However, we saw a sign that said "Elephant Contact". That sounded promising. But there was no one there, so we thought we'd missed whatever time you could do whatever it was. Suddenly, a man hopped over the fence and waved the elephant over. He had the elephant put his trunk through the bars of the fence and the kids got to pet it. The man tossed food into the elephant's mouth. All seemed satisfied with the "contact".
Next door to the elephant was a Jersey Bull. He was quite large! And he was delighted to accept food donations of grass plucked outside his reach. The kids were thrilled to get to feed and touch it, so it was a positive interaction for everyone.
I think the red pandas are so cool! They look like a cross between a raccoon and a fox.
The very aloof giraffes.
Not only did they not come over to say hello, they retreated to the other side of their enclosure. Probably wise of them.
I found the signs to be less than helpful.
Everyone wanted to touch the elephant trunk.
The elephant was very sweet. And the kids were pretty impressed.
The bull was also very sweet.
Joshua wanted to pet it but was a little intimidated by the sheer size.
Feeding the bull was a lot of fun for the kids.
They were most impressed by his long curling tongue. They were also grossed out by it.
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