


Even though it got really hot during the day, in the morning many of the animals were more active than they were the last time Jessica was at the zoo so she was pretty excited to see some of the animals "closer up". Usually the tigers are at the back of their enclosure, laying down and only visible through trees. This one was about 10 feet away through the glass!

As we finally left the rainforest we had to pass the orangutans who were also feeling playful! The male was swinging on the vines and the female was playing peekaboo with people! It was so cute! Once again I was struck with that happy/sad feeling! So glad they are at the zoo so I can look upon them in wonder and so sad that they are limited to such a small, man-made space instead of roaming free! Sad to see that people are so selfish that they are destroying habitats so that the only places some animals can survived is in captivity.
By this time I was thinking that the fun was over and it was time to head back toward the bus but the girls had one last idea. They wanted to stop by the petting zoo. I was confused because my daughter can see most of the common Indiana farm animals just about anytime she wants to! But we stopped, more because we had 20 minutes until we HAD to be back and the areas we were trying to "hide" in were getting busy! Turns out that I was selfishly thinking of MY daughter and forgot that we had a friend along! She was fascinated and ended up making friends with an amazingly friendly goat who sat and let the brushing happen for almost all of that 20 minutes! Regularly taking the time to "Thank" the little girl by bumping her forehead. It was SO adorable and the little girl just fell in love!
As I look back, the day was long and hot and I must say that I am not missing riding the school bus! But overall, it was an amazing day filled with opportunities to show my daughter more about this amazing world that God created and gave us the task of taking care of! Wish we were doing better at it!
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