Zoo Pictures

Zoo

I went to the zoo yesterday with my friend Sabrina. My mom and Sabrina's family came, too. We saw lots of animals and even got to feed the lorikeets. They weren't very hungry because they had been fed all day by other people. We had lunch there, too. The tiger jumped up on the fence around the tree and looked at us. It was interesting to see how high it could jump. There were no lights in the bathroom because the construction workers at the zoo cut a power line by accident. They are building a new area for the elephants and other Asian animals. Here are some pictures that I took. I took all of them except for the ones that I am in.

Did You Know?

Lions have a black spot on the back of their ears. This is so that cubs can look at it to follow their mothers.





Elephants don’t have sweat glands so they fan themselves with their big ears.




The rhinoceros’ horn is usually about 20 inches long. The longest horn ever was 53.5 inches long.




The horns of the Ankole’s cattle are a cooling system for their blood.




The warts on a male warthog’s face help protect them during fights.





Scientists use the stripes on a zebra’s behind to identify them. The stripes are like a fingerprint.



Camels can go more than two weeks and walk more than 400 miles without drinking water.



A giraffe’s black tongue is 18 inches long.

Having Fun This Summer

This summer I have been doing a lot of fun things. My Grandma and Grandpa were here for four weeks and they did most of the things with us.

We went to the zoo with Sabrina, Christy, Grandma, Grandpa and my mom. I fed the lorikeets. We had a cup and it had nectar in it and we fed it to the birds. When one was getting a drink, another one wanted to get a drink and he accidentally bit me.




We also went to the farm. At the farm there was a calf and two piglets. We also saw two cats in the farm house.


We went to the Bucksnort Saloon for lunch and on the way home we saw a beaver lodge.



I also played with my friend Sabrina at her house on July 4th. We first played in our swimming suits outside and we blew up water balloons and played catch. Then we played brother and sister and then we ate some steak for dinner. After dinner we watched High School Musical 3 until we got to see the fireworks.




One day Merrick and his mom came over to play. His mom worked with my mom at school. Here are some pictures of him sleeping and and laying on his stomach.




My friends are Dane, Sydney, Austin, Travis, Ian and Skylar. They live in my neighborhood. We play baseball, basketball, soccer, hide and go seek tag, and Wii. I play with them every day.




We also went to the Wildlife Experience and we saw Globeology. It is where you see places from all around the world. One night we went to Trail Dust Steakhouse for dinner and I went down the big slide that they have.