Denver Zoo

Yesterday was my husband's last day of Con Leave before he had to head back to BAMC (boooo!).  He had a late flight, so we decided to head to the zoo for the day.  We went to the San Antonio Zoo a few months back (I didn't like it, way too many birds and reptiles and not enough big animals!).  And we of course have gone to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo a few times while we lived in Colorado Springs (which is still one of my faves since you can feed the giraffes!)  I hadn't been to the Denver Zoo in probably about 5 or 6 years, though.  I must say, I think our state definitely has some of the best zoo's.  I forgot how big Denver Zoo is!  And they are currently undergoing a huge expansion, which will be called the "Asian Tropics".  I look forward to it because I am so hoping it will have koala bears!

Anyways, I am so glad we went.  They have such a wide variety of animals, even monkeys in trees without a fence around it!  I was waiting for one to drop down into my purse so I could run away with it (sadly, that did not happen).  My favorite part of the entire day had to be one specific gorilla.  He was sitting in one corner all alone, by the glass.  He was snacking, but in between biites he would stop and stare at me.  Like intently look me in my eyes!  It was awesome and intimidating all at once.  It never fails to amaze me how human-like they really are.  After I took the picture of him, he saw me holding my camera and smiled at me!  Teeth and all!  I wish I had caught it on camera, but I couldn't believe it.  And just the massive amounts of big beautiful trees that sprawl all around the zoo is amazing.  I had fun, and can't wait to go back again.  And one day beable to bring my own kids there, even though I just might be more excited then the children ;)  I managed to snap a few photos, so here is the link to the album.  Enjoy!

Denver Zoo

♥ Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. And after I've finished "shooting," my unharmed victims are still around for others to enjoy. I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans. ♥