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A turtle being shy |
On our first day in DC we decided to go the
Smithsonian National Zoo. I figured that way Hunter could run off some energy from the long drive.
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A gorgeous cheetah |
One of the first animals we saw were the cheetahs. I have always loved cheetahs ever since I was a little girl and did a report on them. They are just such beautiful creatures.
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Mr. frog sunning |
The guy above you might remember from my post yesterday. He was enjoying a swim in the pond at the zoo.
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Panda from far away |
The pandas are one of the things I most wanted to see. However, none of them were really wanting to have their picture took that day. This was the only one who was outside. The rest were indoors.
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Mitchell in the Mist, lol |
There were some interactive things for kids to do.
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Learning about the pandas |
None of them held my 4 year old's attention very long, though.
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Amazed! |
But when we found the aquariums, Hunter was amazed. He couldn't believe that everything in this one was alive.
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Can you see the little guy in this pic? | | |
I thought this elephant was cute toting around his toy tire.
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Wanna play? |
Tips for visiting the National Zoo:
- There is no entrance fee to visit
- Parking at the Zoo costs $16 for the first 3 hours and $22 for more than three hours
- The parking lots were kind of small and may fill up during busy times
- There is transportation to the zoo by Metrorail and by Metrobus. Info can be found here.
- The zoo is on an incline, so be prepared to walk uphill and downhill a lot
- There seemed to be a lot of construction going on right now, so some areas are closed
- It could have just been the time we were there, but we were a little disappointed because the animals were not out and about like we expected
- Be prepared if you enter the ape building, the smell will knock you out!
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