The purpose of our trip to Calgary was to take the kidlets to the zoo. And boy, am I ever glad we did. The Calgary Zoo kicks the Valley Zoo's butt! There are tons and tons of animals to see. We actually saw EVERYTHING in the zoo (though it was a real quick tour of dinoland) and it only took 7.5 hours!
Aerya's favorite exhibit was the piranhas. She loved to watch them swim and trace their path with her fingers. We'd move onto another exhibit and she'd just run back to the piranhas!
After having seen the tigers, we went into the strategically placed tiger gift shop and Aerya ran to the display with the stuffed tigers and grabbed as many as she could fit in her arms (quite a few actually). She then ran right for the auto doors and out to Derek. Thankfully, the salespeople thought she was hilarious so they weren't calling the Zoo Police on us! Once she was caught we compromized on one tiger and an elephant cup.
Aerya's second favorite animal was the wolves. She thought they were puppies, so she kept on trying to get into their cage. Not such a good idea. I'm sure I saw one of them licking their lips!
Other highlights of the zoo were the gigantic pickles on sticks, the icecream, and the butterflies. Aerya also enjoyed the anteaters, the hippos, anything that looked like a pig, and the monkeys. I have to say I can't remember spending a more enjoyable day!
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