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 The Bunch Go On a Field Trip

Safari ready!

Exihibits were very natural.

They are surprisingly soft and gentle.

We had a blast at the Dallas Zoo today. We had never gone before because we had heard that it was not very good in comparison to the Ft Worth Zoo. However, it has been redone and we had a great time. One thing we really liked was that all the viewing walls were very short so it gave the illusion you were closer to the animals and they had several interactions scheduled throughout the day where they brought the animals up close to where you are. They are opening a koala and kangaroo exhibit in March, which will be nice. I loved the set up of all the exhibits. For what they lack in variety and quantity, they more than compensate  for in quality.
                                                                                  The new African

L poses with her buddy.
Savannah was definitely worth seeing. I had never seen elephants actually have enough room to run, so that was neat to witness. My only complaints were that you can only access the woodlands by buying a train ticket, so we missed that part and that the map does not list the days and hours of the pony rides. The kids had their hearts set on having a pony ride before we left and when we finally went to the barn we found out that there are NO rides on Tuesdays and a small time frame of availability on other days. Overall, we had a great day! 

Mandrill shows us what he thinks of us!



Over 8 ft tall!

 

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