear they would escape and get me!
My favorite animal is bear so I love watching them but they aren't always the most active so probably monkeys. My zoo is about to open up a giraffe feeding station so I'm sure that'll become a favorite soon.
I love all monkeys and apes, but I also took a herpetology class in college that I LOVED so I also really like to visit the turtles, lizards and frogs. I can do without the snakes.
Oh it's hard to pick just one! We go to the zoo a lot. I could watch the big birds all day - the eagles and owls - but I think my absolute favourite would probably be the red-tailed black cockatoo they have in the Australasia pavillion. She always flies down and says hi to my husband, who has the weirdest attribute in that every animal he has ever met completely loves him.
It's so hard to pick just one. I'm going to go with whatever animal is most active that day. I think I tend to like the animals that have water in their environments (otters, polar bears).
Pretty much all the birds. So the flamingos, parrots, hawks, cranes, egrets etc. Although the emus and ostriches freak me out... so none of those giant birds.
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@kilgravemademedoit my husband has that same weird attribute! Sometimes I get a little jealous!
My favorites at our zoo are the giraffes and prairie dogs. We don't have any chimps/gorillas or else that would be it. I also like water exhibits but we don't have any of those either.
Such a great GTKY question! I'll have to echo those that have said aquarium animals-- I could watch the big tanks (we're close to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is incredible!) for hours on end. It's fascinating and so relaxing!
Plus, I've love that we've gotten to snorkel/dive with so many cool tropical fish on different vacations that we've taken!
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Definitely gorillas. I was obsessed with Dian Fossey when I was a kid.
I love photographing them at the Zoo. One time I had this amazing experience with one, there was a 2 year old laying next to the glass on her back. She reached up backwards with her hand and tapped the glass at me. I tapped back, she tapped back, it went back and forth for a bit. Then I flattened my palm and she matched mine, holding it for a good 5 seconds before she rolled back over and took a snooze. I cried.
Elephants for sure! 2 years ago I got to spend a full day caring for a pregnant elephant names Meiwandi in Thailand at an elephant sanctuary. It was a totally life altering day. They are the most incredible and majestic animals. This is me giving her a bath in the river (sorry if the pic is huge):
@admiralkitty oh my GOD. I am so jealous. That is the raddest thing ever, what an experience.
I rode an elephant at a fair when I was 5. I remember them having sandpaper skin with these long black hairs sticking out. It was so amazing, even at that age. They are the wisest animals. I'm so happy for you to have had that opportunity! #cryingnow #hormones #ohmygodsomeoneshootme
Love the butterfly dome but my favorite is the orangutans although they jinda make me sad to see at the zoo. They always seemed too sentient to be locked up on display.when I was younger I had planned to take time and go work at the orangutan orphanages in borneo
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Zoos make me sad, especially seeing the big exotic animals in small cages in this climate - they always look miserable. I do love big cats, but I'd rather try and talk DH into a safari at a wild game reserve in Africa or something!
I love the prairie dogs. Our zoo has a great elevated enclosure so you can get right on their level. It's so much fun watching them run back and forth into their tunnels and then alert each other when a bird flies overhead.
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My favorites at our zoo are the giraffes and prairie dogs. We don't have any chimps/gorillas or else that would be it. I also like water exhibits but we don't have any of those either.
Plus, I've love that we've gotten to snorkel/dive with so many cool tropical fish on different vacations that we've taken!
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(pPROM, 16 wks + emergency D&E 12/31/15)
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I love photographing them at the Zoo. One time I had this amazing experience with one, there was a 2 year old laying next to the glass on her back. She reached up backwards with her hand and tapped the glass at me. I tapped back, she tapped back, it went back and forth for a bit. Then I flattened my palm and she matched mine, holding it for a good 5 seconds before she rolled back over and took a snooze. I cried.
This is me giving her a bath in the river (sorry if the pic is huge):
I rode an elephant at a fair when I was 5. I remember them having sandpaper skin with these long black hairs sticking out. It was so amazing, even at that age. They are the wisest animals. I'm so happy for you to have had that opportunity! #cryingnow #hormones #ohmygodsomeoneshootme
DS Born 12/20/13
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BFP (a lil quicker than expected) 12/7/2012
Married to my best friend 12/24/2012
Beautiful baby girl arrived 8/15/2013
BFP #2 3/13/2016
DS Born 12/20/13
#2 EDD 11/20/2016
Or an aquarium.
One day