Today we went to the Chiang Mai Zoo. Not only do I recommend coming to Thailand, but if you do, you absolutely HAVE TO see this zoo! The laws are much different and probably a little less safe, but hey...you are allowed to get in the animals face, basically. Which is...awesome!
This is one of the first animals we were able to feed. We were so impressed with the hippos just being so close to us. Theeeeen we realized you could feed them and oh my word was that the best choice ever. For only 10 baht, which is like 20 cents our money...we could feed them all the veggies they love. They knew what was going on, came out of the water and sprawled open their jaws.
How bout them snappers.
This guy was just walking around the park with everyone else. To be
entirely honest, I have no idea what he is, but he had incredibly sharp
and dangerous looking little teeth. We fed him leaves from the trees and bushes
around us, and he was very friendly. So long as we gave him food anyway.
He charged at Kendall while we were taking a picture. Harmlessly, but it was pretty funny. We found more like him as we climbed the massive stairway in the
arboretum. Meeting this little leaf-nomming dude was a blast.
The giraffes were incredible. In the zoos in America, you can see them from an inclosure that allows you zoom in with your camera to maybe get a close up. Here, you are face to face with one of the largest animals you've ever met. To even imagine an animal that size within 1 foot of you is insane. Feeding him was another story. THAT TONGUE! He totally licked my hand while he was slurping for the green bean.
After Kendall and I fed him and took pictures, we attempted to take a picture of the giraffe and Branon. The giraffe
was being a wise guy and decided to play hide n seek from the camera, behind the big pillar. He really did seem to be camera shy! This is hands down the most adorable picture I have from the Chiang Mai Zoo. My two favorite guys!
If there is one thing I thoroughly enjoyed about this park, it was the workout we got simply walking through it. Uphill and downhill, crazy paths through woods and bridges through the animals habitats. It was like we were never done seeing everything. Just when we thought we were approaching the end, we would find another exhibit, another viewpoint, another map that would take us somewhere else, or another animal we could feed and ogle at. We by chance had missed our morning workout before leaving for the zoo, but we made up for it by walking about the zoo, I tell ya.Ah, and lastly. I totally encourage visiting Thailand, just one tip! Make sure you're ready to familiarize yourself with these nifty doodads. Behold... the Squatty Potty.
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