We had a really fun time on Saturday exploring the Virginia Zoo for the "Eggstravaganza". The Zoo was honoring all of the egg laying animals with a special tidbit of information about each animal tacked to the exhibit.
There were also volunteers throughout the zoo showing special animal and "animal-related" things like an real injured hawk, turtle shells, snakes, leather belts, and much more. Sophia got to touch a snake. She wasn't even scared. In fact, she really wasn't interested in it at all. She really just wanted to get out of my lap and crawl around.
Will and I think Sophia's favorite animal was the giraffe. We talk alot about giraffes and their long necks. We stretch our arms into the air to show her how tall the giraffe is. I think she may have recognized the giraffes when we pointed them out to her, but then again maybe she was enjoying riding around on her dad's shoulders ~ being almost as tall as one of the 14-footers. 
Here's Will "underground". The neatest exhibit we saw was the prairie dog environment. They are tiny little things and move really fast. You can experience what they see when they pop out of their holes. If you look close enough at the next picture you will see Sophia and me in the peep hole getting a prairie dog's view. It's very difficult to see through the grasses so I imagine they spend alot of time underground. 
The grossest animal: I would have to say he tarantula - an egg layer.
Will would probably say the snakes - egg eaters.
The dirtiest animal: The old man billy goat.
What a fun day! Please take a look at the rest of our pictures from our day at the Zoo.
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