Lovin' the Life

Lovin' the Life

Saturday, August 22, 2015

The BioPark: We pet Capybara!

 It was a hot day at the Biopark, and unlike most of Japan, there was nary a vending machine to be seen.  We did finally stumble upon a refreshment stand and had several options to quench our thirst.  I went for a melon-soda shushy, but most of the kids opted for snow cones.

Once we were cooled and refreshed, the girls ran off after cute baby goats.  Then we headed over to the capybara.  This was one of the many highlights of the trip.  Marian has a special fondness for capybara and was excited to see them.  They really did look like giant guinea pigs!  But their fur... um, hair.... whatever it was, was not soft at all.  It was quite bristly, like pig hair.

We immensely enjoyed hanging out with and feeding the capybara.

The kids loved that they got to add their own flavors to their snow cones.

Riles mountain of shaved ice. 

The baby goat was particularly cute! 

Marian posed for me.  And the other kid cooperated as well! 

Yes, the little goat was quite popular.  And so adorable! 

Marian finally got to touch a capybara!  Her life was then complete. 

Aren't they cute?! 

Even Joshua enjoyed them. 

There was kibble to feed them, but the bamboo was more favored. 

It was hot and there were lots of people.  I think the capybara were feeling fat and lazy. 

And this kid was just so darn cute, I had to get a picture! 

Rylee, posing for me. 

This guy swam across the pond underwater and popped up for a snack.

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