Vancouver Zoo

Last weekend we went to the Vancouver Zoo.

The only thing going on in the city was the Santa Claus parade and apparently it is crazy busy and not much fun for anyone except those with kids.

So the entertainment booklet came in handy once again with a 2 for one coupon to the zoo.

Mr. Giraffe was one of the first animals to look at when we came in.






There were kangaroos, hopping around.







a lynx,











wolves










ducks and geese,










Flamingos. These little flamingos looked chilly. Most of them were in the shelter, but this little guy outside was cold.

His little leg was shaking back and forth. I thing these guys do better at Busch Gardens rather than BC.

I wonder how they're making out in the snow right now.






These guys I think are elk. I'm not much good at telling the difference between all the deer like species.





Then there was this moose. The geese in the background were honking at her quite ferociously.

Maybe she stays so close to the fence to be away from them.
Then there was this odd looking Yak, which looked like a Yak statue, or a stuffed Yak as it didn't move.





Then there were these massive hippos.

They do this weird thing where they open their mouths and run full tilt with their massive maws open. I have no idea why. Maybe to smell the air or something.

I could not get over how huge these things are and they were very close to the fence. They were also swimming in this little pond that had ice in it, so the cold obviously doesn't bother them.






This is some kind of mountain goat.

Here is Mike scratching it's forehead, which it really seemed to enjoy.

It also had it's mouth right outside the fencing which was good because it would have been easier to retrieve Mike's finger tips if need be.




Then at the end we took a look at the little monkeys.

This little guy is a squirrel monkey. We were around when they were feeding them.

He is finishing off a peach.

Well that's pretty much it for the zoo. We then went to the Super Store which we'd never done before here. Man those are some massive stores compared to the ones out East.