Take me to the zoo (part 5)

In case you arrived late to the zoo party, part 1 of the zoo photos is here, part 2 is here, part 3 is here, and part 4 is here.

We left the buffalo and walked past the pavilion, which had been 

decorated with these houses for Zoobilee and had not yet been removed.

We walked past this grass that looks like the bamboo in my back yard.

Sally was getting tired by now, so we walked quickly

past the bridge

and the Tiger Trek.  She had originally wanted to see this exhibit


and the Gorilla Forest where there's a new baby,

but decided all she had energy for were the elephants.  You can see I'm playing catch up again.

It was all starting to look familiar.

This time there were no ropes to follow

and we could enter through this entry.  Before, we followed the fence seen in the background.

If you were here the first time we saw the elephants, most of this will look familiar to you.

So, I'll let you peruse these photos

and enjoy the elephants.

I can understand why they are such a crowd pleaser.

As we were preparing to head home, I stopped long enough to take a photo of the waterfall the elephants can play under.

Then we turned a corner and found the meerkats, Sally's favorite mammals.  Of course we had to stop, and I took the opportunity for a photo op

with this poser.  You can see the glass wall separating the meerkats from humans.

This one came out of hiding as I was turning to leave.

Three of many are in this photo.

But it was time to leave, especially since the meerkats had found a favorite place to pose and were waiting for more people to take their photos.

I think this is a baboon, but I'm not sure, since I didn't see any signs and I couldn't see the face.   My only clues were the red rump and the fact we were in the Africa area of the zoo.

It was easy to tell this was the rhino

even without seeing the marker.  Yes, our zoo only has one.

I love to spend time with the giraffes.

This day we arrived from a different direction

and saw them playing in a different area.

These were all I had time to photograph

because it was time to head home.  Again, remnants of Zoobilee will be gone the next time we visit.

The koi and lily pads signal welcome and goodbye. 

And that's my cue to wish you a fantastic weekend and thank you for visiting this last stop at the zoo.