A Day at the Zoo

My daughter, visiting from Maryland, invited me to go see the Penguin House at the Detroit Zoo. I knew my husband wanted to see the Penguin House also, so asked him if he wanted to take a vacation day from work and go with us. I had scheduled a vet visit for the dogs, so my husband and I took the dogs to their appointment. The puggle is overweight--happepned when we were trying to fatten up our labrador beagle. He also needs a teeth cleaning. After the appointment, we drove to the zoo. Penguins waddle and hop around, hesitate and then hop into the water. To go down to the lower observatory, we walked several ramps. Videos surrounding the "ship" made the ocean waves huge and dynamic. In the lower level, penguins swam and played overhead. We walked out of the Penguin house and watched 3 camels walk over to a desert mound. A little deer was curled up there and a camel touched it with a hoof as if to say, "move it!" We went into the reptile house and peered into displays looking for snakes. I enjoyed the busy ness of the prairie dogs and the antics of the wolverine. We went into a butterly house and an aviary. The sky was overcast. so even though it was warm, the sun did not beat down on us. I celebrated the day with a chili dog and some dippin dots. Schefflera, pothos, palms in the exhibits make the habitats animal friendly and comfortable. Somehow, I remember the Detroit zoo as desolate and hot, but it must have been my perception back many years ago because the exhibits are nicely done and the animals busy, except for the lions who were catnapping.