Beardsley Zoo

Colby and I went to the Beardsley Zoo on Thursday. It was Colby's first visit to a zoo. The zoo had a couple kids programs that day. One which showed different wild animals: lizard, owl, falcon, and a snake (YUCK!) and the other program was geared toward really little kids. The college aged kid read a zoo story about bats going to the beach at night, showed the kids a hedgehog, and then they colored a bat paperbag puppet (It was nocturnal animals day).The zoo is nearby but small so it made for a nice day trip. I wasn't sure how Colby might react to big zoo animals. Beardsley Zoo is quite small with only a few really big animals. It has a nice barn area so we saw pigs, sheep, cows, and pond animals. There was even a black swan. Peacocks and peahens roam free throughout the zoo. There is a rainforest area with a few little monkeys and colorful birds. Colby's favorite was the wolves. There was a red wolf and a typical grey wolf (like a Husky). The zoo does have a bear, a lynx (who was hiding inside), a tiger, and a couple bison. The kids also like the prairie dogs where you can go under the tunnel and pop up right next to them. We had a great day so I can't wait to bring Colby to a big zoo to see even more animals. He was dissapointed there weren't any elephants. Anyone have a great zoo to visit? I was thinking the Bronx Zoo but any other suggestions? Here's some of our fun.