Trip to the Zoo

There is a new picture album online to the right. There are a lot of pictures of Chai that only a few people currently visiting Seattle will be interested in every single one;) But then you'll get to our zoo pictures.... then some more pictures of Chai and her BFF ChaCha who literally lives next door. We'll open the doors and let the two dogs chase each other back and forth to wear each other out. ChaCha also wears a lot of outfits, so expect some more pictures of him now that we are taking our camera on evening walks.

Oh yeah - we also caught a rat that our neighbor has been trying to catch for a while. Peanut butter did the trick. Yes, I killed it against PETA objections. We haven't had any repeat visitors since!!!

Saturday was one of the more beautiful days we've had in Taiwan. About 80 degrees and a nice breeze to keep us cool. Sunny, very low humidity.... you get the picture;) Much better than the snow flurries back in the US. We decided a trip to the Zoo was a good way to enjoy the weather. It is only about a 30 minute train ride from our house... and only 2 bucks to get in!!! It's costin' ya NOT to go......

It's actually a pretty amazing zoo. Split up by geography in the world of course like most zoos. We started in the section of the Taiwan native animals which does include bears and monkeys. In the bathrooms of that section, they have things to read as you do your business that answer all the questions about bear poop, smelly poop, life size poop.... what better time to read up on animal poop then while you're doing your "doodie" before heading back out???

Koala bear house, more monkeys, an Asian Elephant (much smaller than the African Elephants) then the TIGERS! At first, one tiger was napping, the mama tiger was pacing in the back near the service door, eager to get some food. As we continued on, I saw a gate that only those of us that are 2 meters tall can see over. You'll see some pictures of the tiger only 10 feet away from me!!! Sarah wasn't as brave as I was.

Emu (not the same as an ostrich), and the Giraffes (which were probably my favorite). Then we saw a family of lions with a fairly young lion cub who was ready to play. He "attacked" dad only to get brushed off and sent to his mother. It was at this time that Sarah started singing songs from The Lion King. The penguin house was a little bit of a let down considering all the penguins were just standing there waiting to be fed... none of them were in the mood to swim. Back past the African Elephants (the female peed for the crowd and dumped about 5 gallons of fluid in doing so).

So that was our day at the zoo. For those who are taking off extra days this week, happy early Thanksgiving!!!